John records Jesus offering the Samaritan woman living water (John 4:10) and then later on he tells whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them (John But the trees John sees are no ordinary trees. life , as awesome and amazing as it is, is not even the most significant aspect of what's revealed to John So we end our year together in the Belgic Confession the way that John ends scripture: Amen.

Psalm 147 1  Praise the Lord. praise your God, Zion. 13  He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you. 14 Summary Psalm 147 is the second in a set of five doxologies (words/songs of praise) that finish out Psalm 147 only mentions one thing in all of creation that the LORD delights in. Our obligation is to simply carry out Psalm 147's imperatives for revealing His saving Word to us: Praise

Earlier, in Matthew 3:11, John the Baptist spoke to the nature of this baptism. There are several things we can take away from John the Baptist's words, one being that not all baptisms John was out in the wilderness administering a baptism of repentance. John also speaks to how baptism in Christ is more than what one can physically see. Today: John 18

and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Article 13 & 14 massive flaw at this point: although he taught about Jesus accurately, he knew only the baptism of John

Then, on this mountain, Peter, James, and John saw Jesus speaking with two prominent Old Testament prophets power of God to save: “For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ (John prophet and teacher, the Word who became flesh who revealed the glory of God full of grace and truth (John 1:14) ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Jesus, as a prophet, spoke words of warning and promise.

This is the second of three times John records this in Revelation, and very consistent with the famous phrase with which John opens his gospel; He gives the water of life without cost to those who are That's the challenge John once again finds himself tasked with in conveying the details of the Holy City John does the best he can, comparing it to the most beautiful jewels and gems that were known at the But it's the way the angel with John describes this city that intrigues us today.

saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 In the New Testament, the four gospels— Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; the Acts of the Apostles; the , and to the Hebrews; the seven letters of the other apostles— one of James; two of Peter; three of John ; one of Jude; and the Revelation of the apostle John. that swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to earth, or was this just a vision that John

Revelation 22:8-9 (NIV) 8  I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. Summary It's hard to blame John here. But the angel is quick to defer such a misplaced honor, reminding John that even as an angel, he was John knew Jesus well, perhaps better than anyone on earth. But just like John, we're every bit as susceptible to idol worship as ancient near eastern pagans.

what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 14 For all those who died before that time will be raised from the earth, their spirits being joined and Christ came so that you might have life, and have it abundantly (John 10:10).

came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. 16  Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Article 13 & 14 him that Peter would bring a message through which you and all your household will be saved (Acts 11:14