Revelations A Study. Section 11.Written by REv. Anthony Smith
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These next two verses; 10 & 11, show punishment of Hell. Rev 14:10 The same shall drink of wine of wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in presence of holy angels, and in presence of Lamb: Rev 14:11 And smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth mark of his name. [Ref; Isa_33:14, Isa_34:10; Joe_2:30; Luk_16:23, Deu_28:65; Isa_57:20] Rev 14:12 Here is patience of saints: here are they that keep commandments of God, and faith of Jesus. Rev 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are dead which die in Lord from henceforth{These are ones mentioned in {Rev 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on earth?}: Yea, saith Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. Rev 14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon cloud one sat like unto Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle {Ref;Joe_3:12, Joe_3:13; Mat_13:30; Mar_4:29}. Rev 14:15 And another angel came out of temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for time is come for thee to reap; for harvest of earth is ripe. Rev 14:16 And he that sat on cloud thrust in his sickle on earth; and earth was reaped.[ 14:15 & 14:16, Rapture of Saints from Earth] Great violence and death takes place in this area of time upon earth. Gods patience with man is over. Rev. 14:17 thru 14:20, judgment and death come upon inhabitents of earth that followed Beast. [Ref; Isa_62:1, Isa_62:6, Isa_62:7, Jer_51:33; Joe_3:13; Zec_5:6-11;] Rev 14:17 And another angel came out of temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. Rev 14:18 And another angel came out from altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather clusters of vine of earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. Rev 14:19 And angel thrust in his sickle into earth, and gathered vine of earth, and cast it into great winepress of wrath of God. Rev 14:20 And winepress was trodden without city, and blood came out of winepress = {Isa_34:5-7, Isa_66:24; Eze_39:17-21, Isa_63:1-3}, even unto horse bridles ={5 to 6 ft.}, by space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.=A unit for measuring distance, equal to 1/8 mile (201 meters).The spiritual meaning indicates great violence and death to all unbelievers. Isa 66:24 [ a window into hell is opened, those that are left alive will be able to see consequences of rejecting Christ.]And they shall go forth, and look upon carcases of men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. We will get deeper into Babylon city in future sections. end section 11.
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| | Is Christianity Losing America?Written by Rev. Anthony Smith
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And that man of sin be revealed. He shall be revealed then in connection with apostasy [.A falling away--rather as Greek, "the falling away," or "apostasy," namely, one of which "I told you" before (2Th 2:5), "when I was yet with you," and of which Lord gave some intimation ( hint, indication, warning ) (Mat 24:10-12; John 5:43).] Isa 57:4. The man of sin has been thought to refer to Caligula, Titus, Simon Magus, Nero, Pope of Rome, Luther, Hitler, Stalin, Mahomet, etc. An apostasy must precede Coming. That is, there shall be a general falling away from purity of faith. As today, many churches are recognizing Homosexuals as Christians, sending (child molester priest) to nonextriditing countries to prevent prosecution, teaching conversion (Being Born into a Religion without being Reborn) [John 3:3, 3:7. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see kingdom of God.] and replacing rebirth, turning to nature to heal, ordaining gays as ministers, adding man made doctrine into Bible, Adding other books and chapters, written by man, to Gods word, teaching that Jesus didn’t suffer on Cross, denighing Christ Deity, ect. No apostasy of magnitude occurred in history of church for centuries, which could answer to Paul’s description, but gradual declension, corruption, and departure from ancient faith, has came full circle in today’s society. Those who are lost here today, can you see pattern in today’s society, a turning away from decency and righteousness? The political turmoil, religious indifference and lack of morals in government and in our schools. The turning away from decency and God and turning to dependency in government and pornography. How many movies can you name that are decent enough for our children to watch? When some courts protect rights of antichristian religions to teach their belief in schools and Bible believing church loses every effort to teach Jesus, there is something wrong. There is coming a falling away, and it has already started. There is a famine in land for true believer in God and His word; many are seeking a Bible believing church that is strong in principle and in doctrine to feed them word. Many ignore prophecy but prophecy is an intracal part of churches existence. A prophecy teaching church is a strong church; it’s an alert church, a church that Jesus will not find sleeping and a church that will draw many. Is Christianity losing America? This is something that you must answer for yourself; you have facts, now its time to make a decision.
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