Sinclair B. Ferguson

And our young people no longer know the answer to the question, who am I?

Now, listen to this, especially if you might be a teenager listening.

Now, listen to this, especially if you might be a teenager listening.

One of the greatest blessings today of being a Christian is that in distinction from all the people around you, you know who you are and you know what you are for.

One of the greatest blessings today of being a Christian is that in distinction from all the people around you, you know who you are and you know what you are for.

Let me begin this week with a biblical word association test.

You know how these work.

I say a word and you say the first word that comes to mind.

Ready?

Revelation.

Now, if you're not a Christian, Revelation might prompt you to think of all kinds of things.

I remember a friend of mine getting a suitcase for her 21st birthday, which had the manufacturer's name embossed on it, Revelation.

So, I could imagine somebody might, remembering that, think suitcase.

Or somebody with a guilty conscience might think hide.

Or, if you're a Christian, you might think of all kinds of things.

You might think of Jesus.

You might think of the book of Revelation.

The word millennium might come to mind.

But if you study the Bible for any length of time and know anything about theology, you know that Revelation is a word that describes the way in which God has made himself known to us.

And he's done that right from the very beginning.