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One of my favorite passages!the greatness of God is beyond human description and explanation.our only response is to simply do and obey what God tells us to do in His word and we will reap the tremendous benefits and blessings of it. As the vapors of worship ascend to Him the showers of blessings descend to us!Hallelujah!
This is on a spiritual level. The temple of God is not made by the hands of men. The one destroyed over and over represented that heavenly representation and when those given the covanant6 said they would yet turned away that temple was destroyed. WE are the temple of God. His covenant is not community based but individual based. Every man will answer for his part in that temple... unfortunately some will be ripped out
This chapter is to heaven. This completes it. Pure fire for God is a consuming fire. God protects His own. Verse 2 talks about them that got sealed.That would be the elect and them that turned away after seeing it was satan and not a god but just a man.15:3 is the song of Moses in Deut. 32. The elect know the song and will be singing it. The song of the Lamb is in the Psalm and Jeremiah. But we are all changed at the same time. No wrath or harm will come to them that waited for Our LORD. Oh! Yeah, you flyers will be in the ships and satan will be flying you out. Just about a mile. I think the flyers will get that high before the hail storm hits. All the wars are 15 minutes because God fights the battles.
REVELATION SPEAKS VOLUMES ON THEIR BEING A RAPTURE PRIOR TO THE TRIBULATION
Revelation chapter 6 onward deals with 3 kinds of peoples: 1)the un-redeemed gentiles of the world (beast) governing system, 2) the redeemed/sealed jews (the 144k of chapter 7), 3) and the rest of Israel--the jews. The events in Revelation center around Israel and mostly Jerusalem. Check chapter 11 v. 8 and find that "that great city" (where Babylon the Great--the corrupt socio-economic system, and Mystery Babylon the Harlot--the un-redeemed jew's revived religion of sacrifice are located) is described as "where our Lord was crucified." That city is Jerusalem.
Now, note that the Lord, while addressing the churches in Chapter 3 v. 10 gives a promise to his faithful followers that "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth."
Now look closely at the Beast of Rev. 17--this beast is the world-wide socio-economic system devoid of God/Jesus as its foundation. Note that it is world-wide. Note that it is scarlet colored. Note that it has 10 horns and 10 crowns (horns symbolizing power, crowns symbolizing ruling sovereignity). Understand that the number 10 is consistently used in Scripture to speak of gentils (see Gen. 10 for the gentile nations that will seek to come against Israel in the war of Gog and Magog of Ezek. 38, which happens prior to the Tribulation period). Again, understand that this beast is the entire gentile world and it is SCARLETT colored, which symbolizes SIN. Now, go to Isaiah 1:18 where the Lord pleads with his people Israel "though your sins be as scarlet I will make them white as snow." The entire gentile world is SCARLETT in Revelation. We believers in and followers of the Lord Jesus are NOT SCARLETT colored. We are not there during the Tribulation.
MR.Lydon! Your post indicates in the third paragraph that you or we do the list you enumerated. Hence eternal bliss results. I find this to be in disagreement with the Bible. Consider Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Joh 5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
Here it is evident that Jesus is the source of life. Not me, but His power saves me.
Then we have Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: Rom 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
How many people are righteous?
To sum up, salvation is only to be found in Jesus. You and I are living in this 3 dimensional world and cannot see the spiritual battle going on between Christ and Satan. It is the gift of God that we understand the amount we do, because Satan certainly does not want us to know what he's up to at all. God gives us plenty of information, but we must study the Word comparing scripture with scripture to find gems of truth. Remember Mar 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. How come it isn't possible to decieve the elect. Because they are studying the Word, understand prophecy, know exactly what events have transpired and what must still happen before Jesus comes in great power to claim the earth.
The enemy is no man, woman or child. We are Lambs. We are Children of Light.
Perfect God Desires for ALL to gain Eternal Life. Can any man make God a liar?
The "Whore of Babylon" delivers out to "Babylon" Earth's people via the "False Prophet" of Lying Deceits by the "Serpent": Iudgments of Damnation, Hatred, Sorrow, Fear, Controlling slavery, Demanding obedience, pains, illnesses, ALL SINS such as Pride, Gluttony, Vanity, etcetera and all of the things that deliver DEATH onto us Children of Light.
We are ALL Children of Light. The only enemy here is the Controlling Energy of Darkenese. You can't fight this enemy. You can only Overcome it.
Offer to ALL others your helping hands when you can. Don't Iudge anybody as "bad" EVER. Work on building up the Spirit of Christ: Liberty (ETERNAL TRUTH), Love (ETERNAL LIFE), Joy (ETERNAL WHOLENESS), Hope (ETERNAL LIGHT), Grace (ETERNAL STRENGTH), Peace (ETERNAL STATE OF BEING), Mercy, Gratefulness, Humility (ETERNALLY RECIEVING WISDOM & KNOWLEDGE) Longsuffering (ETERNAL PATIENCE), Compassion, Charity, Admiration, Kind Guidance & Patient Influence (ETERNAL POWERS)
Joe, Isn't your comment regarding Rev, chapter 15, on 6/26/10 that "that when Jesus returns, the righteous living will be lifted up in plain sight for everyone to see and transformed into an eternal being" the exact thing a "rapture" would be? sounds like it to me.
I don't think anyone should ask what a person THINKS about the word of God. PEOPLE can and WILL twist God's word. That's why there are "DENOMINATIONS" today. God's word says that it is of NO private interpretation(2Pe1:20), and that if ANY man LACKED wisdom let him ask of God( James 1:5). So unless they have REVELATION from God as to what Revelation 15:6 is about, they shouldn't be writing here.
55WestonRM: The Rapture doesn't exist, everyone will be on earth during this time of trouble. Everyone will have the choice to recieve the mark or not, everyone will be subject to the short tribulation which will occur. When Jesus returns, the rightous living will be lifted up in plain sight for everyone to see, and will be transformed into an eternal being. The same will happen to the rightous dead, they will be resurected, and then transformed. At the same time, God will destroy earth and all of the unrightous living on earth. Then the 1000 years begins, Satan is then "shut up" because he has no one to decieve. Once the 1000 years is up, God will resurect all the unrightous dead, (which is said to be the number of sand on the seashore) and they will be decieved by Satan once again to encircle New Jersulem(the new city which is heaven on earth) and they will all judged according to their works. Because everyone is guilty of sin, God destroys them and turns them to ashes through his hellfire. The same happens to Satan. This is the end of earth as we know it, and eternal peace begins. This isn't private interpretation, this is what the bible states will happen. Read Revelation, you will not find anything about the Rapture, instead you will find exactly what I just explained.
I believe that at this point the church will be absent. We will have left this earth in Rev. ch.11 v.12 These final 7 judgements are only for the Beast, and those who worship the beast. There will be people here who will be jolted into believing the Gospel because they have just witnessed, with there own eyes, the bodily resurrection of the dead in Christ (this happened on a very small scale when Jesus was crucified) and the RAPTURE of the living believers. Of the people left on earth a portion will refuse to receive the mark of the beast because of their new-found belief and understanding in Jesus. These people will be hunted and killed without mercy, however, many will remain alive until Jesus's return in glory with the saints Rev.ch 19 v.11 I believe these new believers will receive devine protection from the deadly effects caused by the vials filled with the wrath of God but, as mentioned, will be persecuted by the beast and it's agents. This period of the 7 vials also corresponds with the reaping of the earth Rev ch. 14 and the reaping of the wheat and tares Mat. ch.13
Revelation chapter 6 onward deals with 3 kinds of peoples: 1)the un-redeemed gentiles of the world (beast) governing system, 2) the redeemed/sealed jews (the 144k of chapter 7), 3) and the rest of Israel--the jews. The events in Revelation center around Israel and mostly Jerusalem. Check chapter 11 v. 8 and find that "that great city" (where Babylon the Great--the corrupt socio-economic system, and Mystery Babylon the Harlot--the un-redeemed jew's revived religion of sacrifice are located) is described as "where our Lord was crucified." That city is Jerusalem.
Now, note that the Lord, while addressing the churches in Chapter 3 v. 10 gives a promise to his faithful followers that "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth."
Now look closely at the Beast of Rev. 17--this beast is the world-wide socio-economic system devoid of God/Jesus as its foundation. Note that it is world-wide. Note that it is scarlet colored. Note that it has 10 horns and 10 crowns (horns symbolizing power, crowns symbolizing ruling sovereignity). Understand that the number 10 is consistently used in Scripture to speak of gentils (see Gen. 10 for the gentile nations that will seek to come against Israel in the war of Gog and Magog of Ezek. 38, which happens prior to the Tribulation period). Again, understand that this beast is the entire gentile world and it is SCARLETT colored, which symbolizes SIN. Now, go to Isaiah 1:18 where the Lord pleads with his people Israel "though your sins be as scarlet I will make them white as snow." The entire gentile world is SCARLETT in Revelation. We believers in and followers of the Lord Jesus are NOT SCARLETT colored. We are not there during the Tribulation.
Joh 5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
Here it is evident that Jesus is the source of life. Not me, but His power saves me.
Then we have Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Rom 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
How many people are righteous?
To sum up, salvation is only to be found in Jesus. You and I are living in this 3 dimensional world and cannot see the spiritual battle going on between Christ and Satan. It is the gift of God that we understand the amount we do, because Satan certainly does not want us to know what he's up to at all. God gives us plenty of information, but we must study the Word comparing scripture with scripture to find gems of truth. Remember Mar 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. How come it isn't possible to decieve the elect. Because they are studying the Word, understand prophecy, know exactly what events have transpired and what must still happen before Jesus comes in great power to claim the earth.
Perfect God Desires for ALL to gain Eternal Life. Can any man make God a liar?
The "Whore of Babylon" delivers out to "Babylon" Earth's people via the "False Prophet" of Lying Deceits by the "Serpent": Iudgments of Damnation, Hatred, Sorrow, Fear, Controlling slavery, Demanding obedience, pains, illnesses, ALL SINS such as Pride, Gluttony, Vanity, etcetera and all of the things that deliver DEATH onto us Children of Light.
We are ALL Children of Light. The only enemy here is the Controlling Energy of Darkenese. You can't fight this enemy. You can only Overcome it.
Offer to ALL others your helping hands when you can. Don't Iudge anybody as "bad" EVER. Work on building up the Spirit of Christ: Liberty (ETERNAL TRUTH), Love (ETERNAL LIFE), Joy (ETERNAL WHOLENESS), Hope (ETERNAL LIGHT), Grace (ETERNAL STRENGTH), Peace (ETERNAL STATE OF BEING), Mercy, Gratefulness, Humility (ETERNALLY RECIEVING WISDOM & KNOWLEDGE) Longsuffering (ETERNAL PATIENCE), Compassion, Charity, Admiration, Kind Guidance & Patient Influence (ETERNAL POWERS)