Let them 'have the water of life'

Revelation 22:1-21
“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”
Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
Jesus said "I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star".
This is all true, the angel says to John. 'He is coming soon. Make these things known.'
Then the vision of the angel fades - and it is Jesus himself who speaks.
The final statements are somewhat disjointed, but lack nothing in vigour. John affirms the truth of what he has written.
In the sternest terms of his Day, he warns against tampering with it.
His closing words are full of urgency.
The things he has described will happen soon. Christ's coming is imminent. The people's attitudes will be fixed. It will not be possible to change. In the end, those who are not saved will be lost; those who do not enter into eternal life and the presence of God will be shut out for ever.
So let all who are thirsty come. Let them 'have the water of life', for which there is no charge.
Why?
Blessed are those who keep the word of prophets.  Blessed are those who wash their robe. Wash through the blood of Jesus.
Jesus is coming soon! it is urgent thing to everyone in the world!
How?
I believed that all things John has written. Let us preach the word of God and keep obey His Words!

God's new world gives us hope

Revelation 21:6-27
God is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.
The second dead is to the people who are cowardly, unbelieving, the vile, ... their place will be in the fiery lake of burning fire.
There is not temple in the Holy City, Jerusalem, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life will enter it.
The bride of chapter 19 appears as a city: the new Jerusalem and its people. The finest cities of the world are nothing to the breathtaking splendour, the shining radiance, of this glowing, golden city, with its perfect dimensions, its jewelled foundations, its glittering diamond walls, its gates of pearl.
Those gates stand always open. And the city has no Temple, for God himself is present. There is peace here, and freedom and security.
1200 stadia: 2400km/1500 miles. It is 12x1000. On earth God's people seem few and scattered. But they are part of a vast community - the eternal city of God.
Why?
God is the beginning and the end. He has absolute authority, how can our be made could argue with him.
Only the  people without sin can enter the New Jerusalem city. His name is written in the Lamb's book of life. He who was believed the Jesus Christ and walk on his word.
John gave us the vision of our future, so all of the followers of Christ should stand firm on his word and bravely walk out and give honor to the Lord!
How?
Christian has honor personality and glory kingdom passport. Rejoice!

Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, these words are trustworthy and true

Revelation 21:1-5
John saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and he will wipe away every tear from they eyes and dead shall be no more.
"Behold, I am making all things new", "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." he who seated on the throne said.
Dead and all that is evil have been destroyed. Will God renew, or replace the present heaven and earth.
The new life is one long unclouded wedding day for all God's people - the happiest, most joyful time imaginable. And there is nothing to spoil: no sorrow; no pain; no parting with loved-ones; no darkness. For God is aways present. He is near. There is no sin or temptation to spoil the perfect relationship; no guilt; no shame.
Why?
These message encourage Christian hope in the heaven, no matter how pain, how sorrow they are suffering, it will be passed away. God has prepared a new dwelling place for his people. It is joyful, happiest place.
Trustworthy and true: is the promise to all Christians, believe this word.
How?
Instead worry and fear, God is my Lord who has prepares everything for me. Live out new life that Jesus has given to me!

Two books in great white throne jedgment

Revelation 20:11-15
The great white throne judgment. The dead, great and small, standing before the throne, the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
Another book was opened, which is the book of life.
And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Dead and all that is evil have been destroyed. Will God renew, or replace, the present heaven and earth.
Why?
Earth and sky were fled, so God will renew all of these.
Before the white throne judgment has nothing except the dead.
Two books, one is written what people has done, another one is the book of life which record the names of Christian.
At this moment, no one is live on the earth. All are dead men. Everyone have to be judged by books before the White Throne.
How?
 Praise the Lord that my name may be written in the book of life. May more people repent and return to Jesus Christ. The destination of sin is dead!

Thousand years

Revelation 20:1-10
The dragon, ancient serpent, who is devil or Satan will be bound for a thousand years in Abyss.
First resurrection that who had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.
When the thousand years are over Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth. Another war with saints is happened.
Finally, the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown.
The 'thousand years' (millennium) of this chapter is mentioned nowhere else in the Bible, and no other chapter in the Bible has given rise to such heated argument about its meaning. However, certain thins are clear.
1. John seen Satan under God's firm control
2. He sees the souls of the martyrs not every Christian resurrected to reign with Christ for 'a thousand years'. (this is important for the persecuted early church)
3.At the end of it, the forces of evil muster鼓起 to attack God's people, but are utterly destroyed. Satan himself shares the fate of the beast and the false prophet in the lake of fire.
4. There is a general resurrection, when everyone stands before God to be judged, each on their own record. The verdict is life or death. And for those who live there will be no more death.
1000 years: Other number in Revelation are symbolic figures. A thousand years is long enough to show God's complete authority over Satan, and to far outweigh 超過 the earthy sufferings of the martyrs.
The city he loves: The community of God's people, in contrast to the 'great city' of Babylon.
The second resurrection is the judgment before the Lord, everyone has to face it.
All of it are under the firm control of the Lord!
How?
Praise the name of the Lord, God's love endure forever.

Word of God is sword to kill enemies

Revelation 19:10-21
The rider on the white horse is called Faithful and True.
Worship the God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
King of kings and Lord of lords which is written on his robe and on his thigh.
Beast and false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse.
We expect to see the Lamb - the Bride groom - at this point. Instead we are shown a Warrior. The name we know him by is the Word of God.
His victory is certain. He is King of kings and Lord of lords; supreme.
Carrion腐屍 are summoned already to gorge at a feast far removed from the banquet of the Lamb. The beast and the false prophet, Satan's two henchmen黨羽, and their allies are seized and destroyed - in a 'war' without weapons, armour, or battle, so great is the power of this horseman.
Why?
The sword is the word of God.
Blood: That of the crucified Christ, or the blood of his enemies. John may have either, or both, in mind.
Spirit of prophet are testimony of Jesus, We are living for being testimony of Jesus.
God is Faithful and True, but the Satan is deceit and cheating.
Word of God is sword may rescue the soul of people from darkness and deceive world. God's word can kill all enemies of the Lord.
How?
Study and meditate the word of God, it is worthy to everyone.

Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb

Revelation 19:1-9
Amen, Hallelujah!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.
Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.
Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb! "These are the true words of God."
Praise voices from heaven, 24 elders, the four living creatures, the throne, and a great multitude.
A great shout of triumph and hymn of praise is heard from heaven.
This is not sheer純粹 vindictiveness, or gloating幸災樂禍 over the fate of others. God's people stake(股權,to risk the loss of) their lives on his truth and justice.
They rejoice to see God vindicated and militant激進 unrepentant evil overthrown.
Why?
In the Old Testament, Israel is portrayed as the wife of the Lord, so the image of the bride is a natural one here.So too is the feast.
People expected Messiah's coming to be celebrated with great banquet. John brings the two together in his lovely image of the wedding-feast of the Lamb and his faithful followers, the bride - the fine linen of her wedding- dress made from 'the good deeds of God's people'.
What happiness to be an invited guest at this wedding!
How?
Do I have good deeds to wear the fine linen?

Get away from the way of Babylon, don't share in her sins.

Revelation 18:1-24
Come out of her, Babylon the Great, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues.
Woe! Woe, O great city, dressed in find linen, purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls! In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin.
Rejoice over her, O heaven! Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets! God has judged her for the way she treated you.
Here describing Babylon's fall, echoes the spirit and language of all the great 'downfall' prophecies of the Old Testament.
It is one final comprehensive pronouncement of doom on every power in every age that grows fat on evil and treats people as mere commodities商品 to be bought and sold.
Why?
God's people are tempted to come to terms with the world. But they are called to take an uncompromising stand. They will be vindicated. Justice will be done. It is so certain, it can even be said to have happened already. Babylon has fallen!
In one hour: very soon
God's people should rejoice over Babylon's fall.
Wait a while God's people the justice will be done. Fear the Lord! Repent to your sins and turn to the Lord, there is not much time!
All of the commodities, precious stones will be vanished!
How?
Get away from the way of Babylon, don't share in her sins. Be aware!

The Lamb will conquer them!

Revelation 17:1-18
Beast with seven heads and ten horns.
The woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.
The beast, it was and is not and is to come, and go to destruction.
The ten horns the will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them.
The beast will make the woman desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire.
So often and so vigorously did the Old testament prophets denounce that literal Babylon that it became a byword代名詞 for human pride and vainglory虛榮.
For John and his readers, Babylon, the luxury-loving prostitute, was Rome, city of the seven hills - rich, splendid, pampered養尊處優, decadent頹廢 Rome: Rome, where Christians were thrown to the lions and burnt alive as public entertainment; Rome, the cess-pit糞坑 of the empire.
But every age has its 'Babylon', the personification of all the greed and luxury and selfish pleasure-seeking which entice people away from God; the things that promise so much and give so little.
And Babylon, the epitome縮影 of all that cheats is doomed!
The beast: supported by a satanic power. The beast in these verse is sometimes a kingdom, sometimes a ruler.
Was, now is not: At time evil powers rampage through human history; at times they go underground - but they always return.
Seven kings: These may be the Roman emperors. If so, the sixth is either Galba or Bespasian; the seventh Titus. Alternatively, the seven may be empires. Perhaps it is best to give the number seven its symbolic meaning; so 'the whole historic Roman Empire.'
Ten kings: Sometimes taken to mean Roman emperors, but John is describing a future coalition聯盟.
The Babylon and the prostitute woman will be destroy until the word of God is full filled.
How?
Jesus Christ will conquer the beast and all unclean spirits. Praise to the Lord Almighty.

Behold God is coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake

Revelation 16:1-21
The seven bowls of God's wrath poured out into
1)the earth - harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore mark of the beast
2) the sea - it became the blood of a corpse
3) the rivers and the springs - It is what they deserve!
4)the sun - scorch people with fire
5)the throne of the beast - its kingdom was plunged into darkness
6)the great river Euphrates - it water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east
7)the air - flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a great earthquake.
Behold I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!
Three unclean spirits like frogs, coming out from the mouth of dragon, beast and false prophet.
Why?
The Euphrates separated the civilized world from the barbarian hordes beyond.
Armageddon: The hill of Magiddo, the famous fortress on the edge of the plain of Jezreel which guarded the pass through the Carmel hills. Megiddo was so often a battle site, the name came to stand for battle.
Final judgement are completely destroy those who against the Lord.
Behold that God is coming like a thief so be awake!
How?
Keeping obey the word of God, keeping praying and do the right things to honor the name of the Lord. I know what I am flighting against to!

Seven Bowls

Revelation 15:1-8
Great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues —last, because with them God’s wrath is completed.
Seven golden bowls filled with God's wrath were given to seven angels.
Now comes seven more angels with seven plagues. In5:8 John pictured golden bowls filled with the incense of prayer.
Seven bowls bring disaster to the earth, but first we see the joy and security of God's people.
There are not subjected to the final terrors, which are specially directed against evil.
Heaven is full of joyous song. Praising God, at last, coming naturally.
Why?

Jesus is my God, my savior, my hope is in Him

Revelation 14:9-20
There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name. The third angel said in a loud voice.
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on, they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.
One like a son of man seated on the cloud with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. Angel said "Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come". He swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. A angle who had charge of the fire, said "Take your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from earths vine, because its grapes are ripe." He swung his sickle on the earth.
The third angel declares judgment on all who have sold out to the forces of evil.
Four more angels appear in turn, coming from God;s sanctuary in heaven.
One like a son of man: Since he is under orders, this must be an angel, not Christ himself.
1600 stadia: about 300km. But 1600 stadia is clearly another symbolic number -4(which stands for the earth)x4x10x10 - meaning the complete destruction of the wicked throughout the earth.

That's a lot of blood.  How much blood?  Let's find out!  One stades, in Rome at the time, is about 0.92 furlongs; a furlong is an eighth of a modern mile.  "as high as the horses' bridles" isn't an accurate measurement, but the bridle of a horse is typically between four and six feet from the ground.  Call it 5 feet for simplicity. we go ask a European high school student what the formula is for the volume of a cylinder, and we find out that it is pi * the radius squared * the height.  So, pi * 971150.4^2 * 5 = 1.481470008 x 10^13 cubic feet. There are 28.3168466 liters in a cubic foot, giving us 4.195055897 x 10^14 liters of blood. The human body contains approximately 5 liters of blood, so we can divide our total volume of blood by 5, and get 83,901,117,930,000 crushed grapes people required in order to create this lake of blood. This is about 11,800 times the current population of the planet Earth, by the way, Yes, I know John was totally tripping balls when he wrote this.  Yes, I'm sure the number 1600 was just some fancy symbolic thing. (http://inaweofeverything.blogspot.tw/2012/01/fun-calculations-from-bible.html)
Why?
It is time of reap: It is time of the judgment to all people
Blessed are die in the Lord, but those who worship the beast, the image and with mark of beast will be no rest for ever and ever.
Jesus told us the time of reap is come so go out to reap. It is time to tell people repent and turn to the Lord. There is no much time until the final judgment.
How?
Do not angry to the evil doer, do not frustrate to my life or my situation for the Christ is conqueror, look on Him. He is my savior, my strength , my peace. Jesus knows me. What situation I have now has his plan to discipline me to accept new mission in the near future.

Fear God and give him glory

Revelation 14:1-8
The Lamb and the 144,000. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They did not defile themselves with women. No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
They had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
They sang a new song, no one could learn the song except the 144000 redeemed from the earth.
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.
Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great, which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.
The Lamb stands on Mt Zion - the new Jerusalem - with all those who bear his name, not just a spiritual.
John now sees seven angels, appearing one by one as the agents of God's judgment.
The first calls people to respond to God's message of Good News.
The second announces the fall of 'Great Babylon', the city which symbolized humanity combined in opposition to God.
Why?
14400= 12x12000 means all tribes and nations, redeemed by Jesus Christ.
Blameless, sealed with God and Jesus name on their forehead, they sang new song which no one can learn the song. It's the behavior walk with God, has the symbol of Christ- like Christ, They sing the new song to praise the Lord always.
Fear the Lord is warning to every generation, it could be the last warning.
All humanity in this world will be fallen, all will be fading, except the word of the Lord.
How to be a blameless man? Always follow the word of Jesus completely.
How?
Fear God and give him glory, follow the way of Jesus Christ, praise his name.

The seal of the God or the mark of beast

Revelation 13:11-18
Second beast coming out of the earth. He deceived the inhabitants of the earth.
No one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.
The second beast - the pseudo-lamb which speak with Satan's voice - is state-sanctioned, state-dominated religion(政府批准、主導的). Identify it as the 'false prophet'
It apes the real thing and misdirects people's worship.
Refusal to worship costs some their lives, others their livelihood.
For John, the two beasts were the Roman Empire and emperor-worship, But every age has its equivalents.
The Mark indicating ownership, and acceptance of the beast's authority. People bear either the 'mark' of the world or the 'seal' of God - and it shows.
The number: Many have tried to identify an individual, since the letters of the alphabet doubled as numbers in ancient times.  'Nero Caesar' is the modern favourite, 'but to get this result we must use the Greek form of the Latin name, transliterated into Hebrew characters, and with a variant spelling'.
The key may, rather, lie in the symbolism of the numbers, 6 being ' a human number', the number of humanity. No matter how many times repeated it always falls short of 7, God's number of completeness, perfection. No matter how powerful the 'beast', it is no God.
Why?
False prophet has some symbol of the lamb, with power in the world but it is no God, he always short than God.
What mark I have? It is the seal of the Lord, Jesus Christ gave me.
God's people has wisdom to count the number of beast, which is triple humanity character, the prophet, the name, the power.
How?
Let us keep the seal of the Lamb, for our God is the savior and I can stronger when I am walking with Him.

Whoever has ears, let them hear. Word of God is the truth

Revelation 13:1-10
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?" 
The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.
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.” This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God’s people.
This is calls :In this situation God's holy people need endurance and confidence.
The beast from the sea (an evil place in Jewish thinking) is a composite creature drawn from the four beasts which represent successive world empires in Daniel 7.
With its crowns ad horns and its open defiance of God, it derives its power from the evil one and it is seemingly indestructible. It dupes the world , but not those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Why?
If anyone do the evil things, he will be fall in his evil behavior.

Saint need patient and faith in these world against the beast.

Who is like the beast? is like the word "Who is like Him, the Lord?"

How?

Whoever has ears, let them hear. Hear the word of God! All word of God is the truth.

Obey the word of God as Jesus

Revelation 12:10-17
The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come.
Satan is brothers in heaven, but he accuses them day and night before our God.
Victory for the blood of the Lamb.
Woe to earth and sea, for the devil has come down in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short.
The dragon pursued the woman and  make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.
God's people are at all times and everywhere under his sovereign protection.
Why?
Although Satan is strong and powerful and his attack fierce, his time is short,  He has been overpowered by Christ: he can be overcome by Christ's followers. He is destined for destruction, the church for triumph.
Satan is angle or a brother in heaven, but he is always accuses brothers who obey the commandment of God.
Only the blood of Lamb and his witness conquered Satan, and let dragon be fall down from heaven.
His Christ: Jesus Christ who obey the word of God.
How?
Praise the Lord, for the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ.
Obey the word of God as Jesus.

God is the sovereign Lord with power and schedule

Revelation 12;1-9
A sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.
Another sign appeared in heaven: a great red dragon 
1260 days for the woman, where she has a place prepared by God.
The child who born will rule all the nations with a rod of iron.
War arose in heaven, Michal and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world - he was thrown down to the earth.
Signs(Ch12-14) : 1)a woman in labour 2) a fiery red dragon 3)a beast from the sea 4) a beast from the earth 5)the Lamb with his people, standing on Mt. Zion 6)Three angels 7) q heavenly reaper, harvesting the earth.
It has been suggested that John may have taken some of the material in these chapters from current myths. If this is so, the application is all his own. He was writing for a persecuted church and these chapters are fill of encouragement to take heart.
Why?
The star-crown woman clothed with the sun stands for God's chosen people, from whom first the Messiah.
Satan the devil, who is the deceiver of the world world. This world is fill with the false talk and cheating.
The devil will be thrown down to the earth, he has not place in heaven.
How?
God is the Sovereign Lord with power and plan!

The world has become the kingdom of the Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever

Revelation 11:9-19
For three and a half days men from every people, tribe, language and nation will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. They went up to heaven in a cloud while their enemies looked on.
a tenth of the city collapsed, seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake
The survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
7th trumpet sounded: The seventh trumpet announces the end.
"The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of the Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever." loud voice in heaven said.
The time has come for judging the dead and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those who reverence your name.
God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant.
The way into God's presence is thrown open amid awesome flashes of lightning, peals of thunder and a shaking of the foundations.
Why?
Old Testament law required that evidence must be attested by at least two witnesses.
Warning against them are the anti-God forces of the satanic 'beast', with power to kill and dishonour but not to destroy or prevent their triumph.
Jesus reigns: the world is his kingdom. Praise God! The Ark of the Covenant, once hidden away in the most sacred and inaccessible part of the Temple, is now visible to all.
The world is fill with evil and reigned by sins, it will be the kingdom of the Lord and Christ.
How?
Jesus reigns, the world is his kingdom for ever and ever. The time will come for judging the dead and for rewarding his servants.

God has set a definite limit to everything and everyone.

Revelation 11:1-8
Two witnesses will prophesy for 1260 days. They are the two olive trees and the two lamp stands that stand before the Lord of the earth. If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies.
When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them at great city which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt.
Closely reflects Jewish apocalyptic writing ( a text from Qumran, for example, concerns the measurements of the new Jerusalem) and is particularly difficult.
42 months: Equal to 1260 days, and 'a time(one yer), times(two years) and half a time (6 months)'(12:4). This may be derived from the length of the Syrian King Antiochus Epiphnes' tyranny in Jerusalem, which began in 168BC, or from Israel's 42 encampments in the desert. But the precise length of the trial is less important than the face that God has set a definite limit to it.
Why?
Great city here as later in the book, stands for the city of rebel humanity.
Olive trees and lamp stands like the perfume and light to attract people in the dark come to them, come to the Lord.
God is the Lord of the time, everything and everyone has time in his life on the world. No one is eternal in the world.
How?
God has set a definite limit to everything and everyone.

God's word is bitter- sweet

Revelation 10:1-11
John was not permitted to write down what seven thunders have said.
7th angle is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.
John was asked to take the little scroll and he ate it. Angle told him, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.
There is a break between the sixth and seventh trumpets, as there was between the sixth and seventh seals.
Another mighty angel, radiant and glorious, bring John an open scroll.
Why?
God delays his final judgment, but not for ever.
It contains a message for the world - the angel stands on land and sea.
God's word is bitter- sweet.
The believer tastes its sweetness, but John's stomach churns at the bitter message he must make known to those who refuse God.
How?
God's word is sweet to believer, but it is bitter to those who refuse God.

Walk on the way of God with love and justice

Revelation 9:13-21
Sixth trumpet was blew, voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God.
Four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates were  released to kill a third of mankind.
Vision: horses and those who rode them; they wore breastplates the colors of fire and of sapphire and of sulfur and the heads of the horses were like lions heads, and fire and smoke and sulfur came out of their mouths.
The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood.
Why?
This is the world we live in; a world that resists God to the bitter end; a world that creates its own 'god's and has no qualms疑慮 about murder, theft or moral standards.
Most people don't repent to the Lord, there are some chosen one who need us to let them know God, the number of Christians is full filled, then the day will come.
How?
This world is not my world of God, but the kingdom of God is located in my heart. Obey God's word and walk on his way with love and righteousness.

Who can stand before the wrath of the Lord!

Revelation 9:1-12
5th angle blew his trumpet: Star fallen from heaven to earth, bottomless pit. locust came on the earth. Locusts have power to hurt people for 5 months bring torment like the torment of scorpion when it stings someone.
Locust has king, his name is Abaddon, in Greek he is called Appollyon. It means destruction; and destroyer.
Demonic forces(monstrous stinging locusts), servants of 'the Destroyer' are next unleashed. But God sets them a time-limit. Though human beings are their target they have no power to touch those who belong to God.  
Why?
It is like Die stone殞石 fallen down to the earth, it may destroy the earth with fire and smoke. Bottomless pit comes out the disaster to human being.
God has mercy to people, limit time, five months, give people opportunity turn to the Lord!
How?
Who can stand before the wrath of the Lord!

Keep praying

Revelation 8:1-13
Lamb opened the seventh seal. There was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Seven angles who stand before God and seven trumpets were given to them.
Angle threw the censer and filled it with fire from the alter and threw it on the earth, there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
1st trumpet sound: 1/3 of the land was burned up.
2nd trumpet sound: 1/2 of the sea became blood and 1/3 of the living creature died.
3rd trumpet sound: 1/3 of river, lake became bitter, Wormwood.
4th trumpet sound: 1/3 of the sun, the moon and stars are darkened.
The first six judgement which follow the trumpet-blasts echo the plagues of Egypt recorded in Exodus 7-12
The trumpets which signal God's judgements parallel the seven seals, but the judgements are intensified.
The prayer of God's people play a significant part in all this.
The trumpets sound a note of warning.
The judgements, though severe, are not total.
They are intended to bring people  to their senses.
In symbolic picture-language John describes four calamities affecting the natural world - earth, sea, water and the heavens.
The woes of the lone eagle imply that there is worse to come. The remaining judgments directly affect humanity.
How?
Keep praying which play significant part in all this calamities.

Seal on the foreheads of the servants of out God

Revelation 7:1-8
A pause in tribulation, 144000 Jews will turn to the Lord.
Four angels standing at the four corner so the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. They have power to harm the land and the sea. -- Hot weather, tornado.
Another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God.
"Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of out God." loud voice called out.
The four winds may be the same as the four horsemen of chapter 6. If so John sees the forces of destruction held back while God sets his mark of ownership on everyone who belongs to him.
After this: indicates a new vision, not later in time than the events of chapter 6.
144000: A symbolic number: the total of all God's people(12x12x1000), identical with the 'great multiple'(v9). See numbers with special meaning. We take Israel to mean, not the nation, but God's people - Old Testament believers and new Testament Christians alike.
Dan is omitted from this list. Unusually, both Joseph and his son Manasseh are included (but not Joseph's other son Ephraim); Manasseh was the firstborn.
Why?
Those who live along the seacoast or in an area subject to tornadoes can understand this text better than those who yearn for refreshing breezes in the desert. 
In each case John's vision accomplishes a transformation (compare Gundry 1987:260). A Lion is transformed into a Lamb, and 144,000 Jews are transformed into an innumerable multitude from every nation on earth!
Some scholars believe the tribe of Dan is missing because the Jewish Antichrist, known as the False Prophet, will be a descendant. This certainly seems to be the meaning of an ancient prophecy that Jacob gave about the tribes of Israel in the last days: "Dan will be a serpent in the way, a venomous viper by the path, that bites the horse's heels so that his rider falls backward".(Gen. 49 v.17) We can expect the Holy Spirit to move on the hearts of people at the beginning of the Tribulation and culminate with the second coming of Christ.
How?
Selected one who may escape from the disaster of that day!

God's love and care for his people never fails.

Revelation 6:7-16
Fourth seal opened: Voice of the 4 living creature say, "Come!" 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.
Open the 5th seal, under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. Each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.
Sixth seal: Great earth quake, the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood read, and the stars in the sky fell to earth. The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up.
All the free men hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. The great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?
On the heels of conquest come slaughter, famine and disease - the classic judgments of God so often predicted by the prophets.
But no matter what the disaster, God is in control. His love and care for his people never fails.
In apocalyptic language John depict the disintegration of the fixed and stable world we know.
Why?
The end of world will come when the servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed, so there will be many Christians be persecuted before Jesus comes again.
How?
Be faithful to the Lord, for his love endure forever and his care for his people never fails.

Enjoy and treasure l before seven seals are opened

Revelation 6:1-6
1)The first of the seven seals,
White horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
2)Second:a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other.
3)Third: a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand, saying, “Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!”
The breaking of the seals sets in train a series of disasters. Many see the seven seals, the seven trumpets and the rest as parallel descriptions of the same reality - not a sequence in time order.
Why?
White means conquer, it is victory to the evil one.
Red: like blood, so there are many people die and shed blood for the war.
Black: There is judgement, and oil and wine is for beauty and joy, so it is means joy and beauty will fade soon.
How?
Enjoy and treasure the life now with peace and joy, the coming world is black and filled with war and dead.

More prayer more incense in heaven

Revelation 5:6-14
A lamb, looking as if it had been slain. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
The lamb have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God through his blood, and they will reign on the earth.
Worthy is the lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!
To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power for ever and ever!
The elders and living creatures are joined by countless myriads of angels.
Seven horns and seven eyes: All powerful, all-seeing.
Why?
Prayer of the saints will become incense to heaven, so prayer is worthy to every Christian.
Jesus saved us, them we are the kingdom of God and priest to serve the Lord. How great is our job!
How?
Praise the Lamb and the Lord, for his honor and glory and power and wisdom  and wealth for ever and ever!
More prayer more incense in heaven!