Tag: Alden Thompson

“I Make All Things New”

• Lesson 13 for the week of March 23 to March 30

Opening Question What does a perfect world look like to you? Introduction This lesson attempts to take in chapters 19-22, a huge amount of material. It can be broken down into a couple parts: Chapter...

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Judgment on Babylon

• Lesson 12 for the week of March 16 to March 23

Opening Question Should we rejoice when a criminal is brought to justice? Introduction Revelation 17-18 show the fall of Babylon, the arch-type enemy of God. Beginning with the tower in Genesis 11, that region and...

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The Seven Last Plagues

• Lesson 11 for the week of March 9 to March 16

Opening Question Should we consider natural disasters on this earth “acts of God”? Introduction Revelation 15 pictures the saints of God, and introduces the seven last plagues and the fall of Babylon. The plague motif...

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God’s Everlasting Gospel

• Lesson 10 for the week of March 2 to March 9

Opening Question Question Introduction If this section was introduced with a sanctuary vision (11:19), then we expect a series-of-seven to follow, as has been the pattern throughout the book. Some point to the seven plagues...

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Satan and His Two Allies

• Lesson 9 for the week of February 23 to March 2

Opening Question Have you ever fallen for a scam? Introduction Chapter 13 is a favorite of Adventist evangelists because of its power to convince people of the historical accuracy of prophecy and the abhorrent record...

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Satan, A Defeated Enemy

• Lesson 8 for the week of February 16 to February 23

Opening Question Is there ever a “good war”? Introduction Adventists have spent more time on Revelation 12-14 than most Christian faiths. These passages are familiar in many of the details, but the big picture is...

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The Seven Trumpets

• Lesson 7 for the week of February 9 to February 16

Opening Question How do people respond to a God who is pictured as a judge of evil? Introduction If the seven seals show the sealing process of God’s people, the language of the trumpets appears...

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The Sealed People of God

• Lesson 6 for the week of February 2 to February 9

Opening Question Does God have a specific number of people He wants to save? Introduction Chapter 6 concluded with a question: The day of God’s wrath has come and who is able to stand? Chapter...

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The Seven Seals

• Lesson 5 for the week of January 26 to February 2

Opening Question What is the most difficult situation you’ve gone through in your life? Introduction As the Lamb breaks the seals of the scroll in heaven, events correspond that appear to affect people on earth....

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The Enthronement of the Lamb

• Lesson 4 for the week of January 19 to January 26

Due to technical difficulties, the Good Word recording is not yet available. Opening Question What is an ideal worship service in your mind? Introduction The Throne Room scene in Rev. 4–5 forms the introductory sanctuary...

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God’s People in the Cities

• Lesson 3 for the week of January 12 to January 19

Opening Question Is parental discipline a positive or a negative experience? Introduction The fact that the seven churches are written to congregations in significant cities of Asia Minor shows that their presence and witness there...

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Among the Lampstands

• Lesson 2 for the week of January 5 to January 12

Opening Question Have you ever had a dream that was so meaningful to you that you wrote it down and shared it with others later? Introduction We’re told throughout the New Testament that the Spirit...

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The Gospel from Patmos

• Lesson 1 for the week of December 29 to January 5

Opening Question What sort of emotions does the last book of the Bible, Revelation, evoke in you? Introduction Most people think of Revelation as a book about the last days including mythical beasts, end-time plagues...

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The Book of Revelation – General Introduction

• Introduction

This study guide is meant to accompany the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School lesson for the 1st Quarter of 2019. Except for a longer first lesson, the format of this guide follows a similar pattern for...

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