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Revelation 20 Part 1: Who is This Angel?

3/14/2022

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Who is the angel
who comes down from heaven
with the key to the bottomless pit
and a heavy chain in his hand?

Who is the angel

who seizes the dragon -
that old serpent known as Satan?

Who is the angel

who uses chains to bind the dragon
for one 1,000 years?

Can someone tell me 
who this angel is?

Who is this angel
who has the authority
to throw the ancient serpent
into the infinite abyss?
What angel is able to
lock Satan away for 1000 years?

Could this be the same angel

that spoke as God
to Hagar in the wilderness,
and told her to return to Sarah
and submit to her;
to name her son Ishmael
because he will live in hostility
toward all his brothers?

Genesis 16:7-12

Is this the same angel

that spoke as God
to Abraham on Mount Moriah,
the foundational stone?

Is this the angel that told Abraham
“By myself I have sworn,
declares the Lord,
because you have done this
and have not withheld your son,
your only son, I will surely bless you,
and I will surely multiply your offspring
‘as the stars of Heaven’
and ‘as the sand on the seashore.’
And ‘your offspring shall possess
the gate of his enemies,’
and ‘in your offspring shall
all the nations of the earth be blessed’
because you have obeyed my voice.”

Genesis 22:11-18

Is this the same angel of the Lord
who appeared to Moses
in a flame of fire
out of the midst of a bush -
a burning bush
that was not consumed?
Exodus 3:2

I ask you,

Is this the same angel
that told all of Israel,
“I brought you up from Egypt
and brought you into the land
that I swore to give to your fathers.
I said, ‘I will never
break my covenant with you,
and you shall make no covenant
with the inhabitants of this land;
you shall break down their altars.’
But you have not obeyed my voice.
What is this you have done?
So now I say,
I will not drive them out before you,
but they shall become
thorns in your sides, and their gods
shall be a snare to you.”

Judges 2:1-4

I could go on and on

about the angel of the Lord,
and share many other instances
where God appeared in physical form.

I could talk about Jacob

and how he wrestled with God.
I could talk about Joshua
and how he saw a man
with a drawn sword near Jericho.
I could about Gideon and how
the angel of the Lord visited him.

But I ask you this -

Is it possible for God
to appear in physical form?

Is it possible for the God of all creation
to exist in both

the physical and spiritual realm?

Is it possible for God to be born

both human and man?

Is it possible for God to die in the flesh,

and be born again?

Who is this angel of the Lord
that comes from Heaven
to bind his adversary,
the ancient dragon?

Could this angel be 
the one who is sent
in the Name of Yahweh?
Could this angel be the Lion of Judah
and the Lamb of God?

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Revelation 19: An Open Heaven

3/14/2022

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According to John,
after Babylon falls,
an angel will throw
a huge boulder into the ocean,
and then a vast crowd in heaven
will shout, “Praise the Lord!

The crowd in Heaven will sing,
“His judgments are true and just.
He has punished the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth
with her immorality.
He has avenged the murder
of his servants.”


Then the twenty-four elders
and the four living beings
who are part of God’s heavenly council
will fall face down and worship God,
who sits on the throne.

And from the throne a voice will say,
“Praise the Lord!
For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
Let us be glad and rejoice,
and let us give honor to him.
For the time has come
for the wedding feast of the Lamb,
and his bride has prepared herself.
She has been given
the finest of pure white linen to wear.”


The Bible states the fine linen
represents the good deeds
of God’s holy people.

The angel told John to write this down:
"Blessed are those who are invited
to the wedding feast of the Lamb.”

And he added,
“These are true words that come from God.”

When John heard this news,
he fell down at the angel’s feet
to worship him, but the angel said,
“No, don’t worship me.
I am a servant of God, just like you
and your brothers and sisters
who testify about their faith in Jesus.
Worship only God.
For the essence of prophecy
is to give a clear witness for Jesus.”


Let me pause -
the essence of prophecy
is to give a clear witness to Christ.
Nothing else!

At this moment,
John sees an open Heaven,
and a white horse was standing there.

The rider's name is Faithful and True,
for he judges fairly
and wages a righteous war.

His eyes were like flames of fire,
and on his head were many crowns.
A name was written on him
that no one understood except himself.

He wore a robe dipped in blood,
and his title was the Word of God.

The armies of heaven,
dressed in the finest of pure white linen,
followed him on white horses.
And from his mouth came a sharp sword
to strike the nations down.

He will rule them with an iron rod.
He will release the fierce wrath of God,
like juice flowing from a winepress.

And on his robe at his thigh
was written this title:
King of all kings and Lord of all Lords.

John saw an angel
standing in the sun,
shouting to the vultures
flying high in the sky: “Come!

Gather together for the great banquet
God has prepared.

Come and eat the flesh of kings,
generals, and strong warriors;
of horses and their riders;
and of all humanity,
both free and slave, small and great.”

Then John saw the beast
and the kings of the world
and their armies gathered together
to fight against the one
sitting on the horse and his army.

And the beast was captured,
and with him the false prophet
who did mighty miracles
on behalf of the beast -
miracles that deceived
all who had accepted
the mark of the beast
and who worshiped his statue.

Both the beast and his false prophet
were thrown alive
into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

Their entire army was killed
by the sharp sword
that came from the mouth
of the one riding the white horse.

And the vultures
all gorged themselves
on the dead bodies.”

These are the words written
by the Apostle John‭‭
in Revelation‬ ‭19:1-21‬.
I invite you to read them for yourself.
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Revelation 18: The Declaration

3/14/2022

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After the angel explained to John
the mystery behind
the scarlet beast and Babylon,
another angel come down from heaven.

This angel had great authority,
and his presence
made the earth grow bright
under his glory.

This glorious angel gave a mighty shout:
“Babylon is fallen -
that great city is fallen!”


The angel went on to say,
“She has become a home for demons.
She is a hideout for every foul spirit,
a hideout for every foul vulture
and every foul and dreadful animal.
For all the nations have fallen
because of the wine
of her passionate immorality.
The kings of the world
have committed adultery with her.
Because of her desires
for extravagant luxury,
the merchants of the world have grown rich.” 

After the angel shouted that out,
John heard another voice
call down from heaven,
“Come away from her, my people.
Do not take part in her sins,
or you will be punished with her.
For her sins are piled
as high as heaven,
and God remembers her evil deeds.
Do to her as she has done to others.
Double her penalty
for all her evil deeds.
She brewed a cup of terror for others,
so brew twice as much for her.
She glorified herself
and lived in luxury,
so match it now with torment
and sorrow.
She boasted in her heart,
‘I am queen on my throne.
I am no helpless widow,
and I have no reason to mourn.’”

The voice continued to say,
“Therefore, these plagues
will overtake her in a single day -
death and mourning and famine.
She will be completely consumed
by fire, for the Lord God
who judges her is mighty.
And the kings of the world
who committed adultery with her
and enjoyed her great luxury
will mourn for her
as they see the smoke rising
from her charred remains.
They will stand at a distance,
terrified by her great torment.
They will cry out, “How terrible,
how terrible for you, O Babylon, you great city!
In a single moment
God’s judgment came on you.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭18:1-10‬

Verses 11-20
repeat the same distaste
and the same destruction.
The voice from heaven continues to declare
the wrongs that have been done by Babylon.

Then a mighty angel
picked up a boulder
the size of a huge millstone.
He threw it into the ocean and shouted,
“Just like this, the great city Babylon
will be thrown down with violence
and will never be found again.”


The voice then said,
“The sound of harps,
singers, flutes, and trumpets
will never be heard in you again.
No craftsmen and no trades
will ever be found in you again.
The sound of the mill
will never be heard in you again.
The light of a lamp
will never shine in you again.
The happy voices of brides
and grooms will never be heard
in you again.
For your merchants
were the greatest in the world,
and you deceived the nations
with your sorceries.
In your streets flowed the blood
of the prophets
and of God’s holy people
and the blood of people
slaughtered all over the world.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭18:21-24‬

Chapter 18 captures
the Declaration of God -
the Day the Lord
speaks his judgement against Babylon,
and to all on the earth who extend from her,
​and do her will. 

I must say,
these have been
some difficult chapters to read.
They have left a bitter feeling in my gut,
a sad feeling in my heart,
and a remorseful spirit.
And yet, there is truth.
There is the truth that I have been redeemed.
There is the truth that I must never quit
giving testimony to Jesus.

Tomorrow I be introduced to the Rider
who comes on the white horse.
I can not wait!

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Revelation 17 Part 4: Be Watchful - You must look out for the Beast!

3/14/2022

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The other day I wrote about
the woman named Babylon.
Today I will write about the beast -
the one we are warned
to be sober-minded and watchful of.

According to scripture,
the children of God are called
to be watchmen.

So let me ask you,
why aren’t you watching?
Is it because you have been told 
by men standing in the pulpit
NOT to pay attention to Satan?

I implore you to listen to
the LOGOS of God!
We will all be held accountable
for our actions.
It is imperative that you know
what the Bible says.

The Bible says the angel told John,
“I will tell you the mystery
of the beast that has
7 heads and 10 horns
on which the woman sits.”


“The beast you saw was once alive
but now is not.
And he will soon come up
out of the bottomless pit
and go to eternal destruction.”


I keep tossing thoughts,
over and over again,
wondering in my head
what evil person was alive
but is now dead?

Who is this person taking up space
in the underworld?

We’ve had so many evil kings,
it really could be anyone.

The scripture says,
“And the people who belong to this world,
whose names were not written
in the Book of Life
before the world was made,
will be amazed at the reappearance
of this beast who had died.”


This must mean exactly what it says.

There are many evil people
who deny the Father of Creation,
His Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

God knew this
before the earth was ever made,
and yet He still allowed
evil people to be born.
I wonder why?

The scripture says,
“This calls for a mind with understanding:
The seven heads of the beast
represent the seven mountains
where the woman rules.
They also represent seven kings.”


Since the angel told John
“this woman you saw in your vision
represents the great city (Babylon)
that rules over the kings of the world,”

could the seven mountains
be the spiritual geographical area
that surrounds the valley of death?

“Five kings have already fallen,
the sixth now reigns,
and the seventh is yet to come,
but his reign will be brief.”


At the time that John wrote,
during the first century after Christ,
six evil kings had already reigned.
I wonder which six had a satanic spirit?

Also, John saw 7 heads,
so why in the world did the angel say,
“The scarlet beast that was,
but is no longer, is the eighth king?”


That’s 8 heads, not seven.
So what went wrong?

Why does that angel say
there is an 8th king
who is like the other seven,
who is also headed for destruction?

Why didn’t the 8th head
protrude from the beast?
I wonder if the 8th head
is embedded in the beast?
Is he an Antichrist King
that we can’t actually see?
Is he hidden inside the 10 horns?

Then the angel says,
“The ten horns of the beast are ten kings
who have not yet risen to power.”


“They will be appointed
to their kingdoms
for one brief moment
to reign with the beast.”


“They will all agree to give the beast
their power and authority.
Together they will go to war
against the Lamb,
but the Lamb will defeat them
because he is Lord of all Lords
and King of all kings.
And his called and chosen
and faithful ones will be with him.”


It sounds like these ten horns,
or ten kings, will all be raised
during the same brief prophetic season,
to carry out God’s purpose.

Also, the scripture says,
“The scarlet beast and his ten horns
all hate the prostitute.”
They will strip her naked, eat her flesh,
and burn her remains with fire.”


The scarlet beast
who I believe to be the Antichrist,
is Satan himself, birthed as a man,
and all his kingly extensions
will be allowed to perform
these duties for God.

“For God has put a plan into their minds,
a plan that will carry out his purposes.”


God allows these kings to agree
and give their authority
to the scarlet beast,
so that the words of God
will be fulfilled.

In Revelation 13, John also saw
“a beast rising up out of the sea.
It had seven heads and ten horns,
with ten crowns on its horns.
And written on each head
were names that blasphemed God.
This beast looked like a leopard,
but it had the feet of a bear
and the mouth of a lion!
And the dragon gave the beast
his own power and throne
and great authority.
I saw that one of the heads
of the beast
seemed wounded beyond recovery -
but the fatal wound was healed!
The whole world marveled
at this miracle
and gave allegiance to the beast.
They worshiped the dragon
for giving the beast such power,
and they also worshiped the beast.”
“Who is as great as the beast?”
they exclaimed.
“Who is able to fight against him?”
“Then the beast was allowed to speak
great blasphemies against God.
And he was given authority
to do whatever he wanted
for 42 months (3 and a half years).”
“And he spoke terrible words
of blasphemy against God,
slandering his name
and his dwelling -
that is, those who dwell in heaven.
And the beast was allowed to wage war
against God’s holy people
and to conquer them.
And he was given authority
to rule over every tribe
and people and language and nation.
And all the people
who belong to this world
worshiped the beast.
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.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭13:1-8‬

Daniel also said,
“This fourth beast is the 4th world power
that will rule the earth.
It will be different from all the others.
It will devour the whole world,
trampling and crushing everything in its path.
Its ten horns are ten kings
who will rule that empire.
Then another king will arise,
different from the other ten,
who will subdue three of them.
He will defy the Most High
and oppress the holy people
of the Most High.
He will try to change
their sacred festivals and laws,
and they will be placed
under his control for a time,
times, and half a time.”

‭‭Daniel‬ ‭7:23-25‬

There is much to ponder
about the beast.
Some Preachers say
not to pay attention to him.
But that is not biblical.
The scripture says not to fear him.
It’s does not say
to not pay attention to him.
In fact, it says just the opposite.

Peter said,
“Be sober-minded; be watchful.
Your adversary the devil
prowls around like a roaring lion,
seeking someone to devour.”

1 Peter 5:8

And Jesus said,
“When you see clouds
beginning to form in the west,
you say, ‘Here comes a shower.’
And you are right.
When the south wind blows,
you say, ‘Today will be a scorcher.’
And it is.  You fools!
You know how to interpret
the weather signs
of the earth and sky,
but you don’t know how to interpret
the present times.
Why can’t you decide for yourselves
what is right?”

Luke 12:54-56

The children of God are called
to be watchmen.
Why aren’t we watching?
Why aren't we giving warning?
Why aren't we testifying?
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Revelation 17 Part 3: Who is Babylon?

3/9/2022

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Who is Babylon?

Well, in the spirit realm,

according to John,
Babylon is the mother of all people
who speak obscenities against God,
and who engage in
all kinds of immoralities
in this God-forsaken world.

Babylon lives with the scarlet beast,
in the wilderness.
Babylon represents the tower of Satan.


Babylon is the holding place
that contains the beast
until the appointed day 
of God's divine destruction.


In the spirit realm,
Babylon is called a prostitute.
She represents a person
who has sold her soul to Satan.
She is a harlot who has been defiled.


Think about it -
a harlot only exists
because there are Johns.
It takes two to tango.
And in this situation, 
Babylon represents the hearts of evil people.
Babylon is an accumulation of stones 
who defile the temple of God.
People who sell their soul to the devil.
People who rebel against almighty God.


The beast really hates her.
Satan does not love her.
He knows his days are numbered.


So Satan uses her
to accomplish his purpose -
He truly is the epitome of evil.

But God allows Babylon
and Satan to exist, at least for now.
Nothing happens
outside of the Will of God.


“Yet what we suffer now
is nothing compared to the glory
he will reveal to us later.
For all creation is waiting eagerly
for that future day when God will reveal
who his children really are.
Against its will,
all creation was subjected to God’s curse.
But with eager hope,
the creation looks forward
to the day when it will
join God’s children in glorious freedom
from death and decay.”

“For we know

that all creation has been groaning
as in the pains of childbirth
right up to the present time.
And we believers also groan,
even though we have the Holy Spirit
within us as a foretaste of future glory,
for we long for our bodies
to be released from sin and suffering.
We, too, wait with eager hope
for the day when God will give us
our full rights as his adopted children,
including the new bodies
he has promised us.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:18-23‬

“And we know that God 
causes everything
to work together 
for the good of those
who love God and are called
according to his purpose for them.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:28‬

In the end, 
Babylon leads to
the destruction 
of this world, 
and thus, to the new creation -
the New Jerusalem.

So be on guard and sober-minded.

Be careful of the devil.
His desire is to murder -
to kill the children of God.

Babylon has a gold goblet
filled to the rim
with the blood of God’s people.
She enjoys going after the martyrs

I know it is hard to believe,

but scripture says that Babylon
is all part of God’s plan.

We just have to patient.


When the time is right

for God to finish carrying out His plan,
Babylon will be given over to the beast,
and he will strip her naked.
eat her flesh, 
and use fire to burn her remains.

Babylon will come to end,

and that will be the end of Satan.
He will have nowhere else to run.
He will have nowhere else to turn.

In the natural realm,

Babylon represents masses of people
who are not going to be with God.

They are simply vessels

to accomplish God’s purpose.

Babylon is the mother

of All Prostitutes
and Obscenities in the World.

Scripture says

Babylon represents people -
people whose names
were NOT written in the Book of Life,
the Book of Life that was written

BEFORE the world was made.

This was told to John by Jesus.

You can find it in
the 17th chapter of Revelation.

Isn’t that just crazy?

It’s hard to believe
that people are inherently evil.
Culture teaches us
that all people are good.

Someone once said,

“Men and women cannot know themselves
until they know
the reality of the God who made them.
Once they know the holy God,
their own sin appears so grievous
that they cannot rest until they have
full appropriated Christ.”
By Richard F. Lovelace
“Dynamics of Spiritual Life” p.82
Caravaggio 1571-1610, Italy

Perhaps God allows evil

so that we can spur each other on?
Perhaps when we experience sin
we can turn to God?
Perhaps evil allows people
to see their need for God?

Without God,

we are doomed for destruction.
This world has already been
cursed and forsaken.
Without Christ,
every person is Babylon.

Now you may be thinking,

How could she possible say
we are forsaken?

Well, my answer is -

read the Bible.

It’s time for Christians

to return to the Biblical worldview -
the actual foundation of the World.
God is sovereign and the devil is real.

Did you know

only 21% percent of Christians
believe that humans are children of wrath
and, without Christ,
are heading straight for hell?

Did you know that

not everyone goes to Heaven?

Many present day “Christians”

are actually leading people to hell!

They focus more on humanism

rather than
keeping Christ at the center.

What happens in a world

where evil is seen as good?
Does this not diminish the need for God?
When did humans get to decide
what is good and what is evil?
Perhaps that is why God
instructed Adam and Eve
not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge -
for surely they would die!

When did man get to decide

what is right or wrong in the eyes of God?
What happens when humans
try to love without bowing down
to the authority of God?
Is it possible that many Christians
are really Babylonians
who are blindly pursuing evil?

Why does Jesus command us

to pick up our cross and follow Him
despite the attacks that come against us?

Is there a reason we are told

to put on the armor of God,
and pray constantly?
Is this God’s way to keep us safe
from the ploys of the enemy?

Thank you Lord

for giving me more insight and wisdom
into Babylon.
I now know that she is
the opposite of Mount Zion.
She is only a high statue
that will be brought down.

The Tower of Babel is created by man.

Mount Zion is created by God.

Tomorrow I will explore the beast.

Please God continue to watch over me,
and intervene.
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Revelation 17 Part 2: Unadulterated Scripture

3/9/2022

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Revelation 17 Part 2:
Unadulterated Scripture
Yesterday I shared
how amazed I was
that John stood
when an angel of the Lord
came up to him.
John had just seen
the most horrific scene -
he saw the wrath of God
poured out onto the earth.
And now,
the angel wanted to show him
the reason for it all!
He wanted to show him
the harlot Babylon.
The angel took John,
in the Spirit, into the wilderness.
There he saw a woman
sitting on a scarlet beast
that had seven heads and ten horns,
and blasphemies against God
were written all over them.
The woman wore purple
and scarlet clothing
and had beautiful jewelry
made of gold, precious gems
and pearls around her neck.
In her hand, the woman held
a gold goblet full of obscenities
and the impurities of her immorality.
A mysterious name
was written on her forehead:
“Babylon the Great,
Mother of All Prostitutes
and Obscenities in the World.”
John could see that she was drunk -
drunk with the blood
of God’s holy people
who were witnesses for Jesus.
John stared at her
in complete amazement.
“Why are you so amazed?”
the angel asked John.
“I will tell you the mystery
of this woman and of the beast
with seven heads and ten horns
on which she sits.”
The angel said,
“The beast you saw
was once alive but isn’t now.
And yet he will soon
come up out of the bottomless pit
and go to eternal destruction.
And the people who belong
to this world,
whose names were NOT written
in the Book of Life
BEFORE the world was made,
will be amazed
at the reappearance of this beast
who had died.”
The angel then said,
“This calls for a mind
with understanding:
The seven heads of the beast
represent the seven hills
where the woman rules.
They also represent seven kings.
Five kings have already fallen,
the sixth now reigns,
and the seventh is yet to come,
but his reign will be brief.”
“The scarlet beast that was,
but is no longer, is the eighth king.
He is like the other seven,
and he, too, is headed
for destruction.”
“The ten horns of the beast
are ten kings
who have not yet risen to power.
They will be appointed
to their kingdoms
for one brief moment
to reign with the beast.”
“They will all agree
to give him their power and authority.
Together they will go to war
against the Lamb,
but the Lamb will defeat them
because he is Lord of all Lords
and King of all kings.
The Lord’s called and chosen
and faithful ones will be with him.”
Then the angel said to John,
“The waters where
the prostitute is ruling
represents masses of people
of every nation and language.”
“The scarlet beast
and his ten horns
all hate the prostitute.
They will strip her naked,
eat her flesh,
and burn her remains with fire.
For God has put a plan
into their minds,
a plan that will carry out
his purposes.”
“They will agree
to give their authority
to the scarlet beast,
and so the words of God
will be fulfilled.”
“And this woman you saw
in your vision
represents the great city
that rules over the kings
of the world.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭17:3-18‬
This is going to be
what I write in my poem today.
The pure unadulterated scripture
is so profound.
Tomorrow I will dive in to the Word
and ask the Holy Spirit
to help me break it down.
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Revelation 17 Part 1: Stand for the Honorable God

3/5/2022

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Oh My God!
I have no idea how John stood
when one of the seven angels
who poured out God’s wrath
came over and spoke to him.
Honestly, I think I would have died.

The Apostle John,
the most beloved f
ollower of Christ,
just told us what will happen
when God pours out His wrath
onto the earth.

It’s not going to be pretty.
It’s going to be mighty, ugly and deadly!

People who are deceived -

you know, the ones who follow the beast,
the ones who are not convinced
that Jesus is Lord,
the ones who have not been convicted
by the Holy Spirit of God,
will stand in judgement
before our Almighty God!

There will be so much
pestilence and plagues,
that billions of people will die.

Our planet will tip on its axis,
and the earth will be totally off balance.

There will be a giant earthquake
that splits the earth in three
and the sun will burn up everything.

There will even be a horrific hailstorm!
Enormous pounds of ice will come down
and kill everything.

The Day of the Lord will NOT be fun,
but even worse than everything that John saw,
this day will bring more than just
death and bloodshed -
it will be the end of repentance!

Don’t you get it?


There will be no more 
turning back to the Lord.
It will be the end of compassion as we know it.

This is the day 
the Lord’s patience runs out.

This is the day 
the Most High God
slams his gavel down
and administers His punishment.

And here - in this passage,

we see one of the angels
who came out of the Altar of God,
who just poured out one of the bowls
of the wrath of God,
come up to John.

“Come with me,” the angel said,

“and I will show you the judgment
that is going to come
on the great prostitute,
who rules over many waters.”

“The kings of the world

have committed adultery with her,
and the people who belong to this world
have been made drunk
by the wine of her immorality.”

There you have it!

John just saw

God’s judgment come down on the earth,
and now he’s going to see
God's judgment come down on the Harlot -

the Harlot whose name is Babylon.

Everything that happens in heaven
in the spiritual realm
gets played out on the earth
in the physical realm.

I can’t even go on.

My heart is beating
a million miles a minute.

After reading scripture,

how can anyone believe
that bowing down to sin
is the most compassionate thing we can do?

Don't you get it?
There is no repentance in it!


What about sharing the TRUTH?

What about sharing the real ministry of Jesus?

Jesus did not come
to bring healing in the natural realm,
that was just an extension of him.

Jesus did not come

to make us complacent
so that we would bow down to sin!

And Jesus certainly did not come
to make us feel good, or to tolerate evil spirits!

That was never HIS purpose!

Jesus came to reconcile men

through the ministry of repentance.
Jesus came to bring division, not peace!
If you don't believe me, read Luke 12:49-59.
And while you are at it,
read the rest of the Bible!

Knowing Jesus,
being in His presence,

is supposed to wake us up -
to go and sin no more,
not to use Him as a reason
to bow down to sin!

What would happen
if the adulterous woman
listened to Jesus,
then walked away from Him,
and continued to live in sin,
over and over again?

Would an unrepentant heart be forgiven,
if the heart was never softened?

What would happen to the person
who continues to spit in the face of Jesus?
Do you think Jesus will tell them
to depart from Him?

If the sexually immoral
continue to make excuses for their deviant behavior,
do they really know Jesus at all?

If the person who murders

continues to kill,
and they never change
from their evil ways -
is that acceptable to God?

What about the Christian

who believes a woman
has the right 
to abortion,
to kill unborn babies -
is that excusable to God?

What about Christians
who believe and proclaim
there are many ways to God -
is that a person who knows Christ? 

And while I'm on this soapbox,
w
hat about the Pope?

Is it okay to believe

that a pastor or a priest
is the bridge between 
a person’s soul and God?

Doesn’t that defy who Jesus is?

Don’t all believers
have direct access to God
through the blood of the Lamb.
The Lamb of God that was slain
for the sins of all?

How can anyone twist God's TRUTH,

and say that truth is dependent
on what is true
for each and every person?

That just means
they never knew Jesus at all.

These Christians who exude

“love and compassion”
are really leading to people to hell!
It's the most despicable
form of sin I can imagine!

They are actually the tools of Satan

and not followers of Christ at all!

God help us!


We have to stop believing the label,

and begin to look at the heart!

Lord, help me not get so overwhelmed

when I shout out wisdom into the streets!

There are so many people
who absolutely refuse
to stand in the presence of God.

I know it is not my problem at all!
And I know I used to be
the biggest sinner of them all!

But God!
God alone brought me to the end of myself.
And now I get so angry

when I watch people mocking God.

I feel like Peter
when he wanted to take out his sword!

I just want to defend the truth
and protect my God -
but I know it's not my burden.

I have been called to share the truth in love.
That is the ministry of who I am.
That is who God created me to be.

Lord, 
open their eyes!
The burden is heavy,
but I know it is not mine to carry!

It just breaks my heart

to see so much disobedience
among the “children of God”
- the five lamp stands
stand muted in your presence.

I pray that every person

would experience your mighty hand,
and that you would bring them into line
through your loving correction.


I pray for Kingdom conviction.
Kingdom wisdom and Kingdom justice.
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Revelation 16 Part 3: Armageddon and The Hailstone Plague

3/5/2022

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Did you know that God has
7 bowls that are full of his wrath?
Wrath that has been
swelling inside of him
since the day of
humanity’s original sin.
These bowls of wrath will deliver
the battle of Armageddon
and the most horrific Hailstorm Plaque.
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The first bowl that is poured out
will deliver horrible, malignant sores
that will break out on every person
who has the mark of the beast.

The second bowl that is poured out

will turn the sea into blood,
and everything in the sea
will completely die.

The third bowl will also turn

the rivers and springs into blood,
and all In Heaven will declare God as Just.

God will take out his just reward

on the people of Satan
for shedding innocent blood.

Yes, the Lord our God,

is the ultimate Jury and Judge.
God does have Ultimate Truth,
despite what progressive minds
like to think.

Then fourth bowl will cause the sun

to scorch everyone -
Everyone will be burned
by this blast of this star's solar heat.

Throughout all of this -
the people who bow down to Satan

will continue to curse the name of God.
They will not repent of their sins
and turn from their evil ways!

The fifth bowl will plunge

the throne of the beast
and his kingdom utter darkness.

His subjects will experience

the most anguishing kind of death;
and yet, they will continue to curse
the God of heaven 
for their pains.

Not one person will repent

of their evil deeds and turn to God.

The sixth wrath of God
that will be poured out onto the earth
will be the drying up
of the Euphrates River,
and this will happen
so that the kings from the east
can march their armies
toward the west,
easily.


At this time,

three evil spirits that look like frogs
will leap from the mouths of the dragon,
the beast 
and the false prophet.

These demonic spirits

will work miracles and go out
to all the rulers of the world
to gather them for battle against the Lord.

The demonic spirits will gather
all the rulers and their armies
to a Hebrew place called Armageddon.

Armageddon is actually a physical location -
a place called the hill or city of Megiddo
which is located in Northern Israel
in the Valley of Jezreel.

After the slaughter

of the earth’s evil rulers
the seventh bowl will be poured out,
and a mighty shout
will come from the Temple of God.

At this time, “It is finished!”

will be heard throughout the world.
And the greatest earthquake
to ever strike will separate the earth.

The great city of Babylon

will split into three sections,
and the cities of many nations
will fall into heaps of rubble.

God will remember

ALL of Babylon’s sins,
and he will make that harlot
drink 
the cup that was filled
with the wine of his wrath.

Every island will disappear,

there will no longer be continents.
All the mountains will be leveled,
and there will be a terrible hailstorm
falling straight from the sky.


The Bible says that each piece of hail

could weigh as much as 75 pounds,
and it will go down in Heaven
as the greatest Hailstorm plague
that ever hit the earth.

Welcome to the Great
​and Terrible Day of the Lord.
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Revelation 16 Part 2: Back to Chapter 11

3/3/2022

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Before looking at the bowls of wrath,
I am being nudged by the Holy Spirit
to go back and look at the rapture.

I used to believe
that the rapture of the church
happened at the very beginning
of the Great Tribulation,
but when I dove into
the Book of Revelation,
and began writing
these poetic sermons,
God changed my mind.

Now I believe
that the two lamp stands
that stand before God and man
are the two witnesses
described in Revelation 11.

I believe that the 2 witnesses
are the followers of Christ
who represent the two churches
that stand without blemish,
the Smyrna and Philadelphia churches.

I believe that they are
the 2 lampstands
that are a true reflection of Christ.

I believe that these
believers in Christ
represent the inner court,
the people who belong
to the Temple of God.

And I believe that for 42 months
the other 5 lamp stands
will be turned over to Satan,
the ruler of the nations.

And I believe that during this time,
these two witnesses
will be clothed in burlap
to repent and intercede for all people.

And I believe that during this time,
these two witnesses will prophesy.
They will be so indwelled
by the Holy Spirit
that they will have the power
to shut the sky and not make rain fall.

And I believe
that during these 42 months,
they will speak the truth
and will keep God’s Word alive!
I believe in what the Word says,
“These two prophets
are the two olive trees
and the two lampstands
that stand before the Lord and man.”

And I believe that when
they complete their testimony,
Satan will declare war against them,
and he will conquer and kill them.

And I believe
that their bodies will lie dead,
in the main street of Jerusalem,
the city that is figuratively
called “Sodom” and “Egypt,”
the city where the Lord was crucified.
This city is the place that is void of Christ,
void of God’s Holy Spirit.
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Scripture says
that for three and a half days,
all peoples, tribes,
languages, and nations
will stare at their bodies.
No one will be allowed to bury them.
The nations will hate them.
All 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.

Let’s face it -
Most “Christians”
do not want to hear
the Voice of God,
because they do not desire
to suffer out of love.
They do not want to forgive.
and they do not want to be obedient to God.

The majority of the five lamp stands
will walk away,
but God always keep a remnant.
There will be some
who turn from their ways,
and return to the Lord.

Now that I have dove into
the Book of Revelation,
I believe that the rapture takes place
right before the 7th Trumpet.

After the two witnesses,
people who represent
the two lamp stands,
lay dead for three and a half days,
God will breathe life back into them,
and they will be resurrected.

At this time, a loud voice
will call out to them from heaven.
The voice will say, “Come up here!”

And I believe,
this is when the rapture
of God’s people will happen.

Until I am convinced
that this interpretation is wrong,
I am going to hold on
to this view of the rapture.
The Holy Spirit
has always been my teacher.

But I am not done.
I am still reading,
I am still writing,
I am still praying,
and I am still learning.
I could read something
or be told something
by the Holy Spirit
that could change everything.
But for now, this is where I am.
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Revelation 16 Part 1: 7 and 2

3/3/2022

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I have learned
from the other Chapters
in the Book of Revelation
that God has an appointed time
and season.
I have also learned
that God has a sequence,
and His sequence
is connected to the number seven.
Through the Revelation of Jesus,
God addresses the seven churches.
The seven churches
make up the composition
of the Body of Christ who follow Him.
John saw seven gold lamp-stands,
and standing in the middle of them
was Jesus, and in his right hand,
Jesus held seven stars.
He tells us exactly who
the seven stars
and the seven churches are.
The seven stars are the angels
of the seven churches,
and the seven lamp-stands
are the seven churches themselves.
Through the Revelation of Jesus,
God sends us a message.
A message to teach us, give hope
and provide encouragement.
Only two churches are identified
as being characteristic of Christ.
Only two churches
represent the pure remnant.
Only two churches
stand without spot and blemish.
These are the two witnesses
who give accurate testimony to Christ.
Jesus is identified as being
the only one worthy
to take the scroll and open its seals.
“Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah,
the heir to David’s throne,
has won the victory.
He is worthy to open the scroll
and its seven seals.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭5:5‬
The Perfect Lamb
had seven horns and seven eyes,
which represent the 7 spirits of God.
His composition reflects
the true version of God.
The Word of God has seven seals.
Each represents
God’s sovereign witness,
and the tearing of them
leads to the seven trumpets.
The seven trumpets announce
the terrors that come to earth,
and the seventh trumpet
reveals God’s mysterious plan.
It will all happen
just as God announced it
to his servants the prophets.
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His two witnesses will stand,
speak the truth, be killed
and rise again.
The pure remnant
will be raptured from the earth.
Then, there will be
a Great War in Heaven.
What happens in Heaven
is always reflected upon the earth.
We will see nations rising up
against God.
We will watch Jesus
cut down every nation
who stands against Him.
We will see the blood of many men
running four foot high
and 180 miles long.
Then will come the bowls -
the last seven deadly plagues
that infect the earth.
The seven plagues will bring
God’s wrath to an end.
You see,
Jesus is the perfect creation.
He is the Lamb that was slaughtered
so that God could be brought back
into relationship with you.
Jesus is creation
who has seven horns and seven eyes,
which represent the 7 spirits of God.
And he calls us to follow Him,
two by two.
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