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The catching away of saints. Study 22.

THE CERTAINTY OF THE IMMINENT CATCHING AWAY OF THE DEAD IN CHRIST AND LIVING SAINTS BY CHRIST .

Revelation  4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.  4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.  4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.  4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.  4:5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

   Beloved, in the previous verses  of this chapter, you have seen that,  the  great tribulation is gradually coming to an end .

 In addition , you saw the joyous alleluia of the saints in heaven, that culminated  into the  marriage supper of the Lamb. 

By the grace of God  you in particular shall be there in Jesus name.

Revelation  19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.  19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.  19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

 But then as  you  study the remaining verses, you shall discover two major events. 

The literal second coming of triumphant glorified Christ to the earth with His saints to reign and also judge the unrepentant worldlings.

 Also  the   global formidable resistance from the Antichrist, the false prophet and their armies  in the battle of Armageddon

This shall be followed by another supper.  That supper shall not be your portion in Jesus name.

 Listen to the concluding verses of the chapter.

Revelation  19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.  19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.  19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.  19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.  19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.  19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.  19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;  19:18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.  19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.  19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.  19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Jesus is coming back to the earth the second time

Revelation  19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.  19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.

Listen to the prophecy.

Acts  1:10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;  1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

    Beloved, settle it in your heart. At the end of the great tribulation, the glorified  Lamb of God. The gracious Son of the living God.  The Lion of the tribe of Juda. The King of Kings and the Lord of Lord. Our Master and Lord.  The Christ and Savior of the world. The Word personified. 

He is coming with the clouds to the earth. Certainly, King Jesus shall  come to the earth the second time.

This present world  ruined by satan.

 He will disposess satan and take ownership of what belong to Him. He shall be coming with the saints.  

Since God shall help you in particular to partake in the dawning rapture and then the marriage supper of the Lamb. 

Then certainly and assuredly you shall be part of the armies that shall come with Him.  

We shall be there together in Jesus name. So endeavor to be a wise virgin now and do everything that shall help you to be part of the dawning rapture, that can happen before the end of today. 

 The good Lord shall help you in particular in Jesus name.

The second coming of Christ is the Crux of the matter.

 It is the essence of the entirety of the Bible.

Revelation 1:3  Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

  What time is  he  referring to?

Listen to  it yourself.

Revelation 1:7  Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 

Revelation 2:25  But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.

Revelation 3:11  Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

Revelation 16:15  Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 

Revelation 22:7  Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 

Revelation 22:12  And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

Revelation 22:20  He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 

  You can not miss it. The second coming of our Lord is the centrality of scriptures.

 It is the singular focus of the Bible. It is the pivotal point. It shall not elude you in particular in Jesus name.

Our Lord is coming firstly for the church. He will appear in the sky and then take us to heaven.  

This is the rapture and it will happen before the  great tribulation. 

1 Corinthians  15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,  15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

1 Thessalonians  4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.  4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:  4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.  4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

The message of the rapture comforts God’s people to hold on and persevere in whatever challenges confronting them. 

Then seven years after the rapture. After the marriage supper, then the saints comes with the  never defeated, conqueror who made His followers more than conquerors to the  earth to reign and to judge the world.

  Beloved, the first thing you discover from the concluding verses of chapter nineteen is the

 second coming  and the attributes of Christ, the conqueror. 

Revelation  19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.  19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.  19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

John saw heaven opened. This was not the first time, he  was seeing heaven opened.

Revelation 4:1  After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

This was at the rapture of the church. 

Now the church has been in heaven for seven years and now after the end of great tribulation, the heavens open again,for His saints to come with Him and reign.

He comes on a white horse to show case Him as the conqueror, coming with glory.

 In addition, He is called the Faithful.  

Listen to the description of Christ

Revelation 3:14  And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

Revelation 1:7  Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 

Revelation  1:12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;  1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.  1:14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;  1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.  1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.  1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

These are some of the attributes of Christ.  In righteousness He doth judge 

Revelation  2:18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;  2:19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.  2:20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.  2:21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.  2:22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.  2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

He was clothed  with a vesture dip  in blood.

Revelation  19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.  19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.  19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

He shed His blood when He died to save the world. Isaiah  63:1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.  63:2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?  63:3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.  63:4 For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.  63:5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
 While believers Shall be rejoicing. The unbelievers  shall  be judged in fierceness of the wrath of God.

Isaiah  64:1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,  64:2 As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!

Jesus shall come to the earth with the armies of heaven or the saints.

Zechariah  14:1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.  14:2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.  14:3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.  14:4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.  14:5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

Jesus Himself spoke about His coming again to reign.

Matthew  24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:  24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

 The prophets spoke about Jesus coming back to reign after His humiliation. 

They spoke about government upon His shoulders

Isaiah 9:6  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:

and the government shall be upon his shoulder:and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God,The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Daniel  7:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.  7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

Jesus is coming back to judge the world.

Acts  17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:  17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

He is also called the Word of God.

Revelation 19:13  And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

John 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

1 John 1:1  That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

1 John 5:7  For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

No doubt our Lord is  coming the second time as the conqueror to reign.

 The  second thing you also find in the concluding part of chapter nineteen,  are  the  saintly company of the armies. of Christ, the conqueror.

Revelation 19:14  And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

Who are these people clothed in fine linen?  See them.

Revelation  19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.  19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

They are the raptured saints who will partake of His triumph.

Revelation  7:13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?  7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 3:4  Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

Revelation 19:14  And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

Jude 1:14  And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

Jude said ten thousands of the saints. When the Bible was written, the highest number was ten thousand. Today we have trillions. But then it was ten thousand.

Now when Jesus comes, what will He do?  

Listen to  them.

Jude 1:15  To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

Revelation  19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.  19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Revelation 1:16  And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

Revelation 2:16  Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

When our Lord comes,:

He will smite the nations.. all those who rejected His mercies.

He shall rule them with rod of iron.

He will  tread  them with the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of the Almighty God.Isaiah  66:15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.  66:16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.

Isaiah 11:4  But with righteousness shall he judge the poor,

and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth:

and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth,

and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

Joel  3:12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.  3:13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.  3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

The goats that reject the mercies of the Lord today shall be judged.

Matthew  25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:  25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:  25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

For you to be part of the saints that shall come with Christ,

Listen to what you should be doing now.

Colossians  3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.  3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.  3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.  3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

He  will use the word of His mouth to subdue them.

Hebrews 4:12  For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Ephesians 6:17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Lastly, you discover in the concluding verses, the severe  condemnation of the adversaries. of Christ, the  conqueror

WHEN OUR LORD COMES THE SECOND TIME, HIS SAINTS SHALL REIGN WITH HIM, BUT THOSE WHO REJECT HIS MERCIES THEN AND NOW, SHALL FACE HIS WRATH, WHILE CONTENDING WITH HIM.

Revelation  11:15 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.  11:16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,  11:17 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.  11:18 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.

Revelation 17:14   These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.Psalms  2:1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?  2:2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,  2:3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.  2:4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.  2:5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.  2:6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.  2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.  2:8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.  2:9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.  2:10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.  2:11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.  2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.Listen to the severe Judgement of those who refused the mercies of Jesus then and even now. Rebelling against Him.

Revelation  19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;  19:18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.  19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.  19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.  19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

All of these have been prophesied in the time past.

Ezekiel  39:17 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.  39:18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.  39:19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.  39:20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.

They gathered together to fight our Lord in the battle of Armageddon.

All of these people shall be killed and the fowls of the air shall eat them up.

Revelation  16:12 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.  16:13 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.  16:14 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.  16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.  16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

Revelation  17:8 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.  17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION CHAPTER NINETEEN, TWO SUPPERS WERE MENTIONED.

Revelation 19:9   And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

This supper is for the righteous, the saints of God.

Revelation 19:17  And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;

This is the supper of those who rebel against the Lord.  Those who take part in the battle of Armageddon. 

 All of these people shall be killed and the fowls of the air shall eat their dead bodies.

Revelation 19:21  And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

 THE QUESTION IS WHICH OF THE SUPPER  SHALL YOU BE PARTAKING? 

Remember again the bucks stop with you. If it is marriage supper and of course it is going to be marriage supper.

  So endeavor to begin to do the needful now. The good Lord shall help you in particular in Jesus name.

You must be saved, sanctifiied, separated from the world and worldliness. 

You must be doing everything from the perspective of eternity till our Lord comes. His grace shall avail for you in particular in Jesus name.

Revelation  19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.  19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

This is the end of the Antichrist and the false prophet. They are both thrown alive into the lake of fire.

Pause here a little.

 Enoch and Elijah went alive to heaven.

The beast, the Antichrist and the false prophet are thrown into the lake of fire alive. 

The question is are there people like  the  beast  today? 

 Yes. They too shall end up in the lake of fire. If they don’t repey, they shall end up in the lake of fire.

Titus 1:12  One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

2 Peter 2:12  But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

HOW ABOUT THE FALSE PROPHET AND THOSE FOLLOWING MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS AND MERCHANDISERS?

Are there people like them today?

They also shall end up in the lake of fire.

.Matthew  7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.  7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?  7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.  7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.  7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

2 Peter  2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.  2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.  2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

To avoid this painful end, 

You must repent of all your sins.

You must receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.

You must reconcile with everyone you are having misunderstanding with. e.g  Your divorce spouse and others you are having malice with.

Matthew  5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;  5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

You must seek for sufficient grace to overcome severe challenges of your life.

You must make deliberate efforts to remove every stumbling blocks on your way to heaven.

  Deal ruthlessly with  every hands, legs and eyes that can send you to hell. 

Mark  9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:  9:44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.  9:45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:  9:46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.  9:47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:  9:48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

 Remember God promises when people abandon you for following the Lord on the way of holiness.

Matthew 28:20  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. 

Hebrews  13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.  13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

You must endeavor to rescue the unsaved in your world of influence.

Jude  1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:  1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

  Beloved, if you conscientiously do all of these till our Lord Jesus Christ comes. 

Then no doubt your seat shall be secured by the grace of God among the twenty four elders apostle John saw in the revelation Jesus showed him. It shall be so in Jesus name.

Revelation  4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.  4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.  4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.  4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.  4:5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

See you at the top in Jesus name.

Let us pray.

Bishop Peter Babalola

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