Last Days

When it comes to gaining the prize or earning rewards we have to be careful that we do not have such a earthly business like concept. You cannot apply that kind of understanding to heavenly things. In Philippians chapter 3 Paul gives us a clear Appreciation of what it means to gain the prize. By contrast Peter in Matthew 19 Exposes our earthly logic "Then Peter Says to Jesus,”Behold, we have left...

The millennial age is also the time For the restoration of all things according Acts 3:21. Most saints are familiar with the external aspects of restoration during the millennium. The old testament prophets spoke of this millennial reign where creation would be restored, the Messiah would sit visibly upon the throne, all enemies would be defeated, and God‘s covenant with Israel would be universall...

“Unto an administration of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in Him." Ephesians 1:10 The fullness of times? There are several “times “ or ages in history. The age of creation to Israel is an era of time. Israel to Christ is a time. Christ and the church age to Armageddon is a time. The Millennial reign is the fulln...

When we look at the battle of Armageddon it appropriately conjures up many negative images. Negative because this is a culmination of Satan, the antichrist, the demonic horde, and all those who have taken the mark of the beast. Can you believe it the earth is making war against God.! But did you know that Armageddon is such an intimate affair. Jesus can certainly deal with all his enemies by himse...

Your wedding garment is also your battle uniform. "And the armies which are in heaven followed Him on white horses, dressed in fine linen, white and clean." (Revelation 19:14) The Lord is followed down to Armageddon not simply with an army of redeemed saints, but with those who lived by Him, who intimately loved Him while on the earth. They are wearing wedding gowns. Lovers of Jesus. They are a di...

This is a hard word for Christians. In Revelation 19:7 the judgment seat of Christ has happened and then the marriage dinner of the Lamb. Are you prepared to sit at this table? If you’re a Christian you have the robe of Jesus Christ righteousness. This is the objective truth that his righteousness covers all your sins and you can stand before Him. This was given to you the moment of your salvation...

The criteria for believers at the judgment seal of Christ is simply: What have you done with Jesus? He is the judge. He is the measurement. He is the only foundation on which we are to build upon and He is the material we lay upon that foundation. His treasured life dwells in you. What have you done with Him? What are you doing with Him? This judgment occurs between Revelation 19:6 and 7 and must...

The word “hallelujah” has 2 parts:“Hallelu” is a exhortation for us to offer praise. “Jah” is God. Hallelujah is a response to what we see. We see what God is doing and we respond, Praise the Lord! The 4 New Testament uses are all right here in chapter 19. And what are they regarding? Our heavenly situation? No. They are in response to the final destruction of the Babylonian system. No more will m...

A tale of 2 cities. We need to be for one of them. You cannot be for both. Babylon or Jerusalem. Also included is how we handle “signs of the times” as learned by a tale of “88 reasons why the Lord did not come back in 1988.” And finally The new Jerusalem is typically thought of as a place that we are headed towards. It is more of a description of who we are becoming. We will see this as we get in...

Babylon in revelations 17 and 18 represents the system of the world that Satan will use through the antichrist to draw mankind away from the Lord. He has always used this system. It’s called Babel or Babylon because God will confuse it. He will frustrate it! He has done this throughout the ages. He allows Satan to operate, we know this. He allows war, economic failure and famine, he even allows de...

The term Babylon is not a name identified by Satan or the antichrist, it is a name indicated by the Lord. He marks this system of Satan’s kingdom as of Babel. It means confusion. It started at the tower of Babel when after the flood mankind tried to build something in opposition to God and make a name for themselves. God disrupted this tower and caused confusion thus the name Babel forever marks S...

"And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I marveled with great marvel when I saw her." (Revelation 17:6) We realize that since creation Satan has attempted to establish himself Over God. His desire is to thwart the eternal purpose of God. Throughout the ages he has been unrelenting in his efforts. In Revelation 17 and 18 we see the e...

"(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who watches and keeps his garments that he may not walk naked and they see his shame.)" (Revelation 16:15) When we say or hear the phrase “I come as a thief, you do not know the hour” we typically apply that to watching and being ready today. This verse is found in Between the sixth and the seventh bowl of his wrath. This is right before the battle of Arm...

"Seek Jehovah while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near." (Isaiah 55:6) God has given mankind the capacity to receive him and to know him. Most people walking around on the earth do not Realize that they have a human spirit placed in every human being as a reservoir for the spirit of God. these versus reveal the absolute defiance of mankind and resistance in using their mouth to call o...

Whether it is the negative things we see in revelation or the positive things, we need to say “Lord you are doing what you are going to do according to your purpose.” Yes Lord! We may not like what we see, Yes Lord! We may not agree with even the positive things, the things regarding the rapture, the things regarding the tribulation, the details of how the Lord handles Israel or the church. Yes Lo...

What do yo look like when you are angry? I think we all have experienced those out of control moments when our situation brings out the worst in us. The wrath of God is seen after the 7th trumpet which initiates the release of the 7 bowls of wrath. This vision reveals the Lords fury is measured, necessary, and final. And More importantly it is sacred!

Here in chapter 15 we see Saints standing before the throne on a glassy sea singing the song of Moses and the and the song of the Lamb. Who are these saints?! We have talked about the strongman in chapter 12, the first fruits in chapter 14, and this looks like a different set of believers who died during the tribulation because they did not take the mark of the beasts. All of these Saints have som...

There are three harvests in the book of revelation chapter 14. Two wheat harvests and one grape harvest. I hear many believers urging Christians in light of what’s going on around us to be ready for the Lord. What does that mean to be ready. If the Lord comes tomorrow and I’m not ready today how can I be more ready? And what if I’m not ready what does that mean? This view is not popular that I sha...

The word gospel is primarily associated with the good news related to Jesus Christ. He truly is the only way to have fellowship with God. Everything in the Old Testament points to Christ, and everything in the in the New Testament until the new Jerusalem points back to Christ. This I believe is the Eternal gospel. For Adam and Eve it was manifested as partaking of the tree of life and not that oth...

"Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred sixty-six." (Revelation 13:18). During the last 3 1/2 years of the tribulation those who are on the earth will have to make a choice, take the mark of the beast or endure with the mark of the Lamb. Revelation 13:18 it states we are instructed to have wisdom...

"These are they who follow the Lamb wherever He may go. These were purchased from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb." (Revelation 14:4) The first fruits unto God are so precious. They are his early enjoyment before the great harvest. Yes they are virgins, they are blameless, and they are also followers of the lamb. What does it mean to follow the Lamb wherever he goes. We should know...

As we go through revelation we tend to draw little denominational lines about how we view things, how we interpret things etc. the first 5 verses of Revelation chapter 14 are very intimate. It doesn’t matter who we think these saints are who are gathered on Mount Zion with the lamb. What matters is that we long to have the disposition thy had while they were on earth. Verse 4-5 tells us that they...

"Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints." (Revelation 13:10) yes, Saints are going to be on the earth during the second half of the tribulation and Satan is pulling out all the stops to make war with the Saints. He calls the beast out of the sea, the antichrist. Displaying the nature of Satan to devour mankind. Then he calls the false prophet, a beast out of the earth who performs wonde...

There is the nature of the beast revealed in Chapter 13. His nature is identical to the nature of Satan through the ages. His nature is that of all empires that have sought to dominate and control the earth, ignoring God, and degrading mankind. The nature of the antichrist, the beast is to devour mankind and keep God from obtaining his hearts desire. “And there was a fourth beast, dreadful and fri...

If we do not care to overcome in this age, we WILL overcome in last days. The Lord will deal with us all. He will obtain His desires. Matthew 6 describes this choice as “laying up treasures on earth or in the heavens”, having a “singular eye for the Lord or an evil eye” for this life, or trying to “serve 2 masters” simultaneously. Praise the Lord if we are saved, but we must really agree with Paul...