Monday, August 13, 2012

Revelation 16:7-9


7 And [from] the altar I heard [the] cry, Yes, Lord God the Omnipotent, Your judgments (sentences, decisions) are true and just and righteous! 

8 Then the fourth [angel] emptied out his bowl upon the sun, and it was permitted to burn (scorch) humanity with [fierce, glowing] heat (fire). 

Remember that we were clearly shown that Jesus protects us from the sun, Revelation 7:16. The glorious Truth is that our Father will be using us to give food and provision to those in need during these times.

Who then is the faithful, thoughtful, and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household to give to the others the food and supplies at the proper time? Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) is that servant whom, when his master comes, he will find so doing. Matthew 24:45-46

9 People were severely burned (scorched) by the fiery heat, and they reviled and blasphemed the name of God, Who has control of these plagues, and they did not repent of their sins [felt no regret, contrition, and compunction for their waywardness, refusing to amend their ways] to give Him glory. 

Look at how this verse says, that those in agony did not give God the glory. As you read that I want you to think about religion today and how they teach the works of man. So many teach that you must first do this and you must first do that, then your actions allow God can do something for you. How many people will tell you that they prayed this or that and then it happened. Or that they first gave this or that and then something happened. Our Father is a reactive figure in their religious world. They believe that they are in control of what our Father does in our lives, instead of the Father controlling them. 

Jesus will say to those who had done mighty works in His name on the Day of Judgment, that He never knew them, Matthew 7:22. I believe that these people will be in church, the anti-christ’s church, acting all religious and having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it, 2 Timothy 3:5. They won’t repent, because they have believed a lie. They will be bowing down to religious figures and statutes. The wicked will be regurgitating prayers that they are told to pray. It will all seem very religious, but it will all be for man, glorifying man’s efforts. Their works and actions are not bringing the glory to our Father! They will not repent of their evil, because they do not have the Holy Spirit, the power of our Father causing them to repent. All along they will believe that they are being very religious. 

If you don’t think these people will be religious, just think of how people react today when something bad happens, churches are flooded the following Sunday! People aren’t going to change. They will be going to the worlds church as never before. The sermons will all be on what they have to do to get our Father to act. The statue of the anti-christ will be telling them things. They will see miraculous acts performed by the anti-christ and it will all point towards man and human ability. It will all be blasphemous by taking the power and free will of God and crediting all of the works to man. The main focus of the anti-christ will always be our free will. If you want to have a great study go and try and find where our Father ever has it written that He gave us a free will. I can assure you that you will fins a ton of scriptures that talk about His free will, but as for ours, well you will see! 

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