Her Sins are Piled Up to Heaven

Revelation 18:1-5 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. 2And he cried out in a mighty voice:

 

“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!

She has become a lair for demons

and a haunt for every unclean spirit,

every unclean bird,

and every detestable beast.

3All the nations have drunk the wine

of the passion of her immorality.

The kings of the earth were immoral with her,

and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy

from the extravagance of her luxury.”

4Then I heard another voice from heaven say:

“Come out of her, My people,

so that you will not share in her sins

or contract any of her plagues.

5For her sins are piled up to heaven,

and God has remembered her iniquities.

 

Babylon The Great

 

Who is this “Babylon the Great”? There are many different thoughts floating out there on that subject. But this is what I believe the Lord has shown me. In one specific location, I believe she represents the USA, more specifically the US government, including the institutional market-driven “churches” of today which are partnered with the world and with the government (state) in an unholy union, which God forbids. She is morally unclean, rejecting the gospel of Christ in its fulness, and she leads others to join in her immorality.

 

She is the harlot who “rides the beast.” And I believe she is primarily the government of the USA who serves the beast, the beast who is the de facto government of the USA, and not the supposed “elected” officials within our government. The Beast, I believe, is comprised of the wealthy and powerful people of the world who are the ones truly running the world and my nation. And the US government (the harlot) serves the beast in helping to bring the whole world into a one world totalitarian regime, which is not of the people.

 

Come Out of Her!

 

So when this instructs us to “come out of her,” this is not saying we should move to another country, if we live in the USA. But this is about coming out from underneath her influence, not getting caught up in the whole political “left and right” thing, which is a mirage. For political left and right are on the same team just “playing the people” with their act/game. And collectively they serve the same “Beast,” i.e. the wealthy and powerful of the world who are taking over the world. So we should not support her in any way.

 

But this isn’t just on a political level. The majority of what are called “churches” today are incorporated (merged, partnered) with the state (the government) and they are marketing their “churches” to the people of the world in order to draw in large crowds of people from the world into their gatherings, all of which God forbids. Therefore, the US government has much influence over these “churches” and have convinced most of them to reject the biblical gospel and to embrace a false gospel in its place.

 

But the influence of this harlot (Babylon the great) stretches far and wide across the world into other nations, many of whom have embraced her immorality and dirty dealings and crooked ways. So you don’t have to live in the USA to be under her influence. And so much of “the gospel” which was spread to other nations, as well, was/is not the biblical gospel, but it is a diluted and cheapened version of the true gospel which is allowing “believers” to continue in sin without obedience to God, which is wrong.

 

So, our Lord is calling out to all who profess faith in the Lord Jesus who are under her influence to come out from underneath the influence of “the harlot” so that they do not share in her sins and in her punishment. And he is calling all who profess his name to not partner with this “harlot” and with the world and with the worldly government, but to come out from among them and to be separate, and the Lord will receive them. We should not partner with these market-driven institutional “churches” not of God.

 

[Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22; Revelation 13:5-8; Revelation 18:1-5]

 

Her Sins are Piled Up to Heaven

An Original Work / July 24, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Walking in The Light 

 

Based off 1 John 1-2

An Original Work / November 16, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

When I lift up my voice, and sing praise unto God,

I will fellowship with my Lord and Savior, King.

In Him there is no darkness. He is in the light of truth.

If we walk in His light, from sin He purifies.

 

If we repent of our sins, He’ll forgive us now,

When we humble ourselves, and before Jesus bow.

The man who says, “I know Him,” but does not obey His truth,

There is no truth in him. In darkness still he’s found.

 

Do not love the world of sin, for it is hell bound.

If you follow the world, you’ll not in Christ be found.

The world and its desires will not last; they’ll expire.

The one who does God’s will, receives eternal life.

 

See that what you have heard from Christ remains in you.

Then, you’ll remain in Christ, and in His Father, too.

This is what He promised us – His eternal life with God.

So, continue in Him, and you’ll receive a crown.

 

https://vimeo.com/114160122

The Lamb Will Triumph!

Revelation 17:13-18 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

“13These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast. 14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

 

15Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. 16And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 17For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. 18And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”

 

Varied Opinions

 

There are many and varied opinions on who is who, and on what is what, as was written down by the apostle John in the book of Revelation, which were the words of Jesus, the revelation of Jesus Christ (see chapter 1:1-2). And there are many things written in this book which are hard to understand. And I am no scholar with regard to this book. There are parts I understand better than others, but I do understand the general overall message. And that has to do with us getting our hearts right with God before it is too late.

 

What I Understand

 

The Beast, as I understand it, is a collective body of the wealthy and powerful people of the world who are the de facto government of the USA and who are the ones truly ruling the world. They are the ones uniting together to bring us all under the authority and rule of one totalitarian regime called “The New World Order,” which has been in the making for a very long time, and which most of us are already under but don’t yet realize it. And the harlot who rides the beast is the US government, I believe.

 

So, think about this with me for a moment. What physical nation in the world has the most influence and power over the other nations of the world? “The United States has the most military bases throughout the world, operating roughly 750 to 887 foreign installations across about 80 countries and territories.” “The Department of Defense manages roughly 4,790 military sites worldwide.” And “the U.S. controls roughly 75% to 85% of all foreign military bases globally.” And “the US accounts for roughly 44% of NATO’s overall composite military capabilities.” (source: Google)

 

This is a quote from a previous writing titled “They Surround Me,” dated 11/01/2016:

 

“The Lord led me to read the news stories about these take-downs in Afghanistan, Tunisia, Egypt, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Turkey, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Yemen, Greece, Syria and Ukraine. I know there are others, too. The stories all had a very similar Modus Operandi. First, the N.W.O. Beast creates the chaos, trouble, uprising, disaster, mass murders, and racial, political or religious tensions, etc., and then they go in as “saviors” with a preconceived plan for “rescuing” these nations. Then they form transitional (New World Order) governments, and they threaten all nations, via the UN and the US government, with “dire consequences” if they do not cooperate with the “international community,” alias New World Order Beast.”

 

The US government and military were involved in all or most all of these situations, but under the authority of the New World Order “Beast.” For the US government serves “The Beast” as the harlot who rides the beast who does the dirty work of the beast throughout the world in our own nation and in many nations throughout the world, all with the intention of bringing all nations under the rule of The Beast in this New World Order, i.e. totalitarian regime. But one day this is all going to come back to “bite” this nation and she (the USA) will be taken down. I believe that is already in the works.

 

War Against The Lamb

 

The kings of the earth who yield their power and authority to the beast have and are and will make war against the Lamb (Jesus Christ). And they have and are and will make war against all who follow Jesus Christ in truth and in righteousness, too. For Christians are being severely persecuted and many of them are being put to death in other nations throughout the world. From what I have read, even the political nation called “Israel” is persecuting and killing Christians, and so is the US government, mostly in other nations.

 

But Christian persecution is not happening only in other nations. It is happening in the USA, too. And the ones truly being persecuted are probably in the minority, for they are the ones who are teaching and living the truth of the gospel, as Jesus and his New Testament apostles taught it. They are the ones who teach and live what the Scriptures teach that to come to Christ we must deny self, die to sin daily, and follow our Lord in walks of obedience to his commands, in life practice, or not have eternal life with God.

 

Jesus Christ will triumph over all people and all rulers of nations who deny him as the Christ, the Messiah, and/or who reject his gospel of salvation altogether, or in favor of a diluted false gospel message which makes no requirements for repentance (death to sin) and obedience to God’s commands as required of God for salvation from sin and for eternal life with God – as part of biblical faith from God which saves, which is not of human flesh. And Jesus’ called, chosen, and faithful ones will accompany him.

 

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

 

The Lamb Will Triumph!

An Original Work / July 24, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

As the Deer

 

By Martin J. Nystrom

Based off Psalm 42:1

 

As the deer panteth for the water

So my soul longeth after You

You alone are my heart's desire

And I long to worship You

 

You alone are my strength, my shield

To You alone may my spirit yield

You alone are my heart's desire

And I long to worship You

What's the Mark of The Beast?

 Revelation 13:16-18 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

“16And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name. 18Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.”

 

The Use of Symbols

 

Now symbols are used much throughout the book of Revelation, kind of how Jesus used to use parables to illustrate biblical truth. And the Scriptures teach that a day is like 1000 years to God (2 Peter 3:8). So, when it mentions 10 days (Revelation 2:10), it is probably not referring to 10 literal days, but to a relatively short and/or limited time period of persecution and suffering. And when I read this passage in Revelation 13 I also see symbols.

 

Now, a lot of people get so caught up on the idea of the “mark of the beast” being an actual physical mark on a human body, or something implanted underneath the skin, that I believe the real emphasis here gets lost. For they often focus their attention on the physical while they ignore the spiritual aspect of this. For God’s greatest concern is not what we have on our bodies outwardly. His greatest concern is what is happening within us spiritually.

 

The Mark of The Beast

 

So, I am going to walk us through the symbols here. The word “mark” isn’t just something physical and visible to the human eye. The word “mark” also means characteristic, attribute, feature, and/or distinguishing trait. So if we take the mark of the beast on ourselves, we are taking on ourselves his distinguishing traits and character. So this would be like someone who professes faith in Jesus with their lips but who is still living in sin, by habit, and who is not living in submission to God and to his commandments.

 

And the word “hand” is often used as a symbol pertaining to our works, to our deeds, having to do with how we live and the things which we practice. And our foreheads have to do with our thinking, our reasoning, what we take into our minds habitually and deliberately. So if we receive the influence and the character traits of the beast (of Satan) into our minds and into what we entertain and think about in our minds, and onto our deeds and behaviors, then we are accepting sinful thoughts and behaviors into our lives.

 

A Call For Wisdom

 

Wisdom is not just head knowledge. Wisdom involves spiritual discernment in knowing right from wrong and good from evil, and which follows after the good and which rejects the evil. So we need spiritual discernment here with regard to the mark of the beast to make certain that we have not taken that mark. So, if you have been convinced of man that God does not require of you that you deny self, die to sin (repent) and obey God’s commands (New Covenant) as a matter of life practice, that is of the beast, not of God.

 

If you believe that all you have to do is pray the prayer to receive Christ into your heart, or to make a verbal acknowledgement of him and of his death and resurrection, for your salvation from sin, and now you are saved, sanctified, born again, and on your way to heaven, and that nothing can take that away from you, and that you do not have to repent of your sin, and that you do not have to obey God, then you are taking on yourselves the mark of the beast, for that is not of God. It is of the devil!

 

A Literal 666?

 

So, this number may or may not be a literal 666, but the point is that it is the number (symbol or label or representation) of man (the flesh) and of the beast (a representative of Satan). So, if we profess faith in Jesus with our lips, but we deliberately and habitually commit sinful acts, and we thus turn our backs on God, and refuse to obey him, we have, essentially, taken upon ourselves the mark (character, influence) of the beast (Satan) and of the flesh. And we do not have salvation from sin nor eternal life with God.

 

And this is what we need to be concerned about. This is what determines where we will spend eternity, in heaven or in hell. But will there still be a physical mark? Most likely! It will probably be something inserted underneath the skin which will be AI controlled and which will manage all our purchases, banking, paying of bills, etc. And this could include mind control. So, I definitely would advise against anything of this nature. But make sure you have died to sin and you are obeying God in practice, in his power.

 

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

 

What’s the Mark of The Beast?

An Original Work / July 23, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Just Are You 

 

Based off Revelation 15-16

An Original Work / August 26, 2013

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Great and marvelous are Your deeds, O God.

Just and true Your ways, King of all the earth.

Who will not fear You; glorify Your name?

You are righteousness. Praise Your Name!

 

Just are You, O Lord, our Eternal ONE,

For You judge the earth in Your righteousness.

They have shed the blood of Your righteous ones.

You give their reward. They’re to blame!

 

Kings of all the earth gather, one accord;

Make haste to engage in a mighty war.

They oppose the Lord and His holy saints.

They serve wickedness, to their shame!

 

Jesus comes again, to some unforeseen.

Blessed are those who wait for Him at the gate.

They’ll not be ashamed. “Glad” be their refrain.

When He comes again, He’ll remain!

 

https://vimeo.com/115579013

The Two-Horned Beast

Revelation 13:11-12 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

“11Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. 12And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.”

 

Another Beast

 

Here I see the church united with the government. The American church at large incorporated under (merged with) the state (the US government) in an unholy union. The institutional church then promoted government worship within the gatherings of the church via the pledge (vow) of allegiance (fidelity) to the US government and the honoring of our military as our heroes who they say serve us as our “saviors from our enemies.” But our de facto government is the wealthy and powerful elite who are ruling the world.

 

From childhood on up I was taught to pledge (vow) my allegiance (fidelity) to the flag (the image) of the USA (the beast, in reality, for our de facto government is not our leaders but the powerful elite ruling the world). But an image can mean so many things. And when it comes to an image speaking, I would regard the image here more in the category of television and the internet (including Artificial Intelligence), which has had such a massive influence on the minds, hearts, character, and beliefs of the people.

 

The Authority of the First Beast

 

Twenty-two years ago, when the Lord first called me to this ministry, I was completely clueless as to the goings on within the US government. I took most things at face value and assumed my government and the media were telling me the truth. Boy was I wrong! But then the Lord began opening my eyes to the reality of who my government is, and what they are up to, and who they are serving and for what purpose. And I wrote down what the Lord was teaching me as he had me do all sorts of research about this subject.

 

And the Lord helped me to see that the US government heads were all serving this beast, the de facto government of the USA, comprised of the wealthy and powerful people of the world who are running the world. And the Lord gave me a picture of the US government as the harlot who is riding the beast who is working for this beast in taking down the nations of the world and who is bringing the nations of the world into subjection to this beast via war, threats, murder, theft, false accusations, and coup d’états.

 

Another Look

 

Now, not only were we then and now being brain-washed and mind-controlled into giving our undivided loyalties and devotion to this beast, i.e. to the de facto government of the USA and to the harlot who rides the beast, but we were taught to give our loyalties and devotion and worship (of sorts) to the physical and political nation called “Israel.” That nation was raised up to God-like status above all non-Jews and above all non-Jewish believers in Jesus Christ. And many Christians are devoting themselves to that nation.

 

Now, the Scriptures teach that all who deny that Jesus is the Christ are the antichrist (1 John 2:22). And they teach that all Jews who rejected Jesus as their Messiah were cast out of biblical Israel, and all non-Jews who believed in Jesus were grafted into Israel – into Jesus Christ and his church. So the physical and political nation called “Israel” is not of God. It is a creation of man, and I believe it is of this beast. It is not biblical Israel, the people of God. And it is not to be worshipped and bowed down to and supported without regard for the evil they do to others. But we should pray for them.

 

Biblical and non-biblical Israel: [Genesis 17:7-9; Genesis 18:19; Matthew 21:43; John 8:18-19,38-47; John 10:16; Romans 2:28-29; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 9:4-8,25-28; Romans 11:1-36; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Galatians 3:16,26-29; Galatians 4:22-31; Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 3:1-6; Colossians 3:12-15; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-16; Hebrews 8:6-13; 1 Peter 2:9-10,24; 1 John 2:22; Jude 1:5; Revelation 2:9; Revelation 3:9]  

 

The Two-Horned Beast

An Original Work / July 23, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

For Our Nation 

 

An Original Work / September 11, 2012

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger

 

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.

Jesus Christ is gently calling

You to follow Him in all ways.

Trust Him with your life today.

Make Him your Lord and your Savior.

Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.

He will forgive you of your sin;

Cleanse your heart, made new within.

 

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.

On our knees to God we’re praying,

Seeking God to give us answers

That are only found in Him.

God is sovereign over all things.

Nothing from His mind escaping.

He has all things under His command,

And will work all for good.

 

Jesus Christ is gently calling

You to follow Him in all ways.

 

Men deceiving: We’re believing

In our Lord, and interceding

For our nation and its people

To obey their God today.

He is our hope for our future.

For our wounds He offers suture.

He is all we need for this life.

Trust Him with your life today.

 

http://youtu.be/_XQkomPFz4Y

 

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I Saw a Beast

Revelation 13:1-2 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

“1Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. 2The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.”

 

The Beast

 

Who is this beast? There are varied thoughts on this subject. I believe this is speaking of a one world totalitarian regime comprised of the wealthy and powerful elite of the world who are the ones truly running the world and my nation (the USA). They are the de facto government of the USA, not those who are in government positions within my nation who are just puppets. And I believe the puppet government of the USA is the harlot who is riding the beast. In fact, the vehicle that our presidents ride in is named, “The Beast.”

 

The US government has served this beast, perhaps all 250 years since the USA was formed as a nation, if they ever indeed did really separate from England, which some of us believe they may not have done. So much of what we were taught about our nation throughout our lives were lies. So our history books are filled with lies which we believed for a long time. And the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the destruction of the world trade centers on 9/11/01, and war after war with other nations were the working of the USA.

 

And who is the dragon mentioned here? Satan! And the more that I learn about the men and women who served in positions of rule and authority over my nation, especially the presidents, the more I am realizing how utterly evil these people are and that they are of Satan. They may give the appearance of all goodness outwardly, but when you dig into their histories, and you see their connections with the occult and with Satanic rituals, you begin to realize who these people really are “behind the curtain.” Not good!

 

Revelation 13:7-10 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

7Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. 8And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.

 

9He who has an ear, let him hear:

10“If anyone is destined for captivity,

into captivity he will go;

if anyone is to die by the sword,

by the sword he must be killed.”

Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.

 

Christian Persecution

 

This one world totalitarian regime is still forming into what is intended to be the finished product, and it looks like it won’t be long before all nations of the world will be underneath its authority, if they are not already. They call it the “New World Order.” And Christian persecution is on the rise, from what I can tell, and it will only get much worse. And we may not see the kind of Christian persecution in the USA as what we see in the news as is happening in other nations, but it is here, just in a different form right now.

 

For one, I believe our president, in his apparent push to get all people to be Christians or to adhere to Christian principles, is leading many people to hate Christians and Christianity, which I believe is the intended result. And that is because he claims to be a Christian but his words and his lifestyle do not match the biblical requirements for being a Christian. So he is, in essence, turning people away from Christianity, and many are clumping us all together with him, and so we get hated right along with him.

 

False Church, False Gospel

 

The other thing that has been going on for many years is we have many “wolves in sheep’s clothing” among us serving in positions of pastors in these “churches” which are partnered with the state (the government) and the world in unholy unions, which God forbids. And they are being run like businesses, and are being marketed to the people of the world, and so many have, thus, diluted the gospel to make it less offensive. And so many are believing they don’t have to obey God and they don’t have to repent of sin.

 

But it isn’t just that. Many of them are attacking us who are following the Lord with our lives, who have denied self, died to sin, and who are walking in obedience to our Lord and to his commands in holy living, in the power of God, by the grace of God. And for those of us who are publicly sharing the truth of the gospel, we have people coming against us who are claiming that we are teaching “works salvation,” and they are convincing many people to not listen to what we are teaching. And many people are believing the lies.

 

The Division

 

So, what we have now are those who are on the side of believing in a diluted false gospel which makes no requirements of them that they must die to sin (repent) and follow Jesus in obedience to his commands. They are rejecting the gospel taught by Jesus and by his New Testament apostles who taught we must deny self, die to sin, and obey God as necessary requirements for salvation from sin and for eternal life with God. So the diluted gospel people are not on the side of God and of righteousness, but on the side of the flesh.

 

So they are also not the persecuted ones because they are not living for the Lord, obeying his commands, and forsaking their sinful practices. For they are on the side of the world which worships the beast and not on the side of those who worship the Lord, who bow to his Lordship, and who do as he commands, in life practice. But those who serve the Lord with their lives are the persecuted ones who will be and are being persecuted and put to death for their faith. Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.

 

I Saw a Beast

An Original Work / July 23, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

For Our Nation 

 

An Original Work / September 11, 2012

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger

 

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.

Jesus Christ is gently calling

You to follow Him in all ways.

Trust Him with your life today.

Make Him your Lord and your Savior.

Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.

He will forgive you of your sin;

Cleanse your heart, made new within.

 

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.

On our knees to God we’re praying,

Seeking God to give us answers

That are only found in Him.

God is sovereign over all things.

Nothing from His mind escaping.

He has all things under His command,

And will work all for good.

 

Jesus Christ is gently calling

You to follow Him in all ways.

 

Men deceiving: We’re believing

In our Lord, and interceding

For our nation and its people

To obey their God today.

He is our hope for our future.

For our wounds He offers suture.

He is all we need for this life.

Trust Him with your life today.

 

https://vimeo.com/379406352

Satan is a Defeated Foe

Revelation 12:7-9 ESV

 

“Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 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.”

 

I am not a Bible theologian, so I am not going to attempt to decipher all the symbols and their meanings in this passage of Scripture. And just so you know, not everyone who does attempt to decipher these symbols agrees with one another. So, I think the best approach here is just to look at the overall meaning of what this is teaching us to our lives today. Yet, here are some possible additional Scriptures to look at on the subject of Satan’s fall from heaven which may help bring it all to light:

 

[Ezekiel 28:11-19; Isaiah 14:12-15; Luke 10:18; 1 Timothy 3:6; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6; Revelation 9:1; Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 12:3-9]

 

The point is really that Satan is a defeated foe. He has no power over us who are followers of Jesus Christ. He may attack us in our minds, or in our bodies, or via other people’s words against us, but he can’t conquer us in the sense of defeating us if we are following Jesus with our lives, and if our trust is in the Lord. He is indeed the deceiver of the world, but if we are following Jesus with our lives, and if we are listening to and heeding the Spirit’s voice, we should not be among the deceived, but we should guard against deceit.

 

Revelation 12:10-12,17 ESV

 

“And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, ‘Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!’”

 

“Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.”

 

Satan Is Defeated

 

When Jesus Christ died on that cross to deliver us from our slavery to sin, and when he did not remain dead, but God the Father resurrected him from the grave triumphant over Satan, hell, sin, and death, Satan was defeated. He had tried with all his might to kill and to destroy Jesus and his message of the gospel, while Jesus lived on the earth, and then via his crucifixion, but Jesus conquered Satan, instead. He rose from the grave triumphant over our enemy, so that we can also live in triumph over our enemy Satan, too.

 

So, what this means for us is that if we are walking in fellowship with our Lord, in obedience to him, and if we are putting sin to death in our lives, by the Spirit, although Satan will come against us, to accuse us falsely, he can’t defeat us. He can’t do anything to us to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord, although he will certainly try to convince us that he has the power to do so or that he is capable of such a feat as that. But we must reject his lies, and we must hold on to the truth.

 

Now, let me say this here. There is a popular teaching these days that we are to claim that our identity is in Christ just by a mere profession of faith in Christ, even though we may be living far from God in deliberate and habitual sin against him. But our identity is in who we are, and we are who we are by what we do. So, our identity is not in Christ if we are not truly in Christ, because we have not forsaken our lifestyles of sin, and we have not submitted to the Lordship of Christ, and because we are not obeying Him.

 

So, you can’t claim that nothing can separate you from God’s love if you are living in deliberate and habitual sin against the Lord. You can’t live in sin, in direct defiance to God’s commands, and then just claim who you are in Christ as though that somehow clears you of all guilt. If you are living in sexual immorality in adultery against your spouse, you are an adulterer. You can’t claim that Satan is the one accusing you and so you fight off his accusations with your “identity in Christ,” as though that is the truth.

 

For, our salvation from sin is not some status we wear while we continue to live like hell. Jesus died on that cross that we might die with him to sin and live to him and to his righteousness. He died that we might no longer live for ourselves but for him who gave his life up for us. He gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. And his blood bought us back for God (it redeemed us) so we would now honor God with our bodies.

 

[Genesis 2:24; Matthew 5:28; Matthew 15:19-20; Matthew 19:9; Mark 7:20-22; Romans 13:9; 1 Corinthians 5:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-20; Galatians 5:13-21; Ephesians 5:1-33; Colossians 3:18-19; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; Titus 2:3-5; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Peter 3:1-7; 2 Peter 2:13-19]

 

We are Conquerors

 

So, we are able to defeat Satan and his many schemes against us because of what Jesus did for us on that cross in putting our sin to death; and because of our faith in Jesus Christ whereby our old self was crucified with Christ in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so we would no longer be enslaved to sin, but so we’d live as slaves to righteousness; and by our walks of faith in Jesus Christ, and by our testimonies for the gospel of Jesus Christ, and by our stand on truth and righteousness.

 

For we do not love our lives even unto death. We are not trying to hold on to our physical lives, other than in the sense of trying to take care of ourselves health wise. But our physical lives on this earth are not more important to us than following Jesus in obedience, and they are not more important to us than the salvation of human souls and the spiritual maturity of our fellow Christians. Our reputations and being accepted and loved by others are also not more important to us than following Jesus with our lives.

 

Satan knows his time is short, and so he is like a roaring lion roaming around seeking whom he may devour. He hates those of us who are following Jesus with our lives and who are testifying to the gospel of our salvation to the world around us. So, he is at war with us, and he will attack us in so many different ways, sometimes just in our minds, or in our bodies (as with Job), and many times via false accusations coming from Satan through other humans who are also not on our side, but who’re against us.

 

But, thanks be to God, if we are following Jesus with our lives, and if we are obeying his commandments (New Covenant), and if we are holding fast to the testimony of the gospel of Christ as Jesus taught it, and as Paul and the other apostles taught it (read the Scriptures in context, please), Satan cannot defeat us. But we can overcome him, and we can be victorious. And we are able to not yield to his tricks and schemes and false accusations against us. All glory and praise belong to God! Great things HE has done!

 

[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 6:35-58; John 15:1-11; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-17; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Galatians 5:16-21; Galatians 6:7-8; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-24; Ephesians 5:3-6; Hebrews 10:26-27;  James 1:22-25; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2-3; Revelation 18:1-6; Revelation 21:8,27; Revelation 22:14-15]  

 

Satan is a Defeated Foe

An Original Work / February 18, 2022

Reposted on July 22, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer

 

Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897

Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897

 

Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,

This is my constant longing and prayer;

Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,

Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.

 

Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,

Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,

Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,

Seeking the wandering sinner to find.

 

O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,

Holy and harmless, patient and brave;

Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,

Willing to suffer others to save.

 

O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,

Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;

Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,

Fit me for life and Heaven above.

 

Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,

Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;

Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;

Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.

 

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They Will Trample The Holy City

Revelation 11:1-2 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

“1Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. 2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.”

 

The Messianic Age

 

When we read the book of Revelation, we need to read it in light of the time period in which it was written, and the time period in which it was referencing, both of which are of the Messianic age. If we do that, we must arrive at the conclusion that “the temple of God” mentioned here is the church, the body of Christ, the body of people of faith in Jesus Christ under the headship of Christ. And the altar is in reference to our worship of God, and true worship of God has to do with us surrendering our lives to God.

 

A Measurement

 

And a measurement is an evaluation, an appraisal, and a judgment with regard to the moral and spiritual condition of the temple (the church), such as what we read about in Revelation 2:1-29 and Revelation 3:1-22. There were 7 churches specifically addressed in Revelation 2-3. And these were not buildings called “churches,” and they were not affiliated with any particular church denomination, and they were not incorporated (merged, partnered) with the state (the government) and with the world, as many are today.

 

They were the collective body of Christ in 7 specific cities which covered the entire city in those cities. So, since they primarily met in people’s small homes, there were probably multiple gatherings of the church collectively within each city. And so, in some of the evaluations, there was a mixture within one city of both those who were following the Lord in obedience and those who were not, or those who were following the Lord in some areas but were neglecting him and his commands in other critical areas of faith.

 

The Worshipers

 

And who are the worshipers? They are not just those going through the motions of religious practice. They are not those who are just singing a group of “worship” songs, some of which today have nothing to do with biblical worship of God, or else they teach what is contrary to the teachings of the Scriptures. Those who worship God, in truth, are those who, by faith in Christ, have died to sin and are obeying God in practice, in the power of God, and who are following the Lord daily wherever he leads them.

 

So, this is about what we read about in Revelation 2-3 where the churches were being evaluated to see which ones were true worshippers of God, who were living for the Lord, in service to him, in obedience to his commands, and who were no longer living in sin, addicted to sinful practices, but who were now living holy lives, pleasing to God. And it was about seeing who needed correction and instruction on what they needed to do to repent, to change, and to be in alignment with God’s will and purpose for their lives.

 

The Church

 

For, collectively, we comprise “the church of God,” the only true church, and this is NOT in reference to a church denomination by that title, but this is speaking of the only church which is the universal body of believers in Jesus Christ throughout the entire world. And “the courtyard outside the temple” is in reference to the world, for it is outside of Christ, outside of his biblical body of believers in Christ. And this includes many people who make professions of faith in Christ but who are living outside of his commands.

 

And “the holy city” is no longer in Jerusalem. The holy city is now the city of God, the church, the body of believers in Christ (see Galatians 3:26-29; Galatians 4:22-31). And “the nations” who are and will “trample the holy city” include the physical and political nation called “Israel,” which does not accept Jesus Christ as their Messiah. And all who deny that Jesus is the Christ are “the antichrist” according to 1 John 2:22. So this is speaking of the world coming against those of genuine biblical faith in Jesus Christ.

 

Bible verses on biblical Israel:[Genesis 17:7-9; Genesis 18:19; Matthew 21:43; John 8:18-19,38-47; John 10:16; Romans 2:28-29; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 9:4-8,25-28; Romans 11:1-36; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Galatians 3:16,26-29; Galatians 4:22-31; Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 3:1-6; Colossians 3:12-15; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-16; Hebrews 8:6-13; 1 Peter 2:9-10,24; 1 John 2:22; Jude 1:5; Revelation 2:9; Revelation 3:9]  

 

They Will Trample the Holy City

An Original Work / July 22, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Jerusalem 

 

An Original Work / May 2, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

…you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God… Hebrews 12:22

 

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, hear now your King of kings.

He speaks to you, Jerusalem, in all His majesty.

Oh, listen now, Jerusalem, He’s calling out to you.

Hear Him call you, Jerusalem; He’s waiting now for you.

Won’t you bow down, Jerusalem? Let Christ make you anew!

 

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, hear God’s call to obey

Your Lord and Savior, Christ the King; trust Him without delay.

Turn from your sin, Jerusalem; let Christ rule in your hearts.

Invite Him now, Jerusalem, to save you; grace impart,

And purify, Jerusalem, your hearts of all your sin!

 

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, hear your God’s final plea

To come to Him, Jerusalem, right now on bended knee.

Make Him your Lord, Jerusalem; He’s your Messiah, King.

Honor Him as the Holy One, your off’rings to Him bring.

And serve Him now, Jerusalem, for He is Christ your King!

 

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