REVELATION 19: 11 - 21 PART 2 of 2

REVELATION 19: 11 - 21

PART 2 of 2
ARMAGEDDON

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 11). And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war.  

   12) His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself.

   13) And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood:  and His name is called The Word of God.

   14) And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

   15) And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations:  and He shall rule them with a rod of iron:  and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

   16) And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.

 17) And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;

   18) That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

   19) And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him that sat on the horse, and against His army.

   20) And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.  These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

   21) And the remnant were slain with the sword of Him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of His mouth:  and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.  King James Version (KJV) public domain

COMMENTARY

   And John sees heaven open and Jesus come riding on His white steed with all the saints, dressed in white fine linen with Him.  He is coming to claim His right to His creation, the earth.  He has the deed.  He wears many crowns to show His authority over all the earth. He is The King of Kings.  His vesture is dripping in blood, His blood that paid the price of salvation.  He is the only One who could pay it, as He alone is without sin.

   Notice in verse 15 that it is written that He shall smite the nations and He shall tread the winepress.  We will accompany Him from heaven, but He is powerful enough by Himself to do all that will be done.  We are witnesses. 

   Then the invitation goes out to all the foul of the air to come and gather for the supper of God, to feast on the flesh of all those who denied Jesus, even their horses. 

   You remember in chapter 6 that we had the battle of Gog and Magog.  That was the beginning of the tribulation.  This battle, the battle of Armageddon, brings an end to the tribulation.   Satan has been strategically gathering his armies, powers, and principalities to Armageddon probably since mid-tribulation.  The time is now at hand.  The first casualties were the false prophet and the beast.  It will be terrifying for those who follow them, to see them taken out first,  and cast alive into the lake of fire.  The false prophet and the beast are just men who receive their power from Satan.

   Those who had rejected Christ were terrified that the first casualties were their leaders.  They had thought they were invincible, powerful, could defy death!  Now, they anticipate their own fate but they have come too far in the process to reconsider.  Maybe there is a chance.....?  No, Jesus is The Most Powerful.  He slays all of them.  Blood runs as high as the bridle of the horses and as long as 1,600 stadia.  See Revelation 14: 19, 20

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REVELATION 14 PART 2 of 2

REVELATION 14

PART 2 of 2

VERSES 13 - 20

photo of a sickle

   13) And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth:  Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

   14) And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud One sat like unto the Son of man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.

   15) And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in Thy sickle, and reap:  for the time is come for Thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

   16) And He that sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

   17) And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

   18) And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

   19) And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

20) And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horsed bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.  King James Version (KJV) Public Domain

COMMENTARY

   This is the worst period in history for Christians.  Those who refuse to take the mark of the Beast will be killed....period.  But The Holy Spirit speaks from heaven with a blessing for them.  1 Corinthians 3: 8 states that every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour  (not the fruit of our labour).

   Then John sees Jesus coming on a cloud, sickle in hand (to judge) and a crown on His head (to reign).  The harvest on the earth is ripe (with wickedness).

   The sickle is used for two "harvestings":  the first is of grain which likely refers to the judgment of all the earth.  This angel (the fourth angel) comes out of the earthly temple asking Jesus to gather the "wheat" (those who have accepted Jesus, even to their death).  Jesus, thus, gathers His children.

   The next angel comes out of the heavenly temple with a sharp sickle.  The last angel comes out of the altar and has power over fire and instructs the fifth angel to gather the clusters of the vine of the earth (those who rejected Jesus).  That cluster is placed in the winepress (at Armageddon).

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THE ANTICHRIST---PART ONE

THE ANTICHRIST---PART ONE

      In 1 John 2, the Apostle John tells us of an antichrist:  18) Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come.  This is how we know it is the last hour.  19) They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us.  For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.

   20) But you have an anointing from The Holy One, and all of you know the truth.  21) I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth.  22) Who is the liar?  It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ.  Such a person is the antichrist--denying the Father and the Son.  23) No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.  (NIV)

   There are many antichrists.  We have been studying the Book of Daniel, a book of prophesy, which includes THE antichrist of the end times.  Many considered that Antiochus Epiphanes fulfilled the identity of the antichrist.  Those who recognized the interval of many years between Daniel 11:35 and Daniel 11: 36, believed the emperor Nero to fit the identity, since he was the first Roman persecutor of the Christians.  Then there was Simon Magus, the impostor of Acts, chapter 8.  How about the prophet of Arabia, Mohammed?  Most would say it is the Catholic papacy.  

   The fact is that none of them fully meet the requirements for the case.  Therefore, THE antichrist is still to arise and will only come upon the scene in the Time of the End.   So, let us turn our attention to various leaders who are to occupy prominent positions in the coming day:

   First of all, as we have studied, the Roman Empire is to be revived in a ten-kingdom condition; ten European powers are to be united in one federation.  The European Union currently has 28 members.  In order to bring this about, there will be a union of socialistic and imperialistic policies.  These ten kingdoms will have a chief arbiter.  Now, skip to Revelations 13: 1 - 8.  This same ruler is described as "the Beast".  He is the "little horn of the West" in the seventh chapter of Daniel. Remember, West, East, North and South is termed in relation to Israel.
   This "beast" will have his seat in Rome.  He will be an infidel.  After the destruction of Babylon (Iraq), apostate Christendom will pay homage to this guy.  He will be brilliant.  He will dazzle nations with almost superhuman abilities and unparalleled success.

   From the East, we have another power that will dispute the preeminence of the Beast.  This will be the little horn of Asia.  This is the last Gentile ruler of the land now dominated by Turkey.  (This is not the little horn of the seventh chapter.)  This guy is, rather, identified as "the Assyrian" of Isaiah 10: 24, 25:  Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, "O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear the Assyrian who strikes you with the rod and lifts up his staff against you, the way Egypt did.  25) For in a very little while My indignation against you will be spent and My anger will be directed to their destruction."  (ESV)  He will be the special enemy of the Jews in the Time of the End.
   His destruction is described in Isaiah 14: 24, 25:  "Surely, just as I have intended so it has happened, and just as I have planned so it will stand, 25) to break Assyria in My land, and I will trample him on My mountains.  Then his yoke will be removed from them and his burden removed from their shoulder....." (ESV)  The Lord's memory is long.

   The "Assyrian" will bring great wrath against the Jews, but not in his own power.  He is evidently backed by a more powerful nation:  Rosh (or Russia).  Yes, this ruler will join with the Turkish sultan (or Syrian ruler) in opposing the pretensions of the Beast.  This is found in Ezekiel, chapters 38 and 39.

   

   Then, there is the fourth leader:  the King of the South.  He is the ruler of an independent Egypt.  His opposition to the Turks is hereditary.  So, while opposed to Antichrist, he seems to act in conjunction with the Beast in opposing "The Assyrian".

   All four of these armies will be marching down upon Israel at about the same time.  This is Armageddon.  Blood shall flow to the horses' bridles for one thousand six hundred furlongs.  Revelations 14:  18 - 20.  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."  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.  20) And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses' bridles, for a distance of two hundred miles.  (NASB)

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