Jesus, The Revelator

 Revelation 12:7-9 is entitled "The War In Heaven" and verses 7-9 say, "And war broke out in Heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in Heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world; he was cast to the earth and his angels were cast out with him."

This is a clear description of a Battle in Heaven between good and evil resulting in Satan and his angels {demons} being cast out of Heaven. What is the timing of this event? Has it already happened or is it a future event? Currently, whether Satan is in Heaven or on the earth the Word Of God says he "Walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour." {1 Peter 5:8}

Satan desires to destroy all people especially Israel. Please notice that immediately after the above declaration, Jehovah God grants us a way to defeat the enemy of our lives. Revelation 12:11 says, "And they overcame him by the blood of The Lamb and by the word of their testimony." 

At the moment Jesus died, Satan and all his demons were defeated. Jehovah God even grants us a way to defeat Satan and his demons each and every day. Ephesians 6:11,14-17 says, "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God."

We Do Not Need To Be Fearful Of Satan And His Demons. We Are Victorious Through The Shed Blood Of Jesus! They Are Defeated!

Blessings,

Frank      

Jesus, The Revelator

Revelation 12:1,2,4,5 says, "Now a great sign appeared in Heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. And she bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and to His throne."

Chapter 12 of Revelation is entitled "The Woman" and this woman bore a male child as mentioned in verse 5. The goal of this message is to identify The Woman and The Male Child. We will determine whether the woman is Mary the mother of Jesus or Israel and who is the Male Child?

Please notice in verse 1 on the head of the Woman was a garland of 12 stars. When we study the description of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, this type of description never comes forth. Also, could the 12 stars have a connection to the Twelve Tribes Of Israel?

Revelation 12:2 says, "Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth." There is not a description of Mary giving birth to Jesus in pain. However, the Birth Of Israel resulted in tremendous pain. The day that Israel was birthed in May of 1948 the country was physically attacked by many of the Arab countries on their border. Israel has fought numerous wars and has been victorious each time. Currently, terrorist attacks are almost a daily occurrence and rockets are fired out of Gaza regularly.

As a result, there is no question that the Woman is Israel and not the Mother of Jesus. Who is the Male Child? Again, there should be no question because the Male Child is Jesus! How did Israel give birth to Jesus? HE WAS BORN IN BETHLEHEM!

In closing, Revelation 12:6 says, "Then the Woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God." Israel, during The Battle Of Armageddon will flee to Petra for safety. Revelation 12 is challenging to understand, we trust this study was helpful.

Blessings,

Frank 

Jesus The Revelator

Our last couple of messages has shown how Jehovah God will pour out His Wrath through Jesus.  However, Revelation 11 illustrates that God still desires for those living during the Tribulation Period will have opportunities to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. We desire to title this message "The Two Witnesses."

Revelation 11:3 says, "And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." Our Lord will place these two people in Jerusalem, possibly at the Western Wall, where they will witness concerning Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and will prophesy. They will be given power from God that if anyone tries to harm them, "they must be killed." {Revelation 11:5}

We will spend the remainder of this message illustrating a similar message of the experience of the Two Witnesses and Jesus' time on earth:

Two Witnesses                                 Jesus Christ

Witness Jesus As Savior, vs.3          Was A Witness As Savior

Killed By Anti-Christ, vs.7                 Killed By Enemies

Bodies In Street 3.5 Days, vs.9        Body In Grave 3 Days

People Rejoice, vs.10                        Guards Mock Jesus 

Rise From Dead 3.5 Days, vs.11        Rose From Dead-3 Days

Ascended Into Heaven, vs.12            Ascended Into Heaven

Our God is a loving and caring God and through His "Two Witnesses" people will be "Saved" during the last three and a half years of the Tribulation Period. However, in order for you to avoid experiencing the Tribulation Period you can be saved now, please pray this prayer:

Jesus, I Know I Am A Sinner

Please Forgive Me Of All My Sins

I Proclaim Jesus As Lord And . . .

That God Raised Him From The Dead

Jesus, Please Come Live in My Heart As My Savior

Thank You Jesus, I Am Saved!

Blessings,

Frank

  

Jeus, The Revelator

We are continuing our study of the Book of Revelation and are at the place where God is pouring out His Wrath through Jesus on those who have rejected Jesus as Lord and Savior. As part of the fourth Trumpet Blast Revelation 8:13 says, "And I looked and I heard an angel flying through the midst of Heaven, saying with a loud voice, 'Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the Earth.'" There will be a total of seven Trumpet Blasts and the angel in Revelation 8:13 says Trumpet Blasts 5, 6, 7 will cause Woe to the people of the Earth.

Examining the result of the Fifth Trumpet Blast, Revelation 9:1-3 says, "Then the fifth angel sounded and I saw a star fallen from Heaven to the Earth. And to him was given the key to the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the Earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the Earth have power."

Locusts came upon the Earth and they will be given authority to torment people for five months. "Men will seek death and will not find it." {Revelation 9:6}

At the sound of the Sixth Trumpet, the four angels who are bound at the Euphrates River will be released. Why is this significant? These four angels will be released to kill a third of the people on the earth. {Revelation 9:15} 

We especially desire to bring to your attention Revelation 9:20,21 saying, "But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the work of their hands, that they should not worship demons and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone and 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." This is certainly difficult to understand!

Revelation 11:15 says, "The kingdom of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ and He shall reign forever and ever!" Yet, Revelation 11:19 says, "Then the temple of God was opened in Heaven and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thundering, an earthquake and great hail."

Jehovah God on His Throne is being worshipped but at the same time the earth is being shaken. Stay Tuned.

Blessings,

Frank

  

Jesus, The Revelator

Revelation 8 illustrates the first four trumpet blasts as part of Jesus pouring out His Wrath. We will list the results of these blasts but desire to end this message by explaining why will a loving and caring God pour out His Wrath?

The first four trumpet blasts will result in:

A Third Of The Trees Will Be Burned Up . . .

A Third Of All Green Grass Will Be Burned Up . . .

A Third Of The Sea Will Become Blood . . .

A Third Of Sea Creatures Will Die . . .

A Third Of Ships Will Be Destroyed . . .

A Third Of The Day And The Night Will Not Shine . . .

Many Men Will Die From Bitter Water

Why was it God's desire for Jesus to pour out His Wrath? Before we attempt to answer this question, it is vitally important to understand that only those "Unsaved" at the time of the rapture will experience God's Wrath. They rejected His offer of salvation through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus.

Jehovah God maintains a Wall Of Protection around all the people of the world. However, when a person totally and willfully rejects Jesus as Savior, there comes a time when God will withdraw His protection. All those living during the Tribulation Period will have lost God's Protection and will experience His Wrath.

After reading this message, possibly you now know, without a doubt, it is time to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, please pray this life changing prayer:

Jesus, I Know I Am A Sinner . . .

Please Forgive Me Of All My Sins . . .

I Proclaim With My Mouth Jesus Is Lord . . .

And That God Raised Him From The Dead . . .

Please Come And Live Within My Heart As My Savior . . .

Thank You Jesus, I AM SAVED!

Blessings,

Frank

   

Jesus, The Revelator

Our last message introduced us to the 144,000 Jewish men hand-picked by God and sealed by God but their exact assignment is not mentioned. One possible assignment discussed by Biblical Scholars is that they will travel the world as ambassadors of Jesus Christ. This is an intriguing theory. If this is true, all 144,000 will have to know Jesus as Lord and Savior. Could this be the start of "All Israel Being Saved" as stated in Romans 11:26.

Revelation 7:13-15 says, "Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, 'who are these arrayed in white robes and where did they come from? And I said to him, Sir, you know, these are the ones who come out of the great tribulation and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the Throne will dwell among them.'" This group who will be saved out of the tribulation are different from those "under the altar." {Revelation 6:9} This group of saved tribulation saints serve God day and night in Heaven.

Revelation 8:1 says, "When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven for about half an hour." The exact reason why there is half an hour of silence in Heaven is not explained. However, we can examine the events in Heaven during the time of silence. Seven angels stand before the throne of God holding seven trumpets. Each trumpet will represent a segment of Jesus pouring out His Wrath.

Prior to the trumpet's blasts, a very important event will happen before the throne of God. Revelation 8:3-4 says, "Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. And 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. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand."

The incense censer is the prayers of the saints from around the world. God promised to the martyrs under the altar that when the proper number of people have repented He would unleash His recompence. {Revelation 6:11} At the end of the half hour of silence, that number will be reached and the sound of the trumpets will start. Stay Tuned!

Blessings,

Frank 

Jesus, The Revelator

We at For Zion's Sake Ministry are pleased that you are taking this journey through the Book of Revelation with us. This journey has many twists and turns and sudden changes of direction. We will see a change from chapter six into chapter seven. Chapter six ended with Jesus starting to pour out His Wrath. Chapter seven shows God giving an assignment to 144,000 Jewish men but also includes a great multitude of saved people worshipping God in Heaven.

Revelation 7:2-4 says, "Then I saw another angel ascending from the East, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, 'do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.' And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed."

Sometime during the seven-year Tribulation Period, our Lord will hand pick 144,000 Jewish men {12,000 from each tribe} and will seal them to protect them. However, chapter seven does not define why they are identified by God and why they are sealed by God. One train of thought is that the 144,000 become world-wide witnesses for Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Additionally, chapter 14:1-5 shows the 144,000 before the Throne of God worshipping with a song no one else could learn. They are described as "One who follows the Lamb wherever He goes." Their exact assignment appears to be a mystery!

Revelation 7:9-10 says, "After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, 'Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb!'" This is a clear description of those who were saved at the time of the Rapture worshipping God before His Throne. Hallelujah!

Our next message will illustrate another turn or twist in Jesus' message of Revelation because it starts up again showing Jesus pouring out His Wrath. Stay Tuned.

Blessings,

Frank