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Today is Saturday December 26, 2009 and we are studying the book of Revelation, please read chapters 9-11

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Today's Message: Face The Consequences
God gives us all the free will to choose Him and how we live our lives, should we choose a destructive one we only have ourselves to blame when we face the consequences.

Many people question God's authority and even His existence especially when faced with persecution, punishment, death, and being victimized. While we may never understand why people do the things that they do, we can learn to understand is that God did not cause these things to happen, people did. The book of Revelation is not addressing God's people, it is addressing all of those whom hate Him and refuse to change from their wicked ways. “And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.............And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men............And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.” - Revelation 9:1-4,13-15,20,21. Upon sounding the fifth trumpet, a star fell from heaven to the earth. Having ceased to be a minister of Christ, he who is represented by this star becomes the minister of the devil and lets loose the powers of hell against the churches of Christ. The devil carries on his designs by blinding the eyes of men, by putting out light and knowledge, and promoting ignorance and error. Out of this smoke there came a swarm of locusts, emblems of the devil's agents, who promote superstition, idolatry, error, and cruelty. The trees and the grass, represent the true believers, whether young or more advanced, that are to be untouched. The locusts had no power to hurt those who had the seal of God. God's all-powerful, distinguishing grace will keep His people from total and final apostasy.

Two witnesses will be led by Jesus to face the fierce opposition of those who hate God. “And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth..........These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them...........And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.” - Revelation 11:1-3,6,7,15-17. God kept his faithful witnesses to attest the truth of his word and worship, and the excellence of his ways. There were only two witnesses, but that was enough. They prophesy in sackcloth. It shows their afflicted, persecuted state, and deep sorrow for the abominations against which they protested. They are supported during their great and hard work, till it is done. It is wonderful to know that, regardless of all else, our work for the Lord cannot end until He is pleased to promote us into His presence. The same voice of God speaks through His Word to each and every one of us and it is we who make up His Church today. He calls for a sense of urgency to make us equal to the tasks He has placed before us. He looks for believers who pray from the heart and truly seek to have Him in their lives. Praise God that no matter how scary things look we have Him and He will take care of us.

Have a wonderful and blessed day/night
God Bless You,
Christina

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