In Revelation, "then" denotes what the Apostle John was shown 'next'.
Did you ever notice that God repeated the 'blood sacrifices' every year since it points to Christ and His Sacrifice?
Same with the 7 feasts repeating every year.
Same with the 7th day/sabbath repeating weekly = until Christ came and fulfilled them all.
Stephanas was written about as being one of the FIRST FRUITS in antioch .
I dont think folks understand at all what FIRST FRUIT means .
My advice is that we prepare the church to be ready to lose all for JESUS sake .
To not touch nor take that nasty mark , to remain faithful to CHRIST unto the end .
And give no false hope to any man . OH JESUS WILL SURELY COME FOR HIS CHURCH .
On that i have no doubt . BUT WHEN HE DO , HE COMETH TO LAY DOWN THE WRATH OF
GOD against the beast , and all who followed it and the lie .
THIS IS a one time event . THERE is no TWO second comings . THERE is no rapture and then later a SECOND coming .
THE RAPTURE , IS THE SECOND COMING . and its high time folks realize that .
Its high time folks realize that they gonna have to pay a price . That there is a cost .
BUT that nothing compares to the GLORY that shall be revelead to the lambs on HIS DAY .
WE look forward to HIS COMING , knowing full well that in this life there will be a cost . But that , that cost
cannot even compare to the paradise to the GLORY that shall be revealed unto us on HIS day .
PS , THE WORLD wont like HIS COMING for it denied HIM . but the lambs shall rejoice on HIS day .
TILLL THEN things are only gonna get far worse in this world and fast too . I MEAN very fast .
FOR SIN Has abounded massive and has taken the hearts of the peoples unto a lie which cannot and will not save them .
IT is a lie that offers up a false love and has given them a false hope of salvation . Satan sleeps not
the mystery of inquity rests not . THIS world has been prepared unto this hour .
Budda cannot save them nor deliver them from the wrath to come , nor can any other religoin .
SURE the lie that unites might make life easier for them all in this world and our rejecting the lie will make it
worse for us in this world . BUT GUESS what , IN THE END WE WIN FOR JESUS HAS WON .
ETERNAL LIFE BE FOREVER , this life is but a speck of a dot , a vapor that appeared but for a dot , a fraction of time .
What matters IS THIS . DID WE KNOW GOD . WELL if we dont know CHRIST , if we dont beleive
THEN WE DONT KNOW GOD and thus i will leave us with JESUS own words .
HE who has the SON has eternal life , HE who has not the SON has not life but the WRATH OF GOD abides on HIM .
YEAH islam cant save a soul , nor can any false love . EITHER WE BELIEVE IN CHRIST and follow HIM
or we have been decieved and follow a lie .