By Pastor Mike Taylor
“And
I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels
having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of
God.” (Revelation 15:1)
As
we progress through this “Apocalyptic book”, you can envision how
the destruction grows in a crescendo type of judgment on this earth.
The past chapters were bad and God has been escalating His judgment
on this earth to bring mankind either to repentance, or near total
annihilation of all things that breath air on the planet we call the
earth. It has been mankind's home for nigh 6000 years, but now she is
the abode of his coming death and her grave as the nations are
receiving just rewards for their rejection of God's only plan for
salvation, through Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son. Let us look
at what will be coming, possibly in few short years, that mankind in
the majority is blinded to what is in front of them. We noticed that
in Chapter 14, that John described the near total destruction of the
nations leading up to the battle of Armageddon, but here John goes
back to describe in more detail what has happened to bring the world
to this place. It is common in Bible prophecy to state and re-state
in further details that is also common in Hebrew literature. It
seemed even back in the end of chapter 6, that the end was near, but
John takes us back and forth giving more detail and expanding the
canvas that he has sketched of what he saw. Revelation is not totally
chronological, but the overall picture is speaking of the division of
the Tribulation and the Great Tribulation, as judgment is explained
more deeply.
These
seven angels having the seven last plagues:
This idea is also in Leviticus
26:21:
“Then,
if you walk contrary to Me, and are not willing to obey Me, I will
bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins.”
These seven
last plagues are
God’s judgment on a disobedient and contrary world.
The opening verse reveals that God's wrath is waxing hot and He is
not just blowing off steam, but will fulfill His eternal purpose
releasing His righteous indignation in all its fury.
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.
4 Who
shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art
holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy
judgments are made manifest.”( Revelation 15:2-4)
The
sea is designed to reflect the glory of God. In chapter 4 its
description ‘like unto crystal’ speaks of the holiness of God.
Here the sea mingled with fire speaks of divine judgment proceeding
from God’s holiness. Some see the analogy in verse 2 correlating to
the Exodus of the people of God through the Red Sea, escaping the
persecution of this world, although many of them were subject to
martyrdom due to their faith in God and His Son, Jesus Christ. They
are not losers, as they have received victory in the spiritual sense
that they believed what Jesus said in their Bible. They are
Tribulation saints who have given up their mortal life for eternal
life.
25
“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for My sake will find it.
26,
For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses
his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?”
(Matthew 16:25-26)
These
Tribulation saints stand either on or beside a sea of glass, which is
a reflection of God's Word. Here they stand on the Word, as it is
connection to the Temple of Israel to be washed in the tabernacle
laver to make themselves clean. Notice they sing a song. A song of
Moses which is their patriarch ancestor that led their fathers out of
Egypt and out of sin. Does this mean that they are mostly from the
house of Israel? Although it could be, it is also possible that they
are partakers of the seed and promise of Abraham and are considered
the New Israel along with those of Jewish birth. It is said that the
song they sing is also called the “song of the Lamb” as they join
the promises of the Old and the New Testament into one song.....But
hold your breath, as judgment is falling and hardly any man or woman
will escape the fiery wrath of Almighty God.
5 “And
after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the
testimony in heaven was opened:
6 And
the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues,
clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with
golden girdles.
7 And
one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials
full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.
8 And
the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his
power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven
plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.” (Revelation 15:5-8)Here God's anger is revealed by 7 angels that bring seven golden vials, full of the wrath of God. The anger of God is so hot, that smoke fills the heavenly tabernacle and no one can enter into His presence until His vengeance through these plagues is finished. This declares that judgment was now irreversible. This also happened in the time of Moses when the Shekinah glory filled the wilderness tabernacle and no man could enter within. Now nothing could hinder it any longer, because access to this temple in heaven would not long be denied. This is the heavenly Temple in heaven that the earthly temple that was a copy on earth, but is seen in its reality The seven angels come directly from God and do not act on their own authority, but have been given orders directly from God Almighty. They are clothed with white linen and golden girdles that signify the holiness of God's righteous anger
The King James translation is vials of plagues, but the literal translation from the Greek is saucer like bowls that were used in the Temple of God on earth, and now in heaven to hold incense from the altar of God that will be poured out.
CHAPTER
16: THE BOWL JUDGMENTS
“And
I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels,
Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the
earth.
2 And
the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there
fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of
the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.” (Revelation
16:1-2)
Each
of these plagues remind us what came upon Egypt that brought similar
plagues and God's judgment on that nation for the idolatry and
failing to follow the commands of God and let Israel go.
8 “And
the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you
handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward
the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
9 And
it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a
boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout
all the land of Egypt”. (Exodus 9:8-9)
So
God brings the same type of plague on mankind in these end of days
called the Great Tribulation that falls on every man and woman who
has the mark of the Beast and worship his image, much as the people
of Egypt worshiped false gods,and even Pharaoh himself.
3 “And
the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as
the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
4 And
the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of
waters; and they became blood.
5 And
I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord,
which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For
they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given
them blood to drink; for they are worthy.” (Revelation 16:4-6)
Even
as the Egyptians killed the children of Israel and threw their sons
to the crocodiles, God had given them also, blood to drink, as they
have worshiped false gods who are not gods, and have slain the
innocent and spilled their blood. Can you even imagine the smell and
the death as sea creatures are washed ashore and die with rotting
flesh covering the whole earth in the rivers and the seas? Let alone,
no one can drink the water, as it is poisoned. We know that man
cannot live without water for 3 days, so unless the government on
earth has stored water, they will soon all die. This tells me just
how quickly these plagues lead to the 2nd coming of Jesus
Christ to rule and reign, as men will not be able to stand against
this onslaught of the wrath of God.
7 “And
I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty,
true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And
the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was
given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And
men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God,
which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give
him glory.” (Revelation 16:7-9)
God
will cause the sun to become either closer to earth to provide this
intense heat, or the ozone layer is destroyed and the rays of the sun
cannot be filtered and the inhabitants are at the mercy of intense UV
radiation and its intensity of heat. It says that it will scorch men.
Will it burn those who cannot escape to the point of death and
dehydration? Remember there is not water that is not blood, so unless
they have a alternate resource of stored water, the sun will dry them
as so much beef jerky. Although mankind is going through the most
intense judgment and men are dying all around those on the earth,
they will not repent and give God glory and turn from their wicked
ways. Those who have taken the Mark of the Beast have no recourse, as
there is no forgiveness of those who worship the Beast and take his
mark, but those who have somehow managed to escape have a slim chance
of repenting of their unrighteousness and turning to God to receive
forgiveness and God knows, they will not.
10 “And
the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and
his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for
pain,
11 And
blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores,
and repented not of their deeds.” (Revelation 16:10-11)
What
are we to make of the darkness that falls on the whole earth, either
the governmental agencies of the Beast power or the total inhabitants
of the earth? The darkness is synonymous what was experienced by
ancient Egypt where the darkness caused intense pain and gnawing of
their tongues. I believe it is a taste of hell and what they are
coming to. It gives them a taste of the torment that is coming, which
is beyond what they are experiencing here, but they will not repent,
even covered with painful sores.
Those
under the judgment of this fifth bowl stand, as it were, on the
shores of the lake of fire and on the cusp of being lost forever in
what Jesus called “outer darkness”. The great evangelist C.H.
Spurgeon had a take on these plagues that men face:
“Judgment
may produce a carnal repentance – a repentance that is of the
flesh, and after the manner of the sinful nature of men. In this
repentance the depravity of the heart remains the same in essence,
though it takes another form of showing itself. Though the man
changes, he is not savingly changed: he becomes another man, but not
a new man. The same sin rules in him, but it is called by another
name, and wears another dress. The stone is carved into a more
sightly shape, but it is not turned into flesh. The iron is cast into
another image, but it is not transformed into gold. This carnal
repentance is caused by fear. Does not every thief repent of robbery
when he is convicted and sent to jail? Does not every murderer repent
of his crime when he stands under the fatal tree?” (Spurgeon)
So it is not true repentance and to turn away from sin, but a
realization of the fear that is taking a person to the pit of hell.
Spurgeon followed this up with what it truly is:
“This
is real penitence, when the man gives glory to the justice of God,
even though it condemns him. O my hearer, do you thus repent? Is sin
really sinful to you? Do you see its desert of hell? If not, your
repentance needs to be repented of.” (Spurgeon)
12 “And
the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;
and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the
east might be prepared.
13 And
I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the
dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of
the false prophet.
14 For
they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto
the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the
battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 Behold,
I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his
garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And
he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue
Armageddon.” (Revelation 16:12-16)
Ancient
Rome considered the River Euphrates a nature barrier from invasion
from the East, such as China, or Mongolia, but here the river is
dried up from the angel pouring his vial upon the waters. They are
Kings of the East coming either to destroy Israel, or wage war on the
European dictator, the Anti-Christ, either way, they are coming to
fulfill God's purpose as He gathers them to a place called Armageddon
where they will do battle with Almighty God. I have often wondered,
if you knew that you were coming to wage war with God Almighty, would
you be so careless and insane to fight against a Living God?
Or
have you been told that the problems that you face are caused by some
“Alien Force” that you have been fed a lie that you can actually
win against an alien invasion? I note that the whole world has been
obsessed with “Encounters of the Third Kind” that has been
promoted by Hollywood and the MSM that these apparitions we see in
the skies are from “another world” since the 1970s into the 1980s
even to our modern age ...Is it how they explained the missing of
millions of people about 7 years prior and explained it as alien
abduction? The whole world will unite behind one cause and that would
be the extinction of mankind through an alien life force. Here they
all gather to wage war, and it is by design that they are brought to
the valley of Jezreel to either wage war with an alien life form, or
destroy Israel on a list of things to accomplish in this to rid the
world of these “pesky Jews” on orders from the Anti-Christ.
Either way, they are heading for complete destruction and they don't
even know who they are fighting until it is too late.
Many
have wondered who and what are these frogs that come from the unholy
trinity of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet. Israel has
always considered them unclean, but Egypt revered them as gods. So
here is another example of a duality of prophecy, as frogs also came
upon Egypt in the plagues they experienced. These frogs are demons and
these demons are like the lying spirit who led Ahab into battle (1
Kings 22:19-23).
They
are spirits of demons, performing signs:
Again, signs and wonders are used by demons as tools of deception.
The false
prophet here
is the second beast of Revelation 13.
17
“And
the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a
great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It
is done.
18
And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there
was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the
earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
19
And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities
of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before
God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his
wrath.
21And
there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the
weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of
the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.” (Revelation
16-17-21)
Here
Almighty God has said “it is done”...there will be no more
delays, no more chances, as God has stretched this judgment time out
for many years now trying to get mankind to repent and turn away
from His sin, and he will not. So God is going to finish wiping this
earth clean of rebellion and the earth trembled and quakes greatly at
His coming...who is coming....? Of course, Jesus Christ in power and
great glory. Every island is moved out of its place, and every
mountain falls flat and are not found....so great is this quaking as
the earth rocks and reels like a drunken sailor.
The
chapter does not reveal yet the coming of the Lord, as that is
chapter 19 and John goes into further details of the events to give
breadth and substance to the portrait he is painting of what he saw.
Judgment has been enacted against the prince and power of the air,
could be why the angel is pouring out his vial into the air. The
great city that falls, is it Jerusalem, or some other city? More like
Babylon wherever she ends up being. Some say Rome, some say Mecca,
and some say New York City, as I have explored each city as a
possible suspect, but this side of the rapture, we won't know for
sure as we can only speculate. The last plague mentioned in this
chapter is great hail which the weight a talent is about 100
lbs....can you imagine great hail the size of a boulder raining down
on the earth in abundance? The great hail will flatten anything that
is standing built by men, or left of creation. The destruction will
be almost complete...there won't be much standing when this plague
comes upon the earth. Could this be leading up to the Battle of
Armageddon and their express defeat, even before the battle even
starts?
Hail
is
frequently a tool of judgment against God’s enemies, as seen
against Egypt (Exodus
9:24),
the Canaanites (Joshua
10:11),
apostate Israel (Isaiah
28:2),
and Gog and Magog (Ezekiel
38:22).
Even
after all this suffering, men still will not repent. Why is that so.
Some say that if I went through this kind of trouble, I would
repent..and I say no you would not...why? I refer to what C. H.
Spurgeon said about this:
Despite
all their suffering, many still will not repent. “I have known
people say, ‘Well, if I were afflicted I might be converted. If I
lay sick I might be saved.’ Oh, I do not think so. Sickness and
sorrow of themselves are no helps to salvation. Pain and poverty are
not evangelists; disease and despair are not apostles. Look at the
lost in hell. Suffering has effected no good in them. He that was
filthy here is filthy there. He that was unjust in this life is
unjust in the life to come. There is nothing in pain and suffering
that, by their own natural operation, will tend to purification.”
(Spurgeon) So my reader, if you are waiting for things to go sour on planet earth and think you have time to repent, you may not get that chance. If you were unjust before the Tribulation, you will most likely still be unjust, as Spurgeon said. Calamity and judgement most like will make a person hard and the heart a flint of stone.
WE CAN CALL THIS A GREAT CHAPTER
-It
describes great evil: a great
city,
great
Babylon (Revelation
16:19).-
It describes great tools of judgment:
-great
heat (Revelation
16:9),
a great
river dried
up (Revelation
16:12),
a great
earthquake (Revelation
16:18),
great
hail and
great
plagues
(Revelation
16:21).
-
It describes a great God: His great voice (loud
is
the same Greek word for great;
verses 1; 17), and His great
day of
victory (Revelation
16:14).
APOSTLE
JOHN DESCRIBES THE WHORE OF BABYLON, chp. 17
“And
there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and
talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee
the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings
of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the
earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away
in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a
scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven
heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman was
arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and
precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of
abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead
was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of
Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth.” (Revelation 17:1-5)
Here
the Apostle John backs up to give more detail of what the False
Prophet and where he comes from. The use of the symbol of a woman in
scripture always means a “religious” denomination, or earthly
power that draws that power from men's superstitions about the
supernatural and the natural. Using men's fear of the unknown, this
“religious” order has committed fornication with the inhabitants
of the earth, infecting the kings that rule the people to follow her
without question. Fornication refers to worshiping of other gods,
which take away from the glory of the True God of heaven. She has had
power over the whole earth and has ruled them with an iron fist. I am
reminded of the Middle Ages when a ruling theocracy held sway over
the kings of nations and their armies to do her bidding. That same
denomination will rise again and rule again once more along side the
Beast power that supports her, but in the end, will destroy her with
fire. Babylon is two identities that are linking and interwoven with
one another...the first is Mystery Babylon, which this portion of
scripture describes, and commercial Babylon, which is the secular
portion of the union of church and state. Now where have I heard that
before? Oh, yes, I know..during the rule of the “holy Roman Empire”
headed by various popes,(a blend of church and state)
Mystery
Babylon is described as a harlot, a woman, a mother, and a whore.
Identified with Rome, she is guilty of abominations before God and
will go down in total destruction from the Beast power that she used
to control.
Commercial
Babylon is a symbol of a great city. Is identified with a great port
that accommodates large floating vessels of trade. She is a great
marketplace, but guilty of greed and self indulgence and will be
ultimately destroyed by God.
It
is best to see them as intertwined, yet somewhat distinct. Religious
Babylon of Revelation 17 is judged at the mid-point of the seven-year
period of tribulation. Commercial Babylon is judged at the end of
that period.
It
is conceivable to think that Babylon may not be a actual city, as the
ancient area of Babylon is in ruins, and even Saddam Hussein could
not raise it. But many cities could qualify and the idea of it being
New York, Mecca, or Rome could be what Jesus called this system, “the
world”..not an actual city.
“When
the Lord was here on earth He spoke of the great hatred that ‘the
world’ had for Him and His own (John
15:18,19).
What is this world but a combination of religion, government and
commerce? In other words, Babylon in all its parts stands for that
which Christ called ‘the world.’ ” (Barnhouse)
For
me, the above verses relate to only one “woman” who has
prostituted herself around the world and calls herself the “true
church of Jesus Christ”. The above description if taken in
comparison to what has happened in the past, and is happening right
now, should give the reader a pretty good idea of who John is talking
about, and who the angel reveals to him. As a religious system,
Babylon came into being long before Christianity, but in Satanic
imitation it anticipated the coming true Messiah. According to
religious history and legend, the Babylonian religion was founded by
the wife of Nimrod (a great-grandson of Noah), named Semiramis. She
was a high priestess of idol worship, and she gave birth to a son who
she claimed was conceived miraculously. The son, named Tammuz, was
considered a savior. Many ancient artifacts remain with the familiar
motif of the mother Semiramis holding the savior-infant Tammuz, which
predate Christianity. It was also said that Tammuz was killed by a
wild beast and then miraculously brought back to life. Baal was the
local, Canaanite name for the Babylonian Tammuz.
The
Bible makes specific mention of some of the features of the classic
religion of Babylon:
- Ezekiel protests against the ceremony of weeping for Tammuz (Ezekiel 8:14)
– Jeremiah mentions the heathen practice of making cakes for the queen of heaven (Jeremiah 7:18) and offering incense to the queen of heaven (Jeremiah 44:17-19, 44:25) Sound familiar?
THIS
HARLOT HAS DESTROYED MANY LIVES.
6 “And
I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the
blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with
great admiration.
7 And
the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee
the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which
hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 The
beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the
bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the
earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life
from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that
was, and is not, and yet is.
9 And
here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven
mountains, on which the woman sitteth” (Revelation 17:6-9)
Here
the apostle writes of the woman drunken with the blood of saints, and
only one religion that I can think of can be guilty of such high
crimes. Some people try to say this is Islam, but the description
does not fit the like of Islam, as she has never destroyed as many
people, as has one religion that held sway over the whole known earth
for 1500 years, long before Islam came on the scene, even though the
Ottoman Empire did reign for a few hundreds years over a vast portion
of the earth, they are not synonymous with this description. Today we
have one religion that is calling all to come back to the “mother
church' and create a one world religion of blended Protestantism,
Catholicism, and a smorgasbord of other religions around the world.
Many people believe that the woman is the Roman Catholic Church, and
that may be totally true, but she is a conglomeration of many false
religions blended into one with one man who will have complete
control over how and what she does, and what she stands for, that is
the False Prophet, who will be the head of a major religion and speak
to bring worship to the Beast or the Anti-Christ.
This
head of this one world religion sits on 7 mountains on which this
woman sitteth. Many have postulated where this area will be...one is
Rome...and there are many others, but we have to take all the clues
and descriptions of who this woman is, before we can make a positive
identification of who she is....Many believe that the identity is the
Pope in Rome. Some will disagree, but we have to look at what is
going on right now with Climate Change, the Sustainable Development,
and Agenda 2030 that is designed to rule this world and monitor every
man and woman on this planet to follow a set of rules they will set
in place. And who is the spokesman for this world initiative? He
spoke at the United Nations and promoting this One World System. None
other than Pope Francis who has charged his
priest to preach this message in all their churches.
The
Catholic
Review
commented
on this and said, “The unity of religion promoted by the Holy
Father Pope John Paul II and approved by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
is not a goal to be achieved immediately, but a day may come when the
love and compassion which both Buddha and Christ preached so
eloquently will unite the world in a common effort to save humanity
from senseless destruction, and lead toward the light in which we all
believe.” This is
continued to be promoted by the current pope in Rome. So they give honor to other religions to join them in creating a united religion. Can you say One World Religion as prophesied in the pages of your Bible?
WHO
ARE THE SEVEN KINGS, AND IS THE EIGHTH KING?
10 “And
there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is
not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
11 And
the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the
seven, and goeth into perdition.
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.
13 These
have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the
beast.”(Revelation 17:10-13)
This
is most confusing passage that gives one pause of to what verse 10-11
mean. But the whole passage I pass onto a brother of mine that I
posted his hypothesize of what and who this is referring to and I
find most fascinating...you can find it in the following link:
In
the message, my brother makes a strong case of how and who will be
the Anti-Christ AND the false prophet. Is he right? We won't know
for sure, but make no mistake about it, this harlot church will be at
the table of the power brokers when the world is ultimately united by
force and deceit.
14” These
shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for
he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him
are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And
he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore
sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16 And
the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the
whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her
flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For
God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and
give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be
fulfilled.
18 And
the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over
the kings of the earth.” (Revelation 17:15-18)
Referring
back to the battle of Armageddon, where Jesus comes in all His glory
surrounded by the Church Saints that have been raptured 7 years
prior, as this will be spoken of in detail in chapter 19, but notice
that the destruction of the whore will be accomplished when the
secular Beast will destroy the religion of the harlot and shall eat
her flesh and burn her with fire. Mystery Babylon will be decimated
and the Beast will demand worship of himself completely wishing not to have
anyone stand in front of him, as Satan has indwelt this monster of a
man who has desired worship since his fall from heaven and being an
ark angel before God.
The
woman has been identified, her destruction is sure. The Beast power
will eventually be destroyed as well, when Jesus comes to reign and
rule for a thousand years, but we will cover that when next time, we
look at the next two chapters to see the final end of the One World
System with its government and its false religion. Stay tuned as we
explore the coming “Return of Jesus Christ”, next time. See
you then.
This
is pastor Mike Taylor, praying that you never see what I have
described. If you need prayer, counseling, or just a friendly
listening ear, email me at realteam1999@sbcglobal.net,
or visit me online at www.pastormiketaylor.blogspot.com,
God bless you all,
TILL
WE MEET AT JESUS FEET.
Appreciate you Pastor Taylor. If I were a betting man I would bet we are going to see the overnight total destruction of Damascus somewhere in the next 6 month, could happen any day. Do you believe Israel will do it or just get blamed for it? That will be the domino......
ReplyDeleteDon,
Deletedon't know when it will happen, but I believe it will be Israel that does it because of the danger associated with the chemical and missiles that may carry them to Israel...I've read much about it, and Israel will not allow sophisticated weaponry on their front door. They have done it before and they will do it again. This could be during the coming Psalm 83 war that will decimate the surrounding Arab countries that border Israel. In this war, it is conceivable that Damascus will be destroy because of the threats in the city and the perils of war. But it could happen at any time in the near future..we just wait and pray....it could set up the coming EZ. 38-39 which I don't believe we will see, or if we do, the church will be taken a peace treaty will be signed because of that war...See how close the coming of the Lord might be?
God bless
YBIC,
Pastor Mike
ReplyDeleteBelow is an email I got from a reader, who asked me to post this for them, as they didn't know how...It tells of what they have had to endure in their world....
Pastor Mike,
I followed your link to Gilbert Lillo. Thank you for that. My family is from Cuba. We left in the late 50's. Only four of us made it to this country. We were once Catholics until my family found a Protestant church home while living in Florida. My father went on to become a pastor. Or as my father puts it..."I was a Catholic until I read the real Bible".
The ONLY "church" not persecuted in Cuba is the Roman Catholic.
On the internet today, and in many homes of Cubans that never wanted to leave (as we did not), their homes, you will find stories, some accompanied by black and white photos of the murders. Firing squads, beatings, kangaroo courts. And, lurking in the corners of many of these photos, and repeated in the stories of elderly survivors, are the Catholic priests that were present...at the side of the revolutionaries. Keeping company with Castro and his gang of murderers.
This is slightly off topic, but, just a few months ago a couple of women entered to buy beads at a shop to assemble rosaries. While telling me that they received "nothing" from the Catholic church when they "donated" the rosaries, eventually the truth came out. After a little needling from me, one of them said that they donated the rosaries at RETAIL VALUE. So, if the components for the rosaries cost them $20, when donating to the Catholic "church, it's retail value or deduction for these two enterprising Catholics is over $60 per rosary. There goes their theory of receiving "nothing".
This is what I wanted to tell you, either your recent blog or Pastor Lillo's mentioned the new "Come Back to Mother Church" campaign. One of them heard me speaking to my mother in Spanish and she asked me where I was from....she immediately assumed we were Catholic. When I informed her we had left that particular organization over 60 years ago, they were into overdrive. Actually, crazy is more like it. I thought they would never leave as they wanted to PRAY WITH ME TO COME BACK TO MOTHER CHURCH ".
They even went as far as to say you can never really leave this church.
They have talking points now, that cover any question by people who have left the Roman Church. When I asked her where in the Hebrew Bible it condoned or called for praying to and worshiping dead people, such as Mary, they said they "did not worship Mary, but gave her honor". A distinction with no difference and I said as much.
They are absolutely enamored of Francis. So far, in 2017 I lost 3 friends, two liberal Jewish, who are offended by my faith, but NOT BY FRANCIS! These two even mentioned the Crusades of 1,000 years ago....something that came from the past "occupier" of the White House. When I pointed out that was the CATHOLIC CHURCH, well they just stayed "offended". Basically, never bother a liberal with facts or REAL HISTORY. The other friend I lost is Catholic. She also is in love with Francis.
The Delusion is in overdrive and it's bigger than I ever imagined. It's in His Hands now.
God Bless you and your work,
Cary
Cary, if you read this just know we have all lost friends along the way and that is sad but truth will do that. I’ve been a non denominational Jesus follower for many years and I’ve had several Catholic friends over the years but ol poop Fran has pretty much done what he was supposed to do, driving a final wedge between truth seekers and church followers. “Those who hate truth believe you are being hateful when you speak truth.”
DeleteMany are being prepared for the finishing of the good work that is being done inside those who are "In Christ". PERSECUTION FOLLOWS THE TRUTHhttps://youtu.be/Nc9nANIoWNE
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