In this 8 part series, Pastor Dan Wilson takes us on a journey of discovering the "Big Picture" of God's plan of Restoration.

1. Babylon is Fallen
Drawing on the first three chapters of Daniel, Dan Wilson applies these Old Testament types or prophecies to anti-typical events in Revelation, particularly as they pertain to the Three Angels’ Messages. Properly understood, the presentation helps us step back from not only our present reality, but also our preconceived ideas of the “truth” in order that we may gain a better view of the “Big Picture.”

2. The Hour of His Judgement
Far from being a frightening, humiliating, or degrading event where we stand in shame before God in the presence of all our sins, the judgment is truly good news, great news—the best news! Dan Wilson traces the theme of judgment from Genesis to Revelation, examining our future in the light of the events of the past and the promises of God. In its proper context, the judgment becomes the event most anticipated by the children of God.

3. The Everlasting Gospel
The “secret” to this good news is found in a wooden box overlaid by gold that even fascinates Hollywood, leading to a movie called “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Revelation says we need to look inside that box, and through God’s Word and the illuminating teaching of the Holy Spirit, we do just that in this presentation, uncovering what the box says about God and His promises to us.

4. Restoration
This God-directed process transforms us into the men and women He had in mind prior to Eve’s fateful choice in Eden. Using the imagery of the potter and clay from Jeremiah 18, Dan Wilson explains how this process of restoration works. To restore something, you need both the ability and the desire. God demonstrates both conditions towards us—all we have to do is consent! God will do a life-changing work in us if we only let Him.

In Education, Ellen White says the biographies of the Bible are its greatest educators. When we walk in the footsteps of others, we start to see in their issues our own issues and we can learn from their victories and mistakes. Abraham is perhaps equal to none in teaching us what it means to fear God. In fact, the fear of the Lord is what God was trying to teach him all throughout his life, culminating in the moment of Isaac’s sacrifice on Mount Moriah.

6. Give Him Glory
He had left the past and the bondage of Egypt behind and the Promised Land was still in the future. Between these two points, God knew that what Moses and the people needed was a clearer picture of Him. They needed to see His glory because people will never rise higher than the person they follow. The last message to the world delivered by the Three Angels includes giving God glory. How can we do that if we don’t even know what it means?

7. Worship Him
We don’t have to guess at what it means or wonder what worshipping God should look like in 2012 and beyond. By peeking into the past experiences of the true worshippers of God revealed to us in His word, we will learn clearly what God is looking for in His worshippers today.

8. Maddening Wine
As we walk deeper into the past and through the experiences of the people of faith who have gone before us, a clearer picture is emerging. This picture reveals that despite all the labels, boundaries, borders, and prejudices dividing the human family, there are only two groups: one that is drinking the maddening wine of Babylon mentioned by the Second Angel in Revelation 14, and a group that is drinking something much more wholesome. These two groups are as opposite as any two can be yet can appear on the surface to be much, if not exactly, the same. The divide began in Genesis with Cain and Abel and has been deepening ever since, along with Satan’s deceptive ability to mask it.