The God of Heaven and Earth versus the demon gods of deceit. A battlefield update …
- The people of Earth are now in the throes of the great tribulation. The devil has asserted his control by setting up a world government that dominates every sector of the social, economic, political and religious landscape. Now demanding worship, the dragon and the beast call all people to bow before them or die.
- Our question this morning is, Does God allow this to go unchecked? Does he allow the dragon, the antichrist and the false prophet to wreak havoc and spew hatred unopposed? Has God pulled up stakes? Did he cut his losses and run? Hightailed it out of there? Are those who tragically missed the Rapture entirely at the mercy of the dark forces?
- No. Emphatically no. Our Bibles teach us that God is working a plan that he put in place before he laid the foundations of the earth; his plan, the plan of God … conceived in the mind of God by his infinite wisdom and knowledge before this impostor god and his evil forces even existed. They are no match for our God.
- Never forget who owns the planet. Never forget that earth is God’s creation, the work of his hands. He set the earth on its foundations; he spoke and the earth was formed; he set the stars in their place and calls them by name. He is God, and there is no other. He is God, and there is none like him.
- Surrender his planet to the devil, a pretend god, an impostor, a mere created being? Never. Sign the title deed of the universe over to the prince of darkness? Not going to happen.
- At this stage of the battle God attacks the darkness by sending witnesses to his eternal gospel to every nation on earth. Yes, things are different now. Very different. World and local events are beyond horrible and devastating. And it is very likely that if a person does heed the angelic warrior messengers and refuses to bow in worship to the dragon and the antichrist that he or she will be martyred. But the people left behind are not without hope. Many, probably most, of them will die, but also many will live to populate the earth when Christ takes back his property and sets up his millennial rule after the annihilation of the dragon and his forces at the battle of Armageddon.
- The Lamb of God stands ready with 144,000 elite troops on the ground, loyal and devoted to him in every way. And six times in our text this morning we will see the mighty warrior angels of God providing air support. And we will see the Holy Spirit of God blessing the saints of God and calling them to endure.
- The end is at hand.
REVELATION MESSAGE 23 – Ripe for Salvation or Ripe for Judgment
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