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THE FIRST GROUP OF CHRISTIANS
Revelation 7:9-17, "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
The book of Revelation mentions three groups of Christians being seen in different locations at different times. Consider the following verses:
Revelation 7:9, "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;"
Revelation 14:1, "And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads."
Revelation 15:2, "And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God."
The first group of Christians are seen standing before the throne and before the lamb. These are all Christians dead and alive on the earth minus the 144,000 Jews who were set apart for the Lord to redeem at the 31/2 year mark of the great tribulation. This is by far the largest group of Christians and they are taken when the seventh seal is opened. These Christians come out of the world at the time of the great tribulation see Dan. 12:1. Now, at the time I enter a room, I turn on the light. I don't wait until I'm halfway across the room before I turn it on do I?
The second group of Christians mentioned in the book of Revelation are standing on the heavenly Mt. Zion with Jesus. These are the 144,000 Jews who went through the first 31/2 years of the great tribulation. Remember that they were given a special dispensation of the Holy Spirit so that when the Trumpet Warnings were blown they would not be affected. They are "redeemed" or "ransomed" from the earth. The Greek meaning for these two words is to set aside and come back for it later. Much the same way we place an article on layaway and come back for it later. Jesus set the 144,000 aside and came back for them in the same way that He came for the first group.
The third group of Christians are seen standing next to the glassy sea mixed with fire. Fire indicates persecution and intense suffering. These are all of those people who came to Jesus during the first 31/2 years of the great tribulation. They are also those who came off victorious from the Beast from the Sea and from his statue and the number corresponding to his name. Remember, not accepting the mark does not carry the death sentence. Only refusing to worship the Image will carry the death sentence. The enemy uses this tactic to separate out all Christians. The following verses indicate that these Christians will be murdered.
Revelation 14:9-13, "And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."
The fact that their works follow them indicates that after they are murdered, there will be no more Christian presence on the earth. The work of Christians in this world is to teach everyone we can all of the things that Jesus taught us. All of the work that God had been doing until this point in reconciling man to himself is over. Now and only now can the Bowl Plagues mixed with the wrath of God be poured out.
So in short, when someone tells me that they are pre-trib, I can agree with them. I too am pre-trib and believe that the vast majority of Christians will be in heaven prior to the great tribulation. When someone tells me that they are mid-trib. I can agree with them as well. There will be a Christian presence on the earth for the first three and a half years of the great tribulation. When someone tells me that Christians will suffer and die at the hands of the Beast from the Sea, I will agree with that too. Those people who don't receive the mark will be Christians. They will be separated out and forced to bow down to the image of the Beast from the Sea in order to show their allegience to this one world totalitarian government. When they refuse to bow as Daniel did they will be murdered.
The Bible is not conflicted. It speaks of all these things happening. This is why there is so much controversy over the subject of the rapture. This is also why I believe that we need to stop trying to interpret the Bible according to what we think and just accept it as it is written. — at www.apocalypsetheunveiling.com.
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THE FIRST GROUP OF CHRISTIANS
Revelation 7:9-17, "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
The book of Revelation mentions three groups of Christians being seen in different locations at different times. Consider the following verses:
Revelation 7:9, "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;"
Revelation 14:1, "And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads."
Revelation 15:2, "And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God."
The first group of Christians are seen standing before the throne and before the lamb. These are all Christians dead and alive on the earth minus the 144,000 Jews who were set apart for the Lord to redeem at the 31/2 year mark of the great tribulation. This is by far the largest group of Christians and they are taken when the seventh seal is opened. These Christians come out of the world at the time of the great tribulation see Dan. 12:1. Now, at the time I enter a room, I turn on the light. I don't wait until I'm halfway across the room before I turn it on do I?
The second group of Christians mentioned in the book of Revelation are standing on the heavenly Mt. Zion with Jesus. These are the 144,000 Jews who went through the first 31/2 years of the great tribulation. Remember that they were given a special dispensation of the Holy Spirit so that when the Trumpet Warnings were blown they would not be affected. They are "redeemed" or "ransomed" from the earth. The Greek meaning for these two words is to set aside and come back for it later. Much the same way we place an article on layaway and come back for it later. Jesus set the 144,000 aside and came back for them in the same way that He came for the first group.
The third group of Christians are seen standing next to the glassy sea mixed with fire. Fire indicates persecution and intense suffering. These are all of those people who came to Jesus during the first 31/2 years of the great tribulation. They are also those who came off victorious from the Beast from the Sea and from his statue and the number corresponding to his name. Remember, not accepting the mark does not carry the death sentence. Only refusing to worship the Image will carry the death sentence. The enemy uses this tactic to separate out all Christians. The following verses indicate that these Christians will be murdered.
Revelation 14:9-13, "And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."
The fact that their works follow them indicates that after they are murdered, there will be no more Christian presence on the earth. The work of Christians in this world is to teach everyone we can all of the things that Jesus taught us. All of the work that God had been doing until this point in reconciling man to himself is over. Now and only now can the Bowl Plagues mixed with the wrath of God be poured out.
So in short, when someone tells me that they are pre-trib, I can agree with them. I too am pre-trib and believe that the vast majority of Christians will be in heaven prior to the great tribulation. When someone tells me that they are mid-trib. I can agree with them as well. There will be a Christian presence on the earth for the first three and a half years of the great tribulation. When someone tells me that Christians will suffer and die at the hands of the Beast from the Sea, I will agree with that too. Those people who don't receive the mark will be Christians. They will be separated out and forced to bow down to the image of the Beast from the Sea in order to show their allegience to this one world totalitarian government. When they refuse to bow as Daniel did they will be murdered.
The Bible is not conflicted. It speaks of all these things happening. This is why there is so much controversy over the subject of the rapture. This is also why I believe that we need to stop trying to interpret the Bible according to what we think and just accept it as it is written. — at www.apocalypsetheunveiling.com.