"Here we are informed that this beast upon which the woman rides, is full of names of blasphemy. It is not one name but many names, for the beast is filled with them. This word "blasphemy" requires special translation, or decoding. It was a familiar word in the New Testament era. It is not used so much today, but it does have its modern counterpart. Why did the Jews of Jesus' day call Him a blasphemer? That was always their charge against Him! It was because He dared to call God His Father and to call Himself the Son of God. Therefore, they called Him a blasphemer because He was not teaching and operating according to the rules and regulations which they had set down -- His doctrine was not that of the scribes and Pharisees, but He said that He spoke only what He heard personally from His Father. His entire message and ministry was outside of the "box" constructed by the religious leaders of the Jews. Today if a lawyer is not operating according to the rules laid down by the Bar Association he is called non-ethical or a malpractitioner. Just so, if a physician is not following the rules of treatment laid down by the Medical Association, he is labeled a malpractitioner. This gives you our modern counterpart of the ancient term blasphemy."
"Thus we can see that this beast upon which the woman rides symbolizes malpractice, that is, he appropriates to himself what belongs to God; he dishonors Him, vilifies Him, shamelessly offends all that is true and godly -- blasphemes Him. That is what both the world and religion do -- they usurp the place of God in men's lives, putting their authority above God's truth, dominating men's lives through malpractice! They are not doing things God's way! It is not the Father Himself speaking and acting through them. Rather, it is the elevation of Self to either impress, influence, coerce, or control men. You see this plainly in nearly all the rulers of the world's systems, and if you refuse their domination you will be persecuted, discriminated against, fined, imprisoned, exiled, or excommunicated! Oh, yes!"
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Matthew 5:19-20 KJV Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Are you under the law of the ten commandments? The nation of Israel is because they never accepted Jesus Christ. The Kingdom of Heaven is a literal Kingdom on Earth And practically the entire Bible tells of this. But you don't deal with the word of God you deal with self-created fables.
Romans 4 KJV 17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Now the ten commandments are gone and the kingdom of God is open to those who received the Holy Spirit, imagine that.
Ezekiel 40 KJV 2 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.
Sitting on Earth looking at the literal Kingdom of Heaven.
Revelation 20 KJV 9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
Kingdom on Earth.
Revelation 21 KJV 22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
How can this be when other scriptures clearly state they'll be a temple on Earth in Jerusalem? With literal priests that serve God in His Temple? Because there are two kingdoms, one of the earth and one of Heaven. The harlot will never tell you this.
Interesting andy, there are two kingdoms, Babylon and Jerusalem, one is of the earth, earthy, the other is of heaven. The harlot runs Babylon, the fleshly, Jesus Christ runs God’s present heavenly kingdom in His body, you and me, we are the body of Christ, not to be joined to the harlot. Jesus will teach of these things, one way or another. That is what the Revelation of Jesus Christ is about, our king, conquering his earth...........it's not a fairytale Andy, it's what's happening in you.
Ezekiel 42 KJV 13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.
Flesh lives on into eternity, wrap your mind around that. Why would you need to drink the water of life if you're eternal spirit? The water of life will be flowing from me, and that's because I didn't reject Jesus Christ. Others did and God's wrath abides on them.
Wrath is another word for psssion, plagues are another word for scourgings, both of these have a purpose in our lives. The Revelation of Jesus Christ is written to the church, not to the world, it is not about the world it is about you. The whole book takes place in you, the unbeiving world will get changed as we, God's sons get perfected, we will reign in the world, and it will chage, at least according to:
Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 21 Because the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
You are taking age of Grace scripture and applying it to unrepentant Israel. Show me in Revelation chapter 4 through 21 where it talks about the church. The sole purpose of the tribulation is to bring in the Kingdom of Heaven that has been promised to the nation of Israel. The church is raptured out of the world, as in the day of Noah, before the tribulation begins. I'm going to be on the Ark, and you will be standing in rising water. Waiting for your cloud to float by.