 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 LORD OF HARVEST - 14:1-20
In the midst of all this ugly talk of trickery and deceit, and then judgment on those who practise it, God pauses to comfort His people. A large company of saved are marked as belonging to God. This crowd is singing. Wherever Jesus is, there is singing. They are spiritually pure. It is not by attainment but by atonement.
A call is sent out for all men to "fear God" and to "give Him glory" (which they refused to do). He also says to "worship Him." Have you ever considered that God seeks only two things from man? God is seeking man to save man - "to seek and save that which was lost;" and God is seeking man to worship Him. These two things are pretty important if they are the only two things which God "seeks."
Historically, we have studied the subject of "seeking and saving the lost" a great deal. When we study the subject of worship, and ask what is it, we will get several definitions, all based on our experience with what we have been taught is worship! When I say "worship" do you think of Sunday morning between 10 - 11 am, with singing, praying, preaching. etc.? Now, let's admit it, that is what most of us believe worship is, right? Right. Jesus comes before you to burst your balloon if you think that.
There is no greater goal, no higher ambition, no greater achievement than to worship God. Worship is an attitude that results in actions. It is a lifestyle. It is not something that we do, as much as it is something we are. Those who worship anyone or anything other than God, will receive the wages due. They will feel the wrath of God. And if God does it, it is right. They have not heeded the warnings, so payday has arrived.
The picture of the harvesting and reaping of the souls of men is so horrible that Christians might think there is no hope, but that is not true. In the middle of this chapter God comforts us with the knowledge that they who hang on will see justice prevail. So don't give in to the temptation to bow to Rome when the persecution starts. So you die for Christ. Dead saints are happy saints! If we really believe that, it sure will make life a little easier, and the death of a loved one a lot easier to bear.
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