August 4, 2024 - Shane Harris - Throne Room: A Divine Encounter with Majesty

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Joaquin Evans prays for God to 'stamp eternity on my eyeballs,' challenging listeners to see their lives through a heavenly lens.

Joaquin Evans, co-senior leader of Bethel Austin, opens the sermon by quoting Jonathan Edwards: 'Lord, stamp eternity on my eyeballs,' urging listeners to view life through a heavenly perspective. He announces the topic as the throne of God, drawing from Revelation 4, Ezekiel 1 and 10, and Isaiah 6. Evans describes the throne as sapphire-blue with flashes of lightning and rumblings of thunder, surrounded by a green rainbow and a sea of glass like crystal. He details the beings around the throne: Jesus as the Lamb, the Holy Spirit as seven torches of fire, 24 elders in white garments with golden crowns, and angelic creatures. The living creatures have six wings, one face, and are full of eyes, while cherubim have four faces, wheel rims full of eyes, and whirling wheels. Evans contrasts these with Renaissance art's baby cherubs, noting Lucifer was once a cherubim. He explains seraphim as six-winged, fiery beings who cover their faces near God's glory and cry 'Holy, holy, holy.' The host leads the congregation in a call-and-response of this phrase, mimicking heavenly worship. Evans describes God the Father on the throne as having the appearance of jasper and carnelian, like a translucent red diamond with fire and a rainbow around him. He explores what heaven sounds like: thunder, whirling wheels, wing flaps, songs of the redeemed, and God's voice like many waters. Heaven smells of incense from saints' prayers and burning torches. Evans argues that proximity to the throne ignites worship, creating a 'combustion zone' where believers align with God. He shifts to Hebrews 4:14-16, explaining that Jesus, as high priest, sympathizes with human weaknesses and opened a door to the throne room. Believers can now approach with confidence to receive grace and mercy. Evans encourages increasing proximity to the throne for breakthroughs, leading a closing worship session with declarations of God's worthiness and holiness.

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A throne-room meditation that turns eternal vision into prayer, worship, and shared praise.

Joaquin Evans opens with Jonathan Edwards's prayer, "Lord, stamp eternity on my eyeballs," then carries that longing into the throne-room vision of Revelation.

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You want Revelation's throne room rendered in jewel-toned imagery, then carried straight into worship.

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