Daily Bible Reading:  Zechariah 1-3 ... Revelation 17

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Zechariah 1-3  (excerpts and notes) ...

   -  Prophecies of Messiah ... the "Branch"... and the "Anointed One") ...

   -  Prophecies of Israel being restored in Her Land ... and all her enemies defeated

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 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,      (Mixing "idol-image" worship with God's Word)

     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 prophecies of Satan and the Antichrist in the earlier chapters ...)

     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" persona ...)

     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 church or religious system will kill many Bible 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    (Satan ...)

     and go to destruction.      (We find later Satan will be cast into the outer darkness and lake of fire ...)

     And the dwellers on Earth whose names have NOT been written in the Book of Life     

     from the foundation of the World       (God's Promise ...)

     will marvel to see the Beast,      (In the Bible ALL who are not with Jesus (God's Word) are considered with Satan)

     because it was and is not and is to come.     (Your choice is Jesus and Heaven ... or Satan and Hell ... there is no other)

     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 ... 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   

     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 ... he will consolidate 3 of them)

     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,

     they and the Beast will hate the prostitute.      (The Antichrist and nations will later 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)

     that has dominion over the kings of the Earth.”     (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE"... Jew and Gentile ... please don't be "left behind")

Daily Bible Reading:  Haggai 1-2 ... Revelation 16

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Haggai 1-2  (excerpts and notes) ...

God speaks of the Coming "Day of God's Wrath" ... (God warns Mankind of the "Apocalypse" throughout the Bible)

   "Yet once more, in a little while,      (The first time was with the Flood of Noah ...)

     I will shake the heavens and the Earth

     and the sea and the dry land.

     And I will shake all Nations ..."     (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE"... Jew and Gentile ... please don't be "left behind")

REVELATION 16   (with notes) ...

The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath

   "Then I heard a loud voice from the Temple

     telling the seven angels,

   “Go and pour out on the Earth

     the seven bowls of the Wrath of God.”

Harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the Beast and worshipped its image ...

     So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the Earth,

     and harmful and painful sores came upon the people

     who bore the mark of the Beast and worshiped its image.

The Sea will be turned into the blood of a corpse ... every living thing that is in the Sea will die

     The second angel poured out his bowl into the Sea,

     and it became like the blood of a corpse,

     and every living thing died that was in the sea.

The rivers and the springs of water will become blood

BECAUSE they have shed the blood of the saints and prophets ...

     The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water,

     and they became blood.

     And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say,

   “Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was,
     for you brought these judgments.
     For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
     and you have given them blood to drink.
     It is what they deserve!”

     And I heard the altar saying,

   “Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
     true and just are your judgments!”

The Sun will "scorch" people on Earth with fire and fierce heat ...

     The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the Sun,

     and it was allowed to scorch people with fire.

     They were scorched by the fierce heat,

     and they cursed (blasphemed) the Name of God

     who had power over these plagues.

     They did not repent and give Him glory.

Great darkness ... people gnawed their tongues in anguish

     The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the Beast,

     and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.

     People gnawed their tongues in anguish

     and cursed the God of Heaven for their pain and sores.

     They did not repent of their deeds.

ARMAGEDDON:       (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)

God will assemble the kings of the whole world "to the place called Armageddon" ...

     The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,

     and its water was dried up,

     to prepare the way for the kings from the East.   

     And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the Dragon

     and out of the mouth of the Beast

     and out of the mouth of the False Prophet,

     three unclean spirits like frogs.

     For they are demonic spirits, performing signs,

     who go abroad to the kings of the whole world,

     to assemble them for battle on the Great Day of God the Almighty.

     (“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake,

     keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”)

     And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

The Final Judgment:  The Seventh Bowl is poured out into the air ...

     The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,

     and a loud voice came out of the Temple, from the Throne, saying,

     “It is done!”

A great Earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the Earth ...

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

     and a great Earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the Earth,

     so great was that Earthquake.

     The great city was split into three parts,

     and the cities of the nations fell,

     and God remembered Babylon the great,

     to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his Wrath.

Every island and mountain on Earth will disappear ...

     And every island fled away,

     and no mountains were to be found.

Great hailstones about 100 pounds each will fall upon people ...

     And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each,

     fell from Heaven on people;

     and they cursed God for the plague of the hail,

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

Daily Bible Reading:  Zephaniah 1-3 ... Revelation 15

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The passages in Zephaniah and Revelation are both describing aspects of the same coming "Day of the God's Wrath"...

Zephaniah 1-3  (excerpts and notes) ...

   “I will utterly sweep away everything
     from the face of the Earth,” declares the Lord.

     I will sweep away man and beast;
     I will sweep away the birds of the heavens
     and the fish of the sea ...      (The whole Earth will be made desolate ...)

     I will cut off Mankind
     from the face of the Earth,” declares the Lord.     (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE"... Jew and Gentile ... please don't be "left behind")

   "Those who have turned back from following the Lord,
      who do not seek the Lord or inquire of Him.”     (There is no faith, fear, love, or acknowledgment of God in their lives ...)

     I will punish the men     (Mankind ... men and women)
     who are complacent,     (In Revelation 3 Jesus warns those who are "lukewarm" in their faith and love ...)
     those who say in their hearts,
    ‘The Lord will not do good,
      nor will He do ill.’      (They have no faith or fear of God who created them ... and they have no desire to learn of Him)

the day of the wrath of the Lord ... 

    A DAY OF WRATH is that Day,     (The Bible says followers of Messiah are NOT appointed to "the Day of Wrath"...)
     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.

     ALL the Earth shall be consumed ...

     A FULL AND SUDDEN END

     He will make

     of ALL the inhabitants of the Earth       (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)

God PLEADS with those in Israel and to ALL Mankind

to RETURN to Him BEFORE it's too late ... 

God warns GAZA (which is in the Land given to the tribe of Judah)

will help trigger the coming Day of Wrath ...

God tells us why His Judgment will fall upon Jerusalem, Israel, the World, and ALL Mankind ...

   "Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,
     the oppressing city!  
     She listens to no voice;
     she accepts no correction.
     She does NOT trust in the Lord;
     she does NOT draw near to her God.     (The assurance of life in Heaven  ... it's NOT too late!!!) 

   "For My decision is to gather nations,     ("Armageddon"...)
     to assemble kingdoms,
     to pour out upon them My indignation,
     all My burning anger;
     for in the fire of My jealousy
     ALL the Earth shall be consumed.      (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)

AFTERWARDS:  Israel's Joy and Restoration

   "Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
     shout, O Israel!
     Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
     O daughter of Jerusalem!

     The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
     He has cleared away your enemies.     (God will fulfill ALL His promises, blessings and curses with nation Israel)
 

     The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;     (Prophecies:  MESSIAH'S RETURN)      
     you shall never again fear evil ....

     The Lord your God is in your midst,       (PROPHECIES of MESSIAH ... From the ancient Jewish Scriptures)
     a Mighty One who will save;     (Savior)
     HE will rejoice over you with gladness;
     HE will quiet (calm) you by His love;     (Prophecies:  MESSIAH'S RETURN)

REVELATION 15   (with notes) ...

"Revelation" reveals the "details" of many events which will come upon the Earth during "The Day of God's Wrath" ...

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.    (These will be the last series before Jesus returns to "restore"...)

     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 will be 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    

     UNTIL the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished."       (Prophecies:  The "RAPTURE"... is to ESCAPE these things)

Daily Bible Reading:  Habakkuk 1-3 ... Revelation 14

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Habakkuk 1-3  (excerpts and notes) ...

   -  "The righteous shall live     (Eternally in God's Kingdom of Heaven)

        by his faith."    

Habakkuk's reaction after being told and shown God's prophecy concerning "The Day Of Trouble"...

   "I HEAR,

     and my body trembles;
     my lips quiver at the sound;
     rottenness enters into my bones;
     my legs tremble beneath me.
     Yet I will quietly wait for the Day of Trouble
     to come upon people who invade us (Israel and Jerusalem)."       (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)

Through Habakkuk God teaches us to rejoice in the Lord even during devastating trials and situations ...

   "Though the fig tree should not blossom,
     nor fruit be on the vines,
     the produce of the olive fail
     and the fields yield no food,
     the flock be cut off from the fold
     and there be no herd in the stalls,       (When we are left with nothing but our faith and hope in God ...)
     yet I will REJOICE in the Lord;       (In James 1:2 we are told to "Count it all joy when you fall into various trials.")
     I will take joy in the God of my salvation.       (God's Promise ...)
     God, the Lord, is my strength;
     He makes my feet like the deer's;
     He makes me tread on my high places."     (Finding HOPE and COMFORT in Times of Trouble ...)

REVELATION 14   (with notes) ...

The Lamb and the 144,000 ... (See Revelation 7 - these are chosen from the Tribes and Children 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 ("Good News" of Messiah)       (Some say this might be 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 through these teaching faith in Jesus)

     And he said with a loud voice,

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

     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"... we either believe God or those who hate Him)

     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 those who will 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 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 faith, love, 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.”       (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE"... Jew and Gentile ... please don't be "left behind")

     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 Christ (Messiah)

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,

     for 1,600 stadia (about 184 miles)."      (Prophecies: The "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)        (Prophecies:  MESSIAH'S RETURN)

Daily Bible Reading:  Nahum 1-3 ... Revelation 13

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Nahum 1-3  (excerpts and notes) ... 

   -  God warns of the coming Day of God's Wrath and Indignation ... who can stand against it?

   -  But "God is good" and a "stronghold" in "the Day of Trouble" for "those who take refuge in Him" 

   -  Terrible judgment against Nineveh (Assyria)

   -  A "Worthless Counselor" who "Plotted Evil Against The Lord" (Antichrist?) came from them

REVELATION 13   (with notes) ...

The FIRST Beast  (The coming Antichrist)

   "And I saw a Beast rising out of the Sea,    (The final gentile "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 God tells us the "Dragon" is "Satan")

     and his throne and great authority.

     One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound,

     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,

     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 ... final "Tribulation")

     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,      (A coming "One-World Government" and Leader)

     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 important ...)

        'If anyone is to be taken captive,
           to captivity he goes;
        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 (verse above) is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints."     (Finding HOPE and COMFORT in Times of Trouble ...)

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

     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 ... and a call for "peaceful coexistence")

     and it spoke like a dragon.      (But he is 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 two coming World 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 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.    

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)

Daily Bible Reading:  Micah 6-7 ... Revelation 12

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Micah 6-7  (excerpts and notes) ... 

   -  What does the Lord require?  "Do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your Lord"

   -  God will destroy the wicked

   -  Wait for the God of Salvation ..."The Godly has perished from the Earth ... There is no one upright among Mankind"

   -  All the nations who come against Israel ("Armageddon") will be made desolate ... "Shall turn in dread to the Lord"

   -  God will one day pardon and bless the "remnant" of Israel

REVELATION 12   (with notes) ...

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

AND IT EXPLAINS "WHY" ALL THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD (who the Bible clearly says are controlled by Satan)

WILL TRY TO DESTROY ISRAEL ... AND ALL HER PEOPLE..

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,

     with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems.       (See the parallel 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 he might devour it.    (This Child was FIRST prophesied in Genesis 3:15 ... "her Seed")

     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 ...)

     Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them!       (Consider this verse ...)

     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!”     (We are told 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 at that time 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 ... please don't be "left behind") 

     And he stood on the sand of the sea."

Daily Bible Reading:  Micah 4-5 ... Revelation 11

--Alpha News Daily     (Daily Bible Verses ... Daily List and Index)

Micah 4-5  (excerpts and notes) ... 

Around 700 BC God tells the Children of Israel WHERE Messiah would be born ...

God warns there will be TWO overwhelming invasions of Judah and Israel ...

   -  First ... "Babylon"... and God would rescue them (as He did)

   -  Second ... "Many Nations" will assemble against Israel ...   (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon)

   -  GOD will rescue Israel ... and ISRAEL will then rule over ALL NATIONS ...  (Prophecies:  MESSIAH'S RETURN)

REVELATION 11   (with notes) ...

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

   "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,

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

     and they will trample the Holy City for forty-two months.

God will send Two Witnesses    (There is much speculation here ... many think they'll be Moses and either Elijah or Enoch)

     And I will grant authority to MY Two Witnesses,

     and they will prophesy for 1,260 days,    (Exactly 3 1/2 years ... prophetic 360 day years ... half of the Tribulation)

     clothed in sackcloth.”

     These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands       (Study the Prophets ...)

     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.

     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 Great Tribulation)

     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.       (Perhaps this whole event will be televised worldwide on CNN ...)

     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,
     and for rewarding Your servants, the prophets and saints,

     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" and Armageddon)       (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE")

   "And we have seen and testify

     that the Father (God)

     has sent His Son

     to be the Savior of the World.

     WHOEVER confesses that Jesus is the Son of God,

     God abides in him,

     and he in God."

     (1 John 4:14-15)       (God's Promise ...)  

Rabbis Tell US Ambassador It Will Hurt America To Promote Dividing Israel Into "Two-States"...

--DavidHocking.org       "I (God) will BLESS those who bless you (Israel) and will CURSE those who curse you"  (Genesis 12:3)

Obama Boasts He Is The 4th Best President ...

--WND/Newsbusters      (GOD'S  LAW:  HOMOSEXUALITY and ABORTION)      (Prophecies:  "DECEIVING and BEING DECEIVED")      Obama also tells Christian leaders he is a Christian ... yet, he has hoisted the banners of "Homosexuality" (Baal) and "Abortion" (Molech) over his office and our nation ... and he is now forcing these "abominations" upon our children in schools.  As Commander-In-Chief he has also placed his authority behind the orders to BAN the Name of Jesus Christ from all military prayers.

 Satan is the Great Deceiver ... and his followers often have great powers of deception.  If Obama ever does become a believing Christian (which we pray he will) we will know it.  Remember, don't believe what they say ... but watch what they do.

Obama also boasts of his ability to force his agenda through "Executive Orders" and unelected "Czars," and IF he was truly a Christian President we should see at least some tiny rays of light shining forth rather than the tidal wave of darkness spewing forth out of this Administration which we are seeing.  John the Baptist was a man of God, yet he felt compelled to respectfully shine light upon Herod's rebellious acts against God's Law.

Members of US Congress Barred From Saying "Merry Christmas" In Mailings ...

--Drudge/Washington Examiner      (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE")      (Prophecies:  The coming ANTICHRIST)

     (1 John 2:15-18)      (Bible Study ... "Who IS Satan?")     

The Bible warns God will raise up evil nations to destroy those nations He has blessed but then turn away from Him ...

Russia Works On 100-Ton "Monster" Nuclear Missile ...

--Pravda  (Russia)      (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)     

Russia To Build 100-Ton ICBM (Nuclear Missile) To Penetrate US Missile Defenses ...

--Russia News Agency      (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)

Rare Video Footage Of Soviet and Russian Ballistic Missile Launches ...

--Russia News Agency      (Prophecies:  The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Russia’s Strategic Nuclear Missile Forces To Get New Advanced Control Systems ...

--Russia News Agency      (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)       (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE")

From Russia:  Are We Heading Towards World War III ... With Nuclear Missiles Next War Could Be The Last

--Pravda  (Russia)      (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE")      (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)

From Russia:  A Nightmare Scenario for America ... A Nuclear EMP Attack Would Send US Back To Stone-Age

--Pravda  (Russia)      (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE")      (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)

Russia's Baltic Missile-Shield Radar To Be Fully Operational By 2014 ...

--Russia News      (Prophecies:  RUSSIA, IRAN, and allies will go to war ... and will invade ISRAEL)      (They build theirs ... and block ours.)

Russia To Build Two Military Posts In Disputed Kuril Islands ... (Japan Claims These Islands As Theirs)

--Russia News Agency      (Prophecies:  RUSSIA and allies will go to war ... and will invade ISRAEL)     

Iran Seeks Anti-US And Nuclear Cooperation Pact With Saudis ... Brags Of Cyber-Attack Against US Drone

--Debkafile      (Prophecies ... WARS and rumors of war)      (Prophecies:  RUSSIA, IRAN, and allies will go to War ... and will invade ISRAEL)      We are told in Ezekiel 38-39 that when Iran and allies invade Israel, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait (Sheba and Dedan) will not be among the invading armies and will be sitting on the sidelines wondering if Iran and allies are invading Israel to "take plunder."

Iran Says Internet Is Now A "Battlefield"... New Army Called Cyber-Hizbullah Working On Disruption Strategy

--WND/G2 Bulletin      (Prophecies:  Russian, Iran, and allies will go to war ... and will invade ISRAEL) 

U.S. Probing Alleged Cyber-Attack Plot By (Russia Allies) Venezuela and Iran ...

--Drudge/Washington Times      (Prophecies:  RUSSIA, IRAN, and allies will go to War ... and will invade ISRAEL)

Iran and Hezbollah Tentacles Reaching Latin America ...

--Koenig Int'l/CBN      (Prophecies:  RUSSIA, IRAN, and allies will go to War ... and will invade ISRAEL)

Top Diplomat In Miami Linked To Iran-Cuba-Venezuela "Cyber-Terror" Plot Against Strategic US Sites ...

--WND      (Prophecies ... WARS and rumors of war)      (Prophecies:  RUSSIA, IRAN, and allies will go to War ... and will invade ISRAEL)

Russia To Deliver New Nuclear Submarine To India By Yearend ... Will Also Supply 42 Fighter-Jet Kits

--Russia News Agency      (Prophecies:  RUSSIA and allies will go to war ... and will invade ISRAEL) 

Russia and India To Sign Energy And Warplane Deals ...

--Russia News Agency      (Prophecies:  RUSSIA and allies will go to war ... and will invade ISRAEL)      Remember the powerful new "BRIC" Alliance is comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China ... much of the new technology we are sending to India will flow through to Russia and China.

Christians In India Increasingly Fearful ...

--CDN      (ISLAM'S VIOLENCE ... Allah vs. The Word of God)      (Prophecies:  Christians will be hated)      (Prophecies:  The coming ANTICHRIST)

Christian Areas In Nigeria Bombed ... After The Blast "I Looked And Saw Joshua Dabo Standing Without A Head"

--CDN      (ISLAM'S VIOLENCE ... Allah vs. The Word of God)      (Prophecies:  Christians will be hated)      (Prophecies:  The coming ANTICHRIST)

"Rejoice, Zechariah!"... Sharing A Mathematical Significance Of The Prophet's Foretelling

--WND/EllisWashingtonReport.com       (PROPHECIES of MESSIAH from the ancient Jewish Scriptures ...)        (MESSIAH'S RETURN)

From Israel:  The Vatican (Roman Church) Wants to Lay its Hands on Jerusalem ...

--Israel Nat'l News      (Prophecies:  ANTICHRIST)      (Prophecies:  "RAPTURE")      (Prophecies: "APOCALYPSE")     (Prophecies:  JERUSALEM)

UN Agency UNESCO Raised Palestinian (Philistia - Philistine) Flag For First Time ...

--AFP      (Prophecies ... ISRAEL)       (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE")      (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)

Trouble In Israel ..."Violent Rioters And Media Goons"

--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick      (Prophecies ... ISRAEL)      The Israel - Judah "stick" won't be fully joined until Messiah returns ...  

Turkey's Military On War Preparedness After Syrian Scud Missiles (Chemical Warheads) Moved To Border ...

--Debkafile      (Prophecies:  Russian, Iran, TURKEY, and allies will invade ISRAEL)      (Prophecies:  DAMASCUS-SYRIA will be utterly DESTROYED)

Israel Military Forms Regional Brigade Near Egypt ...

--Middle-East Newsline      (Prophecies ... ISRAEL)      (Bible Prophecies:  EGYPT)      (The Serpent is coiling around Israel ...)

Turkey And Egypt In Joint Naval Exercises ...

--Israel Nat'l News      (Prophecies:  Russian, Iran, TURKEY, and allies will go to war ... and will invade ISRAEL)      (Bible Prophecies:  EGYPT)      

Turkey's Foreign Minister Boasts Turkey's Policies "Made Israel Kneel Down"...

--Israel Nat'l News      (Prophecies:  Russian, Iran, TURKEY, and allies will go to war ... and will invade ISRAEL)

War Games: Iran To Close Strait Of Hormuz ... (One-Third Of All Sea-Shipped Oil Passes Through Hormuz)

--Debkafile      (Prophecies ... WARS and rumors of war)      (Prophecies:  RUSSIA, IRAN, and allies will go to War ... and will invade ISRAEL)

Iran Reports All Nuclear Installations Are Now Safely Hidden Underground ... China Brokering "Special Metals"

--Debkafile      (Prophecies ... WARS and rumors of war)      (Prophecies:  RUSSIA, IRAN, and allies will go to War ... and will invade ISRAEL)

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Saturday Night Live (SNL) Mocks "Jesus" and Tim Tebow's Faith ...

--WND/Washington Post      (Prophecies:  Believing Christians will be hated)      (Prophecies:  The coming ANTICHRIST)      ("The Generation"...)

Homosexual And Lesbian Protestors Waving Rainbow Flags Disrupt Michelle Bachman Event ...

--WND/LA Times      (GOD'S  LAW:  HOMOSEXUALITY)     (Bachman voices a Biblical principle ... so she's been silenced by the Media)

God warns He will DESTROY all those nations that "call evil good and good evil"...

--WND/Joseph Farah      (ISLAM'S VIOLENCE ... Allah vs. The Word of God)      (Our nation's official stance now "praises" Islam and "curses" Christianity)

Daily Bible Reading:  Hosea 12-14 ... Revelation 3

--Alpha News Daily     (Daily Bible Verses ... Daily List and Index)

HOSEA 12-14 (excerpts and notes) ...

God promises to one day restore the children of Israel in their Land with love, power, and peace ...

   "I (God) will heal their apostasy;
     I will love them freely,
     for my anger has turned from them.      (Prophecies ... ISRAEL)       (PROPHECIES of MESSIAH'S RETURN) 

REVELATION 3 (with notes) ...

His letters to 7 churches (which represent warnings and commendations to those churches ... and to ALL churches)

Note:  The church of "Sardis" receives no "commendations."  Although all these letters are written to specific churches and ALL churches, some feel "Sardis" might also include or reflect the great denominational STATE churches ... just as the church of "Thyatira" might also include or reflect the Roman church ... both these churches and "Laodicea" (see below) may not escape the Tribulation ... even though some individual members will love, trust, and obey Jesus in faith sincerely enough to escape the terrible "Great Tribulation" (the "Apocalypse") ...

To the Church in Sardis

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

    ‘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,

     for I have not found your works complete in the sight of My God.

     Remember, then, what you received and heard.

     Keep it, and repent.

     If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief,

     and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.

     Yet you have still a few names in Sardis,

     people who have not soiled their garments,

     and they will walk with me in white,

     for they are worthy.    (Through their faith in HIS worthiness ...)

     The one who conquers

     will be clothed thus in white garments,

     and I will never blot his name out of the Book of Life.

     I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.     (God's Promise ...)

     He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Philadelphia

(Note:  These Christian believers WILL escape the coming "Apocalypse") ... 

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

    ‘The words of the Holy One, the True One,

     who has the Key of David,

     who opens and no one will shut,

     who shuts and no one opens.

   “‘I know your works.

     Behold,

     I have set before you an open door,

     which no one is able to shut.

     I know that you have but little power,    (these churches and believers hold very little power in the world ...)

     and yet you have kept My Word

     and have not denied My Name.     (These are not "ashamed" of Jesus Christ ... and ... believe all God's Word IS true.)

     Behold,

     I will make those of the synagogue of Satan

     who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie --

     behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet

     and they will learn that I have loved you.

     Because you have kept My Word about patient endurance,     (These patiently endure this life ... in faith and hope.)

     I will keep you from the hour of trial       (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE"... Jew and Gentile ... please don't be "left behind") 

     that is coming on the whole world,

     to try those who dwell on the Earth.      (Prophecies:  The coming "APOCALYPSE"..."The Day of God's WRATH")

     I Am coming soon.

     Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.

     The one who conquers,

     I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God.

     Never shall he go out of it,

     and I will write on him the Name of My God,

     and the Name of the City of My God,

     the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of Heaven,

     and My own new Name.

     He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Laodicea

     “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 Jesus Christ ... and God's Word)

     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.

     Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline,     (God will not let those He loves get away with sinning in this life ...)

     so be zealous and repent.

     Behold,

     I stand at the door and knock.      (Jesus Christ ... the Son of God ... our only Savior ... is removed ... He is left outside)

     If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,    (This offer is for those individuals who will hear His voice ...)

     I will come in to him and eat with him,

     and he with Me.     (ALL who will repent and lovingly trust in Him alone to save them from their sins and from Hell ...)

     The one who conquers,

     I will grant him to sit with me on My Throne,

     as I also conquered and sat down with My Father on His Throne.

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

     let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”     (The ASSURANCE of life in HEAVEN  ... it's NOT too late!!!)

Daily Bible Verses:  Hosea 9-11 ... Revelation 2

--Alpha News Daily     (Daily Bible Verses ... Daily List and Index)

HOSEA 9-11 (excerpts and notes) ...

Remember:  God warns ALL these things happened to Israel as EXAMPLES for us!! ... (see 1 Corinthians 10:11)

The Lord Will Punish Israel ...

God warns while the Economy flourished their SINS against God's Word flourished ...

   "The more his (Israel's) fruit increased,
     the more altars (places of sin) he built;
     as his country improved,
     he improved his pillars (where they worshipped "gods" of sexual immorality).

God warns their Fortresses and Defense would be DESTROYED

BECAUSE they placed faith in their MILITARY ... and NOT in Him.

   "Because you have trusted in your own way        (An not following God's Way)
     and in the multitude of your warriors (the strength of their army),
     THEREFORE the tumult of war shall arise among your people,
     and all your fortresses shall be DESTROYED     (GOD will raise up EVIL nations to sorely judge those who have turned from Him ...)

The Lord's Love for Israel (and He will one day restore the children of Israel in their Land in love, power, and peace) ...

     When Israel was a child, I loved him,
     and out of Egypt I called My Son.       (PROPHECIES of MESSIAH ...  from the ancient Jewish Scriptures)
     The more they were called,
     the more they went away ...

     I took them up by their arms,
     but they did not know that I healed them.
     I led them with cords of kindness,
     with the bands of love,
     and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws,
     and I bent down to them and fed them.

     My people are bent on turning away from Me"       (Prophecies ... ISRAEL)       (PROPHECIES of MESSIAH'S RETURN) 

REVELATION 2 (with notes) ...

His letters to 7 churches (which represent warnings and commendations to those churches ... and to ALL churches)

To the Church in Ephesus

   “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:

    ‘The words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands.

     I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance,

     and how you cannot bear with those who are evil,

     but have tested those who call themselves apostles ("sent ones") and are not,

     and found them to be false.

     I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for My Name's sake,

     and you have not grown weary.

     But I have this against you,

     that you have abandoned the love you had at first.   (For Jesus Christ ... Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew ... our Savior)

     Remember therefore from where you have fallen;     (Turn away from the sins you committed for which He died for ...)

     REPENT, and do the works you did at first.

     If not,

     I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

     Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

     He who has an ear, let him hear

     what the Spirit says to the churches.    (This is to ALL churches and "Christians")

     To the one who conquers       (Our sinful desires and the "world" will war against our spirit in a lifelong battle)

     I will grant to eat of the tree of life,

     which is in the paradise of God."     (God's Promise ...)

To the Church in Smyrna

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

    ‘The words of the First and the Last, who died and came to life.

   “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich)

     and the slander (blasphemes) of those

     who say that they are Jews and are not,  

     but are a synagogue of Satan.

     (Note:  These may be Jews who oppose God's Word ... and the churches who say they "replaced" Israel and the Jews)

     Do not fear what you are about to suffer.      (God warns all believing Christians will find some suffering in this life)

     Behold, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison,

     that you may be tested,    (God will test our faith to see if we are sincere in our love, faith, trust, and obedience ...)

     and for ten days you will have tribulation.

     Be faithful unto death,

     and I will give you the crown of life (in Heaven).

     He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

     The one who conquers will NOT be hurt by the SECOND death (Hell)."     (God's Promise ...)

To the Church in Pergamum

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

    ‘The words of Him who has the sharp two-edged sword (the Word of God).

   “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is.

     Yet you hold fast My Name,     (When you are not "ashamed of" or "deny" His Name ...)

     and you did not deny My faith (or your faith in Me)        (Even unto imprisonment and painful death ...)

     even in the days of Antipas My faithful witness,

     who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

     But I have a few things against you:

     you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam,

     who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel,     (These will deny Israel's right to Her land ...)

     so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality.

     So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.      (Some believe this is a pagan "priestly" order ...)

     Therefore repent.      (There are churches today teaching people they don't need to turn away (repent) of their sins)

     If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of My mouth.

     He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

     To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna,

     and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone

     that no one knows except the one who receives it."     (God's Promise ...)

To the Church in Thyatira

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

    ‘The words of the Son of God,

     who has eyes like a flame of fire,

     and whose feet are like burnished bronze.     (Study the Prophets ...)

   “‘I know your works,

     your love and faith and service and patient endurance,

     and that your latter works exceed the first.

     But I have this against you,

     that you tolerate that woman Jezebel,

     who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing My servants 

     to practice sexual immorality

     and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

     I gave her time to repent,

     but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.

     Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed,

     and those who commit adultery with her

     I will throw into Great Tribulation,      (These churches and "Christians" will go into the "Apocalypse"...)

     UNLESS they repent of her works,       (Prophecies:  The coming "RAPTURE")       (The assurance of life in Heaven  ... it's NOT too late!!!)

     and I will strike her children dead.

     And all the churches will know that I Am He

     who searches mind and heart,

     and I will give to each of you according to your works.

     But to the rest of you in Thyatira,

     who do NOT hold this teaching,      (Teaching God's "love" approves of homosexuality, sexual immorality, or ANY sin.)

     who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan,

     to you I say,

     I do not lay on you any other burden.

     Only hold fast what you have until I come.       (Cling to your love and faith in God's Word until He comes ...)

     The one who conquers

     and who keeps My works until the end,

     to him I will give authority over the nations,

     and he will rule them with a rod of iron,

     as when earthen pots are broken in pieces,

     even as I Myself have received authority from My Father.

     And I will give him the morning star.      (God's Promise ...)

     He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

Daily Bible Reading:  Hosea 5-8 ... Revelation 1

--Alpha News Daily     (Daily Bible Verses ... Daily List and Index)

HOSEA 5-8 (excerpts and notes) ...

In these verses God reveals much ....

   "Their (the children of Israel) deeds do not permit them
     to return to their God ...
     and they know not the Lord.

   "I (God) will RETURN again to My Place (in Heaven),   (He had to have LEFT His place to RETURN to His place ...)
     UNTIL they acknowledge their offense (sin)    (Acknowledging they rejected Messiah ... just as they did the prophets)

     and seek My face,
     and in their distress earnestly seek Me.     (Prophecies: The coming "APOCALYPSE" and Armageddon ...)

   "After two days He will revive us (Israel);   (WHY did God sorely judge Israel around 2000 years before 1948??)
    on the third day He will raise us up,     (Remember, to God "a thousand years is as one day"... Psalm 90:4 ... 2 Peter 3:8)
     that we may live before Him."             (PROPHECIES of MESSIAH'S RETURN)   

REVELATION 1 (with notes) ...

   "The revelation ("revealing") of Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew),

     which God gave him to show to His bondservants      (a "bondservant" is one who willingly becomes a servant ...)

     the things that must soon take place.

     He made it known by sending His angel to His bondservant John,

     who bore witness to the Word of God

     and to the testimony of Jesus Christ (Messiah),

     even to all that he saw.

This is the ONLY  book which promises a blessing to those who teach and hear (and keep) that which is written ...

   "BLESSED is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy,

     and blessed are those who hear,

     and who keep what is written in it,

     for the time is near.

     John to the seven churches that are in Asia:

     Grace to you and peace (shalom)

     from Him who is and who was and who is to come,       (God the Father ... the "I Am" of the burning bush)

     and from the seven Spirits who are before His Throne,       (God the Holy Spirit ... 7 is the number of "completeness")

     and from Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) the faithful witness,       (God the Son ... see Psalm 2)

     the Firstborn of the dead,

     and the Ruler of kings on Earth.

     To Him who LOVES us      ("Us" is ALL who will love, trust, and obey Him in faith ...)

     and has FREED us from our sins by HIS Blood

     and made us a Kingdom,     (a Heavenly Kingdom ...)

     priests to His God and Father, 

     to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.       (Eternal ... everlasting)

     Behold,

     He is coming with the clouds,       (PROPHECIES of MESSIAH'S RETURN)

     and every eye will see Him,

     even those who pierced Him,

     and all tribes of the Earth will wail (or mourn) on account of Him.

     Even so. Amen.

   “I AM the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God,

   “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Vision of the Son of Man (first prophesied in the book of Daniel) ...

     I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation   (there will be troubles and suffering to "test" all who believe)

     and the Kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus (Yeshua),       ("patient endurance"... we will need it)

     was on the island called Patmos       (John had been sentenced to a sort of Roman "Alcatraz" island prison)

     on account of the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus (Yeshua).   

     I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day,

     and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet saying,

   “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches,

     to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”

     Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me,

     and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands,

     and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man,

     clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest.

     The hairs of His head were white, like white wool, like snow.

     His eyes were like a flame of fire,

     His feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace,

     and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

     In His right hand he held seven stars,

     from His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword,

     and His face was like the sun shining in full strength.

     When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead.

     But He laid His right hand on me, saying,

   “Fear not, I AM the first and the last, and the living One.

     I died, and behold I am alive forevermore,

     and I have the keys of Death and Hades.

     Write therefore the things that you have seen,

     those that are and those that are to take place after this.

     As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands,

     the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches,

     and the seven lampstands are the seven churches."