Revelation 15:7 – Revelation 16:21

The Seven Last Plagues
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All of God’s children are responsive to love. They can understand, demonstrate and submit to love. They can also express love.

 

Every being in God’s universe has the power of choice and every being can choose to harm another being if he wants to. For example, Lucifer deceived a third of the angels, Lucifer deceived Eve, Cain killed Abel and the Jews killed Jesus. However, every injury will receive justice because there is one simple rule that governs justice. I call this rule the “Same/Same rule.”

 

Notice how this amazing rule was applied in ancient times. God told Moses:

 

Exodus 21:22   “If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows.

 

Exodus 21:23   But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,

 

Exodus 21:24   eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

 

Exodus 21:25   burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.”

 

But wait, there’s more!

 

Notice how the Same/Same Rule was carried out on false witnesses!

 

Deuteronomy 19:18   The judge must make a thorough investigation [into the alleged crime], and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against his brother,

 

Deuteronomy 19; 19   then do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you. 

 

Deuteronomy 19:20   The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and never again will such an evil thing be done among you.

 

Deuteronomy 19:21   Show no pity; life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, had for hand, foot for foot.”

 

Of course, the Same/Same Rule does not prevent harm from taking place. Every creature has the power of choice so any creature can harm another creature. However, the Same/Same rule guarantees justice in due time. Paul wrote,

 

Romans 13:1   Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.”

 

Governments are created by God to oversee the various needs of their subjects. They are to govern wisely and fairly. Those who serve in government are accountable to God for the authority He has put in their hands. When the trustees of a government become corrupt and dishonest, God will eventually destroy that government. And, sooner or later, God will also deal with each official. In other words, government authority comes with strict accountability to God. 

 

God has given governments the same means of applying justice that He uses: It is called the Same/Same Rule.”

 

Life for life

Eye for eye

Tooth for tooth

Hand for hand

Foot for foot

Wound for wound

 

If someone hurts or harms another person, the offender must be hurt or harmed in the same way.

 

The Same/Same Rule is part of God’s changeless rule of love.

 

Jesus said:

 

Matthew 7:2   For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measureyou use, it will be measured to you.”

 

Matthew 7:12   So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”

 

In other words, you should not hurt others because if you do, God will see to it that you will be hurt in the same way.

 

Same/Same Rule is universal.

 

In God’s system of justice, no one gets away with murder or any other crime. God sees everything and He will see to it that at the appointed time, justice will be fully served if justice was not served by human beings.

 

Incidentally, now that you know about the Same/Same Rule, you know why Jesus had to come to Earth and be executed.

 

>>>The Same/Same Rule required our Creator to suffer and die the samepenalty that would be imposed upon sinners.<<<

 

And, the good news! The gospel of Jesus Christ is this: Our Creator willingly submitted to the demands of this unchangeable law in order to save us from eternal destruction. He did this out of love. There is no other reason. Period.

 

God’s changeless laws, God’s rule of love and God’s demand that justice be served are highly important topics. These topics have to be addressed within this study on the seven last plagues because the seven last plagues are a function of the Same/Same Rule.

 

KJV/Psalm 89:14   “Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.”

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