Watermark Sunday Messages

God’s Heart for the Nations | Revelation 7:9–17

Sep 21, 2025
Dive into God's inclusive plan for salvation as revealed in Revelation 7. Explore the staggering need for Bible translations across 7,000 languages, with fewer than 600 left without scripture by 2025. Discover the importance of connecting with God in one's mother tongue. Learn about the church's mission in mobilizing for translation efforts. Reflect on Biblical promises of gathering all nations and the call to align personal and church resources with God's eternal intentions. Get inspired to pray, go, give, and read to support this great mission.
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ANECDOTE

Stark Language Gap And Progress

  • Davis Powell shares learning that over 7,000 living languages exist and thousands lacked scripture in 2015.
  • He celebrates progress: under 600 languages still lack any scripture as of 2025.
INSIGHT

Heaven Filled With Every People

  • Revelation 7 pictures an innumerable multitude from every tribe, language, people, and nation standing before God.
  • This shows God's heart for the nations has always been central to Scripture.
INSIGHT

Nations Woven Into Old Testament

  • God’s plan in the Old Testament continually included the nations, not just Israel.
  • Passages from Genesis, Exodus, Ruth, Jonah, Psalms, Micah, and Malachi point to God’s global intention.
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