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The 144,000 – symbolic or literal? Revelation 14: 1-4


The 144,000 Revelation 14:1-5 CEV I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion! With him were a hundred forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. (2) Then I heard a sound … Continue reading

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It is for us to know. Luke 10:8


One of the popular phrases in “churchianity”, especially in these last days, is, “no man knows the day or the hour.” This of course gets applied to our ability to comprehend when Jesus is coming back for the church. “no … Continue reading

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This calls for wisdom. Revelation 13:16-18


The phrase, “This calls for wisdom” falls in the middle of verses 16 – 18. I think understanding most of the Revelation calls for wisdom, but this section happens to be one the hardest to comprehend. If you have followed … Continue reading

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The two witnesses represent God; this beast will also represent a god. Revelation 13: 13,14


In the post, “This guy forces the whole earth to bow. Revelation 13:12”, I attempted to focus on who the second beast is. I happen to think that knowing something about how a person acts, makes it easier to identify … Continue reading

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The head that was mortally wounded is alive again. Revelation 13:3-4


If you read my last post, you are aware that I defined this head with the mortal wound. I have to assume that most people merely stumble upon my posts, so I will define it once again. One of its … Continue reading

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This guy forces the whole earth to bow. Revelation 13:12


While the focus is really on the character of the second beast, it is good to know where he came from, and so I include verse 11. In verse eleven this second person comes out of the same region as … Continue reading

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As if the first beast was not bad enough. Revelation 13:11


This aspect of Revelation intrigues me more than some of the others, because of the similarities in terms of the signs that the two witnesses perform, and how this second beast parallels our Messiah in description. The potential for deception … Continue reading

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“and all who dwell on earth will worship it,..” Revelation 13:8


“and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.” (Revelation 13:8 ESV) “and all who dwell on … Continue reading

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Things to look for in September


This particular post came about for two reasons. Having heard many of these things, I wanted, no, I needed to have a better understanding. Is that because I am the great end times expert? Hardly, but people who know me … Continue reading

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This person is deadly and will command great power. Revelation 13:7


In an earlier post, I talked about this transition we see as the beast obtains a spokesman, and how that the first designations applied to the beast tend to make us look for a person as we try to figure … Continue reading

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