Chapter 19 focuses on Jesus preparing to return. Then Jesus will return with His bride, which is His body made up of all the saints. These are the New Creations, who received the gospel of the truth as to be saved. They will come to execute judgement on those who are destroying the earth under the direction of Satan. At the end of Chapter 18 we saw the fall of the world's capital city, Tyre. In the last verse it says that in this city was found the blood of the prophets and the saints and of all who have been slain on the earth. The apostle John begins in verses 1-3 with this;
(1)"After these things I heard, as it were, a loud voice of a great multitude in
heaven, saying,
'Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our
God;(2) because His Judgements are true and righteous;
for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the
earth with her immorality, and He has avenged the blood
of His bond-servants on her.'
(3) And a second time they said,
'Hallelujah! Her smoke rises up forever and ever.'
When we covered Chapter 6, we saw the seals opened up, which were a short snap shot, of what we have later read in an expanded version, of all that will take place in the last 7 years of this age. In verses 9-11, when the fifth seal was broken by Jesus, we saw this;
(9)" And when He broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls
of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the
testimony they maintained;(10) and they cried out with a loud voice,saying,
'How long, O Lord, holy and true, wilt Thou refrain from
judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the
earth?'
(10) And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told
that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow
servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been,
should be complete also."
So before Jesus would come to execute His wrath, He would wait until the number of saints who were to be killed was complete. We see at the breaking of the sixth seal, in Chapter 6, the result of the destruction of the capital city, Tyre. It says this in verse 12;
"And I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake;
and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon
became like blood.
Back in Chapter 16, verses 18 and 19, when the world capital city, Tyre, is destoyed as the seventh bowl of wrath is poured out, it said this;
(18)"And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and
there was such a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came
to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.(19) And
the great city [Tyre] was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell.
And Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of
His fierce wrath.
The prophet Isaiah wrote in his 24th Chapter, when he was descibing the destrution that would come upon the earth, this in verses 18-20;
(18)".................For the windows above are opened, and the foundations of the
earth shake.(19) The earth is broken asunder, The earth is split through, The
earth is shaken violently,(20) The earth reels to and fro like a drunkard, And it
totters like a shack, For its transgression is heavy upon it............................."
So we see the great city destroyed with an earthquke that is so big that all the cities of the world fall, and the smoke of her destuction, because of all the blood that is found in her, causes the moon to become like blood. Then back in Chapter 6, verse 14, right after this occurs, says this;
"And the sky split apart like a scroll and like a scroll when it is rolled up;
and every mountain and island were moved out of their places."
We saw from Isaiah, the windows of heaven open up. In Revelation Chapter 6, verse 14, John saw the sky split apart like a scroll. We will see in Revelation Chapter 19,verse 11, John sees heaven opened. This is when Jesus returns with His saints to execute His wrath. The sky will slit open. The veil that seperates this earthly realm from the spiritual realm will split open. This will cause the great earthquake. Those who are left on the earth, because they refused to believe the truth as to be saved, will see Jesus coming in the clouds with His saints to execute His wrath. In Chapter 6, verses 15-17, John sees this after the sky splits apart like a scroll;
(15)"And the Kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and
the rich and the strong and every slave and free man, hid themselves in the
caves andamong the rocks of the mountains;(16) and they said to the mountains
and the rocks,
'Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on
the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;(17) for the great
day of their wrath has come; and who is able to stand?'
John continues Chapter 19 with this in verses 5-7;
(5)'' And a voice from the throne, saying;
'Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who
fear Him, the small and the great.'
(6) And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude and as the sound of
many waters and as the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying;
'Hallelujah! For the Lord our God , the Almighty, reigns.'
(7)"Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of
the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready."
What John Is seeing here is what he wrote about in Chapter 10, verses 5-7;
(5)"and the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up
his right hand to heaven,(6) and swore by Him who lives forever and ever,
who created heaven and the the things in it, and the earth and the things in
it, and the sea and the things in it, that there shall be delay no longer,(7) but
in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then
the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets."
The mystery of God is what it has been all about. It is finished when the saints are tranformed into their new glorified bodies, the new creations, that are able to enter the kingdom of God. The apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Ephesians in Chapter 5, verses 25- 27, this about the church His bride;
(25)"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and
gave Himself for her;(26) that He might sanctify her, having clensed her by
the washing of water with the word,(27) that He might present to Himself the
church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that
she should be holy and blameless."
The bride, the church, the body of Jesus, will make herself ready by shedding the earthly body when the seventh angel sounds his trumpet as the apostle Paul wrote about in his First letter to the Corinthians in the 15th Chapter, verses 49-54;
(49)"And just as we have borne the image of the earthly, we shall also bear
the image of the heavenly.(50) Now I say this brethren, that flesh and blood
cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the
imperishable.(51) Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shal not all sleep, but we
shall all be changed,(52) in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last
trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable,
and we shall be changed.(53) For this perishable must put on the imperishable,
and this mortal must put on immortality.(54) But when the perishable will
put on the imperishable, and the mortal will have put on immortallity, then
will come about the saying that is written, 'Death is swollowed up in victory."
Paul again writes in his first letter to the Thessalonians Chapter 4, verses13-18;
(13)"But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who
have fallen asleep, that you may not grieve, as do the rest who have no hope.
(14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring
with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.(15) For this we say to you
by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, and remain until the coming
of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep.(16) for the Lord
Himself will decend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise
first.(17) Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be
with the Lord.(18) Therefore comfort one another with these word."
John continues in Revelation Chapter 19, verse 8;
(8)"And it was given to her to cloth herself in fine linen, bright and clean;
for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
The righteous acts of the saints are probably 90% just one thing, and that is the act of receiving what Jesus did for all of us when He died on the cross for our sin. He washed our sin away with His own blood, and kept us clensed with His word. Through His resurrection we can be born of above, born of the Spirit that raised Him from the dead, giving us eternal life. There is only one sin that will keep someone out of the kingdom of God, and that is blasphmie of the Holy Spirit. By refusing the drawing of His Spirit and saying I don't want you Jesus, it is telling the Creator, "Jesus you're not good enough for me." This is what is known as the only unpardonable sin. You chose you fate.
John continues in Chapter 19, verse 9 and 10;
(9)"And d to me ,'Write , Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage
supper of the Lamb.' And he said to me, 'These are true words of God.'
(10) And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said to me, "I am a fellow
servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship
God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
John fell to worship the one who was talking to him. He had to think that this was some kind of heavenly being. The one who was talking to John is one of his fellow saints in their gloified state, as he was seeing heaven after the resurrection. After that John knew what was in store for him.
Jesus' peace and understanding be with you.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Revelation Chapter 18 (Part 2) The World Weeps Over Babylon's Fall
There were many people who benefited financially from this world City, Tyre. Not only did many people become wealthy from the construction and shipping required to build and maintain this global Capital, but many people were falsely enriched by this city's beauty and it's goods. They will look on with disbelief that this magnificent city could be destroyed as it will, in one hour. John completes Chapter 18, verses 9-24, with this;
(9)"And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived
sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke
of her burning,(10) standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment,
'Woe,woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your
judgment has come.'
They called it a strong city because the military from almost all the nations on the earth will have a presence their. This is because the whole concept of this city, as a peace keeper, will be introduced as a necessity to mantain peace in the middle east area. Following Iran's attempt to take over the region and the worlds response to stop them, will result in the 7 year peace covenant that will be made among the nations in the area. This is the peace that will allow Israel to rebuild their temple and start back up the regular sacrifices. At the same time, they will suggest that there be peace keeping city in the region, and thus we have Babylon,Tyre. Satan is building a snare for Israel. He knows that he is going to be kicked out of heaven, so when he gets here, he will have a vessel to occupy, the king of Tyre, and a military at his disposal. Satan has made it to where Israel can, after many years, begin to have regular sacrifices again in their newly built temple in Jerusalem. His desire is that, with these sacrifices now being done, it would bring many Jews to make pilgramages from the nations to Jerusalem for the passover feasts. Gathering as many Jews into one place as he could, Satan would then come down from Tyre into Israel to kill as many as possible. This will take place half way through the 7 year period as the leader of Tyre is killed and comes back to life, with the power of Satan, as Satan is kicked out of heaven.
John continues in verse 11;
(11)"And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one
buys their cargoes any more;(12) cargoes of gold and silverand precious stones
and pearls and fine linen and purple silk and scarlet, and every kind of citon wood
and every article of ivory and every article made from costly wood and bronze
and iron and marble,(13) and cinnamon and spices and incense and perfume and
frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep,
and cargoes of horses and chariots and slaves and human lives."
These are all the worlds most valuble resources. At the end of these verses you will notice that this city will be brought humans to be slaves. When Satan implements his system of not being able to buy or sell unless you receive the mark of the beast on your right hand or forehead, there will be many saints who will not receive it. With the saints not participating in the new monitary system, they will be rounded up and some of them will be sent on ships to Tyre to be slaves. This will not happen until half way through the 7 year tribulation period, when Satan will come down from Tyre against Israel and sits himself in the temple claiming to be God. If you remember, back in Revelation Chapter 13, verses 5-10, John wrote this pertaining to the beast whose fatal wound was healed;
(5)"And it was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies;
and authority to act for fourty-two months was given to him.(6) And he opened
his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blasphemies His name, and His
tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven.(7) And it was given to him to make
war with the saints and to overcome them; and authority over ever tribe and
people and tongue and nation was given to him.(8) And all who dwell on the earth
will worship him, everyone whose names has not been written in the book of life
of the Lamb slain before the foudation of the world.(9) If anyone has an ear, let
him hear.(10) If anyone is destined for captivity,to captivity he goes; If anyone
kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the perseverance
and faith of the saints."
This is the one who will come in the power of Satan. His claim of being God is the blasphemie.
He will then mock Jesus and all that exist in heaven. Then he will come against the saints and take many into capivity. Jesus tells his saints to persevere and remain faithful despite the circumstance.
John continues in Chapter 18, verse 14-19, about Babylons fate writing this;
(14)"And the fruit you long for has gone from you, and all things that were
luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men well no longer find
them.(15) The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at
a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, saying,
'Woe, woe, the great city, she was clothed in fine linen and
purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones
and pearls;(17) for in one hour such great wealth has been
laid waste!'
And every shipmaster and every passenger and sailor, and as many as make their
living by the sea, stood at a distance,(18) and were crying out as they saw the
smoke of her burning, saying,'What city is like the great city?"(19) and they threw
dust on their heads and were crying out weeping and mourning, saying,
'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea
became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid
waste!'
Notice that all the people who were involved in the shipping were standing at a distance and saw the smoke of her burning. They saw the citys destuction from the sea. This gives evidence to the fact that it will be a coastal city. Tyre is a coastal city and its location and geography make it a perfect coastal port as it was once before.
John concludes the Chapter with this in verses 20-24;
"(20) Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets,
because God has pronounced judgment for you against her.(21) And a strong
angel took up a stone like a great millestone and threw it into the sea, saying,
'Thus will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with
violence, and will not be found any longer.'
(22) And the sound of the harpists and musicians and flute-players and
trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer ,and no craftsmen of craft will
be found in you any longer; and the sound of a mill will not be heard in you
any longer.(23) and the light of a lamp will not be found in you any longer;
and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride will not be found in you any
longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the
nations were deceived by your sorcery. (24) And in her was found the blood
of all who have been slain on the earth."
All the saints, apostles and prophets, will be in heaven at this time with Jesus. All the activity of this vibrant city will come to an end. All the nations of the earth will be deceived by the supernatural powers the will be used, in the power of Satan. This is what the apostle Paul wrote about in his 2nd letter to the Thessalonians in the 2nd Chapter, verses 8-10;
(8)"And then the lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will remove
with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearof His coming;
(9) that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with
all power and signs and FALSE wonders, (10) and with all DECEPTION of
wickedness for those who perish, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE
THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH SO AS TO BE SAVED."
Please, if you haven't yet, receive the love of the truth and be saved. The famous passage of scripture written in John's gospel Chapter 3, verse 16, says it best and that is why you might see it so much;
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
God Himself came to this world in the person of Jesus, and gave up His own human life, that he might purchase you, with the shedding of His own blood, for the forgiveness of sins and in Him we are transformed from the kingdom of darkness, into the kingdom of His glorious light. Becoming part of His body, He becomes the Ark that carries us from this earthly realm, that will perish as we know it, into the spiritual realm that is eternal.
May Jesus bless you with understanding and His peace.
(9)"And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived
sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke
of her burning,(10) standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment,
'Woe,woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your
judgment has come.'
They called it a strong city because the military from almost all the nations on the earth will have a presence their. This is because the whole concept of this city, as a peace keeper, will be introduced as a necessity to mantain peace in the middle east area. Following Iran's attempt to take over the region and the worlds response to stop them, will result in the 7 year peace covenant that will be made among the nations in the area. This is the peace that will allow Israel to rebuild their temple and start back up the regular sacrifices. At the same time, they will suggest that there be peace keeping city in the region, and thus we have Babylon,Tyre. Satan is building a snare for Israel. He knows that he is going to be kicked out of heaven, so when he gets here, he will have a vessel to occupy, the king of Tyre, and a military at his disposal. Satan has made it to where Israel can, after many years, begin to have regular sacrifices again in their newly built temple in Jerusalem. His desire is that, with these sacrifices now being done, it would bring many Jews to make pilgramages from the nations to Jerusalem for the passover feasts. Gathering as many Jews into one place as he could, Satan would then come down from Tyre into Israel to kill as many as possible. This will take place half way through the 7 year period as the leader of Tyre is killed and comes back to life, with the power of Satan, as Satan is kicked out of heaven.
John continues in verse 11;
(11)"And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one
buys their cargoes any more;(12) cargoes of gold and silverand precious stones
and pearls and fine linen and purple silk and scarlet, and every kind of citon wood
and every article of ivory and every article made from costly wood and bronze
and iron and marble,(13) and cinnamon and spices and incense and perfume and
frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep,
and cargoes of horses and chariots and slaves and human lives."
These are all the worlds most valuble resources. At the end of these verses you will notice that this city will be brought humans to be slaves. When Satan implements his system of not being able to buy or sell unless you receive the mark of the beast on your right hand or forehead, there will be many saints who will not receive it. With the saints not participating in the new monitary system, they will be rounded up and some of them will be sent on ships to Tyre to be slaves. This will not happen until half way through the 7 year tribulation period, when Satan will come down from Tyre against Israel and sits himself in the temple claiming to be God. If you remember, back in Revelation Chapter 13, verses 5-10, John wrote this pertaining to the beast whose fatal wound was healed;
(5)"And it was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies;
and authority to act for fourty-two months was given to him.(6) And he opened
his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blasphemies His name, and His
tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven.(7) And it was given to him to make
war with the saints and to overcome them; and authority over ever tribe and
people and tongue and nation was given to him.(8) And all who dwell on the earth
will worship him, everyone whose names has not been written in the book of life
of the Lamb slain before the foudation of the world.(9) If anyone has an ear, let
him hear.(10) If anyone is destined for captivity,to captivity he goes; If anyone
kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the perseverance
and faith of the saints."
This is the one who will come in the power of Satan. His claim of being God is the blasphemie.
He will then mock Jesus and all that exist in heaven. Then he will come against the saints and take many into capivity. Jesus tells his saints to persevere and remain faithful despite the circumstance.
John continues in Chapter 18, verse 14-19, about Babylons fate writing this;
(14)"And the fruit you long for has gone from you, and all things that were
luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men well no longer find
them.(15) The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at
a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, saying,
'Woe, woe, the great city, she was clothed in fine linen and
purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones
and pearls;(17) for in one hour such great wealth has been
laid waste!'
And every shipmaster and every passenger and sailor, and as many as make their
living by the sea, stood at a distance,(18) and were crying out as they saw the
smoke of her burning, saying,'What city is like the great city?"(19) and they threw
dust on their heads and were crying out weeping and mourning, saying,
'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea
became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid
waste!'
Notice that all the people who were involved in the shipping were standing at a distance and saw the smoke of her burning. They saw the citys destuction from the sea. This gives evidence to the fact that it will be a coastal city. Tyre is a coastal city and its location and geography make it a perfect coastal port as it was once before.
John concludes the Chapter with this in verses 20-24;
"(20) Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets,
because God has pronounced judgment for you against her.(21) And a strong
angel took up a stone like a great millestone and threw it into the sea, saying,
'Thus will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with
violence, and will not be found any longer.'
(22) And the sound of the harpists and musicians and flute-players and
trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer ,and no craftsmen of craft will
be found in you any longer; and the sound of a mill will not be heard in you
any longer.(23) and the light of a lamp will not be found in you any longer;
and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride will not be found in you any
longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the
nations were deceived by your sorcery. (24) And in her was found the blood
of all who have been slain on the earth."
All the saints, apostles and prophets, will be in heaven at this time with Jesus. All the activity of this vibrant city will come to an end. All the nations of the earth will be deceived by the supernatural powers the will be used, in the power of Satan. This is what the apostle Paul wrote about in his 2nd letter to the Thessalonians in the 2nd Chapter, verses 8-10;
(8)"And then the lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will remove
with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearof His coming;
(9) that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with
all power and signs and FALSE wonders, (10) and with all DECEPTION of
wickedness for those who perish, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE
THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH SO AS TO BE SAVED."
Please, if you haven't yet, receive the love of the truth and be saved. The famous passage of scripture written in John's gospel Chapter 3, verse 16, says it best and that is why you might see it so much;
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
God Himself came to this world in the person of Jesus, and gave up His own human life, that he might purchase you, with the shedding of His own blood, for the forgiveness of sins and in Him we are transformed from the kingdom of darkness, into the kingdom of His glorious light. Becoming part of His body, He becomes the Ark that carries us from this earthly realm, that will perish as we know it, into the spiritual realm that is eternal.
May Jesus bless you with understanding and His peace.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Revelation Chapter 18 - The Earths Pride Destroyed
The pride of the earth at the end of this age will be the city that will be built in Tyre, Lebanon. The city will be a joint effort by all the nations of the world. They will be glad to contribute to the construction of this city, for there has never been anything like it. Many merchants of the earth will become very wealthy from supplying the wares needed to build the city. All the merchant shipping lines of the world will become extremely wealthy from all the required shipping of the material to build the city and then all the supplies that are needed to maintain the city. The city will produce many goods that will then be needed to be shipped back to the nations. Tyre will be a global commerce capital of the world and likely the global capital. This city will appear to be the answer to all the worlds woes, but it becomes the woe to the world. From the City of Tyre will come a leader who is influenced by Satan and then becomes impowered by Satan. This will be the King of Tyre that the prophet Ezekiel wrote about in his 28th Chapter. The City of Tyre, Ezekiel wrote about in his 27th Chapter. Satan has been scheming to bring the world to this point for quite a while. This city will be short lived. The prophet Jeremiah wrote about this city in his 50th and 51st Chapters in which he concludes in Chapter 51, verse 58, with this;
"...........So the peoples will toil for nothing, and the nations exhausted
only for fire."
John concluded Chapter 17 of Revelation with this city Babylon the Great (Tyre) coming to an end with Jesus putting into the hearts of those who where involved with this city, to destroy the very city they created and to hate her, now knowing they were deceived by her. John begins Chapter 18 with this;
(1)"After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having
great authority, and the earth was illumined with his glory.(2) And he cried out
with a mighty voice, saying,
'Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! And she has become a
dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean and,
hateful bird.(3) For all the nations have drunk of the wine of
the passions of her immorality, and the kings of the earth have
committed acts of immorality with her, and the merchants of
the earth have become rich by the wealth of her sensuality.'
From this city, Satan will feed the lust and desires of the flesh and fallen nature of man. Without having Jesus in ones soul, that soul is always looking for something to fill it. Some over use alcohol, drugs, sex, acquiring material items, religion and a vast number of other things to try to fill the void they feel. These things when abused for this purpose are all used in vain. The soul was meant to be filled with Jesus. Only then can a person feel complete and no longer have to abuse the forementioned items to try to acheive fullfillment. From this city Satan will supply not only these items, but will come up with many more false satisfactions to the lust and desires of man. He will do this to keep them falsely satisfied so that he can drag them futher and further away from the true answer, Jesus. He will make them feel economically secure after a period of great financial insecurity. This has always been a false sense of fullfillment. Wealth means nothing if you are a captive. Satan has always kept people who are deceived in that state, by appearing to give them material stability. The happier he can keep their flesh the less they realize they need the true and eternal answer for their soul, Jesus.
John continues in verse 4;
(4)"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,
'Come out of her, my people, that you may not participate
in her sins and that you may not receive her plaques; (5)for
her sins have piled up as high as heaven, and God has
remembered her iniquities.(6)Pay her back even as she has
paid, give her back double according to hert deeds; in the
cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.
She will reap what she sowed.
(7)'To the degree that she glorified herself and lived
sensuously, to the same degree give her torment and
mourning; for she says in her heart, I SIT AS A
QUEEN AND I AM NOT A WIDOW, AND WILL
NEVER SEE MOURNING.'
The prophet Isaiah wrote this in his 47th Chapter, verse 7, pertaining to Babylon;
"Yet you said,'I shall be a queen forever.'
John continues in verse 8;
(8)For this reason in one day her plaques will come,
pestilence, and mourning and famine, and she will be
burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her
is strong."
May Jesus peace and understanding be with you.
"...........So the peoples will toil for nothing, and the nations exhausted
only for fire."
John concluded Chapter 17 of Revelation with this city Babylon the Great (Tyre) coming to an end with Jesus putting into the hearts of those who where involved with this city, to destroy the very city they created and to hate her, now knowing they were deceived by her. John begins Chapter 18 with this;
(1)"After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having
great authority, and the earth was illumined with his glory.(2) And he cried out
with a mighty voice, saying,
'Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! And she has become a
dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean and,
hateful bird.(3) For all the nations have drunk of the wine of
the passions of her immorality, and the kings of the earth have
committed acts of immorality with her, and the merchants of
the earth have become rich by the wealth of her sensuality.'
From this city, Satan will feed the lust and desires of the flesh and fallen nature of man. Without having Jesus in ones soul, that soul is always looking for something to fill it. Some over use alcohol, drugs, sex, acquiring material items, religion and a vast number of other things to try to fill the void they feel. These things when abused for this purpose are all used in vain. The soul was meant to be filled with Jesus. Only then can a person feel complete and no longer have to abuse the forementioned items to try to acheive fullfillment. From this city Satan will supply not only these items, but will come up with many more false satisfactions to the lust and desires of man. He will do this to keep them falsely satisfied so that he can drag them futher and further away from the true answer, Jesus. He will make them feel economically secure after a period of great financial insecurity. This has always been a false sense of fullfillment. Wealth means nothing if you are a captive. Satan has always kept people who are deceived in that state, by appearing to give them material stability. The happier he can keep their flesh the less they realize they need the true and eternal answer for their soul, Jesus.
John continues in verse 4;
(4)"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,
'Come out of her, my people, that you may not participate
in her sins and that you may not receive her plaques; (5)for
her sins have piled up as high as heaven, and God has
remembered her iniquities.(6)Pay her back even as she has
paid, give her back double according to hert deeds; in the
cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.
She will reap what she sowed.
(7)'To the degree that she glorified herself and lived
sensuously, to the same degree give her torment and
mourning; for she says in her heart, I SIT AS A
QUEEN AND I AM NOT A WIDOW, AND WILL
NEVER SEE MOURNING.'
The prophet Isaiah wrote this in his 47th Chapter, verse 7, pertaining to Babylon;
"Yet you said,'I shall be a queen forever.'
John continues in verse 8;
(8)For this reason in one day her plaques will come,
pestilence, and mourning and famine, and she will be
burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her
is strong."
May Jesus peace and understanding be with you.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Revelation Chapter 18 - The Fall of Babylon
Revelation Chapter 18 is about the fall of Babylon. It will cover some of the reasons why this City will fall and what they did to cause their own destruction. Before I comment on what is written in Chapter 18, I would like my readers to read my previous blogs that are pertaining to this City. If you refer back to my blogs;
Revelation Chapter 14 (Part 2) The Fall of Babylon Posted on 9-20-12
Tyre- Babyon The Great Has Fallen Posted on 10-3-12
Tyre- Babyon The Great (Part 2) Posted on 10-11-12
King of Tyre- Used By Satan Posted on 10-22-12
This will be very helpful in helping you understand the origin of this city, its leader and its dealings, along with its fate and why.
May Jesus wisdom, knowledge and understand be with you.
Revelation Chapter 14 (Part 2) The Fall of Babylon Posted on 9-20-12
Tyre- Babyon The Great Has Fallen Posted on 10-3-12
Tyre- Babyon The Great (Part 2) Posted on 10-11-12
King of Tyre- Used By Satan Posted on 10-22-12
This will be very helpful in helping you understand the origin of this city, its leader and its dealings, along with its fate and why.
May Jesus wisdom, knowledge and understand be with you.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Revelation Chapter 17 (Part 2) Earths Final Battle
As we finished the first part of Chapter 17, we saw that there are ten horns that are ten kings that do not have kingdoms but will receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour. The purpose for this is to give their authority back to the beast. What will be taking place on the earth at this time is very interesting. We see ten people who are not kings of any kingdoms(countries), who will be given kingship of kingdoms,by the beast, for the soul purpose of giving their power(military power), of that kingdom, to the beast(anti-christ). So with the beast now with authority over every military power of these ten nations, he will bring them all for battle to make an attempt to stop the return of Jesus. Remember, the main reason why Jesus is returning with His wrath is to destroy those who are destroying the earth so that some flesh (people) will survive.
John wrote in Revelations 11th Chapter, verse 18;
"And the nations were enraged and Thy wrath came, and the time came for the
dead to be judged, and the time to give their reward to Thy bond-servants the
prophets and the saints and to those who fear Thy name, the small and the great,
and to destroy those who are destoying the earth."
The reward is the being caught up in to be with Jesus. The saints(believers) who are still alive on the earth, at this time, along with those who have died, will receive their new glorified resurrected(heavenly) bodies, that will be in the likeness of their risen Lord Jesus. Since flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, they must shed the earthly body for the new heavenly body.
John wrote in his gospel in Chapter 24, verses 21 and 22, quoting Jesus;
(21)"for then there will be a great tribulation, such has not occured since the
beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall. (22)"and unless those days
had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect
those days shall be cut short."
I keep trying to emphasize the reason for the wrath of God, because Satan is always trying to project the wrath as being such an unfair and unrighteous thing for a God to do. This is because the wrath is coming to stop the destruction that is being done by Satan. When the wrath comes, there will no longer be anyone left on earth, who became New Creations (saints) by receiving the truth of Jesus and His gift of eternal life. This will leave all the powers of the nations militaries in the hands of all those who refused to receive the truth as to be saved and who chose to worship the beast. This is why those ten kings will easily surrender the control of the militaries into the hands of the beast(anti-christ).
John goes on to write in Revelation Chapter 14;
"These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them,
because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him
are the called and chosen and faithful."
When it says that those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful, this means that these are the ones who chose Jesus. For everyone has been called, but few answer. Everyone has been chosen, but few accept. Everyone has been called to put their trust in Jesus, but many refuse. For Jesus said, in the 3rd Chapter of the gospel of John in verses 16 and 17;
(16)"For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
(called) believes in Him should not perish (chosen), but have eternal life (by
trusting what He says is true.) (17) For God did not send His Son to judge the world,
but that the world should be saved through Him."
This is why the only people who will perish are those who refused to receive the truth as to be saved. Those who are with are those that John wrote about in the 19th Chapter of Revelation, verses 11-14;
(11)"And I saw heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he who sat upon
it is called Faithful and True; and in righteousness He will wage war.(12) And His
eyes are a flame of fire, and upon His head are many diadems; and He has a name
written upon Him which no one knows except Himself.(13) And He is clothed with
a robe dipped in blood (it is His blood that purchased all those who would come
to Him); and His name is called the Word of God.(14) And the armies which are in
heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean(washed in the blood of the Lamb),
were following Him on white horses."
The prophet Daniel wrote in his 8th Chapter about the one(anti-christ) who would come against Jesus. This is the one who causes the abomination of desolation, that Jesus said to look to as a sign of the end of this age. Daniel talks about this leader as a he and then as (IT). In verses 9-12;
(9)"And out of one of them came forth a rather small horn which grew exceedingly
great towards the south, toward the east, and toward the Beautiful land.(10)And IT
grew up to the host of heaven and caused some of the host and some of the stars to
fall to the earth, and IT trampled them down. (11) IT even magnified ITself to be
equal with the Commander of the host; and it removed the regular sacrifice from
Him, and the place of the sanctuary was thrown down.(12) and on account of
transgression the host will be given over to the horn along with the regular sacrifice;
and IT will fling truth to the ground and perform ITS will and prosper."
When the realm of Greece(The united alliance) stops Iran from making an attempt to take over the middle east, the realm of Greece will be divided into four powers of rule with a leader for each division. One of these leaders will become IT. This is the anti-christ who will proceed down from the global capital of Tyre into Israel where he will make war with Israel and do away with the sacrifice in the temple in Jerusalem. He (IT) will then seat himself in the temple saying that he is God. From here he will go after the saints and will persecute and kill many because of the truth that they proclaim. He will mock the truth of Jesus and go on to cause much destruction on the earth.
This leader is the one who makes the 7 years covenant of peace, that will allow Israel to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem and start back up their sacrifices. It will also allow the city to be built in Tyre.
This leader is killed half way into the 7 year covenant that was made. This is at the exact time that Satan and his demons are cast out of heaven and down to the earth. He then recovers from his fatal wound and becomes IT in the power of Satan. Daniel goes on to write that in the latter period of the rule of the four leaders, when the trangressors have run their course, in Chapter 8, verses 23-25:
"(23).........A king will arise, insolent and skilled in intrigue.(24) And his power
will be mighty, but not by his own power, and he will destroy to an extraordinary
degree and prosper and perform his will; He will destroy mighty men and the holy
people.(25) And through his shrewdness He will cause deceit to succeed by his
influence; And he will magnify himself in his heart, and he will destroy many while
they are at ease. He will even oppose the Prince of princes (Jesus), but he will be
broken without human agency."
Not by human agency because it will be done by Jesus and His Saints when they return to execute the wrath of God, for the destruction that is being perpetrated on the earth, by Satan and all those who refused to receieve the truth as to be saved.
Back in Daniel's 7th Chapter, Daniel wrote this about this man of Satan and the outcome, in verses 25-27:
(25)"And he will speak out against the Most High (Jesus) and wear down the
saints of the Highest One (Jesus), and he will intend to make alterations in times
and in law (stop the regular sacrifice); and they will be given into his hand for
a time, times, and half a time (3 1/2 years). (26) But the court will sit in judgment,
and his dominion will be taken away, annihilated and detroyed forever.(27) Then
the sovereignty, the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the
whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Highest One; His
kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and
obey Him."
John concludes Revelation Chapter 17, verses 15-18, with this;
(15)"And he said to me, 'The waters which you saw were the harlot sits, are
peoples and multitudes and nations and tougues (global capital).(16) And the ten
horns that you saw , and the beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her
desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her up with fire.(17)
For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common
purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are
fullfilled.(18) and the woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over
the kings of the earth."
How ironic it is that Jesus tells them by what he has them do, "You have come to destroy Me, but before I destroy you, I will watch you destroy your own deceptive city that deceived all the inhabitants of the earth by mocking my truth and killing my saints."
May Jesus give you His peace and understanding.
John wrote in Revelations 11th Chapter, verse 18;
"And the nations were enraged and Thy wrath came, and the time came for the
dead to be judged, and the time to give their reward to Thy bond-servants the
prophets and the saints and to those who fear Thy name, the small and the great,
and to destroy those who are destoying the earth."
The reward is the being caught up in to be with Jesus. The saints(believers) who are still alive on the earth, at this time, along with those who have died, will receive their new glorified resurrected(heavenly) bodies, that will be in the likeness of their risen Lord Jesus. Since flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, they must shed the earthly body for the new heavenly body.
John wrote in his gospel in Chapter 24, verses 21 and 22, quoting Jesus;
(21)"for then there will be a great tribulation, such has not occured since the
beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall. (22)"and unless those days
had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect
those days shall be cut short."
I keep trying to emphasize the reason for the wrath of God, because Satan is always trying to project the wrath as being such an unfair and unrighteous thing for a God to do. This is because the wrath is coming to stop the destruction that is being done by Satan. When the wrath comes, there will no longer be anyone left on earth, who became New Creations (saints) by receiving the truth of Jesus and His gift of eternal life. This will leave all the powers of the nations militaries in the hands of all those who refused to receive the truth as to be saved and who chose to worship the beast. This is why those ten kings will easily surrender the control of the militaries into the hands of the beast(anti-christ).
John goes on to write in Revelation Chapter 14;
"These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them,
because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him
are the called and chosen and faithful."
When it says that those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful, this means that these are the ones who chose Jesus. For everyone has been called, but few answer. Everyone has been chosen, but few accept. Everyone has been called to put their trust in Jesus, but many refuse. For Jesus said, in the 3rd Chapter of the gospel of John in verses 16 and 17;
(16)"For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
(called) believes in Him should not perish (chosen), but have eternal life (by
trusting what He says is true.) (17) For God did not send His Son to judge the world,
but that the world should be saved through Him."
This is why the only people who will perish are those who refused to receive the truth as to be saved. Those who are with are those that John wrote about in the 19th Chapter of Revelation, verses 11-14;
(11)"And I saw heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he who sat upon
it is called Faithful and True; and in righteousness He will wage war.(12) And His
eyes are a flame of fire, and upon His head are many diadems; and He has a name
written upon Him which no one knows except Himself.(13) And He is clothed with
a robe dipped in blood (it is His blood that purchased all those who would come
to Him); and His name is called the Word of God.(14) And the armies which are in
heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean(washed in the blood of the Lamb),
were following Him on white horses."
The prophet Daniel wrote in his 8th Chapter about the one(anti-christ) who would come against Jesus. This is the one who causes the abomination of desolation, that Jesus said to look to as a sign of the end of this age. Daniel talks about this leader as a he and then as (IT). In verses 9-12;
(9)"And out of one of them came forth a rather small horn which grew exceedingly
great towards the south, toward the east, and toward the Beautiful land.(10)And IT
grew up to the host of heaven and caused some of the host and some of the stars to
fall to the earth, and IT trampled them down. (11) IT even magnified ITself to be
equal with the Commander of the host; and it removed the regular sacrifice from
Him, and the place of the sanctuary was thrown down.(12) and on account of
transgression the host will be given over to the horn along with the regular sacrifice;
and IT will fling truth to the ground and perform ITS will and prosper."
When the realm of Greece(The united alliance) stops Iran from making an attempt to take over the middle east, the realm of Greece will be divided into four powers of rule with a leader for each division. One of these leaders will become IT. This is the anti-christ who will proceed down from the global capital of Tyre into Israel where he will make war with Israel and do away with the sacrifice in the temple in Jerusalem. He (IT) will then seat himself in the temple saying that he is God. From here he will go after the saints and will persecute and kill many because of the truth that they proclaim. He will mock the truth of Jesus and go on to cause much destruction on the earth.
This leader is the one who makes the 7 years covenant of peace, that will allow Israel to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem and start back up their sacrifices. It will also allow the city to be built in Tyre.
This leader is killed half way into the 7 year covenant that was made. This is at the exact time that Satan and his demons are cast out of heaven and down to the earth. He then recovers from his fatal wound and becomes IT in the power of Satan. Daniel goes on to write that in the latter period of the rule of the four leaders, when the trangressors have run their course, in Chapter 8, verses 23-25:
"(23).........A king will arise, insolent and skilled in intrigue.(24) And his power
will be mighty, but not by his own power, and he will destroy to an extraordinary
degree and prosper and perform his will; He will destroy mighty men and the holy
people.(25) And through his shrewdness He will cause deceit to succeed by his
influence; And he will magnify himself in his heart, and he will destroy many while
they are at ease. He will even oppose the Prince of princes (Jesus), but he will be
broken without human agency."
Not by human agency because it will be done by Jesus and His Saints when they return to execute the wrath of God, for the destruction that is being perpetrated on the earth, by Satan and all those who refused to receieve the truth as to be saved.
Back in Daniel's 7th Chapter, Daniel wrote this about this man of Satan and the outcome, in verses 25-27:
(25)"And he will speak out against the Most High (Jesus) and wear down the
saints of the Highest One (Jesus), and he will intend to make alterations in times
and in law (stop the regular sacrifice); and they will be given into his hand for
a time, times, and half a time (3 1/2 years). (26) But the court will sit in judgment,
and his dominion will be taken away, annihilated and detroyed forever.(27) Then
the sovereignty, the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the
whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Highest One; His
kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and
obey Him."
John concludes Revelation Chapter 17, verses 15-18, with this;
(15)"And he said to me, 'The waters which you saw were the harlot sits, are
peoples and multitudes and nations and tougues (global capital).(16) And the ten
horns that you saw , and the beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her
desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her up with fire.(17)
For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common
purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are
fullfilled.(18) and the woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over
the kings of the earth."
How ironic it is that Jesus tells them by what he has them do, "You have come to destroy Me, but before I destroy you, I will watch you destroy your own deceptive city that deceived all the inhabitants of the earth by mocking my truth and killing my saints."
May Jesus give you His peace and understanding.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Revelation Chapter 17- The Doom of Babylon
The doom of Babylon is what I have written about in previous blogs, when referring to the City of Tyre, that will be rebuilt in the end times. The prophet Isaiah wrote about the City of Tyre in his 23rd Chapter. This proceeded what he wrote in Chapter 24, about the judgement of the earth.. Isaiah also wrote in his 14th Chapter about the King of Babylon, in which he refered to this to be Israel's taught against the King of Babylon. During the days that Isaiah lived the City of Tyre was part of the Babylonian Empire. In Chapter 14, Isaiah refers to the King as the King Babylon and in Chapter 23, Isaiah refers to the City, from which he ruled from, as Tyre. In Isaiah's 47th Chapter, he writes about what will come upon Babylon and why.
The prophet Ezekiel wrote in his 26th Chapter about the judgement of Tyre. In the 27th Chapter it takes up a lamentation over Tyre. Then in Chapter 28, he writes about the King of Tyre's overthrow and final end. In Chapter 28, verses12 -17, it shows that the King of Tyre is Satan.
As we go through Revelation Chapter 17, we will see what Jesus reveals about this City and its leader. John begins Chapter 17 with this;
"And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me,
saying, 'Come here, I shall show you the judgement of the great harlot who sits
on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth commited acts of immorality,
and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.'"
The great harlot is a City. When it says that the great harlot sits on many waters, what it is saying is that from that City the rest of the the world is being governed or influenced in some way or another. It would be as if the world is united and being ruled through one city acting as a the Capital City of the world. When it says that the kings of the earth commited acts of immorality with this city and that the inhabitants of the earth are drunk with the wine of her immorality, this must mean that the influence of this City is deceiving the people of the earth. The kings of the earth are going along with it and therefore persuading their citizens to also participate in the ideas of what comes from this City. The immorality could be a deception that is in opposition to Jesus and the truth. I put "could be", but I know it is.
John continues in verse 3;
"And he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness; and I saw woman
sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten
horns."
The woman is great harlot, which is the city. The beast that is carrying this City is Satan, the anti-christ. The seven heads are the seven continents and the ten horns are ten kings that will be given special authority at the end. This means that possibly, some or one of the continents will have more than one king. They could possibly be consentratrated into a smaller area. So what we have is Satan carrying the influence of the Harlot City to the rest of the world, by way of the kings(leaders) of the earth. The blasphemous names that the beast has, are either what he is referring to himself as. Example, when he seats himself in the temple in Jerusalem making claims that he is God. They can also be names that people are giving to him because they are looking at him as a savior like figure, who will look as if he is healing the woes of the earth.
John continues in verses 4 and 5;
(4)"And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and
precious stones and perals, having in her hand a gold cup full of the abominations
and of the unclean things of her immorality,(5) and upon her forehead a name was
Written, a mystery, 'BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
THE AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.'"
In Jesus eyes this City is not a great influence to the rest of the world. Instead it is a terrible influence on the world. When people allow themselves to be influenced by this city, it is like having an affair with a harlot. Like selling your soul to the devil.
John writes in verse 6;
"And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood
of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered greatly."
Remember, in Chapter 16 when the 3rd angel poured out his bowl that caused the waters to become like blood for the reason John wrote in verse 6;
"for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and Thou hast given
them blood to drink. They deserve it."
This City will become intoxicated by the thrill they get by killing the people of Jesus. They will reap what they sowed. I don't believe that it will only take place in this City. I also believe that the influence of this city will sprend this evil to the rest of the world. This is already taking place throughout many countries in the world in mass numbers today. You just don't hear about it because Satan contols what information he wants people to get or not get.
With John wondering greatly about this drunk woman (city), He was told this in verses 7 and 8;
(7)"And the angel said to me,'Why do you wonder?' I shall the mystery of the
woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten
horns."(8) The beast that you saw was and is not, and is about to come up out
of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth will wonder,
whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the
world, when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come."
Remember, Jesus told the apostles in the 24th Chapter, verses 15 and 21, of Matthew, when they inquired of Him as to the signs of His come and the end of the age;
(15)"Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation' which was spoken
of through the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place...........(21) for then there
will be a great tribulation, such has not occured since the beginning of the world
until now now, nor ever shall."
This occurs when the King of Tyre (was), is killed(is not) and then comes back to life(comes up out of the abyss). He comes back to life, in the power of Satan. The whole world will be amazed and worship this person, except the believers who know this will happen (the ones written in the book of life). The abonination of desolation is when this king will go down from Tyre against Israel and seat himself in the temple of God, in Jerusalem, making claims of being God.
Paul wrote about this in his first letter to the Thessalonians, Chapter 2, verses 1-10;
(1)"Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and our gathering together to Him,(2) that you may not be quickly shaken
from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as
if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.(3) Let no one in any
way deceive you, for it will not come the apostosy(falling away from the truth)
comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the SON OF DESTUCTION,
(4)who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship,
so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, DISPLAYING HIMSELF AS
BEING GOD.(5) Do you not you remember that while I was still with you, I was
telling you these things? (6) And you know what restrains him now, so that in his
time he may be revealed.(7) For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work;
only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.(8) And then
the lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His
mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;(9) that is, the one
whose coming is in accord with the ACTIVITY OF SATAN, with all POWERS
AND SIGNS AND FALSE WONDERS,(10) and with all the deception of
wickedness for those who perish, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE
LOVE OF THE TRUTH AS TO BE SAVED."
Half way, 3 1/2 years into a 7 year peace covenant, this person is killed at the same time Satan and his demons are kicked out of heaven and down to the earth. He then returns to life in the power of Satan and goes throughout the earth with great destruction.
Paul wrote about this in his first letter to the Thessalonians in the 5th Chapter, verses 2-4;
(2)"For you yourself know full and well that the day of the Lord will come just
like a thief in the night.(3) While they are saying, 'Peace and safety!' then sudden
destruction will come upon them suddenly like birth pangs upon a woman with
child; and they will not escape.(4) But you brethren are not in the darkness, that
the day should overtake you like a thief."
The world will be deceieved by the temporary time of peace and this peace maker. When he comes to life, they will be even more amazed, but destrution will soon be upon them. The saints will know this is coming and will not be caught offguard.
In Revelation 17, the angel continues to tell John in verse 9-13;
(9)"Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains
(continents) on which the woman [Babylon the Great, Tyre] sits."(10) and they
are seven kings; five have fallen, one is[this would be #6], the other has not yet
come [this is #7], when he [ #7]comes he must remain a short while [he steps in
for #6 who was killed, until he comes back to life] (11) And the beast which was
[#6] and was not[he was killed], is himself also an eighth [#8], and is one of the
seven [#6], and HE GOES ONTO DESTRUCTION.(12) And the ten horns which
you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive
authority as kings with the beast for one hour. (13) These have one purpose and
they give their power and authority to the beast.
Jesus peace and grace and mercy be with you.
The prophet Ezekiel wrote in his 26th Chapter about the judgement of Tyre. In the 27th Chapter it takes up a lamentation over Tyre. Then in Chapter 28, he writes about the King of Tyre's overthrow and final end. In Chapter 28, verses12 -17, it shows that the King of Tyre is Satan.
As we go through Revelation Chapter 17, we will see what Jesus reveals about this City and its leader. John begins Chapter 17 with this;
"And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me,
saying, 'Come here, I shall show you the judgement of the great harlot who sits
on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth commited acts of immorality,
and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.'"
The great harlot is a City. When it says that the great harlot sits on many waters, what it is saying is that from that City the rest of the the world is being governed or influenced in some way or another. It would be as if the world is united and being ruled through one city acting as a the Capital City of the world. When it says that the kings of the earth commited acts of immorality with this city and that the inhabitants of the earth are drunk with the wine of her immorality, this must mean that the influence of this City is deceiving the people of the earth. The kings of the earth are going along with it and therefore persuading their citizens to also participate in the ideas of what comes from this City. The immorality could be a deception that is in opposition to Jesus and the truth. I put "could be", but I know it is.
John continues in verse 3;
"And he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness; and I saw woman
sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten
horns."
The woman is great harlot, which is the city. The beast that is carrying this City is Satan, the anti-christ. The seven heads are the seven continents and the ten horns are ten kings that will be given special authority at the end. This means that possibly, some or one of the continents will have more than one king. They could possibly be consentratrated into a smaller area. So what we have is Satan carrying the influence of the Harlot City to the rest of the world, by way of the kings(leaders) of the earth. The blasphemous names that the beast has, are either what he is referring to himself as. Example, when he seats himself in the temple in Jerusalem making claims that he is God. They can also be names that people are giving to him because they are looking at him as a savior like figure, who will look as if he is healing the woes of the earth.
John continues in verses 4 and 5;
(4)"And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and
precious stones and perals, having in her hand a gold cup full of the abominations
and of the unclean things of her immorality,(5) and upon her forehead a name was
Written, a mystery, 'BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
THE AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.'"
In Jesus eyes this City is not a great influence to the rest of the world. Instead it is a terrible influence on the world. When people allow themselves to be influenced by this city, it is like having an affair with a harlot. Like selling your soul to the devil.
John writes in verse 6;
"And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood
of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered greatly."
Remember, in Chapter 16 when the 3rd angel poured out his bowl that caused the waters to become like blood for the reason John wrote in verse 6;
"for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and Thou hast given
them blood to drink. They deserve it."
This City will become intoxicated by the thrill they get by killing the people of Jesus. They will reap what they sowed. I don't believe that it will only take place in this City. I also believe that the influence of this city will sprend this evil to the rest of the world. This is already taking place throughout many countries in the world in mass numbers today. You just don't hear about it because Satan contols what information he wants people to get or not get.
With John wondering greatly about this drunk woman (city), He was told this in verses 7 and 8;
(7)"And the angel said to me,'Why do you wonder?' I shall the mystery of the
woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten
horns."(8) The beast that you saw was and is not, and is about to come up out
of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth will wonder,
whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the
world, when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come."
Remember, Jesus told the apostles in the 24th Chapter, verses 15 and 21, of Matthew, when they inquired of Him as to the signs of His come and the end of the age;
(15)"Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation' which was spoken
of through the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place...........(21) for then there
will be a great tribulation, such has not occured since the beginning of the world
until now now, nor ever shall."
This occurs when the King of Tyre (was), is killed(is not) and then comes back to life(comes up out of the abyss). He comes back to life, in the power of Satan. The whole world will be amazed and worship this person, except the believers who know this will happen (the ones written in the book of life). The abonination of desolation is when this king will go down from Tyre against Israel and seat himself in the temple of God, in Jerusalem, making claims of being God.
Paul wrote about this in his first letter to the Thessalonians, Chapter 2, verses 1-10;
(1)"Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and our gathering together to Him,(2) that you may not be quickly shaken
from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as
if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.(3) Let no one in any
way deceive you, for it will not come the apostosy(falling away from the truth)
comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the SON OF DESTUCTION,
(4)who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship,
so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, DISPLAYING HIMSELF AS
BEING GOD.(5) Do you not you remember that while I was still with you, I was
telling you these things? (6) And you know what restrains him now, so that in his
time he may be revealed.(7) For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work;
only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.(8) And then
the lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His
mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;(9) that is, the one
whose coming is in accord with the ACTIVITY OF SATAN, with all POWERS
AND SIGNS AND FALSE WONDERS,(10) and with all the deception of
wickedness for those who perish, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE
LOVE OF THE TRUTH AS TO BE SAVED."
Half way, 3 1/2 years into a 7 year peace covenant, this person is killed at the same time Satan and his demons are kicked out of heaven and down to the earth. He then returns to life in the power of Satan and goes throughout the earth with great destruction.
Paul wrote about this in his first letter to the Thessalonians in the 5th Chapter, verses 2-4;
(2)"For you yourself know full and well that the day of the Lord will come just
like a thief in the night.(3) While they are saying, 'Peace and safety!' then sudden
destruction will come upon them suddenly like birth pangs upon a woman with
child; and they will not escape.(4) But you brethren are not in the darkness, that
the day should overtake you like a thief."
The world will be deceieved by the temporary time of peace and this peace maker. When he comes to life, they will be even more amazed, but destrution will soon be upon them. The saints will know this is coming and will not be caught offguard.
In Revelation 17, the angel continues to tell John in verse 9-13;
(9)"Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains
(continents) on which the woman [Babylon the Great, Tyre] sits."(10) and they
are seven kings; five have fallen, one is[this would be #6], the other has not yet
come [this is #7], when he [ #7]comes he must remain a short while [he steps in
for #6 who was killed, until he comes back to life] (11) And the beast which was
[#6] and was not[he was killed], is himself also an eighth [#8], and is one of the
seven [#6], and HE GOES ONTO DESTRUCTION.(12) And the ten horns which
you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive
authority as kings with the beast for one hour. (13) These have one purpose and
they give their power and authority to the beast.
Jesus peace and grace and mercy be with you.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Revelation Chapter 16 (Part 3) Bowls Of Wrath
In Chapter 16, John is given a vision of the 7 bowls of the wrath of God being poured out. He begins Chapter 16:
"And I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels,"Go
and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth."
1st angel:
"And the first angel went and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became
a loathsome and malignant sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast
and who worship his image.'
2nd angel:
"And the angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that
of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died."
3rd angel:
"And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water,
and they became like blood.
And I heard the angels of the waters saying, "Righteous art Thou, who art and
who was, O Holy One, because Thou didst judge these things; for they poured
out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and Thou hast given them blood
to drink. They deserve it."
If you recall, back in chapter 6, when Jesus broke the fifth seal, John saw underneath the altar the souls of all those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained cying out with a loud voice;
"How long, O Lord, holy and true, wilt Thou refrain from judging and avenging
our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"
There is a universal principal of God. He requires that every man reaps what he sows. The men who are left on earth, when the 3rd angel pours out his bowl, are those who caused the blood of the prophets and the saints to be poured out when they murdered them, because of their testomony of the gospel(truth) of Jesus. Therefore, they will be given blood to drink, becaused they did not repent of their deeds.
4th angel:
"And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun: and it was given to it
to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with fierce heat; and they
blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues; and they
did not repent as to give Him glory.
5th angel:
" And the fifth angel poud out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his
kingdom his kingdom became darkened;and they gnawed their tongues because
of pain, and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pain and their
sores; and they did not repent of their deeds."
6th angel:
"And the sixth angel poured out his bowl upon the great river, the Euphrates;
and its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings from
the east."
Again if you recall, back in chapter 9, when the 6th angel sounded his trumpet, there came forth an army of 200 million soldiers that came forth and killed a third of mankind. These armies are about to reap what they sowed. They came as far as the Euphates from the east, but they could not cross because the river stops them from going any further. When the 6th angel pours his bowl, he then makes it possible for them to procede on toward Israel where they will meet their fate.
Remember, half way through the seven year tribulation that Satan and his demons are going to be cast out of heaven and kicked down to the earth. I stated that I am not sure what kind of manifestation that would be. All I know is that it will be different then how it is now. Satan and his demons, as of now, have access to both heaven and the earth. When they are kicked out, they will only exist on the earth. In what form or presence?, we will have to see. John see this in Chapter 16, verses 13-16;
(13)"And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of
the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet; three unclean spirits like frogs;
(14)for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which goes out to the kings
of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God,
the Almighty.
(15)("Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays
awake and keeps his garments, leat he wake about naked and men see his shame.")
In verse 15, Jesus makes an interjection here. He is making sure that He emphiszises to all His saints the importants of being steadfast in their faith, so they will be found with Him when He comes for this battle.
(16)"And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called
Har-Magedon."
All the armies of the world will be gathered here to fight against the God of heaven, Jesus.
7th angel:
"And the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air; and a loud voice came
out of the temple from the throne saying, 'It is done.' And there were flashes
lighting and sounds peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as
there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthqake
was it, and so mighty. And the great city was split into three parts, and the cities
of the nations fell. And Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the
cup of the wine of His fierce wrath. And every island fled away and the
mountains were not found. And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds
each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because
of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe."
Babylon is the city of the beast. This is the city that I blogged about, showing that the city will be built in Tyre, Lebanon. The beast is the king of Tyre who will come back to life from a fatal wound with the power of Satan. This is the man known as the anti-christ. This city and the cities of the earth will fall because of the great earthquake that will occur. I threw out a theory as to the one hundred pound hail. At the resurrection, the saints bodies will be caught up to be with Jesus in the air and then transformed into a new heavenly body. Since flesh as blood cannot iinherit the kingdom of God, the human body which is 80% water will have to be shed. This will cause the earthly body to have to return back down to the earth. Falling from a colder upper atmosphere it will turn to ice. Just a theory.
Jesus' peace and grace be with all of you.
"And I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels,"Go
and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth."
1st angel:
"And the first angel went and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became
a loathsome and malignant sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast
and who worship his image.'
2nd angel:
"And the angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that
of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died."
3rd angel:
"And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water,
and they became like blood.
And I heard the angels of the waters saying, "Righteous art Thou, who art and
who was, O Holy One, because Thou didst judge these things; for they poured
out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and Thou hast given them blood
to drink. They deserve it."
If you recall, back in chapter 6, when Jesus broke the fifth seal, John saw underneath the altar the souls of all those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained cying out with a loud voice;
"How long, O Lord, holy and true, wilt Thou refrain from judging and avenging
our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"
There is a universal principal of God. He requires that every man reaps what he sows. The men who are left on earth, when the 3rd angel pours out his bowl, are those who caused the blood of the prophets and the saints to be poured out when they murdered them, because of their testomony of the gospel(truth) of Jesus. Therefore, they will be given blood to drink, becaused they did not repent of their deeds.
4th angel:
"And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun: and it was given to it
to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with fierce heat; and they
blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues; and they
did not repent as to give Him glory.
5th angel:
" And the fifth angel poud out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his
kingdom his kingdom became darkened;and they gnawed their tongues because
of pain, and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pain and their
sores; and they did not repent of their deeds."
6th angel:
"And the sixth angel poured out his bowl upon the great river, the Euphrates;
and its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings from
the east."
Again if you recall, back in chapter 9, when the 6th angel sounded his trumpet, there came forth an army of 200 million soldiers that came forth and killed a third of mankind. These armies are about to reap what they sowed. They came as far as the Euphates from the east, but they could not cross because the river stops them from going any further. When the 6th angel pours his bowl, he then makes it possible for them to procede on toward Israel where they will meet their fate.
Remember, half way through the seven year tribulation that Satan and his demons are going to be cast out of heaven and kicked down to the earth. I stated that I am not sure what kind of manifestation that would be. All I know is that it will be different then how it is now. Satan and his demons, as of now, have access to both heaven and the earth. When they are kicked out, they will only exist on the earth. In what form or presence?, we will have to see. John see this in Chapter 16, verses 13-16;
(13)"And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of
the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet; three unclean spirits like frogs;
(14)for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which goes out to the kings
of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God,
the Almighty.
(15)("Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays
awake and keeps his garments, leat he wake about naked and men see his shame.")
In verse 15, Jesus makes an interjection here. He is making sure that He emphiszises to all His saints the importants of being steadfast in their faith, so they will be found with Him when He comes for this battle.
(16)"And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called
Har-Magedon."
All the armies of the world will be gathered here to fight against the God of heaven, Jesus.
7th angel:
"And the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air; and a loud voice came
out of the temple from the throne saying, 'It is done.' And there were flashes
lighting and sounds peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as
there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthqake
was it, and so mighty. And the great city was split into three parts, and the cities
of the nations fell. And Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the
cup of the wine of His fierce wrath. And every island fled away and the
mountains were not found. And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds
each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because
of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe."
Babylon is the city of the beast. This is the city that I blogged about, showing that the city will be built in Tyre, Lebanon. The beast is the king of Tyre who will come back to life from a fatal wound with the power of Satan. This is the man known as the anti-christ. This city and the cities of the earth will fall because of the great earthquake that will occur. I threw out a theory as to the one hundred pound hail. At the resurrection, the saints bodies will be caught up to be with Jesus in the air and then transformed into a new heavenly body. Since flesh as blood cannot iinherit the kingdom of God, the human body which is 80% water will have to be shed. This will cause the earthly body to have to return back down to the earth. Falling from a colder upper atmosphere it will turn to ice. Just a theory.
Jesus' peace and grace be with all of you.
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