Friday, October 14, 2011

#Revelation # endtimes

Rev 7:13-17 "Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?" I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. "Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

The great tribulation of the judgment of Israel began with the Pharisees and Jewish leaders stoning James "the Just" (the half brother of Jesus) in the end of AD 62. James was the leader of the Christ followers in Jerusalem. From AD 63 to AD 70 (7 years of great tribulation.) Israel was under strict occupation and the final destruction with the total desolation of the city and the Temple in AD 70.

Hegesippus - "James, the brother of the Lord, succeeded to the government of the Church in conjunction with the apostles.. Because of his exceeding great justice he was called the Just.. Coming therefore in a body to James (the Scribes and Pharisees) said, 'We entreat thee, restrain the people; for they are gone astray in regard to Jesus, as if he were the Christ.. Do thou therefore persuade the multitude not to be led astray concerning Jesus. For the whole people, and all of us also, have confidence in thee.. And he answered with a loud voice,' Why do ye ask me concerning Jesus, the Son of Man ? He himself sitteth in heaven at the right hand of the great Power, and is about to come upon the clouds of heaven.' And when many were fully convinced and gloried in the testimony of James, and said, 'Hosanna to the Son of David,' these same Scribes and Pharisees said again to one another,' We have done badly in supplying such testimony to Jesus.. So they went up and threw down the just man, and said to each other, 'Let us stone James the Just.' And thus he suffered martyrdom. And they buried him on the spot, by the temple, and his monument still remains by the temple. He became a true witness, both to Jews and Greeks, that Jesus is the Christ. And immediately Vespasian besieged them."

The second progressive vision, of the unveiling of who Jesus Christ is and what He is accomplishing ends as the others do; with final overcoming of the true loved ones, final judgment and final restoration in Absolute Love. Risen, Reigning, Victorious and the fulfillment of all longings. He is Absolute Love. He is in control of it all! Won't you look to Him and be saved?

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