The Unveiling of Jesus Christ. (Rev. 1: 1 – 8)
`The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave to Him...` (Rev. 1:1)
Revelation – from the Greek Word `apocalypse,` meaning `to unveil.`
There has never been any monuments erected in honor of great personalities throughout the centuries that is comparable to the magnificence of this unveiling of Jesus Christ & the ma
THE 2 WITNESSES (Rev. 11: 1 - 14)
The Lord Jesus Christ tells the Apostle John to prophecy again, to speak forth what is about to happen.
`You must prophecy again about many peoples, nations, tongues & kings.`
(Rev. 10: 11)
Israel.
In Ch. 11 we are shown the details of this prophecy to `many peoples
THE CITY OF BABYLON
The city of Babylon is being rebuilt and it is destined to become the centre of the last Gentile Global Government. The Anti-Christ will rule from Babylon with the 10 Islamic kings, over the whole world. The Political, Economic and Religious aspects of people`s lives will all be controlled from this demonic centre.
`Babylon the great .....has become a habitation of demons,
The Aftermath.
This amazing victory by the Lord against the enemies of God`s people and his land of Israel has some far reaching consequences.
Israel
Israel repents and turns again to God.
`I will set my glory among the nations; all the nations shall see my judgment which I have executed, and my hand which I have laid on them.
So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day forward.` (Ex. 39: 21 & 22)
Israel celebrates the fea
God`s Appointed Time.
``I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army...` (Ez. 38: 4)
At God`s appointed time He turns the Russian army around and leads them in another direction. The `hook` I believe is their desire for wealth, oil and gas etc.
`After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been
King of Israel.
`Nathaniel answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel.” (John 1: 49)
The law of kingship under the Old Testament Covenant is very explicit. According to the divine law no stranger or foreigner was to be selected as King, but a brother of like nationality. Likewise no self-indulgent person or seeker of riches was permitted to reign.
The king was to be required to be familiar with the Scriptures and a seeker and follower of the t
CONCLUSION.
In 2023 we can see the ancient city of Babylon being rebuilt, and the modern part of the city developing on the banks of the Euphrates. This great city will come full circle, from the tower of Babel, then the world`s first great city, till finally in our time Babylon, as prophesied is rising again to be the capital of the world.
There are many great cities in the world, however Babylon will capture the imagination of the world and become the most luxurious, wi
Jesus the Son at the Father`s Right Hand.
When Jesus had finished His work as Saviour on the cross the Father raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand.
`God the Father ….raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places.` (Eph. 1: 20)
`when He had purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.` (Heb. 1: 3)
There at the Father`s right hand the glorified Son, Jesus, is exalt
The Great Army.
This great army is so massive that there has never been anything like it or will again. Russia will call on former Soviet nations to come with them, plus three other nations – Iran, Ethiopia and Libya.
`…a people come, great and strong, the like of whom has never been; nor will there ever be any such after them, even for many successive generations.` (Joel 2: 2)
`Persia, (Iran) Ethiopia, and Libya are with them…Gomer (Turkey) and all its troops
RELIGIOUS DECEPTION
Religion: Any system of faith and worship.
RELIGION
Religion is one of the most powerful forces in humanity. This can be seen throughout the history of mankind. There has been many and varied beliefs in different cultures, but they are all based on the same philosophy -
`Man by his own efforts can transform himself and his world.`
Today more than ever w
The Scroll
God promised His Son & Heir the nations as His inheritance, (Ps. 2: 8) & said He would bring them to Christ`s footstool, (for His possession – Ps. 110: 1) Christ then will deal with these nations plus deliver Israel from its enemies.
When Christ is given the scroll, only He is able to open & read what is written. This is symbolic of Him receiving the authority over the earth & bringing the judgments that have been
The Judge
When God the Father gives His Son the inheritance of the nations, (the scroll), Christ is also given the authority & power to execute the judgments written. He is their Judge.
`...the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,......the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son t
THE TIME OF MOURNING.
The Lord then goes into Jerusalem to reveal Himself to the people of Israel.
`The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not be greater than that of Judah.` (Zech. 12: 7)
The Lord then anoints their eyes to recognise who He is, their Messiah.
`And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication: then t
Luke - to the Greeks, revealing Jesus as a Man and Priest.
The writer of this aspect of Jesus is a doctor, Dr. Luke. He was an educated man and a keen observer. He wrote this account by the Holy Spirit revealing Jesus as the perfect Man to the Greeks. The Greeks possessed a wider culture, loved beauty and philosophy. Luke being a Greek himself, would be well fitted for presenting Jesus as the ideal of perfect manliness.
In Luke`s account we see God manifest in the flesh. Luke d
JAMES - Christ`s Life within, revealed in Practical Life.
The author of this epistle is James, the brother of the Lord. It was addressed to the twelve tribes of the dispersion - Christian Jews. These Jews to whom James wrote had not ceased to be Jews, although they had embraced Christ. Many had been converted on the day of Pentecost, and had carried home only a partial understanding of the believer`s life. In their enthusiasm at having found the true Messiah, they neglected the grace
PETER - Christ`s Life within Endures Suffering & is our Strength.
Peter wrote his epistles to the believing Jews who were scattered beyond Israel. They were undergoing many persecutions and thus Peter desired to help them live a godly life among evil men.
`...though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to prai
GLOBAL CURRENCY
With a Global Government, a President and an executive Board there comes the need for a World Currency.
The International Monetary Fund. (IMF)
This is to become the world currency bank. Under this scheme the IMF would be charged with regulating a new global currency.
Collaborating with the World Bank, the IMF would use this new currency for international loans and debt obligations. National and regional currencies would still exist, at least
GLOBAL MOTIVATION
A Global Government needs the hearts and minds of the people to agree with it. Thus there is needed the motivating force of religion to drive people towards a Global Government. It is the unifying reason that people will give allegiance to.
Thus we see that the United Nations has become the International Institution to promote the New Age one-world religion spirituality.
THE UNITED NATIONS (UN)
The UN has issued a Global Charter called `The Ear
THE HARLOT
Here we see the Quartet of Power, as the world calls them - Britain & the USA, Russia and the European Union. And with these Great Powers is the United Nations. They gathered together to welcome the Palestinian Elections as a Positive Step forward.
This meeting took place in 2005, and these powers are still in place, only the leaders have changed.
The United Nations is not one of the `beastly` powers that Daniel saw, but is associated with them in a `mo
JUDGMENT - The Great White Throne.
Universal Heaven and Earth are No More.
`But the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.` (2 Peter 3: 10)
The Day of the Lord starts with the tribulation and continues through the millennium. Finally after Satan`s last battle he is cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 2
What will the Body of Christ do.
Reigning with Christ.
`If we endure we shall also reign with Him.` (2 Tim. 2: 12)
The Body of Christ will then be crowned and seated on thrones in the third heaven. They will cast their crowns before the Lord, signifying that all authority is from Him.
`The 24 elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying “You are worthy to receive glory and
The Father Sealing the Judgments.
The Father will seal the judgments of these Federations and will bring them to the `footstool` of His Son to judge.
`The LORD (Father) said to my Lord, (the Son), “Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool.` (Ps.110: 1)
The Apostle John was given a vision of these four Federations and how they will look when the Father brings them to His Son for judgment.
The White Horse represents the British Commonwealth who have conquer
Summary.
We live in very challenging times. We are seeing a great upheaval not only economically but socially. People`s hearts are `failing from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth..` (Luke 21: 26)
The pandemic has not only shut down the economy but caused much fear and anxiety. And this is ongoing as people are afraid to come near others, leading to many being isolated.
Then we are beginning to see the `distress of nations, with perplexity.` (
THE MARK.
`And he causes all. Both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: his number is 666..` (Rev. 13: 16 - 18)
THE MARK – Gk. `charagma,` a distinguishing sign as a badge of servitude.
