Amen and amen and good morning and welcome and you can be seated. So glad you're here.

Those of you online, we're so glad that you're joining with us. On Sunday mornings, we're now

going through the book of Revelation verse by verse. And just as a reminder, on Thursday nights,

we're also going through the book of Daniel verse

by verse. And this Thursday, Lord willing, we're going to be in Daniel chapter 3, a very

well known and powerful chapter, not just in its prophetic implication, but in its personal application. It's the account of

Shadrach, Mishak and Abendigo being thrown into the seven times hotter fiery furnace because

they refused to bow down to this gold image that Nebuchadnezzar had made.

So we really want to encourage you to join with us on Thursday nights for Daniel, but

it's like a bookend.

Daniel has been referred to as the Old Testament book of Revelation.

Here we are on Sunday mornings. As only the Lord could

time and do were in the book of Revelation and the book of Daniel simultaneously. And that

is, I mean, it just doesn't get any better than that. I hope you don't tire of me saying

that. I keep saying that because it doesn't get any

better than that. So our text today is chapter 1 verses 12 through 14. I'll ask you to

stand if you're able, if not where you're seated is fine, but you can follow along

as I read. Now John is continuing to describe this vision of and

revelation of Jesus the Christ. And he says verse 12, I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned, I saw seven

golden lampstands. And verse 13, among the lampstands was someone like a son of man,

dressed in a robe, reaching down to his feet and with a golden

sash around his chest.

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