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PEACE AND SAFETY
While
people are saying, Peace and
safety destruction will come on them
suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman,
and they will not escape.
1
Thessalonians 5:3
The Bible indicates the
sealing of the 144,000 (Revelation 7) will be the
next prophetic event. Currently, the 144,000 are
ordinary people going about their daily tasks.
They are living in every nation, tribe and
language on Earth. One day soon, Jesus will have
a personal encounter with them as He did
the apostle Paul on the road to Damascus. (Acts
9) After the 144,000 are sealed, the great
Tribulation will begin with a global earthquake.
(Revelation 7:1-3; 8:5) Like Ezekiel and John,
the 144,000 will be given words to speak.
(Ezekiel 2:7; 3:4; Revelation 10:8-11) Jesus
enables the 144,000 to do this because He has
something to say to the world. The world will
hear the testimony of Jesus coming
out of the mouths of the 144,000 and
unfortunately, many people will reject it.
(Revelation 1:9; 12:17; 19:10) The Holy Spirit
will empower the 144,000 for 1,260 days.
(Revelation 11:3) The 144,000 will perform
miracles and marvelous signs, and they will speak
fearlessly in opposition to the religious leaders
of the world, as well as the worlds
political leaders. The 144,00 will cause all
kinds of turmoil and destruction during their
three and half years of empowerment. (Revelation
11:6) The supernatural power that rests on the
144,000 will cause everyone to thoughtfully
consider the testimony of Jesus. What will they
say?
The noise level in our
world is out of control. Consternation, conflict
and controversy are deafening. Peace and safety
have evaporated. The 144,000 will not have to
compete with this noise because Jesus
will silence this contentious world with a series
of sudden judgments. These judgments are
described in Revelation 8:5-12. The global sign
marking the beginning of the Great tribulation
will be followed by a meteoric firestorm that
will burn up one-third of the earth. Then, two
asteroid impacts will follow which cause
incalculable damage. As darkness covers the
middle third of Earth (where most people live),
the world will realize that more than 1.5 billion
people have died during these calamities. These
horrific events will silence the survivors. Every
ear will be listening for an explanation. Into
this momentary vacuum, Jesus will send His
144,000 servants. What will they say?
Of all the gods that are
worshiped on Earth today, Jesus is despised the
most. Hatred against Jesus is great because He
said things that are offensive to Jews, Moslems,
Hindus (Eastern Mystics), atheists and pagans.
Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and the
life. No one comes to the Father except through
me. (John 14:6) Wow! No one likes to be
informed that his religion is false, so
non-Christians reject the teachings of Jesus. The
American Bible Society estimates that Catholics
and Protestants make up 27 percent of the
worlds population; therefore, 73 percent of
the world is not Christian. (According to
Zechariah 13:8,9, two-thirds of Christianity does
not follow Christ, so in effect 91 percent of the
world is not Christian!) Because religion is a
spiritual, cultural and emotional matter, it is
impossible for one person to prove that one
religion is superior to another religion. In
other words, Catholics are not winning many
Baptist converts, Methodists are not converting
many Mormons, very few Jews are converting to
Christianity, and most Hindus are not interested
in becoming Jews. If the 144,000 were to appear
right now, the testimony of Jesus would not be
heard. Every religious group on earth because of
what they are going to say would reject them. So,
what will they say?
The 144,000 will begin
their ministry with these words. Fear God
and give Him glory, because the hour of his
judgment has come. Worship Him who made the
heavens, the Earth, the sea and the springs of
water. (Revelation 14:7) Guess who made the
heavens, the Earth, the sea and the springs of
water? The most hated God on Earth. For by
Him [Jesus] all things were created: things in
Heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or powers or rulers or
authorities; all things were created by him and
for him. (Colossians 1:16, insertion mine)
Guess who demands worship? The most hated God on
Earth. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping
it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your
work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the
Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work,
neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your
manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor
the alien within your gates. For in six days
[Jesus] the Lord made the heavens and the Earth,
the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested
on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed
the Sabbath day and made it holy.(Exodus
20: 8-11, see John 1:10, insertion mine) The
creator of mankind, the King of kings and Lord of
lords will soon speak to mankind through His
144,000 servants. When the world experiences
the enormity of our Creators authority,
when 0ne-third of the heavens, the Earth,
the sea and the springs of water have been
destroyed by His command, most of the survivors
will put aside their religious bias long enough
to hear what Jesus has to say. The 144,000
will deliver the testimony of Jesus. Jesus said,
And this gospel of the kingdom will be
preached in the whole world as a testimony to all
nations, and then the end will come.
(Matthew 24:14)
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