Heaven’s Halls – Identity, Action, and Who God Is (Rev . 4-5)
John is drawn into God’s throne room where God’s identity and actions are revealed, showing that worship shapes our identity and allegiance.
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Section 04
*Session 4: Heaven’s Halls – Identity, Action, and Who God Is (Rev . 4-5)*
I. Completing Intimacy
a. Intimacy is: Fully knowing another and being fully known by another
b. Revelation 2-3 = “Fully Known”
c. Revelation 4-5 = “Fully Knowing”
II. The Throne Room of God
a. Repositioning Space and Time: Revelation 4:1
b. God’s Identity: Revelation 4:1-11
i. Key Question for Revelation 4:1-11 = “Who is God?”
- Revelation 4:8
a. Holy, Holy, Holy**– **The set apart one
b. Lord, God Almighty**– **The sovereign one
i. Revelation 4:5—Flashes of lightening, rumblings…
Seals = Revelation 8:5
Trumpets = Revelation 11:19
Bowls = Revelation 16:18
c. Who was, and is, and is to come**– **The eternal one
- Revelation 4:11
a. Creator
b. Sustainer
c. God’s Action: Revelation 5:1-14
i. Key Question for Revelation 5:1-14 = “What has God done?”
Action flows from identity
Revelation 5:9-10
a. The slain Lamb is the climax of God’s work on earth.
- Revelation 5:10
a. Our identity is shaped by God’s actions into God’s identity.
5 | Pageb. “made us” = ποιέω (to craft, to form, to create)
III. Conclusion
a. b. Action flows from identity, and your identity is crafted by who you worship, whoever
your master is.
The question is: who is your master?
Heaven’s Halls – Identity, Action, and Who God Is (Rev . 4-5) Instructions
Section 04
*Session 4: Heaven’s Halls – Identity, Action, and Who God Is (Rev . 4-5)*
I. Completing Intimacy
a. Intimacy is: Fully knowing another and being fully known by another
b. Revelation 2-3 = “Fully Known”
c. Revelation 4-5 = “Fully Knowing”
II. The Throne Room of God
a. Repositioning Space and Time: Revelation 4:1
b. God’s Identity: Revelation 4:1-11
i. Key Question for Revelation 4:1-11 = “Who is God?”
- Revelation 4:8
a. Holy, Holy, Holy**– **The set apart one
b. Lord, God Almighty**– **The sovereign one
i. Revelation 4:5—Flashes of lightening, rumblings…
Seals = Revelation 8:5
Trumpets = Revelation 11:19
Bowls = Revelation 16:18
c. Who was, and is, and is to come**– **The eternal one
- Revelation 4:11
a. Creator
b. Sustainer
c. God’s Action: Revelation 5:1-14
i. Key Question for Revelation 5:1-14 = “What has God done?”
Action flows from identity
Revelation 5:9-10
a. The slain Lamb is the climax of God’s work on earth.
- Revelation 5:10
a. Our identity is shaped by God’s actions into God’s identity.
5 | Pageb. “made us” = ποιέω (to craft, to form, to create)
III. Conclusion
a. b. Action flows from identity, and your identity is crafted by who you worship, whoever
your master is.
The question is: who is your master?