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Revelation Babylon and Those Who Take the Mark of the Beast

Declaring The Fall of Babylon, Revelation 14:8

Babylon the Great Has Fallen, Revelation 14:8

A Reference to False Religions

A Result of the Ecumenical System Setup to Bring the Man of Lawlessness to Power, Revelation 17:3

Babylon is the Center of all False Religions – She Has Many Daughters, Revelation 17:5

She is Not the Only Religion Upon the Earth At This Time

Other Nations Will Have Their Religious Systems, 2 Thessalonians 2:4

She Drinks of the Nations, Revelation 14:8

Nations is the object (τὰ ἔθνη)

She drank out (πεπότικεν) from the wine of her inner burning anger of her fornication

Spiritual Fornication

Drunk With the Blood of the Saints, Revelation 17:6

She is Destroyed by the Beast at Mid-Tribulation, Revelation 17:16

Warning To Those Who Worship the Beast, Revelation 14:9-11

Those Who Follow the Beast, Revelation 14:9

The Ones Worshiping the Beast

They Receive His Mark Upon Their Forehead or Hand

This is the Mark of His Name, Revelation 14:11

Implemented after the Resurrection of the Beast at Mid-Tribulation

The Image Makes All the Ones Dwelling Upon the Earth to Take a Mark, Revelation 13:16

This is a Visible Mark – Engraved, inscription, or branded formed by Humans, Acts 17:29

Used for Commerce, Revelation 13:17

They Will Drink of the Wine of the Full Burning Anger of God, Revelation 14:10

These are Ones Who Never Received the Truth, 2 Thessalonians 2:10

God Will Permit Them to be Thoroughly Deceived So they will Face Judgment, 2 […]

Revelation Babylon and Those Who Take the Mark of the Beast2023-12-14T08:21:21-08:00

Angel – (ἄγγελος; מַלְאָךְ)

An angel is a spirit being; however, since the word “angel” actually means “messenger” it can also be used for humans. When it is not translated correctly, the meaning of a passage can be changed by implying it is a spirit being rather than a human messenger, such as with the seven churches in Revelation. Context clearly shows it is the human messenger (pastor) of the assembly being addressed, not an angel (spirit being).

Angels only appear to men in the likeness of men (Daniel 9:21, the man Gabriel). They appear in person, in visions (Daniel 8:15-16), or in dreams (Matthew 1:20, an angel appearing to Joseph in a dream).

John the Baptist is referred to as a messenger in Matthew 11:10, which is a quote of Malachi 3:1.

There are different ranks of angels: Archangel (Michael), who is the single highest-ranking angel (Jude 9), Thrones (Colossians 1:16), Dominions (Ephesians 1:21), Principalities (Ephesians 3:10), and Powers (Ephesians 6:12). Demons are from the lower ranks of the angels (Ephesians 6:12 Principalities and powers. The world powers of darkness and spiritual malignant evil in the heavens). They are angels who followed Lucifer (Satan) in his attempt to put his throne up in the third heaven with God (Isaiah 14:13; Revelation 12:4). Therefore, the word “angel” is not exclusively used to describe this type of spirit being.

For the sake of understanding a passage in Scripture, it is important to distinguish between whether a spirit being is referred to or a human, who both can act as messengers. In addition, Lucifer can also disguise himself as a messenger. Therefore, who the messenger is can also be important to identify.

The laws received by Israel were not from angels, but human messengers (Moses and […]

Angel – (ἄγγελος; מַלְאָךְ)2023-11-25T08:06:37-08:00

Training Our Senses to Know Good and Evil

As Christians we are not under law; therefore, the law does not govern our actions (Romans 6:14). This can be confusing to some because if the Ten Commandments are not the standard, what is? As part of our salvation, we are placed as sons (Ephesians 1:5 having marked off our bounds to the placement of sons). This means we are no longer under law (Galatians 4:1-5). A son is one who is mature and expected to act appropriately, not like a child. Now being in a position before God where we can mature, we are expected to train our senses to know the difference between what is wrong and what is proper.

But the solid food is for the mature, the ones through practice having trained the senses towards discerning proper and wrong (lacking in character). Hebrews 5:14.

The purpose of the gift of Pastor even teacher (Ephesians 4:11) given to the church is to bring us all to a oneness of faith (Ephesians 4:13) so that we are no longer inarticulate babblers. And inarticulate babbler is one who needs milk (Hebrews 5:13) for they cannot handle the meat of the Word of God and are tossed around by every wind of teaching by the trickery of men who seek to deceive the saints (Ephesians 4:14).

Today, let’s grow a little in our understanding. Let’s put off any law we may be trying to apply to ourselves and start to use the freedom we have in Christ to live righteously. That is, stop with the “Do Not” and start being who we are in Christ. God has given us a new mind by which we can discern His Will for our lives (Romans 12:2).

Christ told the disciples in […]

Training Our Senses to Know Good and Evil2023-11-25T08:07:01-08:00
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