Click for a description of the mark of the beast.
Click for a description of the image of the beast.
This chapter of Revelation gives us a view into Heaven after the new heaven and new earth is created, filled with the faithful few who are redeemed while living on this earth. Then a view is given of this earth and why it is so important to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to oppose the image and the mark of the beast. Then a view is given of the final judgment on this earth as quoted, “So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.” Revelation 14:19-20. The “144,000” remain faithful to the testimony of the Lord Jesus during that horrendous time.
- An Angel reveals that the faithful of the Lord will be in Heaven.
- The “144,000” in Heaven with the Lamb.
- The “144,000” have a new song to sing.
- Holiness within a hostile anti-Christian world.
- Angels appear to this world.
- Angel of the Gospel of Christ.
- An Angel pronounces the fall of Babylon.
- An Angel warns not to live by the image nor mark of the beast.
- An Angel calls to Jesus Christ to thrust in the sickle.
- An Angel also thrusts in a sickle with massive carnage.
An Angel reveals that the faithful of the Lord will be in Heaven.
The “144,000” in Heaven after the new heaven and earth are created.
“Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads.” Revelation 14:1
Where and what is Mt. Zion? The following verses says plainly, “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant…” Hebrews 12:22-24
Mt. Zion is symbolic of Heaven within the new heaven and earth, after the destruction of this present heaven and earth. The Lamb is Jesus Christ, who will be with all those who enter into the New Jerusalem. In the verses of this post, He is specifically standing with those who hold faithful to Him after the opening of the Seven Seals of Revelations 6, and during the time when six of the Seven Trumpets sound of Revelations chapters 8 and 9, during the Seven Thunders of Revelations 10, and when six of the Seven Plagues are unleashed of Revelations 16.
The Lord sets His seal upon the “forehead” of the “144,000” after the opening of the Seven Seals began, but before bringing harm to the earth through the events of the Seven Trumpets. The opening of the Seven Seals began as a result of the corruption of five of the seven churches, leaving only two faithful churches to witness to the testimony of Jesus.
The “144,000” are of the two faithful Churches of the seven churches of Revelations 2:1 through 3:21. Those Churches are the faithful two witnesses to the testimony of Jesus. We know that because the Lord began opening the Seven Seals after the corruption of five of the seven churches. That is described in the posts on Revelations 4 through Revelations 5. The seal is put on the “forehead” of the “144,000” after that and just before the unleashing of the events of the Seven Trumpets of Revelations 8, 9, and 11, the Seven Thunders of Revelations 10, and the Seven Plagues of Revelations 16. The “144,000” faithful witnesses are persecuted where the “temple of Satan” is, but remains faithful to Jesus Christ. They have little strength, little strength in numbers, but are made the pillars of the “Temple of God” and given eternal life. The “144,000” are those who are faithful to Jesus Christ and who hang on with little strength while being slandered, persecuted, and murdered.
The faithful Churches represent every believer around the world who suffer hardship, affliction, and physical harm as a result of living for Jesus Christ. The corrupt churches represent everyone around the world who rejects God the Creator, Jesus Christ, and the presence of the Holy Spirit. They live for the beast that gives them what to say, do, think, and feel.
The “144,000” is a symbolic number representing the multitudes of the faithful few. There are twelve tribes of Israel so 12,000 from each tribe [“144,000”] represents the faithful few followers of Jesus Christ in every nation across the globe. When we enter the gates of the New Jerusalem, each person will enter through one of the gates that have the name of one of the tribes, as quoted, “Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel…” Revelations 21:12 “For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, “In Isaac your seed will be called.” That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed.” Romans 9:7-8 “And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Galatians 3:29
In essence, every born-again believer in Jesus Christ is the new Israel that enters into the New Jerusalem. “Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham…and to your Seed, who is Christ…if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Galatians 3:7, 16, 29
We have to realize that a lot happens during the “42 month”, or “1260 days”, that the beast reigns on this earth. There is the opening of the Seven Seals, the events of the Seven Trumpets, the Seven Thunders, and the Seven Plagues. Some of the “144,000” will be living during the beginning of the reign of the beast on this earth, and some will be on this earth right up to the return of Jesus Christ. Some of us are living on this earth today, as the seven seals have begun opening, and the beast is forming its global government, as described in Daniel 8:1-14, and also Revelations 17. Some live during the glory and “rosy” period of the global government of the beast when becomes the undisputed one world government. Others live when the power center of the beast is plunged into darkness in the Fifth Plague of Revelations 16:10-11. At that time, the global government of the beast becomes powerless and collapses, a time of total lawlessness, social chaos, and economic collapse. Click here for a post on the beginning and end of the beast’s “42 months” reign on this earth. [From Revelations 13:5-6].
Global warming is in the world, and has been talked about by the unbelieving world since about 1980, for about 45 years. Global warming is just one of the seven plagues, and just one of all the 28 events that come to this world during the reign of the beast. Global warming is the Fourth Plague of Revelations 16:8-9.
The seal put on the forehead is prophesied about in Ezekiel 9:4, as quoted, “…and the Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.” In Revelation 7:2-4, we see how those on earth are to be sealed with the seal of God on their forehead after the Seven Seals had begun opening, and just before the events of the Seven Trumpets begin to happen, and before the Seven Thunders, and before the Seven Plagues are unleashed, “Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:” Revelations 7:2-4 This mark is not a physical marking but one that is given by the Spirit.
The “144,000” have a new song to sing.
“And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth.” Revelation 14:2-3
The vision of the “144,000”, that the Apostle John saw, is a large multitude of people of everyone who remains faithful to the testimony of Jesus Christ. That includes everyone who remains faithful to Him through the events of the Seven Trumpets, the Seven Thunders, and the Seven Plagues. We know the faithful of Jesus Christ are a large number because the sound of their singing and instruments are like the voice of many waters. The “144,000” include the redeemed from the earth, and the new song that is learned is one that we who are redeemed know in the Spirit. It is a song of eternal Salvation and redemption through Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God.
The elders are the 24 elders as described in Revelations 4:4. I believe that twelve of those elders had charge over the twelve Apostles and twelve had charge over the twelve tribes of Israel. The ones before the throne, hearing the singing of the “144,000”, would include God, Jesus Christ, the 24 elders, and the four living creatures. The song would be in tune to, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 Also, we know the song is in tune to the “scarlet cord” of the Old Testament and to Jesus as the New Covenant.
Today, the beast that gives people what to speak, do, think, and feel is in the world. That beast gives breath/life to the image of the beast to speak by speaking and living through people as they are groomed to the mark, name, number of the beast by what they are given to say and do. We are living in times where Christianity is on the extinction list. The need for Jesus Christ is discarded, the Holy Spirit is blasphemed, and the reality of God the Creator is denied. One thing for sure, those who live for the beast that gives them what to say and do will never learn the song of we who are redeemed through Jesus Christ. They deny God, reject Jesus Christ, and oppose the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Holiness within a hostile anti-Christian world.”
“These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the throne of God.” Revelation 14:4-5
We know that a worldly form of sexual purity, abstinence, virginity, being a eunuch etc. are not what gives us entry into Heaven. Only serving God, by faith in Jesus Christ, in the presence of the Holy Spirit will allow us to enter into the New Jerusalem. “Not defiled with women” refers to not being part of the ways of this world and not living for the pleasures of the flesh and not allowing relationships to draw us away from Jesus Christ. The verse says that those “not defiled with women” are those who follow the Lamb, Jesus Christ, wherever He goes. We follow Him through difficulties, afflictions, and persecutions without being defiled by the unbelief of this atheistic world. Wherever we are, wherever Believers are, within the Seven Seals, the events of the Seven Trumpets, the Seven Thunders, and the events of the Seven Plagues, we follow our Lord Jesus Christ.
Nowadays, relationships are formed between people who live for the beast that gives them what to feel do, think, and speak. To remain faithful to Jesus Christ requires not indulging in those relationships, “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God.” 1 Corinthians 6:14-16
The beast that has power over physiology is able to enflame feelings to intensify sensual and sexual desires. This will happen, but through it all, keep declaring belief in the Living God, lifting up the name of Jesus as the Christ and Son of God, and continue to welcome the presence of the Holy Spirit. The Lord does not punish the persecuted but the persecutor. Lean on the grace and mercy of our Lord, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 Do not surrender to the beast that wants you to deny God, reject Jesus Christ, and oppose the Holy Spirit.
We who follow the Lamb wherever He goes, the “144,000” thousand”, every Believer, are redeemed from the population of this earth. Every Believer is redeemed by the blood Jesus Christ shed on the Cross to atone for our sin. Our resurrected Lord Jesus was the first fruits of all who have died believing in Him, and we will be resurrected in His name. “But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” 1 Corinthians 15:20 Each redeemed Believer is the first fruits of the resurrection with our Lord Jesus Christ, “These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.” “First fruits” is not an order like first, second, third, etc., but in the Bible, first fruits were given as an offering to God from the harvest. The first fruits were the best of the harvest, symbolizing giving the best of who we are by giving our heart, mind, and soul to God through Jesus Christ. The first fruits symbolize giving our to devotion to God from a grateful heart.
The trend in today’s fallen churches is to focus on the “rapture”. Those who believe that Christians are not on this earth at the same time as the beast are the same ones who cannot admit that there is a presence in the world that has power over physiology to give people what to say, do, think, and feel. That is the beast that gives breath/life to the image of the beast to speak by speaking and living through people. By what they are given to say and do they are being conformed to the mark, name, number of the beast.
Angels appear to this world.
Angel of the Gospel of Christ.
“Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.” Revelation 14:6-7
The testimony of our Lord Jesus was sent from God, from Heaven to everyone on earth. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is eternal and has already been brought to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people. Everyone will be judged according to whether we accept Him or reject Him, and the hour of His judgment has come. “And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” John 3:19-21
We are to worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water. The Gospel is this, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
“He that believes on Him is not judged: but he that believes not is judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:18
An Angel pronounces the fall of Babylon.
“And another angel followed, saying, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” Revelation 14:8
We are living in the days of the global falling away from the gospel of Jesus Christ, as described in the post on 2 Thessalonians 2. The global government is “Babylon”, and its foundation was laid when the United Nations was established in 1945, immediately after WW2, as described in Daniel 8:1-14 and Revelations 17. The United Nations brought with it the government of the beast [Babylon}. The global government and its global culture are empowered by the beast that governs by giving them what to speak, do, feel, and think. That beast is the one that gives breast/life to the image of the beast to speak by speaking and living through people everywhere. They are groomed to the mark, name, number of the beast by what they are given to say and do. Everyone is made to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
The beast is the father of evil spirits/demons as it causes the global population to fight against the presence of the Holy Spirit, to deny the Living God, and to reject Jesus Christ, as quoted, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and detestable animal.” Revelations 18:2 Click here for a post on the collapse of “Babylon from Revelations 18”. They have drunk from the cup that brings the wrath of God against them.
Angel warns not to live by the image nor mark of the beast.
“Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself will also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation.” Revelation 14:9-10a.
Today, the global government, its global culture, nations and people everywhere live for the beast, “All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Revelations 13:8 Click for a post on the image of the beast….click for a post on the mark of the beast.
Today’s culture is united by the power of darkness, from city to city around the world, through the beast that gives them what to say and do. They are united by the “6-6-6”, which is unbelief in God [6], the rejection of Jesus Christ [6], and opposition to the presence of the Holy Spirit [6]. As followers of our Lord Jesus, we must rest in His grace and mercy by holding to our belief in God the Creator, upholding Jesus as our Lord, Savior, and giver of eternal life, and to embrace the presence of the Holy Spirit. The full strength of God’s wrath is poured out on everyone who serves the beast as God. The beast sets in the temple of God [our body] as if it is God by giving people what to think, feel, say, and do. That is the one “…who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 The “he” in this verse is the “man of sin”. Click here for a post on the “man of sin”.
“Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.” Revelations 18:4
The full-strength of His wrath and indignation is eternal Hell.
“He will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.” Revelation 14:10b-11
Those who live for the beast will be eternally tormented in hell with “fire and brimstone” in the presence of the Holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb of God. Our Lord Jesus and the Holy angels do not respond to worldly emotions of sad faces, sorrow, pleas for help of the wicked who afflict God’s children, persecutes Jesus, and who mock the presence of the Holy Spirit. “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.” 2 Corinthians 7:10
The time for Salvation is now, in this world, not when the eternal judgment is made. God makes good on His promise, “For thus says the LORD of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye.” Zachariah 2:8 The smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.
“Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” Revelation 14:12
There is one thing which gives the followers of Jesus Christ patience in our time of hardship, affliction, and persecution on this earth at the hands of the culture who serves the beast. That patience comes by knowing our tormenters will fall eternally into the torment of hell. This is also said in this verse, “If anyone has an ear, let him hear. He who leads into captivity will go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.” Revelation 13:9-10, as described in the post on Revelations 13:10. This patience and comfort is for all of us who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
“Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.” Revelation 14:13
We rest from our labors of trying to prove our worth to God by being a “Goodwill” organization instead of living for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The grace of God, and our belief in Jesus Christ, saves us, “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,” Romans 3:23-24 The works we do for God and Jesus Christ in the presence of the Holy Spirit is what is expected of us. “Then they said to Him, “What will we do, that we may work the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” John 6:28-29 “For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” Hebrews 6:10
Every one of us who die as Believers in Jesus Christ are blessed. That’s because we are given eternal life in the New Jerusalem of the new heaven and earth. Our faith in Jesus is our Salvation, not by doing something to attain it, we rest from trying to work our way into Heaven. We simply believe. The life we live by our faith in Christ is what God looks at.
We who die while living for the Lord Jesus are blessed because we will be among the “144,000” who are in Heaven. As we live under the anti-Christian government of the beast, it is a comfort to know that there is nothing we are required to do to prove our loyalty to Jesus Christ. Simply by faith in our Lord Jesus we have Salvation. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9
“…as many as…have not known the depths of Satan…I will put on you no other burden. But hold fast what you have till I come.” Revelation 2:24-25
An Angel calls to Jesus Christ to thrust in the sickle.
“Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.” So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.” Revelation 14:14-16
The Apostle John saw a vision of Our Lord Jesus sitting on a white cloud with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. The sharp sickle is a tool of judgment against the earth, to reap it with His sickle. The crown on the head of Jesus represents Him as being the King of kings and Lord of lords. When He returns, He will be coming from the cloud with victory over the world as the King of kings. When He puts in His sickle to reap the earth, that is just before His return.
Today, our Lord Jesus is sitting on the cloud, and when He returns that cloud will be returning with Him. That cloud is the multitude in Heaven today, before any Believer enters there, this is what Heaven looks like today, “Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands…” Revelations 5:11
The sickle in the hand of our Lord Jesus is for reaping the harvest of the earth. We know the resources of the earth used to establish the global economy of the beast will be reaped because the global economy collapses as described in Revelations 18.
We know how much the global government and its global culture value the earth, planet, the “universe”, the environment, etc. as they put their reverence for “Mother Nature” over their reverence for the Creator of all the earth. In that light, it makes sense that the wrath of God’s judgment would come in a way that takes all of the glory of their wealth away from them.
Even today, water is being fought over, even within the United States between neighboring states. Nations are in conflict with one another over who has rights to the available oil resources. Trade wars are way too common with countries not being able to agree on the proper balance of buying and selling. When one country has an embargo or shortage of agriculture, it affects countries across the globe. Global warming is making the availability of earth resources scarcer as the earth is being scorched and water droughts are the norm. Global warming is the Fourth Plague of Revelations 16:8-9. As days progress, this will become much worse.
The event of the every first of the Seven Trumpets is described as follows, “The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up. and there is hail and fire mixed with blood hurled onto the earth.” Revelation 8:7
An Angel also thrusts in a sickle with massive carnage.
“Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.” So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.” Revelation 14:17-20
The angel in the previous verses came from the temple in Heaven to give the command to thrust the sharp sickle to reap the earth. The angel in these verses is coming from the temple in Heaven to command that another sharp sickle be thrust to bring about great bloodshed according to the wrath of God.
To “have power over fire” would relate to the fire of the Holiness of God’s judgment coming against those who reject God, Christ Jesus, and the presence of the Holy Spirit. That “fire” would manifest on the earth through unmanageable lawlessness and even military fire. This is like what is described in the events of the Sixth Trumpet of Revelations 9:13-21, “By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm” Revelation 9:18-19 That also describes the Battle of Armageddon in Revelations 16:12-16.
This is a time of “the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.” This refers to the world being filled with so much wickedness that the Holy Spirit doesn’t even exist among the population [2 Thessalonians 2:5-8]. The thoughts of their heart are wicked continually, night and day. The global population is ripe with lawlessness and violence, ripe for the sharp sickle of the wrath of God’s judgment.
Being thrown into the “great winepress of the wrath of God” refers to a massive amount of blood spill on the earth. It is the blood of those living outside the will of God who have rejected Jesus Christ and blasphemes the Holy Spirit. They are those who live for the beast that gives them what to speak, do, think, and feel. The global blood spill is described as being “6 feet high and 200 miles long”.
“Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God, that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great.” Revelations 19:17-18
The whole chapter of Joel 3 puts Revelation 14:14-20 into perspective, as quoted below
“Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, the vats overflow—For their wickedness is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will diminish their brightness. The Lord also will roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem;” Joel 3:12-17 The “Valley of Jehoshaphat” means the “Valley of Judgment”, referring to the Battle of Armageddon.
How can we know when we are approaching the day of the Battle of Armageddon? Because the Battle of Armageddon happens only after the power center of the beast is destroyed. That happens in the Fifth Plague of Revelations 10-11, and the Battle of Armageddon happens in the Sixth Plague of Revelations 16:12-16.
How can we know when the power center of the beast has been plunged into darkness? That is the day when the global government and its global culture no longer have the beast to empower them by giving them what to speak, do, think, and feel. They are plunged into darkness. They are no longer empowered with uncanny knowledge, heightened intuition, uncanny authority over others, amazing physical abilities, extraordinary skills and talents, fabricated emotional responses, etc.
Global warming is in the world today and is described in the Fourth Plague of Revelations 16:8-9 and is instrumental in destroying the power center of the beast. The more powerful the United Nations become in being the undisputed one world government the more intense the effects of global warming become.
“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1
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