Final Judgment

Final Hour, Philadelphia, Seven Churches

PHILADELPHIA

June 20, 2020October 12, 2021 David R Maas

Philadelphia receives no correction, for she has remained faithful, and therefore, she will be kept from the “hour of trial” – Revelation 3:7-13.

Philadelphia lay fifty kilometers southeast of Sardis, where it straddled a major road into the interior, making trade with the other cities of Asia vital to its economy. The city was established in 189 B.C. by the king of Pergamos, and later, came under Roman provincial government when the last king bequeathed his realm to Rome in 133 B.C.

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144,000, Final Hour

EVERLASTING GOSPEL – FINAL HARVEST

March 28, 2020December 6, 2021 David R Maas

Whether one follows the Lamb or the Beast, one will reap everlasting consequences as a result in the final harvest – Revelation 14:6-7.

The preceding sections presented two very different groups – the “inhabitants of the earth” that rendered homage to the “beast,” and the 144,000 priests of God, the “first-fruits” of the earth purchased by the blood of the “Lamb.” Now, an angelic herald issues the final summons to humanity while time remains before the “final hour.”

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Final Judgment, Lake of Fire

October 21, 2019December 27, 2021 David R Maas

Following Satan’s defeat, the final judgment unfolds before the Great White Throne – Revelation 20:11-15.

Now, the “Dragon,” the “False Prophet,” the “Beast from the Sea,” and “Babylon” have all been judged. Their conspiracy against the “Lamb” and his followers only ended in their own demise. What they intended for evil the “One Who Sits on the Throne” employed to achieve His purposes.

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Armageddon, False Prophet, Lake of Fire

BEAST AND FALSE PROPHET DESTROYED

October 17, 2019December 25, 2021 David R Maas

The Rider on the White Horse destroyed the “Beast from the sea” along with the “False Prophet,” the “Beast from the earth” – Revelation 19:17-21.

Next, John saw the destruction of the “beast from the sea” and the “False Prophet” at the final battle when the “rider on the white horse” overthrew the forces of “Gog and Magog.” The passage does not state where this occurred, other than on the earth. In focus is the destruction of the “Beast” and its vassals, and their consignment to the “Lake of Fire.”

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Final Judgment, Wrath

WRATH OF GOD

March 2, 2019December 28, 2021 David R Maas

“Wrath” refers to the final judicial sentence of God on His enemies and is not synonymous with “tribulation.”

In Revelation, the “wrath of God” is NOT synonymous with “tribulation,” nor is identical with the “plagues” unleashed by the three series of “seals,” “trumpets,” and “bowls of fury.” Despite their devastation, impenitent men continue to rebel against God until the end. Instead, “wrath” refers to the final judicial sentence of God on His enemies.