Blog entries by Marilyn C
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ECONOMIC BABYLON
The city of Babylon will not only be the centre of man`s Religious System, which gets destroyed, but also the centre of commerce and finance – the Global Economy. We are now given a picture of this aspect of the city of Babylon. It is called a `prison` and `a habitation of...
`And the 10 horns which you saw are 10 kings
who have received no kingdom as yet,
but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.`...
Political Babylon.
The picture we see is of this religious system that has persecuted believers and killed many. It is in a close relationship with a beastly entity.
`And I saw the woman...
Religious Babylon.
The first aspect of Babylon that we are shown is the Religious system. The false prophet brings together all the religions of the world and this is revealed to us in symbolic form as a great prostitute – a great profanity of blasphemy and a violation of sacred things...
THE CITY OF BABYLON
The city of Babylon is being rebuilt and it is destined to become the centre of the last Gentile Global Government. The Anti-Christ will rule from Babylon with the 10 Islamic kings, over the whole world. The Political, Economic and Religious aspects of...
These events unfold one upon the other. Thus while the nations are gathering their armies to Armageddon,....
`And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.`...
4.Men are Scorched.
Those who have taken the mark of the beast now have terrible sores on their bodies. The sea & waters, (rivers, streams etc) have become bloodied through fish & people dying. The waters would be foul & polluted and with the great heat following, the pain people would be...
`Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the 7 angels,
“Go & pour out the bowls of the wrath of God on the earth.”
(Rev. 16: 1)
1. The...
The 7 Bowls of God`s Wrath.
The song of Moses says that `He will avenge the blood of His servants....` (Deut. 32: 43) And His judgment is `just & true.` (Rev. 15: 3) Thus we see that from the `Holy of Holies,` in the heavenly sanctuary comes forth the last judgments...
The Judgments.
We are now shown the details of this judgment that was proclaimed. (Ch. 14: 7) This will be the final judgments in the tribulation upon rebellious mankind.
These 7 plagues will complete God`s wrath. They are described as `great and marvellous,` meaning that...
The Harvest.
An angel is now shown coming out of the temple in heaven with another sickle. This picture shows that the judgment is from the Father.
Another angel is then shown coming out from the altar, which indicates Christ`s great sacrifice (altar) and the execution of the judgments (fire)...
The Judge.
God the Father and the Holy Spirit declare the blessing upon those who do not follow the `beast.` Though they die, because they trust in God they will have eternal life.
`Here is the patience of the saints;
here are those who keep...
THE HARVEST (Rev. 14: 6 – 20)
We are now shown the great ingathering of the harvest: those to life and those to death.
Three angels go forth bringing proclamations of the judgments to come.
The 3 Proclamations
Life - God`s hand of mercy is still stretched out to those who will...
SUMMARY
The colossal program of the majestic eternal purposes, which the Lord Jesus Christ brings into effect, surpasses anything else anywhere in the whole realm of knowledge.
Christ`s rulership in every realm is established, as well as the complete restoration and His rightful possession...
Rulership in the Third Heaven.
The Body of Christ are the Overcomers.
`To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.` (Rev. 3: 21)
The Lord`s seat of power and authority, His throne has been set up in the third...
The First Fruits.
Now we hear different voices:
`And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters,
and like the voice of loud thunder.
And I heard the sound of harpist...
Mount Zion
Here is the victorious Christ, the one who overcame the enemy. He is now shown pictorially, standing on Mount Zion in the heavenlies. This is the place of rulership and authority by the King and Judge.
`Then I looked, &...
CHRIST THE JUDGE
Overview.
Christ is the Chief Justice of Heaven`s supreme court. His decisions are final and beyond His verdict there is no other court of appeal. He exercises the final prerogative that is essential to judgeship; He is able to kill and to make alive.
The prophet Daniel gives...
Rulership on the New Earth.
Israel ruling over the Nations under Christ`s Authority.
God says to King David - `Your house and your kingdom shall be established for ever before Me. Your throne shall be established forever.` (2 Sam. 7: 16)
Israel was created by God as the nation to rule the...
The False Prophet.
This man arises in power from `the earth,` symbolising the vain philosophies of the religions of man. He seems benevolent, `lamb like,` but he speaks `as a dragon,` - words from Satan.
`Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth...