THE LAMB AND PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS
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THE LAMB AND PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS
As I come forward at the end of worship
SLIDE 1 “BLESSED IS THE NATION”
We give God all glory for this nation we live in
SLIDE 2 “IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GOVERN WITHOUT GOD”
All of His divine blessings and protection over the years
SLIDE 3 “FOREFATHERS PRAYING INDEPENDENCE HALL”
Founded on the faith and courage of our forefathers
Communion today
Starting Revelation Chapter 14
SLIDE 4 “THE LAMB AND THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS”
SLIDE 5
1 Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.
The Lamb
Mt Zion
144,000 special group of Jewish men having been sealed by God ......we learned of them back in Rev 7 and now they are on Mt Zion with Christ
Mt Zion known as Jerusalem in God’s eternal plan in the coming of again of Christ Jesus
Psalms and Hebrews foretell of this
SLIDE 6
6 “But as for Me, I have installed My King
Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”
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22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,
Quit a contrast from Chapter 13 where those are earth are worshipping the beast with a seal on their foreheads or hands
This seal that God gives His people is a mark for protection as studying through the bible we find this in Genesis with Cain in Exodus with the blood in Ezekiel also as God would protect those with His seal from destruction
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2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps.
3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been purchased from the earth.
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4 These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.
5 And no lie was found in their mouth; they are blameless.
I love how God’s word connects other references for these verses
This connect with Jacob’s story and Nathaniel’s story
OT and NT stories
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6 And I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people;
7 and he said with a loud voice, “Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters.”
We see this last plea from the Lord God to repent and acknowledge Him
Now we see the sentence of judgement on the Babylon system
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8 And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
We see here the comparing of drinking of wine
First you have to think of the original Babylon
Through our world system and the huge corporations that have really promoted the spirit of Babylon and in so many ways to sin against God
We see in next verses what this world system is pushing towards
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9 Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,
10 he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
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11 “And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
The word of God showing here how the ungodly are actually in a covenant with the beast though drinking of the wine of the wrath of God
But John now refers back to those who have lived for Him
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12 Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.”
Now the John shifts back to the finishing judgement on those in covenant with the baest
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14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like a son of man, having a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
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16 Then He who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle.
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18 Then another angel, the one who has power over fire, came out from the altar; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, because her grapes are ripe.”
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19 So the angel swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into the great wine press of the wrath of God.
20 And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses’ bridles, for a distance of two hundred miles.
WORSHIP TEAM COME
Today, Christ is the Vine and believers are branches in Him (John 15). But the world system is also a vine, “the vine of the earth” in contrast to Christ, the heavenly Vine; and it is ripening for judgment.
The wicked system—Babylon—that intoxicates people and controls them, will one day be cut down and destroyed in “the winepress of the wrath of God.”
Next week we will see the wrath of God finished and amazing scene taking place in heaven
As we get ready now for communion, we need to realize the survival of our nation really depends on us a s believers
God tells us this in 2 Chronicles 7 as He makes reference to us as His people
SLIDE 18 “IF MY PEOPLE CALLED BY MY NAME”
How is your heart question
SLIDE 19 “COMMUNION SLIDE”
We can be more grateful today than ever to celebrate our covenant in Christ Jesus
As the worship music is played you can now go and get the communion elements
May we meditate and be in a spirit of reverence to the Lord for all He has done for us
Partaking of the bread and wine
CLOSE / PRAYER
SLIDE 20 “SAVE US O LORD CROSS IN THE FLAG”
**WAIT A COUPLE MINUTES THEN LAST SLIDE**
SLIDE 21 “IF WE EVER FORGET WE ARE ONE NATION UNDER GOD”