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The Law of the Spirit presents the Covenant in seven days which are not literal days but the Law or the Word shall forever preside over the kingdom of his dear Son.
"For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet./The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death./ For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him./And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all."(1 Cor.15.25-28) By word of God we have the worlds of the Father of the Son framed. (Heb.11.2) What is the significance of testament or a Covenant? Is it not bringing Father and Son by the Word? "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?"(Num.23.19) The spirit framed the worlds for the sake of man and blessing by the same token is for him. This Fellowship of God with Mon holds no more relevance once this oneness is achieved. It is evident in the prayer of Jesus. (Jn.17. 19-23) God sets apart a group and faith explains there shall be many who shall be sanctified through his Son. God in his holiness gave man his freedom: Thus free will is amenable to salvation unless one is the son of perdition. And some may be saved through martyrdom. Let us consider his prayer:
"And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth./ Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;/That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us:/And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one."
vv.16-17"For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator./For a testament is of force after men are dead."
What does 'the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world' signify? Is it not that he was established as an emblem in the will of God and it never changes? The same we have where the context is much more clear," and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain" so the book bound with seven seals could only open by the Lamb who in fulness of time shall be sent to the world.(Rev.5.6; Jn 1.29) 'where a testament is' is what we read in Gen.ch.1. Everlasting Covenant for the Jews is revealed for want of their spiritual depth (that the vail of the face of Moses was imperative ) but death of the testator on the cross removed any such excuse that they may hold, and what we see in them is who their father really is." Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do."( Jn 8.44) Everlasting Covenant is what shall judge them since Jesus and his claim that he was even before Abraham was, is the gospel truth. " Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."(2 Cor.5.17)
Heb.9.15 "And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance." The nation of Israel was under the first testament. No more.
God set apart 144,000 on mount Sion and 144,000 on the sea of glass with mingled fire on the day He said,"Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee/Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession"(Ps.2.7-8). The Law of the Spirit presents the Covenant in seven days which are not literal days but the Law or the Word shal forever preside
"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven."(Mt.19.20-23) The Law of Moses did not make man perfect; neither did material riches. First Advent of Jesus was So Christ was as the Lamb of God, 'once offered to bear the sins of many' and his next Advent."shall be and it is very essential to read the wording here, "And unto them that look for him shall he appear" He shall be as a sign and in his glory so the writer to the Hebrews adds,"the second time without sin unto salvation." .
Here in following verses notice the expression 'four winds of heaven and from corner to another, "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory./And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."(Mt.24.30-31)(Rev.1.7 "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him."
Who are these elect? 144 tags them as set apart in heavenly places.. Mount Sion and sea of glass with mingled fire give them place of rest while we who are alive are dead to the world. "For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together." These eagles are the angels and our 'vile bodies' are the carcase.
Without entering into the God's rest which is presented in the very outset, many sects teach observing Sabbath.
" But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given./For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."(Mt.19.11-12).
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."
Many parables of Jesus refer to his return and it is mostly are terms of settling accounts. " When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?/They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons."(Mt.21.40-41)In the Parable of the Wicked Tenants we have a change in management. It is called the Day of regeneration.Where do we look for the 12 tribes of Israel? There is also a change in the demographics of the reprobate souls. They are in the outer darkness and the left-behind church and the Jews with have their own Abraham's Accords so so the Jews may be cleansed of their former filth, the daughters of Zion and the Prophet refers to it as 'in that day' and it is distinct from 'unto this day'. "And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach." (Isa.4.1-6)
In 2020 the Accord between Israel and other Arab nations was not fixed in a vacuum. It shall be fixed for good in the new heaven and new earth. When Jesus first came came he declared he had no place to lay his head."And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. He offered salvation,"(Mt.8.20) On another occasion a rich young man came for salvation Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me./ But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions./
Well; I may as well make this the final lap of my race today; and seek the winning side in responses to these requests from those wiser than myself.
Anyway; I have an additional request in terms of how to speak to my Dad about the Lord. I see him once weekly and usually with a Christian friend. It seems she has tried every type of bait such as "Jesus loves you" to handing out Gospel tracts; etc. I told my Dad the Lord was good to me and such. Apparently he rolled his eyes when my friend discussed the subject today.
His dementia is at the point to where he gets his entertainment from the cars that go in and out of the driveway at the facility. Truly sad to see but overall he isn't in too bad physical health and thankfully since not smoking in months coughing a lot less.
I need to really get clarity in what to say; perhaps spending a few days at the cabin in the next month or so will help (have to wait for some reinforced stone so my car won't sink in the mud; etc.)
I guess I can also ask for prayer on the VBS our church has July 14-18. We are hoping for good attendance; it seems there is enough staff to be there. I'm hoping the video presentation (I suppose like Power Point) is something I'll get right there. I'm also praying for my friend who has grandkids planning to come but her son's former wife now living with another man apparently is not too consistent in remembering when my friend has time with her grandkids.
I guess that's it since it's 1:30 AM I should get some rest. I'm not sure if anyone has any suggestions on my postings; since I haven't gotten any input lately I'm not sure if it is very helpful and I'll admit I am repeating some of the same concepts perhaps in slightly different dressing as of late. It helps me to look up verses on search engines for my own study but I need to pray more that things are edifying as I don't want to just write for the sake of my own interest to see what I have to say.
Agape..RP
As I stated in the last post my friend did do drawings of boats and other things for a career and pay in the past and apparently with some famous people when he was young. I admire his giving away Christian art and understand his concern about pirating images he has online; etc. but I need to know not just for myself but others that are helping him that he wants to try to find some income; perhaps with some online work as he has past experience as an electrician and his military training as well.
He is having problems with communication with different doctors and they refused medication for what he believes is gout that causes extreme pain at times; that has forced me to take him to emergency a few weeks back and although the VA pays for some of it it leaves me to foot the rest of the bill; and likely there is some pay for the last VA bill; and there are other expenses such as his car I paid for and other things. The church did what it could; I have tried a funding with his venue for fundraising online.
Ultimately I don't want to be hamstrung and restrained from giving what the Lord puts on my heart to the local church; missionaries and other things. The propery is something I want to use to grow food and have supplies as well as have a small town grid and maybe other means for power as I see with all that is happening the grid is likely inevitable along with other things to shut down society in big cities.
Things are really screwed up. We went shopping today and since he didn't have time this week to get to the food bank over 100 dollars was spent on groceries. He does have a relative he could have stayed with in Florida but now she is moving.
I just need clarity; and if I do walk away from this I need to have a clear conscience. I can't legally have him stay at my house more than 30 days; and if I let him in he probably couldn't leave.
Sorry to burden evryone here just not sure what to do.
Agape; Rich P
I am and have been attempting to help a brother in the Lord financially and with transportation to medical appointments of late.
This has happened alongside the Lord blessing me financially with a fairly substantial financial gain through the death of one of my relatives where on one hand I am glad to have resources to help a brother of mine but in the same token realizing the magnitude of his debt and health issues I am not sure how I feel about continuing in this role long term. I won't bother getting into all the details here but I want to respect the hard work that went into earning the money and investment even with the fact that my aunt and parents where I will have further inheritance weren't believers.
I have also found a place in a fairly rural area with a cabin and a couople acres as well as a storage area where the last residents moved out but had electricity at the time; requiring only hookup of the circuit breaker; and water is only a block away. There are a couple acres as well and since it was built by the owner and of a solid construct I have decided to purchase it with part of the funds coming in. There has been some talk about having my friend stay in my current place which is only available after my Dad passes away due to legal reasons; or the concept of my friend taking out a loan from the VA and building a tiny home in that rural patch of land near the cabin.
I find myself vacillating between cutting off ties entirely with this guy; giving him a part of the inheritance for a jump start or having to sit down and have a very serious discussion as to my limits. There are things he can do but his transparency seems obsured; and details sketchy in my mind how with his successful artwork showings in the past he can't find some way to sell it for a profit even though he is trying to do "Christian" work and concerned about online copyright issues etc.
I hope you are feeling a bit better today. Hang in there and especially onto Christ Jesus. I will continue to pray for you to recover and get well soon.
Revelation 21:7 - He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
The term "he that overcomes," sounds like a challenge. It sounds like it would be a Subjunctive, a possibility, like if you do it. But in the Greek text, it is the one (who is) overcoming. Back in Revelation Chapters 2 and 3, the seven letters to the seven churches, at the end of each message, the same phrase is found, to the one who overcomes, he will receive a reward.
But again, it's a Present Participle. It's the one who is overcoming. All genuine born-again believers are pictured in the scriptures as overcomers. It's impossible to not overcome! In 1 John 4:4, it says the spirit of antichrist is in the world, but we have overcome them, Perfect Tense. It's already done, because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.
So, if Christ is always in me from the very second that I receive Christ, and He'll be there throughout eternity, then it will be impossible for me to not overcome, because He overcomes, and has overcome! So, to the one who is overcoming, he shall inherit all things. And I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Revelation 21:2 - And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
This is one of the many instances where the New Jerusalem is compared to as a bride of Christ. This one would be the bride of Christ.
Revelation 21:5 - And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
These are the words believers are to hold to, not because the bible says so, but because God says they are true, and they are faithful, and they will come to pass.
Revelation 21:6 - And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
And he said unto me, It is done. Again, the same word for it is finished.
I am Alpha and Omega. That's the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. These are phrases that are attributed to be of God, also found in Isaiah 44:6, and Isaiah 48:12. He says I am Alpha and Omega, which means, as he says, the beginning and the end of everything, and everything in between. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
By the way, these phrases, these titles that God is giving from the throne, it's also referred to Jesus in Revelation 22:13, the same phrases, making reference to His deity.
So, God says I will give the one who is thirsting from the fountain of the water of life freely. That is the word DOREAN meaning without cost.
Revelation 20:11 - And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
Remember, they tried to get away. They tried to hide in the rocks. They even called out to the rocks and the mountains saying fall on us, so we don't have to face Him. But there was no place to hide!
Revelation 20:12 - And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: Notice plural.
And another book was opened. So, we've got at least three. Another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Revelation 20:14 - And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Right now, there are no believers in Hades. They were released with the Lord's message to them. After He died on the cross for them, He descended into the lower parts of the earth. And all the believers that were in that part of Hades, Abraham's Bosom, they were taken with Christ.
But the non-believers were left there. And that's where the non-believers go today, until the end of the thousand-year reign of Christ. And then they will be resurrected, the sea will give up its dead, the earth will give up its dead, and then they'll stand before Christ, and the books will be opened. And they will be judged, every man according to their works.
And even death and hell, it's kind of like emptying out the compartments. Death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. So, both Hades, and hell itself will be gone, poured into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:10 - And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
We saw this earlier on in Revelation that all people who reject Christ, they will be in torment day and night forever and ever. And there is a teaching going around now that says that a God of love would not put people in torment, and that once you die, you die. You just cease to exist. And they say that hell is not a place of torment.
But the bible is very specific in its detail as to what hell (the lake of fire) is really like. Also, in Matthew Chapter 24, Jesus said that hell was prepared for Satan and his angels, not for people.
But people go there for two reasons. Number one is that Satan is the spiritual force in which they serve. And secondly, they don't want to be in heaven. Most people do not take that into consideration, is that there are people who are in hell that are there, and they're not happy about it, but they only have one other choice, and they don't want to be there either. Well, they're stuck!
It's sort of like here on earth. People live miserable destructive lives as the consequence for their sins, but they won't surrender to Christ, have the burden taken off their back, and make peace with God. They want to keep sinning. They just don't like the consequences of their sin. But they won't surrender to Christ.
So, fire comes down and devours them. And the devil is cast in the lake of fire with the beast and the prophet. And they're tormented day and night forever and ever.
In Verses 11 to 15, we have the vision of the Great White Throne Judgment:
Revelation 20:6 - Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power. Yes, there are two deaths. There's physical death, and there's spiritual death.
There's an old saying that says that a believer is somebody who has been born twice but dies once. You're physically born, and you're spiritually born. And when you physically die, that will be the only death you will experience because you'll be with Christ forever.
The non-believer is somebody who is born once but dies twice. They die in death here, and then they are resurrected and put in the lake of fire for the second death.
So blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Revelation 20:8 - And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, meaning the entire earth.
I believe I shared this in the past, but Gog and Magog, we call it May-gog in English, but in the Greek, it is pronounced Mah-gog. Gog is the word that the Jews use for all people who are the enemies of Israel. All enemies of Israel are called Gog. This is all taken from imagery in Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39. In that picture, as it is here, the kings of the east will come through the dried-up Euphrates River and attack God's people.
Magog is the god, or idol of Gog. So, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. We're talking millions.
Blessings to you also!
Preaching itself should never be hurling facts at an audience just to prove a point. Jesus clearly had two styles of ministry; the first where He had personal interaction with individuals in a crowd to meet their physical needs and adddress their particular spiritual condition. This was in terms of repentance of a particular lifestyle or chronic pattern of sin; healing a certain ailment or casting out demons always addressed the spiritual issues which at times were the cause of a particular state a person was in; particularly those demon possessed.
Nonetheless; Jesus had a different approach to preach as He did on the Sermon on the Mount. These were general statements as to those who were blessed and warnings about hell as two predominant themes. It is interesting that as far as I can see that latter issue never was discussed with any individual except with the Pharisees when He had to address them for their thoughts or murmuring to themselves and direct nagging questions they often used to attempt to trap Him. This shows the unique level of danger of judgment to these hypocritical leaders as He would spend an entire chapter of scripture to call them out for their wickedness.
The point here I have made before; that is there is a declaration to a crowd which could even be said of His preaching to the spirits of disobedience (the lost entities from the time of Noah) in 1 Peter 3:19. That is more or less the context of His preaching to the masses. The Kingdom to come was a primary focus which again; I would argue is the style of preaching during the time of Jacob's trouble. With many signs and wonders it is pretty obvious God exists; or at least there is no room to be an atheist if we don't distinguish between good and evil in the supernatural realm. Fear of the Lord often uses general revelation ( Romans 1; Psalm 19); then personal after.
I have elaborated in previous posts regarding the lack of discipleship of new believers; and it should always be remembered that Jesus said in Matthew 28:19-20
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
It appears NIV actually says go and make disciples; something I never noticed until now. Here in the King James we see the concept of teaching all things Christ has commanded-certainly that includes warnings about the thought life and imaginations being potential outward sins at some point such as adultery and hating others for two examples. We certainly can see that Jesus warns people about money being where their heart is focused on in where our treasure is; our heart is also. (Mett. 6:21).
None of us are exempt from persecution or trials as God tests us to see if we will remain faithful or fall away. That is a key concept we see with the parable of the sower and the seeds as Jesus doesn't promise exemption but expresses the certainty that those who produce fruit will pass the test of trials of persecution and cares of this world.
Going through the fire is imperitive; although we often can view scripture as simply the avoidance of sin and continually following the law if we become too legalistic in our concept of scripture. Psalm 119 demonstrates repetitive references to loving the law of God but it is onlythrough His strength that we have any desire to follow Him; and deep affection for things which He loves and He hates as I brought up the other day.
The other day I realized a friend of mine was the one that gave a hard saying on this matter to another church member. I won't get into specifics but the general idea is that our walk with God must be paramount over family and any other worldly affections.
"That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:"
Acts 17:28
"For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Blessings
I will be praying that you will soon be over this virus. I , too, tend towards complications from respiratory viruses, so I understand your concern. May God keep you from getting worse than you are presently and give you a full recovery
Thank you for keeping our president and government in your prayers. Paul instructs us to pray for those God has given to be in offices in our governments ( 1 Tim. 2:1-3). Our world is quite interrelated concerning governments, both allies and enemies. We must pray for interactions and negotiations go well between nations and that the wars that are now happening in the middle east, Ukraine, Nigeria, and other places in our world to come to a peaceable end soon. I can't imagine what it is like to live in a the midst of war going on all around me. It must be incredibly difficult, frightening, and filled with loss and grief.
Get some good rest to aid in your recovery.
I can't turn my back on you!
You have put it in overdrive!!
You'll be done soon! I'm enjoying the ride!
God bless you!
I could imagine a little intercession now, I should reach out an outstretched hand in the days after the weekend. And got the "world virus" I don't know what it is but a fever, a strong cough with dark green mucus that comes up in quantities, a sore throat and it hurts everywhere. It is really tiring for someone who always gets bigger problems as the lungs are damaged by many things from before. So I thank you in advance for the intercession, which you let rise from your hearts and up to God for me and mine. Hallelujah praise be to God. God bless you and yours, Amen.
Here in the northern hemisphere we only have the summer that will be good enough to get work done that has been waiting for a long time to be done.
But now it has rained and rained night and day. And freezing temperatures have appeared some place! Then we can say it was a short summer, about 4 weeks. I would also like to mention in passing that I remember you in my prayers to God every day. Also especially the President and the White House. So we must trust that the authorities that are, are appointed by God. A kind of resting place in a troubled world. Some words I must give of course. Always the Word, which brought me to Joh 17:20:26
It's a good reminder. Thank you all for this important work you are doing in Jesus' name, I hope for all of you that you accept. Grace upon grace be with you. Love u in Christ Jesus. Amen
Revelation 20:4 - 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.
So, if you reject the mark of the beast, if you are persuaded by the angelic preaching of the gospel, and the gospel of the 144,000, you will be beheaded, but you'll be with Christ.
Revelation 20:5 - But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished.
All unbelievers who die still have not been resurrected. They will be resurrected after the thousand years. This is the first resurrection. So, the resurrection of the saints, the collecting of Christ, that we call the rapture, when the dead are raised first, and we are raised with them, that is the first resurrection.
There is a second resurrection, and that is when the unbelieving dead are raised after the thousand-year reign of Christ.
Revelation 20:3 Continued
In Luke Chapter 16, where we see the rich man and Lazarus, you remember they both died, Lazarus was a poor man, and the rich man wound up in hell, in torments. I use the word hell because the English text does, but it's different from the lake of fire. That word hell is Hades. Hades means the place of unseen spirits.
Before Christ came, if you were a believer, you went to one compartment in Hades. It's called Abraham's Bosom. People were waiting there for their salvation to come. But there's another compartment in Hades that was called the place of torment.
So, the rich man was in a place of torment. And he looks over and sees Lazarus in the Bosom of Abraham across this chasm. You couldn't cross back and forth. And the rich man calls out to Abraham and says, "Have Lazarus dip his finger in some water, and come over and touch my tongue because I'm tormented in this flame."
After reading this story so many times, you have to think to yourself that if you were in hell and had just one wish, what would you want it to be? "I just want a glass of water." You've got to be kidding! You want your tongue touched because you're in torment? How about a rope to get you out of there. He didn't want out!
The reason he didn't want out was not because of the comparison between hell and heaven. It's because there's only one other place to be other than hell, and that's in the presence of Jesus Christ. And for some people that's hell. They would prefer to be in hell, only comforted. They don't want to be with Christ. They are rejecters. And once a person's heart is a rejecter of Christ, you can't do anything about it.
Even living under perfect conditions, they still go back to serving Satan again.
Revelation 20:3 Continued
So, to Him, not much time has passed. But, when God is on the earth, He's subject to earth time and earth measurements as we'll see soon. We're going to measure the city, and it will be the measurement of man. So, they are very quick to tell you that once we get down on the earth and we start dealing with the earth time-space factor, a thousand years down here is a thousand years. If it was up in heaven, it would be as one day.
I hope I am giving a proper and understandable explanation. It's giving us the time difference between heaven and earth. But Christ in on earth for a thousand years. That's earth time, even though to God in His time frame where He dwells now, a thousand years is as one day, and one day is as a thousand years.
So, Satan will be bound for a thousand years. And Satan will be cast into the bottomless pit, the ABUSSO, and shut up, a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more. And after these things, it is necessary for him to be loosed for a short season.
After the thousand years, we leave with Christ. And the people on the earth who are left over from the tribulation, who still are not saved, but they've been given this one-thousand-year opportunity to live under the rule of Christ with Satan bound, when Satan is let loose, we will see that they will go back to Serving Satan again.
And as I have emphasized before, I think it's a tragedy, but we have to understand that when a person is a rejecter of Christ, you could send him to heaven for a thousand years and say, "Look how nice it is here," and when he comes back, he's going to reject it. Nothing's going to impress him to be saved.
Revelation 20:3 - And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
And cast him into the bottomless pit, that ABUSSO where the locusts came out of, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that, literally after these things, he must, and the word must means that it is necessary that he be loosed for a little season.
The debates rage on as to whether these 1,000 years known by many as the millennium, the 1,000-year reign of Christ, after His second coming, after Armageddon takes place, and the millions that are there to fight against Him are killed, He sets up His kingdom upon the earth and He rules for 1,000 years. And Satan is closed up in the pit so that he can have no more influence on people during those thousand years that the Lord reigns upon the earth.
There are many that believe that it will not literally be a thousand years, because in 2 Peter 3:8, Peter said that the reason why it seems that the Lord is taking so long to bring His judgment is because with the Lord, one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is one day. So, they take that scripture and say "Well, the Lord ruling for a thousand years, that's just symbolic of one day, because one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is one day!"
In order to understand the time element correctly, if you're looking at God and studying Him, and seeing Him from heaven, His time frame would be an example of a thousand years equals one day, one day a thousand years. Right now, it's been a few thousand years that the earth has existed, but with the Lord, where He is, as illustrated, it's only been a week.
Revelation 19:16 - And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Vesture would be the TZITZIT'S, the prayer shawl that the Jews wear. It will say KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
In Revelation 19:17-18, we have the vision of the supper of God. This is not the supper of the Lamb. This is the supper of God, a little different.
Revelation 19:18 - That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
It's the invitation for the birds to come and feast on dead bodies that will be the result of Christ slaying the nations. In Matthew 24:27-28, Jesus said that wherever the corpse is, the vultures will gather together.
Some have theorized about that for years. Well, here's its fulfillment right here. Jesus said in the end analysis, wherever the vultures are, that's where the dead bodies will be. And that will be the end result of the world and life as we know it.
The vision of the battle of Armageddon is given to us in Verses 19 to 21.
Revelation 19:20 - And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that worked miracles (literally signs), before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were taken, literally living, into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
This is the first mention we've had of the lake of fire. This is the place in the bible that is called hell. There are many words that are translated hell in the English. But the lake of fire is the only place that is called hell.
"And for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven./And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land./And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them."
The Spirit presents a specific historical event(vv.20-22). The phrase 'but not in his power' is the spring board for the latter days where we have the seven beasts, " And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition" and it is in parenthesis. (Rev.17.11) A similar devise we find with 70 weeks Dan.9.26-27, notice the expression,'but not for himself' In these two phrases we have the switchover from the world of the ungodly world to the four winds of heaven associated with Jesus Christ. It is what the 'terrible crystal' signifies over the head of the four living creatures.' The little horn comes under the judgment. By the same token 'but not for himself'." Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness." (Dan.9.24)
The pleasant land and the holy city is what God promised Abraham and God shall never go back on his promise. " For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." (Heb.11.10)
"And it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them./ Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host," The beast which was and which was not is referred here. Rev.12 we have the dragon, " And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth:"(Rev.12.8) This 'eighth wonder' has his agenda which he shall break in the middle of the week and how far CUFI shall go on?
You will know them by their fruits (see Matthew 7:15-16). These verses demonstrate false prophets and true with this distinction.
Let me say that it seems there is sufficient evidence that God does speak on occasion to individual servants. A person may receive a message but must avoid expecting experiences over service to God; fellowship with the saints and other things that giftings are supposed to do to edify the body of Christ. There are those who display much emotion; angst; and other emotions who are longwinded and oftentimes these are women. Indeed it seems probably 4 out of 5 that have messages are women. I tend to listen to those who are married and who have solid scriptural teaching in church; although due to some specific situations I have made exceptions if it is apparent there is no nearby fellowship where good doctrine is preached.
I will also state that sometimes God uses someone who preaches some truths even when later on it turns out they are preaching falsehood on particular doctrines. This has been a particular issue of late where a lengthy statement or proclamation is made that contains truth and no apparent error. There is a boundary as to women preaching at least as the scripture states where they are not to have authority over a man. This is why at least a husband in the faith or others should bring a balanced perspective.
As to within church walls; things like God's chastisement of those He loves; mandatory suffering for all true believers and other admonitions are often given a deaf ear. Someone actually delivering truth could be forced out and shouldn't stay somewhere that people want their ears tickled. Again it is hard for those with true discernment to find a place in ministry today; but we all need more of them in my humble opinion.
The easiest conclusion here is to admonish everyone to read the Word more and be looking up ( Romans 13:11) for His coming is very near.
As we dive into this topic further, I want to remind the audience that as we approach the end or consummation of this present age we will see the proclamations of truly Holy Spirit filled believers and false prophets line up more and more because the facts are clear; Revelation and its judgments are about to commence and whether it will be under God's protection ( Psalm 91:4) or under His wrath depends on our spiritual state at the time. It is how we interpret events that reveals where our heart is; and sadly many concepts such as Dominionism and full Preterism can be toxic doctrines that inevitably will make many of these individuals believe that Antichrist is actually Christ. Success is defined as power and influence in society according to these mindsets something no doubt Satan desires along with worship of himself. What part of Christ's proclamation my Kingdom is not of this world lest my servants fight ( John 18:36). What part of His self sacrificial life and death that occured immediately after this statement during one of His trials before crucifixion don't some people undestsand? Therefore it is safe to say that those trying to conform this world in this way ignore the verse where it says we should be transformed by the renewing of our minds. ( Romans 12:2). As I have said in other postings before; there is a valid point bought out by some of this mindset; that as long as His church remains the gates of hell cannot prevail against it; and even with most lukewarm or doctrinally compromised His remnant has a duty and responsibility to continue to work the harvest to fulfill the task of making Disciples and being in His service until He comes. We need to soberly assess the time we are in when many are predicted to fall away (See 1 Timothy 4:1); and eventually the admonition of Matthew 24:10 will be fulfilled on a global scale as the Tribulation saints will be martyred wherever they are.