December
23rd Revelation 14 Jesus and his people
1: And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb
stood on the mount
Sion, and with him an
hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their
foreheads. 2: And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and
as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with
their harps: 3: And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and
before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but
the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 4:
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These
are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from
among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. 5: And in their
mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
The
time of Judgement
6: And I saw another angel fly in
the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that
dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7: Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of
his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea,
and the fountains of waters. 8: And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is
fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication. 9: And the third angel followed them, saying with a
loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in
his forehead, or in his hand, 10: The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath
of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation;
and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy
angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11: And the smoke of their torment
ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who
worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12: Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the
commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 13: And I heard a voice from
heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from
henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and
their works do follow them.
Harvest
14: And I looked, and behold a white
cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head
a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15: And another angel came out
of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in
thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of
the earth is ripe. 16: And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the
earth; and the earth was reaped. 17: And another angel came out of the temple
which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18: And another angel came
out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him
that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the
clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 19: And the
angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth,
and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20: And the winepress
was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto
the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
John sees the 144,000 men who are
Jewish preachers of the Gospel of the Kingdom and they are all virgins and they
stand on the mount
Sion with the Lamb. An
angel flies with the everlasting gospel – This Gospel is… Fear God, and give
glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made
heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. This is the good
news of the judgment of God on the wicked.
Another angel comes with the News that Babylon has fallen. And a third that the
wrath of God will come on those who take the mark of the beast. John is told to
write – Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth. Then John
sees a white cloud and the Son of Man sits on it. He has a golden crown and a
sharp sickle. He reaps the souls of the earth. This seems to be describing a
battle in which the blood will flow up to the horses bridle for a distance of
1,600 furlongs – 200 miles.
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