More about the Judgments Re: ENDTIME PROPHECY Page
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In Revelation chapter 8, the Trumpet Judgments look like a
continuation of avenging the persecution and martyrdom of
the saints, from before the rapture. The seventh seal
judgment actually contains the trumpet judgments, and the
seventh trumpet judgment contains the seven bowl or vial
judgments and at the seventh bowl, it is finished. You
notice the thunders and lightnings and voices come with
these seventh judgments.
Most of the trumpet judgments include a third of the world,
probably not the same third for each, whereas Revelation 16
is the whole world, and look like complete wrath, for
avenging the beheaded martyrs and for taking the Mark of
the Beast! They include, among others, hail and fire mixed
with blood, and the fire will burn up a third of the world,
and of course habitations, and all green grass (although a
later verse mentions grass, so the sturdiest of it must
grow back in some places), destroyed ships, water becoming
undrinkable (there’s going to be both “wormwood” water and
“blood” water), life in the water dying, horrible malignant
sores on everyone with the Mark of the Beast, darkness,
scorching heat, giant hailstones, etc. And that does not
even include several more earthquakes, the horrible two
different judgments with different “critters” from hell
(specialized demonic hoardes), what the two witnesses or
prophets will be doing, etc. And all through this, most
people will be cursing God instead of repenting!!
More about the Whore of Babylon
Read Isaiah 7:17 through chapter 35. Although not all of it
is about the whore, it is a good foundational basis. In
chapter 13, you will notice, if this is the end time whore
of Babylon, verses 19-22 correspond with Revelation 17
through 19:3, and especially see Rev. 16:17-20, 18:2.
Notice Isaiah 13:12. This looks like a tiny remnant of
Christians hiding in the whore of Babylon are precious to
God and will survive! Since the Jews are now and will be
spread all over the world, and the only promise of survival
is to a remnant of Jews, these too may be Jews! Also
specifically read Isaiah chapter 47, and there are several
other scattering of whore of Babylon information scattered
throughout the book of Isaiah, in addition to the
Revelation chapters, and Jeremiah 50 and 51. This tells you
that the mystery whore of Babylon can be neither Jerusalem
nor a false religion, since she is a place not to be
inhabited during the Millennium except by demons and wild
animals. Also see Isaiah 14- it appears the Abrahamic and
Sarah (I include Sarah so there is no confusion regarding
where the promised line originated.) covenant is still
going to be honored (it was based on promise alone, not
Abraham’s behavior), and that perhaps the only survivors
left in natural bodies to be regenerated at Jesus’ second
coming will be Jews, or not!! There is an indication in the
Bible that a small remnant of Gentiles will indeed join the
Jewish remnant who fall under the promise. See Isaiah the
56th chapter, but if you are left behind after the Rapture,
don’t count on surviving. Notice there appears to be no
indication of repopulating by these Gentile survivors,
though, as there is to Jewish survivors, so we’ll see.
There are some Gentiles in Jesus’ line, like Ruth, so it
really isn’t up to us to decide. Even Bathsheba, David, and
Rahab the harlot were in that line, so we can just be
thankful that any of us are in His plan! One thing to
remember is that even though they were all sinners, they
also believed and accepted Jesus (even though Jesus’ blood
wasn’t shed for them until later, unlike us living now) and
they were repentant. In some ways, even those on earth who
become Christian during the most horrible time in history
have it as good or better than early believers, because we
have the Bible,etc. Although there will be a famine for the
word of God, as well as for food. Back to the whore of
Babylon! I believe the Whore of Babylon is the United
States, and the Beast of Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 upon
which she sits or rides is the United Nations. In Daniel
7:20, note “mouth” part and “stronger” or “more stout”
than the other two of the original three; compare with
Revelation 13:2- a lion’s (America’s?) mouth!---–written by
Cynthia Diane