Prepare your heart for our Sunday Morning Gathering by looking through these suggestions that will assist you in making the most of our time together.

You will find tangible suggestions for putting scripture to action in your personal life and in our corporate body, links to the songs we will sing, and lyrics for you to prepare for our corporate singing.

Sermon Text for Sunday: Revelation 13:7-10

Critically Think

• Read Revelation 13:7-10.
• Who is the “him” referring to in verse 7?
• Who is the subject of the verb “given” in verse 7? Is it the same as the answer to question one or someone different? How do you know? 
• What was given to “him” according to verse 7? 
• Who are on the two sides of the war described in these verses?  
• Is the authority of the antichrist innate or derived? Justify your answer from the text.
• What are the limits of the authority of the antichrist?
• Who will worship the antichrist?
• Consider a few other places that describe “those who dwell on the earth.” See Revelation 6:10, 8:13, and 11:10. Are these believers, unbelievers, or both? Explain.
• How long have the names of the saints been recorded in the book of life according to verse 8? 
• What is the only command found in this passage?
• There is a string of conditions in verse 9-10. What are the three conditions listed?

Prayerfully Meditate

• How is it comforting to know that God is not just sovereign over good, but also over evil?
• What are some of the implications about the names of those being recorded in the book of life for this duration of time? 
• John continues to use the title “Lamb” to describe Jesus in the book of Revelation. Review some of the previous references in Revelation to the Lamb (5:6, 5:8, 5:12-13, 6:1, 6:16, 7:9-10). Make a list of the activities of the Lamb from these verses.
• Compare and contrast your list from the previous question with the descriptions of the antichrist in Revelation 13:1-10. What stands out? 
• Why might John emphasize here again that the Lamb was slain? Review Revelation 5:6 and 5:12 again to help formulate your answer.
• Note the repetition of Revelation 13:9 in the book of Revelation (See also 2:29, 3:6, 3:13, and 3:22). This is the last occurrence of this phrase in the book of revelation. It is also the only occurrence not directed toward the seven churches found in the first 3 chapters of Revelation. Why might John include this refrain again here?
• What is the likely intended purpose of verse 10? What would be missing if John had left out this verse? Support your answer.

Intentionally Act

• List out the doubts you have regarding God’s sovereignty. How does this passage speak to those doubts?
• How does the lamb’s book of life bring confidence to you as a believer? How does it inspire evangelism? 
• There are aspects of the characteristics of the antichrist that are intended to imitate the true Christ. How might this speak to the deceitfulness of Satan and sin? What steps might you take this week to be on guard against the sneaky ways we are enticed by sin?
• Click the links below to find the lyrics and recordings of the songs planned for our gathering this Sunday; learn the songs, study the lyrics and sing them with others.
• Pray for those leading our corporate gathering this week and for the Holy Spirit’s work as the Word of God is further explained and applied: Dawson Bryant: music; Mark Krystyniak: elder prayer & scripture reading; Bret Capranica: teaching.

Songs for Sunday

Morning Gathering

• God is For Us (sheetmusic)
• Facing a Task Unfinished (sheetmusic)
• O My Soul, Arise (sheetmusic)
• All I Have Is Christ (sheetmusic)
• Creation Awaits (sheetmusic)

Lyrics

Lyrics Morning Gathering - March 16, 2025 by Summit Woods Baptist Church