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Psalms
102:13-28 You will
arise and have mercy on Zion;
For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come. For Your servants take
pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust. So the nations shall fear
the name of the LORD, And all the kings of the earth Your glory. For the LORD shall
build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory. He shall regard the prayer of the
destitute, And shall not despise their prayer. This will be written for the
generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD. For He
looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the LORD viewed the
earth, To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to
death, To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem,
When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. He
weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days. I said, "O my God,
Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations. Of old You laid the foundation
of the earth, And the heavens are
the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will
all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will
be changed. But You are the
same, And Your years will have no end. The children of Your servants will
continue, And their descendants will be established before You."
In the name of Jesus we pray to you Father God. You are
Holy and the creator and ruler of all things. Open our minds and hearts to
fully understand this message from You. We give you all the Praise! Amen!
Revelation 6:12-17 NKJV
I left
off last week with verse 12 which is the opening of the sixth seal and that is
where we will continue in the description of the earthquake being described in
the rest of this chapter along with chapter 7.
12 I looked
when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and
the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
There
was a great earthquake; With the opening of the sixth seal a
great earthquake will happen and it will be of such magnitude it will affect
the universe. It will be one that will strike fear in the hearts of all left on
earth. Isaiah prophesized it this way; Isaiah 24:18-21 And it
shall be That he who flees from
the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the
midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are
open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. 19 The earth
is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken
exceedingly. 20
The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut;
Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not rise
again. 21
It shall come to pass in that day That
the LORD will punish on high the host of exalted ones, And on the earth the
kings of the earth.
The
sun became black as sackcloth of hair; Sackcloth was a coarse black cloth, normally, but not
always made of hair. It was used for sacks, for strainers, and for mourning
garments. The thought here, is the sun will put on a dark, dingy, doleful appearance.
This appearance will be the result of the great earth quake that will spew dust
into the atmosphere. With a shaking of such magnitude there will undoubtedly be
global volcanic eruptions.
The
moon became like blood;
Due to this great movement of the earth the moon will appear red like blood. It
doesn’t mean it turns to blood, just that it appears red. Will the moon appear
red, to all around the earth, or just to those in the Middle East area? We
don’t really know, but the appearance will be due to the dust particles sent up
into the heavens from the earthquake.
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13 And 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
stars of heaven fell to the earth;
This shaking of the universe could very well mean meteorites or shooting stars
will shower the earth.
In the past, there has
been damage by meteorites that failed to burn up when they enter the earth’s
atmosphere and hit the earth. Just recently there was one that exploded in
Russia that cause some damage. These meteorites could be immense, causing great
harm when they hit.
These giant slabs of rock,
some could be the size of a town, when they slam into Earth, whether on land or
sea, will cause untold damage. Those that land in the sea, may create great
tidal waves killing people.
Isaiah also describes this
event. Isaiah 34:4 All the host of heaven shall be dissolved, And
the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll; All their host shall fall down As
the leaf falls from the vine, And as fruit
falling from a fig tree.
As
a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind; A fig tree will develop late fruit
that will never ripen because of the changing season into winter. The figs will
drop after a freeze and a strong wind comes along.
Just as this happens to a
fig tree, the same will happen to the universe. There will be meteor shower
like never seen before in history of great destruction. Just like what happened
to Sodom and Gomorra because of their wicked ways of sodomy and turning away
from God. The big difference here is it won’t be an isolated area but a vast
area. Genesis 19:24 Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom
and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens. God is saying it is time for my
creation to rid itself of the poison of all evil. The thief meaning Satan has
been allowed to roam the earth long enough and it is time for him to go. John 10:10 The thief does not come
except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have
life, and that they may have it
more abundantly.
14 Then the
sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was
moved out of its place.
Then
the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up; The KJV states this phrase as, “And the heaven departed as a scroll when it
is rolled together”. This refers to the shaking of the Heavens which
produces the meteorites. This shaking ultimately produces the great earthquakes
and shifting of the land. This all seems unimaginable, but all things are
possible with God. He is omnipotent, meaning all powerful, there is nothing He
can’t do.
Picture someone that get highly
agitated with someone or something and takes that person or object and
violently shakes them or it. This is what God will be doing with the universe.
He will finally come to the end of His patience and starts shaking the universe
because of people’s wicked ways. He is saying why won’t you people turn to Me,
and place your faith in Me, and let Me take care of you? When will you quit
thinking you are smarter than Me? What do I have to do, I hate your sinful
lifestyles. My Son Jesus died on the Cross for you, what more must I do? Quit
trying to work your way to Heaven through your thoughts, actions, good deeds, manmade
religious doctrine, etc. and let me take care of you.
What is sin? When you
follow your own desires, the result is sin: Romans 1:22-32 NLT Claiming to
be wise, they instead became utter fools.
23 And instead of worshiping the
glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people
and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful
things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things
with each other's bodies. 25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they
worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator Himself, who
is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. 26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful
desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead
indulged in sex with each other. 27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual
relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things
with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves
the penalty they deserved. 28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God,
He abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should
never be done. 29
Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy,
murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. 30 They are
backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new
ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents. 31 They
refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no
mercy. 32
They know God's justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die,
yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.
Galatians 5:19-21 NLT When you follow the desires of your sinful
nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful
pleasures, 20
idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish
ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins
like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that
sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:3-7 NLT Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or
greed among you. Such sins have no place among God's people. 4 Obscene
stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let
there be thankfulness to God. 5 You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy
person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an
idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
6 Don't be fooled by those who try to
excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey Him. 7 Don't
participate in the things these people do.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of
God. Romans
6:23 For the wages of sin is death; (Hell)
but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:8 But God showed His great love for us by
sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. John the Baptist preached repentance.
Meaning turn from sin and believe in what Jesus did on the Cross. One must
place their faith in the works of the Cross to be saved.
Salvation Prayer: Jesus
I’m a sinner, I’m sorry for my sins, please forgive me. I don’t want to sin
anymore. I commit my life to you and ask you to come into my heart, direct, and
take charge of my life. I believe you died to set me free of my sins. You are
the only Way, the only Truth, and the only Life. I believe in you Jesus! If you
are sincere He will save you!
Every
mountain and island was moved out of its place; This moving of mountain and island may
be one part of the regeneration and appearance of earth in the Kingdom Age.
15 And the
kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty
men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the
rocks of the mountains,
16 and said
to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him
who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
There will come a day,
that seems to be in the near future, that mankind will awaken and realize there
really is a God and what has been prophesized is true. Those that live during the
Tribulation, the light bulb will come on in their brain, but it will be too late.
The rich, poor, famous, rulers of countries, common people, etc. will cower and
look for places to hide from the Judgment of God that will befall upon them and
the world. All the money of the world, worldly possessions, fancy name titles,
religious prestige, etc. will not save these people and their unrighteous mind
will tell them they are doomed to everlasting Hell. They will seek a place to
hide, just like Adam and Eve, but it will be a vain act. God will call out,
“Where are you?” Not that He doesn’t already know where you are physically, but
where are you Spiritually, is the ultimate question.
It will be the biggest
prayer group ever known to mankind during the Tribulation, but to no avail.
Billions will be praying to their man made religious saviour’s and co-redeemers
which do not exist. Jesus is the only one that can save!
17 For the
great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"
The
“great day of His wrath” is the
coming Great Tribulation. God’s judgment will be poured out on this world in an
unprecedented manner and no one will then be able to stand against that
judgment.
Romans 1:16 For I am
not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,
for it is
the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes…...
Romans
3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans
6:23 For the wages of sin is
death, but the gift of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John
3:3
Jesus answered and said to him, Most assuredly, I say
to you,
unless
one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Last
Week’s Trivia: Who
was Akan?
Answer: Akan was the son of Ezer, he was a
descendant of Seir, a Horite chief who was one of the descendants or Esau. Genesis 36:27; 1
Chronicles 1:42.
This
week’s Trivia: Who
was Aliah?
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