Revelation 17:7–14 explains the meaning of the visions John saw in the prior verses. The angel speaking with John explains the symbols of the beast, seven mountains, and ten horns. In the passage to follow, the angel will explain the downfall of the ''great prostitute,'' who symbolizes...
and the future. This section points back to the fall of Satan and to the birth and ascension of Jesus. The passage concludes with an event in the middle of the tribulation period. Revelation 13 will describe the situation prompting the woman of Revelation 12:1–6 to flee into the ...
Revelation 2:7Again the "Alpha and Omega" speaks: "Blessed are they that do His commandments that they may have right to the TREE OF LIFE." Revelation 22:14Those who have committed themselves to do his commandments "MAY HAVE RIGHT to the tree of life", but only when they have "...
(Rom. 6:23.) This scripture means what it says. The attempts of many theologians to "explain away" death and to "interpret" it as mere "separation from God" cannot be reconciled with Scripture. Death clearly does NOT mean "eternal life" in the horrifying torments of an eternal "hell."...
Similarly, there are those in 1 Corinthians 11 whom Paul says have died because they took the Lord’s Supper in an unworthy manner. Blatant sin against God is a serious offense. It does not mean that we lose our salvation, but we might lose our physical life. To preserve our life, rep...
November 7, 2023. Several years ago, it seemed like every time I would look at a digital clock the numbers would line up like: 1:11 or 11:11. It happened again today . I asked The LORD “What does this mean?” And He said “Things are lining up.” In your spirit, you know th...
And when he had related this to his father and brothers, his father rebuked him, and he said: “What does it mean to you, this dream that you have seen? Should I, and your mother, and your brothers reverence you upon the earth?”New American BibleWhen he told it to his father and...
Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. called. Amos 1:4,7 But I will send ...
The saints, those who will enter the Kingdom of God, are those who “keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus” (Revelation 14:12). As we said, God shows us how to love through the 10 Commandments. (You might also be interested in reading “The 10 Commandments for Today...
But what does that mean? Salt: When salt is applied, it dissolves inward and disappears. The salt speaks of the inward part, the character of the Christian. Light Jesus also described His people as being like light, which is on the outside. The light speaks of the testimony of a ...