The second woe is past; and, behold, the third
woe cometh quickly. And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of the Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, saying, We give Thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
which art, and wast, and art to come; because
Thou hast taken to Thee Thy great power,
and hast reigned. And the nations were
angry, and Thy wrath is come, and the time
of the dead, that they should be judged,
and that Thou shouldest give reward unto Thy
servants the prophets, and to the saints, and
them that fear Thy name, small and great:
and shouldest destroy them which destroy
the earth. And the temple of God was opened
in heaven, and there was seen in His temple
the ark of His testament: and there were
lightnings, and voices, and thunderings,
and an earthquake, and great hail.
Revelation 11:14-19
If there is any other verses in Scripture that can give as much joy, happiness, hope, and excitement, I do not of them,these verses bring us great joy. Yes, there will be great woe upon those on the earth that do not believe in the Savior Jesus Christ. Those who do believe live forever with the One who lives forever. This fallen world will meet its just rewards and the children of God will receive theirs for this world becomes the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ. Does this statement make two persons? No! Yes, in the Godhead there are three Persons but only One God so we must not become confused as some would attempt to confuse us. God sent forth into this world His Wisdom, Jesus Christ and His Wisdom clothed in flesh become the Savior. Only God can save and only an eternal Savior can ensure that salvation is eternal. John tells who created all things, and that One was Jesus Christ and in Proverbs we read: "The LORD (Jehovah, mine insertion) by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath He established the heavens" (Proverbs 3:19). Wisdom given personage: "I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions" (Proverbs 8:12). Jeremiah adds: "He hath made the earth by His power, He hath established he world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by His discretion" (Jeremiah 10:12). Yes, wisdom, we must seek wisdom, not just any wisdom but the Wisdom of God for in this Wisdom is live eternal, salvation. Luke gives us more: "Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and s some of them the shall slay and persecute:" (Luke 11:49). Wisdom speaks we should listen, but if you need more, there is more: "But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God is wiser than men: and the weakness of God is stronger than men" (1Corinthians 1:24). This act of God to send into earth, to be incarnate, Himself, His Wisdom, the Son of God before time began and lives, reigns forever and ever and you, all who are Authentic Christians, not following every whim of some so-called Christian preacher, but following the simple and plain word of God will live forever in a new world. No wonder the elders fell down to worship, the saints, all who believe worship the Savior, the God who came to give to them all His promises for life eternal. God is is called Almighty, the One who was, is, and will be, the creator of all things and all who have received Him He does give power to become sons of God, those who believe on the name of Jesus Christ. Not the name as a name, but what the name stands for, the power, the Word, the One who brings light into the world. The Word was made flesh, the one who was in the beginning, the One who has no beginning, the One who was with God, for the Word is God, and the word was God, it was God, God, God, in all His power that comes and destroys this evil world and give reward to all who believe.
The world will hate this, just as those before the Great Flood when the rain began to fall and then they knew the words of Noah were true, but it was not to late for them, God judge and God carried out His judgment. This will be the same when He comes again for His bride. Are you one of His bride? If not, take a hard look at yourself and see that you are in need of a Savior for there is nothing good in you that can save you, you need a Savior who will have compassion and mercy, but that He give is given to only those who true repent and believe and follow Him.
The temple of God is open in heaven and the ark, that is the true of His testament will be seen, lit for all to see and with great thundering, lightening, and voices all shouting praise and worship will be heard. Will you hear it? Will you see it? Only you can give an answer, and only God can save, the choice is yours.
We have completed half of the Book of Revelation and we have learned that we must be overcomers, and that God is bringing judgment upon evil. We have learned of the mercy of God and the requirements for a person to receive mercy. What a lesson we have learned and it is only a good lesson if that lesson changes us from the inside/out. Consider your faith.
And the LORD turned the captivity
of Job, when he prayed for his
friends:
Job 42:10a
Become an intercessor
Richard L. Crumb
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