The Battle for Jerusalem

Introduction

I) John’s Last Vision - Jerusalem

The Angel Appears

John sees the Bride of the Lamb

He carries John to the Mountain

John sees the GREAT CITY

II) The Glory of Jerusalem

The beauty

12 foundations (14)

with Twelve Apostles names on them

they became the foundation that all men must come to Christ!

The walls (15-17)

are as high as they are long - 1400 miles in a perfect square

that’s 2,250,000.

216 feet thick

the gates (12-13)

12 gates guarded by 12 angels

the names of the 12 tribes on them

It was made of wonderful jewels

walls are Jasper

building pure Gold

Foundation was 12 different Jewels

Gates were Pearl

III) The Glory of New Jerusalem

No temple

it is not needed

church is where we come to glorify God and Christ

BUT THEY WILL BE THERE

the very air will be full of their presence

we will all be conscious of Their presence

with Twelve Apostles names on them

No Sun or Moon

The presence of God’s glory will illuminate everything

all of us who are saved will walk in the light of Christ!

Nothing will come in that is not pleasing to God.

You have to be in the Lamb’s Book of Life!

IV) The Battle

There will be an increase in knowledge

the smarter we get, the dumber we become

the Mark of the Beast

can’t buy and sell

we are almost a cashless society

man of sin is revealed

a great falling away from God will take place

An increase in violence!

murder and rape are breaking records in many countries

churches have to have armed gunman in place

mass shooting and stabbing all over the world

Rise in spiritualism

many will fall for foolish teachings

Rise of animal deaths

...'Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.'

fish dying by the millions

birds falling out of the skies

bees dying by the millions

oceans are in a crisis situation

earthquakes and natural disasters

As of January 2020, there are around 5,139 earthquakes happening a month.

God promised New Jerusalem to Christ

Satan promised it to the antichrist

God will win!!

they became the foundation that all men must come to Christ!