This is an ongoing major Biblical Research Project. I felt led to compare the different End of World Prophecies in Isaiah, Ezekiel, etc. with those in The Revelation of Jesus Christ, analyzing for consistency and inconsistencies. I realized when I first started taking notes on The Revelation of Jesus Christ, it covered lots of pertinent details. I was concerned that it might be difficult for me to pair up the portions of the end of world prophecy from other books of the Bible with those in Revelation. [I will use the word ‘Revelation’ most often rather than write out The Revelation of Jesus Christ, each time. Also, I often abbreviate it as ‘Rev’ in the table I used that has been put after all my research analysis, for those who would like to compare it further online.]
During this process, I decided to write my notes for
Revelation in small chunks, because it would make it easier for me to locate
the parts I was trying to analyze with the book of the Bible I am comparing.
Additionally, I realized that it would make it easier for others to view this
analysis in its entirety on either of these two blogs I felt led to create:
Biblical Proof! at https://BiblicalProof.blogspot.com/ and on Do Biblical Inconsistencies Really Matter? at https://Biblicalinconsistencies.blogspot.com/ I have recently felt led to create another blog to post this research- End of World Bible Prophecy at https://EndOfWorldBibleProphecy.blogspot.com/
This Biblical Research Project will be completed with
the use of the New King James Version [NKJV] of the Bible unless noted
otherwise. I may utilize online sites as a resource, if needed. If
something doesn’t seem clear, I may put who or what is being referred to within
brackets for clarity. Additionally, I put my analysis, evaluation, comments,
and opinions within brackets and will tip you off, when I’m sharing that.
For those who plan to access this information further online, I ended up color
coding particular aspects of Revelation verses in the table to make it easier
when I compare it with the other end of world predictions .
After prayerful contemplation of ways to share this
information, I will have topics and will put both the verses from 1 &
2 Thessalonians and Revelation that relate to that topic. There may be times
when some verses may be used more than once, because they also relate to
another topic. I will put the passages from Revelation [Rev] in an orange font. 1 & 2 Thessalonians passages are in blue. The bulk of my analysis, but not all, will be in purple. I do use a
black font at times when I think the highlighting might make it difficult for
viewers to read.
The following Bible passage is noteworthy. Rev 22:18-20 For I testify to
everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone
adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this
book; & if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy,
God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, &
from the things which are written in this book. He who testifies of these
things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
In order to maintain the integrity of the Bible
passages and not alter it in any significant way, I sometimes paraphrase
or condense things to conserve space. Often, I put an ‘&’ sign instead of
spelling out the word ‘and’. Additionally, I use the numeral instead of
spelling out the numbers or combine things that are similar. This is an example
of how I condensed it while maintaining the passage’s integrity: Rev 7:4-8 John heard the number of those sealed:144,000 of
all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed. 12,000 each of the
following tribes were sealed: the Tribes of Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher,
Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin. It
says the same basic thing as the original passage, but condenses it to conserve
space without listing each tribe in a separate verse and that there were 12,000
were sealed.
Analysis
Background Information
- Rev 1:1-3 This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave Him
to show His servants things that must shortly take place. He sent &
signified by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness of the word
of God, & to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he
[John] saw. Blessed is he who reads & those who hear the words of this
prophecy & keep those things which are written in it; for the time is
near.
- Rev 1:9 John, brother & companion in tribulation & kingdom
& patience of Jesus Christ & was on the island of Patmos for the
word of God & for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
- 1
Thessalonians 2:2 But even after we [Apostle Paul and other believers] had
suffered before and were spitefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we
were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.
[Background Information Analysis: Both the Apostle Paul and the
Apostle John were imprisoned. John was imprisoned in Patmos when he wrote The
Revelation of Jesus Christ for his belief in Jesus Christ as his Savior. The
Apostle Paul was also arrested, beaten, and imprisoned several times for his
belief in Jesus Christ as his Savior, so they both are consistent, but are they
significant? God doesn’t only use people who have been imprisoned for their
faith in Christ as those who share End of World Prophecy with others, so it’s
not significant, although it’s interesting.]
Important Information
- Rev 22:11-17 He
said to John, “Do not seal the words of this prophecy of this book for the
time is at hand. He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is
filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous
still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.” “And behold, I am coming
quickly, and My reward is with me to give to every one according to his
work. I am the Alpha & the Omega, the Beginning & the End, the
First & the Last.” Blessed are those who do His commandments, that
they may have the right to the tree of life & may enter through the
gates into the city. But outside are dogs, sorcerers, sexually immoral,
murderers, idolaters & whoever loves & practices a lie. “I, Jesus,
have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am
the Root & the Offspring of David, the Bright & Morning Star.”
The Spirit & the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!”
And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of
life freely.
- 1 Thessalonians
5:1-4 But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need
that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly well that the
day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say,
“Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor
pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you,
brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a
thief.
- Rev 2:5 “Remember therefore from where you
have fallen; repent & do the first works or else I will come to you
quickly & remove your lampstand from its place.”
- 1 Thessalonians
5:5-10 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the
night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let
us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who
get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting
on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of
salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or
sleep, we should live together with HIm.
- Rev 3:15-18 I know your works, that
you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then,
because you are luke-warm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out
of My mouth. Because you say, I am rich, have become wealthy &
have need of nothing & do not know that you are wretched, miserable,
poor, blind & naked- I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the
fire, that you may be rich: & white garments, that you may be clothed,
that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; & anoint your
eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
- Rev 21:8 But the
cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,
idolaters & all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns
with fire & brimstone, which is the 2nd death.”
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9-10 These [those who persecute Christians]
shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the
Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes, in that Day, to
be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe,
because our testimony among you was believed.
- Rev 22:7 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is
he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
- Rev 21:6 He said to John, “It is done! I am the Alpha & the Omega, the Beginning & the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
[Important Information Analysis: Both 1 & 2 Thessalonians and
Revelation are consistent in important information like the following: to
watch, because the Day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night, but that
Christ gives salvation [the water of life] freely to those who believe that
Jesus Christ is their Savior, and they both tell of things that God likes and
does not like and the consequences of those choices.]
Salvation through Jesus
- Rev 5:9 And they sang a new song saying:
“You are worthy to take the scroll, & to open its seals: For You
were slain, & have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every
tribe & tongue & people & nation,
- Rev 3:19-22 As many as I love, I rebuke and
chasten. Therefore be zealous & repent. Behold I stand at the door
and knock. If anyone hears My voice & opens the door, I will come in
to him & dine with him & he with Me. To him who overcomes I
will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I, also overcame & sat down
with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.”
- Rev 21:7 He
who overcomes shall inherit all things & I will be his God & he
shall be My son
- 1 Thessalonians
5:5-10 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the
night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let
us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who
get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober,
putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of
salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or
sleep, we should live together with HIm.
- Rev 5:11-12 Then John heard the voice
of many angels, living creatures & elders around the throne & the
number of them was 10,000 x 10,000 + 1,000’s +1,000’s saying with a loud
voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power &
riches & wisdom & strength & honor & glory &
blessing!”
- Rev 7:9-12 After these, John saw a great
multitude which no one could number of all nations, tribes, peoples &
tongues, standing before the throne & before the Lamb clothed with
white robes & palm branches in their hands. They were crying with a
loud voice saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne
& to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne & the
elders & 4 Living Creatures & fell on their faces before the
throne & worshiped God saying, “Amen! Blessing & glory &
wisdom, Thanksgiving & honor & power & might, Be to our God
forever & ever. Amen”
- 1 Thessalonians
1:6-10 And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the
word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became
examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe. For from you the word
of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also
in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need
to say anything. For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of
entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the
living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised
from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
- Rev 2:16-17 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly & will fight against
them with the sword of My mouth. The Spirit says to the churches: to him
who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna to eat & I will
give them a white stone, & on the stone a new name written which no
one knows except him who receives it.”
- Rev 2:25-29 But hold fast what you have till I come. “And He who overcomes
& sees My works until the end, to him I will give power over the
nations-’He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to
pieces like the potter’s vessels, as I also have received from My Father; &
I will give him the morning star. “He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the churches.”
- Rev 3:7-8 John writes to the church of
Philadelphia for the Holy Spirit, “These things says He who is holy, He
who is true. H who has the key of David, He who opens & no one shuts,
& shuts & no one opens.” I [Jesus] know your works, I set before
you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength,
have kept My word & have not denied My name.”
- 1 Thessalonians
2:13-16 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when
you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not
as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also
effectively works in you who believe. For you, brethren, became imitators
of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also
suffered the same things [persecution] from your own countrymen, just as
they did from the Judeans, who killed both the Lord Jesus and their
own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are
contrary to all men, forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may
be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins; but wrath has
come upon them to the uttermost.
- Rev 3:10-13 “Because you have kept My command
to persevere. I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come
upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I
am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your
crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God
& he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God
& the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which will come
down out of heaven from My God. I will write on him My new name. He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
- 2
Thessalonians 3:1-3 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the
Lord may run swiftly and be glorified just as it is with you, and that we
may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith.
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the
evil one.
- Rev 3:19-22 As many as I love,
I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous & repent. Behold I stand at
the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice & opens the door, I will
come in to him & dine with him & he with Me. To him who overcomes
I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I, also overcame & sat
down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the churches.”
- Rev 2:8 John
should write to: “the angel of the church in Smyrna: From the First
& the Last, who was dead, & came to life
- 2 Thessalonians
1:3-8 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is
fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one
of you all abounds toward each other, so that we ourselves boast of you
among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your
persecutions and tribulations that you endure, which is manifest evidence
of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the
kingdom of God, for which you also suffer: since it is a righteous thing
with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, and to give you
who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven
with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do
not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
- Rev 7:13-14 One of the elders answered John
saying, “Who are these arrayed in white robes & where did they come
from?” John told him that he didn’t know. So he [the angel] told John,
“They are the ones who come out of the great tribulation & washed
their robes & made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
- Rev 1:17-18 When
he saw Jesus, John fell at His feet as if dead, but Jesus laid His right
hand on him saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First & the Last, I
am He who lives & was dead, & behold I am alive forevermore. Amen.
- Rev 1:7-8 He [Christ] is coming with
clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. all
the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Amen. “I am the Alpha &
the Omega, the Beginning & the End,” says the Lord, “who is & who
was & who is to come, the Almighty.”
- Rev 12:10-17 John
heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “ Now salvation & strength &
the kingdom of our God & the power of His Christ have come, for the
accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night,
has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb
& by the word of their testimony & they did not love their
lives until death.
[Salvation through Jesus Analysis: Both 1 & 2 Thessalonians
and Revelation are consistent in sharing that salvation is for believers in
Jesus Christ who died and arose again to pay the price for our sins, so we can
someday join Him in heaven.]
About Heaven
- Rev 3:10-13 Because you have kept My
command to persevere. I also will keep you from the hour of trial which
shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold,
I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take
your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My
God & he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My
God & the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which
will come down out of heaven from My God. I will write on him My
new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the
churches.”
- 1 Thessalonians
3:12-13 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one
another and to all, just as we do to you, so that He may establish your
hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
- Rev 4:1-6 John saw a door standing open in
heaven. The first voice he heard was like a trumpet speaking with him,
saying, “Come up here & I will show you things which must take place
after this. He was immediately in the Spirit & behold a throne set in
heaven, & One sat on the throne. He who sat on there was like jasper
& sardius stone in appearance there was a rainbow around the throne,
In appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were 24 thrones &
John saw 24 elders sitting, clothed in white robes & they had crowns
of gold on their heads. From the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings
& voices. 7 lamps of fire were burning before the throne which are the
7 Spirits of God. Before the throne there was a sea of glass & in the
midst of the throne & around about the throne, were 4 living creatures
full of eyes in front & in back.
- Rev 3:4-6 I have a few names even in Sardis
who have not defiled their garments; & they shall walk with Me in
white, because they are worthy. He who overcomes will be clothed in white
garments & I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life, but
will confess his name before My Father & before His angels. He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
- Rev 21: 9-27 One of the angels who had the
7 bowls filled with the 7 last plagues came to John & talked with him
saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.” He carried
John away in the Spirit to a great & high mountain & showed him
the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a
jasper stone clear as crystal. She had a great & high wall with 12
gates & 12 angels at the gates & names written on them which are
the name of the 12 tribes of the children of Israel: 3 gates on the east,
3 gates on the north, 3 gates on the south & 3 gates on the west. The
wall of the city had 12 foundations & on them were the names of the 12
apostles of the Lamb. He who talked with John had a gold reed to measure
the city, its gates & its wall. The city is laid out as a square, its
length is as great as its breadth. John measured the city with the reed:
12,000 furlongs. It’s length, breadth & height are equal. He measured
its wall: 144 cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an
angel. The construction of its wall as jasper & the city was pure gold
like clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned
with all kinds of precious stones: the 1st foundation was jasper, the 2nd
sapphire, the 3rd chalcedony, the 4th emerald, the 5th sardonyx, the 6th
sardius, the 7th chrysolite, the 8th beryl, the 9th topaz, the 10th
chrysoprase, the 11th jacinth, and the 12th amethyst. The 12 gates were 12
pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. The street of the city was
pure gold, like transparent glass. He saw no temple in it for the Lord God
Almighty & the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or
the moon to shine in it for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb
is its light. The nations of those who are saved shall walk in its
light & the kings of the earth bring their glory & honor into it.
Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there).
They shall bring the glory & the honor of the nations into it. There
shall by no means enter it anything that defiles or causes an abomination
or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life
- 1 Thessalonians
1:6-10 And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the
word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became
examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe. For from you the word
of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also
in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need
to say anything. For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of
entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the
living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised
from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
- Rev 22:1-7 He [angel] showed John a
pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne
of God & of the Lamb. In the middle of its street & on either side
of the river was the tree of life, which bore 12 fruits, each tree
yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the
healing of the nations. There shall be no more curse, but the throne of
God & the Lamb shall be in it & His servants shall serve Him.
They shall see His face & His name shall be on their foreheads. There
shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun for the
Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever & ever.
Then he said to John, “These words are faithful & true.” The Lord God
of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which
must shortly take place. “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who
keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
- 2 Thessalonians
3:1-3 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run
swiftly and be glorified just as it is with you, and that we may be
delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. But the
Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil
one.
- Rev 7:15-17 Therefore they are before the
throne of God & serve Him day & night in His temple. He who sits
on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger nor
thirst anymore. The sun shall not strike them nor any heat for the Lamb
who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them & lead them to
living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their
eyes.”
- Rev 11:19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven & the ark of His
covenant was seen in His temple. There were lightnings, noises,
thunderings, an earthquake & great hail.
- Rev 19:14-16 The armies in heaven, clothed
in fine linen, white & clean followed Him on white horses. Out of His
mouth goes a sharp sword that with it He should strike the nations. He
Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress
of the fierceness & wrath of Almighty God. He has on His robe &
on His thigh a name written: King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords.
- Rev 21:1-8 John saw a new heaven & a
new earth, for the 1st heaven & the 1st earth had passed away. Also
there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband. He heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle
of God is with men & He will dwell with them & they shall be His
people. God Himself will be with them & be their God. And God
will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death,
nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things
have passed away.” Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make
all things new.” He said to John, “Write, for these words are true and
faithful.” He said to John, “It is done! I am the Alpha & the
Omega, the Beginning & the End. I will give of the fountain of the
water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit
all things & I will be his God & he shall be My son.
[About Heaven Analysis: Both 1 & 2 Thessalonians and Revelation are consistent in that they say: Jesus is coming quickly and will establish the hearts of believers blameless before God the Father at the coming of Jesus Christ with all His saints and will write a new name of those written in the Book of Life. He will give white robes to those who have salvation who will abide with God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in heaven, which is beautiful and has no need of light, because the Lord God will be our light and there will be no more death, sorrow, crying, or pain, because the old things will have passed away.]
Description of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
- 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 And may the Lord make you increase and
abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, so that He
may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father
at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
- Rev 1:10-11 John was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day when he heard
a loud voice behind him like a trumpet saying, “I am the Alpha &
the Omega, the First & the Last. What You see, write in a book
& send it to the 7 churches in Asia: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos,
Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, & Laodicea.”
- 2 Thessalonians
2:13-17 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren
beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for
salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the
truth, to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the
glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold
the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle. Now
may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved
us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,
comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.
- Rev 1:12-16 John turned to see the voice that spoke with him &
saw 7 golden lampstands. In the midst of the 7 lampstands, One like the
Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet & girded about the
chest with a golden band. His head & hair were white as snow & His
eyes like a flame of fire. His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in
a furnace & His voice as the sound of many waters. Jesus had in
His right hand 7 stars & out of His mouth went a two-edged sword. His
countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.
- 2 Thessalonians
1:7-8...to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus
is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking
vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Rev 2:18 John writes to the church of Thyatira:
“These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire &
His feet like fine brass;
- 2 Thessalonians
2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will
consume with the brightness of His coming.
- Rev 19:11 John saw the heaven opened &
behold a white horse & He who sat on him was called Faithful &
True & in righteousness He judges & makes war. His eyes were
like a flame of fire & on His head were many crowns. He had a name
written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed with a robe dipped
in blood & His name is called The Word of God.
- 1 Thessalonians
1:6-10 And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the
word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became
examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe. For from you the word
of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also
in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need
to say anything. For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of
entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the
living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised
from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
- Rev 19:14-16 The armies
in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white & clean followed Him on white
horses. Out of His mouth goes a sharp sword that with it He should strike
the nations. He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself
treads the winepress of the fierceness & wrath of Almighty God. He
has on His robe & on His thigh a name written: King Of Kings And Lord
Of Lords.
- Rev 5:13-14 And every creature which is in heaven, on earth & under it & such as are in the sea & all that are in them, he heard saying, “Blessing & honor & glory & power Be to Him who sits on the throne, & to the Lamb, forever & ever!” Then the 4 living creatures said, “Amen!” The 24 elders fell down & worshipped Him who lives forever & ever.
[The Description of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Analysis:
Both 1 & 2 Thessalonians and Revelation are consistent in that they: both
have descriptions of God who is the Alpha & the Omega, the First & the
Last who chose believers from the beginning of the world, and Christ gave his
life for us and was raised from the dead to deliver us from the wrath to come,
so believers have salvation in heaven with God forever & ever.]
What the Bible Says Some of the Signs Mean
- Rev 1:19-20 Write
the things which you have seen & the things which will take place
after this. The mystery of the 7 stars which you saw in My right hand are
the angels of the 7 churches, & the 7 golden lampstands are the 7
churches.”
- Rev 5:6 John saw
in the midst of the throne & of the 4 living creatures & the midst
of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having 7 horns
& 7 eyes, which are the 7 Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
- Rev 16:12-16 The 6th angel poured out his
bowl on the great river Euphrates & its water was dried up, so that
the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. John saw 3 unclean
spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth
of the beast & out of the mouth of the false prophet. They are
[the] spirits of demons, performing signs which go out to the kings of the
earth & of the whole world to gather them to the battle of the great
day of God Almighty. “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he
who watches & keeps his garments, lest he walk naked & they see
his shame.” They gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.
- Rev 18:9-18 [The angel tells John] “Here
is the mind which has wisdom: the 7 heads are 7 mountains on which
the woman sits. There are also 7 kings. 5 have fallen, 1 is & the
other has not yet come. When he comes, he must continue a short time. The
beast that was & is not is himself also the 8th & is of the 7
& is going to perdition. The 10 horns are 10 kings who have received
no kingdom yet, but they receive authority for 1 hour as kings with
the beast. These are of 1 mind & they will give their power
& authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb and the Lamb will overcome them for He
is Lord of lords & King of kings & those who are with Him are
called, chosen & faithful. The angel told John,
“The waters which you saw where the harlot sits are peoples,
multitudes, nations & tongues. The 10 horns you saw on the beast,
these will hate the harlot & make her desolate & naked, eat her
flesh & burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts
to fulfill His purpose to be of 1 mind & to give their kingdom to the
beast until the words of God are fulfilled. The woman whom you saw is that
great city [Babylon] which reigns over the kings of the earth.”
[What the Bible Says Some of these Signs Mean Analysis: The
Revelation of Jesus Christ included passages that told what some of the many
signs in that book of the Bible meant. The books of 1 & 2 Thessalonians
don't tell what any signs mean. Is that an inconsistency? Not exactly! The
Apostle Paul wrote with plain language in 1 & 2 Thessalonians and did not
share the End of World Prophecy in signs the way that the Apostle John did, so
it wasn’t necessary to put the meanings of any signs. It is my opinion that the
signs are what the Apostle John saw as it was revealed to him, because they are
similar to the signs revealed to both Isaiah and Daniel. The Apostle Paul talks
with plain language in a similar fashion to how Jesus Christ shared End of World
Prophecy recorded in the four gospels.]
End of World Predictions
- Rev
6:2 [1st Seal] He looked and
behold, a white horse & He who sat on it had a bow & a crown was
given to him. He went out conquering & to conquer.
- Rev 6:4 [2nd Seal] A fiery red horse went out & it was granted to the one who
sat on it to take peace from the earth & that people should kill one
another & there was given him a great sword.
- Rev 6:6 [3rd
Seal] He heard a voice in the midst of the 4
Living Creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius & 3
quarts of barley for a denarius & do not harm the oil & the wine.”
- Rev 6:8 [4th Seal] He saw a pale horse & the name of him
who sat on it was Death and Hades followed with him. Power was given to
them over ¼ of the earth to kill with a sword, with hunger, with death
& with the beasts of the earth.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9-10 These [those who persecute Christians] shall
be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and
from the glory of His power, when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified
in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our
testimony among you was believed.
- Rev 6:9-11 [5th Seal] When He opened the 5th seal, John saw
under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of
God & for the testimony which they held. They cried with a loud
voice saying, “How long, O Lord, holy & true until You judge &
avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Then a white robe
was given to each of them & it was said to them that they should rest
a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants
& their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was
completed.
- Rev 6:12-17 [6th Seal] John looked when He opened the 6th seal
& behold there was a great earthquake; & the sun became black
as sackcloth of hair & the moon became like blood, the stars of heaven
fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by
a mighty wind. The sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up &
every mountain & island was moved out of its place. The
kings of the earth, great men, rich men, commanders, mighty men, every
slave & every free man hid themselves in the caves & the rocks
of the mountains & said to the mountains & rocks, “Fall on us
& hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne & from the
wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come & who is
able to stand?”
- Rev 7:2-8 John saw
another angel ascending from the east having the seal of the living God
& he cried with a loud voice to the 4 angels to whom it was granted to
harm the earth & sea saying, “Do not harm the earth, sea, or trees
till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” John
heard the number of those sealed:144,000 of all the tribes of the children
of Israel were sealed. 12,000 each of the following tribes were sealed:
Tribes of Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi,
Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin.
- Rev 7:9-12 After these, John saw a great
multitude which no one could number of all nations, tribes, peoples &
tongues, standing before the throne & before the Lamb clothed with white
robes & palm branches in their hands. They were crying with a loud
voice saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne
& to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne & the
elders & 4 Living Creatures & fell on their faces before the
throne & worshiped God saying, “Amen! Blessing & glory &
wisdom, Thanksgiving & honor & power & might, Be to our God
forever & ever. Amen”
- 2 Thessalonians
1:3-8 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is
fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one
of you all abounds toward each other, so that we ourselves boast of you
among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your
persecutions and tribulations that you endure, which is manifest evidence
of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the
kingdom of God, for which you also suffer: since it is a righteous thing
with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, and to give you
who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven
with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do
not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
- Rev 7:13-14 One of
the elders answered John saying, “Who are these arrayed in white robes
& where did they come from?” John told him that he knew. So he told
John, “They are the ones who come out of the great tribulation &
washed their robes & made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”
- Rev 8:5-6 [7th Seal] Then the angel took the censer, filled it
with fire from the altar & threw it to the earth. There were noises,
thunderings, lightnings & an earthquake. So the 7 angels sounded
who had the 7 trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
- Rev 8:7 1st angel sounded & Hail
& fire followed, mingled with blood & they were thrown to the
earth. ⅓ of the trees were burned up & all green grass was
burned up.
- Rev 8:8-9 2nd angel sounded: & something
like a great mountain, burning with fire was thrown into the sea & ⅓
of the sea became blood & ⅓ of the living creatures in the sea died
& ⅓ of ships were destroyed.
- Rev 8:10-11 3rd angel sounded: a great star
fell from heaven burning like a torch & fell on ⅓ of rivers
& springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood & ⅓ of the
water became wormwood & many men died from the water, because it was
made bitter.
- Rev 8:12-13 4th angel sounded: ⅓ of the sun was struck, ⅓ of the moon
& ⅓ of the stars were darkened. ⅓ of the day did not shine &
likewise the night. John looked and heard an angel flying through the
midst of heaven saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the
inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet
of the 3 angels who are about to sound!”
- Rev 9:1-4 5th angel sounded: & John saw a star fallen from heaven
to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. He opened
the bottomless pit & smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a
great furnace. So the sun & the air were darkened because of the smoke
of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth & to
them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. They
were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth or any green thing, or
any tree,
but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
- Rev 9:10-12 They had tails like scorpions
& there were stings in their tails.Their power was to hurt men 5
months. They had a king over them, the angel of the bottomless pit,
whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.
One woe is past. Behold, still 2 more woes are coming after these things.
- Rev 9:13-21 6th angel sounded: & John heard
a voice from the 4 horns of the golden altar which is before God,
saying to the 6th angel who had the trumpet, “Release the 4 angels who are
bound at the great river Euphrates.” So the 4 angels who had been
prepared for the hour & day & month & year were released to
kill ⅓ of mankind. John heard the number of the army of the horsemen: was
200 million. He saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them
had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue & sulfur yellow & the
heads of the horses were like the heads of Lions & out of their
mouths came fire, smoke & brimstone. By these 3 plagues ⅓ of
mankind was killed-by fire & smoke & brimstone which came out of
their mouths. For their power is in their mouth & tails; for their
tails are like serpents, having heads & with them they do harm.
The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent
of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons &
idols of gold, silver, brass, stone & wood which can neither see, nor
hear, nor walk. And they did not repent of their murders or their
sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
- Rev 10:1-11 John
saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud.
And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun & his feet
like pillars of fire. He had a little book open in his hand. He set his
right foot on the sea & his left foot on the land & cried with a
loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, 7 thunders uttered
their voices. When the 7 thunders uttered their voices, John was about
to write; but heard a voice saying to him, “Seal up the things which the 7
thunders uttered & do not write them.” The angel John saw standing
on the sea & on the land raise up his hand to heaven & swore by
Him who lives forever & ever, who created heaven & the things that
are in it & earth & the things that are in it & the sea &
the things that are in it, that there should be delay no longer, but in the
days of the sounding of the 7th angel, when he is about to sound, the
mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the
prophets. Then the voice that he heard from heaven spoke to him again
& said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the
angel who stands on the sea & on the earth.” So John went to the angel
& said to him, “Give me the little book.” And he said to John, “Take
& eat it & it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as
sweet as honey in your mouth.” Then John took the little book out of
the angel’s hand & ate it & it was as sweet as honey in his mouth,
but when he had eaten it, his stomach became bitter. He said to John, “You must prophesy again about
many peoples, nations, tongues & kings." But leave out the court which is outside the temple, & do
not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread
the holy city underfoot for 42 months.
- Rev 11:3-6 I will give power to my 2
Witnesses & they will prophesy 1,260 days clothed in sackcloth.”
These are 2 olive trees & the 2 lampstands standing before the God of
the earth. If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth
& devours their enemies, If anyone wants to harm them, he must be
killed in this manner. These have power to shut heaven, so no rain falls
in the days of their prophecy & they have power over waters to turn
them to blood & to strike the earth with all plagues as often as they
desire.
- Rev 11:7-12 When they finish their
testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will
make war against them, overcome them & kill them. Their dead bodies
will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom
& Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. Then those from the
people, tribes, tongues & nations will see their dead bodies 3 ½
days & not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. Those
who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry & send gifts
to one another, because these 2 prophets tormented those who dwell on
earth. After 3 ½ days the breath of life from God entered
them & they stood on their feet & great fear fell on those who saw
them. And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up
here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud & their enemies saw them.
- Rev 11:13-14 In
the same hour, there was a great earthquake & 1/10 of the city
fell. In the earthquake 7,000 people were killed & the rest were
afraid & gave glory to the God of heaven. The Second Woe is past.
Behold the third is coming quickly.
- Rev 11:15-19 The 7th angel sounded: Loud voices in heaven saying, “The
kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord & His
Christ & He shall reign forever & ever!” 24 elders who sat before
God on their thrones fell on their faces & worshipped God saying, “We
give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is & who was
& who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power &
reigned. The nations were angry
& Your wrath has come & the time of the dead, that they should be
judged, & that You should reward Your servants the prophets & the
saints, & those who fear Your name, small & great, & should
destroy those who destroy the earth.” Then the temple of God was opened in
heaven & the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. There were
lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake & great hail.
- Rev 12:1-6 A
great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the
moon under her feet & on her head was a garland of 12 stars. Then
being with child, she cried out in labor & pain to give birth. Another
sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having 7
heads & 10 horns & 7 diadems [crowns] on his heads. His tail drew
⅓ of the stars of heaven & threw them to the earth. The dragon stood
before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon
as it was born. She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a
rod of iron, Her Child was caught up to God & His throne. The woman
fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God that
they should feed her there 1,260 days.
- Rev 12:7-9 And war broke out in heaven. Michael
& his angels fought with the dragon & the dragon & his angels
fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven
any longer. The great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old called
the Devil & Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the
earth & his angels were cast out with him.
- Rev 12-12-17 Rejoice, O heavens & you who dwell in them! Woe to the
inhabitants of the earth & the sea! For the devil has come down to
you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.” When
the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman
who gave birth to the male Child [Jesus]. The woman was given 2
wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place
where she is nourished for a time & times & half a time,
from the presence of the serpent. The serpent spewed water out of his
mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried
away by the flood. But the earth helped the woman & the earth opened
its mouth & swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of
his mouth. The dragon was enraged with the woman & he went to make war
with the rest of her offspring [Christians], who keep the commandments of
God & have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
- Rev 13:1-10 John stood on the sand of the
sea & saw a beast rising up out of the sea having 7 heads & 10
horns each with a crown & on his heads was a blasphemous name. The
beast he saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear,
& his mouth like the lion. The dragon gave him power, his throne &
great authority. He saw 1 of the heads had been mortally wounded & his
deadly wound was healed. All the world marveled & followed the beast.
They worshipped the dragon who gave authority to the beast & worshiped
the beast saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with
him?” He was given a mouth speaking great things, blasphemies & was
given authority to continue for 42 months. Then he opened his mouth in
blasphemy against God to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, & those
who dwell in heaven. It was granted him to make war with the saints &
to overcome them. Authority was given him over every tribe, tongue &
nation. 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. If anyone has an ear, let him hear. He who
leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword
must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience & the faith of the
saints.
- 2 Thessalonians
2:8-10 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will
consume with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the
lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs,
and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who
perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they
might be saved.
- Rev 13:11-18 John saw another beast coming up out of the earth
& he had 2 horns like a lamb & spoke like a dragon. He exercises
all the authority of the first beast in his presence & causes the
earth & those who dwell in it to worship the 1st beast whose deadly
wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come
down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. He deceives those who
dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight
of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the
beast who was wounded by the sword & lived. He was granted power to
give breath to the image of the beast should both speak & cause as
many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes
all, both small & great, rich & poor, free & slave to receive
a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, & that no one may
buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast or the
number of the beast, for it is the number of a
man: HIs number is 666.
- Rev 14:1-5 John saw a Lamb standing on
Mount Zion & with Him 144,000 having HIs Father’s name written
on their foreheads.
- Rev 14:6-7 John 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 & people-saying with
a loud voice, “Fear God & give glory to Him, for the hour of His
judgment has come. Worship Him who made heaven & earth, the sea &
springs of water.”
- Rev 14:9-11 Then, a 3rd angel followed
saying, “If anyone worships the beast & his image & receives
his mark on his forehead or his hand, he himself shall also drink of the
wine of the wrath of God which is poured out full strength into the
cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire & brimstone in
the presence of the holy angels in the presence of the Lamb. The smoke of
their torment ascends forever & ever & they have no rest day or
night, who worship the beast & his image & whoever receives the
mark of his name.”
- Rev 14:12-20 John
heard a voice from heaven saying to him, “Write: Blessed are the dead
who die in the Lord from now on that they may rest from their labors &
works follow them,” says the Spirit. He saw a white cloud with One
like the Son of Man sitting on it, having a golden crown on his head &
a sharp sickle in His hand. Another angel came out of the temple crying
with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Thrust in Your sickle
& 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 & the earth was reaped.”
- 2 Thessalonians
3:1-3 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run
swiftly and be glorified just as it is with you, and that we may be
delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. But the
Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil
one.
- Rev 14:19-20 So the angel thrust his sickle
into the earth & gathered the vine of the earth & threw it into
the great winepress of the wrath of God. The winepress was trampled
outside the city & blood came out of the winepress of the wrath of
God up to the horses’ bridles for 1,600 furlongs
- Rev 15:1-2 John
saw another sign in heaven, great & marvelous, 7 angels having the
7 last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete. He saw
something like a sea of glass mingled with fire & those who have the
victory over the beast & his image & his mark & over the
number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.
- Rev 16:2 The 1st [angel] went & poured out his bowl
upon the earth & a foul & loathsome sore came upon the men who
had the mark of the beast & those who worshiped his image.
- Rev 16:3 The 2nd angel poured
out his bowl on the sea & it became blood as of a
dead man & every living creature in the sea died.
- Rev 16:4-7 The 3rd angel poured out his bowl
on the rivers & springs of water & they became blood. He
heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, O Lord, The
One who is & who was & who is to be, Because You have judged these
things. For they have shed the blood of saints & prophets, And You
have given them blood to drink. For it is their just due.” He heard
another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true & righteous
are Your judgments.”
- Rev 16:8-9 The 4th angel poured out his bowl on
the sun & power was given to him to scorch men with fire.
Men were scorched with great heat & they blasphemed the name of God
who has power over these plagues & they did not repent & give Him
glory.
- Rev 16:10-11The 5th angel poured out his bowl on
the throne of the beast & his kingdom became full of darkness; &
they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. They blasphemed the God
of heaven because of their pains & their sores & did not repent of
their deeds.
- 1 Thessalonians
5:1-4 But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need
that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly well that
the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say,
“Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor
pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you,
brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a
thief.
- Rev 16:12-16 The 6th angel poured out his bowl on
the great river Euphrates & its water was dried up, so
that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. John saw 3
unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of
the mouth of the beast & out of the mouth of the false prophet.
They are [the] spirits of demons, performing signs which go out to the
kings of the earth & of the whole world to gather them to the battle
of the great day of God Almighty. “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he
who watches & keeps his garments, lest he walk naked & they see
his shame.” They gathered them
together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.
- Rev 16:17-21 The 7th angel poured out his bowl into the air & a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven
from the throne saying, “It is done!” And there were noises &
thunderings & lightnings & there was a great earthquake, such a
mighty & great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the
earth. The great city was
divided into 3 parts & the cities of the nations fell. And great
Babylon was remembered before God to give her the cup of the wine of the
fierceness of His wrath. Then every island fled away & the
mountains were not found. Great hail from heaven fell upon men, each
hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of
the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.
- Rev 19:6 John
heard the voice as it were of a great multitude, as the sound of many
waters & as the sound of mighty thunderings saying, “Alleluia! For
the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!”
- 2 Thessalonians
2:11-12 And for this reason God will send them [those who believed the
unrighteous deception of the lawless one according to the working of
Satan] strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they may be
condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in
unrighteousness.
- Rev 19:19-21 John
saw the beast, kings of the earth, their armies, gathered together to make
war against Him who sat on the horse & against His army. Then the
beast was captured & with him the false prophet who worked signs in
his presence by which he deceived those who worshiped his image. These 2
were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. The rest
were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who
sat on the horse. All the birds were filled with their flesh.
- 2 Thessalonians
2:1-7 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and
our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind
or troubled, either by spirit or by world or by letter, as if from us, as
though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means;
for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the
man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 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. Do you
not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And
now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time.
For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now
restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.
- Rev
20:1- 6 John saw an angel coming down from heaven having the key to the
bottomless pit & a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the
dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil & Satan & bound him
for 1,000 years & he cast him into the bottomless pit &
shut him up & set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations
no more till the 1,000 years were finished. But after these things
he must be released for a little while. John saw thrones & they sat on
them & judgment was committed to them. Then he saw the souls of those
who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus & for the word of God
who had not worshiped the beast or his image & had not received his
mark on their foreheads or on their hands. They lived and reigned with
Christ for 1,000 years. The rest of the dead did not live again
until the 1,000 years were finished. This is the 1st
resurrection. Blessed & holy is he who has part in the 1st
resurrection. Over such the 2nd death has no power, but they shall be
priests of God & of Christ &
shall reign with Him 1,000 years.
- Rev 20:7-10 When
the 1,000 years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison &
will go out to deceive the nations which are in the 4 corners of the
earth, Gog & Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is
as the sand of the sea. They went up on the breadth of the earth &
surrounded the camps of the saints & beloved city. Fire came down from
God out of heaven & devoured them. The devil, who deceived them was
cast into the lake of fire & brimstone where the beast & the false
prophet are. They will be tormented day & Night forever &
ever.
- Rev 20:11-15 Then,
John saw a great white throne & Him who sat on it, from whose face the
earth & the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.
He saw the dead, small & great, standing before God, & books were
opened. Another book was opened which is the Book of Life. The dead were
judged according to their works, but the things which were written in the
books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it & Death & Hades
delivered up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one
according to his works. Then Death & Hades were cast into the lake of
fire. This is the 2nd death. Anyone not found written in the Book
of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
- Rev 21:1-7 John
saw a new heaven & a new earth, for the 1st heaven & the 1st earth
had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy
city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband. He heard a loud voice from heaven saying,
“Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men & He will dwell with them
& they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them & be
their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there
shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more
pain, for the former things have passed away.” Then He who sat on the
throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” He said to John, “Write, for
these words are true and faithful.” He said to John, “It is done! I am
the Alpha & the Omega, the Beginning & the End. I will give of
the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes
shall inherit all things & I will be his God & he shall be My son.
- 2 Thessalonians
2:13-17 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren
beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for
salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the
truth, to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the
glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold
the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle. Now
may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved
us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,
comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.
- Rev 21:8 But the cowardly, unbelieving,
abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters & all
liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire &
brimstone, which is the 2nd death.”
- Rev 22:1-7 He [angel] showed John a
pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne
of God & of the Lamb. In the middle of its street & on either side
of the river was the tree of life, which bore 12 fruits, each tree
yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the
healing of the nations. There shall be no more curse, but the throne of
God & the Lamb shall be in it & His servants shall serve Him. They
shall see His face & His name shall be on their foreheads. There shall
be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun for the Lord God
gives them light. And they shall reign forever & ever. Then he
said to John, “These words are faithful & true.” The Lord God of the
holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must
shortly take place. “Behold,
I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of
this book.
- 1 Thessalonians
1:6-10 And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the
word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became
examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe. For from you the word
of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also
in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need
to say anything. For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of
entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the
living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised
from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
- Rev 22:11-17 He said to John, “Do not seal
the words of this prophecy of this book for the time is at hand. He who is
unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy
still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy,
let him be holy still.” “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is
with me to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha
& the Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last.”
Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to
the tree of life & may enter through the gates into the city. But
outside are dogs, sorcerers, sexually immoral, murderers, idolaters &
whoever loves & practices a lie. “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to
testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root & the
Offspring of David, the Bright & Morning Star.” The Spirit &
the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who
thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
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- Rev 22:18-20 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; & if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, & from the things which are written in this book. He who testifies of these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
[The End of World Predictions Analysis follows this Analysis Note.]
Analysis Note: In analyzing these Bible passages for consistencies and
inconsistencies, it is important to realize the following.
- The Apostle John was specifically selected by God to share the
prophecy in The Revelation of Jesus Christ.
- This book of the Bible was focused on sharing the end of the world
prophecy, so that people would take heed and change their lives to be
aligned with faith in Jesus Christ, their Savior.
- The
Apostle Paul was specifically selected by God to share his faith in Jesus
Christ with the Gentiles, as well as others.
- Additionally,
the Apostle Paul shared End of World Prophecy in 1 & 2 Thessalonians.
- Both
1 & 2 Thessalonians were focused on sharing a variety of information
from God, so that people would take heed and change their lives to be
aligned with faith in Jesus Christ, their Savior.
[It is my opinion, in that, The Revelation of Jesus
Christ is only focused on End of World Prophecy and 1 & 2 Thessalonians
covers a wide range of topics, as noted above. In my opinion, as a Biblical
Researcher, it would be unreasonable to expect the passages in 1 & 2
Thessalonians to have the same level of detail and the same amount of passages
focused on End of World Prophecy. Additionally, I am only including the
information from the 1 & 2 Thessalonians that relates to End of World
Prophecy or significantly relates to it in some way, such as telling about
Jesus being crucified for our transgressions, so believers can have salvation.]
[End of World Predictions Analysis: I am not
going to try to interpret all these End of World Prediction passages, since
many are signs that are open to a vast array of interpretations. I recently got
literature in the mail, that I hadn’t requested, that states that the beast of
the sea and of the land, the little horn, the dragon, and the antichrist are
related to the pope and the papacy. Is that accurate? Maybe yes and maybe no. I
don’t know the answer to these things, but I am sharing this so you can be
mindful and prayerful to listen to the instincts that Christ alone can give
you.]
[In my opinion, as a Christian, I found what works best for me is not to
get too caught up in trying to find literal interpretations or definitive
interpretations for things of this nature. I just focus on Jesus Christ as my
Lord and Savior and I don’t get overwhelmed by the details that are beyond my
comprehension.]
[I will use this as an example: Revelation 21:21 says: The twelve gates
were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of
the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.]
[Well, I used to hear people argue about what heaven is going to be
like. Does it matter if the streets of heaven are going to be made of pure
gold, are gold plated or just look like gold? No, none of that is really
significant, in my opinion! What is significant is that I want to end up in
heaven when Jesus calls me no matter what the streets are paved with!
The way that is possible is not to get caught up in arguments with others that
Satan may use to lead us astray.]
[If I focus on Jesus Christ as my Savior, His commandments, and what He
wants for me, I am most apt to end up in heaven on the Last Day. Of course, I’m
not perfect, but all my many sins are forgiven as long as I stay focused on
Christ who made the ultimate sacrifice for me and He did it for you, too!]
Remember John 3:16-21 when Jesus says: “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. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but
that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not
condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 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.”
Follow Jesus Christ, who is the Light of the World and will lead you to
Salvation!
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The Revelation of Jesus Christ in Small Chunks Color
Code
........ Lime-Jesus saved us/Salvation
........ Orange-end/hour of trial/judgement
........ Great Tribulation
........ Dark Purple- Creation/Creator Info
........ Turquoise-How & when Jesus is coming
....... Yellow-Angels, etc.
........ Blue-Description of God: Father, Son, Holy Spirit
........ Dark Brown-Horses
........ Flesh color- Living Creatures
........ Light Purple- Scroll with 7 Seals & 7 Plagues
.......... Gold-7 Stars and/or 7 Lampstands
......... Light Blue-What Heaven is Like
........ Black-Satan/Devil/Beast
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Basics of what 1 & 2 Thessalonians verses said (sometimes
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Basics of what these Revelation verses said (sometimes paraphrased) |
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Rev 1:1-3 This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave Him to
show His servants things that must shortly take place. He sent &
signified by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness of the word of
God, & to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he [John]
saw. Blessed is he who reads & those who hear the words of this prophecy,
& keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. |
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Rev 1:4-6 John is to share this information with the 7 churches in
Asia from Him who is & was & is to come & from the 7 spirits who
are before His throne & Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn
from the dead & ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us & washed us from our sins in
His own blood& has made us kings & priests to His God & Father, to Him be glory
& dominion forever & ever. Amen. |
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Rev 1:7-8 He
[Christ] is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who
pierced Him. all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Amen. “I am the Alpha & the Omega, the Beginning
& the End,” says the Lord, “who is & who was & who is to come,
the Almighty.” |
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Rev 1:9 John, brother & companion in tribulation & kingdom &
patience of Jesus Christ & was on the island of Patmos for the word of
God & for the testimony of Jesus Christ. |
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Rev 1:10-11 John was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day when he heard a
loud voice behind him like a trumpet saying, “I am the Alpha & the Omega,
the First & the Last. What You see, write in a book & send it to the
7 churches in Asia: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis,
Philadelphia, & Laodicea.” |
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Rev 1:12-16 John turned to see the voice that spoke with him & saw 7 golden lampstands. In the midst of the 7
lampstands, One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet
& girded about the chest with a golden band. His head & hair were
white as snow & His eyes like a flame of fire. His feet were like fine
brass, as if refined in a furnace & His voice as the sound of many
waters. Jesus had in His right hand 7
stars & out of His mouth went a
two-edged sword. His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. |
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Rev 1:17-20 When he saw Jesus, John fell at His feet as if dead, but
Jesus laid His right hand on him saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First & the Last, I am He who lives
& was dead, & behold I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys to Hades & Death.
Write the things which you have seen & the things which will take place
after this. The
mystery of the 7 stars which you saw in My right hand are the angels of
the 7 churches, & the 7 golden lampstands are the 7 churches.” |
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Rev 2:1-7 John is to write this from Jesus “To the angel of the Church
of Ephesus: These things says He who holds the 7 stars in His right hand
& walks in the midst of the 7 golden lampstands. I know their works, labor, patience & that
you can’t bear those who are evil. They have tested those who say they are
apostles & have found them liars. They have persevered & have
patience, & have labored for My name’s sake & haven’t become weary.
Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love, You
need to remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent & do the
first works or else I will come to you quickly & remove
your lampstand from its place. The church & Jesus
both hate the Nicolaitans. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree
of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” |
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1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you
received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the
word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively
works in you who believe. For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches
of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the same
things [persecution] from your own countrymen, just as they did from the
Judeans, who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and
have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are contrary to all men,
forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always
to fill up the measure of their sins; but wrath has come upon them to the
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Rev 2:8-11 John should write to: “the angel of the church in Smyrna: From
the First & the Last, who was dead, & came to life I know your works,
tribulation & poverty (but they are rich); & Jesus knows of the
blasphemy of those who say they are Jews & are not, but are of the
synagogue of Satan. Don’t fear the things which you are about to suffer, for
the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested
& you will have tribulation for 10 days. Be faithful until death, & I
will give you the crown of life. Hear what the Spirit says to the churches:
He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.” |
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Rev 2:12-17 John is to write to: the angel of the church in Pergamos
that He who has the two-edged sword. I know your works & where you dwell,
where Satan’s throne is & you hold fast to My name, & did not deny My
faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was
killed among you, where Satan dwells. I [Jesus] have some things against
them, because they have those who hold the doctrine of Balaam who taught
Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel to eat things
sacrificed to idols & to commit sexual immorality. You also have those
who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repent, or else
I will come to you quickly & will fight against them with the sword of My
mouth. The Spirit says to the churches: to him who overcomes, I will give
some of the hidden manna to eat & I will give them a white stone, &
on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives
it.” |
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Rev 2:18-29 John writes to the church of Thyatira: “These things says
the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire & His feet like fine
brass; I know your works, love, service, faith & your patience. As for
your works, the last are more than the first. Nevertheless, I have a few
things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a
prophetess, to teach & seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality
& eat things sacrificed to idols. I gave her time to repent of her sexual
immorality, & she didn’t repent. Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed,
& those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they
repent of their deeds. I will kill her children with death & all the
churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds & hearts. I will
give to each according to your works. Many in Thyatira don’t know the depths
of Satan as they say, I will put on you no other burden. But hold fast what
you have till I come. “And He who overcomes & sees My works until the
end, to him I will give power over the nations-’He shall rule them with a rod
of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels, as I also
have received from My Father; & I will give him the morning star. “He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” |
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1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another
and to all, just as we do to you, so that He may establish your hearts
blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ with all His saints. |
Rev 3:1-6 John writes for Jesus to the church of Sardis, “These things
says He who has the 7
Spirits of God & 7 stars. I know your works,
that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. Be watchful &
strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I
haven't found your works perfect before God. Remember what you have
received & heard, hold fast & repent. If you don’t watch, I will come
on you as a thief & you
will not know what hour I will come upon you. I have a few names even in Sardis who have
not defiled their garments; & they shall walk with Me in white, because
they are worthy. He who overcomes will be clothed in white garments & I
will not blot out his name from the Book of Life, but will confess his name
before My Father & before His
angels. He who has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. |
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1 Thessalonians 5:5-10 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night
nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch
and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk
are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the
breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God
did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord
Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live
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Rev 3:7-13 John writes to the church of Philadelphia for the Holy
Spirit, “These things says He who is holy, He who is true. Hey who has the
key of David, He who opens & no one shuts, & shuts & no one
opens.” I [Jesus] know your works, I set before you an open door, and no one
can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word & have not
denied My name. I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who lie & say
they are Jews & are not, to come worship before your feet & to know
that I have loved you, because you have kept My command to persevere. I also will keep you from the hour of trial
which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may
take your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of
My God & he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God & the
name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which will come down out of
heaven from My God. I will write on him My new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.” |
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Rev 3:14-22 “And to the angel of the church of Laodiceans write,
These things says the Amen, the Faithful & True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: I
know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were
cold or hot. So then, because you re luke-warm, and neither cold nor hot, I
will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, I am rich, have become
wealthy & have need of nothing & do not know that you are wretched,
miserable, poor, blind & naked- I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined
in the fire, that you may be rich: & white garments, that you may be
clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; & anoint
your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and
chasten. Therefore be zealous & repent. Behold I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears My voice & opens the door, I will come in to him
& dine with him & he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on
My throne, as I, also overcame & sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the
churches.” |
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Rev 4:1-6 John saw a door standing open in heaven. The first voice he
heard was like a trumpet speaking with him, saying, “Come up here & I
will show you things which must take place after this. He was immediately in
the Spirit &
behold a throne set in heaven, & One sat on the throne. He who sat on
there was like jasper & sardius stone in appearance there was a rainbow
around the throne, In appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were 24
thrones & John saw 24 elders sitting, clothed in white robes &
they had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne proceeded lightnings,
thunderings & voices. 7 lamps of fire were burning before the throne
which are the 7 Spirits of God. Before the throne there was a sea of glass
& in the midst of the throne
& around about the throne, were 4 living creatures full of eyes in front
& in back. |
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Rev 4:7-11 The
1st living creature was like a lion, the 2nd living creature like a calf,
the 3rd living creature had a face like a man & the 4th living
creature was like a flying eagle. The 4 living creatures each have 6
wings & were full of eyes around & within. They do not rest day or
night saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty, Who was & is & is
to come!” Whenever the living creatures give glory & honor &
thanks to Him [God] who sits on the throne & lives forever, the 24 elders
fall down before Him & worship Him & cast their crowns before the
throne saying, “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory
& honor & power; For You created all things, & by Your will they
exist & were created.” |
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Rev 5:1-14 John saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a
scroll written inside & on the back, sealed with 7 seals. Then he saw a
strong angel proclaiming with a
loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll & to loose its seals?” No one in heaven, on
earth or under it was able to open the scroll or look at it. John wept,
because no one was worthy to open & read the scroll, but one of the elders
told him not to weep, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has
prevailed to open the scroll & loose its 7 seals. John saw in the midst
of the throne & of the 4
living creatures & the midst of
the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having 7 horns &
7 eyes, which are the 7 Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He
came & took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the
throne. When He had taken the scroll, the 4 living creatures & 24 elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp &
golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints & they
sang a new song saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, & to open its
seals: For You were slain,
& have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe & tongue
& people & nation, & have made us Kings & priests of our God; & we shall
reign on the earth.” Then John heard the voice of many angels, living creatures & elders around the throne & the number of them was 10,000 x
10,000 + 1,000’s +1,000’s saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who
was slain To receive power & riches & wisdom & strength & honor
& glory & blessing!” every creature which is in heaven, on earth
& under it & such as are in the sea & all that are in them, he
heard saying, “Blessing & honor & glory & power Be to Him who
sits on the throne, & to the Lamb, forever & ever!” Then the 4 living creatures said, “Amen!” The 24 elders fell down & worshipped Him who lives forever &
ever. |
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Rev 6:1-2 John
saw when the Lamb opened 1 of the seals
& heard 1 of the 4 Living Creatures
saying with a voice like thunder, “Come & see.” He looked a behold, a
white horse & He who sat on it had a bow & a crown was given to him.
He went out conquering & to conquer. |
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Rev 6:3-4 When
He opened the 2nd seal, John heard the 2nd Living Creature saying, “Come & see.” A fiery red horse went out & it was granted
to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth & that people
should kill one another & there was given
him a great sword. |
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Rev 6:5-6 When He opened the 3rd seal, John heard the 3rd Living creature say, “Come & see.” John
saw a black horse & he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. He heard a voice in the midst of the 4 Living
Creatures saying, “A quart of wheat
for a denarius & 3 quarts of barley for a denarius & do not harm the
oil & the wine.” |
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Rev 6:7-8 When He opened the 4th seal, John heard the voice of the 4th Living Creature say, “Come & see.” He saw a pale horse & the name of him who sat
on it was Death and Hades followed with him. Power was given to them over ¼ of the earth to kill with a
sword, with hunger, with death & with the beasts of the earth. |
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2 Thessalonians 1:9-10 These [those who persecute Christians] shall be
punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from
the glory of His power, when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His
saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony
among you was believed. |
Rev 6:9-11 When He opened the
5th seal, John saw under the altar
the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God & for the
testimony which they held. They cried with a loud voice saying, “How long, O
Lord, holy & true until You judge & avenge our blood on those who
dwell on the earth?” Then a white robe was given to each of them & it was
said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the
number of their fellow servants & their brethren, who would be killed as
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Rev 6:12-17 John looked when He opened the 6th seal & behold there was a
great earthquake; & the sun became black as sackcloth of hair & the
moon became like blood, the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree
drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. The sky receded as
a scroll when it is rolled up & every mountain & island was moved out
of its place. The kings of the earth, great men, rich men,
commanders, mighty men, every slave & every free man hid themselves in
the caves & the rocks of the mountains & said to the mountains &
rocks, “Fall on us & hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne
& from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come
& who is able to stand?” |
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Rev 7:1 After these things, John saw 4 angels standing at the 4 corners of the earth
holding the 4 winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth,
sea or any tree. |
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Rev 7:2-8 John saw another
angel ascending from the east having the seal of the living God & he
cried with a loud voice to the 4 angels to whom it was granted to harm the
earth & sea saying, “Do not harm the earth, sea, or trees till we have
sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” John heard the number of
those sealed:144,00 of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed.
12,000 each of the following tribes were sealed: Tribes of Judah, Reuben,
Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph,
Benjamin. |
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Rev 7:9-12 After
these, John saw a great multitude which no one could number of all nations,
tribes, peoples & tongues, standing before the throne & before the
Lamb clothed with white robes & palm branches in their hands. They were
crying with a loud voice saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on
the throne & to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne &
the elders & 4
Living Creatures
& fell on their faces before the throne & worshiped God saying,
“Amen! Blessing & glory & wisdom, Thanksgiving & honor &
power & might, Be to our God forever & ever. Amen” |
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2 Thessalonians 1:3-8 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting,
because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all
abounds toward each other, so that we ourselves boast of you among the
churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and
tribulations that you endure, which is manifest evidence of the righteous
judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for
which you also suffer: since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with
tribulation those who trouble you, and to give you who are troubled rest with
us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in
flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who
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Rev 7:13-17 One
of the elders answered John saying, “Who are these arrayed in white robes
& where did they come from?” John told him that he knew. So he told John,
“They are the ones who come out of the great tribulation & washed their robes & made them white in the
blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God & serve
Him day & night in His temple. He
who sits on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger nor
thirst anymore. The sun shall not strike them nor any heat for the Lamb who
is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them &
lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear
from their eyes.” |
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Rev 8:1-4 When
He opened the 7th seal, there was silence in heaven for about ½ hour. John
saw the 7 angels who
stand before God were given 7 trumpets. Another angel
having a golden censer came & stood at the altar. He was given much
incense that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the
golden altar which was before the throne. The smoke of the incense, with the
prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s
hand. |
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Rev 8:5-6 Then
the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar & threw it
to the earth. There were noises, thunderings, lightnings & an earthquake. So the 7 angels sounded who had the 7
trumpets prepared themselves to sound. |
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Rev 8:7 1st
angel sounded & Hail & fire followed, mingled with blood & they were thrown
to the earth. ⅓ of the trees were burned up &
all green grass was burned up. |
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Rev 8:8-9 2nd
angel sounded: & something
like a great mountain, burning with fire was thrown into the sea & ⅓ of the
sea became blood & ⅓ of the living creatures in the sea died & ⅓ of
ships were destroyed. |
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Rev 8:10-11 3rd angel sounded: a great
star fell from heaven burning like a torch & fell on ⅓ of rivers
& springs of water. The name of the star is
Wormwood & ⅓ of the water became wormwood & many men died from the
water, because it was made bitter. |
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Rev 8:12-13 4th
angel sounded: ⅓ of the
sun was struck, ⅓ of the moon & ⅓ of the stars
were darkened. ⅓ of the day did not shine & likewise the night. John
looked and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven saying
with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of
the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the 3 angels who are about to sound!” |
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Rev 9:1-12 5th
angel sounded: & John
saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the
bottomless pit. He opened the bottomless pit & smoke arose out of the pit
like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun & the air were darkened
because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the
earth & to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have
power. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth or any green
thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on
their foreheads. They were not given authority to kill them [ones without
God’s seal], but to torment them for 5 months. Their torment was like the
torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek
death & will not find it. They will desire to die & death will flee
from them. The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On
their heads were crowns of something like gold & their
faces were like the faces of men. They had hair like women’s hair & their
teeth were like lion’s teeth. They had breastplates like breastplates of iron
& the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many
horses running into battle. They had tails like scorpions & there were
stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men 5 months. They had a king
over them, the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon,
but in Greek he has the name Apollyon. One woe is past. Behold, still 2 more
woes are coming after these things. |
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Rev 9:13-21 r 6th angel sounded: & John heard a voice from the 4
horns of the golden altar which is before God, saying to the 6th angel who
had the trumpet, “Release the 4 angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” So
the 4 angels who had been prepared for the hour & day &
month & year were released to kill ⅓ of mankind. John heard the number of
the army of the horsemen: was 200 million. He saw the horses in the vision:
those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue & sulfur
yellow & the heads of the
horses were like the heads of Lions & out of their mouths came fire,
smoke & brimstone. By these 3 plagues ⅓ of mankind was killed-by fire
& smoke & brimstone which came out of their mouths. For their power
is in their mouth & tails; for their tails are like serpents, having
heads & with them they do harm. The rest of mankind, who were not killed
by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they
should not worship demons & idols of gold, silver, brass, stone &
wood which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk. And they did not repent of
their murders or their sorceries or
their sexual immorality or their thefts. |
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Rev 10:1-11 John saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow
was on his head, his face was like the sun & his feet like pillars of
fire. He had a little book open in
his hand. He set his right foot on the sea & his left foot on the land
& cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, 7 thunders uttered their
voices. When the 7 thunders uttered their voices, John was about to write;
but heard a voice saying to him, “Seal up the things which the 7 thunders
uttered & do not write them.” The angel John saw standing on the sea & on the
land raise up his hand to heaven & swore by Him who lives forever &
ever, who created heaven & the things that are in it & earth &
the things that are in it & the sea & the things that are in it, that
there should be delay no longer, but in
the days of the sounding of the 7th
angel, when he is about to
sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants
the prophets. Then the voice that he heard from heaven spoke to him again
& said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel
who stands on the sea & on the earth.” So John went to the angel &
said to him, “Give me the little book.” And he said to John, “Take & eat it & it will make your stomach
bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” Then John took the
little book out of the angel’s
hand & ate it & it was
as sweet as honey in his mouth, but when he had eaten it, his stomach became
bitter. He said to John, “You must prophesy again about many peoples,
nations, tongues & kings." |
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Rev 11:1-2 John was given a
reed like a measuring rod. The
angel stood saying, “Rise & measure the temple
of God, the altar, & those who worship there. But leave out the court
which is outside the temple, & do not measure it, for it has been given
to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for 42 months. |
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Rev 11:3-6 I
will give power to my 2 Witnesses & they will prophesy 1,260 days
clothed in sackcloth.” These are 2 olive trees & the 2 lampstands
standing before the God of the earth. If anyone wants to harm them, fire
proceeds from their mouth & devours their enemies, If anyone wants to
harm them, he must be killed in this manner. These have power to shut heaven,
so no rain falls in the days of their prophecy & they have power over
waters to turn them to blood & to strike the earth with all plagues as
often as they desire. |
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Rev 11:7-12 When
they finish their testimony, the beast
that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them
& kill them. Their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city
which spiritually is called Sodom & Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. Then those from the
people, tribes, tongues & nations will see their dead bodies 3 ½ days &
not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. Those who dwell on the
earth will rejoice over them, make merry & send gifts to one another,
because these 2 prophets tormented those who dwell on earth. After 3
½ days the breath of life from God entered them & they stood on their
feet & great fear fell on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice
from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a
cloud & their enemies saw them. |
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Rev 11:13-14 In the same hour, there was a great earthquake & 1/10 of the
city fell. In the earthquake 7,000 people were killed & the rest were
afraid & gave glory to the God of heaven. The Second Woe is past. Behold
the third is coming quickly. |
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Rev 11:15-19 The
7th angel sounded: Loud
voices in heaven saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms
of our Lord & His Christ & He shall reign forever & ever!” 24
elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces &
worshipped God saying, “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who
is & who was & who is to come, Because You have taken Your
great power & reigned. The nations were angry & Your wrath has come
& the time of the dead, that they should be judged, & that You should
reward Your servants the prophets & the saints, & those who fear Your
name, small & great, & should destroy those who destroy the earth.”
Then the temple of God was opened in heaven & the ark of His covenant was
seen in His temple. There were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake
& great hail. |
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Rev 12:1-6 A
great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed
with the sun, with the moon under her feet & on her head was a garland of
12 stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor & pain to give
birth. Another sign appeared in heaven: behold,
a great, fiery red dragon having 7 heads & 10 horns & 7 diadems
[crowns] on his heads. His tail drew ⅓ of the stars of heaven & threw
them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give
birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron,
He Child was caught up to God & His throne. The woman fled into the
wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God that they should feed her
there 1,260 days. |
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Rev 12:7-9 And war broke out in heaven.
Michael & his angels fought with the dragon & the dragon & his
angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in
heaven any longer. The great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old called
the Devil & Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth
& his angels were cast out with him. |
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Rev 12:10-17 John heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “ Now salvation
& strength & the kingdom of our God & the power of His Christ
have come, for the accuser of our brethren,
who accused them before our God day and night, has
been cast down. And
they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb & by the word of their testimony & they did not love their
lives until death. Rejoice, O heavens & you who dwell in them! Woe to the
inhabitants of the earth & the sea! For
the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he
has a short time.” When the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he
persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. The woman
was given 2 wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to
her place where she is nourished for a time & times & half a time, from the
presence of the serpent. The serpent
spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the
flood. But the earth helped the woman & the earth opened its mouth
& swallowed up the flood which the dragon
had spewed out of his mouth. The dragon was enraged with the woman
& he went to make war with the rest
of her offspring [Christians], who keep the commandments of God & have
the testimony of Jesus Christ. |
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Rev 13:1-10 John stood on the sand of the sea & saw a beast rising up out of the sea having 7 heads
& 10 horns each with a crown & on his heads was a blasphemous name.
The beast he saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear,
& his mouth like the lion. The dragon gave him power, his throne &
great authority. He saw 1 of the heads had been mortally wounded & his deadly
wound was healed. All the world marveled & followed the beast. They
worshipped the dragon who gave authority to the beast & worshiped the
beast saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” He
was given a mouth speaking great things, blasphemies & was given
authority to continue for 42 months. Then he opened his mouth in
blasphemy against God to blaspheme His
name, His tabernacle, & those who dwell in heaven. It was granted him to make war with the saints & to overcome
them. Authority was given him over every tribe, tongue & nation.
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. If anyone has an ear,
let him hear. He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who
kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience
& the faith of the saints. |
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2 Thessalonians 2:8-10 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will
consume with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the lawless
one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying
wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because
they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. |
Rev 13:11-18 John saw another beast
coming up out of the earth & he had 2 horns like a lamb & spoke like
a dragon. He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence
& causes the earth & those who dwell in it to worship the 1st beast
whose deadly wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes
fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. He deceives
those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the
sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to
the beast who was wounded by the sword & lived. He was granted power to
give breath to the image of the beast should both speak & cause as many
as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all, both
small & great, rich & poor, free & slave to receive a mark on
their right hand or on their foreheads, & that no one may buy or sell
except one who has the mark or the name of the beast or the number of the
beast, for it is the number of a man: HIs number is 666. |
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Rev 14:1-5 John saw a Lamb standing on Mount Zion & with Him 144,000
having HIs Father’s name written on their foreheads. He heard a voice in
heaven like the voice of many waters & like the voice of thunder &
the sound of harpists playing their harps. They sang as it were a new song
before the throne, before the 4
Living Creatures & the elders
& no one could learn that song except the 144,000 who were
redeemed from the earth. These are the ones who were not defiled with women,
for they are virgins & follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were
redeemed from among men, being first fruits to God & to the Lamb. In
their mouths was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the
throne of God. |
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Rev 14:6-11 John 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 & people-saying with a loud voice, “Fear God & give glory to Him, for the hour
of His judgment has come. Worship Him who made heaven & earth, the sea
& springs of water.” Another angel followed saying, “Babylon, that great city is fallen, because she
made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
Then, a 3rd angel followed saying, “If anyone
worships the beast & his image & receives his mark on his forehead or
his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God which
is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be
tormented with fire & brimstone in the presence of the holy angels in the presence
of the Lamb. The
smoke of their torment ascends forever & ever & they have no rest day
or night, who worship the beast & his image & whoever receives the
mark of his name.” |
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Rev 14:12-20 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who
keep the commandments of God & the faith of Jesus. John heard a voice
from heaven saying to him, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
from now on that they may rest from their labors & works follow them,”
says the Spirit. He saw a white cloud with One like the Son of Man sitting on it, having a
golden crown on his head & a sharp sickle
in His hand. Another angel came out of the
temple crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Thrust in Your
sickle & 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 & the earth was reaped. Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. Another angel came
out from the altar who had power over fire & he cried with a loud cry to
Him who had the sharp sickle saying, “Thrust in your sharp sickle &
gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.”
So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth &
gathered the vine of the earth & threw it into the great winepress of the
wrath of God. The winepress was trampled outside the city & blood came
out of the winepress of the wrath of God up to the horses’ bridles for 1,600 furlongs. |
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Rev 15:1-8 John saw another sign in heaven, great & marvelous, 7 angels having the 7 last plagues, for in them the wrath of
God is complete. He saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire &
those who have the victory over the beast & his image & his mark
& over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps
of God. They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God & the song of the
Lamb saying: “Great & marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty!
Just & true are Your ways, O KIng of the saints! Who shall not fear You O
Lord, & glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall
come & worship before You, For Your judgments have been
manifested.” John saw that the temple of the tabernacle of the
testimony in heaven was opened. Out of the temple came the 7 angels with the 7 plagues clothed in pure bright linen with
their chest girded with golden bands. One of the 4 Living Creatures gave to the 7 angels 7 golden bowls of the wrath of God who lives forever
& ever. The
temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God & from His power &
no one was able to enter the temple till the 7 plagues of the 7 angels
were completed. |
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Rev 16:1 John heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the 7 angels, “Go & pour out the bowls of the wrath of God
on the earth.” |
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Rev 16:2 The
1st [angel] went & poured out his bowl upon the earth & a foul &
loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast & those
who worshiped his image. |
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Rev 16:3 The
2nd angel
poured out his bowl on the sea & it became blood as of a dead man &
every living creature in the sea died. |
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Rev 16:4-7 The 3rd angel poured out his
bowl on the rivers & springs of water & they became blood. He heard
the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, O Lord, The One who
is & who was & who is to be, Because You have judged these things.
For they have shed the blood of saints & prophets, And You have given
them blood to drink. For it is their just due.” He heard another from the
altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true & righteous are Your judgments.” |
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Rev 16:8-9 The
4th angel
poured out his bowl on the sun & power was given to him to scorch men
with fire. Men were scorched with great heat & they blasphemed the name
of God who has power over these plagues & they did not repent & give
Him glory. |
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Rev 16:10-11The
5th angel
poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast & his kingdom became full
of darkness; & they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. They
blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains & their sores &
did not repent of their deeds. |
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need
that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly well that the
day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace
and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a
pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not
in darkness, so that this Day should overtalk you as a thief. |
Rev 16:12-16 The
6th angel
poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates & its water was dried
up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. John saw 3
unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the
mouth of the beast & out of the mouth of the false prophet. They are
[the] spirits of demons, performing signs which got out to the kings of the
earth & of the whole world to gather them to the battle of the great day
of God Almighty. “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches
& keeps his garments, lest he walk naked & they see his shame.” They
gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. |
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Rev 16:17-21 The
7th angel poured
out his bowl into the air & a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven
from the throne saying, “It is done!” And there were noises & thunderings
& lightnings & there was a great earthquake, such a mighty & great
earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. The great city
was divided into 3 parts & the cities of the nations fell. And great
Babylon was remembered before God to give her the cup of the wine of the
fierceness of His wrath. Then every island fled away & the mountains were
not found. Great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the
weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail,
since that plague was exceedingly great. |
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Rev 17:1-8 One of the 7 angels who had the 7 bowls came & talked to John saying, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who
sits on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication
& the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her
formnication.” He
carried John away in the Spirit
into the wilderness & he saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was
full of names of blasphemy, having 7 heads & 10 horns. The woman was
arrayed in purple & scarlet & adorned with gold & precious stones
& pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations & the
filthiness of her fornication. On her forehead a name was written: Mystery,
Babylon The Great, The Mother of Harlots & of the Abominations of The
Earth. He saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints & with the
blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When he saw her, he marveled with great amazement.
The angel said to John, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the
mystery of the woman & of the beast that carries her, which has the 7
heads & 10 horns. The beast that you saw was & is not & will
ascend out of the bottomless pit & go to perdition. Those who dwell
on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the
Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was & is not
& yet is. |
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Rev 18:9-18 [The
angel tells John] “Here is the mind which has
wisdom: the 7 heads are 7 mountains on which
the woman sits. There are also 7 kings. 5 have fallen, 1 is & the other
has not yet come. When he comes, he must continue a short time. The beast
that was & is not is himself also the 8th & is of the 7 & is
going to perdition. The 10 horns are 10 kings who have received no kingdom
yet, but they receive authority for 1 hour as kings with the beast.
These are of 1 mind & they will give their power & authority to the
beast. These will make war with the Lamb and the Lamb will overcome them for He is Lord of lords
& King of kings & those who are with Him are called, chosen &
faithful. The
angel told John, “The waters which you saw where the harlot
sits are peoples, multitudes, nations & tongues. The 10 horns you saw on
the beast, these will hate the harlot & make her desolate & naked,
eat her flesh & burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to
fulfill His purpose to be of 1 mind & to give their kingdom to the beast
until the words of God are fulfilled. The woman whom you saw is that great
city which reigns over the kings of the earth.” |
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Rev 18:1-3 After these things John saw another angel coming from heaven having great
authority & the earth was illuminated with his glory. He cried mightily saying loudly, “Babylon
the great is fallen & has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for
every foul spirit & cage for every unclean & hated bird! All the
nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of
the earth have committed fornication with her & the merchants of the
earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” |
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Rev 18:4-24 John heard another
voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in
her sins & lest you receive of her plagues. For her sins have reached to
heaven & God has remembered her iniquities. Render to her as she did to
you, but repay her double, because she glorified herself & lived luxuriously,
in the same measure give her torment & sorrow for she says, ‘I sit as a
queen & will not see sorrow.’ Therefore her plagues will come in 1
day-death & mourning & famine. She [the City of Babylon] will be
utterly burned with fire for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
The kings of the earth who committed fornication & lived luxuriously with
her will weep & lament for her when they see the smoke of her burning,
saying, “Alas that great city Babylon that mighty city! For in 1 hour your
judgement has come.’ The merchants will weep & mourn over her for no one
buys their merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen,
purple, silk, scarlet, every kind of citron wood, object of ivory, most
precious wood, bronze, iron, marble, cinnamon, incense, fragrant oil &
frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses & chariots
& souls of men. The things your soul longs for have gone from you &
all things which are rich & splendid have gone from you & shall not
be found any more at all. The merchants who become rich by her will stand at
a distance for fear of her torment, weeping & wailing, saying, ‘Alas,
that great city was clothed in fine linen, purple & scarlet & was
adorned with gold & precious stones & pearls! In 1 hour such great
riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors
& as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance & cried out when
they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’
They threw dust on their heads & cried out, weeping & wailing &
saying, ‘alas that great city in which all who had ships on the sea became
rich by her wealth! For in 1 hour she is made desolate.’ “Rejoice over her, O
heaven & you holy apostles & prophets for God has avenged you on her!”
A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone & threw it into the
sea saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down
& shall not be found anymore, the sound of harpists, musicians, flutists
& trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft
shall be found in you anymore & the sound of a millstone shall not be
heard in you anymore. The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore
& the voice of bridegroom & bride shall not be heard in you any more
for your merchants were great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all
nations were deceived. In her was found the blood of prophets &
saints & all who were slain on the earth.” |
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Rev 19:1-10 After these things John heard a loud voice in heaven
saying, “Alleluia! Salvation & glory & honor & power belong to
the Lord our God! For true & righteous are His judgments, because He has
judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication & He
has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” Again they said,
“Alleluia. Her smoke rises up forever & ever!” The 24 elders & 4 Living Creatures fell down & worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, “Amen!
Alleluia!” A voice came from the throne saying, “Praise our God, all you His
servants & those who fear Him, both small & great!” John heard the
voice as it were of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters & as
the sound of mighty thunderings saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!” Let us be glad & rejoice & give Him
glory for the marriage of the Lamb has come & His wife has made herself
ready.” To her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean &
bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he
[angel] said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage
supper of the Lamb!’” And he said to John, “These are the true sayings of
God.” John fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to John, “See that
you do not do that! I am your fellow servant & your brethren who have
the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the
spirit of prophecy.” |
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2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 And for this reason God will send them [those who believed the
unrighteous deception of the lawless one according to the working of Satan]
strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they may be condemned
who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. |
Rev 19:11-21 John saw the heaven opened & behold a white horse & He who sat on him was
called Faithful & True & in righteousness He judges & makes war. His
eyes were like a flame of fire & on His head were many crowns. He had a
name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed with a robe
dipped in blood & His name is called The Word of God. The armies in
heaven, clothed in fine linen, white & clean followed Him on white horses. Out of His mouth goes a sharp
sword that with it He should strike the nations. He Himself will rule them
with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness &
wrath of Almighty God. He has on His robe & on His thigh a name written:
King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords. John saw an angel standing in the sun. He [the angel] cried with a loud voice saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come & gather together for the supper of
the great God, that you may eat the flesh of kings, captains, mighty men,
horses & those who sit on them & all people free & slave, both
small & great.” John saw the beast, kings of the earth, their armies,
gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse & against
His army. Then the beast was captured & with him the false prophet who
worked signs in his presence by which he deceived those who worshiped his
image. These 2 were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
The rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of
Him who sat on the horse. All the
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2 Thessalonians 2:1-7 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our
gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or
troubled, either by spirit or by world or by letter, as if from us, as though
the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day
will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is
revealed, the son of perdition, 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. Do you not remember that when
I was still with you I told you these things? And now you know what is
restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of
lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He
is taken out of the way. |
Rev 20:1- 6 John saw an angel coming down from heaven having the key to the bottomless pit & a great
chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is
the Devil & Satan & bound him for 1,000 years & he cast
him into the bottomless pit & shut him up & set a seal on him, so
that he should deceive the nations no more till the 1,000 years were
finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. John
saw thrones & they sat on them & judgment was committed to them. Then
he saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus
& for the word of God who had not worshiped the beast or his image
& had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands.
They lived and reigned with Christ for 1,000 years. The rest of the dead
did not live again until the 1,000 years were finished. This is the
1st resurrection. Blessed & holy is he who has part in the 1st
resurrection. Over such the 2nd death has no power, but they shall be priests
of God & of Christ & shall reign with Him 1,000 years. |
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Rev 20:7-10 When the 1,000 years have
expired, Satan will be released from his prison & will go out to deceive
the nations which are in the 4 corners of the earth, Gog & Magog, to
gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. They
went up on the breadth of the earth & surrounded the camps of the saints
& beloved city. Fire came down from God out of heaven & devoured
them. The devil, who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire &
brimstone where the beast & the false prophet are. They will be tormented
day & forever & ever. |
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Rev 20:11-15 Then,
John saw a great white throne & Him who sat on it, from whose face the
earth & the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them. He saw the dead,
small & great, standing before God, & books were opened. Another book
was opened which is the Book of Life. The dead were judged according to their
works, but the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the
dead who were in it & Death & Hades delivered up the dead who were in
them. They were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death &
Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the 2nd death. Anyone not
found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. |
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren
beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for
salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,
to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our
Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions
which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle. Now may our Lord
Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us
everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and
establish you in every good word and work. |
Rev 21:1-8 John saw a new heaven
& a new earth, for the 1st heaven & the 1st earth had passed away.
Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. He heard a loud voice from
heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men & He will dwell
with them & they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them
& be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there
shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain,
for the former things have passed away.” Then He who sat on the throne said,
“Behold, I make all things new.” He said to John, “Write, for these words are
true and faithful.” He said to John, “It is done! I am the Alpha & the
Omega, the Beginning & the End. I will give of the fountain of the
water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all
things & I will be his God & he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable,
murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters & all liars shall have
their part in the lake which burns with fire & brimstone, which is the
2nd death.” & |
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Rev 21: 9-27 One of the angels
who had the 7 bowls filled with the 7 last plagues came to John & talked
with him saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.” He
carried John away in the Spirit to a great
& high mountain & showed him the great city, the holy Jerusalem,
descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. Her light was
like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone clear as crystal. She had a
great & high wall with 12 gates & 12 angels at the gates & names
written on them which are the name of the 12 tribes of the children of
Israel: 3 gates on the east, 3 gates on the north, 3 gates on the south &
3 gates on the west. The wall of the city had 12 foundations & on them
were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb. He who talked with John had a
gold reed to measure the city, its gates & its wall. The city is laid out
as a square, its length is as great as its breadth. John measured the city
with the reed: 12,000 furlongs. It’s length, breadth & height are equal.
He measured its wall: 144 cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is,
of an angel. The construction of its wall as jasper & the city was pure
gold like clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned
with all kinds of precious stones: the 1st foundation was jasper, the 2nd
sapphire, the 3rd chalcedony, the 4th emerald, the 5th sardonyx, the 6th
sardius, the 7th chrysolite, the 8th beryl, the 9th topaz, the 10th
chrysoprase, the 11th jacinth, and the 12th amethyst. The 12 gates were 12
pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. The street of the city was
pure gold, like transparent glass. He saw no temple in it for the Lord God
Almighty & the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or
the moon to shine in it for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its
light. The nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light & the
kings of the earth bring their glory & honor into it. Its gates shall not
be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). They shall bring the
glory & the honor of the nations into it. There shall by no means enter
it anything that defiles or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those
who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. |
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Rev 22:1-10 He
[angel] showed John a pure river
of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God &
of the Lamb. In the middle of its street & on either side of the river
was the tree of life, which bore 12 fruits, each tree yielding its fruit
every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
There shall be no more curse, but the throne of God & the Lamb shall be
in it & His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face & His
name shall be on their foreheads. There shall be no night there: They need no
lamp nor light of the sun for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall
reign forever & ever. Then he said to John, “These
words are faithful & true.” The Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to
show His servants the things which must shortly take place. “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps
the words of the prophecy of this book.” Now I, John, saw & heard
these things & fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed him these things. He said to me, “See that you
do not do that for I am your fellow servants
& of your brethren the prophets & of those who keep the words of this
book. Worship God.” |
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1 Thessalonians 1:6-10 And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word
in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became examples
to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe. For from you the word of the Lord
has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place.
Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything.
For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you,
and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and
to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who
delivers us from the wrath to come. |
Rev 22:11-17 He said to John, “Do not seal the words of this prophecy
of this book for the time is at hand. He who is unjust, let him be unjust
still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let
him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.” “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with me to give to every one
according to his work. I
am the Alpha & the Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First &
the Last.” Blessed are those
who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life
& may enter through the gates into the city. But outside are dogs,
sorcerers, sexually immoral, murderers, idolaters & whoever loves &
practices a lie. “I,
Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I
am the Root & the Offspring of David, the Bright & Morning Star.” The Spirit & the bride say, “Come!” And
let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires,
let him take the water of life freely. |
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Rev 22:18-20 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the
prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to
him the plagues that are written in this book; & if anyone takes away
from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part
from the Book of Life, from the holy city, & from the things which are
written in this book. He who testifies of these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so,
come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. |
