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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