Presents
Pamphlet 1880 Rev. kc 37
When they read "kill with the sword" they think about their flesh,
Earlier
in this 13th chapter of Revelation we learned concerning the dragon, Satan,
that
"all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him,
whose
names are not written
in
the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world (Rev.
13:8)."
Then we were told in the
very next verse
that "If any man have
an ear,
let him hear (Rev. 13:9)".
So the obvious question must be asked?
Do you have ears to hear?
This
is an important question
because
the very nature of the question itself lets us know by implication
that
there are those who don't have them, right?
Therefore, there are two types of people who will read the rest of this 13th chapter of Revelation.
Those who have "ears to hear" and those who do not.
Those
who do not cannot "see" or "hear" past the flesh level
and
cannot understand that the tribulation of the false christ is a battle
for their soul,
not
their flesh.
When
they read "kill with the sword" they think about their flesh,
despite
the fact that we are told in Rev. 1:16 that the "sword" is the Word
of God.
When
they read of "famine" they think about their bellies,
despite
the fact that Amos 8:11 tells us that the famine of the end times
is
for the hearing of the Word of God.
In
fact they love to hear preachers tell them how they are going to "fly away"
in
the clouds to save what?
Their souls?
NO!
They
say you must be saved to be "raptured".
What then?
To
save their flesh!
Does the Rapture Theory have anything to do with other than saving their little old flesh hides?
Think about it.
Did Paul tell us in Eph. 6 to put on the gospel armour to fly away or to take a stand?
Even our Christian soldiers when they go off to war ask God to protect them on the front lines.
They don't ask Him to fly them away so they can watch the battle from a remote place of safety.
Arrrggg!
Is the Bible a book about saving your flesh or your soul?
Should we be worried beyond
that which is the instinct of natural preservation about our bodies,
which are going to wither
and die ANYWAY!