A Study on Revelation Chapter 14: Part 2 – The Tribulation Saints
After Christ Raptures the Firstfruit saints and they are seen singing a new song before the throne of God, an angel is seen flying in the midst of heaven preaching the everlasting gospel to those still dwelling upon the earth, commanding them to fear and worship God because the hour of His judgment has come.
Rev 14:6-7 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
This passage that shows Raptured saints in heaven before the throne of God while the everlasting gospel is still going to be preached to all those still dwelling on the Earth is irrefutable proof that God plans to save a great multitude of people left behind after the Rapture. These tribulation saints that Christ was not able to Rapture, will now have to endure the "hour of trial" that is about to begin. Rev 3:10-12 is a message being directed towards the bride of Christ who will not have to endure the final "hour of testing" as they will be those that have entered into the "ark".
Rev 3:10-12 Because you have kept the word of my endurance, I also will keep you fromthe hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold fast that which you have, that no man take your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more. And I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God; and I will write on him my new name.
This "hour of trial" is not a literal hour; the Bible uses the expression of "an hour" to represent a period of time, as seen in John 4:23.
John 4:23 But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him.
It will be during this final tribulation period when Christ will test everyone living in the world as to whether they will choose him as their Lord and Savior and refuse the mark of the beast, or whether they will succumb to Satan and accept his mark. God will, however, use the Raptured saints to assist in propagating the gospel of Salvation to those left behind and help them turn to God and resist the mark of the beast.
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come .
Isaiah 60:1-5 is another passage directed towards the bride of Christ.
Isaiah 60:1-5 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side. Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
Tribulation saints will now begin a period of testing and refining, as God will use the Holy Spirit to open their eyes of understanding and purify them, and will begin separating them from the unsaved, as someone would purity silver by removing its impurities, which is called dross.
Proverbs 25:4-5 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Isaiah 1:22-25 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water. Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies; And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin.
Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
God will test the heart of every person left behind.
Proverbs 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD tests the hearts.
God will use this final tribulation period to separate the wheat from the chaff, and will gather the wheat into His barn, and burn away the chaff.
Matthew 3:12 [Speaking of Christ] whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
When this final tribulation period begins after the removal of the bride of Christ, God will throw down Babylon the Great, which is a powerful kingdom that Satan has been establishing throughout the world for thousands of years along with the wicked, and God will now begin to pour out His wrath upon them.
Rev 14:8-10 And another angel followed, saying, "Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication." Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb."
I will end Part 2 here and continue with Part 3.
Rev 14:6-7 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
This passage that shows Raptured saints in heaven before the throne of God while the everlasting gospel is still going to be preached to all those still dwelling on the Earth is irrefutable proof that God plans to save a great multitude of people left behind after the Rapture. These tribulation saints that Christ was not able to Rapture, will now have to endure the "hour of trial" that is about to begin. Rev 3:10-12 is a message being directed towards the bride of Christ who will not have to endure the final "hour of testing" as they will be those that have entered into the "ark".
Rev 3:10-12 Because you have kept the word of my endurance, I also will keep you fromthe hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold fast that which you have, that no man take your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more. And I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God; and I will write on him my new name.
This "hour of trial" is not a literal hour; the Bible uses the expression of "an hour" to represent a period of time, as seen in John 4:23.
John 4:23 But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him.
It will be during this final tribulation period when Christ will test everyone living in the world as to whether they will choose him as their Lord and Savior and refuse the mark of the beast, or whether they will succumb to Satan and accept his mark. God will, however, use the Raptured saints to assist in propagating the gospel of Salvation to those left behind and help them turn to God and resist the mark of the beast.
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come .
Isaiah 60:1-5 is another passage directed towards the bride of Christ.
Isaiah 60:1-5 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side. Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
Tribulation saints will now begin a period of testing and refining, as God will use the Holy Spirit to open their eyes of understanding and purify them, and will begin separating them from the unsaved, as someone would purity silver by removing its impurities, which is called dross.
Proverbs 25:4-5 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Isaiah 1:22-25 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water. Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies; And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin.
Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
God will test the heart of every person left behind.
Proverbs 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD tests the hearts.
God will use this final tribulation period to separate the wheat from the chaff, and will gather the wheat into His barn, and burn away the chaff.
Matthew 3:12 [Speaking of Christ] whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
When this final tribulation period begins after the removal of the bride of Christ, God will throw down Babylon the Great, which is a powerful kingdom that Satan has been establishing throughout the world for thousands of years along with the wicked, and God will now begin to pour out His wrath upon them.
Rev 14:8-10 And another angel followed, saying, "Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication." Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb."
I will end Part 2 here and continue with Part 3.
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