And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years." We've entered on into the eons of the eternity, the future. how our actions as Christians will be judged. It will be observed that in this case it is one of the angels that had the seven bowls who comes forward and says to John, "Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore (or harlot) that sitteth upon [the] many waters." the Book of Life . 493.] Further, after this Jesus introduces Himself, as well as sends His angel. Verse Revelation 22:6. Anyway, you asked for thoughts, so these are mine. Nevertheless the truth endures, resting firmly on the sovereign faithfulness of God to complete the salvation of his elect. The individual has his own fruit too. The new thing here is these new seedless flame grapes. (iii) The third section is an invitation to all thirsty souls to come to Jesus Christ that their need may be satisfied. They will then treat her with contempt and shameful exposure. "Those who have washed their robes" is the reading of the best manuscripts, but it is easy to see how a scribe could make a mistake in copying and substitute the more usual phrase. It will help to show us that, whatever may have been the past conditions of Babylon, there is a future one; and it is in that future one that Babylon is to perish. We don't know; do we? When the apostle Paul wrote to the, saints at Rome, he particularly specified at that very time the duty of absolute subjection on the part of Christians to the powers which then were. It is, in fact, the kind of ending that ancient writers commonly added to their books. It is called "the first resurrection." I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright the morning star. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. I am concerned lest we overlook the present fact taught in Johns Revelation that Christ does come to the Christian NOW. We have created different types of hybrids and different kinds of resistances and so forth.In fact, they have created a tomato plant now in Israel at the Beersheba University, a tomato plant that you can irrigate with seawater. Only as the individual Christian lives with the sense of the presence of his Lord can the Christian find victory over sin in his daily life. Then he brings in a soldiers wife who was trying to wrap a bag about her baby to keep it warm. The Torah (Law) has a very similar ordinance, forbidding the addition to or subtraction from the law (Deuteronomy 4:2). Denying God is punished by death, and after the second resurrection such a sinner is cast into the Lake of Fire. When a person dies, it will be a positive curse from God; if he die even a hundred years old, it will be like a baby dying now. Life is dark and tragic with despair for many troubled people on earth today. Thank you, Lord, that you have delivered us from the power of darkness, taken the rebellion out of our hearts, and given us a heart of love, a heart of commitment, a heart of faith. Man converted will then not merely reach the natural term if I may so say of a thousand years, but pass that bound. Christ comes in each generation to bring it to judgment. - Part II, Testimony of the Book of Mormon Eyewitnesses. It reveals that he was never truly converted." - Paul Washer We find similar warnings in the Bible in other places. Bible Gateway passage: Revelation 22:19 - King James Version We need to remember that the whole book of Revelation is dealing with principles in constant conflict now.--That the visions record this conflict from many different view-points. But to the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [is] in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.". It should not be "and which had not," but rather, "and those who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, neither had received his mark upon their forehead, and on their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." Is the King James Bible Only One That's "True"? Denying the authority of the Book, denies God, because He is the author and denying God has only one consequence death (2 Timothy 2:12). But He "treadeth the winepress of the fury of the wrath of the Almighty God" another character of judgment never attributed to the saints, that I know of. Those that do rise at the same time rise, no doubt, in a moment; but that there are to be various acts of resurrection is not only not contrary to scripture, but required by its own descriptions. "And no curse shall be any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him." It presents a fact. 7. When the second beast appeared, he even strove to put to death those who would not worship the beast, nor pay homage to his image, nor receive his mark. The warning therefore relates to those that hear and understand the prophecy then deliberately pervert and corrupt it: it is applicable to the Last or End Days, therefore, to the people who are in the tribulation, but has a broader application, to the whole of Scripture and therefore to unbelievers. Just the bequest of God's grace or the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ upon you. So be it. The Gospel's great theme . (verse 16)--that is, He is the promised Messiah, the Saviour of mankind. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. The twelve apostles of the Lamb will accordingly have their own special place. Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, in order that He might redeem those who were Conclusion: Revelation 22:18-19 is a warning: If you reject Gods offer of life, you will experience Gods wrath. Revelation 22:19 Context Crossref Greek Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll. "And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, Come, gather yourselves together unto the great supper of God; that ye may eat flesh of kings, and flesh of chiliarchs, and flesh of strong [men], and flesh of horses, and of those that sit on them, and flesh of all, both free and bond, both small and great." Instead, let's just accept them at face value, as the holy word of God. Accordingly, "Behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me." Then we have another glorious description. But then while there is such a call to Christ, while the believer is not to be afraid, but to call on the Lord to come, the church does not forget those that are poor sinners, let them be deeply conscious of it, or let them be those that are only made willing by the grace of God (which is the feeblest expression of the sinner's need, just as you have the feeblest expression of the saint in the previous call). "And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour unto it. It so happens that the text is, in fact, in bad condition and we do not know for certain what the actual wording is. I can't imagine such audacity. But it may well be that there is something simpler here. Toward the end of Deuteronomy, Moses issued another similar warning, this time to the person who might disregard the Law and serve other gods: and so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, even though I follow the dictates of my heartas though the drunkard could be included with the sober. So, thats the first observation: This is a common way to stress the importance of obedience. "A fountain," says Joel, "shall come forth from the house of the Lord" ( Joel 3:18). body, and its members were dispersed, although I don't believe this means they were That pagan Rome, therefore, should set itself against Christianity was to be expected, and so the fact proved. tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book." It is a wholly unwarranted interpolation. 8. This very naturally filled him with intense wonder. We note that this not the first time such a warning is seen in the Canon of God. (vs.29) In Galatians 3, Paul then states that neither They are worried more about their church membership and maybe not getting it right. He who is not circumcised." And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. But if you decline it, the place will be given to someone else. Amidst the terrible persecution of his day, the one thing which John longed for was the speedy return of Christ. That hope was never realized in the way in which he expected, but we can never doubt that Christ nevertheless abundantly kept his promise that he would be with his own even to the end of the world ( Matthew 28:20). Once again he stresses the truth of all that John has seen and heard. The devout student is the best of all students. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. The number which falls short of the perfect 7. Thus the language of symbol is as definite as any other. Beyond controversy, however, it is a most unusual and abnormal reappearance, which is altogether exceptional in the history of the world. And, behold [again the Lord is talking], I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be ( Revelation 22:11-12 ). This also is a no less important element for understanding the chapter. The thrones were already filled. This is most important, because it might be (as it has been) forgotten by some who make the gospel and the corresponding presence of the Spirit to be the same at all times; as others have thought, because Revelation 4:1-11 and sequel treat of Jew and Gentile, and the state of the world under God's judgments, that this cannot be a testimony of Jesus at all. "And so, all the jarring notes of life Seem blending in a Psalm. From Rome saints had suffered; and it was easy to see that the revealed persecutress is called Babylon, and identified with the governing city of Rome. Let others speculate, if they will: I am persuaded that he who essays to conceive the details is merely striving to draw a bow beyond the power of man. In the midst of the city street may be taken, not as the end of the first sentence, but as the beginning of the second. It is for anyone who hears which has the connotation of hearing and understanding, not simply hearing, in passing. Little do they know, because they believe not what is here written, that it is about to come out of the abyss or bottomless pit. So this applies to ANYONE, not just believers. If so, they are there in the quality not of the bride, but of those invited to the marriage of the Lamb; but I do not think them the Apocalyptic saints for the simple reason that, as shown in the next chapter, the Apocalyptic saints are not raised from the dead yet. 19 'Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent. If the person who corrupts Revelation is an unbeliever, he or she will have no part (share) in the blessings of . The morning star is the herald of the day which chases away the darkness of the night; before Jesus the night of sin and death flees away. Here you may see the reason for saying that the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures are not absolutely the church, because when that symbol applies, and the one of the bride comes forward, we have got others too. It is not now the temple opened there, and the ark of the covenant seen when Israel's security is seen, as the object of God's counsels; nor is it a door opened above, as we saw it when the prophet was giving his introduction to the prophecy of God's dealings with the world as a whole, though in both cases all manifestly clusters round the Lord Jesus. So this 1999 2023 Come Reason Ministries. I am not aware of any MS. in its favour, though some versions represent it. The last scene shows Martin sitting at the table on which burns a solitary candle. That is to say, the heavenly saints are viewed still as the heads of the glorified priesthood, and also the executive in the administration of God's judgments. God here deals freely and openly with all; he does not speak in secret, but calls every one to witness to the declarations here made, Revelation 22:10; Revelation 22:10. Still closer is Ezekiel's picture of the river which issued from the Temple ( Ezekiel 47:1-7). And it's great what man has been able to do messing around with some of the genetic codes of some of the plants and trees.When I was a kid we lived off of North Broadway Street here in Santa Ana, and we had a tree that had both Navel and Valencia oranges growing on it, as well as grapefruits and lemons. Infidels have but little interest in attempting such changes, and but little influence to make them received by the church. No jot or tittle of Christ's word shall fall to the ground all shall have its fulfilment in due time. Is not this reason enough for saying that not even the shadow of solid ground appears for the system? can lose one's salvation: These passages give a pretty strong witness to the fact that we can fall away and, if If you are a believer, do not be afraid, even if you know but little; for the Lord neither forgets nor slights those who may be comparatively unintelligent. This is a repetition of titles used in Revelation 1:17; Revelation 2:8; Revelation 21:6.
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