IF IT'S IMPORTANT TO JESUS...PART 6: Love Warns
(Revelation 1:1-2; Revelation 14:6-12; Revelation 14:9-10; Revelation 12:9; Revelation 13:1; Revelation 12:3; Revelation 13:2; Quotes; John 10:33; Luke 5:21; Revelation 14:9-10; Revelation 13:11,14; Revelation 17:15; Revelation 5:12 NKJV; Psalm 18:2 NKJV; Luke 1:69; Revelation 13:12; Four Comparison; Is Eight Enough? Quotes; Revelation 14:9-10; Deuteronomy 6:8; Matthew 20:22; Revelation 18:4)
All Scripture from NLT unless otherwise indicated
Revelation 1:1-2
1 This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John, 2 who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 14:6-12
6 And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world—to every nation, tribe, language, and people. 7 “Fear God,” he shouted. “Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.” 8 Then another angel followed him through the sky, shouting, “Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen—because she made all the nations of the world drink the wine of her passionate immorality.” 9 Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand 10 must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb. 11 The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.” 12 This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently, obeying his commands and maintaining their faith in Jesus.
Revelation 14:9-10
9 Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand 10 must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath.
Revelation 12:9
9 This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
Revelation 13:1
1 Then I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God.
Revelation 12:3
3 Then I witnessed in heaven another significant event. I saw a large red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, with seven crowns on his heads.
Revelation 13:2
2 And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority.
Quotes
“We hold upon this earth the place of God almighty.” “The pope can change or modify divine law.” - Pope Leo XII on June 20, 1894
“The priest does really and truly forgive the sins in virtue of the power given him by Jesus Christ. The pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ himself, hidden in a veil of flesh. – Joseph Deharbe, A Complete Catechism of the Catholic Church Religion, 1924, p.279. - As cited in Steve McKoy, The Mark of the Beast and the Coming of Christ, pp.45,37
John 10:33
33 They replied, “We’re stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.”
Luke 5:21
21 But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, “Who does he think he is? That’s blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”
Revelation 14:9-10
9 Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand 10 must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath.
Revelation 13:11,14
11 Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke with the voice of a dragon. 14 And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life.
Revelation 17:15
15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters where the prostitute is ruling represent masses of people of every nation and language."
Revelation 5:12
12 And they sang in a mighty chorus: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered—to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”
Psalm 18:2 (NKJV)
2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Luke 1:69 (NKJV)
69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David.
Revelation 13:12
12 He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
Four Comparison
Exodus 20:3 / Revelation 13:4,12
3 You must not have any other god but me / 4 They worshiped the dragon for giving the beast such power, and they also worshiped the beast.
Four Comparison
Exodus 20:4-5 / Revelation 13:14
4 You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. 5 You must not bow down to them or worship them. / 14 And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life.
Four Comparison
Exodus 20:7 / Revelation 13:1,5
7 You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name / 1 Then I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God. / 5 Then the beast was allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for forty-two months.
Four Comparison
Exodus 20:11 / Revelation 14:7
11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. / 7 “Fear God,” he shouted. “Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.”
Is Eight Enough?
Revelation 13:4a
4a They worshiped the dragon for giving the beast such power.
Is Eight Enough?
Revelation 13:4b
4b And they also worshiped the beast. “Who is as great as the beast?” they exclaimed. “Who is able to fight against him?”
Is Eight Enough?
Revelation 13:8
8 And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.
Is Eight Enough?
Revelation 13:11-12
11 Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke with the voice of a dragon. 12 He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
Is Eight Enough?
Revelation 13:15
15 He was then permitted to give life to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue of the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die.
Is Eight Enough?
Revelation 14:9
9 Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand 10 must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath.
Is Eight Enough?
Revelation 14:11
11 The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.
Is Eight Enough?
Revelation 14:7
7 “Fear God,” he shouted. “Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.”
Quotes
Revelation 14:9-10
9 Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand 10 must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath.
Deuteronomy 6:8
8 Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
Matthew 20:22
22 But Jesus answered by saying to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?”
Revelation 18:4
4 Then I heard another voice calling from heaven, “Come away from her, my people. Do not take part in her sins, or you will be punished with her.