Christ revealed to John, the disciple Jesus loved, what will happen in the future.
John
then wrote the book of Revelation, the name of which means to "Disclose",
to "Unveil", to "Reveal", i.e. to make known. The Greek word for "revelation"
is apokalupsi (Strong's #602) which comes from apokalupto (#601)
and
more specifically means to "Take the Cover Off". John wrote these words
that Jesus revealed to him from the isles of Patmos, where he was imprisoned
for teaching the Word of God in approximately 96 A.D. But as we will find
in verse 10 of Revelation chapter 1, John was taken to, and wrote from,
the perspective of the time of the end, and even beyond into the millennium.
The reason John writes, that these things must "shortly come to pass" is
because he is not writing from the perspective of 96 A.D. He was spiritually
taken to the future and wrote from there.
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Book of Revelation
Currently, in 2014, some of that
revelation has already happened. Four trumpets
have already sounded; The fifth trumpet is sounding and the first beast is already rising from the sea.
Locusts,
Locusts, Everywhere! Joel 1:3, "Tell
Ye your Children of it, and let your children tell their children, and
their children to another generation." For
the sake of your soul, through out eternity, it is of utmost importance
that you know and understand the lessons taught by our Lord through His
prophet Joel.
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Take a quick look at (live
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"666" then
#4059
&
#1761
Isn't
studying God's Word in these last days exciting? I
mean here we are, present in the 2000's, when many of these prophecies
have already come to pass! That is why,Chapter
13 of the Book of Revelation, is to many folks one of the scariest and
most misunderstood chapters in all the Bible.
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Jesus reveals 'these beasts"
to John in the book of Revelation:
In chapters 2 and 3 Jesus
Christ has something to say to the seven churches which is to to all the
churches of TODAY, not 96 A.D., and some of it isn't very pretty. Remember
we read in chapter one verse three that this is prophecy, it's for today.Again,
John was taken to the future when he writes about our churches in the 2000s.
They are present and accounted for. They are described by that which
they teach and only two of the seven are found to be in good standing.
If
you find you are aligned with one of the other five, then it is time to
switch churches, don't you think? When you
read what Jesus had to say in 2;9 and 3:9 keep the following file in mind.
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seven churches of Revelation 1 through 3
(live link-) to-#1764The
question is "Just who are those today who claim to be Jews (of Judah) but
are NOT?"
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Who
are the kenites of the house of Hemath?
(live link-) to-#1761Lets
take a look at Cain and his children throughout the scriptures.
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In chapter 6 John,
when taken to heaven in the spirit, was witness to the "unsealing" of the
scroll, the written (vs. 5:1) Word of God, by the only One found worthy
in both heaven and earth, the One who prevailed at Calvary, the Lamb of
God, the Living Word Himself, Jesus the Christ. John
writes what he saw and heard when Jesus broke the seals of the scroll.
Remember,
Jesus' disciples came unto Him in Matthew 24 and Mark 13 and ASKED Him
to REVEAL to them the signs when all these prophecies would come to pass
and He would return to establish His kingdom (the Day of the Lord). The
seals reveal and are signs of what it's to be like just prior to the Lord's
second advent.
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1,2,3 & 4 of Revelation chapter 6
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5 & 6 of Revelation chapter 6#13.
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Seals have now been removed and each and every one of them was opened
by the Lamb of God Himself. The detail which He gives us sometimes seems
overwhelming, but it is greatly appreciated by those who seek to know all
the things that He has foretold us, and He has foretold
us all things. But not so fast, we haven't seen the seventh seal
yet! Be patient, it's right here in Revelation chapter 8, just ahead of
the Trumpets.
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In chapter 8 as
John writes his account of Jesus' revelation, the signs have been given,
the angels are ready, everything is set to go with the famous 7 Trumpets
of Revelation. What
are trumpets and how are they used anyway? Well, trumpets
are loud horns and militarily speaking, when the trumpets blow, the troops
begin to move into position to do battle, and then the final charge is
sounded by the final Trump. If you are a student
of God's Word, and if you understand the 7 Seals which we've just covered,
then these trumpets will make a lot of sense. If not, I hope you
like scary movies!
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I suppose we could "sum up" the
Seals in just a few words: They are to understand the powers and
dark forces of the Four Hidden Dynasties (the 1st
4 Seals), what happen(s)(ed) to those
who teach the true Word of God and confront the rider of the horses and
the worldwide testimony of God's elect soon to be delivered up (5th),
to understand the Two Tribulations and the work (sealing)
that must take place before the four winds blow (6th),
and to understand the parable of the fig tree and the season when all these
things come to pass (7th).
If you understand those 7 Seals,
revealed to you by Jesus Christ, then you have eyes to see and ears to
hear, and the scroll, His Word, will unroll before your eyes and you can
read with understanding the marvelous mysteries of our God. There
is nothing like it in the entire universe! It will turn your heart to Him
with such love that you cannot contain it.
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All sealed? Good, we're ready for
the 7 Trumpets.
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7 & the 7 trumps of Revelation chapters 8-11
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Some
things you should know about "The Lord's Day"
(live link-) to-#5138So
let's read and understand the Written Word of God and thus learn from the
Living Word of God Himself
Luke 10:19 Behold,
I give unto you power to tread on
serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing
shall by any means hurt you.
{Tribulation is coming, but for true Christians that "power
to tread on" includes the head serpent, Satan}
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In chapter 14 we saw what was happening on earth at Christ's
return. Now In chapter 15 we are going to
see what is happening from the vantage point of heaven. John
now looks and sees yet another PICTURE, a sign, a supernatural wonder in
heaven. He SEES seven angels who have the seven last plagues containing
the wrath of God to be poured out upon the earth on that Day of Vengeance
by the King of kings and Lord of lords.
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angels & seven plagues Revelation chapter 15
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In chapter 16 we also find
the 7 Vials which contain the "wrath of God". If
you have studied with us through the 7 Seals and the 7 Trumpets then you
will have no difficulty whatsoever with the 7 Vials, for you will see that
they are exactly the same as the 7 Trumpets and are exactly in the same
order. The
Vials are simply the effect of what the events of the 7 Trumpets will have
on those who (in the end) had the mark of the beast and "are worshipping"
his image, i.e. those who are deceived and worship Satan as Jesus. Many
professing Christians of today, the early 2000s, I'm afraid, are included
in this group! [Why?
Read on!]
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Vials of Revelation chapter 16
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In
chapter 16 we saw the 7 Vials containing the wrath of God poured
out upon those who had the mark of the beast in their foreheads (minds)
and who worshipped Satan, the false messiah, as Jesus
Christ. We
will now see one of those 7 angels who poured out the vials come and give
us a "close up" view of the judgment of the "Great Whore". Maybe we should
update the terminology a little and call her the "Great Slut" because the
Holy Spirit wants us to get a real good PICTURE of exactly how He looks
upon the false religious system that spews forth from that great city where
the "son of perdition" will sit claiming that he is God (2 Thes. 2). Also,
be it known that our Father deals in reality, so if the terminology used
here is offensive then one can always go to a church where they only teach
nice things like cute little bunny rabbits and Ishtar eggs, real Biblical
gems. As the apostle Paul documents
in 2 Thes. 2:3, there's a Great Apostasy about to be born and this Great
Whore in Rev. chapter 17 will be its mother
and give it birth.
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chapter 17 Judgment of the Great Whore
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So if you read the Book
of Hosea you will read that God tells Hosea to go marry a whore! That's
right! "Go marry a whore, Hosea! I want you to know what it is like
being married to someone who is unfaithful to you!"
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Introduction
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And so it is that we are reading, in
chapter 18 of Revelation, the advanced news report about the fall
of Babylon the great. We read of the lament of her lovers over her demise.
There will be no more flickering light trying to imitate the real light
of truth. It's over.
We have studied in this Book of Revelation that the beast, Satan, "sets
up" his image, i.e. that he is Jesus, and the people who go to church will
hear the sound of the music and sing praises to the one sitting in the
temple claiming to be God. (They
know not that he is the son of perdition). Yes, they
will kneel to and worship Satan, who will appear in the image of Christ.
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chapter 18 The fall of that Great City Babylon
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In the 19th chapte,r in
the great Book of the Revealing, there's about to be rejoicing in heaven.
The
7th Trump is still sounding as Jesus Christ returns to this earth having
judged the great whore and avenged the blood of His servants. Babylon
the great is history!
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chapter 19 Rejoicing in Heaven
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If you've studied, i.e. read with understanding, the
entire Bible from the beginning, from Genesis on, line by line then you
will completely understand this chapter 19, for as we said earlier,
there is nothing really new in the Book of Revelation that hasn't been
discussed before in God's Word. It's just that in this Book of the Unveiling,
this PICTURE BOOK, prophecy is all tied together and simplified for our
understanding.
Therefore the rest of the words and phrases in this study,
such as Lamb, Word of God, Kings of kings and Lord of lords, etc., are
found previously in God's Word.
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The point is that if a person were to pick up the book
of Revelation and try to read and understand it without the foundation
from the Word, you just can't imagine what kind of scenarios they would
come up with. On second thought, you've probably seen some of the wild
and crazy interpretations of this book. I actually heard one nationally
televised preacher tell the viewers that there are going to come "huge
locusts, down out of the sky, the size of horses, with stingers in their
tails, and when they sting you it will hurt for 5 months".
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Confusion, confusion! And it all
comes from not studying the Word of God! And
so it is written that the time is fast approaching when the whole world
will be confused about who the true Christ is. Will
you? Not if you are sealed with His Word in your forehead.
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After seeing the fall of "Babylon the great" John hears
much rejoicing in heaven. "Alleluia" is the Greek word for the Hebrew word
"Hallelujah" which means "Praise ye Jah" or "Praise the Lord". "Jah" or
"Yah" is God's name. So now when someone asks you if you speak any Hebrew
say "Yes, Hallelujah".
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Man's
Religion is the Temple, Jesus Christ will
destroy when He returns.
Matthew 24:1 And
Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to
him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. [2]
And
Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you,
There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be
thrown down. [3]
And
as He sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately,
saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign
of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Jesus will take the entire remainder
of chapter 24 and give a precise, detailed answer to this compound question
about the signs and the end. Here is His first response:
Matthew 24:4
And
Jesus answered and said unto them,
Take heed
that no man deceive you. [5] For many shall come in my name, saying, I
am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Yes!
Many Christian ministers will come and say, "Jesus, is the Christ: then
turn right around and teach you traditions that promote the church instead
of God's Word! If
your church is not teaching you every book of God's Word line by line,
chapter by chapter, because they are busy with traditions, then you better
start taking the HEED!
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Let's "measure the temple
of God" like John was ask to do in Rev.11:1!
Rev. 11:1
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying,
Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them
that worship in it.
Remember
when John was told to do this he was first taken spiritually into the future
(Rev. 1:10) to "The Lord's Day",
i.e. the Millennium which in this year of
our Lord, 2011, is very close a hand.We'll
explore what many churches and their leaders teach compared to what the
Bible really says. We'll cover a dozen or
more church doctrines and teachings that don't seem to be based on Biblical
fact.