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Here is Grace to you Bible teacher, John MacArthur.

Now, we're talking about heavenly worship, and that's a fitting subject, isn't it, for today?

Because we are launching into the Christmas season, and we are being reminded of the glories of our Lord

and we will be worshiping him with familiar hymns and carols over the next few weeks. And this

suits that emphasis wonderfully to be in the fourth chapter of the book of Revelation.

I keep trying to force myself to move at a faster clip, but I can't seem to let go of the realities

of this wonderful section of Revelation.

Just to give you the big picture, chapters one to three dealt with the church, dealt with a vision

that John had of Christ, ministering to the church, and then letters to churches in chapters

two and three. When you come to chapter four, the scene change is dramatic. You go from

the church on earth or the church age to heaven and the throne of God.

And the subject is what's going to take place in the future, meaning when the church age is over

in the future and the Lord begins to move to take back what is rightfully his, take back the world and his creation, bring judgment

and the kingdom. So the book of Revelation is pretty easy to follow the outline. Chapters 1 to

three describe the church age and the ministry of Christ to his church. And chapter four and five take us to

heaven and the throne room of God. And here we see God beginning to move toward what is going to

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