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Daily Devotion – Following
Jesus In Every
Chapter
Date: Saturday, December 26, 2015
Chapters: Revelation 6-8
Message Title: Surviving the Tribulation
Hello My Friend,
You do not have to know Jesus to know that there is something going on in the world today, natural disasters, crazy people, wicked and corrupt behavior, not to mention the lack of respect and discipline the youth have. Those of us who walk with Jesus daily cannot help, but question whether or not we are getting closer to His return and the tribulation beginning. Well, let me tell you, every day is one day closer, and as Christians, there is no better time for us to step it up and be that example and witness the world needs to see Jesus before it's too late. “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?” - 2 Peter 3:10-12.
It was around 534 BC that Daniel saw visions similar to what John is seeing, it was then that God showed him the things that would come to pass during the tribulation, which is just before Jesus will return to earth to reign for a thousand years before final judgment takes place. John watches as Jesus opens each of the seven seals from the book, revealing the contents that would plague and destroy the earth little by little. The sixth seal revealed something much different than the rest, it showed the sate of the people.
“And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” - Revelation 6:1,12-17.
“hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;” Many people think their power and or position in the world will save them from judgment, but they are in for a shock, and huge awakening. By the way, none of these proud egos went to the Lamb, they all knew He was capable of saving them, yet they were too afraid to receive Him. Who will be able to stand? Only those who have applied the shed blood of the Lamb upon their souls. There is no respect of persons with God, position, rank, title, and honor on earth mean absolutely nothing to God, it will not save us from death, hell, or any of the terrible things about to come in this world. The only way to be saved from it all is by believing in and receiving Christ as your Saviour. “For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.” - 2 Peter 2:4,9,10.
The plagues upon the earth are just the beginning, now Jesus reveals the destruction of the earth. When the tribulation will begin and how long it will last is unknown, but not even death could save us. Those who are saved will either be resurrected or raptured off the earth and brought to safety. In the midst of His revealing the contents of the seals, Jesus reveals who will have the seal of God that will save us.
“And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.” - Revelation 7:1-4,9-12.
“till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.” The sealed servants of our God are those who have received Christ as their Saviour before their physical death or His return. We can thank God that He will not return until the very last soul to believe in and receive Him is saved. While it may seem as though we are fast approaching the tribulation, it is not coming yet, unfortunately it is going to get worse, what we are witnessing is just the beginning of what is to come, including the Antichrist. “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.” - Mark 13:6-8,24-26.
Upon opening the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for half an hour, then follows a vision of seven angels, who stood before God, who had seven trumpets given to them. “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.” - Revelation 8:1-5.
“that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints” God's saints are not those who seem to be perfect and have made such a great impression upon man that they were declared a saint by man after they died, His saints are those who are saved. While we are to be an example and witness of Jesus in us, that is not what makes us a saint, receiving Him as our Saviour does that, but what we do to reveal Him in us is what counts not what we do to please man. God's judgment and the signs of Jesus returning will be clearly seen as we see more apostasy, wars, natural disasters, famines, hatred, immorality, and death. We who are saved may have to face much of our own tribulations due to the world getting worse, but we have much to look forward to as we endure.
“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.” - James 5:7-11.
Today's Prayer: Jesus, The love that You have for us is just astounding, those who believe in and receive You will never fully understand how You willfully gave Your life to save us not only from death, but the destruction of the world, but we do understand that we are redeemed by Your precious blood. You were born to die for us, but You rose up in victory and know because of that that we will too. When we consider the depth of Your love let us be more determined to be faithful to You until You return and bring us to safety. Help us to endure the tribulation that comes our way by keeping our eyes on You, knowing that we will have eternal life with You. In your name, Jesus. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Date: Saturday, December 26, 2015
Chapters: Revelation 6-8
Message Title: Surviving the Tribulation
Hello My Friend,
You do not have to know Jesus to know that there is something going on in the world today, natural disasters, crazy people, wicked and corrupt behavior, not to mention the lack of respect and discipline the youth have. Those of us who walk with Jesus daily cannot help, but question whether or not we are getting closer to His return and the tribulation beginning. Well, let me tell you, every day is one day closer, and as Christians, there is no better time for us to step it up and be that example and witness the world needs to see Jesus before it's too late. “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?” - 2 Peter 3:10-12.
It was around 534 BC that Daniel saw visions similar to what John is seeing, it was then that God showed him the things that would come to pass during the tribulation, which is just before Jesus will return to earth to reign for a thousand years before final judgment takes place. John watches as Jesus opens each of the seven seals from the book, revealing the contents that would plague and destroy the earth little by little. The sixth seal revealed something much different than the rest, it showed the sate of the people.
“And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” - Revelation 6:1,12-17.
“hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;” Many people think their power and or position in the world will save them from judgment, but they are in for a shock, and huge awakening. By the way, none of these proud egos went to the Lamb, they all knew He was capable of saving them, yet they were too afraid to receive Him. Who will be able to stand? Only those who have applied the shed blood of the Lamb upon their souls. There is no respect of persons with God, position, rank, title, and honor on earth mean absolutely nothing to God, it will not save us from death, hell, or any of the terrible things about to come in this world. The only way to be saved from it all is by believing in and receiving Christ as your Saviour. “For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.” - 2 Peter 2:4,9,10.
The plagues upon the earth are just the beginning, now Jesus reveals the destruction of the earth. When the tribulation will begin and how long it will last is unknown, but not even death could save us. Those who are saved will either be resurrected or raptured off the earth and brought to safety. In the midst of His revealing the contents of the seals, Jesus reveals who will have the seal of God that will save us.
“And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.” - Revelation 7:1-4,9-12.
“till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.” The sealed servants of our God are those who have received Christ as their Saviour before their physical death or His return. We can thank God that He will not return until the very last soul to believe in and receive Him is saved. While it may seem as though we are fast approaching the tribulation, it is not coming yet, unfortunately it is going to get worse, what we are witnessing is just the beginning of what is to come, including the Antichrist. “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.” - Mark 13:6-8,24-26.
Upon opening the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for half an hour, then follows a vision of seven angels, who stood before God, who had seven trumpets given to them. “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.” - Revelation 8:1-5.
“that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints” God's saints are not those who seem to be perfect and have made such a great impression upon man that they were declared a saint by man after they died, His saints are those who are saved. While we are to be an example and witness of Jesus in us, that is not what makes us a saint, receiving Him as our Saviour does that, but what we do to reveal Him in us is what counts not what we do to please man. God's judgment and the signs of Jesus returning will be clearly seen as we see more apostasy, wars, natural disasters, famines, hatred, immorality, and death. We who are saved may have to face much of our own tribulations due to the world getting worse, but we have much to look forward to as we endure.
“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.” - James 5:7-11.
Today's Prayer: Jesus, The love that You have for us is just astounding, those who believe in and receive You will never fully understand how You willfully gave Your life to save us not only from death, but the destruction of the world, but we do understand that we are redeemed by Your precious blood. You were born to die for us, but You rose up in victory and know because of that that we will too. When we consider the depth of Your love let us be more determined to be faithful to You until You return and bring us to safety. Help us to endure the tribulation that comes our way by keeping our eyes on You, knowing that we will have eternal life with You. In your name, Jesus. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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