Monday, September 19, 2016, 7:45 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your
words to my heart. I read Revelation
19:1-9 (ESV).
Hallelujah!
(vv. 1-3)
After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of
a great multitude in heaven, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
for his
judgments are true and just;
for he has judged the great prostitute
who
corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
Once more they cried out,
“Hallelujah!
The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”
What do we know from
scripture, so far, about this Great Prostitute, i.e. Babylon the Great? We
learned that she will fall, because she makes all nations drink the wine of the
passion of her sexual immorality (Rev. 14:8). She will fall, too, because she
has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit (Rev.
18:2). She is the mother of prostitutes and of the earth’s abominations (Rev.
17:5). She is seated in a position of power, rule and authority over many
peoples, multitudes, nations and languages (Rev. 17:15). She is the great city
that has dominion over the kings of the earth (Rev. 17:18). She is a great city
that is clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with
jewels, and with pearls! (Rev. 18:16) And, although the prostitute rides the
beast, for a time, the beast hates the prostitute (Babylon the Great), and they
will make her desolate and naked, and will devour her flesh and burn her up
with fire (Rev. 17:16). As well, we learn that God will judge the great
prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and that he will avenge
on her the blood of his servants, whom she (they) persecuted and killed (Rev.
19:2).
We have also learned that we
are to come out of her so that we do not share in her sins or in her
punishment, for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her
crimes (Rev. 18:4-5). So, obviously she is something which we, as God’s people,
can come out from.
Since the Lord Jesus called
me in 2004 to write out what he teaches me from his Word each day, and to post
it on the internet, he has been continually showing me America, and the
institutional church (state church) in America, as this Babylon which is under
the judgment of Almighty God. In a broader sense, though, she represents the
world’s system which has infiltrated the church, and so, in reality, all
Christians across the earth are being commanded to come out from her. Yet, I
also believe this is a command from God to come out from under the influences
of the USA, its government, and its state church (incorporated under the US
government).
The church, collectively, is
the body of Christ, with Christ as her head. She is spiritual. She is not a
building, an organization, a business, a social club, a church denomination, or
a corporation under the headship of the US government or any other world
government. When we go to a building called “church,” and we enter that
building, we are not entering the house of God or his presence. The worship
center or sanctuary in that building is not the sanctuary of God, and entering
that room does not bring us into the presence of Almighty God. We, the people
of God, are the church. We are the temple of God, for he now dwells within us
in the person of the Holy Spirit. So, as believers in Jesus, we are always in
God’s presence, and we can worship him in spirit and in truth anywhere, any
day, and any time.
Yet, much of today’s church
here in America, and perhaps in other parts of the world, too, have willfully joined
forces with their government and have brought themselves under the headship of
the government in place of the headship of Christ. Thus, they have become a
state church, owned by the government, and under the scrutiny and leadership of
that government. They have become a corporation, i.e. a business of human-making,
and they market themselves just like any other human-based business, too. The
church that has done this, thus, is living in spiritual adultery against her
Lord, for they have forsaken their first love for the bed of another lover. And,
God is calling his people to come out of her - out from underneath her
influence, and out from being partakers with her in her adultery.
Much of today’s institutional
church, as well, has softened or diluted the gospel message in order to make it
more appealing and acceptable to the world. Thus, they are leaving people in
their sins while they are promising them the hope of heaven when they die. This
worldly institutional (state) church has also, in the effort to draw in large
crowds of people, turned worship services into big shows in order to entertain
the masses so that people will want to come back. The Bible is being replaced
by books written by mere humans. And, scripturally-based songs are being
forsaken for those which make people feel happy inside. Spirit-led messages are
also being dumped in favor of feel-good messages which tickle itching ears.
America is a nation which has
been riding the beast. I know that our nation is not truly run by those who are
elected officials but by a de facto shadow government comprised of the elite,
powerful and wealthy people of the world. There is no right and left, for our
government leaders are just the face of this beast, i.e. what is seen on the
outside. They are just puppets, and this shadow government are the puppet
masters.
I believe our electoral
process to be pure theatre, and that it doesn’t really matter who serves in
office, because they are only the façade which we see with our eyes. They all
serve the same people, alias the “beast.” And, in coordination with this beast
New World Order, they have been going throughout the world overtaking sovereign
nations, killing innocents, murdering Christians, and blaming their crimes on “terrorists”
whom they largely finance, train and equip. So, that is why they have the blood
of the saints of God on their hands. And, it is one of the reasons God is going
to judge them (us), as a nation.
Praise God!
(vv. 4-5)
And the twenty-four elders and the four living
creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying,
“Amen. Hallelujah!” And from the throne came a voice saying,
“Praise our God,
all you his
servants,
you who fear him,
small and
great.”
The Lord is, thus, calling
out to his adulterous church, and he is confronting her with her sins of
adultery and idolatry. He is calling her to repentance, warning of divine
judgment, but promising his blessings on the repentant. He is doing this
because he loves her, and because it grieves him to see her being deceived and
strongly influenced by these master manipulators.
He is also calling to her to
come out of the world’s system, especially as it has infected and has
infiltrated the structure and the gatherings of the church. As well, he is
warning his church against wolves in sheep’s clothing, false shepherds of the
people, and a false gospel, which leaves people still in their sins. And, he is
calling her to purity, to return to her first love, and to make him the only Lord
(owner-master) of her life. He wants her to live in the fear of the Lord, i.e.
to give God all the honor, respect, admiration and obedience which he so
deserves. And, he desires that her praise go to him alone for all that he has
done and is doing and will do on behalf of those who love him and who obey his
teachings.
A Great Multitude (vv. 6-10)
Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great
multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of
thunder, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty
reigns.
Let us rejoice and exult
and give him
the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his
Bride has made herself ready;
it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine
linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the
saints.
And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are
those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me,
“These are the true words of God.”
I believe that throughout
Biblical history that God’s purposes in judging his adulterous people was to
bring them back to God so that he might revive their hearts and restore them to
fellowship with him. I also believe that there are many prophecies of scripture
with regard to these last days that indicate that, through judgment, God’s
adulterous people will return to him as their first love, they will be revived
in spirit, and that he will restore them. As a result, the gospel of Jesus will
go forth throughout the world, and many will be saved before our Lord returns
to take us to be with him forever. One of the passages in the New Testament,
which I believe indicates this is found in Revelation 2-3 where Jesus speaks to
the churches, confronts them with sin, warns of judgment, but promises his
blessings on those who repent.
I believe, as well, that this
passage in Revelation 19 is indicative of revival coming out of judgment, for
after this judgment takes place, a great multitude is giving praise to God, the
wedding of the Lamb has come, and the bride of Christ, his saints, has made
herself ready, i.e. she has clothed herself with the righteous deeds of the
saints. She has repented of her sins, and she has turned or returned to God to
worship him only, and to forsake other lovers.
So, where are you today? Are
you claiming to be a follower of Christ but still living like the world? Are
you following after the ways of God, or the ways of man? Are you walking
according to the flesh, or are you conducting your lives according to the Spirit?
Time is running out. Make Jesus Lord today!
For Our Nation / An
Original Work / September 11, 2012
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.
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