Why did Satan so fiercely oppose the coming of the Messiah? Satan knew that the child Jesus, whom he wanted to kill, would overthrow him as the prince of this world. Satan knew that God planned to save humankind from guilt and punishment for sin and return the earth to his Dominion. Therefore, Satan was
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Satan’s evil plans concerning the baby Messiah. “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
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Our benefit from the Cross of Christ. We concluded that Jesus offered his sanctified body as the Mercy Seat for the removal of sin we committed in the Garden of Eden by having our sinful spirit, life, die the second death in his body. “So when he came into the world, he said, Sacrifice and
The annual atonement ritual performed by Aaron’s priesthood had two parts. The first part was the sacrifice for sin. The second was the transfer of the people’s sins onto a scapegoat. The earthly annual atonement ritual was a shadow that pointed to the cross of Christ. It also reminded the people that God would remove
How did we die in Jesus? The Cross of Christ is a joy for everyone because sinful humankind died in Jesus Christ on the cross at Golgotha as the wage for sin. “For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all died.” 2 Corinthians 5:14,
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The seventh trumpet continued. Throughout humankind’s history before the Messiah, God reminded the faithful that his mystery would soon be fulfilled. “This is what the Lord says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.” Isaiah 56:1, NIV. More than one thousand
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The Seventh Trumpet “Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying: The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever.” Revelation 11:15, NET. The noun Christ in Greek, and Messiah in Hebrew and
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The prelude to the seventh trumpet. “Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was screaming in labor pains, struggling to give birth.” Revelation 12:1 – 2, NET. The
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The two witnesses continued. While in the body here on earth, Jesus Christ and his work are the ultimate, final, and full witness for God. Jesus Christ, in his person and by his mission, revealed and accomplished his Father’s plan for humankind. The Father testified of Jesus Christ. “And the Father who sent me has
The two witnesses in the Old Covenant time Throughout the Old Covenant times, there were two witnesses to what God would do on behalf of humankind. John alludes to Moses and Elijah as an example of power given to the witnesses. God gave the power to the two witnesses to ensure that his plan for
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The Little Scroll. What is to be prophesied? The sixth angel proclaimed that the mystery of God would be accomplished during the sounding of the seventh trumpet. What is the mystery of God? The incarnation of the Savior and the wonderful exchange on the cross at Golgotha is, by far, the greatest mystery ever witnessed
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The little scroll. Events associated with the fourth trumpet announced three woes that would affect the people on the earth. However, the events associated with the fifth trumpet demonstrate that the people’s sufferings did not lead them to repent their evil activity. The sixth trumpet demonstrates that one-third of the people on Earth were killed
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The Sounding of the sixth trumpet The Sounding of the sixth trumpet announced the period of Satan’s concerted efforts to eliminate the people of Judah, through whom the Messiah would come. The sixth trumpet covers the period of the four successive kingdoms Satan employed to, if possible, prevent the birth of the Messiah. “Then the
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