In The Word
Read: Revelation 15
A Scene of Heaven
15 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels who had seven plagues, which are the last, because in them the wrath of God is finished.
2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had been victorious over the beast and his image and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps of God. 3 And they *sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,
“Great and marvelous are Your works,
O Lord God, the Almighty;
Righteous and true are Your ways,
King of the nations!
4 “Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy;
For all the nations will come and worship before You,
For Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
5 After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened, 6 and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in linen, clean and bright, and girded around their chests with golden sashes. 7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.
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Walking In The Word
John saw that angels will be assigned to carry out the final wrath of God upon wicked mankind through seven plagues. John also saw believers from the tribulation period who refused to bow and worship the beast and were in Heaven worshipping God. In their time on earth, they will face the wrath of the beast, but their faithful stance for Yahshua will rescue them from the wrath of God. Both groups will faithfully carry out their mission assigned to them by God because of their wholehearted devotion to Him.
How far are you prepared to go to stand for Yahshua? Are you willing to face persecution from non-believers, rejection by loved ones, financial harm, physical attack, or even death? We are watching many saints around the world face these very challenging situations because of their bold stand for Yahshua. You may have been spared these attacks up until now, but, if they come, will you boldly hold to your faith? Or will you succumb to the pressure and deny Yahshua?
God has rescued you from the power and dominion of sin so that you could be free to obey His commands. But He may not rescue you from persecution; even so, you have the power within you to stand firm in your faith no matter what pressure you face. “Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28).