 Oh, how the Lord loves songs!
Heaven is filled with praise and worship - it’s characteristic to the Temple of God. “This great choir sang a wonderful new song in front of the throne of God and before the four living beings and the twenty-four elders. No one could learn this song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.” Revelation 14:3 “And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations. Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed.” Revelation 15:3-4 The song of Moses is found in Deuteronomy 32, and it was written by the Lord right after He told Moses he was about to die. “And the Lord appeared to Joshua and Moses in a pillar of cloud that stood at the entrance to the sacred tent. The Lord said to Moses, “You are about to die and join your ancestors. After you are gone, these people will begin to worship foreign gods, the gods of the land where they are going. They will abandon me and break my covenant that I have made with them. Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say, ‘These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!’ At that time I will hide my face from them on account of all the evil they commit by worshiping other gods.” “So write down the words of this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. Help them learn it, so it may serve as a witness for me against them. For I will bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors-- a land flowing with milk and honey. There they will become prosperous, eat all the food they want, and become fat. But they will begin to worship other gods; they will despise me and break my covenant. And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them.” So that very day Moses wrote down the words of the song and taught it to the Israelites. Deuteronomy 31:15-22 God’s Word NEVER returns void! I pray the Lord would reach to the ends of the earth and pull His people back into His bosom. I pray for every Israelite to return home. I pray for the advancement of God’s kingdom and I stand on the promise that God’s Will will be done. I pray for every Gentile who does not know the Lord. I pray they would look up and stop being prodigal sons. I pray for the Church, the Body of Christ, that they would be the two witnesses of God. And I sing Maranatha as I prepare my heart and my mind for the Day of the Lord.
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to the next passage in Chapter 15, I have to go back and reprocess what John said in Chapter 14 - and even before! It sounds to me like 144,000 Jews, who come straight out Israel’s sons (two from Joseph, with the exclusion of Dan) will honor the Law of Moses, give testimony to Christ and be martyred. But this will only happen after Jerusalem is trampled for 42 months. For 42 months, or 1,260 days, or 3 and a half years (all equal the same amount of time) God will give power to His two witnesses, which I believe to be exactly what the scripture says, “the two lamp-stands” who have nothing against them. The two lampstands are described as the two churches without blemish in the Book of Revelation. The Church, the pure Body of Christ that stands without blemish, will obey Gods law as the way to persevere - and they will lay down their life and choose to suffer as they sacrifice themselves following in the footsteps of Christ. These two prophets are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of all the earth. At the end of their testimony, at God’s appointed time, Satan will come up from his bottomless pit, and wage war against them. Scripture says the Antichrist will conquer and kill them for 42 months, or 1260 days, or 3 and a half years - (which equals the same amount of time). It will appear as if their bodies and spirits are dead; the people who belong to this world will gloat over them and give presents to each other to celebrate the death of the two prophets who had tormented them. But after three and a half days from the day they are killed - God will breathe life into them, and they will rise up and stand. Just like Christ, their bodies will be resurrected. Just like Christ, they will return from the dead. Terror will strike those who look upon them, and they will hear a loud voice from heaven tell them to ascend. People will watch as the two witnesses of God, the lamp-stand churches who are Christ’s perfect reflection, ascend into Heaven. At this time, some people will gain a healthy fear of the Lord and be terrified by His presence. They will turn from their evil ways and give glory to the God of heaven. Revelation 11:13 By the way - I LOVE how God always leaves a remnant! Then, after the rapture of God’s people, war will break out in Heaven, which will also be carried out on earth. The Antichrist will rise from the Sea, the His prophet will point people to him. People across the globe will be subject to his dictatorship rule. They will not be allowed to participate in the world’s economy without putting on the mark of the beast. The beast will be allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. And will be given authority to do whatever he wants for forty-two months, 1260 days, or three and a half years (which equals the same amount of time). Notice the Great Tribulation equals 7 full years - 3.5 during great prophecy and 3.5 after the rising of the beast. The Antichrist will speak terrible words against God, slandering His name and those who dwell in heaven. God will allow the Antichrist to wage war against Israel, and he will be allowed to conquer them. As a result, people across the globe will begin to hate Israel. And at the same time, Israel will return to their home. Scripture says, These followers of Satan are not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made. Revelation 13:8 This mean that some people are created by God who do not have an eternal life with Him in the New Jerusalem. It means God is sovereign! Anyone who is destined for prison will be taken to prison. Anyone destined to die by the sword will die by the sword. God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful even to the point of death. Revelation 13:10 There are some wars we are not meant to fight. Instead of kicking and screaming, we are called to remain still, seek God and speak the God's Honest Truth! Jesus and His special possession, the 144,000 messianic Jews will stand victoriously on Mount Zion. At the end of 7 years, Babylon will fall, the Antichrist will be brought down - but it will come with a price. “Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!” Revelation 14:13 Jesus will come and swing his mighty sword, and blood will be shed everywhere across the globe! It will be like the days of Noah. But instead of a water flood, we will drown in the blood. “The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 miles long and as high as a horse’s bridle.” Revelation 14:20 And right before God pours out His bowls of deadly plagues, a sea of people will stand in Heaven, on the altar of God, and sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb. “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations. Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed.” Revelation 15:3-4 Why the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb? Could this event be related to the exodus? Does the Revelation given by God to Jesus to share with the Apostle John, explain the true mysteries of God? Does this Revelation tell us how we will be redeemed? Does the Revelation explain how God breaks the satanic stronghold which frees us from his bondage? Does the Revelation walk us through the wilderness and bring us to God’s Holy Mountain? Does the Revelation show us what God’s purpose has been all along? Is there a promised land? A land free from demonic activity and captivity - A land that flows with milk and honey? The more I read the more I understand. God has always had a redemption plan! Thank you, Jesus, for this eagle view's understanding.  Hey Christian, listen to this -
After Jesus cuts off the cluster of grapes from the vines of the earth who are ripe for judgement, He will then load them into the winepress of God’s wrath, and trample upon them outside the city gates until there is a river of blood that flows about 4 feet high and 180 miles long. Can you imagine what it will be like to see that much blood covering the earth? It will feel like the days of Noah, but instead of water coming from everywhere there will be such intense violence that it will feel like it will never stop. Then, after we experience the wine press of God’s wrath, people will die from the seven last plagues. And this will bring about the completion of God’s wrath. When this happens, the people who love Christ, will be given a harp by God. They will sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations. Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed.” Revelation 15:1-4 If you are anything like me, then you may be thinking that these two events seem highly opposed and majorly extreme. On the one hand, God will cause people who bow down to Satan to die a violent bloody death during a Great War. On the other hand, the people of God who reside inside the Temple Court will sing harmoniously, in perfect union, giving thanks for the Lord’s all-consuming wrath. We must remember that in this world there are really only two types of people: the people of God and those who are not. In God’s eyes we are not divided by race, nor are we divided by countries, nationalities or different languages. We are divided by only one thing - those who fear God and those who do not. And, according to scripture, the division that exists is completely opposite and majorly extreme!  Today I get the privilege
to write about the coming of the Lord. The angels announce it right after the seventh trumpet is blown. And the prophet Joel also wrote about it sometime between 835 - 796 BC to the people of Israel and to all later readers of the Instruction Book of God. John said, “I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world - to every nation, tribe and language" “Fear God,” he shouted. “Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.” Then another angel followed him through the sky, shouting, “Babylon is fallen - that great city is fallen - because she made all the nations of the world drink the wine of her passionate immorality.” Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb. The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.” This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently, obeying his commands and maintaining their faith in Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!” Then I saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was someone like the Son of Man. He had a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand." Then another angel came from the Temple of God and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud, “Swing the sickle, for the time of harvest has come; the crop on earth is ripe.” So the one sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the whole earth was harvested. After that, another angel came from the Temple in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle. Then another angel, who had power to destroy with fire, came from the altar. He shouted to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sickle now to gather the clusters of grapes from the vines of the earth, for they are ripe for judgment.” So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and loaded the grapes into the great winepress of God’s wrath. The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 miles long and as high as a horse’s bridle. Revelation 14:6-20 This passage represents the great and terrible Day of the Lord! There is nothing in scripture more clear than this. Don't you realize how important it is to share the Good News of Christ?  Follow along -
I have a question about whether or not the "Rapture" is Pre or Post-Tribulation. From what I've read, after John saw the mighty angel come to earth and stand with one foot on the Sea and one foot on the Land, John saw the two witnesses prophesy in the land figuratively called Sodom or Egypt - a land that contains a people who sin and rebel against God. Then John saw, the two witness get murdered, and after three and half days, John saw God breathe life back into their bodies, and they stood and were raised. So, my question is this - If the two witnesses are the true Body of Christ who represent the Smyrna and Philadelphia Church, then is this what is called the Rapture? This rapture takes place before the Seventh Trumpet is blown, and when the seventh trumpet is blown, loud voices in heaven declare that the world is now the Kingdom of the Lord and Christ will reign forever and ever. It appears to me that God’s people will be on the earth, while Jesus opens the seven seals from the scroll that sits in the right hand of God. And it appears God’s people will still be around while the angels blow the 6 trumpets that make a great sound. And then before the Seventh trumpet is blown, there is a resurrection and ascension of the two witnesses - the faithful and true testimony of Christ - the two olive trees and the and lamp stands that stand before the throne room of God. It appears this is the event that represents the first rapture of the Body of Christ, this is when the dead come to life and raise up to heaven. This happens before God's Day of Judgment comes. It happens before the Temple of God in heaven is opened and the Ark of his covenant is seen inside the Temple. For some reason, Jesus also showed John the ancient serpent, who has been the ruler of this World. John also saw the woman give birth to the Seed that that was promised in Genesis 3:15. John saw the dragon try to snatch the child away, but watched God take him up into His Heavenly Throne. John saw the woman run for her life, the dragon was super angry and he wanted to kill her. John watched God provide a hiding place for her in the wilderness where He would care for her for 1,260 days (3 and a half months). Revelation 12:6 John was given eyes to see a great war in Heaven, between the demonic army of Satan and the angelic army of God. John saw the dragon lose the battle and watched him and his angels be forced out of heaven. Revelation 12:7-8 John saw the dragon (Satan) pursue the woman (Israel) who had given birth to the male child (Jesus). Israel was given two wings like those of a great eagle so she could fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. Israel was protected from Satan for a time, times, and half a time (3 and a half years). Revelation 12:13-14 Satan was so angry at the woman that he declared war against the rest of her children - all who keep God’s commandments and maintain their testimony for Jesus. John then saw two beasts - one coming out of the Sea and one coming out of the Earth. The fist beast is known as the Antichrist, the one who is allowed to speak great blasphemies against God; the one who will be given authority to do whatever he wants for forty-two months (3 and a half years). Revelation 13:5 The scripture says that the Antichrist will be allowed to wage war against God’s holy people and will be given authority to rule over them. He will be given authority over the whole world - and there will be many people who worship this man. John said, “They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.” Then John says, Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand. Anyone who is destined for prison will be taken to prison. Anyone destined to die by the sword will die by the sword. This means that God’s holy people must patiently endure persecution and remain faithful. Revelation 13:7-10 So, once again, is the rapture pre or post tribulation? John said when the Antichrist and his prophet come, they will attack the people of God and God’s children will be imprisoned and die by the Sword. This means there will be a remnant, children of God who keep God's Word alive. John saw the Lamb of God standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.” Revelation 14:1 These 144,000 messianic Jews are direct descendants from the 12 tribes of Israel and they kept themselves as pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. These Israelites are very special - they were purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering to God and to the Lamb. They have told no lies; they are without blame.” Revelation 14:4-5 Tomorrow I will move on to the Coming of the Lord! What a great and terrible day that will be!  John saw Jesus, the Lamb of God,
standing on Mount Zion, God’s Holy Mountain, and with him were the 144,000 who had the name of Jesus and God our Father written on their foreheads. I believe these 144,000 are the same 144,000 people who were sealed by the Holy Spirit from the 12 tribes of Israel as described in Chapter 7 in between Jesus breaking the sixth and seventh seals. Scripture says an angel will come up from east of Jerusalem carrying the seal of the living God and He will place the seal of God on the foreheads of his 144,000 servants. I wonder if this will be like when Jesus came over the Mount of Olives from East of Jerusalem to stake His claim? I wonder if the 144,000 servants who are seen with Jesus standing on Mountain Zion after the seventh trumpet is blown is a sign that the world is now the Kingdom of the Lord? Is this the sign of the official Day of the Lord? Is this the day when Jesus will judge the whole world? Scripture says, At this time there will be a new song from the 144,000 who have been redeemed. They will sing a new song because they have kept themselves as pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering to God and to the Lamb. According to scripture, these 144,000 Messianic Jews are spotless and have told no lies; they will be fully without blame. Can you imagine how beautiful that pure remnant will be? The Lord is faithful and always keeps his promise. Now He is waiting patiently for His Bride.  Did you know
the Lamb of God was slain before God created the world? It is true. This is what God said to Jesus who told John told in Revelation 13. It’s crazy to think that God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit exist outside of space and time. Humans have such a limited understanding. It’s hard for me to even wrap my head around it. I guess that is where faith comes in. Christ is more than a man. He is the Lamb of God who died for our sin even before we committed it. If this is true, then why did God move forward with creating Adam and Eve? Is it possible that is WHY God put the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden? Was His intent to give humans the choice to love Him? Was He looking for a slave, or was He looking for the real thing? God had to have known that there was the possibility that man could turn their heart away. Is that He have man free will right from the very beginning? Is that why He allowed Satan into the Garden? Has the purpose of Satan always been the same? Has Satan always been the Spirit of Temptation? Is this where Lawlessness comes from? If God knew that Adam and Eve would fall then why, oh why, did He create people at all? Well, I could go through the Bible and pour out on paper God’s amazing wisdom with all these questions - because they are answered in His Book of Instruction. But right now I have to get ready for work - so I’m going to keep it short. Throughout the history of man, God has always left a remnant. A small group of sinful people who stay loyal and faithful to Him. The remnant is called the elect. The elect represent the true Jew - the true Jew has existed even before the nation of Judah was formed. The true Jew is a child of God, a citizen of Heaven. A true Jew is a person who knows God, not just in passing but in heart. A true Jew is a person who chooses God even over themselves. A true Jew is a person who loves God with their whole heart. A true Jew is not a slave to the flesh. A true Jew is person who trusts God more than they trust themselves. A true Jew represents people like Abel; a man who knew the desire of God’s heart. A true Jew represents people like Seth and Enosh; men who worshipped the Lord by name. The list of people who are true Jews goes on and on. From Enoch to Lamech to Noah, Abraham and Sarah were called out. Abraham became the father of many nations, and from God’s promise, Issac was born. Isaac birthed twins, Esau and Jacob. Jacob was spiritually strong, and he wrestled with the Lord. Jacob won. He bowed down and gave his life to the Lord. The Lord changed Jacob’s name. Jacob became Israel, and Israel had 12 sons. The 12 sons strayed, like all of mankind, but God was faithful and made a way. God always leaves a remnant - this is how He keeps His Word alive. Moses was made into a man who heard the Word of the Lord, and with Aaron as his side, he spoke it against Egypt, and told the King to set them free. The Israelites were miraculously delivered from that captivity. The Red Sea was split, and the 12 tribes of Jacob wandered through the wilderness, their only hope was to follow God. God supplied food from Heaven, and His fire and the cloud led the way. The Israelites were driven into the Promised Land by the Holy Spirit. Moses died, and Joshua was raised up - to be a prophet of the Lord. God would always find a way to deliver His message and everyone who loved Him found a way to follow it. Over time, ten tribes split off from Judah - These 10 tribes were called “The Northern Kingdom.” But God’s Word stayed where He put it. His Word stayed in Jerusalem with King David, the King of Judah. You see, The remnant exists for a moment in time to keep God’s Word active and alive. The remnant exists because God is faithful to us, and His Word is His promise. Hebrews 11 lists many people who have been a part of God’s faithful remnant. When you get a chance, I encourage you to go and read it. The history of man has a purpose - It’s to squeeze out the people of God, the elect - the people who were saved even before the earth was made. The Lamb of God is the only one worthy to lay down His life as a living sacrifice, and He gave it even before we were conceived. This is my testimony - the testimony of Jesus! The Lamb of God was slain for my redemption. Hallelujah  Did you know that in Chapter 13,
John sees TWO beasts? One comes out of the sea, and one comes out of the earth. The beast from the sea is totally deformed, it has seven heads and ten horns, and is given all authority by Satan, the being who opposes God. The Beast from the Sea is commonly known to be the Antichrist. The second beast is described as having two horns like those of a lamb, but he will speak with the voice of a dragon. The Beast of the Earth will exercise with all the authority that is given to the Beast of the Sea. He will require all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, and they will listen because they will be impressed by the fatal wound that is healed. The second beast will do astounding miracles, like making fire flash down to earth from the sky while everyone is watching. And with all the miracles that he is allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, the Beast of the Earth will deceive all the people who belong to the world. The Beast of the Earth will order the worldly people to make a great statue of Satan, who will be fatally wounded and then will come back to life. The Beast of the Earth will then then be permitted to give life to this statue so that it can speak. Then the statue will command that anyone refusing to worship this idol must die. He will require everyone - small and great, rich and poor, free and slave - to be given the mark of Satan on the right hand or on the forehead. When this happens no one will be able to buy or to sell anything without that mark. Revelation 13:11-18 Could the Sea be the sin that separates mankind from God? Could the Sea be the void where Chaos and Disorder live? Could the first beast come from this forsaken place? Apparently, not everyone is unforsaken as many like to think. Is the Antichrist the opposing spirit to God? Is the Antichrist the actual Son of Satan? Is the Antichrist conceived from his spirit of Satan? Does he come from the womb of an unbetrothed woman - a woman whose heart is not connected to God? I mean, God is a Trinity - three persons in One. Is it possible that there is a Trinity that stands in opposition to God? Does the Father of All Lies, have his own beloved son? Does the ancient serpent have an Unholy Spirit of his own? Is the Antichrist the actual spawn of Satan? Will his birth mock the birth of Christ? Will he be born into wealth, and given a worldly kingdom to own? Is that why Paul said to the Thessalonians, Don’t be fooled. Because lawlessness is already here? Is the antichrist spirit already at work? I mean God’s Holy Spirit was ever present before the actual birth of Christ. But it the heavenly realm, the Lamb of God had already laid down his life. He was just waiting patiently for the appointed time when God would carry it out. God is sovereign. In fact, the end of this earth and His Heaven is already over. God is outside of space and time. He has already created the New Jerusalem. There is a City of Peace where the true Jews go, they live on the mountain top of Mount Zion. In this world, we will see a great rebellion against God. In fact, there are antichrist spirits already at work. Just know that the man of lawlessness will be revealed in God's time. This New King of Babylon, will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. This man will calls himself “Christ,” He will sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God. Fellow believers- Do not be fooled, and do not worry! When the Antichrist is finally revealed, the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth. Don’t be fooled by counterfeit power and signs and miracles. Just hold onto the truth found in the Word of God. The Bible is the scroll that God left for us. It contains the message of God's eternal hope. Read the Bible before it is taken away by the global power like it has been already been taken away in the nation of China. Tie the Word of God around your neck like a necklace. Put His Word into your heart, and guard it! The Day of the Lord is coming soon. Have your oil ready, and be anointed by the Holy Spirit. Do not let the antichrist spirits find your vessel empty. Based on Revelation 13 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12  I can’t imagine
how John must have felt when his spirit went to Heaven and he saw what he wrote in Revelation 13. It had to be quite frightening, and super overwhelming! John saw a beast rising up out of the sea. The beast had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. Written on each head were names that blasphemed God! I wonder what the names actually were? Could they have been “Pride,” “Liar,” “Murder,” “Evildoer,” “Wrong,” “Falsehood,” and “Discord” as described in Proverbs 6:17-19? This beast is described as looking like a leopard, but having the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. How could the beast have seven heads, but only have one mouth like a lion? It just does not make sense. How do ten horns come out of seven heads? The beast sounds absolutely deformed! Does the head represent seven nations? Do the horns reflect their abundant power? The scripture says, “And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority.” So, the dragon and the beast are two different beings, and yet, the beast takes on the characteristics of the serpent. The beast must officially be "The Antichrist." The beast must represent a distorted yet powerful global power. John saw that one of the heads was wounded. In fact, it he says it looked “wounded beyond repair” but then the wound was miraculously healed! This must be how the whole world gets duped - a wounded nation “resurrects from the dead.” Isn’t it like Satan to mimic Jesus - to bring a whole group of people back to life again? The global community will be utterly deceived; they will marvel at this amazing miracle, and then give their allegiance to the Antichrist. The will worship Satan for giving the beast his amazing power, and in doing so, they will also worship the beast. According to this awe-full Revelation that was given to John by the angel of God, the whole world will one day bow down to Satan. Humanity will be like the Days of Noah, when the Lord observed the extent of human evil on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. The scripture says the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.” Genesis 6:5-6 While in the spirit, John heard the people exclaim “Who is as great as the beast?” “Who is able to fight against him?” Then John saw the beast being allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. The beast was given authority to do whatever he pleased for forty-two months. I wonder why God will allow the Antichrist to be born? Why would God allow this creature to grow such powerful heads and deformed horns? If the Antichrist is going to speak terrible words of blasphemy against God and all those who dwell in heaven with Him, then why in the hell does God allow this evil beast to be born? Why, oh why does the Most High God allow the beast to have a temporary throne? Well, the answer is this - John said the beast was allowed to wage war against God’s holy people and conquer them because those who love Christ will pick up their cross and follow Him. Jesus said, "In this world you will have trouble.” The word trouble in the Greek means persecution, affliction, distress, or tribulation. The one who endures without being shaken is a true child of God. We get to prove that we have the same loving heart as him. Now some would say - Why would God allow his children to be enslaved and massacred if he really loves them? Why would a good God allow such an atrocity to ever happen? How could God sit back and watch this deformed global system be given authority to rule over every tribe, people, language and tongue? Why would God allow the people of the world to bow down to Satan? And how could people be so fooled that they would worship a man who wears the mark of Satan? Well, the answer is simple. “They are the ones whose names were NOT written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.” And there it is. Not everyone is part of God's elect. Some humans were not created as children of God. We must understand that there is an established Day of the Lord. On God’s sovereign timeline, the minds of people will be in total decay. And on this day, at the appointed time, the Lord will bring His judgement down. This day will look a lot like God totally being removed from the human government. People will throw out the Bible and stamp their feet upon it. Christians will be mocked for adhering to the will of the Holy Spirit, and because of this those who follow Christ will absolutely be hated. You see my friend, Jesus already gave us the warning. He said this world is not our home. It never has been. And yet, people want to continue to pretend that they can build their kingdom on their own. The oxygen we currently breath is going to run out. It is not going to last. It's a temporary blessing while God waits for his elect to be born. God made a promise from the beginning of time, and he continues to remain faithful to it. He said, Love the Lord with all your heart and do not serve any other gods, and I will always love you. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out all fear: and he that fears is not made perfect in love. Brothers and sisters in Christ - believe that God is perfect even when you are not. He planned every detail of your being from the beginning of time - he even planned for the day when the Antichrist would live. God already knows the members of the elect. He already knows the saints who are written into His Life Book. The Lamb of God was slain before the earth was even made. The Lamb of God chose to redeem, even before God made Adam and Eve. There has always been a plan! God is sovereign. Nothing takes Him by surprise. “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand. Anyone who is destined for prison will be taken to prison. Anyone destined to die by the sword will die by the sword. This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful.” Verses 13:1-10 |
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