 Foreward
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
 Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
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The Thrill of Victory And The Agony of Defeat
(a commentary on Revelation)
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THE RIGHTEOUS PREACHING - 11:1-19
The vision shows the distinction between true and false worship, and true and false worshipers. The Emperor of Rome said "I am Lord!" Jesus said "I am Lord!" After the fall of Roman Empire, who still stood? Lord Jesus! Gods people will always be persecuted for preaching the truth. The messengers may die, but the message will never die. Our message has to be two-fold. For those who refuse to repent it means spiritual drought, death and disease. For those who will repent it means light, love, life, and liberty.
The vision is one of a ferocious beast who kills those who preach Jesus. This is Rome pressuring Christians with worldly pleasure, governmental pressure and religious persecution. Rome thought that they had killed Christianity. They thought that they had silenced the name of Jesus Christ. But just because they "thought" it did not make it so. Note the spiritual response of witnesses is to preach Gods message; the human response to the message is to kill the messengers; and God's response to the killing of His messengers who preach his message is to give them life!
It is one thing to win; it is another thing to win with your enemies watching. The enemy sees that God rules. Their response to God's dominion is to get angry. In return, God's response is wrath. Like when the sun shines on butter and clay. It melts one and hardens the other. So it is when judgement comes on a nation, it destroys the one and rewards the other.
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