Category: Revelation
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Revelation 14:11 Eternal torment
Please tap photo for full post. The time to prepare your heart and resolve to absolutely refuse the mark of the beast is now. Whatever form it will take, we need to be firm and prepared and able to stand strong, and able to help and advise others. We are running a marathon and we…
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Revelation 14:11 The cost of the mark
Please tap photo for full post. Some have concluded that they will prepare themselves and their churches when the time comes. But these events will undoubtedly unfold in rapid time. There will be no time for preparation and many will be left hopelessly vulnerable. We are praying that an army of teachers will emerge who will…
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Revelation 14:6 Fear God and give Him glory
Please click the photo to see whole post. We pray that many will respond to this gospel that brings eternal life. The radical end-time church and the angelic realms will be working together to make sure that everyone, regardless of where they might be living, have a chance to hear the gospel and respond, and…
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The Pure Song
Please click the photo to see full post. They are offered as firstfruits, indicating that the number of Jews to be redeemed and purchased is not completed by this 144,000, they are merely the firstfruits of a much larger harvest when Christ Jesus returns.
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Revelation 14:2 Beyond Words
Please click photo to see the whole post. There are times when the writer should put his pen back down on the table, and just delight in these superb verses; that capture the gentle beauty and the awesome power, that describe a worship that simply goes beyond words.
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Revelation 14:1 The Identity of Israel
Please click photo to see full article. Waves of persecution followed the Jews. They learnt to keep a packed suitcase by the front-door, ready for when they would be moved on. The horror of the Odessa massacre and the Auschwitz holocaust should have finished them off, once and for all.But these were the children of…
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Revelation 14 God’s promise
God was angry at the blatant idolatry in Jerusalem and a slaughter would come to those who involved themselves in it. Only those who were repentant and were lamenting over all the detestable things that were done would receive a mark on their foreheads and be spared.
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Revelation 14:1 The 144,000
Revelation 7 holds God’s promise that the 144,000 would go through the tribulation but would be spared, by virtue of the seal placed on their foreheads. God is faithful to His promise. Here, in Revelation 14, God’s faithfulness is proven to be true and not a single one of the 144,000 is lost.
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Revelation 13:17a 666
Gematria and numerology are the art of assigning a letter to a number and vice-versa. Therefore, the number 666 can be made to signify the name of a person. How exactly they work this out baffles me but I do not lose any sleep over the matter.
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Revelation 13:16 Hunger
Despite the dazzling and deceptive charisma of the antichrist, nevertheless he will use force and coercion to get his way. Those who choose not to worship the antichrist and receive his mark of ownership will be reduced to great hardship. A hungry belly will be much more likely to acquiesce to the demands of the…
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Revelation 13:16 Writing on the wall
We see here that he will also create some form of distinguishing mark that will identify those who align themselves with the beast’s empire and those who remain faithful to the Lord.
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Revelation 13:15 A deadly image
Satan seeks to climb to the dizzy heights of equality with God by creating life by himself. God has created man so that we should willingly bow in worship before His throne.Satan creates an image so that man is forced to bow before it in worship on pain of death.
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Revelation 14a Helmets on our heads!
I am told that on the horizon there is a computer-generated alternative universe that will be accessible by means of helmets that folk attach to their heads. The image of the antichrist will thereby be sent to these helmets. May we stay alert on the watchtower, not jumping at shadows, but wisely studying the scriptures,…
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Revelation 13:14 Magic formulas
A whole generation has been soaked in the quest to discover dark secrets and magic formulas. Like moths to the proverbial flame, they will be drawn by the supernatural incantations of the false prophet who will open the door to ever deeper spiritual experiences and false knowledge.
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Revelation 13:13 Miraculous signs
In the last days, great powers and miraculous signs will abound. The gift of discernment will be essential to separate true God-given miracles and the counterfeit versions from the enemy. We have been warned to be on our guard, not cynical of the real deal but yet not taken in by the deceptive counterfeit.
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Revelation 13:12 Evil authority
The strength of the antichrist will be in military prowess and political wranglings. By contrast, the false prophet will excel in the arena of faith and worship, convincing the populace of the wisdom of bowing before the altar of the end-time beast.
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Revelation 13:11 False Prophet
Over the years, many false prophets have sneaked their way onto the scene and caused confusion and havoc but none will compare with this end-time false prophet. He will work alongside the antichrist to create untold deception and falsehood in the last days.
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Revelation 13:10 Endurance and faith
This will be an intense period of time. Our worldly considerations will have passed away. We will be on the cusp of the return of our Lord. We will have nothing to lose by surrendering to the will of God. The gap between heaven and earth will be thin indeed and we will be so…
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Revelation 13: Who do you follow…
Those who choose to dwell in the darkness will follow the authority of the antichrist. They will be taken in by his deceit and lies. He will beguile them with false promises and lead them on the road to destitution. Those who choose to dwell in the light, whose names are written in the Lamb’s book…
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Revelation 13:7 Murderous conquest
Satan will empower and authorise the end-time antichrist to conquer the saints’ Thus, the antichrist will launch a wave of persecution against Christians throughout the world in order to conquer them.
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Revelation 13:5 Humble Service
There is a world of difference between Jesus serving mankind and giving the glory to the Father and the antichrist who desires to rule over mankind and who seeks the glory for himself.
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Revelation 13:5 ‘Proud words…
The antichrist beast will not be walking according to Jesus’ humble ways. Rather, he will elevate himself to an inflated position and seek to glorify himself. By doing so, he will reveal his true allegiances to his corrupt and perverted master.
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Revelation 13:3 Fatal wound healed
Death has always been the dividing line that has defeated the strongest of warriors. The brightest of minds have not yet worked out how to evade the grim reaper.Every dictator has sought an eternal reign but each one has been brought to their knees by human mortality.
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Revelation 13:3 Astounding the world
We all like to be on the winning side and the antichrist will offer all the temptations that victory can offer. He will offer purpose and vision to a lost generation. They will follow him, without discernment, but yet his promises will prove to be illusory and his path will lead to deception and destruction.
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Revelation 13 Four empires
Therefore, Daniel 7:11a suggests that the world will separate itself out into four separate empires, with the empire of the ‘beast antichrist’ emerging from one of them.This is an intriguing line of thought, and gives a certain insight into modern geo-political developments.Some suggest that we are witnessing a distinct ‘mystery babylon’ empire emerging in our…
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Revelation 13 Empire
In the end-times, Satan will raise up and empower a leader and his demonic empire that will perfectly express his evil ambitions by seeking to destroy Israel. His empire will gather and express all the godless evil of previous empires.
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Revelation 13 The beast emerges
The end-time antichrist, the beast of Revelation 13, will willingly accept everything that the devil brings to the table, despite the terrible consequences that it will bring upon him. He will assume Satan’s power and authority but it will be a poison that will lead to his demise.
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Revelation 12: enraged
Both Israel and the Church are joined together by being the object of the devil’s wrath. This binds us together. For this reason, the church needs to pray and intercede for our Jewish brothers. We are very much in the same boat!
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Revelation 12: The serpent’s mouth
To be honest with you, I have read a fair number of commentaries on this verse and I have never really been satisfied with any of them. No-one seems to be very sure what it really means. Some compare this vile river of overwhelming evil with the purity of the river of life that flows from…
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Revelation 12 God’s care
In other words, a remnant of Israel will escape the murderous clutches of the dragon by fleeing into the wastelands, during the second half of the seven year period of tribulation. They will be cared for, and nurtured by God.
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R12 The venomous snake
The devil has always been full of a demented rage that is caused by his insane jealousy. His self-centred spiritual ambitions have been brought to nothing.The devil knows his time is short and he will strike out with venomous anger, inhabiting and working through the end-time antichrist that is to come.
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R12 War on earth
This beast, the antichrist, surrenders his very self to the enemy and becomes a corrupt and evil incarnation. He will be tempted by deception to receive the false powers of the enemy but these will eventually cause his destruction. The devil has always waged war in the heavenlies but from now on he will only…
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R 12 Martyrdom
And in the absolute horror of martyrdom, there is the strange beauty of countless numbers of men, women and children, over the ages, who have chosen to die rather than renounce their faith. God counts every one of them as being so very precious. .
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Revelation 12 Deception gone!
But yet the enemy heaps accusations, one upon another, to spoil our fellowship with our Saviour and with one another. His accusations weigh us down in self-condemnation. When the enemy has been thrown to the earth, he will no longer be able to exert such an influence on us from his lair in the kingdom of…
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R12 The enemy deception
Once again, we see the plans and schemes of the enemy beginning to unravel.He has led the world astray with his lies and manipulations. He began in the garden and he has not stopped deceiving the gullible. It is in his very corrupt nature.The warning is there for all of us to heed. These are…
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R12 The tragic rage
We explored yesterday how there will be an end-time battle between Michael and the enemy and that this battle is possibly, maybe, being fought right now.I learnt, early on in life, not to pick fights with lads bigger than me. But the enemy is driven by an insane jealous rage that will destroy him.
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R12 War in heaven…
Michael will rise up in the end-times and fight with the enemy and his corrupt and fallen angelic forces. Some will argue, with strength, that this battle is presently being fought today in the heavenly realms. The enemy will be cast down to the earth and will inhabit the end-time beast, who will surrender his…
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Revelation 12 God cares
Many Jewish people will flee in haste to the wild lands and God will care for them, as He cared for them during their passage in the first exodus.
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Revelation 12: The iron sceptre
Some will argue that this describes the church in its present form, in this present age, but most conclude that this authoritative rule describes the millennial reign of Christ.
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Revelation 12 The child king is born.
Thus we see the demonic plans of Satan being thwarted. The dragon stood, as it were, in front of Mary in order to devour Jesus when he was born but his efforts were in vain for God’s plans and will are supremely sovereign.
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Revelation 12 Fallen angels.
Wherever the enemy goes, on earth or in heaven, he spreads corruption and evil. His very nature is to corrupt the righteous and bring them to his own sordid level.
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Revelation 12 The dragon
The manipulative serpent of Genesis 3:1 has reappeared in the form of a dragon. But now he is puffed up in size, and self-adorned with horns and crowns. He is the god of this age but yet his authority is limited and short-lived. He will have his moment of pitiable self-glory but no more.
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R 12 The heavenly woman pt 4
There are some who assert that the woman represents the church. I wonder though if this thought has its roots in replacement theology that seeks to deny Israel her rightful place in eschatology, and instead places the church first and foremost at the centre of God’s will .
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R 12 The heavenly woman pt 3
The end-time beast will battle against the Messiah Christ Jesus but there will only be one winner. The beast will strike the heel of the Christ, in terms of the crucifixion, but the Christ will eventually crush the head of the beast.
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R 12 The heavenly woman pt 2
Most commentators relate the imagery of this heavenly woman with Joseph’s dream described in Genesis 37: 5-11. The details of Joseph’s dream clearly match the detail of the heavenly woman and firmly places the heavenly sign of Revelation 12:1 within the framework of Israel.
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R 12 The heavenly woman
The image of the woman clothed with the sun is without doubt denoting Israel, whose hope and expectation has always been that they should give birth to the Messiah.
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Revelation 11 pt 20
God’s heavenly temple is about to come to this earth, when Christ Jesus establishes his kingdom in these lands. But first comes the cleansing. The cacophony of lightning, thunder and hail storms will serve as one last gospel cry to a fallen world; one last reminder of the awesome nature of God’s wrath, one last…
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Revelation 11 pt 19
Joel 3:14 ‘Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. The sun and the moon will be darkened and the stars no longer shine. The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem, the earth and sky will tremble. But the Lord…
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Revelation 11 pt 18
The nations will be in an angry uproar, spurred on by the deceptive and manipulative end-time beast, their hatred focussed upon Jerusalem and the Jewish people.
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Revelation 11 pt 17
A mighty shift has happened. Up until now, we have been waiting with eager anticipation for our Lord to return, with all the blessings that he will bring. That has all been in the future. With the return of our Lord, and our resurrection, we will have entered into the time-scape of eternity. There will…
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