In a way, the trumpets of the Great Tribulation sound eerily similar the plagues of the Exodus. As anti-Israeli forces moved against the people of God in Egypt, so God moved against them as a warning, even as an encouragement, to join Him and His people in His plan for the world. So it will be in the time of the Great Tribulation. Will anyone, including anti-Christian influencers, accept the invitation
Chapter 6 of the Revelation unfolds the beginning of global devastation as the end of the end approaches. Will this devastation originate with a single person, or is it possible that an overwhelming world-wide influence will take the lead? Either way, the promises of peace and tranquility will quickly fade as a new, global order of tyrants arise.
For two consecutive chapters, praise has stood at the heart of the Revelation. Believe it or not, praise defeats the power and sting of tribulation. To be sure, praise is our greatest weapon against the darkness of circumstantial depression and the weight of situational despair.
If heaven is not in a panic about what is happening on earth, neither should we be in a panic. Of course, we pray for our world. Of course, we seek and offer solutions, but we trust the Lord to use everything for His glory, including us. His timeline is far more important than our own.
Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith, said Paul to the church at Corinth. Yet, he did not say what that test might be. Fortunately, the Revelation given to John sets forth a dynamic test that provides evidence as to who is genuinely connected to the kingdom and who is not. For the church at Laodicea, Jesus seems to have been left standing on the outside looking in.
Helping a person make a genuine connection to Christ is one of the most satisfying actions a believer can take. Most certainly, any believer can. Committing to memory four short verses gives anyone the tools to win another person to kingdom life. You can get started right now. Don’t wait.
When is a person’s name written in the Book of Life? At the moment of conception. Can a person’s name be removed from the Book of Life? Most definitely, so says the book of the Revelation. Is your name in or out
A congregation may say it’s a church. A community may say it’s a church. The IRS may say it’s a church, but unless Jesus says it’s a church, it’s not a church.
Jezebel is rightly viewed as the most-wicked woman in the Bible – corrupt in sexual matters, in spiritual matters, and corrupt in civil matters. She is still on the loose today. You may have encountered her in the very church you attend. Beware!
In the early 4th century A.D., the Roman Emperor, Constantine, reversed the hostility of his predecessors and gave favored status to Christianity and the church. Wonderful, right? Maybe not. Wouldn’t it be terrific if the church had that kind of status again? Maybe, but maybe not.
