Prepared by William Earnhardt, for Sabbath School class, May 17, 2025.

Main Theme: Human rebellion, ultimately and forever, will be ended. And, more than that, God’s loving character, His self-denying and self-sacrificing character, will shine even brighter than it did in His original design for humanity. Though God never intended for humanity to fall, through the cross, God’s loving character has been put on display in a remarkable way.

Read in Class: Ezekiel 28:11-17, Isaiah 14:12-14 and Revelation 14:1-12. Ask the class to identify the main idea of these passages.

Study: What led to Lucifer’s downfall? How does the contrast between Lucifer’s fall and humanity’s high position in Christ help us understand what takes place in Revelation 14?

Apply: What role do we have as a church, and as individuals, in letting people know about what Christ has done for them?

Share: While talking to your neighbor across the fence, she asks you what is the three angel’s message that the Adventist church refers to all the time. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Isaiah 6:6-8. Ask the class to identify the main point of this passage.

Study: Isaiah knew that sin means that we are “undone.” The wages of sin is death. But instead of leaving us to the consequences of sin, a God of love pulls us closer. What was the outcome of this meeting, and why is it important?

Apply: Read Genesis 3:21-24. How were the cherubims protecting our future by guarding the tree? What other roles do we see angels participating in regarding prophecy and our salvation?

Share: You friend asks, I’ve always heard that angels are our dead loved ones, but if angels are our dead loved ones how could there be angels guarding the tree of life when no one had died yet? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Ezekiel 1:1-14, Isaiah 6:1-6, and Revelation 4:1-11. Ask the class to identify the main idea of these passages.

Study: What similarities do we see depicted in all these passages?

Apply: Whenever we see God’s throne whether in the typical ark of the covenant, which served as God’s meeting place with Moses (Exod. 25:22), or the breathtaking visions of the prophets the cherubim are always there. They are intimately tied to the throne of God. All of God’s creatures were designed to reflect His glory whether we are talking about the human race made in His image or the angelic beings who are posted immediately next to His glorious throne. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty. How do you measure up in contrast to the holiness that Ezekiel witnesses here? What does your answer tell you about your need of the gospel?

Share: Your friend asks you if you have ever seen an angel. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Numbers 2: 3, 10, 18 and 25. Ask the class to identify the common thread in passages.

Study: There was one dominant tribe on each of the four sides of the tabernacle. According to Numbers 2, who were these four dominant tribes?

Apply: Of course, we don’t live in the camp of Israel. But what are ways we can, in our own lives now, draw close to the presence of God?

Share: Your friend asks you how we know if God is with us or not? What do you tell your friend?