What does the book of Revelation say?

A series of posts, “What does the book of Revelation say?”, that summarize my recent series of sermons on Revelation:

• 1. The 21st century according to Revelation (Introduction—posted 9/18/13)
• 2. A revelation about Jesus (1:1-20—posted 9/19/13)
• 3. Power in weakness (2:1-29—posted 9/20/13)
• 4. Weakness in power (3:1-22—posted 9/21/13))
• 5. What is God like? (4:1–5:14—posted 9/22/13)
• 6. An angry Lamb? (6:1-17—posted 9/23/13)
• 7. Theology by numbers (7:1-17—posted 9/27/13))
• 8. How not to get repentance (8:1–10:11—posted 10/2/13)
• 9. Standing by words (11:1–12:18—posted 10/3/13)
• 10. How to fight the beast (13:1–14:5—posted 10/4/13)
• 11. How to read Revelation (14:1-20—posted 10/18/13)
• 12. Transforming Babylon (15:1—16:21—posted 10/19/13)
• 13. Seeking the peace of the city (17:1-18—posted 10/22/13)
• 14. Confessions of a birthright imperialist (18:1-24—posted 10/26/13)
• 15. The war that’s not a war (19:1-21—posted 10/27/13)
• 16. The judgment that’s not a judgment (20:1-15—posted 11/3/13)
• 17. What is paradise for? (21:1—22:6—posted 11/5/13)
• 18. Why we (should) read Revelation (Conclusion)