REVELATION 19 //
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Keep Praying for Walt & Maribel
They are our Missionaries of the Month
We will be sending them support this month
10% of your tithes and offerings will be sent to them to support what God is doing through them in Ensenada, BC.
February 9th
We will be doing our Laundry Love event
Where we takeover a laundromat in the city and pay for loads of laundry from 8am-12pm
We need some volunteers for this.
#1 All that you need to be able to do is to ask people if you can pay for their laundry
#2 Tell them that God loves them.
LAST WEEK
LAST WEEK
We took a look at the Command to “Come Away”
It was a call to separate oneself from the Babylonian Culture
We saw the necessity to be set apart for God’s Glory.
THIS WEEK
THIS WEEK
We are going to look at what many call the “End of the World”
Many believe this is the Battle of Armageddon
The Great Battle between Good and Evil
But, I am not seeing it as a battle or a war, though the enemies of God prepare for it as such
I am seeing a very different type of event
One that reveals the truth about the inhabitants of the earth and confirms the Righteousness of the God of the Bible
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE TEXT
TURN TO
1 After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! 2 For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” 3 Again they said, “Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and ever!” 4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, “Amen! Alleluia!” 5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!”
6 And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! 7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” 8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
9 Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.” 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
17 Then 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 and gather together for the supper of the great God, 18 that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great.”
19 And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.
PRAY
1 After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! 2 For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” 3 Again they said, “Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and ever!” 4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, “Amen! Alleluia!” 5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!”
REV
CHURCH, WE ARE ALL WORSHIPPERS
Whether we like it or not, we worship something
WHAT we worship defines how GREAT a worshipper we are
HOW we worship tells us a lot about WHO we worship
WHEN we worship speaks to the worthiness of WHAT we worship
We could worship a GREAT thing
However,
If our worship is boring,
If we do not participate in it,
If aren’t active in it
It speaks to WHO we worship
If we worship a GREAT thing as much as we worship two or three other things
Then is that thing Greater than the others?
AFTER THE NEWS THAT BABYLON HAD BEEN MADE DESOLATE
JOHN HEARD A LOUD VOICE FROM HEAVEN
IT WAS A GREAT MULTITUDE THAT WAS SAYING SOMETHING THAT POINTS TO AN OBJECT OF WORSHIP
Whether we like it or not, we worship something
What we worship defines how great a worshipper we are
How we worship tells us a lot about who we worship
Hallelujah
Which means “Praise the Lord”
Salvation
Glory
Honor
Power
Belong to the Lord Our God
True and Righteous are His Judgements
Now that He has judged the Great harlot
For reference:
Who is the Harlot?
The People who corrupted the earth with a sexually promiscuous agenda
The People who persecuted those who would not take the mark of the beast
Why was this group praising God?
For He has avenged on her the Blood of her servants, shed by her.
Remember, these are the citizens of heaven speaking
Some may read this and feel triggered.
Maybe because we add an influx
Or maybe because it seems harsh for us to say this
It should be hard
Agreeing that a part of humanity will be separated from God forever should hurt.
One of the reasons we wrestle with this is probably because Following Jesus hasn’t really cost us much
The reason why this multitude is singing is because the citizens of Heaven have been made aware of all of the persecution
They know how much blood has been spilt in the name of Jesus
They know and have welcomed-in all of the Martyrs from Stephen until Eternity Present.
I believe that this is why they are Praising God
It is finally over
No more death in the name of Jesus, only Life!
THEN THE 24 ELDERS AND THE 4 LIVING CREATURES FELL DOWN AND WORSHIPPED GOD
They worshipped Him who sat on the Throne
Amen! Hallelujah!
THEN FROM THE THRONE CAME A VOICE SAYING
“Praise our God”
“All you His Servants, and those who fear Him”
“Both small and great”
This is what worship looks like in Heaven
Those small and great
Praising God
His Servants and All who fear Him
Praising God
This gives us a little clue as to what the Citizens of Heaven have in common
They all fear Him.
They all serve Him.
They are both small and great.
Such a beatiful picture of diversity and commonality in Christ
THE PRAISE PARTY CONTINUES
6 And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! 7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” 8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
9 Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.” 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
REV 19:
AGAIN, JOHN HEARS THE VOICE OF A GREAT MULTITUDE AGAIN
But this time it was as of the sound of many waters
As the Sound of many Thunderings
They were saying
“Hallelujah, For the Lord God Omnipotent Reigns”
“Let us be glad and rejoice and give him Glory”
For What reason?
“For the Marriage of the Lamb has come”
THIS IS WHAT THE CHURCH LOOKS LIKE IN THE END TIME SCENARIO
“His Wife has made herself ready”
“To Her it has been granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the linen is the righteous acts of the saints”
She is in a sense complete
The Elect have been manifested
She has been arrayed with fine linen
Clean and Bright
For these are the righteous acts of the saints
THEN THE VOICE, THAT WEAS LIKE A GREAT MULTITUDE, SAID TO HIM:
WRITE
“BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO ARE CALLED TO THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB”
“THESE ARE THE TRUE SAYINGS OF GOD”
JOHN, BEING THE HUMAN THAT HE IS, MAY HAVE THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS JESUS
So he fell at his feet, and worshipped him
But the one who spoke, reacted to this, and prevented John from continuing
“See that you do not do that”
“I am your fellow servant”
“One of your brothers who has the testimony of Jesus”
This gives us a clue of who this person may be
He says
“Worship God!”
“For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of Prophecy”
AFTER, THIS IT GETS CRAZY
11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
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HEAVEN OPENED UP
JOHN SAW A WHITE HORSE
HE WHO SAT ON THIS HORSE WAS CALLED “FAITHFUL AND TRUE”
HE JUDGES IN RIGHTEOUSNESS
HE MAKES WAR
2 The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
3 The Lord is a man of war;
The Lord is His name.
HE IS A GOD WHO FIGHTS FOR HIS PEOPLE
HE IS A MAN WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE FLESH AND CONQUERED IT
HE IS A GOD WHO DEFEATED DEATH
HE IS A MAN OF WAR, THE LORD IS HIS NAME
HIS EYES ARE LIKE A FLAME OF FIRE
ON HIS HEAD WERE MANY CROWNS
HE HAD A NAME WRITTEN THAT NO ONE KNEW EXCEPT HIMSELF
HE HAD A ROBE THAT HAD BEEN DIPPED IN BLOOD
HIS NAME IS CALLED “THE WORD OF GOD”
HE HAD AN ARMY WITH HIM
THE ARMIES OF HEAVEN
CLOTHED IN FINE LINEN
WHITE AND CLEAN
THEY TOO WERE ON WHITE HORSES
OUT OF THIS MAN’S MOUTH CAME A SHARP SWORD
THIS WAS HIS WEAPON OF CHOICE
THIS IS WHAT HE USED TO STRIKE THE NATIONS
HE HIMSELF WILL RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON
HE HIMSELF IS THE ONE WHO TREADS THE WINEPRESS OF THE FIERCENESS AND WRATH OF ALMIGHTY GOD.
HE HAS ON HIS ROBE AND ON HIS THIGH A NAME:
KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
17 Then 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 and gather together for the supper of the great God, 18 that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great.”
19 And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.
REV 19:17-
THEN JOHN SAW AN ANGEL STANDING IN THE SUN
HE WAS CRYING WITH A LOUD VOICE
SAYING TO ALL THE BIRDS THAT FLY IN THE MIDST OF HEAVEN
“COME TOGETHER FOR THE SUPPER OF THE GREAT GOD, THAT YOU MAY EAT THE FLESH OF KINGS, CAPTAINS, MIGHTY MEN, HORSES, OF ALL PEOPLE, FREE AND SLAVE, SMALL AND GREAT”
Here is the deal:
The only difference between the population of heaven and hell is the humility involved in allowing Jesus to be both Lord and Savior.
In heaven there are Kings, Captains, Mighty Men, All kinds of People, Free and Slave, Small and Great
However, those same types of people exist on the other side of the spectrum
What you worship matters.
Who you worship matters.
How you worship matters.
THEN JOHN SAW THE BEAST, ALONG WITH ALL OF HIS MINIONS
THEY WERE GATHERED TOGETHER TO MAKE WAR AGAINST HIM WHO SAT ON THE HORSE AND AGAINST HIS ARMY.
THE BEAST WAS CAPTURED.
THE FALSE PROPHET WAS CAPTURED.
BOTH OF THESE WERE CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE BURNING WITH BRIMSTONE
THE REST WERE KILLED WITH A
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION?
WITH A FULLY AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
NUCLEAR BOMB?
NOPE.
THEY WERE KILLED BY THE TRUTH THAT PROCEEDED FROM THE MOUTH OF HIM WHO SAT ON THE HORSE.
THE LETTER KILLS, BUT THE SPIRIT GIVES LIFE
THE LAW IS WEAK IN THE FACT THAT IT CANNOT SAVE
WHICH IS WHY JESUS WAS SENT
HIS NAME IS THE WORD OF GOD
HE IS A MAN OF WAR
HIS WORD FIGHTS FOR US.
WHAT MORE DO WE NEED TO WORSHIP HIM
IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH
CHURCH, THE WORD OF GOD
IS NOT ONLY SHARPER THAN ANY DOUBLE EDGED SWORD,
IT DOESN’T JUST PIERCE THROUGH BONE AND MARROW, SOUL AND SPIRIT
IT DOESN’T JUST KNOW THE THOUGHTS AND INTENTS OF THE HEART
IT IS A PERSON
IT IS A TEXT THAT BECAME FLESH AND DWELT AMONG US.
HIS NAME IS JESUS, AND HE IS WORTHY TO BE WORSHIPPED.
