END TIMES: DARKNESS DESCENDING
A divine reckoning lies just ahead for all of humankind. Some will escape it, the majority won't. Where do you stand?
As we explored in the previous chapter of this Revelation series, seven angels are given vials [bowls] of God’s wrath in preparation to be poured out upon the earth and its inhabitants who were left behind when the rapture occurred. In this chapter, the act is committed as they pour them out upon the world-wide kingdom of the Antichrist. Because of the severe nature of these judgments, it is likely that they occur very near the end of the seven years.
“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” (Revelation 11:15).
In the previous article of this exploration of each chapter of the book of Revelation series, the two witnesses were covered from Revelation 11. Now suddenly, the scene changes from the two witnesses to the seventh angel sounding. The seventh trumpet involves one of the most important prophecies in the book of Revelation. The scene is pure judgment – launching the long-prophesied “wrath of God.” It begins in the middle of the Tribulation and extends through the millennial reign of Christ and concludes with the Great White Throne Judgment.
After having embarked on a study of Revelation in the last few articles and covering the horrendous results of the unleashing of the seals, trumpets and vials, it would be a good idea to reveal the subtle and hidden divine structure of these judgments. These judgments are not just a chaotic and haphazard releasing with no structured procedure, it is calculated and executed with protocol. Furthermore, the hidden and intricate structured display seen within Revelation’s scripture and it’s relationship with the original Hebrew lettering of the Bible itself demonstrates the divine hand of God upon the process. It also demonstrates the validity and divine design behind this most frightful and awe-inducing book. In fact, the ground-level prophetic structural nuggets of this book were covered in part 1 of this article below:
Continue reading “REVELATION RIPPED OPEN 2: THE SEALS, TRUMPETS AND VIALS”
As we have explored in the previous article dealing with the previous chapter in this chapter by chapter study of the book of Revelation, we have seen that six seals have been broken; giving us a view of what I am inclined to believe is not only just destruction as the result of war, but also destruction as the result of the pass-by of a massive planetary system called by various names, such as Planet X, Nibiru, Hercolubus and others. Alternatively, and quite possibly, the destruction described may be the result of an off-normal orbit of Planet Jupiter with it’s orbiting moons (covered in the previous article). After the sixth seal, the Apostle John presents a parenthetical passage offering a view of the martyrs of the Tribulation. We come now to the breaking of the seventh seal …
“And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour” (Revelation 8:1). Continue reading “BREAKING THE SEVENTH SEAL”
“And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder …” (Revelation 6:1).
At this point in the Revelation narrative, we have seen the Church Age come and go in the Seven Church Ages in the Dispensation of Grace. This Age of Grace concluded with the departure of all true born-again believers in Christ off of the earth in Revelation 4:1 before judgment struck the earth.
All of those who personally received Christ while on Earth during the Age of Grace are now in Heaven receiving (or in some cases losing) reward for their service performed (or not performed) for the Lord while on Earth during the time they were in their earthly bodies …
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad” (2 Corinthians 5:10).
With that understood, it is most interesting to observe the divine and supernaturally influenced structure of the Bible that displays a providential fingerprint of authenticity. We see that fingerprint of authenticity on clear display when reading the judgments of the book of Revelation. As such, it should make it that much more certain in anyone’s mind that these judgments are certain to come to pass according to God’s prophetic plan as displayed in this most fearful and important book. Continue reading “PREPARING TO RIDE – THE SEALS OF THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE”
As the first century drew toward a close, the last remaining apostle was exiled to a Roman penal colony in the Aegean Sea. John was imprisoned on the Island of Patmos because of his teachings concerning the “word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ …”
“I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ” (Revelation 1:9).
The “word of God” to which he referred may not simply have been his faith in the existing divinely inspired collection of writings, but rather his continual public preaching about certain mystical conversations he was having with an unseen angelic presence. Continue reading “REVELATION RIPPED OPEN: THE DIVINE MARK OF AUTHENTICITY”
“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison“ (1 Peter 3:18-19).
Myths, legends and modern stories all testify that upon this earth, there were once powerful and evil super-human beings who took great pleasure in tormenting mankind. They were the old gods of tradition and folklore … Zeus, Apollo and their ilk. Were they merely figments of human imagination, or were they real? Are these the entities the Bible identifies as fallen angels masquerading as “gods” to the ancients? Many Christians and people in general do not want to believe that these demigods of old were real. With the development of the early church, pagan deities faded into the forgotten pages of folklore. Yet, the Bible refers to the “sons of God,” “fallen angels” and other demonic creatures who once tried to subvert humanity. They perfectly fit the description of the old demigods. The Bible reveals that they are now locked up and restrained in a place called “Tartarus” … Continue reading “RAISING HELL WITH CERN AND SATURN”
In ages past, pagan worship was often presented within a circle, whether a stone carving, structure or a topographic artifact formed on the earth’s surface. Today’s “crop circle” phenomenon may offer a persuasive explanation of their origins.
Around the world, there are strange, circular artifacts associated with pagan centers of worship. Some – such as Stonehenge in England – are very, very ancient. Similarly, the medicine wheels of the ancient North American Indians, the barrows, mounds and discs of Europe, and the circular worship centers of the Middle East have long fired the curiosity and imagination of archaeologists. Investigators’ questions about the origins of such worship have often gone without an answer. But the interesting and meritorious suggestion is that today, there is a current phenomenon that may bring us very close to the reason why ancient man worshipped the circle. This wondrous event occurs on a worldwide basis, usually in fields of growing seed or grain crops. It has come to be called the “crop circle.” Continue reading “THE MYSTERIOUS CROP CIRCLES: MAN-MADE OR SUPERNATURAL?”
END TIMES: DARKNESS DESCENDING 