11: The Impending Conflict – Teaching Plan

Key Thought: The coming conflict is over worship. Satan will challenge God’s authority by attempting to undermine God’s law. He hates the Sabbath because he hates the Creator.
June 15, 2024

1. Have a volunteer read John 16:2, Matt. 10:22; 2 Tim 3:12; I Peter 4:12.

Ask class members to share a short thought on the most important point in this passage.
What did the New Testament church experience and how does that apply to Christ’s end-time church?
Personal Application: How quickly do you allow economic considerations to compromise your Sabbath-keeping? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your relatives states, “How can we help ourselves and others face the future with confidence and not with fear – knowing things are going to get worse in government, society, and the economy?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Revelation 13:1-6.

Ask class members to share the most important point in this text.
Where does the beast rise from and who gives it authority?
Personal Application: How do we live in expectation of the second coming without becoming alarmists every time something happens? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your friends states, “What keyword is used to identify the beast power? How is this word described in Scripture?.” How would you respond to your friend?
(Note – Blasphemy – Jesus was accused of blasphemy by forgiving sin and claiming to be God)

3. Have a volunteer read Revelation 13:11-18.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
How does this second beast differ from the first beast in Revelation 13?
Personal Application: What practical difference does understanding last-day events make in our lives today? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “With the political instability in America today, and in many other parts of the world, how might that one day lead to fulfilling this prophecy? Do we see signs that it could could happen?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Revelation 13:11,12.

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What changes do you see in this beast, and how does it speak? Why are both important?
Personal Application: What does our daily life, and our daily routine tell us about who or what we worship? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: Consider one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).