Rev 12
The sign that John saw in v1, represent the beginning of the nation of Israel, with the sun representing Jacob, the moon Rachel and the 12 stars, the 12 sons.
The second sign that John saw in v3 the red dragon, represent Satan, representing red with blood and fearful. He swept a third of the stars or fallen angles to earth, and wage war against the woman and the child, the children of Israel.
v4 The child will be born and will rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne. Indeed Jesus will come again, taken up to God and return to rule the nations with a rod of iron.
Conflict.
The evidence and the truth about the existence of conflict between Satan and man, God and Satan. Whether we choose this war, the dragon is there waiting. His legion is ready and even before the child was born, open war has started. Begin passive and not involving in battle only means that Satan has 1 less christian soldier to fight. Lord, let me therefore not stay passive and let me be back in battle formation, and be ready for the fight.
There will be war. Not war on earth but war in heaven. This war end Satan control over the heaven and was hurl down to earth. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Complete
v9 is complete, dragon, serpent, devil, Satan, deceiver was defeated and thrown out of heaven. The timeline is half time through the 7 sevens of tribulation 1260 days. Satan failed in his attempt to control heaven. Our salvation is then completed. He has now only the war on earth. Am I then leaving something that belongs to Satan that I still linkers on? Let the purging of sins and areas of sin in me be complete Lord.
Conquer
The conflict has not ended. But from v13, it began our victory against the dragon and Satan. The victory was achieved because of divine help and assitance. The war is not ours. It is God.
We can choose not to fight, but the war is still on us. Fight and knowing that God is with us, who can be against us.
My spiritual battle begins at home. I recognise and must recognise that the battle is ongoing. I will and must take on the fight. I must set myself in battle motion and Complete - complete in areas that the enemies has no way to fault against me and my family. Let me therefore take the first step again and then the second. Amen
Friday, March 25, 2011
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
2 Mar 2011; Rev 11
Rev 11
The 2 witness of God.
They were sent by God. v3 And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.
To the people, they were evil men. Because of their authority, the rain stop for 1260 days which is about 3 and a half years. The water turn blood, and there was plague that strike as often as they desire. What a woe.
The solution, men did not repent and come back to God but turn to the beast. v7 the beast that rises from the bottomless pit [1] will make war on them and conquer them and kill them. Everyone rejoice and the body of the witness was left in the open, a total insult.
What a irony!
The 2 witness was made alive again and the people saw how they were lifted to heaven. It was only then, that the people knew that these 2 witness were from heaven, while the beast was from the bottomless pit.
What a contrast!
But the good news, was that some were saved.
For all the doing, least, least that some will be saved, whatever it may take, even after so many deaths and woes.
What then it will take a harden heart to come back to God. It took the Pharaoh of Egypt 10 plagues, it took the people in revelation so many woes so many plagues.
I pray for my heart not to be harden, and my eyes not be blinded by the matter, the material weath of te world.
The 2 witness of God.
They were sent by God. v3 And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.
To the people, they were evil men. Because of their authority, the rain stop for 1260 days which is about 3 and a half years. The water turn blood, and there was plague that strike as often as they desire. What a woe.
The solution, men did not repent and come back to God but turn to the beast. v7 the beast that rises from the bottomless pit [1] will make war on them and conquer them and kill them. Everyone rejoice and the body of the witness was left in the open, a total insult.
What a irony!
The 2 witness was made alive again and the people saw how they were lifted to heaven. It was only then, that the people knew that these 2 witness were from heaven, while the beast was from the bottomless pit.
What a contrast!
But the good news, was that some were saved.
For all the doing, least, least that some will be saved, whatever it may take, even after so many deaths and woes.
What then it will take a harden heart to come back to God. It took the Pharaoh of Egypt 10 plagues, it took the people in revelation so many woes so many plagues.
I pray for my heart not to be harden, and my eyes not be blinded by the matter, the material weath of te world.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
1 Mar 2011; Ps 139
Psalm 139
The start of this psalm made me feel that my God is with me. Of whom shall I fear. He knows me, my in and my out. He is with me, my going in and my going out. Where can I go that He is not there.
Such comfort.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea.. God is with me.
For you created my inmost being.. my frame, and your eye saw my unformed body when I was made in the secret place.
Such a God who know me before and after.
How precious to me are your thoughts, o God...
BUT the tone in the psalm came to a change in v19
19 Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!
O men of blood, depart from me!
20 They speak against you with malicious intent;
your enemies take your name in vain! [2]
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
22 I hate them with complete hatred;
I count them my enemies
The sudden change - a contrast from floating in the midst in and with God, made a twist with such evil thoughts. It is as if I have level myself with God because God is with me and saw the wicked of men, God enemies are my enemies...
But who am I, really who am I to consider these men as wicked, not worthy, God haters..
I am just like them, but because God is with me. Search my heart that I may not consider myself better, higher .. than anyone else.
Like the way the psalmist realised in the last 2 verse of Ps 139, 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts! [3]
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
I thank you that my God is such a comfort, that my God is forever with me and knows me in depth. Search my thoughts that these thoughts may be always right with you.
Men who are evil may not know you, but I do because you have first know me. Let me then continue to grow deep in and with you. amen
The start of this psalm made me feel that my God is with me. Of whom shall I fear. He knows me, my in and my out. He is with me, my going in and my going out. Where can I go that He is not there.
Such comfort.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea.. God is with me.
For you created my inmost being.. my frame, and your eye saw my unformed body when I was made in the secret place.
Such a God who know me before and after.
How precious to me are your thoughts, o God...
BUT the tone in the psalm came to a change in v19
19 Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!
O men of blood, depart from me!
20 They speak against you with malicious intent;
your enemies take your name in vain! [2]
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
22 I hate them with complete hatred;
I count them my enemies
The sudden change - a contrast from floating in the midst in and with God, made a twist with such evil thoughts. It is as if I have level myself with God because God is with me and saw the wicked of men, God enemies are my enemies...
But who am I, really who am I to consider these men as wicked, not worthy, God haters..
I am just like them, but because God is with me. Search my heart that I may not consider myself better, higher .. than anyone else.
Like the way the psalmist realised in the last 2 verse of Ps 139, 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts! [3]
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
I thank you that my God is such a comfort, that my God is forever with me and knows me in depth. Search my thoughts that these thoughts may be always right with you.
Men who are evil may not know you, but I do because you have first know me. Let me then continue to grow deep in and with you. amen
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