Vision Six

03/09/20 • 25 min

Vision Six. (Rev. 17-19) Subject: God’s Judgment over the World System.

In light of the inevitable destruction of the world system with all its sin industries, we should pay attention how we invest our time, carefully evaluating which works are destined to be “burned up.” The world system consists of a matrix of deceptive ideas and mind-sets, combined with a vortex of power, pulling people to their destruction. Elements portrayed: a spiritual power center, a secular government, kings, and humanly contrived religion. God’s command: “Come out from them, my people.” Trying to be well-adjusted in this world is a big mistake. Jesus warns us specifically to be on our guard against deception. We have no way of evaluating which of our thoughts are deceptive except by comparing with the word of God.

Vision Six. (Rev. 17-19) Subject: God’s Judgment over the World System.

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Vision Five. (Rev. 15, 16) Subject: God’s Judgment over Sin.

As in the time of the Exodus, God will provide refuge for His people as He judges the earth. He will keep His people in safe “Goshens” as He calls them to be a house of prayer for all nations. It is increasingly incumbent on the Church to reclaim its original prayer calling. A great earthquake is the last of the prophesied judgments, possibly initiated when Jesus touches His foot on the Mount of Olives. God’s people will be protected during all these painful and frightening judgments, just as the people of Israel were at Goshen.

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The Second Advent. A look at I Thess. 4:16-18, which pictures five events closely associated with the return of Jesus.

1) A loud command or roar (announcing the Day of the Lord);
2) the voice of the archangel giving the command of judgment against those in rebellion against God;
3) the trumpet (shofar) call of God;
4) the dead in Christ rising with resurrection bodies for the purpose of continuous service on earth;
5) the rapture of the Church, who meet Jesus in the air, to usher Him and His holy ones back to earth in triumph (the meaning of the word, apanteisis).