REVELATION 22   (with notes) ...

The Curse of Genesis 3 is lifted ... and the fruit of the "Tree of Life" will be freely granted and offered

   "Then he (the angel) showed me the River of the Water of Life, bright as crystal,

     flowing from the Throne of God and of the Lamb

     through the middle of the street of the City;

     ALSO,

     in the middle of its street, and on either side of the river,

     the TREE OF LIFE

     with its twelve kinds of fruit,    (It is no longer guarded by the mighty Cherubim ... see Genesis 3:24)

     yielding its fruit each month.

     The leaves of the Tree were for the healing of the nations.

     No longer will there be anything accursed,

     but the Throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it,

     and His servants will worship Him.

     They will see His face,

     and His Name will be on their foreheads.

     And night will be no more.

     They will need no light of lamp or sun,

     for the Lord God will be their light,

     and they will reign forever and ever.

     And he said to me,

     “These words are trustworthy and true.

       And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets,

       has sent His angel to show His servants

       what must soon take place.”

Messiah ... Jesus Christ in English ... Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew ... is returning soon

   “And BEHOLD,

     I am coming soon.  (He has waited for the 'good news' to spread to the ends of the Earth.)

     Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

     I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things.

     And when I heard and saw them,

     I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me,

     but he (the angel) said to me,

     “You must NOT do that!      (John again tried to worship an angel ... the Bible warns NEVER worship angels!)

       I am a fellow servant with you

       and your brothers the prophets,

       and with those who keep the words of this book.

       Worship GOD.”

     AND he said to me,

     “Do NOT seal up the words of the prophecy of this book,

       for the time is near.  (The prophet Daniel was told to 'seal' his book "UNTIL the time of the End" ... Daniel 12)

       Let the evildoer still do evil,

       and the filthy still be filthy,

       and the righteous still do right,

       and the holy still be holy.”     (One day these two groups will be "separated" by God ... Heaven or Hell)

   “BEHOLD,

     I am coming soon,

     bringing My recompense with Me,

     to repay everyone for what he has done.

     I am the Alpha and the Omega,

     the first and the last,

     the beginning and the end.”

     Blessed are those who wash their robes,      (With the 'blood of the Lamb' which washes away ALL our sins)

     so that they may have the right to the Tree of Life

     and that they may enter the City by the gates.

     Outside are the dogs and sorcerers

     and the sexually immoral

     and murderers

     and idolaters,

     and everyone who loves and practices a lie.     (The assurance of life in HEAVEN ... Jew and Gentile ... it's NOT too late!!!)  

   “I, Jesus (Yeshua), have sent My angel to testify to you

     about these things for the churches.

     I am the root and the descendant of David,       (MESSIAH!!!  The GENEALOGY of Jesus Christ ...)

     the Bright Morning Star.”    

     The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.”

     And let the one who hears say, “Come.”

     And let the one who is thirsty come;

     let the one who desires take the Water of Life without price.    

A terrible warning to ALL who will add or take away from God's completed Word ...

   "I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book:

     If anyone ADDS to them,

     God will add to him the plagues described in this book,

     and if anyone TAKES AWAY from the words of the book of this prophecy,

     God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city,

     which are described in this book.

     He who testifies to these things says,

     “Surely,

       I AM coming soon.”     ("In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye" ...)

     Amen.

     Come, Lord Jesus!!!        (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE")       (Prophecies:  MESSIAH'S RETURN)

     The Grace of the Lord Jesus (Yeshua) be with all. 

REVELATION 21   (with notes) ...

A NEW Heaven and a NEW Earth is coming ...

   "Then I saw a NEW Heaven

     and a NEW Earth,

     for the first Heaven and the first Earth had passed away,       (Also see Isaiah 65:17 ...  and Isaiah 66:22)

     and the Sea was no more.

     And I saw the Holy City, NEW Jerusalem,

     coming down OUT of Heaven from God,

     prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

     And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,

     “Behold,

       the dwelling place of God is with Man.

       He will dwell with them,

       and they will be His people,

       and God Himself will be with them as their God.

       He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,   

       and Death shall be no more,       (See Isaiah 25:8)

       neither shall there be mourning,

       nor crying,

       nor pain anymore,      (Amen!)

       for the former things have passed away.”

     And He who was seated on the Throne said,

     “Behold, I am making ALL things new.”

     Also He said,

     “Write this down,

       for these words are trustworthy and true.”

     And He said to me,

     “It is done!

       I am the Alpha and the Omega,     

       the Beginning and the End.      (A title of Jesus Christ ... Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew ... See Revelation 1)

       To the thirsty

       I will give from the spring of the Water of Life without payment.     (See John 4)

       The one who conquers will have this heritage,

       and I will be his God

       and he will be My son.       (We are "born again" and become children of God through faith in Jesus)

       But as for

       the cowardly,    (Afraid of what other people think if they place their faith and love in Jesus Christ)

       the faithless,      (Those who have not placed all their love, faith, and trust in Jesus Christ to save them)

       the abominable,      (The Bible mentions many abominations including homosexuality and abortion)

       as for murderers,      (Jesus warns even those who are "angry with his brother without a cause"... Matthew 5)

       the sexually immoral,      (Any sex outside of marriage ... including homosexuality and pornography)

       sorcerers,      ("pharmakeus"... addictive drugs ... and also such things as astrology, fortune tellers, etc.)

       idolaters,      (An 'idol' is anything we place or "love" above God ... money, sports, work, celebrities, tv, etc.)

       and all liars,     

       their portion will be in the Lake that burns with fire and sulfur,  (HELL!!)

       which is the SECOND Death.”      (We are ALL sinners who desperately need a Savior)

The New Jerusalem

     Then      (AFTER the Earth has been "cleansed" and restored ... and the "curse" of Genesis 3 has been lifted.)

     came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues

     and spoke to me, saying,

     “Come, I will show you the Bride,

        the wife of the Lamb.”     (The Cross is a love story ... written in His blood)

     And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain,

     and showed me the Holy City Jerusalem   (Heaven!)

     coming down OUT of Heaven from God,     (Awesome!!!)

     having the glory of God,

     its radiance like a most rare jewel,

     like a jasper, clear as crystal.

     It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates,

     and at the gates twelve angels,

     and on the gates

     the names of the twelve Tribes

     of the sons of Israel were inscribed --     (God will fulfill all of His promises to the children of Israel ...)

     on the East three gates,

     on the North three gates,

     on the South three gates,

     and on the West three gates.

     And the wall of the city had twelve foundations,

     and on them

     were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

     And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold

     to measure the city and its gates and walls.

     The City lies foursquare, its length the same as its width.

     And he measured the City with his rod, 12,000 stadia.     (About 1380 miles ... or 2/3 diameter of the Moon)

     Its length and width and height are equal.

     He also measured its wall,

     144 cubits by human measurement,

     which is also an angel's measurement.       (Consider this statement for a moment ... )

     The wall was built of jasper,

     while the City was pure gold, clear as glass.

     The foundations of the wall of the City were adorned with every kind of jewel.

     The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate,

     the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian,

     the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz,

     the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

     And the twelve gates were twelve pearls,

     each of the gates made of a single pearl,

     and the street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.

     And I saw no Temple in the City,

     for its Temple IS the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.

     And the City has no need of Sun or Moon to shine on it,

     for the glory of God gives it light,

     and its lamp is the Lamb.       (See Zechariah 14:6-9)

     By its light will the nations walk,

     and the kings of the Earth will bring their glory into it,

     and its gates will never be shut by day --

     and there will be no night there.

     They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.

     But nothing unclean will ever enter it,

     nor anyone who does what is detestable or false,

     but ONLY those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life."     (See Revelation 20 ... (God's Promise ...)

--Russia News      (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and ARMAGEDDON)       (Prophecies:  The coming RAPTURE)  

Earlier: 

REVELATION 20   (with notes) ...

The Coming "Millennium" ... The 1000 Year Reign

   "Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven,

     holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit (abyss) and a great chain.

     And he seized the Dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan,

     and bound him for a thousand years,

     and threw him into the Pit (Abyss),

     and shut it and sealed it over him,

     so that he might not deceive the nations any longer,

     UNTIL the thousand years were ended.

     After that he must be released for a little while.       (When God will test Mankind's faith one last time ...)

     Then I saw thrones,

     and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed.

     Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded     

     for the testimony of Jesus     (Millions will be "beheaded" during the coming "Apocalypse")

     and for the Word of God,     (Special blessings are promised for all who cling to their faith even unto death)

     and those who had not worshiped the Beast (Antichrist) or its image 

     and had not received its mark

     on their foreheads or their hands.     (NEVER take this Mark ... torments will follow)

     They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand (1000) years.

     The rest of the dead did not come to life

     UNTIL the thousand years were ended.

     This is the FIRST Resurrection (of the dead).     (For all who will place their faith and love in Jesus Christ)

     Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the First Resurrection!

     Over such the Second Death (HELL) has no power,     (The assurance of eternal life in HEAVEN ... it's NOT too late!!!) 

     but they will be priests of God and of Christ,

     and they will reign with him for a THOUSAND years.    (This is the "Millennial" Kingdom on EARTH )

AFTER the 1000 Years ... The Final Test For Mankind ... Satan Cast Out Into "the Lake of Fire" FOREVER.

     And when the thousand years are ENDED,

     Satan will be released from his prison

     and will come out to deceive the nations

     that are at the four corners of the Earth, Gog and Magog,

     to gather them for battle;

     their number is like the sand of the Sea.     (Those who survived the "Apocalypse" will multiply and rebel)

     And they marched up

     over the broad plain of the Earth       (The mountains have disappeared ... see Revelation 17)

     and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city (Jerusalem),

     but fire came down from Heaven and consumed them,      (This last rebellion against God won't last long ...)

     and the Devil who had deceived them      (He is called the "father of ALL lies"... and 'the Deceiver")

     was thrown into the Lake of Fire and sulfur

     where the Beast and the False Prophet were (HELL ... also called "The Outer Darkness"),

     and they will be tormented day and night FOREVER and EVER.  (Eternal)

THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT ...

(For all who have NOT placed their faith, trust, and love in Messiah ... Jesus Christ)

     Then,      (After this final test and rebellion of Mankind on Earth after the 1000 years)

     I saw a Great White Throne

     and Him who was seated on it.

     From His presence Earth and sky fled away,

     and no place was found for them.

     And I saw the dead, great and small,

     standing before the Throne,     (You do NOT want to be among those standing before the Great White Throne)

     and books were opened.

     Then another book was opened,

     which is the Book of Life. (ALL who place their faith and love in Jesus Christ ARE written in the Book of Life)

     And the dead were judged by what was written in the books,   

     according to what they had done.     

     And the Sea gave up the dead who were in it,

     Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them,

     and they were judged,

     each one of them,    (They rejected or ignored the Blood of the Lamb to "wash away" all their sins)

     according to what they had done.     (God warns we either die "in Sin" (GUILTY) ... or "in Christ" (FREE!!!)

     Then Death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of Fire.

     This is the SECOND Death,     (The Second Death ... HELL ... is the death ALL MANKIND should fear)

     the Lake of Fire.    (Also called "the Outer Darkness" ... "where there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth")

     And IF anyone's name was NOT found written in the Book of Life,

     he was THROWN into the Lake of Fire (HELL)."     (The ASSURANCE of eternal life in HEAVEN ... it's NOT too late!!!)

     and all the birds were gorged with their flesh."       (The assurance of eternal life in HEAVEN ... it's NOT too late!!!) 

     (Revelation 19:1-21)

Some important things to consider as we study these Bible prophecies and watch the news ...

        “So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence,
          and will be found no more;      (The World that lifts up worldly pleasures above God's Word)
          and the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
          will be heard in you no more,
          and a craftsman of any craft
          will be found in you no more,
          and the sound of the mill
          will be heard in you no more,
          and the light of a lamp
          will shine in you no more,
          and the voice of bridegroom and bride
          will be heard in you no more,
          for your merchants were the great ones of the Earth,
          and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.
          And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,    
          and of all who have been slain on Earth.”  (Judged because it hates Jesus Christ and His followers)

     (Revelation 18:1-24)

REVELATION 17   (with notes) ...

The Great Prostitute and the Beast ...

  "Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me,

   “Come, I will show you

     the judgment of the Great Prostitute      (A "Religious" system who has turned away from God's Word)

     who is seated on many waters,      (This religious system has spread all around the World ...)

     with whom the kings of the Earth

     have committed sexual immorality,     

     and with the wine of whose sexual immorality

     the dwellers on Earth have become drunk.”

     And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness,

     and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet Beast that was full of blasphemous names,

     and it had seven heads and ten horns.     (See the earlier prophecies describing such a Beast ...)

     The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet,

     and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls,      (This religious system will be known by its regal appearance)

     holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations

     and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

     And on her forehead was written a name of mystery:

   “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of Earth's abominations.”

     And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints,

     the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.      (This apostate religious system will kill many believing Christians)

     When I saw her, I marveled greatly.

     But the angel said to me,

   “Why do you marvel?

     I will tell you the mystery of the woman,

     and of the Beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her.

     The Beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise

     from the bottomless pit    (See the earlier descriptions of Satan)

     and go to destruction.      (Later in the book we see Satan cast into the Lake of Fire ... Hell.)

     And the dwellers on Earth

     whose names have NOT been written in the Book of Life     

     from the foundation of the World        (Those who reject God are called Earth dwellers ... no Heavenly future)

     will marvel to see the Beast,      (In God's eyes all Mankind is EITHER with Jesus Christ OR with Satan)

     because it was and is not and is to come.     (The choice is either Jesus and Heaven ... or Satan and Hell)

     This calls for a mind with wisdom:

     the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated;      (An allusion to "Rome"...)

     they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen,

     one is, the other has not yet come,

     and when he does come

     he must remain only a little while.      (The Antichrist ... will be a very popular coming world leader)

     As for the Beast that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven,

     and it goes to destruction.

     And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings (leaders)   

     who have not yet received royal power,  

     but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour,

     together with the Beast.      (He will rise over 10 nations of the ancient Roman Empire ...)

     These are of one mind,

     and they hand over their power and authority to the Beast.

     They will make war on the Lamb,       (Jesus Christ ... Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew)

     and the Lamb will conquer them,       (Prophecies:  MESSIAH'S RETURN)

     for He is Lord of lords and King of kings,

     and those with Him are called and chosen and faithful.”     (The assurance of life in Heaven  ... it's NOT too late!!!) 

     And the angel said to me,

   “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated,

     are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.

     And the ten horns that you saw,      (Leaders of 10 nations which will rise out of the ancient Roman Empire ...)

     they and the Beast will hate the prostitute.      (They will turn against this religious system)

     They will make her desolate and naked,

     and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire,

     for God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose

     by being of one mind and handing over their royal power to the Beast,

     until the Words of God are fulfilled.

     And the woman that you saw

     is the great city    (After the Flood, the global rebellion against God began in Babylon)

The "GIFT" of CHRISTMAS ... 

(To ALL Mankind ... "To the Jew first and then the Gentile")

   "But you, O BETHLEHEM Ephrathah,

     though you are little among the thousands of Judah,

     Yet out of you shall come forth to Me

     The One to be RULER in Israel,

     Whose goings forth have been

     from of OLD,

     from everlasting."    (The Bible warns Messiah would be eternal!!!)

     (Micah 5:2)        (Eternal!!! ... "Everlasting"...  A Biblical description of God!!!  ... see Psalm 90:2 and others.)

   "For God so loved the world that He GAVE

     His ONLY begotten SON,

     that WHOEVER believes in Him

     should NOT perish (in Hell)

     but have EVERLASTING life (in Heaven)

     For God did not send His SON into the world

     to condemn the world,   

     but that the world through Him

     might be saved (from Hell).

     He who believes (trusts) in Him   (and loves Him as He loved us ...)

     is NOT condemned (to Hell);

     but he who does NOT believe

     IS condemned (to Hell) ALREADY"     (The "Gift" is life in Heaven ... He is the only One who can  "Save" us)  

     (John 3:16)       (God's Promise ...)  

   "For by GRACE you have been saved  (from all your sins and from Hell)

     through FAITH (in Jesus Christ ... Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew),

     and that not of yourselves;

     it is the GIFT of God,   ('Grace' is getting something we don’t deserve…we can't earn this free gift of Heaven)

     NOT of works,   (we cannot enter Heaven through any “good deeds” we have done ... or think we have done.)

     lest ANYONE should boast."  (We are told it’s a GIFT from God … we thankfully (and lovingly) receive it.)

     (Ephesians 2:8)       (God's Promise ...) 

   "IF you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus

     AND believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,

     you will be saved."    (And welcomed with tears of joy into Heaven ... filled with beauty and excitement.)

     (Romans 10:9)        (God's Promise ...)      (The assurance of life in Heaven  ... it's NOT too late!!!)

Please remember . . .

The Kingdom of Heaven is available to every man, woman, boy, and girl in this world.  It is freely offered to any and all who will receive it.  Simply learn of Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew), invite Him into your life as Lord, believe He died on the Cross for all of your sins and rose from the grave (proving there is life in Heaven).  Learn of Him and believe in Him ... for He was the only one who has ever loved you enough to substitute Himself for you on the Cross (which represents Hell).  He shed His blood, suffered, and died on the Cross as the "Passover Lamb of God" to save you from the utter torment and darkness of Hell ... if you will accept it.

That is why Jesus (Yeshua) is called "Savior."  He now lovingly and graciously offers you life in His Kingdom of Heaven ... and it is a "take it or leave it" proposition.  If you sincerely admit you have sinned (which means you will need a Savior) and sincerely believe Jesus lovingly paid (and cancelled) the debt for all of your sins on the Cross, and honestly try to stop doing those things God says are wrong, you will go to Heaven  ...  It's God's Promise!!!

The only unpardonable sin is to reject God's love and His free offer of life in Heaven by rejecting God's Son, Jesus Christ, the Messiah, who stepped forth from Heaven ... not to condemn the sinner, but to save the sinner (from Hell) and who willingly and lovingly shed His blood on the Cross so we can be washed clean of all of our sins.  The Bible warns there will be no peace in our hearts until we make peace with God through His Son, the Messiah, Lord Jesus Christ . . .  

   "Therefore being justified by FAITH,    ("justified" means 'just as if all our sins had never happened')

     we have peace with God     (this verse comforts like a soft pillow for a weary head ...)

     through our Lord Jesus Christ"

     (Romans 5:1)

And with open arms and with tears of joy He will welcome any and all into the Kingdom of Heaven who willingly come to Him through the One He sent forth to save us sinners ... Jesus Christ  (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) ...'LORD OF LORDS AND KING OF KINGS"... our Savior!!! 

     because the plague was so severe."       (Prophecies:  The "RAPTURE"... God's has provided a way to ESCAPE all these things)   

     (Revelation 16:1-21)

Daily Bible Reading - Day 358:

Zephaniah 1-3 ... Revelation 15  

--Alpha News Daily       Daily Bible Verses ... 2014       Daily Bible Verses ... Full Year ... All 365 Days ... Daily List and Index

During the Daily Bible Reading, the Old Testament (Tanakh) and New Testament (Covenant) readings often parallel each other.  Today is such a day.  Today, the book of Zephaniah describes the Day of God's Wrath and Fierce Anger (the coming Apocalypse) while the reading in the book of Revelation we find God preparing the last 7 "Bowls" of this Wrath to be poured upon the Earth.

Also remember God's "Gift" to Mankind ... that little Baby in the Manger (who was fully God who "lowered Himself even lower than the angels" in the "likeness of Man" so He could taste death for us) ... could have spoken a new Universe into existence.  Yet, He came down to Earth as "Savior" (the Name Jesus in Hebrew means "Savior") to bear ALL of our sins and our guilt and our punishment upon Himself while suffering to the death on the Cross.  He was then Resurrected and ascended back into Heaven to wait until the Gospel ("good news") of God's Gift to Mankind of everlasting life in Heaven through that little baby (who never sinned, yet suffered and died for our sins), would spread to "all nations, tongues, and peoples" around the world (now Google today's date in every capital city around the World and you will find they ALL will show the year "2014" which is based on the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.) 

This same Lord God, who manifested Himself to Mankind as the baby in the Manger ... the King of Kings and Lord of Lords ... will one day return with great VENGEANCE and with great WRATH upon ALL Mankind who will REJECT or IGNORE such a great and wonderful "gift" from God (who Created us) ... HIS "gift" to Mankind of everlasting life ... an eternal life filled with peace, beauty, rest, and great joy with happiness in His Kingdom of Heaven!!!

Excerpts from ZEPHANIAH 1-3 ...

   "The great Day of the Lord is NEAR,
     near and hastening fast;
     the sound of the Day of the Lord is bitter;
     the mighty man cries aloud there.
     A Day of WRATH is that day,
     a Day of distress and anguish,
     a Day of ruin and devastation,
     a Day of darkness and gloom,
     a Day of clouds and thick darkness,
     a Day of trumpet blast and battle cry
     against the fortified cities
     and against the lofty battlements.

   "I will bring distress on Mankind,
     so that they shall walk like the blind,
     because they have sinned against the Lord;
     their blood shall be poured out like dust,
     and their flesh like dung.
     Neither their silver nor their gold
     shall be able to deliver them
     on the Day of the Wrath of the Lord.
     In the fire of His jealousy,
     ALL the Earth shall be consumed;
     for a full and sudden end
     He will make of

     ALL the inhabitants of the Earth."

Note: 

   -  In Zephaniah 2 we find that GAZA being deserted (forsaken) will help trigger His great Wrath 

   -  In Zephaniah 3 we find the King, the Lord (Jesus Christ) will then return to restore Israel and the Earth

REVELATION 15   (with notes) ...

Preparing The Seven Angels with Seven Bowls filled with the WRATH of God ... the LAST Seven Plagues

   "Then I saw another sign in Heaven, great and amazing,

     seven angels with seven plagues,

     which are the last,

     for with them THE WRATH OF GOD IS FINISHED.      (The nations are made 'desolate' ... then Jesus returns)

     AND I saw what appeared to be a Sea of Glass mingled with fire --

     and also those who had conquered the Beast    (the Antichrist)

     and its image and the number of its name,    (Those who are killed for their faith during the 'Great Tribulation')

     standing beside the Sea of Glass with harps of God in their hands.

     And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God,

     and the song of the Lamb, saying,

        “Great and amazing are Your deeds,
          O Lord God the Almighty!
          Just and true are Your ways,
          O King of the Nations!       ("King of kings and Lord of lords")
          Who will not fear, O Lord,
          and glorify Your Name?
          For You alone are Holy.
          ALL nations will come
          and worship You,
          for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”       (Prophecies:  MESSIAH'S RETURN)

The Seven Bowls with Seven Plagues are prepared ... The WRATH of God.

     After this I looked,

     and the Sanctuary of the Tent (Tabernacle) of Witness in Heaven was opened,

     and out of the Sanctuary

     came the seven angels with the seven plagues,     (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)

     clothed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes around their chests.

     And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels

     seven golden bowls full of the WRATH of God who lives forever and ever,

     and the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power,

     and no one could enter the Sanctuary    

REVELATION 14   (with notes) ... 

The Lamb and the 144,000    (See Revelation 7 ... the 144,000 are chosen from the 12 Tribes of Israel)

   "Then I looked, and behold,

     on Mount Zion stood the Lamb,

     and with Him 144,000

     who had His Name and His Father's Name written on their foreheads.

     And I heard a voice from Heaven like the roar of many waters

     and like the sound of loud thunder.

     The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps,

     and they were singing a new song before the throne

     and before the four living creatures

     and before the elders.

     No one could learn that song except the 144,000

     who had been redeemed from the Earth.

     It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins.

     It is these who follow the Lamb wherever He goes.

     These have been redeemed from Mankind

     as firstfruits for God and the Lamb,

     and in their mouth no lie was found,

     for they are blameless.

The Messages of the Three Angels

   "Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead,

     with an eternal Gospel      (Some say this may reflect a satellite broadcast ... we don't know.)

     to proclaim to those

     who dwell on Earth,    (The Two Witnesses, the 144,000 Jews, and this angel will all be sent by God)

     to EVERY nation and tribe

     and language and people.    (Millions will be saved into Heaven through placing their faith in Jesus Christ)

     And he said with a loud voice,

   “Fear God and give Him glory,    ("The fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom")

     because the hour of His Judgment has come,

     and worship Him who made Heaven and Earth,

     the Sea and the springs of water.”     ("In the Beginning God created"... it is by faith we believe this)

     Another angel, a second, followed, saying,

   “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great,

     she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion (or wrath)

     of her sexual immorality.”

A terrible CURSE for ALL who will take the "mark" of the Beast ...

     And another angel, a third, followed them,      (The world "angel" literally means "messenger"...)

     saying with a loud voice,

   “If anyone worships the Beast and its image

     and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,

     he also will drink the wine of God's wrath,

     poured full strength into the cup of his anger,

     and he WILL be tormented with fire and sulfur

     in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

     And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever,

     and they have NO rest, day or night,

     these worshipers of the Beast and its image,

     and WHOEVER receives the mark of its name.”

A word of hope and encouragement for all who REFUSE to take the "mark" through their faith in Jesus  ...

   "Here is a call for the endurance of the saints,      ('Saints' is from 'sanctified' which means 'set apart' by God)

     those who keep the commandments of God

     AND their faith in Jesus.    (ALL who love God and place their love and faith in Jesus are called "saints")

     And I heard a voice from Heaven saying,

   “Write this: 

     BLESSED are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”

   “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit,

   “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

The "Harvest" of those on Earth who turn to God and Jesus (Yeshua) in love, faith, trust, and obedience ...

   "Then I looked,

     and behold,

     a white cloud,

     and seated on the cloud one like a son of man,

     with a golden crown on his head,

     and a sharp sickle in his hand.

     And another angel came out of the Temple,

     calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud,

   “Put in your sickle, and reap,

     for the hour to reap has come,

     for the harvest of the Earth is fully ripe.”

     So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the Earth,

     and the Earth was reaped.     (We are told millions will be 'beheaded' at this time for their faith in Jesus Christ)

The "Harvest of Wrath" of those who have hardened their hearts against God and rebel against His Word  ...

   "Then another angel came out of the Temple in Heaven,

     and he too had a sharp sickle.

     And another angel came out from the altar,

     the angel who has authority over the fire,

     and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle,

   “Put in your sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the Earth,

     for its grapes are ripe.”

     So the angel swung his sickle across the Earth

     and gathered the grape harvest of the Earth

     and threw it into the great winepress of the Wrath of God.

     And the winepress was trodden outside the City (Jerusalem),

     and blood flowed from the winepress,

     as high as a horse's bridle,

REVELATION 13   (with notes) ...

The FIRST Beast  (The coming Antichrist)

   "And I saw a Beast rising out of the Sea,    (The final "empire"... Satan's Antichrist ... a counterfeit "Messiah")

     with ten horns and seven heads,    (He will first rise over 10 nations from the ancient Roman Empire)

     with ten diadems on its horns      (Study the "Beasts" in Daniel 7 which prophesied 4 Empires and Antichrist)

     and blasphemous names on its heads.      (See Revelation 12 ... Satan is the power controlling this Leader)

     And the Beast that I saw was like a leopard;      (In Daniel the "leopard" represented the Greek empire)

     its feet were like a bear's,       (In Daniel the "bear" represented the Medo-Persian empire)

     and its mouth was like a lion's mouth.      (In Daniel the "lion" represented the Babylonian empire)

     And to it the Dragon (Satan) gave his power    (See Revelation 12 where we find the "Dragon" is Satan!)

     and his throne and great authority.

     One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound,    (The Antichrist will rise over this revived Roman Empire)

     but its mortal wound was healed,      (The Antichrist may appear to be "resurrected" from a mortal wound)

     and the whole Earth marveled as they followed the Beast.

     And they worshiped the Dragon,

     for he had given his authority to the Beast,     (This Beast is the Antichrist ...)

     and they worshiped the Beast, saying,

   “Who is like the Beast, and who can fight against it?”

     And the Beast was given a mouth      (Other prophecies also mention he will have a loud and busy mouth ...)

     uttering haughty (arrogant) and blasphemous words,

     and it was allowed to exercise authority

     for forty-two months.    (Exactly '1260 days' ... '3 ½ years')

     It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God,

     blaspheming His Name and His Dwelling,   

     that is, those who dwell in Heaven.    (This may refer to those "Raptured" who were indwelt by God's Spirit)

     Also it was allowed to make war on the saints

     and to conquer them.     (We are told of blessings in Heaven for the millions who will be killed by the Beast)

     And authority was given it

     over EVERY tribe and people and language and nation,      (He will lead a "One-World Government")

     and ALL who dwell on Earth will worship it,   

     everyone whose name has NOT been written before the foundation of the World

     in the Book of Life of the Lamb who was slain.     (The assurance of life in Heaven  ... it's NOT too late!!!) 

     If anyone has an ear, let him hear:   (These words are for everyone ... and they are important.)

     'If anyone is to be taken captive,
     to captivity he goes;    (This coming world leader will imprison and execute millions of new Christians)
     if anyone is to be slain with the sword,
     with the sword must he be slain.'     (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE"... Jew and Gentile ... please don't be "left behind")

     Here (this verse) is a call

     for the endurance and faith of the saints."     (GOD'S PROMISE ...)     (Finding HOPE and COMFORT ...)

The SECOND Beast  

(The Antichrist will have a Religious Partner ... a deadly "One-World Religious System" is coming)

   "Then I saw ANOTHER Beast rising out of the Earth.

     It had two horns like a lamb      (He will rise with "Christian" credentials or title ... will embrace all religions)

     and it spoke like a dragon.      (He will be empowered and controlled by "Satan"... great lies and deception)

     It exercises ALL the authority of the first Beast (Antichrist)

     in its presence (or on its behalf),

     and makes the Earth and its inhabitants worship the first Beast,

     whose mortal wound was healed.    (Another hint the Antichrist may revive after an assassination attempt)

     It (the "Religious" Beast) performs great signs,    (These Political and Religious Leaders will perform miracles)

     even making fire come down

     from Heaven to Earth in front of people,   (Mimicking the Two Witnesses of Revelation 11)

     and by the signs that it is allowed to work

     in the presence of the Beast      (These "Leaders" will be very, very, popular)

     it DECEIVES those who dwell on Earth,      (He will deceive the World into thinking they are "Godly" men ...)

     telling them to make an image for the Beast

     that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.      (Another hint the Antichrist may rise after a mortal attack)

     And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the Beast,

     so that the image of the Beast might even speak   (Miraculous? ... Virtual Reality? ... Disney Animatronics?)

     and might cause those who would NOT worship the image of the Beast

     to be SLAIN.     (God promises blessings and Eternal Life for ALL who will die for their faith in Messiah.)

A Coming "One-World Economy" AND "Global Monetary System". . .

     ALSO,

     it (the coming Antichrist) causes ALL,

     both small and great,

     both rich and poor,

     both free and slave, 

     to be MARKED

     on the right hand or the forehead,

     so that NO ONE can buy or sell

     UNLESS he has the mark,      (Tattoo? ... Micro-chip? ... We don't know right now.)

     that is, the name of the Beast      (This "mark" identifies the wearer with Satan and his Antichrist)

     or the number of its name.    (Warning:  ALL who take this mark will be CURSED ... FOREVER!)

An Enigma ...

     This calls for wisdom:

     let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the Beast,

     for it is the number of a man,

     and his number is 666."    

     (Revelation 13:1-18)

(Note:  This prophecy is very crucial for those who have not accepted Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) as their Lord and will be alive when this coming world leader (the Antichrist) rises to power and this law is enacted and enforced.  This "mark" may be some kind of tattoo, or implanted microchip with all of your credit card and banking information, we really don’t know right now.  It will not be easy to refuse this mark, whatever it is, for many of you will have families and children that will need to be fed.  But, please be warned . . . by taking this mark, you will have sealed your eternal fate in Hell.  In God’s eyes it identifies you with the Antichrist ... and Satan.  There will be no turning back for any who take the "mark, the name of the Beast, or the number of his name."  The utter darkness, loneliness, and torments of Hell will be their fate and their eternal destiny) ...   (Prophecies:  The coming ANTICHRIST)

             "Then I saw ANOTHER beast coming up out of the Earth,

              and he had two horns like a lamb

              and spoke like a dragon.

              And he exercises all the authority

              of the first beast (the Antichrist) in his presence,

              and causes the Earth and those who dwell in it

              to worship the first beast (the Antichrist),

              whose deadly (head) wound was healed."

              (Revelation 13:11-12)       (The Antichrist will appear to be resurrected from a head-wound)

The coming Antichrist will not be alone.  Another man, also empowered by Satan, will rule with the Antichrist.  This powerful religious leader or "beast" (as God sees him) will rise to power with the Antichrist.  In this prophecy God reveals some important information and details concerning this coming religious man of power ...

"Two horns like a lamb," tells us he will emerge with Christian credentials or doctrine, but "spoke like a dragon" tells us he will be controlled and directed by Satan.  This person, along with the coming "one-world" (global) religious system he will lead, is referred to as "The Woman Who Rides the Beast" in the book of Revelation.  This evil, blood-thirsty "one-world" religion appears to rise out of Rome.   Prophecies:  The ANTICHRIST

REVELATION 12   (with notes) ...

THIS CHAPTER EXPLAINS "WHY" ALL THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD WILL TRY TO DESTROY ISRAEL ... AND ALL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL..

(This chapter also gives us a glimpse into the invisible powers and forces at work around us  ...)

The Woman (Israel) and the Dragon (Satan) ... 

   "And a great sign appeared in Heaven:

     a Woman clothed with the Sun,

     with the Moon under her feet,

     and on her head

     a crown of Twelve Stars.    (See Genesis 37:9 - The Woman is ISRAEL and the 12 Stars are the 12 Tribes)

     She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.

     And another sign appeared in Heaven:

     BEHOLD,

     a Great Red Dragon,       (Who is SATAN ... an important Bible study)      (Prophecies:  The coming ANTICHRIST)

     with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems.       (See prophecies of the Antichrist)

     His tail swept down a third of the stars of Heaven

     and cast them to the Earth.     (One-third of all angels in Heaven have rebelled under Satan's command)

     And the Dragon stood before the Woman who was about to give birth,

     so that when she bore her Child      (This Child was FIRST prophesied in Genesis 3:15 ... "HER Seed")

     he (Satan) might devour it.  

     She gave birth

     to a male Child,      (Messiah ... Christ in English ... who God said would destroy Satan in Genesis 3:15)

     One who is to rule ALL the nations with a rod of iron,

     but her Child was caught up

     to God and to His Throne,    (This was when Jesus ascended into Heaven ... see Acts 1:9)

     and the Woman fled

     into the wilderness,     (During the "Great Tribulation" ..."The Time of Jacob's (Israel's) Trouble")

     where she has a place prepared by God,     

     in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.      (Exactly 3 1/2 years ... prophetic 360 day years)

War in Heaven ... Satan Thrown Down to Earth

   "Now war arose in Heaven,

     Michael and his angels

     fighting against the Dragon.      (Michael is the powerful Archangel assigned to protect Israel)

     And the Dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated,

     and there was no longer any place for them in Heaven.

     And the Great Dragon was thrown down,

     that ancient Serpent,     (The "Serpent" in the Garden ... see Genesis 3)

     who is called the Devil and Satan,    (God clearly explains "WHO" the Great Red Dragon is ...)

     the deceiver of the whole World --

     he was thrown down to the Earth,

     and his angels were thrown down with him.

     And I heard a loud voice in Heaven, saying,

   “Now the salvation and the power and the Kingdom of our God

     and the authority of His Christ (Messiah) have come,

     for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down,

     who accuses them day and night before our God.

     And they (the brethren in Christ) have conquered him (Satan)

     BY the Blood of the Lamb

     and by the Word of their testimony,

     for they loved not their lives

     even unto death.     (Millions who turn to the Lord in faith will be killed for their faith ...)

     Therefore, rejoice, O heavens

     and you who dwell in them!     (Consider this ... Mankind was confined to Earth ... angels weren't)

     But woe to you, O Earth and Sea,

     for the Devil has come DOWN to you in great wrath,

     because he KNOWS that his time is short!”     (The Earth and Mankind will be made "desolate" at this time)

     And when the Dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the Earth,

     he pursued the Woman  (Israel)    

     who had given birth to the male Child.     (Satan may believe he can win and survive IF he destroys Israel ...)

     But the Woman was given the two wings of the great eagle

     so that she might fly from the Serpent into the wilderness,

     to the place where she is to be nourished

     for a time, and times, and half a time.    (Exactly 3 1/2 years ... 1260 days ... the last half of the Great Tribulation)

     The Serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman,

     to sweep her away with a flood.

     But the Earth came to the help of the Woman,

     and the Earth opened its mouth

     and swallowed the river      (We don't yet know what this description represents ...)

     that the Dragon had poured from his mouth.    (This is still future ... yet, those on Earth WILL understand)

     Then the Dragon became furious with the Woman

     and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring,

     on those who keep the Commandments of God

     and hold to the testimony of Jesus (Yeshua).     (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE"... Jew and Gentile) 

     And he stood on the sand of the sea."

REVELATION 11   (with notes) ...

A new Temple will be built in Jerusalem around the time of Armageddon  ...

   "Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told,

   “Rise and measure the Temple of God

     and the altar and those who worship there,

     but do not measure the court outside the Temple;

     leave that out,      (This is in the area where the Islamic "Dome of the Rock" is today ...)

     for it is given over to the nations (Gentiles),     

     and they will trample the Holy City for forty-two months.      (Exactly 3.5 years ... 1260 days)

God will send Two Witnesses       (Many think these two could be Moses and either Elijah or Enoch)

     And I will grant authority to MY Two Witnesses,

     and they will prophesy for 1,260 days,

     clothed in sackcloth.”

     These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands       (See Zechariah 4-6 ...)

     that stand before the Lord of the Earth.

     And if anyone would harm them,

     fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes.

     If anyone would harm them,

     this is how he is doomed to be killed.     (Many believe one of the Witnesses will be Elijah the prophet)

     They have the power to shut the sky,

     that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying,

     and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood

     and to strike the Earth with every kind of plague,

     as often as they desire.

     And when they have finished their testimony,

     the Beast that rises from the bottomless pit (the Abyss)

     will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,

     and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city

     that symbolically (spiritually) is called Sodom and Egypt,

     where their Lord was Crucified.    (Jerusalem)

     For three and a half days

     some from the peoples and tribes and languages and nations

     will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb,

     and those who dwell on the Earth will rejoice over them

     and make merry and exchange presents,     (This is the only mention of any 'rejoicing' during the Apocalypse)

     BECAUSE these Two Prophets had been a torment

     to those who dwell on the Earth.

     But after the three and a half days

     a breath of life from God entered them,

     and they stood up on their feet,

     and great fear fell on those who saw them.    (This whole event may be televised worldwide ...)

     Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!”

     And they went up to Heaven in a cloud,

     and their enemies watched them.

     And at that hour there was a great earthquake,

     and a tenth of the city fell.

     Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake,

     and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of Heaven.

     The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is soon to come.

The Seventh Trumpet ...

     Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet,

     and there were loud voices in heaven, saying,

   “The kingdom of the World

     has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ (Messiah),

     and He shall reign forever and ever.”

     And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God

     fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying,

  "We give thanks to You, Lord God Almighty,
     who is and who was,       (notice the "and is to come" is not included here ... for it has now been fulfilled)
     for You have taken Your great power
     and begun to reign.

     The nations raged,       (See Psalm 2 ...)
     but Your Wrath came,
     and the time for the dead to be judged,      (This will be described in awesome detail later in the book)
     and for rewarding Your servants,

     the prophets and saints,     (The judgment for believers is for rewards ... Romans 10:14 and 2 Corinthians 5:10)

     and those who fear Your Name, both small and great,
     and for destroying the destroyers of the Earth.”

     Then God's Temple in Heaven was opened,

     and the Ark of His Covenant was seen within His Temple.

     There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder,

     an earthquake, and heavy hail."      (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE")       (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE")

The Bible clearly warns that towards the end many churches will "DEPART from the faith" ...

   "Now the Holy Spirit expressly says

     that in latter times some

     (church leaders ... reverends, ministers, rabbis, priests, bishops, popes)

     will DEPART from the faith,

     giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons

     (deceptively and seductively opposing things the Bible says)

     speaking lies in hypocrisy,

     having their own conscience

     seared (and numbed) with a hot iron,

     forbidding to marry ..."

     (1 Timothy 4:1-3) 

   "Beloved,

     while I was very diligent

     to write to you

     concerning our common salvation,

     I found it necessary ("compelled")

     to write to you exhorting you

     to contend earnestly for the faith

     which was once for all

     delivered to the saints.

     have crept in unnoticed, (church leaders)

     who turn the grace of our God into lewdness ...

     (who ignore, deny, create doubt, oppose, or refuse to teach all of God’s word in the Bible)

     But I want to remind you,

     though you once knew this,

     that the Lord, having saved the people

     out of the land of Egypt,

     who did NOT believe (God's Word)."

     (Jude 1:3-6)   (God's laws and rules have not changed ... they are the same for every generation.)

   "For the time WILL come   (and we are now there)

     when they   (many who call themselves "Christian")

     will NOT ENDURE sound doctrine.  

     (What the Bible actually says and teaches ...)

     Instead, to suit their own desires,

     they will gather around them

     a great number of teachers

     to say what their itching ears

     WANT to hear.

     (who will only tell people what they want to hear and not what the Bible says)

     They will turn their ears

     AWAY from the truth

     and turn aside to myths.   (Such as the 'DaVinci Code')

     But you   (believing Christians)

     be watchful in all things,

     endure hardship,    (For those who trust what the Bible says will often be maligned and ridiculed ...)

     do the work of an evangelist    (Don't deny or be ashamed of God's Word ...)

     fulfill your ministry."  

     (2 Timothy 4:3-5)

To the Church in Laodicea 

(Note:  "Laodicea" is built of a compound Greek name "lao" and "dikeaomai", meaning "people's opinions."  These people and churches base their beliefs on "opinions" and not on God's Word as found in Scripture.)

   “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write:

    ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's Creation.

   “‘I know your works:

     you are neither cold nor hot.

     Would that you were either cold or hot!

     So, BECAUSE you are lukewarm,      (In your love for God's Word ... Jesus Christ)

     and neither hot nor cold,

     I will vomit you out of My mouth.      (Out of Heaven ... and into Hell)

     For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing,

     not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

     I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich,

     and white garments so that you may clothe yourself

     and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen,

     and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.

     He who has an ear,      (this is for everybody!)

     let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”     Prophecies: The coming "RAPTURE" of the believing Church

REVELATION 10   (with notes) ...

Before The 7th Trumpet (Judgment) Sounds ...

   "Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from Heaven,

     wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head,

     and his face was like the Sun,

     and his legs like pillars of fire.

     He had a little scroll open in his hand.

     And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land,

     and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring.

     When he called out,

     the seven thunders sounded.

     And when the seven thunders had sounded,

     I was ABOUT to write,

     BUT I heard a voice from Heaven saying,

   “Seal up what the seven thunders have said,

     and do NOT write it down.”  (Many wonder what the "7 Thunders" said, but no one will ever know in this life.)

     And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land

     raised his right hand to Heaven and swore by Him who lives forever and ever,

     who created Heaven and what is in it,

     the Earth and what is in it,

     and the Sea and what is in it,      (Throughout the Bible we are reminded that GOD is the Creator)

     that there would be no more delay,

     but that in the days of the trumpet call

     to be sounded by the seventh angel,      (For the 7th trumpet has not yet sounded)

     the mystery of God would be fulfilled,

     just as He announced

     to His servants the Prophets.      (ALL the Prophets warned of this "Day" which is to come upon the World)

     Then the voice that I had heard from Heaven spoke to me again, saying,

   “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand

     of the angel who is standing on the Sea and on the Land.”

     So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll.

     And he said to me, “Take and eat it;

     it will make your stomach bitter,     (When he sees what will happen to ALL who reject God's Son, Jesus Christ)

     but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”      (When he sees how good it will be AFTER Jesus returns)

     And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it.

     It was sweet as honey in my mouth,

     but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter.      (Also see Zephaniah 1:14)

     And I was told,

   “You must again prophesy

     about many peoples

     and nations and languages

     and kings.”    (There will be a global hurricane of fire and death ... this did not happen in 70 AD!!)

       "And in that Day (the "Day of the Lord")

        His feet   (Messiah ... Jesus Christ ... Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew ... "the Son of God")

        will stand on the Mount of Olives,

        which faces Jerusalem on the east.

        from east to west . . .

        It shall come to pass in that day

        that there will be no light;

        the lights will diminish.

        It shall be one day which is known to the LORD,

        neither day nor night.

        But at evening time it shall happen that it will be light."     (Awesome!)

        (Zechariah 14:4, 6, 7)

       "And I will pour on the house of David

        and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem

        the Spirit of grace and supplication;

        they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son,

        and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn."

        (Zechariah 12:10)

The Trumpet Judgments Continue ...

   "And the fifth angel blew his trumpet,

     and I saw a star fallen from Heaven to Earth,

     and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit (abyss). 

     He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit,

     and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace,

     and the Sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft.

     Then from the smoke came locusts on the Earth,      (These are demonic "locusts"...)

     and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the Earth.

     They were told not to harm the grass of the Earth or any green plant or any tree,

     but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

     They were allowed to torment them for five months,

     but not to kill them,

     and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.

     And in those days people will seek death and will not find it.

     They will long to die,

     but death will flee from them.

     In appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle:

     on their heads were what looked like crowns of gold;

     their faces were like human faces,

     their hair like women's hair,

     and their teeth like lions' teeth;

     they had breastplates like breastplates of iron,

     and the noise of their wings was like the noise of many chariots with horses rushing into battle.

     They have tails and stings like scorpions,

     and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails.

     They have as king over them

     the angel of the bottomless pit.

     His name in Hebrew is Abaddon,

     and in Greek he is called Apollyon (Destroyer).     

     The first woe has passed;

     behold, two woes are still to come.

     Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet,

     and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God,

     saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet,

   “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

     So the four angels,

     who had been prepared

     for the hour, the day, the month, and the year,    (The time is set ... our future is already history)

     were released to kill a THIRD of Mankind.        (A FOURTH of Mankind had already been killed earlier ...)

     The number of mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand;  (200,000,000!)  

     I heard their number.   (It appears China and its allies will quickly kill one-third of the world's population.)

     And this is how I saw the horses in my vision and those who rode them:

     they wore breastplates the color of fire and of sapphire and of sulfur,

     and the heads of the horses were like lions' heads,

     and fire and smoke and sulfur came out of their mouths.     (This may be a massive nuclear missile strike ...)

     By these three plagues

     a third of Mankind was killed,

     by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths.

     For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails,

     for their tails are like serpents with heads,

     and by means of them they wound.

THE BIBLE warns of a coming attack against Israel when a "confederacy" of nations surrounding Israel will one day take "crafty counsel" before launching a surprise attack against Israel ...

  Photos From Obama's Campaign Headquarters With Cuba's Communist "Che" Flag Flying ... Workers Under Image of Obama

REVELATION 8   (with notes) ...

The 7th Seal is opened ...

   "When the Lamb opened the Seventh Seal,

     there was silence in Heaven for about half an hour.   (God does not take this coming judgment lightly ...)

     Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God,

     and seven trumpets were given to them.

     And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer,

     and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints

     on the golden altar before the Throne,

     and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints,

     rose before God from the hand of the angel.

     Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar

     and threw it on the Earth,

     and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning,

     and an Earthquake.

The Seven Trumpet Judgments

     Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.

     The first angel blew his trumpet,

     and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood,

     and these were thrown upon the Earth.

     And a third of the Earth was burned up,

     and a third of the trees were burned up,

     and all green grass was burned up.

     The second angel blew his trumpet,

     and something like a great mountain, burning with fire,

     was thrown into the sea,

     and a third of the sea became blood.

     A third of the living creatures in the sea died,

     and a third of the ships were destroyed.

     The third angel blew his trumpet,

     and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch,

     and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

     The name of the star is Wormwood.        (In ancient Russian Bibles "Wormwood" is translated "Chernobyl")

     A third of the waters became wormwood,

     and many people died from the water,

     because it had been made bitter.

     The fourth angel blew his trumpet,

     and a third of the sun was struck,

     and a third of the moon,

     and a third of the stars,

     so that a third of their light might be darkened,

     and a third of the day might be kept from shining,

     and likewise a third of the night.

     Then I looked,

     and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead,

        “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the Earth,

          at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!”

In the book of Revelation a new Temple which will be built around the time of the coming Antichrist is mentioned ...

   "But leave out the court

     which is outside the Temple,  (interesting ... this is the area which is now controlled by the Islamics)

     and do not measure it,

     for it has been given to the Gentiles (non-Jews).

     And they will tread the Holy city (Jerusalem)

     underfoot for forty-two months."    (3 1/2 years ... the last half of the Great Tribulation ... the "Apocalypse.")

     (Revelation 11:2)

REVELATION 7   (with notes) ...

144,000 of the Children of ISRAEL

Will Be Safely "Sealed" During The Coming "Apocalypse" ...

   "AFTER this       (After the first wave of War and Destruction sweeps across the Earth ... see Revelation 6)

     I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the Earth,

     holding back the four winds of the Earth,

     that no wind might blow

     on earth or sea or against any tree.    (There will be a period of time when NO wind will blow on Earth)

     Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the Sun,

     with the Seal of the living God,

     and he called with a loud voice

     to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea, saying,

   “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees,

     UNTIL we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”

     And I heard the number of the sealed,

     144,000, sealed     (These will carry the Word of Jesus Christ ... into ALL Nations)

     FROM every tribe of the sons of ISRAEL:    (The 144,000 are from the children of ISRAEL ... they are Jewish!)

     12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed,     (144,000 will go into the Tribulation ... and 144,000 will come out)
     12,000 from the tribe of Reuben,
     12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
     12,000 from the tribe of Asher,
     12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali,
     12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
     12,000 from the tribe of Simeon,
     12,000 from the tribe of Levi,
     12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,
     12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun,
     12,000 from the tribe of Joseph,
     12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed      (Ask a Jehovah Witness which Tribe of Israel they are from)

     After this I looked       (After the 144,000 Jews have embarked on their mission around the world ...)

     and BEHOLD,

     a great multitude that no one could number,     (Millions will be saved ... and martyred ... during this time)

     from EVERY nation,

     from ALL tribes and peoples and languages,  

     standing before the Throne and before the Lamb,

     clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,

     and crying out with a loud voice,

   “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the Throne, and to the Lamb!”

     And all the angels were standing around the Throne

     and around the elders and the four living creatures,

     and they fell on their faces before the Throne and worshiped God, saying,

   “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might

     be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

     Then one of the elders addressed me, saying,

   “WHO are these, clothed in white robes,

     and from WHERE have they come?”

     I said to him, “Sir, YOU know.”     

     And he said to me,

   “These are the ones coming OUT of the Great Tribulation.     (AFTER "the church" has been "Raptured")

     They have washed their robes

     and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb.     (We are told His Blood "washes us" clean from ALL sins)

     Therefore they are before the Throne of God,
     and serve Him day and night in His Temple;
     and He who sits on the Throne will shelter them with His presence.
 

     They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
     the Sun shall not strike them,
     nor any scorching heat.
     For the Lamb in the midst of the Throne    (Jesus is on the Throne of God ... see above)

     will be their Shepherd,
     and He will guide them to springs of living water,
     and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”       (Also see Isaiah 25:8 ...)

REVELATION 6   (with notes) ...

The final 7 Years of this Age now begins, as the "Great Tribulation" falls upon all those left on Earth who have rejected, ignored, and rebelled against God's Word ("The Day of the Lord's Wrath") ...

The Seals ... 

   "Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the Seven Seals,

     and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!”

     And I looked, and behold, a white horse!      (A counterfeit "messiah"... the coming Antichrist)

     And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him,

     and he came out conquering, and to conquer.      (Prophecies:  The ANTICHRIST)   

     When He       (The Lamb ... Messiah ... the Son of God)

     opened the second seal,

     I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”

     And out came another horse, bright red.

     Its rider was permitted to take peace from the Earth,

     so that people should slay one another,

     and he was given a great sword.    (This coming man of "peace"... the Antichrist ... will bring WAR!!!)

     When He opened the third seal,

     I heard the third living creature say, “Come!”

     And I looked, and behold, a black horse!

     And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand.

     And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying,

   “A quart of wheat for a denarius,     (great "inflation"... a denarius was around a full day's wage)

     and three quarts of barley for a denarius,

     and do not harm the oil and wine!”      (Many wealthy will still be enjoying their luxuries ...)

     When He opened the fourth seal,

     I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

     And I looked, and behold, a pale horse!

     And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him.

     And they were given authority over a fourth of the Earth,    (First, one-fourth of Mankind will be quickly killed)

     to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence (disease)

     and by wild beasts of the Earth.     (The "wild beasts" may be evil and violent men)

     When He opened the fifth seal,

     I saw under the altar the souls of those

     who had been slain for the Word of God

     and for the witness they had borne.

     They cried out with a loud voice,

   “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true,

     how long before You will judge and avenge our blood

     on those who dwell on the Earth?”

     Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer,

     UNTIL the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete,

     who were to be killed as they themselves had been.       (Many will turn to Messiah (Christ) and will be killed)

     When He opened the sixth seal,

     I looked, and behold, there was a Great Earthquake,

     and the Sun became black as sackcloth,

     the full Moon became like blood,

     and the stars of the sky fell to the Earth

     as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale.

     The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up,

     and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

     Then the kings of the Earth and the great ones

     and the generals and the rich and the powerful,

     and everyone, slave and free,

     hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,

     calling to the mountains and rocks,

   “Fall on us and hide us

     from the face of Him who is seated on the Throne,

     and from the wrath of the Lamb,      (The coming "Apocalypse" is also called "The Day of the Lord's Wrath")

     for the Great Day Of Their Wrath has come,

     and who can stand?”      (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" ... "The Time of Jacob's (Israel's) Trouble")

REVELATION 5   (with notes) ...

(Awesome ... The Throne of God ... The Lion of the Tribe of Judah ...  The Lamb of God ... The Scroll and Seals)

   "Then I saw in the right hand of Him who was seated on the Throne (in Heaven)

     a Scroll written within and on the back,

     sealed with seven seals.     (This may be the "Title Deed" for Earth ... Satan's rule on Earth will end.)

     And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice,

   “Who is worthy to open the Scroll and break its seals?”

     And no one in Heaven or on Earth or under the Earth

     was able to open the scroll OR to look into it,

     and I (John) began to weep loudly

     because NO one was found worthy to open the Scroll OR to look into it.

     And one of the elders said to me,

   “Weep no more;

     Behold,

     the Lion of the tribe of Judah,    (Messiah ... Jesus Christ ... Son of God (see Psalm 2) ... LION and the LAMB)

     the Root of David, has conquered,    (Through His suffering and Death on the Cross ... and His Resurrection)

     so that HE can open the Scroll and its Seven Seals.”

     And between the Throne and the four living creatures and among the elders

     I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain,  

     (Note: See John 1:29 where we find Jesus is "The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the World")

     with seven horns and with seven eyes,   (7 means perfect or complete ... Horns = power ... Eyes = knowledge)

     which are the seven spirits of God (the Holy Spirit) sent out into all the Earth.

     And HE went and took the Scroll

     from the right hand of Him who was seated on the Throne.

     And when He had taken the Scroll,

     the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders

     fell down before the Lamb,

     each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense,

     which are the prayers of the saints.

     And they sang a new song, saying,

        “Worthy are You to take the Scroll
          and to open its seals,
          for You were slain,

          and by Your Blood You ransomed people for God       ("Ransomed" means "redeemed")
          from every tribe and language and people and nation,
          and You have made them a Kingdom and priests to our God,
          and they shall reign on the Earth.”

     Then I looked,

     and I heard around the Throne and the living creatures and the elders

     the voice of many angels,

     numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,   (billions and millions)

     saying with a loud voice,

        “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,

           to receive power and wealth and wisdom

          and might and honor and glory and blessing!”

     And I heard EVERY creature in Heaven and on Earth

     and under the Earth and in the Sea,

     and all that is in them, saying,

        “To Him who sits on the Throne and to the Lamb

          be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”

     And the four living creatures said, “Amen!”

     and the elders fell down and worshiped."

REVELATION 4   (with notes) ...

(In Revelation 4 we find a prophecy of the Rapture ... after the "churches" (the Church age, the Age of Grace) ... and before the Great Tribulation which is appointed for all the unbelievers on Earth who are in rebellion against God's Word.  The "church" is never mentioned again after Chapter 3 in the book of Revelation, for it has been moved into Heaven (all who have been "counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass"... see Luke 21:36). The churches discussed in Chapters 2-3 provide details of commendations and condemnations of those specific churches, as well as ALL churches ("he who has an ear let him hear") ... and the churches of Revelation 2-3 also outlined the future of the Church on Earth in an order of prophetic stages from the time Christ died and was Resurrected (to save Mankind from their sins and from Hell) until the time He will return to rule over all the Earth.)

Revelation 4

   "AFTER this      (After the prophecies concerning the "Church" represented by  7 churches ... Revelation 2 - 3)

     I looked, and behold,

     a door standing open in Heaven! 

     And the first voice, which I had heard

     speaking to me like a trumpet, said,

        “Come up here,

          and I will show you what must take place      (on Earth and in Heaven)

          AFTER this.”       (After the "church" is safely "caught up"... see 1Thessalonians 4-17-18 ... the "Rapture")

     At once       ("in a moment, the the twinkling of an eye"... see 1Corinthians 15:51-52)

     I was in the Spirit,       (See the prophecies of the coming "RAPTURE")

     and BEHOLD,

     a Throne stood in Heaven,

     with One seated on the Throne.

     And He who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian,

     and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald.

     Around the Throne were twenty-four thrones,

     and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments,  

     with golden crowns on their heads.    (These represent the faithful believers in Messiah ... Jew and Gentile)

     From the Throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings (voices, sounds) and peals of thunder,

     and before the Throne were burning seven torches of fire,

     which are the seven spirits of God,       (The Holy Spirit ... 7 is the number of "completion" and "perfection")

     and before the Throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.

     And around the Throne, on each side of the throne,

     are four living creatures,       (Other Prophets in the Bible also described this)

     full of eyes in front and behind: the first living creature like a lion,

     the second living creature like an ox,

     the third living creature with the face of a man,

     and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.

     And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings,

     are full of eyes all around and within,

     and day and night they never cease to say,

      "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
       who was and is and is to come!”   (From eternity past, present, and future ... the "I Am" of the Burning Bush )

     And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks

     to Him who is seated on the Throne,

     who lives forever and ever,       ("From of old, from everlasting"... see Micah 5:2 ... a prophecy of Messiah)

     the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who is seated on the Throne

     and worship Him who lives forever and ever.

     They cast their crowns before the Throne, saying,

      "Worthy are You, our Lord and God,    (See John 20:28 ... "And Thomas said to Jesus, my Lord and my God")
        to receive glory and honor and power,
        for You created all things,
        and by YOUR Will they existed

Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) rebuked religious leaders and teachers for following and teaching "traditions of men" rather than the Word of God ... God gave the Bible to Mankind and He expects us to learn it, know it, teach it, and to follow it ... He warns against anybody (or any church or synagogue) mixing in non-Biblical teachings with His Holy Word ... beware if your church or synagogue is mixing in, following, or teaching "traditions of men" that either ignore, add to, take away from, or contradict the Scriptures.  There is safety between the covers ... the front cover and the back cover of the Bible!

 Jesus (Yeshua) rebuked them, saying ...

"For laying aside the commandment of God,

   you hold the tradition of men."

   (Mark 7:8)   

 "He (Jesus-Yeshua) said to them (the religious leaders),

   'All too well you reject the commandment of God,

   that you may keep your tradition ...

   Making the Word of God of no effect

   through your tradition which you have handed down ...

   And many such things you do.'"   (How many non-Biblical "traditions" or "opinions" is your church teaching?)

   (Mark 7:9,13)    (If your church or synagogue is teaching "traditions" of men that are not in the Bible ... flee!)

 "For I (Jesus-Yeshua) testify to everyone who hears

   the words of the prophecy of this book:

    If anyone adds to these things,

   God will add to him (or her)

   the plagues that are written in this Book;

   and if anyone takes away from the words

   of the book of this prophecy,

   God shall take away his part from the Book of Life,

   from the Holy city (Heaven),

   and from the things which are written in this book."

   (Revelation 22:18-19)

 "And as it is appointed for men to die once,

    but, after this the Judgment"    (No 'Purgatory' ... and no reincarnation)

    (Hebrews 9:27)   

REVELATION 3 (with notes) ...

To the Church in Sardis

   “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write:   (Protestant Denominations need to take heed ...)

    ‘The words of Him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.

   “‘I know your works.

     You have the reputation of being alive,  

     but you are dead.

     Wake up,

     and strengthen what remains and is about to die,