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Revelation 7:17
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17 For [hoti] the Lamb [arnion] which [ho] is in the midst [ana] [mesos] of the throne [thronos] shall feed [poimaino] them, [autos] and [kai] shall lead [hodegeo] them [autos] unto [epi] living [zao] fountains [pege] of waters: [hudor] and [kai] God [theos] shall wipe away [exaleipho] all [pas] tears [dakru] from [apo] their [autos] eyes. [ophthalmos] KJV-Interlinear
17 for the Lamb in the center of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them to springs of the water of life; and God shall wipe every tear from their eyes." NASB
We are about to complete the sixth seal.
Thus far we have seen only the highlights of the most horrible future period in all of human history. In the last verse, the terror and misery are summarized with hunger, thirst, and extreme pressures of life which will exist on a moment by moment basis, for those who will be forced to endure life in the Tribulation.
Remember, in its beginning, people will be there because they rejected Christ, because they rejected truth, because they were indifferent and saw no threat, or realness to the warnings that we have within these pages.
Their awakening moment will come after the Rapture occurs, and they are still here. When they look around them and begin to realize that it was they and their negative attitude, which will bring these events into history. That it was they who rallied behind evil, and caused all of the bad things that are going to happen, to actually happen.
And it is their last opportunity to avoid eternal condemnation, which is certainly coming their way, if they do not believe in the one, Jesus Christ, who they rejected all of their life.
It will not be until they get to heaven and stand before Christ, that they will realize how foolish they had been, and that it is Jesus Christ, who purchased their freedom, which they almost threw away.
And above it all, they had to be pushed to the brink of oblivion, and in many cases, over the edge of human dignity into utter brutality, before they would humble themselves, set aside their pride and arrogance, and believe in Jesus Christ.
We live here today in the midst of a growing apostate world. People make too many excuses as to why they should not, or cannot, or do not pursue their spiritual life. They presume that they know enough, or they simply do not believe in all of this stuff, they call nonsense. Some even need to be inspired over and over again, yet they still have no interest in their spiritual life other than pretense and putting on a show for their own ego and the benefit in others seeing them.
Our dispensation is called the Church Age. Sometimes it is called the Age of the Gentiles. Sometimes it is called the Age of the Royal Family, or the Age of the Bride of Christ.
Our dispensation is characterized by historical trends, the written word, and no other means of contact with God, except by means of the Bible. We are royalty for a reason, and that is to show the world, that with words only on the written page, God is able to raise up a vast family of believers, over the course of 2000 years and still counting, and still the Word of God remains as alive and as powerful as it ever was.
But alas, there will come a time even as we near the end of our dispensation, when the vast majority of people will fade away from doctrine, as Paul predicted, and when with this great apostasy, God is forced to shift history into its next gear, the Rapture and then the Tribulation.
Were it not for that single event of the Rapture, then many if not most of the people who will be saved in the Tribulation probably would never have believed, and would have gone to the Lake of Fire for ever.
Sometimes people need a push or a shove, or a hit to the head, before they wake up and smell the truth. Unfortunately that future generation, who will live during the Tribulation, will need some heavy rattling of the brains (figure of speech), before they see the light and make the right decision.
Right now, we all have the opportunity to believe in Christ, and therefore guarantee for ourselves that we will not live through the horrors that are to come. God has given us a promise, Rev. 3, that the Royal Family (that is us), will not go through that future suffering.
And right now, we all have an opportunity to grow in our spiritual life, to maturity, and be prepared for a phenomenal reward and eternal life. Right now, life is relatively peaceful, if you compare it to what is coming. And even though we all have issues and troubles in our daily lives, if you are on the internet, then you are not totally destitute of resources. And you have an opportunity to grow up to spiritual maturity and support its teaching for the benefit of others.
I heard on the news recently that there is an estimated three-billion people who have access to the internet. That number was less than a hundred-million just a decade ago. The world has come a long way, and the opportunity for a spiritual life has advanced as well. Unfortunately we see far too many spammers and scammers, and far too few students of the Word of God.
Whether you live now and believe, or will be one of those who rejects this, and will suffer in that future day, for all people, Jesus Christ is the one and only source of relief and blessing, and happiness and security, forever.
For unto Him is the glory, dominion and power, and through Him is our one and only hope.
Stop worrying about anything, but in everything, through prayer and supplication, let your requests be made known unto Him. Cast all your cares on Him, for He cares for you. Study to show yourself approved and let the peace of God garrison your hearts and minds, through Christ. And to Him who is able to keep you from falling, and to present you without blemish before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God, and Savior, even Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and majesty, dominion and power, before time, now and forever.
Believe it, because it is so!
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