 After the Lord seals the foreheads
of the 144,000 chosen Israelite servants, a great multitude of people from every nation will be killed for standing up for Jesus. On earth it will look like death and horror, but in heaven it will look like white robes and freedom. This is the weather of the 6th Seal Season. These are the signs of the great tribulation. “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” Revelation 7:10 Martyrdom is the ceremony of blood. It is the most sacrificial form of all baptism. And this will be prevalent for all those who love God during the days of the 6th Seal Season. “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore. the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat. for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” Revelation 7:14-17
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Oh my, how the church has changed.
Instead of suffering for the Word of the Lord, we flaunt our “self-performed miracles” in front of the people of God. I know, Lord, the flesh gets in the way. It’s a struggle we all endure every single day. We take the glory instead of giving the glory back to God. Instead of giving all the glory to God, we focus on our sacrifice and what we have done. Instead of giving our riches to the poor, we hoard up our treasures and only want more. Instead of speaking the truth in love, we bend Your Word to meet people where they are at. I know, Lord, the flesh gets in the way. We are only doing what our heart says. How easily our hearts turn astray. Instead of taking off our shoes and pay our respect to You, Father God, we wear our heels and our boots instead, and totally desecrate Your hallowed ground. Oh Lord, forgive us for what we have become. Instead of focusing our attention on You, your children like to look more at themselves. Selfies are the way of the land. A life of service becomes all about self. “Giving to others” and “Doing the hard stuff” becomes a message of works instead of a message that truly gives hope. This is the way of the new world. A church that ministers to universal love. A church where head pastors teach, "Love others as you love yourself" without first bowing down to You, Father God. Oh Lord, where has our reverence gone? Where is the dividing that only comes from Your Sword? Father God, I send up this prayer - Let your Church become people of light. May the mind and the heart become children of God. May Your truth expose those things that live in the deepest darkest of nights. Let Your truth be exposed in the Name of Christ. Help me to be a witness to the members of Christ. Help me to speak gently to this unfortunate plight. Help me to see people in bondage. Help me to see the real enemy who stands behind them. And most importantly, help me to see the log in my own eye. I know I don’t drift too far behind! You are potter and we are the clay. Knead us and mold us according to your plan. Father God, turn us into Christ-centered men and women who can withstand. Give us wisdom so that we can understand. This is the prayer I lift up to you. Make us into members that reflect Your Head.  This is an interesting poem
because I was able to slow down. I invite you to read on. Yesterday I learned after Jesus tears the 6th seal, astronomical changes will cause the earth to lose it's balance. The moon will turn red, the sun will turn black and the winds will stop. At this time, an angel of God will come to the earth and seal the foreheads of God’s chosen servants. The servants of God listed in this passage are not pastors or priests, or even “Christians” as we seem to think - The chosen servants of God are the sons of Jacob - set aside for such a time as this. The number of God's servants who become sealed by the Holy Spirit, at the end of this age, is very specific. 144,000 people from the bloodline of Israel will be sealed on their foreheads, but the 12 tribes listed in Revelation 7 seems to be missing a person! The scripture says there will be 12,000 from Judah 12,000 from Reuben 12,000, from Gad 12,000, from Asher 12,000, from Naphtali 12,000, from Manasseh 12,000, from Simeon 12,000, from Levi 12,000, from Issachar 12,000, from Zebulun 12,000, from Joseph 12,000 from Benjamin Revelation 7:4-8 Now I know Joseph is the father of Manasseh and Ephraim. So, I would think the passage would say 12,000 from Joseph, not 12,000 from Manasseh and 12,000 Joseph. I wonder why that is how Jesus chose to say it? It appears Joseph is being listed instead of Ephraim, I guess it's because Ephraim is the son who received the blessing of Jacob, instead of Manasseh. But this would mean that Joseph will receive a double portion for his shame, just as promised by God. 24,000 servants of God who are sealed by God's Spirit for the end times will come from the blood line of Joseph. And where is the tribe of Dan? Why is Dan is not included? This is an area that I am not strong. I do not know much about the tribe of Dan except they are the ones attached to Micah and the false priest in the 18th Chapter of Judges. From doing a quick search and minimal research, it appears the tribe of Dan went out on their own and never came back - they were totally wiped out. The website, Got Questions, says that the once second-most populous tribe of Dan, “declined in numbers and in influence until the time of Ezra." The people of Dan fell into gross idolatry. It appears the once children of Jacob who followed his God carved out gods of their own, and became children of Satan. Dan also became the center of idol worship when the Northern Kingdom broke off from Judah. Right before Jacob (Israel) died, he blessed his children and this is what he said to Dan, “Dan shall judge his people As one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, A viper by the path, That bites the horse’s heels So that its rider shall fall backward.” Genesis 49:16-19 I wonder, how is Dan to judge God’s people? How is Dan going to serve God as a viper by God’s path? And interestingly, how will Dan bite the heel of the horse that makes the rider fall backwards? What horse and rider do you think Jacob was talking about?  It’s almost 4 am, and the good Lord woke me up to write the next poem.
I’m so excited to turn to Chapter 7. I didn’t think Chapter 6 would ever end! John says, “After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have sealed the foreheads of the servants of our God.” Revelation 7:1-3 Holy crap! Did you hear that? There’s so much revelation coming at me that it feels like my heartbeat is going to stop! First, this spells out that a pre-tribulation understanding of scripture is nothing more than a false belief based on faulty doctrine. I would have never known this if I was not in the Word of God for myself! The servants of God are still on the earth after Jesus releases the first six judgements. Also, I’m pretty sure when John wrote this letter that he did not separate his words into separate chapters. We have to look at Chapter 7 in relation to what is written in Chapter 6. We need to pay attention to how the unfolding of God’s Word is intimately connected in both the Old and New Testament. The end of Chapter 6 was about the astronomical signs that represent the end times; and we as stewards of God’s Word should pay attention to what Jesus said to His Apostle John. Why so many Christians walk around in fear, afraid to hear the revelatory words of Jesus is beyond my understanding! This is the book that we should all dig in! Jesus showed this information to John so that His brothers and sisters would have Life-Giving Wisdom! After a time of false peace will come war, and after war comes famine, plagues, and death. One fourth of the earth will be taken from us in just a matter of a few short moments. The children of God will be beaten and killed for telling everyone about the Kingdom to Come. The earth will shift and fall of its axis, all of nature will lose its balance. Life will grow cold, the sun will turn black, and moon will turn red. And then, before the tearing of the seventh seal, Jesus will command the 4 angels to hold back the winds UNTIL the foreheads of the servants of God are sealed! Jesus! My heart is racing with such joy and expectation. My God is the God who keeps His promise! Right now, this is enough information for me to take in. Tomorrow I will read on and share the rest of Chapter 7.  Today’s poetic Sermon
is the last I will write from the sixth chapter of Revelation. It’s based on what happens when the Lamb of God tears off the 6th seal from the scroll. As you already know, the Apostle John was given the ability to have his spirit be in the throne room of Heaven. He witnessed Jesus as the slain Lamb take the scroll from the right hand of the One who sits on the throne. He saw the Lamb open the seals and heard God’s creatures declare the judgement with the word, "Come.” The tearing off of the first 4 seals brought in four horsemen who brought in false peace, famine, disease and war. The tearing of the 5th seal brought in massive martyrdom of people who believe that Jesus is King. And now we will see what happens when the slain Lamb of God tears the sixth seal. John says, “And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” Revelation 6:12-17 The tearing of the sixth seal will be the sign that God is not a god to be played with. The land and sea will be affected. Everyone on earth will experience trembling and terror while the earth is being rejected. The earth will literally be thrown off its axis. It’s hard to imagine that there will be such astronomical changes, and yet, humans will still remain resistant to God. Knowing God is not about religion, it's about having an intimate relationship with Him.  After the four horsemen
comes massive martyrdom and terror across the entire globe. Jesus forewarned of the end times, the days that come right before the Day of the Lord. He said, “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, and many false prophets will arise and mislead many. Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. And THIS gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:6-14 Every nation across the globe will hold haters of Christ. Every tribe and tongue will profane His great name! Organizations will rise up to advocated to take the Most High God out of government; the nations will unite to accomplish God’s purpose. Yes. It is true! God has established a set time when He will allow utter darkness to separate the light. While hearts grow cold and become less flexible to God’s Word, the hearts of God’s children get stronger and grow brighter to reflect God’s Word. The highway to Heaven becomes heavily illuminated. And while this is happening, according to John in the Book of Revelation, the souls of God’s children who have been a true witness, who are located under God’s altar, will cry out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, the One who is holy and true, will it be until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?” As they cry out, they are given a white robe and told to rest a little while, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, are martyred. Revelation 6:9-11 That is what happens when Jesus tears off the fifth seal, the 5th seal of 7 seals located on the official scroll written by God himself. The cry of the martyred is the center of worship. This is the heart of every true believer who truly loves God. I will wait until tomorrow to write about the 6th seal; the seal that comes right before the 7 trumpets that officially announce the Day of the Lord. Tomorrow we will see that the 6th seal brings about great terror. This is what happens when God delivers supernatural miracles. Can you imagine living in a time when God brings about mesmerizing miracles? Miracles like the 7 Plagues, and the parting of the Red Sea and the swallowing up of an oppressive army! Miracles like the opening of the earth who swallowed up Korah and those who disobeyed God! Miracles like fire coming down on Sodom and Gommorrah, an entire people who lived outside the will of God. It would be so terrifying to see the Hand of God actually writing on the wall, unless of course we knew who the writing was coming from! If I saw the scroll unfolding before my eyes, I'm pretty sure I would fall and be totally in awe. Whether it happens in my lifetime or not, I will continue to believe in the promised Word of God. May these poems that I will continue to write light up the path that leads every heart to the center of worship - the altar of God.  The color Pale Green
reminds me of something pungent and sickly. It makes me think of death and toxicity. Pale Green is the color of the fourth horse that is released into the world by Jesus himself. In Revelation, the Apostle John said, “Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.” Revelation 6:7-8 Can you imagine Death coming for you, and bringing Hell right behind? This is the meaning of Death and Hades; it’s the explanation of what is to come for those who do not believe in the second Adam; the life-giving Spirit of God. Temporary death is in only the first experience; living eternally in Hell, well, that is the result for those who will be eternally separated from God. And for those afraid of the coronavirus, the man-made virus that has taken out about 1 percent of our world, let me remind you of what God said is going to come… Death and Hell will be given authority and take out one fourth of the earth! Since there is almost 8 billion people in the world, that means there will be almost 2 billion deaths! This menacing virus that has been given a crown is nothing in comparison to the Pale Green Horse! What in the world compares to 2 billion deaths? I can’t imagine the devastating effects! I know it’s not quite the same, but the Pale Horse Rider makes me think of Moses, Pharaoh and the angel of death, and the Egyptian army being swallowed up by the Red Sea. The Bible shares moments when supernatural miracles like this happen. It’s all based on God’s divine timeline, which is expelled through His prophetic Word. I remember reading in Jeremiah now, how God used famine, plague and sword to make His Will known, and get His Will done. Jeremiah once said, “But like the bad figs, (those who disobey God and are rotten inside) so bad they cannot be eaten, so will I deal with Zedekiah, king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem - those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt. I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them. And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’ Jeremiah 24:8-10 What happened to the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah during the days of Assyria and Babylonia, is nothing in comparison to what is planned to happen during the Day of the Lord. Instead of one nation being held accountable, every person of every tribe and tongue will bow down to the Lord. The Pale Horse Rider will bring more martyrs and more terror! The opening of His seals will bring God’s judgement down!  This is a poem about the black horse
who will be released into the earth when Jesus opens the third seal of God’s Book. The Black Horse Rider is the 3rd apocalypse horseman, and he will have a pair of scales in his hand. "Pair of scales" in Greek is zugón, which literally means "yoke," - the yoke of bondage will be the way of the land. The four living creatures in the midst of God's throne will say, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius. and do not harm the oil and the wine.” Revelation 6:5-6 Greed and poverty will be rampant again when delusional thinking and narcissism consumes the land. “A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.” Hosea 12:7 God will judge “Dishonest scales and bags of false weights” - For the wealthy will be full of violence, and will speak lies. their tongues will be deceitful in their mouths.” Micah 6:11-12 This is what the black horse rider will bring when the Lamb of God opens the seals. God will place a great big sword in the Antichrist's hand. He will execute God’s judgement all over the earth. And though humans will withdraw into their cities, He will send a plague - we will be delivered into the enemy’s hand. God will allow our food supply to be low, and He will allow for more people to be poor while the greed and gore rip open the land. High inflation will bring about a Great Depression. The wealthy will drain the poor. The Assyrian and Babylonian Kings are coming back. Israel will be under attack. I hear the Lord, “Watch and listen for My voice. The Day of the Lord is coming soon.” I see people running seeking shelter. I see doors closing and fear flowing. I hear screaming mothers and tortured fathers. I hear babies crying and children sobbing. I see winter coming and coldness growing. I just want to cry. I see pride. I see human kings laughing loudly. I hear dancing and feet stomping. I see so much drinking. I see intoxication and people being filled with wine. I see people standing against opposition. and falling down by their pride. I see suicide attempts and people wanting to die. I see mothers and fathers saying goodbye. The black horse rider will bring fear and famine, poverty and hunger into the land. And while it does not seem to make any sense, God is going to use it all for His good. In fact, it has already been planned. Summary of sermon from Pastor Brian Broadway
at Living Message Church according to the way the Lord has perked my ears to hear it. Every author of the Bible comes from the blood line of the Hebrew except the Gentile man known as Luke. Luke is the person who God chose to write down more detail and more words than any other man in the Word of God. Luke addressed the line of David and the line of Aaron- the priest and prophet who prepared for the coming of Jesus, Christ our King. Luke tells the story about what Jesus did when He was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to test His heart. We saw how Jesus used God’s armor and the Sword of the Spirit to resist the trap of darkness, set by Satan. When Jesus returned to Galilee he contained the power of the Holy Spirit. The idea of a synagogue came from a time of desperation. The synagogue was a gathering place for God’s people during the days of Nebuchadnezzar; a place where the Word of God was established on a strong foundation. We will do well to remember that the Church, the Body of Christ, is not a social club, or a popular clique to be a part of. The Church is a place where the citizens of Heaven are called to gather. The model of the church has to be biblical - Christ is the Head of a body that is supposed to follow. “For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function, so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another. We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.” Romans 12:3-8 As we walk through every day life we have choices to make. Our prayer is that the spirit of wisdom and revelation of God will fill the hearts and minds of everyone. Out of the foundation of God, the root of Christ, Words of wisdom shall come. The 7 Spirits Of God are actually combined into One. The hearing and influence of the Holy Spirit is to become fully mature and define God’s purpose. “For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.” 1 Corinthians 2:11-13 We do not want the Spirit of this world, for it is in opposition to the Lord our God. “The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2:14 We have the mind of Christ when we align our will to what God says. The Holy Spirit resides in the hearts of God’s children; for greater is the volume of the Good News that comes from God’s people. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor in spirit; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” Luke 4:18-19 May the Lord continue to grow His faith in the submitted body, the Body of Christ.  The second seal in Revelation 6
and verses 49-59 in Luke 12 have much in common. They both speak to the peace that is lifted. The Apostle John said he saw The Lamb of God open the second seal of the scroll. He saw Jesus release a bright red horse into the world. The Red Horse Rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth. The Red Horse Rider was given a great sword, and men were permitted to slay one another. Revelation 6:3-4 From this description, I’m guessing the name of the Red Horse Rider is WAR. In Luke 12, we can see what Jesus wished for. Jesus said, “I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled. But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.” Luke 12:49-51 Jesus was sent by His Father to endure the Baptism of Blood. Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Son of God, the second Adam, the Life-Giving Spirit, is freely willing to be martyred. The dividing that comes from the Sword of the Spirit has everything to do with our belief systems. Jesus said, “From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” Luke 12:52-53 I believe that Jesus is stating some people will believe that He is King of the New Jerusalem, the Kingdom that holds the vessels of God’s Life-Giving Spirit; and some will not. The Greek word for martyr is martur, which simply means “witness.” This word became synonymous with dying for Christ because the early Church was often persecuted and/or put to death for their belief and witness to Christ. This great witness will come again. In fact, it is already happening. Just look around the world and what is happening with the United Nations. The true Jew and The true Christian actually have the very same mind and heart. They have a heart and a mind that is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by the Spirit of God. A changed person seeks praise from God, not from people. This is the heart of every martyr. Jesus said, “No, I tell you, unless you repent, you too will all perish.” Luke 13:5 The real miracle that Jesus gave to us, was not healing, but His sacrificial death. Miracles happen throughout the Bible. We saw the plagues in Egypt, the manna in the wilderness, and people being raised, even from death. All miracles are an extension of God. But the truth is the greatest gift is that God kept His promise. The Seed of the woman would crush the head of Satan. “Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:1-2 Brothers and sisters in Christ - What will you do with this Information? Everyone is accountable for making their own decision. Do you have passion for WHO you believe in? Are you willing to stand on your belief system? The end is coming soon. The warning has been given. Jesus says to the masses, As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens. And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time? Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.” Luke 12:54-58 |
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