seekeroftruth
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Revelation 11:15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:
“The kingdom of the world has become
the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,
and he will reign for ever and ever.”
the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,
and he will reign for ever and ever.”
16 And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying:
“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
the One who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
and have begun to reign.
18 The nations were angry,
and your wrath has come.
The time has come for judging the dead,
and for rewarding your servants the prophets
and your people who revere your name,
both great and small—
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”
the One who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
and have begun to reign.
18 The nations were angry,
and your wrath has come.
The time has come for judging the dead,
and for rewarding your servants the prophets
and your people who revere your name,
both great and small—
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”
19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.
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Here's the link to the commentary I read. I did leave some comments out.
Then the seventh angel sounded: The seventh seal brought forth a profound silence (Revelation 8:1); the seventh trumpet initiates joy at the inevitable resolution. There can’t be a more glorious proclamation than this: The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!
Have become the kingdoms of our Lord: In the ancient Greek grammar, the verb tense of have become indicates an absolute certainty about Jesus’ coming and reign, even before the fact is accomplished.
He shall reign forever and ever! How can there be such joy, when the King is not reigning completely yet? At the headquarters of a successful political campaign on election night, there is joy, even though it will be a while until their candidate is actually installed into office. The joy anticipates a certain result.
We give You thanks: This thanksgiving isn’t to thank God that He has already done this; but that the hour has come for it to take place, and that these things are permanently set in motion.
The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come: God’s punishment matches the crime; there is nothing arbitrary about it. The nations are angry with God and He responds with wrath; those that destroy the earth are themselves destroyed.
The ark of His covenant was seen in His temple: The ark refers to God’s throne, the place where the previously mentioned resolution will come from.
The ark of His covenant was seen in His temple: It is called the ark of His covenant — in the Old Testament, this was the earthly representation of God’s throne — to emphasize God’s faithfulness.
The ark of the covenant is “The symbol of God’s faithfulness in bestowing grace on His people, and inflicting vengeance on His people’s enemies.” (Alford)
And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail: The great and awesome phenomenon at the opening of the temple and the revelation of the ark show that the presence of the Lord is there; it is reminiscent of God’s manifested presence at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:16-19).
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OK, imagine this please. All the world leaders are meeting in one place. This includes everyone.... Putin isn't left out... Jinping is there... Un is there.... Trump is there, along with all the big wigs from Europe... Iran, Iraq, India, and Pakistan.... and all the leaders of the Southern Hemisphere. Everyone was there... Imagine they all got together because the earth was shapeshifting and they had to come up with a viable answer. All the nations, even Romania and Turkey were there. Someone from the tiniest nation will be there beside those with the biggest nations.
Imagine they will all be talking about how to stop the earthquakes and the volcanic eruptions and the lack of rain and the meteor storms. None of them will have an answer that everyone would go with.
Imagine all the leaders of all the nations on earth will be meeting in one place.... Who's going to pick up the gavel? Do you think they will fight over who's in charge of the meeting?
The nations would be angry! Nations have always been bickering.... it's a result of The Tower of Babel.
The politicians will always be bigheaded. Maybe I should say "pigheaded". They all think they are the best and their nation should be in charge.
Everyone will be angry and ready to bite the first finger that is pointed!
Imagine that... and then imagine Jesus showing up at the meeting and taking the gavel immediately!
I bet Trump and Putin will be the first ones to say "we're doing business here... you have no business here... go see the Pope".
I wonder how long it will be before someone starts bragging about "separation of powers".
God will give the nations plenty of time to get it right. There will be a half hour of silence in Heaven when this Seventh Horn will be blown. The nations will choose to be bigheaded. The politicians will stay bigheaded because they have always been in charge!
Then the horn will be sounded and Jesus will walk into the room and say "Now look here... from now on... All of you are subordinate to me! I am God not you morons!"
I'm sure "separation of powers" will be lost in the conversations.
Yep, the nations will be angry!
The thunder, lightning, hail, and wind will come. The politicians will be forced to take cover. Jesus will be taking the Gavel!
Yep, the nations will be angry!
