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CHAPTER 13
In this chapter we will see 2 beasts described in symbolism. If you are familiar with
the symbolism used throughout the word, we can draw a pretty clear picture of what is being described. Apparently a lot of
people have not read our Fathers word in depth needed to understand his symbolism. This is one of the most confusing and scary
chapters of the Bible to most people. Lets us start our study by asking Father for a word of wisdom in Jesus name.
Rev 13:1-18
1 And I stood upon
the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns,
and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
I was told by another student
of the true word, that before we started teaching the book of Revelation to start with chapter 17. I ignored their advise
until now. Since 17 directly relates to this subject let us understand the sea that this beast rises from and it will give
us an understanding of what or who this beast is. We see in Rev. 17:15 that the sea or waters are people. All the peoples,
tongues and nations that make up the world as a whole.
Rev 17:15
15 And he saith unto
me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Now that we understand the sea maybe
it will be easier to understand the beast with 7 heads and 10 horns represent the New World Order or one worldism. As we read
the 2 verses below, I think we will get a idea of what the dreadful looking beast really is.
Rev 17:9 & 12
9 And here is
the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
12 And the ten horns which
thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
We see in verse 9 if we have
wisdom that the 7 heads are 7 mountains, lets call them the 7 continents that make up the world, and in verse 12 we see that
the 10 horns are 10 kings. We basically have this beast in existence today. We basically have 10 wealthy and powerful nations
controlling most of the world. Do we not?
By the way we purposely left out verses 10 & 11 for now. But when get to
chapter 17 we will go into depth on those verses.
Rev. 13:2
2 And the beast which
I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the
dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
We could do a whole study from
the book of Daniel chapter 7 on the leopard, bear and lion but for the sake of space and time I suggest you read the entire
chapter of Daniel 7 for yourselves. I trust you will if you want to know for yourself if what I am about to say is true or
not. Basically the 4 horns or powers that the New World Order is controlling us with are Political, economical, education,
the 3 are the leopard, the lion and the bear and when the dragon is cast to earth, he is going to be using the last of these
4 powers, religion, to deceive the whole world into thinking is the true Christ. Lets us read of this in II Thes. Chapter
2.
II Th 2:4
4 Who opposeth and exalteth
himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself
that he is God.
Rev. 13:3
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed:
and all the world wondered after the beast.
Let us look at what happened to one
of these heads of the new world order on 9-11-2001. The United States and the world received a deadly wound to the economic
system when the WTC was destroyed by terrorism. Am I saying this is the deadly wound? No. But it could be the deadly wound.
And if its not the one that the anti-christ heals it is a fine example of it. Watch watchmen watch! Lets speculate that it
is the wound and we attack Afghanistan. And in the process of doing so, the Islamic nations declare a holy war do you think
the UN can stop this from happening? I dont think so. But the anti-christ will have the solution to this problem and all other
problems when he comes playing acting as God. Again I am not saying that this is the deadly wound, but just speculating and
looking at a fine example. Dont you think?
Rev. 13:4
4 And they worshipped
the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who
is able to make war with him?
By now I hope and pray that there
is not any doubt as to who the dragon is or the beast with 7 heads and 10 horns. As far as to who can make war with him, you
can. With God on your side we have power over all our enemies.
5 And there was given unto him a
mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
The blasphemies that Satan is speaking
is that he claims to be God. We know by Mark 13:20 that Christ himself for the elect sake shortened this 42 month period.
The question is what did He shorten it to? Remember we learned this in Rev. 9. The anti-christ and his locust army only have
5 months. Thank You CHRIST!
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy
against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
I have been taught by different denominations
and so-called shepherds that this is where the anti-christ speaks against God. But as we have stated in the commentary after
verse 5, that he is coming speaking as God claiming to be God. We can refer back to II Thes. 2:4 for documentation on this
matter.
II Th 2:4
4 Who opposeth and exalteth
himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself
that he is God.
Rev. 13:7
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power
was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
To me folks, this is one of the places
for documentation that there is no rapture. The saints are the ones who Satan is at war with. How can Satan be having war
with the saints if they have flown out of here? Are not the Christians of the churches today those that make up the 7 churches
of Rev. 2 & 3, the saints? This is why he has power over all kindreds, tongues and nations. They havent been taught our
Fathers word, they have been taught religion. Because of their lies, Satan will deceive them by pretending to be Jesus. Satans
lies that are taught in todays churches prepares them to accept the first Christ that comes along. So instead of waiting for
the 7th trump they are going to accept the Christ of the 6th trump and fall into bed with Satan. Now lets go back to II Thess.
2:3
II Th 2:3
3 Let no man deceive
you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed,
the son of perdition;
This falling away they we read about
in this verse that happens first, before the son of perdition or anti-christ is the great apostasy. They are going to fall
away from being children of the light to being children of the darkness. Moon struck!
Rev 13:8
8 And 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.
In this verse we see that there are
2 different types of peoples that are going to be dwelling on the earth during the time of the anti-christ. Those who names
are not written in the book of life and those whose names are written. Those who are written in the book in life have the
make of the beast in their forehead already because of what they have been taught. Those who have their name in the book of
life, have the seal in God in their forehead which is the word of God which is what they have been taught. So the question
I would ask myself is: Have I been taught Gods word or the words of some religious system? Hummm..
9 If any man have an ear, let him
hear.
Those that have been taught Gods
word with understanding have ears and hear. Those that have listened to the words of religious systems dont have ears and
if you dont have ears you cant hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity
shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith
of the saints.
Have you been lead into captivity?
If you are being held by a religious system that is not teaching the doctrines of Christ you are being held in captivity and
are being killed by a sword. What do I mean by this? Remember Christ returns with a two-edged sword, its HIS tongue! Same
thing with the ministers of today. What comes out of their mouth is what holds you in captivity. That is the sword that you
are being killed with. Spiritually that is.
11 And I beheld another beast coming
up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
If you remember, when we started
this study on chapter 13 you were told that you would see 2 beast. The first beast was made up of a one world government.
Here we see a picture of the anti-christ and what he will look like. He looks the lamb! He looks like CHIRST! But what are
these 2 horns? Remember horns always represent powers. The one power will take control of the One World Government when he
heals the deadly wound of it. And the other horn is the One World Religious system. Remember, hes the fake. He wants to be
just like Jesus. Well who is Jesus? King of Kings and Lord of Lords! The fake will be the king of the people and priest of
the religious system. But of those that do not have the seal of God in their forehead.
12 And he exerciseth all the power
of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly
wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so
that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
This is one of the ways that the
people will be deceived. God allows him to have control of the elements. Today we see people that will worship the king of
rock and roll. What do you think they are going to do with this one that looks like Jesus, talks like Jesus and walks like
Jesus. He has power in the sight of man to draw lightning from the heavens. For a closer look at the picture lets look at
the word fire in the Strongs.
Strongs concordance:
Fire:
4442
pur (poor);
a primary word; "fire" (literally or figuratively, specifically, lightning): KJV-- fiery, fire.
I think the definition is enough
documentation that we are talking about lightning. The anti-christ is going to be real dynamic, very charismatic, very handsome,
the very picture of what we would think Christ would look and act like.
14 And deceiveth them that dwell
on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that
dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
We pretty well covered this above
but we say again that he will deceive the whole world by his miracles. They are expecting to fly away and not have to stand
before the anti-christ anyways. By not preparing themselves mentally and spiritually they are easily deceived by not knowing
him for who he is. Satan is who gives life to the New World Order, which represents the image of the beast. Which is something
we should all know by now.
15 And he had power to give life
unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the
image of the beast should be killed.
The question that comes to my mind
in this verse is which beast are we talking about? Are we talking about the beast that is performing the miracles or his political
system that the whole world will be under at this time? If we are talking about the image of Satan, he will be on international
television worldwide. If we are talking about the political beast, remember it will be worldwide with world peace. All the
problems of the world solved. There will be a chicken in every pot ending world hunger. No wars. He will claim to own everything
so hell pay off your bills. Just think how easy it will be for him to draw a crowd. The question is are you going to get in
line to follow him or are you going to stand against him with your gospel armor on? We have the victory. God and one person
makes a majority.
16 And he causeth all, both small
and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Hell cause all that do not
have the seal God in their foreheads to follow him. When they do they have the mark of Satan in their forehead. When they
go out to gather up their loved ones to bring them to jesus they will be doing his work and thereby have his mark in their
hand. The people that are still alive on earth when Satan arrives are destined to play the negative or the positive part of
Gods plan.
17 And that no man might buy or sell,
save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
What is Satans mark? Its his seal
in your forehead. If you have it you will not have to worry about buying or selling. If you dont it would be wise to have
a little precious metal, silver, gold or platinum on hand with which to barter with. Youll always be able to find someone
that will go get you a loaf of bread or a jug of milk for these metals. Plus about 3-6 weeks worth of food on hand is being
smarter than the serpent. You never know when we will have a truck strike.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath
understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore
and six.
Do you have wisdom? Can you count
to 6? Already in Revelation we have studied the seals and the trumpets. The anti-christ came in the 6th seal and the 6th trumpet
and as we get further along in Revelation we see that he will come also in the 6th vial. Three times for emphasis our Father
has count to 7 and all three times 6 came before 7. Most kindergarteners can count to 7 before they even enter school. With
all that said lets look up the word count in the Strongs concordance.
Strongs definition for count
5585
psephizo (psay-fid'-zo);
from 5586; to use pebbles in enumeration, i.e. (generally) to compute:
KJV-- count.
5586
psephos (psay'-fos);
from the same as 5584; a pebble (as worn smooth by handling), i.e. (by implication of use as a counter
or ballot) a verdict (of acquittal) or ticket (of admission); a vote:
KJV-- stone, voice.
To understand a pebble worn smooth
over along period of time you must understand what happened in the garden. You must understand the parable of the wheat and
the tares as it is written in Matt. 13:24-31. If you dont understand the serpent seed theres no way that you can understand
about his pebbles. Was not he called the king of Tyrus in Ezek. 28? Does not the Song of Moses state in Deut. 32:31 that their
rock is not our Rock?
"A small note of remembrance:
In other places of our studies we have brought forth the fact
that words in italics have been added by man and are not in the manuscripts. This stands true in all places in the Kings
James Bible."
In His Service,
October 3, 2001
CHAPTER 14
In chapter 14 we will get to look
at things from Johns eyes as to what is going on here on earth & in heaven after the last trumpet has sounded.
1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood
on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
John saw Jesus standing on Mt. Zion.
The 7th trump having sounded and at this point in time our LORD and Savior has returned. There standing with him was the 144,000
that had the seal of God in their forehead. Remember we read about this in chapter 7 verses 2-4. So lets go to chapter 7 of
Rev. for a quick review.
Rev 7:2-4
2 And I saw another
angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom
it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have
sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were
sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Rev. 14
2
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of
harpers harping with their harps:
3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts,
and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed
from the earth.
Can you hear it now?
The great orchestra of Gods symphony playing and the 144,000 that over came the first tribulation of the anti-christ are singing
the song of Moses. Lets look ahead a little bit in Rev. 15: 2-3 to see about this song they that over come are going to sing.
Rev 15:2-3
2 And I saw as it were
a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark,
and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
3 And they sing the song of
Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty;
just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
We should be able to go somewhere
in Our Fathers word to learn the song of Moses word for word. So lets go to Deut. 31:30 and Deut. 32.
Deut 31:30
30 And Moses spake
in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.
CHAPTER 32
1 Give
ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my
speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
3 Because I
will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect:
for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
5 They have corrupted
themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
6
Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he
not made thee, and established thee?
7 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father,
and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
8 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance,
when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
9
For the LORD's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
10 He found him in a desert land,
and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
11 As an
eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
12
So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
13 He made him ride on the high places of
the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the
flinty rock;
14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with
the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou
art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and
lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
16 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations
provoked they him to anger.
17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that
came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten
God that formed thee.
19 And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons,
and of his daughters.
20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they
are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
21 They have moved me to jealousy with that
which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which
are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall
burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
23
I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
24 They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured
with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents
of the dust.
25 The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also
with the man of gray hairs.
26 I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease
from among men:
27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely,
and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
28 For they are a
nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
29 O that they were wise, that they understood
this, that they would consider their latter end!
30 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to
flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even
our enemies themselves being judges.
32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah:
their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
33 Their wine is the poison of dragons,
and the cruel venom of asps.
34 Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?
35 To
me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is
at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
36 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself
for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
37 And he shall
say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices,
and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.
39 See
now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal:
neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
41
If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward
them that hate me.
42 I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the
blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
43 Rejoice, O ye nations, with
his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful
unto his land, and to his people.
44 And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people,
he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.
45 And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel:
46 And he said unto
them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe
to do, all the words of this law.
47 For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through
this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
48 And the LORD spake
unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,
49 Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is
in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of
Israel for a possession:
50 And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother
died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people:
51 Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at
the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
52
Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.
Several people I know have learned
this song word for word. Is this something you have you do to be an over-comer? No. But it is a must to understand the contents
therein to have the seal the God of your forehead.
Rev.14
4 These are they which
were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were
redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
Does this mean you have to be a virgin
to be a part of the 144,000 the way we see being a virgin is in the flesh? If that was the case there wouldnt be any 144,000.
These virgins are spiritual virgins. They did not worship the anti-christ as God. Christ is the husband-man coming after a
spiritual bride. Christ tells about this in Mark 13. Also Paul writes of this in II Cor. 11. Lets go to these 2 places and
see what the Messiah has to say and one of the best preachers besides the Messiah, Paul.
Mark 13:17
17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
Christ does not mean a literal child.
If you have worshipped the anti-christ and are doing the anti-christ works getting your brothers and sisters to worship him
the way that you are you will be with child and giving suck to the anti-christ. No way is that a virgin.
2 Cor 11:2-4
2 For
I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste
virgin to Christ.
3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should
be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached,
or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might
well bear with him.
The ones that take part in the first
resurrection are those that did not worship the beast, the image of the beast or receive the mark of the beast in their forehead
or in their right-hand. Dont take my word for this read it for yourself in our Fathers word in Rev. 20:4-5.
Rev 20:4-5
4 And I saw thrones,
and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness
of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his
mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of
the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Rev. 14
5
And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
They knew the truth, they spoke the
truth because they had the seal of God in their forehead. Lets at the word guile in the Strongs:
Strongs definition for guile:
5579
pseudos (psyoo'-dos);
from 5574; a falsehood:
KJV-- lie, lying.
5574 pseudomai (psyoo'-dom-ahee);
middle
voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood:
KJV-- falsely, lie.
Rev.14
6 And I saw another angel
fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation,
and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Heaven and earth ages will pass away
but Gods word is eternal and shall never pass away. And yes, there will be teaching for 1000 years. But we will get deeper
into this subject when we get to chapter 20.
7 Saying with a loud voice,
Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the
sea, and the fountains of waters.
Through shame of things done there
will be those who fear the judgment of God and there are those who will revere God looking forward to their rewards. And dont
worry every knee will bow giving glory to HIM.
8 And there followed another angel,
saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication.
Babylon means confusion. This is
how the entire world will be fooled by the anti-christ. Each denomination teaches a little different in their religious system
and cause their sheep to be confused by their deceptions. Of course we know that lady Babylon will be made up of the many
membered body that follow the anti-christ. Their rapture lie will cause their members to be deceived. But now our LORD and
Savior has come and HIS truth will tear all lies down. That 2 edged sword will be very sharp! Confusion will be no more. For
an example lets go to Daniel chapter 2:40-44. Theres nothing new under the sun.
Dan 2:40-44
40 And the fourth
kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh
all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and
part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest
the iron mixed with miry clay.
42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so
the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall
mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
44
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall
not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Rev.
14
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive
his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured
out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of
the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
Lets bring these verses into modern
English. This 3rd angel comes out and says very loudly where all can hear that if anybody has anything to do with this one
world religious system and the anti-christ they are going to get it from Jesus with HIS rod of fire and brimstone in front
of everybody. The worst paddling they ever had! Fire is going to come from their breeches. Man what a warm backside! Smokinnnnn!!!!!
11 And the smoke of their torment
ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth
the mark of his name.
Like we said above Smokinnnnn!!!!
Lets get serious again. Because of their shame they know they have the LORDS day to make things straight and get their act
together. Because of the smoke which is a by-product of the consuming fire, which is our Father, they are going to work day
and night to make our Father happy. We know the only thing you can take to heaven is your works and this is what makes our
Father happy.
12 Here is the patience of the saints:
here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
We who know the truth wait patiently
doing our best to keep His commandments in our faith knowing Christ will return soon. Plus knowing the rewards of first fruits
helps a lot.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven
saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they
may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
The I in this verse is John,
and you must be familiar with the Greek word for dead in the New Testament. (See appendix 139 in the Companion Bible) Dead=blessed
are those that die in the Lord. This group of people did their works for the Lord while they were still in their flesh bodies.
And are of the first resurrection. The rest as we have stated above will be working day and night to earn their way to the
second resurrection. You do not get your pay until you have done your work. Just like here in the flesh.
14 And I looked, and behold a white
cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp
sickle.
Christ is returning,
King of Kings and Lord of Lords. This is the cup that Christ to prayed to the Father that should pass from Him. Christ knew
it was not going to be easy on the children at this time of threshing.
Rev.14
15 And another angel came
out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is
come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the
earth; and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp
sickle.
Only the Father knows exactly when
the harvest of His children are fully ripe. The time has come to harvest the wheat from the tares. Lets listen to what Jesus
has to say about this in Matt 13.
Matt 13:38-42
38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the
kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
39
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world;
and the reapers are the angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall
gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast
them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Rev 14
18 And another angel
came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust
in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
10 The same shall drink of the wine
of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire
and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
Rev.14
19 And the angel thrust
in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath
of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles,
by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
You can read about the harvest of
the grapes in several other places in the bible, but we are going to go to Joel 3:12-14.
Joel 3:12-14
12 Let the heathen
be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
13 Put
ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness
is great.
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley
of decision.
And preachers say you are not supposed
to understand the book of Revelation. When the facts are, that if you would teach the other books, by the time you got to
Revelation you would understand it in full.
Hope you enjoy this as much we enjoy brining it to you.
In His
Service,
11-8-01
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