This message was preached by Jesse M. Boyd at New Testament Christian Fellowship on December 18, 2022. Because the Jewish Feast of Hanukkah began at sundown this particular Sunday, Mr. Boyd begins by sharing something he wrote back in 2020 concerning Hanukkah and how it IS in the Bible. Jesus used the observance of that feast an an opportunity to preach bold truth in the temple on Solomon’s porch (John 10). The events of the first Hanukkah were prophesied in great detail more than 360 years before they took place, history written in advance (Daniel 11). And, the courage of the faithful who took a stand at the time of the first Hanukkah are referenced in the Great Hall of Faith (Hebrews 11). These allusions ought to provoke us to courage and an unflinching resolve in these days of darkness and tyranny. Moreover, they ought to compel us to heed the very last exhortation found in the Bible (Revelation 12:7-15).

The last exhortation of the Book of Revelation and the Holy Scriptures contains two blessings (22:7, 22:14), two simple commands (22:9, 22:10), and one very important truth repeated word-for-word twice: “Behold, I come quickly” (22:7, 22:12).