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Rev 14
Declaration of the 2nd coming of Christ
and God’s judgment
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From previous series of sermons
Rev 1-12
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Rev 1
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Rev 2-3
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Rev 4-12
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From last sermon
Rev 13
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After all nations receive Christ; the last one being Israel, the devil is angry and sends 2 scary beasts :
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False prophets enslave the believers spiritually and physically, by controlling the believers into believing that the way for God’s blessings are thru manmade theology such as “full time not working”, “blessings thru ministry”, ”faith pumping”, “paying the cost”, etc
While actually God’s way of blessing us is thru accepting His perfect love and using the talents that He has sown in our life
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The sign 666 is
“the brand” or “theological doctrine”
of the false prophets
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A “good and faithful servant” is the one that :
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Jesus brings the kingdom of God to earth
Jesus open the 7 seal of the Law
Seal 1-6
Condemnation of the Law
Seal 7 (6 trumpets)
Consequences of man’s actions
Israel receive Christ thru
the disciples of Christ
The sound of the 7th trumpet
The Law fails
The kingdom of God for all nations
The devil is angry
Judgment day will come
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Rev 14
Declaration of the 2nd coming of Christ
and God’s judgment
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Rev 14:1 Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.
Israel has become
the disciples of Christ
Their identity are no longer Jews,
and they join the non-Jews
as one in Christ and the Father
Rev 7:4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
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Rev 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps. 3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one was able to learn the song except the 144,000 who had been purchased from the earth.
As the Jews finally become disciples of Christ,
there is a new song in heaven
Most likely the song is in Hebrews
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Rev 14:4 These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are celibate. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from mankind as first fruits to God and to the Lamb. 5 And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
The 144.000 Jewish disciples are not
followers of false prophets and manmade theology
They just follow Christ
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Rev 14:5 And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
All false prophets and their followers are liars
because they consider manmade theology
as coming from God
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Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel flying in midheaven with an eternal gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people;
This is the eternal gospel :
God is love
for all people, forever
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Rev 14:7 and he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth, and sea and springs of waters.”
First the angel declares the eternal gospel :
God is love
before the angel declares judgment day
In His love, we have nothing to fear
the coming judgment day
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Rev 14:8 And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.”
Babylon that has contaminated the world, will fall
The fall of Babylon will be elaborated in Rev 17-18
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Rev 14:9 Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
All worshippers of the false prophets 666 will be judged
666 is the brand name or the theology of the false prophets churches
They reside in Babylon
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Rev 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
All worshippers of the false prophets,
666 theology,
will go to hell
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Rev 14:12 Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
Christ does not fail
the ones who trust Him
He will defend and cleanse His church from the false prophets theology
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Rev 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.”
The Law does not have the last say,
it is God who has the final say
God will decide who is saved and who is not, during judgment time
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Rev 14:14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like a son of man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.” 16 Then He who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.
The works of the earth (man)
will be judged by God
Man is made from the earth
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Rev 14:17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle. 18 Then another angel, the one who has power over fire, came out from the altar; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, because her grapes are ripe.”
The works of man
will be tested by fire
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Rev 14:19 So the angel swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into the great wine press of the wrath of God.
The works of man
will be destroyed by God
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Rev 14:20 And the wine press was trampled outside the city, and blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses’ bridles, for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
The works of man
cannot enter the kingdom of heaven
The works of man end in death
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Rev 14 is a declaration of
the soon 2nd coming Christ and God’s judgement
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Christ will unite the Jews and non-Jews
to become His disciples,
in Him and the Father
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God will judge and destroy
the works of the devil and his 2 scary beasts (religion and false prophets),
and the works of men
It is not the Law who has the final judgment,
but it is God who has the final judgment
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Those who remain in His love,
shall not fear the coming judgment of God,
because God is love
This is His eternal gospel
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Next sermon
The 7 wrath of God
Rev 15-16
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Today’s discipleship
The judgment of God
Who will be judged and when ?
Mat 25