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I began recording these Bible study devotionals during the Covid-19 pandemic for the church where I serve as the preaching pastor. I hope you will test my teaching by the light of the Word of God. But I want you to know that I take it as a sacred duty to carefully and accurately teach what God's Word says. I received my Masters degree in Christian Studies from Northwest Baptist Seminary, and am currently working on a Doctor of Ministry from The Master's Seminary. For a summary of my doctrinal beliefs, please see our Statement of Faith.

These devotionals were selected to be listed on this page because they focus on the theme of being ready for the second coming of Christ. The complete playlist of all my YouTube devotional videos can be found here. The videos below contain brief expositions of the following Scripture passages:

Also see our page of end-times sermons.

See the complete listing of devotional videos on our church YouTube channel.

This list has the oldest videos at the bottom and the most recent video is added at the top.

Revelation 19:1-10 (part 4) - "And from the throne came a voice saying, 'Praise our God, all you his servants...'."

Revelation 19:1-10 (part 3) - "After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, 'Hallelujah!'..."

Revelation 19:1-10 (part 2) - "After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, 'Hallelujah!'..."

Revelation 19:1-10 (part 1) - "After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, 'Hallelujah!'..."

Revelation 18:20-24 - "Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea..."

Revelation 18:11-20 - "And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore..."

Revelation 18:9-10 - "And the kings of the earth... will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning."

Revelation 18:4-8 - "Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, 'Come out of her, my people...'"

Revelation 18:1-3 - "After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven..."

Revelation 17:15-18 - "And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute."

Revelation 17:7-14 - "Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast..."

Revelation 17:1-6 (pt3) - "And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints..."

Revelation 17:1-6 (pt2) - "...and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns."

Revelation 17:1-6 (pt1) - "Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, 'Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute...'."

Revelation 17:1-2 (intro) - "Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, 'Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute...'."

Revelation 16:1-21 - Recap & Conclusion

Revelation 16:20-21 - "And every island fled away and no mountains were to be found..."

Revelation 16:19 - "The great city was split into three parts and the cities of the nations fell..."

Revelation 16:17-18 - "The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air..."

Revelation 16:15-16 - "And he assembled them at that place that in Hebrew is called, 'Armageddon.'"

Revelation 16:13-14 - "And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon... of the beast... of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs."

Revelation 16:12 - "The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates..."

Revelation 16:10-11 - "...The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast..."

Revelation 16:7-9 - "...The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun..."

Revelation 16:3-6 - "The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea..."

Revelation 16:1-2 - "So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth..."

Revelation 15:5-8 - "After this I looked and the sanctuary of the tent of witness in heaven was opened..."

Revelation 15:1-4 - "Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last..."

Revelation 14:14-20 - "Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe."

Revelation 14:6-13 - "Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead... Another angel, a second, followed... And another angel, a third, followed them..."

Revelation 14:2-5 - "...And they were singing a new song before the throne..."

Revelation 14:1 - "...And behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000..."

Revelation 13:16-18 - "...That no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark... the name of the beast or the number of its name."

Revelation 13:14-15 - "...It deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast..."

Revelation 13:11-13 - "Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth."

Revelation 13:8-10 - "...And all who dwell on earth will worship it..."

Revelation 13:5-7 - "And the beast was given a mouth... authority... to make war on the saints..."

Revelation 13:3-4 - "And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast..."

Revelation 13:1-2 - "And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads..."

Revelation 12:13-17 - "And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman..."

Revelation 12:7-12 - "Now war arose in heaven..."

Revelation 12:3-6 - "...behold a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns..."

Revelation 12:1-2 - "And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun..."

Revelation 11:14-19 - "The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is soon to come."

Revelation 11:13 - "And at that hour there was a great earthquake..."

Revelation 11:8-12 - "But after three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet..."

Revelation 11:7 - "And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them..."

Revelation 11:5-7 - "And if anyone would harm them, fire pours from their mouths and consumes their foes."

Revelation 11:4 - "These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth."

Revelation 11:1-3 - "...I was told, 'Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there...'"

Revelation 10:8-11 - "Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, 'Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel...'."

Revelation 10:3b-7 - "When he called out the seven thunders sounded."

Revelation 10:1-3a - "Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven..."

Revelation 9:13-21 (part 2) - "By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed..."

For documentation and sources see my notes here.

Revelation 9:13-21 (part 1) - "Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet..."

Revelation 9:1-12 (part 3) - "They were allowed to torment them for five months..."

Revelation 9:1-12 (part 2) - "...and they were given power like the power of scorpions..."

Revelation 9:1-12 (part 1) - "And the fifth angel blew his trumpet..."

Revelation 8:13 - "...I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice, 'Woe, woe, woe...!'"

Revelation 8:6-12 (part 5) - "The fourth angel blew his trumpet..."

Revelation 8:6-12 (part 4) - "The third angel blew his trumpet..."

Revelation 8:6-12 (part 3) - "The second angel blew his trumpet..."

Revelation 8:6-12 (part 2) - "The first angel blew his trumpet..."

Revelation 8:6-12 (part 1) - "...The seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them..."

Revelation 8:1-5 (part 2) - "Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire... and threw it on the earth..."

Revelation 8:1-5 (part 1) - "When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven..."

Revelation 7:9-17 - "...and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation..."

Revelation 7:4-8 - "...144,000 sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel..."

Revelation 7:1-3 - "...I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth..."

Revelation 6:12-17 (part 3) - "...and the stars of the sky fell to the earth..."

Revelation 6:12-17 (part 2) - "...the sun became black as sackloth, the full moon became like blood..."

Revelation 6:12-17 (part 1) - "...and behold, there was a great earthquake..."

Revelation 6:9-11 (part 2) - "...I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain..."

Revelation 6:9-11 (part 1) - "...I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain..."

Revelation 6:7-8 - "...and behold, a pale horse!"

Revelation 6:5-6 - "...and behold, a black horse!"

Revelation 6:3-4 - "...out came another horse, bright red."

Revelation 6:1-2 - "...behold, a white horse!"

Revelation 6:1-8 - "The four horsemen of the Apocalypse"

Revelation 6:1 - "...When the lamb opened one of the seven seals..."

Revelation 5:11-14 - "And the four living creatures said, 'Amen!' and the elders fell down and worshiped."

Revelation 5:8-10 - "When [the lamb] had taken the scroll..."

Revelation 5:6-7 - "I saw a lamb standing, as though it had been slain..."

Revelation 5:1-5 - "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?"

Revelation 4:8-11 - "whenever the living creatures give glory..."

Revelation 4:6b-8 - "around the throne... are four living creatures"

Revelation 4:5-6a - "From the throne came flashes of lightning... and peals of thunder"

Revelation 4:4 - "Around the throne were... twenty-four elders"

Revelation 4:2-3 - "Behold! A throne stood in heaven..."

Revelation 4:1 - "Come up here and I will show you what must take place after this."

Revelation 3:14-22 (part 2) - "to the angel of the church in Laodicea"

Revelation 3:14-22 (part 1) - "to the angel of the church in Laodicea"

Revelation 3:7-13 (part 2) - "to the angel of the church in Philadelphia"

Revelation 3:7-13 (part 1) - "to the angel of the church in Philadelphia"

Revelation 3:1-6 (part 2) - "to the angel of the church in Sardis"

Revelation 3:1-6 (part 1) - "to the angel of the church in Sardis"

Revelation 2:18-29 - "to the angel of the church in Thyatira"

Revelation 2:12-17 - "to the angel of the church in Pergamum"

Revelation 2:8-11 - "to the angel of the church in Smyrna"

Revelation 2:1-7 - "to the angel of the church in Ephesus"

Revelation 1:9-20 (part 2) - "his face was like the sun shining in full strength"

Revelation 1:9-20 (part 1) - "in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man"

Revelation 1:4-8 (part 2) - "to Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood"

Revelation 1:4-8 (part 1) - "grace to you and peace"

Revelation 1:3 - "blessed are those who hear and keep what is written... for the time is near"

Revelation 1:2 - "John... bore witness to the Word of God..."

Revelation 1:1 - "The revelation of Jesus Christ..."

Luke 21:25-28 - "your redemption is drawing near"

Matthew 24:32-35 - "when you see all these things"

Matthew 24:31 - "he will gather his elect"

Matthew 24:30 - "the sign of the Son of Man"

Matthew 24:29-30a

Matthew 24:29b - "the stars will fall from heaven"

Matthew 24:29a - "the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light"

Matthew 24:29a - "after the tribulation of those days" a.k.a. "the times of the Gentiles" (Luke 21:23-24)

Matthew 24:21-29a - The "great tribulation"

Matthew 24:15-21

Matthew 24:15 & Daniel 9:24-27 ("the abomination of desolation")[also see this timeline graphic of the seventy weeks prophecy]

Matthew 24:15 ("the abomination of desolation")

Matthew 24:14

Matthew 24:1-14

Matthew 24 - introduction

Hebrews 11:1-40

Hebrews 10:32-39

Hebrews 10:24-25

Hebrews 9:26b-28

Psalm 32:8-11
*[Adapted from the sermon preached Sept 3, 2017 at Beacon Church]

Psalm 32:5-7
*[Adapted from the sermon preached Sept 3, 2017 at Beacon Church]

Psalm 32:1-4
*[Adapted from the sermon preached Sept 3, 2017 at Beacon Church]

2 Peter 3:15-18
[Adapted from the sermon series, preached on 2 Peter at Beacon Church in September through November, 2016, titled "Knowing Jesus at the End of the World."]

2 Peter 3:14
[Adapted from the sermon series, preached on 2 Peter at Beacon Church in September through November, 2016, titled "Knowing Jesus at the End of the World."]

2 Peter 3:11-13
[Adapted from the sermon series, preached on 2 Peter at Beacon Church in September through November, 2016, titled "Knowing Jesus at the End of the World."]

2 Peter 3:10
[Adapted from the sermon series, preached on 2 Peter at Beacon Church in September through November, 2016, titled "Knowing Jesus at the End of the World."]

2 Peter 3:8-9
[Adapted from the sermon series, preached on 2 Peter at Beacon Church in September through November, 2016, titled "Knowing Jesus at the End of the World."]

2 Peter 3:3-7
[Adapted from the sermon series, preached on 2 Peter at Beacon Church in September through November, 2016, titled "Knowing Jesus at the End of the World."]
I have to apologize again for the audio. I did figure out the cause and have fixed it for good now though.

2 Peter 3:1-2
[Adapted from the sermon series, preached on 2 Peter at Beacon Church in September through November, 2016, titled "Knowing Jesus at the End of the World."]

2 Peter 1:12-21
[Adapted from the sermon series, preached on 2 Peter at Beacon Church in September through November, 2016, titled "Knowing Jesus at the End of the World."]
My apologies for the terrible sound quality in this video. It won't happen again.

2 Peter 1:3-11 (part 3)
[Adapted from the sermon series, preached on 2 Peter at Beacon Church in September through November, 2016, titled "Knowing Jesus at the End of the World."]

2 Peter 1:3-11 (part 2)
[Adapted from the sermon series, preached on 2 Peter at Beacon Church in September through November, 2016, titled "Knowing Jesus at the End of the World."]

2 Peter 1:3-11 (part 1)
[Adapted from the sermon series, preached on 2 Peter at Beacon Church in September through November, 2016, titled "Knowing Jesus at the End of the World."]