Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

[ZNP]

Thy Kingdom come

Revelation 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, 3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

The foot on the land and the sea indicates ownership of the Earth, and at the same time the angel is declaring the Earth belongs to the Lord Jesus we hear the seven thunders utter their voice. What they said was not revealed in the New Testament but has been revealed to two or more prophets recently, the seven thunders say "Release the robots" (I'm pretty sure that is what they said, I have posted their dreams and visions on this blog and they all corroborated one another). If the word was not "robot" it meant something quite similar but I think I am remembering correctly that it was "release the robots".

4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

I think Elon Musk has talked about having 100 million robots.

5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, 6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: 7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

So this should make it very clear that this is the end of the story. The first ten chapters give us a quick overview of everything that takes place from the churches to the end of the tribulation. However, the millennial reign is a 1,000 years so if this is telling us when "the end of time is" this may indicate that this takes us to the end of the millennial reign.

8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. 10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. 11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
So the Revelation is divided into two books, the first ten chapters and the last twelve chapters. The first ten chapters gives us the view from ten thousand feet and then the next twelve chapters gives us a more detailed and closer view of different things.

But the view from ten thousand feet is that Jesus Christ is going to take control of both land and sea on the earth. This is the goal. When we say that Jesus is Lord this is what we mean. Everything Satan is doing is an attempt to undermine the Lord Jesus. Everything the Lord is doing will ultimately cause the kingdom to come on Earth as it is in heaven.

 

[ZNP]

The Temple

Revelation 11:1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

This verse is used as one of the strongest pieces of evidence that the Jews rebuild the temple when in fact it is the strongest piece of evidence that they don't. The word translated as "temple" here is not the building that we think of as the temple, it only refers to the Holy place and the Holy of Holies.

2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

Would anyone build a third temple of the Jews if it only had the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies? That is what you would have to believe but the answer is no, they would not, and this verse even makes it clear, it is not talking about the edifice, twice when we translate the word "temple" it only means sanctuary. If the Jews raise the tabernacle of David on the Temple mount they would have a sanctuary. If they are going to trample the courtyard outside as well as the Holy City, for all we know the Tabernacle of David will be raised in Shiloh and not even come to Jerusalem until after Jesus returns.

The Jewish temple is like a great Cathedral or a great mosque. The Jews are not going to build a temple that is only half of a temple. The courtyard without the sanctuary was an incredibly important part of the temple, that is where all the people came to make offerings. You have to have the courtyard, that is where the laver for washing is and that is where the altar for the sacrifices is. This verse is confirming to us what the prophets said, the Tabernacle of David will be raised. No one said that a third temple will be built by the Jews. Second, it is telling us that the temple mount and Jerusalem is given to the nations to trample, they will either be in Shiloh or in Hebron.

 

[ZNP]

1,260 Days

Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

To prophesy is to speak for, to speak forth, or to speak beforehand. A prophet has the same function that the press secretary for the President has. They speak on behalf of the Lord Jesus and they do not speak of themselves. They must be very careful to speak what the Lord wants them to speak. If we subtract 1,260 days from Passover in 2029, that is April 7, 2029 we come to October 25, 2025.

The main reason I think they will be killed on Passover is because everyone in the world will see it, especially the Jews, and then they will know that they were telling the truth and that Jesus is the Messiah. That is when they will look on Him whom they pierced and will weep. Now it is too late for them to keep the Passover, and why, because they were lied to by the religious leaders of a dead religion. According to the Bible if you are defiled because of coming into contact with death you can take the Passover one month later at second Passover. We have an account of the Jews keeping second Passover with Hezekiah and I believe that is a shadow of what happens when the Jews realize Jesus was the Messiah. The first thing they do is celebrate the Passover, not the first one, but the second one.

The Jews returned to the land of Israel on the 5th of Iyar in 1948, second Passover is the 14th of Iyar. According to the Lord's prophecy that all these things will take place with the generation that is there when the fig tree sprouts again indicates that all these things must take place before Israel turns 81, which would be the 5th of Iyar in 2029. Therefore they must look on Him whom they pierced prior to that point, this would happen if the two witnesses are killed on the fourteenth of Nisan and then raised three and a half days later.

According to Moses a generation is 70 years, 80 if it is strong (indicating rebellious). A generation does not die at the exact day they turn 70 or 80. They can die at any time, so we are talking about decades. 65 years to 74 years would be "70" and 75 years to 84 would be "80". If Israel is 80 in 2029 at the midpoint, right before they turn 81 they will be 84 in 2032 when we have Armageddon and the end of the seven year tribulation. Also Israel was 75 in 2023 when Hamas attacked, that would be the first year of the "decade" in which they are "80".

4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

When the virgins whose lamps didn't have oil were shut out of the wedding they were told to go and buy from those who sell the oil. That is the two witnesses. This tells me that their prophesying begins at the same time as the rapture.

Does this day count contradict what Jesus said about no one knowing the day or the hour? No. Jesus didn't say "no one will know", He simply said that no one does know at that moment in time. There is another prophecy in the Bible that God does not do anything without telling His apostles and prophets. The only way for both verses to be valid is if no one knew at the time Jesus said that but that later God would tell us.

 

[ZNP]

1,260 Days

Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

To prophesy is to speak for, to speak forth, or to speak beforehand. A prophet has the same function that the press secretary for the President has. They speak on behalf of the Lord Jesus and they do not speak of themselves. They must be very careful to speak what the Lord wants them to speak. If we subtract 1,260 days from Passover in 2029, that is April 7, 2029 we come to October 25, 2025.

The main reason I think they will be killed on Passover is because everyone in the world will see it, especially the Jews, and then they will know that they were telling the truth and that Jesus is the Messiah. That is when they will look on Him whom they pierced and will weep. Now it is too late for them to keep the Passover, and why, because they were lied to by the religious leaders of a dead religion. According to the Bible if you are defiled because of coming into contact with death you can take the Passover one month later at second Passover. We have an account of the Jews keeping second Passover with Hezekiah and I believe that is a shadow of what happens when the Jews realize Jesus was the Messiah. The first thing they do is celebrate the Passover, not the first one, but the second one.

The Jews returned to the land of Israel on the 5th of Iyar in 1948, second Passover is the 14th of Iyar. According to the Lord's prophecy that all these things will take place with the generation that is there when the fig tree sprouts again indicates that all these things must take place before Israel turns 81, which would be the 5th of Iyar in 2029. Therefore they must look on Him whom they pierced prior to that point, this would happen if the two witnesses are killed on the fourteenth of Nisan and then raised three and a half days later.

According to Moses a generation is 70 years, 80 if it is strong (indicating rebellious). A generation does not die at the exact day they turn 70 or 80. They can die at any time, so we are talking about decades. 65 years to 74 years would be "70" and 75 years to 84 would be "80". If Israel is 80 in 2029 at the midpoint, right before they turn 81 they will be 84 in 2032 when we have Armageddon and the end of the seven year tribulation. Also Israel was 75 in 2023 when Hamas attacked, that would be the first year of the "decade" in which they are "80".

4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

When the virgins whose lamps didn't have oil were shut out of the wedding they were told to go and buy from those who sell the oil. That is the two witnesses. This tells me that their prophesying begins at the same time as the rapture.

Does this day count contradict what Jesus said about no one knowing the day or the hour? No. Jesus didn't say "no one will know", He simply said that no one does know at that moment in time. There is another prophecy in the Bible that God does not do anything without telling His apostles and prophets. The only way for both verses to be valid is if no one knew at the time Jesus said that but that later God would tell us.

Also, this is simply an interpretation of the Bible. I am not claiming to have heard directly from the Lord, this is not a prophecy, it is an interpretation based on how long a generation is and my understanding of when the two witnesses begin to prophesy, the day they stop prophesying, and the idea that these days are literal 24 hour days that I am familiar with. Take this to the Lord. Also I am not clear on whether Passover is March 30th or April 7th. If it is March 30th then 1,260 days would begin on October 17, 2025.

 

[ZNP]

I have been looking for Jesus to "flip the tables" on the money changers. This weekend when they said that Trump had flipped the tables on China I took notice, then today when silver and gold both have broken free and are rocketing up it was a confirmation. Silver was up 7% today and blew through 50 to 51. That is a clear breakout.

I was also looking for an event analogous to Palm Sunday where Jesus rode into Jerusalem triumphant and this Peace treaty that Trump just flew to Israel to sign is the event where everyone, and I mean everyone was saying "Peace and Security", that matches this.

The reason Jesus was triumphant was because He raised Lazarus from the dead. The reason Trump was greeted as a victor was because he caused 20 hostages who had been gone for two years to be freed and walk out of the grave.

Judas betrayed Jesus and for "sudden destruction" to follow after everyone is saying "Peace and Security" would be a betrayal by someone.

I listen to the dreams and visions that various people have had. But what I pay the most attention to is the Bible, the pattern in the Bible and fulfillment of those words. The Bible is the "more sure word of prophecy". Many people assumed that the rapture would be on a holy convocation, one of the Jewish feast days. I never was convinced for several reasons. First, if it was on a holy convocation then why would Jesus say no one knows the day and hour? Everyone knows the day and hour for the holy feast days.

Also, the feast days in the Old Testament are part of the marriage covenant between God and the Jews. The New Testament is our marriage covenant. Why would you think a day that is on someone else's wedding is going to impact your wedding? It is reasonable to say that the two witnesses will die on Passover, you can see that from a number of Old Testament prophecies concerning them. Meanwhile the New Testament tells us exactly how many days their ministry lasts. So then that is a New Testament reference that we can use to determine the day, that makes sense to me.

 

[ZNP]

A clearer view of the tribulation and the seventh seal

Revelation 11:5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

The beast ascending out of the bottomless pit takes place after the 5th trumpet sounds in the seventh seal. During the first four trumpets we see fire burning up a third of the trees and we see the waters being turned to blood as a third of the creatures in the sea die. The sixth seal is the rapture and the seventh seal is the seven year tribulation. The first four trumpets are the first half of the tribulation, the fifth trumpet is when the two witnesses are killed in the middle of the tribulation.

8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

This tells us the two witnesses will be killed in Jerusalem, same place that Jesus was crucified.

9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

This tells us that because of the gaslighting with the great delusion the people of the world refuse to let the two witnesses be buried. Their testimony was that the Christians had been raptured and that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. They also must have said that if they are killed they would rise again after three days and so everyone is going to finally determine if they were telling the truth or not by live streaming their bodies lying in the street for those three and a half days. If you thought the debate about January 6, or election fraud, or the vaccine was rancorous, wait till you see 1260 days of debate over the rapture.

10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

This death and resurrection of the two witnesses is the final proof to the Jews that Jesus Christ was the Messiah. This is not going to be during Christmas, despite the "gift giving". Passover makes the most sense to me. There is no other holy day where you would expect to see this. Also this would be the most meaningful to the Jews who always set a seat out for Elijah who is supposed to come and join them for Passover at some point.

11 And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

Everyone sees them, they are live streaming this to the whole world. This event is the "preaching the gospel to the whole world" that takes place. If you thought that Charlie Kirk's memorial was big, that was a tiny inkling of how big this will be.

12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

This is what John heard when he went up to heaven. This is a direct reference to the rapture. The "rapture" begins with the sixth seal before the seventh seal is opened, and it concludes with this event here with the two witnesses. This completes the rapture of all the Christians.

13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Whenever someone is resurrected from the dead there is a great earthquake. This earthquake only affects Jerusalem because that is where the resurrection is. But when the sixth seal is opened the entire earth shakes.

 

[ZNP]

Revelation 11:14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

The first woe refers to the bottomless pit being opened and the locusts coming out, and the second woe refers to the four angels that are bound at the river Euphrates being loosed with 200 million horsemen that kill a third part of man. These woes come on men who have sinned but refuse to repent.

15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

We are seeing two threads weaved together. There is the result of the ministry that people are receiving the word of God, that people are hearing the gospel and repenting, that is one thread. After the two witnesses die and are raised we hear this trumpet sound that Jesus Christ has now taken control of the kingdoms of this world. This doesn't happen by "killing" His adversaries but by preaching the gospel to them and they repent and turn to the Lord. But at the very same time there is another thread of woe to those who refuse to repent of sins. These are the two paths, the one that leads to destruction that many take and the one that leads to life that few find. They are both equally important because there but for the grace of God go I. It is a warning to us of what we would become if we did not have Jesus Christ in us. If we examine our lives carefully we will see we are the ones who are guilty of lying, stealing, and doing despicable things to others. It was the Lord's mercy we got saved when we did otherwise who knows where we would have ended up.

16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17 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.

The elders are those that He saved. The Lord wants to reign with us, so give Him thanks. The fact that we would have done all these evil things if it had not been that Jesus was living within us helps us in understanding and ruling over sin.

18 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.

We need to view human history this way. It is composed of those who want to be king themselves fighting against those who worship Jesus as king. Think about it, this explains the hatred towards God's people. No one can measure up to Jesus Christ, so if I am talking about Jesus Christ as king and you want to be king instead of Jesus you will get angry when you hear the gospel. There is a famous feud between Michael Jordan and Isaiah Thomas, two great basketball players. No one could really understand the feud until one guy finally explained it. Isaiah had a son or cousin, can't remember which, who had a Michael Jordan jersey. That made Isaiah envious of Michael.

19 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.

The word for Temple here means the sanctuary, the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies. As a rule the only time this is opened is on the Day of atonement, so this may be a reference to this being the Day of Atonement.

 

[ZNP]

How do we discern the people of God?

Revelation 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

It is normal to see this word "and" as referring to the next thing that happens in a sequence. However, in the first ten chapters John does that, he gives us a quick overview of what is going to happen and now in the second section he is giving us details about various events. The first event was to look at the raising of the tabernacle of David and seeing that the temple mount is being given to the Gentiles to tread. It is not clear if the Tabernacle of David is raised on the temple mount but that is unlikely, it is most likely raised in Shiloh according to the Old Testament prophecy. In chapter 11 we are given specific details about the ministry of the two witnesses, how many days it is and when it ends. From that we can discern when it starts. This is answering some of the key questions everyone asks like when will the tribulation begin and what are the signs that we will see. But their death led to the question of why they die and it is because we are not warring according to the world. Our warfare is to win souls, not to condemn them to hell. Satan is a liar and the only way that some can see through those lies is if we seal our testimony with our blood. However, we learn that by people hearing the gospel, confessing sins and repenting that is how Jesus will come to reign over the kingdoms of this world. But now this raises a whole new question, how can I know and identify who is truly of the Lord and who is the liar. I don't want to wait for the third woe to come, I want to know from the very beginning. So this woman is clothed with the Sun, that is Jesus Christ, the Light of the world. The moon is under her feet, that is the Old Testament, we are standing on their shoulders. Crowned with twelve stars, those are the twelve apostles, the fellowship of the apostles is our crown. And she is struggling to give birth. As a rule women are a weaker vessel, doesn't mean they are weak, just means they shouldn't be fighting Mike Tyson for the heavyweight title. However, women are at their most vulnerable when they are pregnant, especially when they are nine months pregnant and go into labor. If you see a heavyweight champion that is not this woman. What you should be looking for is one woman who has gone into labor trying to bring forth one child.

3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

Look at how confusing the enemy is. This is how he operates, seven heads! We all know too many chefs spoil the broth. But cowards think their is strength in numbers. So you have seven heads all joining together in a pact to fight a pregnant woman and kill her baby. This is the ultimate coward. But it is even worse, ten horns! The first time this word is used in the New Testament is in Luke where we are told that God has raised up a horn of salvation to us. Have you ever seen an animal with ten horns? A bull might have two horns and can gore you real good with those horns. But this is like the guy who has a few guns, a grenade launcher, a flame thrower, a laser, etc. How many weapons does this guy need? As a result we have this ridiculous looking dragon with seven heads, ten horns and seven crowns upon his head. This word for crowns is unique to the book of Revelation. Every New Testament book has words that are unique to it indicating the unique burden of each book. This word for crowns is a unique burden of this book, right now the Dragon has seven crowns, but by the end of the book Jesus is crowned with many crowns. That is the unique burden, not just to see that Jesus is crowned with many crowns but to see that He wins these crowns by taking them from the Dragon and all the fallen ones.

4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

A third part of the stars of heaven are cast to the earth, this is not a reference to the fallen angels. They get cast to the earth with the Devil when the Dragon is defeated by Michael. No, think about the Pandemic, those that stood up to the lies were "cast down". They were censored, shadow banned and lost their jobs. My wife and I had to take the vaccine or lose our job, we chose to lose our job. Once that happened we also lost our house. This is how Satan operates in a spiritual warfare. He would prefer to be secret, unseen, unheard, but if you flush him out and put the spotlight on him the first thing he will do is lash out. You will be accused of being "anti science", they will silence you, censor you, and do everything in their power to cast you to the ground. The fact that this happened when it did after the Pandemic (2021 and 2022) tells you that "the woman was ready to be delivered". You know at this time Israel (who many see as the woman) had five red heifers in Israel. Hamas attacked in 2023 because they thought Israel was about to sacrifice one of the red heifers and raise the tabernacle of David. As it turns out, they sacrificed one of them in the summer of 2025 and they said they did it according to the law of Moses which means the Tabernacle of David has been raised.

5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

Yes, Jesus Christ is Lord. He is the king. He is the one who will rule and reign. However, we are all being trained to rule and reign with Him. Jesus ascended to heaven, we on the other hand are caught up at the time of the rapture. However, John skipped over the part about the rapture, simply saying the man child is caught up to the throne. It is not a "man infant". A child is around six to ten years old. This reminds us of Moses, at that time Pharaoh wanted to kill all the Israelite boys.

6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

We saw that the ministry of the two witnesses is for 1,260 days and now we see this woman is in the wilderness for 1,260 days. She flees as soon as the man child is caught up. This is further confirmation that we start the count of the 1,260 days with the rapture. However, we can use this both for the rapture at the start of the tribulation as this woman would represent the Christians who are left behind, and also at the midpoint and this woman would represent the Jews who flee when Satan puts the abomination of desolation in the Holy place. 1,260 days from Passover in 2029 brings us to four days before the Day of Atonement in 2032 which is when we expect the tribulation to end. So we can see that this portion confirms that we start the count at the rapture and it ends when they are killed and we can also start the count when the two witnesses are raised three and half days later and it ends on the Day of Atonement.

 

[ZNP]

War in heaven

Revelation 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

In Chapter 11 we saw that Jesus was victorious and the kingdoms of this world became the Kingdoms of our God. In this chapter we dig in a little more to his war. We see how the rapture plays a key role. The rapture will cause all the believers left behind to repent of being caught up in the apostasy and to get serious with the Lord. The two witnesses being caught up will cause the Jews to realize Jesus is the Messiah and to turn to Him. We preach the gospel and testify of Jesus, only when we are mature enough to reign with Christ is there no longer place found in heaven for Satan. Many do not understand that Satan is performing a valuable service to God, temporary, yes, but still necessary. Every time you sin you open the door for him to attack you. Peter said that "judgement must begin with the house of God". Judgment might not happen immediately with those in the world, but if you are a born again believer the Lord is going to discipline you immediately, otherwise you are a bastard (according to the book of Hebrews).

9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

You can't rule and reign with Christ if you are easily deceived by the Devil. We are being trained to discern the Lord, discern the Holy Spirit, and to discern when things are not right. We don't have to know what is wrong, just that it isn't right. I knew that Fauci was a liar and the way they were pushing the vaccine was not right. I did not have to know why, simply knowing those two things was enough for me to say I wouldn't take the vaccine and would choose to give up my job and my house instead.

10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

A prosecuting attorney is an accuser. Lawyers do everything in their power to discredit a witness. The church age is similar to a trial where believers are on trial being accused of crimes by Satan. Are we sinners? Yes. Our defense is not that we are righteous in ourselves, it is that Jesus Christ has paid the price for our sins and our trust is fully in Him.

11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

The word of our testimony is that Jesus Christ is Lord and that means we do what He says even if it means death. Jesus has the power of resurrection, taking up our cross and following Him is what we have been told to do.

12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

Do you see how powerful that is, Satan cannot stand before us if we stand on the blood of Jesus and if we have Jesus Christ as our Lord and follow Him wherever He goes, even if it is to death.

13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

If you are left behind then know how those who were raptured overcame. They stood on the blood of Jesus, their testimony was that Jesus was Lord and they followed Him regardless if it meant getting their head chopped off. There will be a lot of executioners who get saved by seeing this testimony.

14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Obviously you need your faith strengthened, nourished. Spend time in the word, spend time in fellowship, in worship and in prayer.

15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

It is not a coincidence that the attack on Israel by Hamas was called "the flood". Water is equated to people. Satan is spewing hate out of his mouth and that in turn motivates people to be filled with hate and persecute the people of God.

16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

The earth is first seen in Genesis as rising out of the water. It represents the saved people. That said I also think that at the time of the rapture prior to the tribulation there will be a great earthquake (opening of the sixth seal) and that will break open the 3 gorges dam flooding the Yangtze river basin where 500 million people live in China. I believe that the rapture, which is the word Harpazo and means to be snatched out of the way of certain destruction is referring to a massive surprise attack on the US where many Christians live, and when the US and China are both destroyed it will mean certain destruction for the rest of the world. That is what precipitates the greatest tribulation in human history. We are talking of famine, plague, war, cannibalism, everything and anything all at once.

17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

 

[ZNP]

I saw the beast rise out of the sea

Revelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

In the last chapter we saw the woman go into labor to deliver the manchild and we saw the war in heaven between Michael and the Dragon and fallen angels. In this chapter we see the beast rise out of the sea. Blasphemy is to deny the headship and Lordship of Jesus Christ. The word is referring to slander that is directed at Jesus Christ and His servants and His kingdom. The first time we see this word in the Bible is when Jesus tells us about the unforgivable sin, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The Jewish leaders official rejection of Jesus Christ as the Messiah accusing Him of blasphemy, that is unforgivable because without the blood of Jesus Christ there is no forgiveness.

2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

A beast like a leopard is referring to Islam. Feet of a bear means Islam is allied with Russia. His mouth as the mouth of a lion, well Britain is likened to a lion. Islam, united with Russia has taken control of mass media and is speaking like a lion, having been well trained by Britain. The dragon refers to the Prince of darkness that rules this world, to give this beast his power refers to the power of the kingdoms of darkness, to give them his seat and great authority refers to the UN and the kings of the earth. Right now the G7 or the G8 rule the world. They will all align with this "beast". We are not there yet, at the moment it looks like the power and great authority is being given to Trump, but I expect he will be betrayed and become the scapegoat for the tribulation that will take place in the US. If you are going to commit a very big theft you need a scapegoat, a fall guy, and they have propped up Trump to take that fall.

3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

Similar to what happened to Trump, but not the same.

4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

John is making it clear the Dragon and the beast are two separate, but united things. They worship the dragon means they are satan worshippers. Free Masons are satan worshippers. "The Prince" by Machiavelli is a worshipful text to the Dragon as are the key books of the FreeMasons. And they worship the beast, it is the ultimate expression of their dictatorial dream. Who is able to make war with him indicates there is something supremely different about this empire to all the rest. At the height of any empire you look at their might and think "who can make war with him". However, because we have seen one empire after another fall each new successive one had to have something new that the others didn't have. But with each one we again saw the weakness and it fell. What could this new "Beast" have that no other empire had? Nuclear weapons? No. It must be the "all seeing eye" and AI and robots.

The reason the US destroyed Germany and Japan in WW2 was because of their industrial might making airplanes and ships so fast that they overwhelmed the enemy. Germans said they learned that you didn't need the best weapon, you only needed "good enough" weapons that are mass produced. They were completely outnumbered by bombers and fighters and tanks and ships. That is why they admitted they could not make war with the US. Well I expect in the Beast system it will be same, only this time you are completely overwhelmed by AI which can respond faster than you can and to the robots, drones, and weapons that can shoot down your missiles and overwhelm you.

5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

We are seeing the pieces put into place, but the reality will not take place until the time of the rapture. I suspect that at the time of the rapture there will be a blackout, three days of darkness, and that when the internet comes back on it will be completely controlled by the Antichrist using Quantum computers and AI to control and police it. The internet is a great mouth and it will be given to this beast.

 

[ZNP]

The Beast making war with the saints


Revelation 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

He opens his mouth during these 42 months, that is the first three and a half years of the tribulation. This begins after the rapture, so blaspheming those that dwell in heaven will refer to saying they were removed from the earth, not because of the rapture but because they were bad people. Blaspheming His tabernacle would refer to the Tabernacle of David which will be raised. I have already said that if the red heifer burned to ashes in Shiloh was done according to the law of Moses, then that means the tabernacle of David has already been raised. So the beast will blaspheme the Jews that are worshipping God according to the Old Testament laws. We are seeing this now with the accusations made against Israel for defending themselves from Hamas. He will also blaspheme the name of Jesus. The Abrahamic accords is an ecumenical movement uniting Islam with Catholics and Jews, claiming they all worship the same God and condemning Evangelical Christians for worshipping Jesus Christ as God. So we are already seeing this. And the first thing is blaspheming the name of God. That has been going on for decades. At this point we see three of the four things, the only thing we do not yet see is them blaspheming those that dwell in heaven after the rapture.

7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

The saints that he has power over to overcome are the ones that did not overcome because of the blood and because of their testimony. Satan lost against those who were raptured, but in the last chapter we learned that he then goes after the woman that bore the man child. These are the left behind saints. If we were only talking about Jews it wouldn't say "all kindreds, and tongues, and nations". That is a reference to Christians.

8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

This is what the mark of the beast is. If you worship money, if you worship your career or social standing or any of the various things then you will take the mark of the beast. The mark of the beast is a declaration that you worship the beast and will do whatever it takes to be able to buy and sell. It is the fulfillment of "selling your soul to the devil".

9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.

Everyone should be praying to have an ear to hear what the Spirit is saying.

10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Righteous judgement is "as you have done it will be done unto you". The tribulation ends with God judging everyone at the Day of Atonement. Therefore it is necessary that we have those who are killing innocent people. It says the sword here, and that is how Islam will chop off your head, however, we have some information that says they have built guillotines to speed up the process. As scary as it looks it is a merciful death, instantaneous.

 

[ZNP]

Another Beast

Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

To come out of the earth indicates he is coming out of God's people. A false prophet like Judas or Balaam. I know the common teaching is that he is Jewish, but this is during the first half of the tribulation so it is very likely this false prophet will rise up to counter the testimony of the two witnesses.

12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

His goal is to convince believers to get the mark of the beast. Think of him like Fauci, the expert trying to convince you to get the vaccine.

13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

Very sad that most Christians don't know how to discern a false prophet. They think that if he says something will happen and then it happens that this means he is not a false prophet. That shows you how little they know about the Bible, they are opening themselves up to "magicians" and charlatans. According to the Bible a false prophet leads you to worship another God other than the God of the Bible, it doesn't matter if the things he says will happen happens. So this false prophet is leading people to take the mark of the beast, that would be the clearest proof that he is a false prophet.

15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

We currently have AI doing deep fakes. But what does it mean to "give life" to the deep fakes? Right now there is something off about AI, it is like plastic. But once you have millions of people hooked up to AI with neuralink it will be like giving life to the AI.

16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

For all of human history there are those who like to think they are better than others because they are rich, they are free, and they have great power. But the reality is they are all the same to Satan and to God. Either you are a slave of sin worshipping false gods or you are a servant of Jesus Christ, king of kings and the only true God.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

A lot of Christians erroneously teach and think that the Antichrist is not revealed until after the rapture because the New Testament says that after the rapture the man of sin is revealed. Yes, but what it says is that after the restrainer steps aside the man of sin is revealed. Who was the restrainer restraining if not the man of sin? Also this verse doesn't say that the man of sin is then revealed to the Holy Spirit, that would be idiotic. Nor does it say he is then revealed to those who are filled with the Holy Spirit and on the front lines of the Spiritual warfare. No, it says he is then revealed to all those who were asleep, those who not fighting the spiritual warfare.

 

[ZNP]

66 DAYS LATER

 

[ZNP]

The 144,000

Revelation 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.

In chapter 13 he sees the Beast rising out of the sea, didn't need to even look, it made a big show of itself. But not he looks, this is the way it is. The enemy wants you to think he is so big, and formidable. Seven heads, everyone agrees with him. Ten horns, he has all the weapons, so powerful. Seven crowns, everyone agrees, he is the champion. But now take a look a little closer and you see the Lord with His army. This is like Abraham chasing down the five kings who conquered Sodom. Now it is my hope that we can attain to the 144,000. I know some claim they are descended from the Jews. But I have been born again, Jesus Christ, lives in me, and He has a genealogy that perfectly fits with the 144,000. Paul said we are the real Israel. So I am not buying that now at the end of the New Testament it depends on who your dad was in the flesh. This is like those western movies where the bad guys have seized control of the town and now the good guys come riding in.

2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

The 144,000 are those who were redeemed from the earth. Yes, there are 12,000 for every tribe, which is why many think they are Messianic Jews who have been redeemed. That is not my interpretation, my understanding is that this is the greater David's mighty men, a small army of evangelists like the Navy Seal or Delta force who will be here on the earth during the forty two months.

4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

Samson was defiled with Delilah. There are several ways to look at this. Being defiled of women can refer to idolatrous worship of false gods, it can refer to the deep state, it can refer to worshipping the world and mammon and of course it can refer to physical women. However, it seems strange to me that the ten virgins who are waiting for the Bridegroom can refer to all that are saved but this can't. Because of this verse there is another strange interpretation that this refers to children who were killed like those that Herod killed who were under two years old. I think that is absurd. We have a pattern of King David as he is being pursued by King Saul, a type of the antichrist. He is in the wilderness, which is where the believers are during the tribulation, and he is still helping Israel despite being on the run himself. With him are those faithful to him, many of whom are called His mighty men. I think that is the shadow of the 144,000. They were raptured, but they are spiritual warriors who are faithful to the Lord and so they get the privilege of riding with the Lord during the tribulation. We are told clearly they are the "firstfruits", that means they were raptured in the pre tribulation rapture. I don't think that there are only 144,000 who are raptured, my guess it is closer to 100 million or more. But this is a select group. You can be the bride without being the 144,000. This interpretation is based on my experience in the church. There are many different saints, they all have different capabilities and functions. I have learned that not everyone serves the Lord in the same way and we need to appreciate that.

5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

No deceit, no craft. Witchcraft refers to a crafty way of speaking. Think of a very high priced lawyer who specializes in getting guilty people off. Now do you think they were born this way? Were they sinless, or do you think they were transformed by the Lord Jesus and just like Paul said they had the mind of Christ? It would make no sense to me to emphasize the Lord's salvation, justification, and transformation throughout the New Testament only to conclude with 144,000 children who were killed before they had guile in their mouths. I can see how any one of these verses could lead to these various interpretations, but Revelation is the conclusion to the Bible and the New Testament. Your interpretation must align with all the verses, not just one or two.

 

[ZNP]

The Everlasting Gospel

Revelation 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

This gospel precedes the gospel of Jesus Christ. Many ask about those who never got to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. Fine, you had the everlasting gospel. Fear God the creator, give Him glory and worship Him. Yes, there are many unbelievers in Jesus Christ who do this, they do fear God the creator, they do give Him glory and they do worship Him. They aren't born again, they are not sons' of God, but they don't claim to be either. The Bible talks about the sheep and the nations that are on the earth during the Millennial reign of Christ, these are the ones who walked according to the everlasting gospel.

8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

Once again this confuses me, this book is very difficult to read and understand. My understanding is that the US is the great Babylon and they are destroyed in one hour at the very beginning of the tribulation at the same time as the rapture. It is the event that plunges the rest of the world into the tribulation. At the same time that the US is destroyed China's economy is also destroyed. This is why the US and China do not play major roles in the seven year tribulation. The antichrist is known as "the little horn". The US and China would be big horns. In order for the little horn to become the chief horn three horns had to be removed. I believe that the US and China are two of those three horns that are rooted up to make way for the little horn.

9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

OK so this explains how this chapter fits into the book. We saw the Beast rise out of the sea and we saw the mark of the beast in the last chapter. In this chapter we see that Jesus is there with the 144,000 to stand against the beast and the Antichrist. They are an evangelistic force to help the tribulation saints. However, because the Antichrist is forcing people to take the mark of the beast we are hearing two gospels. For the believers the 144,000 are there to aid them, for anyone else they are being warned of the Eternal gospel. Meanwhile the third angel is making it very clear to all the consequences of taking the mark of the beast.

12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

The New Testament is very clear, this is going to be a time of tribulation and suffering. You keep the commandments of God because of your faith and that will cause you to suffer, you will need to endure it patiently.

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

We need the mindset of a martyr. To be killed at this point is a blessing. Think of martyrdom as the Lord calling you home saying that you can rest now, your work is accomplished.

 

[ZNP]

The General Harvest

Revelation 14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

This is a general reaping. The 144,000 are first fruits, I think that refers to all who are taken in the pre tribulation rapture. But now we have the general harvest which I believe refers to those who are saved out of the tribulation. I suspect that this will be a much larger number of people just as the general harvest is much greater in quantity than the first fruits. Because this is preceded with the angels preaching the everlasting gospel and warning not to take the mark of the beast I believe this "sickle" being thrust in is a reference to the beheading of saints. There will be a great harvest of those who refuse to take the mark of the beast.

16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

This reaping refers to tribulation saints.

17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

This altar refers back to the fifth seal being opened and the martyrs being told to wait a little while. Well, they had to wait until this reaping took place with the beheading of those who refused the mark of the beast. But as soon as that is over we see a second reaping.

19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

Here is the wrath of God. Believers are not appointed to the wrath of God. So when the martyrs were told to wait a little while it is because God would pour out His wrath on those who had killed them, but He would wait until all the believers had been removed from the Earth first.

20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

So Armageddon is a result of the world killing believers, forcing people to worship Satan, and doing all kinds of evil. Armageddon is a direct response of God towards all His children being martyred by the world.

 

[ZNP]

Tribulation Saints on the sea of glass mingled with fire

Revelation 15:1 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.

Again, we are not destined to receive the wrath of God. We can be disciplined, we can be rebuked, chastened, corrected, but not the "wrath of God". No one can stand before the wrath of God. It is important for us to see this because we need to have a healthy fear of the Lord.

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.

These are the tribulation saints. This is where you get the image of people in heaven playing harps. But you have to understand the context, they just came out of the most disturbing, most demonic and satanic evil world. After something like that you need soothing music, hence the harps.

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.

The song of Moses refers to Exodus 15 where Moses is praising God for His deliverance and also to Deuteronomy 32 where Moses is praising God for His faithfulness. Jesus Christ as the lamb of God delivered us from this evil age and His dying for us to redeem us demonstrates His faithfulness despite our sins and failures.

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.

This is what just happened in the tribulation, God's judgements were made manifest. Everyone saw. All the nations will come and worship before God because they have received the everlasting gospel. They will be the nations during the Millennial reign of Christ.

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.

Again, the temple here refers to the Holy place and Holy of Holies. It is opened on the Day of Atonement when God judges and these seven plagues are God's judgment on the unrepentant world.

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.

The Bible says that "vengeance is mine saith the Lord". That is not an idle word, but just because God doesn't judge immediately that is mercy, He is giving people a chance to repent.

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.

Even the death of the tribulation saints who refused the mark of the beast was mercy. They were taken up to the glassy sea prior to the wrath of God being poured out.

 

[ZNP]

The Seven vials of the wrath of God -- A chance to repent

Revelation 16:1 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.

This is God commanding the angels to pour out those vials 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.

The Lord is telling you that this mark you received, it is like a big, giant, ugly, painful cancer on your soul. Now is the time to repent. You cannot get saved, that is over, but you can repent. What one brother shares which is certainly a valid point is that when a thief is caught he must repay seven fold. So let's say Satan and his henchman are found to be thieves, and we know they are, that stole some souls. So if one thousand souls are determined to have been stolen Satan must repay with seven thousand souls. That means six thousand that weren't stolen. So repent, who knows you could be one of the souls that gets thrown into the deal. Imagine if Satan stole one seventh of the souls that ultimately sold themselves to him. He would have to repay every single soul back to God. This would also explain why Satan is able to muster a rebellion again at the end of the millennial kingdom. The Lord gave these ones a second chance and some still went to Satan.

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.

You have to compare this with what happened when the two witnesses were testifying. A third of the creatures in the sea died, that was mercy, that was a shot across the bow letting people know what God would do if they didn't repent.

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.

This is like a horror movie or like Shakespeare's Macbeth. The person who shed innocent blood now is given blood to drink. With what measure you measure it will be measured to you. This is a punishment, sure, but it is designed for you to see what you have done and repent.

7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

Remember this, as horrible as some of this stuff looks, the judgements are true and righteous. God is omniscient, He knows everything and so there is no way you can hide anything from Him.

8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

Do you realize some people use their authority and power to scorch men. The sun is a source of life and light and yet some use their position as a source of intense pain and suffering.

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.

Some people like to attack people online, they are insulting, mocking, etc. To them it is a game. But now turn the tables on them and they are blaspheming, cursing, insulting, railing against God. He was showing you what your behavior was like, it was a chance for you to repent.

 

[ZNP]

It will be a blood bath

Revelation 16:10 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,

The lies, the misrepresentations, the gaslighting, the censorship, the shadow banning, the algorithms designed to indoctrinate. These are all tools of the kingdom of darkness to keep people in the dark. The trolls attack people for what they say and the next thing you know people are afraid to say anything. They bite their tongue. So the Lord is simply giving them a taste of their own medicine.

11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

They are insulting God instead of thanking Him. If you deal with something in this life and repent of it you will not have to deal with this at your trial or for eternity. Confess, repent, plead for mercy now while you still have a chance.

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.

No one at this point should want to go fight a war at Armageddon. By now it should be very clear that everything the Bible said was true. So it takes these unclean spirits like frogs to gather them. They come out of the mouth of the dragon. Think about that, the one who is convincing all the kings to come to fight at Armageddon is the dragon, the same one they worship is going to betray them, lure them, and bring them to hell with him.

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.

What a strange, strange verse. By this time we are well into the wrath of God and so we imagine there are no more believers to be keeping their garments. However, there are the Jews, and we are told that a third of them will be saved, which also means two thirds won't. At this point they know that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, they saw the two witnesses killed on Passover and raised three and half days later. They have already looked on Him whom they pierced and mourned for Him as an only son. They have celebrated second Passover to the Lord. So this word must be to these Jews in the wilderness to stand strong at this point because seeing the armies of Armageddon assemble would be quite terrifying to anyone not fully focused on Jesus Christ.

16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

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.

When you see God, the creator, who knows everyone of us you would be in reverential fear. It was His plan to gather everyone together. The enemy is doing this to show their strength and overwhelming numbers. But God is doing this so that they are all in one place for Him to wipe out for all to see. Lesson is simple, do not rebel against God, that is idiotic.

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. 20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And 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.

A talent weighs around 80 to 100 pounds. Imagine stones of that size falling from the sky? Is this really any different from mortars that army men fire? If you are in the army do you really have any valid reason to blaspheme God? He is simply doing what He said He would do, as you have done it will be measured again to you. What about MOAB (giant bunker busting bombs) this hail is no worse than that. Now think of this hail falling on a great army assembled in the valley of Armageddon? It will be a blood bath.

 

[ZNP]

The Great whore that sits on many waters

Revelation 17:1 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.

Now this angel with the seven vials, this is during the pouring out of the wrath of God. There has been so much debate over who the great whore is and it is because you can find evidence that points in so many directions. Therefore, instead of arguing that she is one or the other of these ones, I will argue that she is the spirit of Ishtar that animates all of them. I believe that the US will be judged at the start of the tribulation as "the Great Babylon" but that is more based on Revelation 18 than 17. This judgment here sounds like they are talking about all of human history not just the last one hundred years. The US as a super power has only been around for about a hundred years. She sits on many waters indicating many peoples. Idolatry comes in many forms but it is a global phenomenon. Yes, the Catholic church also sits on many waters. But what I have learned about Satanists is that they use many names to confuse people. So although the Catholic church might be the best analog for this whore, she is more all inclusive than the Catholic church. You might think that the golden cup referring to the word of God is limiting, but not really. How many movies will package a cup full of abominations with a few Bible verses? FreeMasons use Bible verses. Hindus and Islam will quote the Bible.

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.

Full of names of blasphemy reminds us of Babel built with bricks where every brick had the name of an idol.

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.

Yes, the purple and scarlet does remind us of the Catholic church, but also of denominational churches. Lutherans and Methodists and others also dress in these colors. But they don't dress in gold, precious stones and pearls. That would be the prosperity gospel. The cup is gold indicating the word of God, but it is filled with abominations indicating idolatry. This is not any one group, it is what is common to all groups that form the apostasy. Think of every single church that makes up the apostasy as the harlots and here we are seeing their mother. This is the source of all abominations, all idols, all idolatry, all of those who depart from the faith.

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.

This word translated as "great admiration" is unique to the book of Revelation. It should be seen as part of the unique burden of the word in this book. However, it in the Septuagint this word is used twice of Job saying that men will be astonied at your sight and be afraid. Imagine how you would respond if you saw a whore that was drunk on the blood of the saints and the blood of martyrs. You wouldn't admire her, you would be astonied at the sight, and afraid. It is like seeing the "Bride of Dracula".

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.

This word for carrieth her is the same word used for Jesus bearing our sicknesses. It is a burden to the beast. Later we will learn the beast hates her and eats her flesh. Think about it, all these churches like the Catholic church are tax exempt. That means wherever they are located the local government must bear the burden of them. Now at the time of the Lord's coming we have the beast with seven heads and ten horns, but it is implied that this woman has been around as long as we have had idolatry, and so she has been around for every empire, not just the final one.

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.

If your name is written in the book of life you will have discernment. You will cringe at the beast that came out of the bottomless pit. But if your name is not written you will wonder at this beast. I have heard some teach that this is the spirit of Nero which was, and then was not, and yet after the Antichrist recovers from his death wound will once again enter the Antichrist. Perhaps, it seems like something is being cooked in the bottomless pit for very many years and we know that people can be possessed by demons so this may be a case of demon possession. So we have this beast that represents both the Antichrist government, as well as the Antichrist himself.

At this point we don't know much, we know she is a whore, we know she has a whole bunch of children which are harlots, and we know she is drunk on the blood of the saints and that the beast system of the Antichrist will bear her on their backs. We know she has a cup that is golden, referring to the word of God, but it is filled with abominations. We know she dresses like a priest, but of a variety of different churches including Catholics, Protestant Denominations, and Prosperity gospel preachers. We also know that she is worldwide, sitting on many waters.