Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on

 Revelation 14:1-19

And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.

He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”

A second angel followed and said, “‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”

A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.

Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

Why?

John wrote down in God's command, let us know what this world will be, and encourage us to follow Jesus Christ. 

All who worship the beast will be burned and dead forever with the beast.

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, their spirit and life will be with the Lord with joy in heaven.

How?

Do what I can to preach the Gospel until one day I meet the Lord!

Whoever has ears, let them hear. “If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go

 Revelation 13:1-18

dragon, a beast coming out of the sea. The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the beast.

People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?”

All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.

Whoever has ears, let them hear. “If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed.”

It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,  so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.

This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.

Why?

We don't know what these beasts are. Maybe they are AI in our generation, or man-made machines with wisdom and power.

We can use AI to work for us; one day, AI can control us too. But AI needs energy, energy is in the hands of the Lord.

How?

Day after day, year after year, we don't know what will be tomorrow. But I know the Lord still control all universe until end of this world.

They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony

Revelaton 12:1-17

Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads. Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born.

She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.” And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. The woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days. (About 3.5 Years)

Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.

They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.

Why?

There are wars between angels, including God's children and dragons; finally, the devil and dragon were cast out from heaven and defeated.

We are the rest of her offspring - those who obey God's commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus.

How?

Keeping and honestly obeying God's commandments and holding to the testimony of Jesus is the way to eternal life.

The survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven

 Revelation 11:1-19

They have power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.

Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city—which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified.

For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. 

But after the three and a half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.

At that very hour, there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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.”

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.

Why?

This is the end of the world, and it is the time of the Lord. Welcome his people to come up to heaven, and all the images described in the Old Testament could be seen this time.

It is hard to imagine this feature for us. John described detailed information, encouraging us to have faith, walk in the way of faith, live, and hope.

How?

Because I believe Jesus is the Son of the Lord, so believe all that the Bible mentions about the Lord, Jesus Christ, and the Bible. My mission is to preach the gospel to more people.

You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings

 Revelation 10:1-

“There will be no more delay! 7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.

Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey. I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.

Why?
No one knows what will happen in the future, but the Lord let John see the future visions. And the Lord allowed part of the vision to be written down as a reminder to us.

The word of the Lord, described by John is prophesies many peoples, nations, languages, and kings. It does not happen as mentioned by men or kings.

How?

We don't need to know what or when the time of the Lord, but let faith, love, and hope stay in my heart and mind.

the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them : Woe to the inhavitants of the earth

 Revelation 8:1-13

When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up.

The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood,

The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark.

As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

Why?

All we see is the beautiful image of our living place, and the sun, stars, and moon all become dark. One third of people and lives are dead.

The Lord created a beautiful earth, which became a lost land. How sad it was for people living during this period.

If anyone does not walk with Jesus Christ and follow Him. The terrible ending will come.

How?

Be aware that even if we do not obey the word of the Lord, there are some consequences above.

Seven seals are opened, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?

 Revelation 6:1-16

I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals.  I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.  “Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds[c] of barley for a day’s wage,  and do not damage the oil and the wine! It is very expensive barley.

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal!  I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters, were killed just as they had been.

I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.

The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 

For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?

Why?

John told us about the end of the world, the day of God's judgment coming, and what will happen. 

Seven seals are opened by the Lamb, Jesus Christ.

The sun, moon, stars, earth, and heaven are all changed and broken. No one can stand up.

How?

Don't worry about this, for the Lord knows us, God will be with us until the last day coming, or we can return to the Lord earlier. Maybe with God's grace, we don't need to suffer this terrible end of the world.