Roots of Revelation
Join Jon Nettles from RootofRevelation.com on a journey to understand the Revelation of Jesus Christ by examining its scriptural roots that run throughout the rest of the Bible. Learn how to apply principles from the rest of the Bible as the key to understanding more about Revelation while growing closer to the God who gave it to us and to his church.
Episodes
40 episodes
Stay Awake, Stay Strong: Enduring for Christ Until He Returns
Key Verse: Mark 13:35-3735 Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows,[c] or in the morning— 36 lest he come su...
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Episode 40
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27:54
Balanced Christian Lives | How to Live for God While Waiting for Jesus
Many Christians today struggle with living balanced Christian lives. How do we live out our daily lives while still anticipating Christ’s return? This challenge isn’t new to our generation. In fact, the apostle Paul addressed similar struggles ...
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Episode 39
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44:51
Discovering the Holy Spirit: The Guide, Comforter, and Power of God in Our Lives
Have you ever wondered about the Holy Spirit? Maybe you've heard people talk about this mysterious part of God, but you're not quite sure what – or who – the Holy Spirit really is. Today, we're going to explore the Holy Spirit together in a way...
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58:19
The Two Paths of Revelation: The Great Prostitute or the Bride of the Lamb
Matthew 7:7-87 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be open...
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Episode 37
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39:09
The Lamb's Faithful Witnesses: Courage and Eternal Reward
Key PointFollowers of the Lamb must act as faithful witnesses, confronting evil by boldly sharing their testimony about Jesus. They might have to give up their lives for this cause. Yet, the greatest reward awaits us when He returns,...
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Episode 36
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55:36
The Lamb Opens the 7th Seal: Activation of Divine Justice
More than anything else the Lamb wants people to love God and love each other. Some refuse to do so by:Rejecting God or having a hard heart towards himCommitting idolatry by putting things in the place of GodPersec...
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Episode 35
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57:24
Jesus the Lamb: Who Can Stand?
In Chapter 6 the people of the earth all asked a question about who can stand when the wrath of the God and the Lamb comes. The answer is in chapter 7 when we are told that those who follow the Lamb will be able to stand in his presence and rec...
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Episode 34
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52:30
Jesus: The Lamb Opens the Seals of the Scroll
TopicThe Lamb Opens the Seals of the Scrolls and begins to dispense God’s justice. Those who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb can stand in his presence. RootsLeviticus 26:18-...
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Episode 33
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58:52
Jesus: Worthy Is the Lamb!
Key PointThe ironic message of Revelation is that a slain Lamb defeats a dragon. He conquers sin and brings eternal life to a fallen world. He alone is worthy to take the scroll of God’s will and carry out its directives because h...
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Episode 32
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1:14:22
Jesus: The Lamb Prior to Revelation
John the Baptist Announces the Lamb of God Has Arrived29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes...
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47:36
Jesus the Son of Man
Who is the Son of Man? The Son of Man is the term Jesus used to describe himself time and again throughout his time on earth. Why did he call himself this? As always, the answer is in the scriptural roots throughout the Bible.
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Episode 30
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1:13:02
Jesus The Alpha and the Omega
Key Point God the Father’s will is to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ (Ephesians 1:3-10). Jesus, The Alpha and the Omega, will unify all things in heaven and on earth under himself so he can restore...
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57:58
God the Father In the Book of Revelation
Key Points1) God loves us and wants us to live in His presence eternally in a new holy city, the new Jerusalem. It will be within a New Heaven and New Earth. 2) God cannot and will not be around sin. This means that th...
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Episode 28
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1:35:15
God: The Multi-Dimensional Trinity
This year our walk through Revelation will focus on the cast of characters. The very first character we encounter is the most important one of all, God. You may be thinking “the title of the podcast referenced the trinity and you are now saying...
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Episode 27
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1:08:06
Summary of Past Episodes and Previewing 2024
This episode gives a summary of each of the previous 25 episodes of Roots of Revelation and also gives a preview of 2024. In 2024 we will switch from telling the story of Revelation sequentially into breaking down the cast of characters. We wan...
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Episode 26
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1:15:45
Transformation Is the Blessing of Reading Revelation
Why should you read Revelation? What's in it for you? For a year now I have been telling you that reading Revelation would bless you. Now that I have recorded 24 podcast episode...
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Episode 25
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52:30
Come Lord Jesus!
Main QuestionWhat should we do while we wait for Jesus to come back? Main Verse: Revelation 22:17-20The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who ...
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Episode 24
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49:23
Worship God (Chapter 22)
023- Worship God Main QuestionGod made us to worship Him and Him alone. Are we worshipping anything instead of, or along side, Him?Main Verse: Revelation 22:8-9I, John, am the one who heard...
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Episode 23
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58:39
Healing The Nations (Ch. 22)
Please note that the entire show notes are listed in greater detail at www.rootsofrevelation.com. Main QuestionScripture repeatedly refers to “The Nations” as adversaries of God’s people. Who are th...
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Episode 22
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1:19:22
The Tree of Life (Ch. 22)
All throughout the Bible, we see garden imagery that show that God is the source of all life. In Episode 20 we discussed that the River of the Water of Life flows directly from God’s throne and is full of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit infused riv...
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Episode 21
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1:15:20
The River of the Water of Life (Ch. 22)
Revelation TopicPeople have been looking for a fountain of youth since the time of the greeks with Herodotus down to the Spanish with Ponce de Leon looking for it in Florida. Today celebrities are still searching for it but, like De ...
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Episode 20
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54:36
The Throne (Chpt. 22)
Main QuestionWhat would it be like to be in the presence of God? The answer may both leave you awestruck and fill you with joy all at once.Key TakeawayBeing in the presence of God will fill us with amazement ...
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Episode 19
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44:34
The Choice Is Yours (Chapters 20-21)
Main QuestionWhat will you do with Christ? Will you choose Him or reject Him? The choice is yours.Key TakeawayIn the end, it comes down to one choice set before us. Will we chose Christ? Since Christ is the au...
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Episode 18
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34:15