A Word from the Lord given to Zachary Wilkinson on Dec of 2013

I, Jesus the Messiah, take my bride to be my lawfully wedded wife. I promise to devote my life to her for eternity, giving her the kingdom I have prepared for her. I will never forsake, nor ever leave her. She is mine to hold and nothing will ever come between us. I give this oath to you, my bride: to stay by my Word, and to not leave and go back on what was spoken by my lips. You are the apple of my eye and I will treat you with the utmost care and love. What is mine is yours, my bride; nothing that I have in my storehouse will be held back from you; ask, and you shall receive. My love for you, my bride, is a branch that never ceases to bear fruit; I will continually pour my love for you. As your husband, I will guide and lead you; I will be your comforter and protector through all things. Joy shall be your life, and pure love shall be the cup you drink from. I am the I AM; nothing is above I, for nothing but the Father is beside me. I give you this ring of my covenant with you: to always stay by my side and to never forsake me. I Jesus, take this hand in marriage in front of all my Creation: to show my pursuit and endurance in this marriage. I shall give her my life and whatever she asks, shall be granted. She is my love and I will make her feel special, for she has been loyal to the end, and has not left me for another. Take this ring, my bride, and accept this covenant: for I have given my life for you, and you have given your life for me. I will show you the hidden truths of my Creation as a gift of my love. I will treat you as royalty, with my love as a cornerstone. Take my hand and accept this marriage, for I have awaited this day: to show you my true love. You will have the work of my hands as your resting place, and your jewels and ornaments shall shine for eternity. You have made yourself ready for me, and have come out of your chamber to meet me. Thank you, daughter, for watching and awaiting for my return. I will not make your wait worthless: I shall make it beyond what your imagination can conjure up. I love you my bride, do not look back: for your time for the wedding supper is here! Listen to my voice and my voice only: for I am your everything, and nothing can match to me. This is your time to shine, my love, so shine bright of my love for you. Accept this marriage wholeheartedly and rest in my covenant. I love you my darlings; never leave my side!

Love,
Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Adonai, and King of Kings

Revelation 21:9-11 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife." And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. 

The Sign of the Prophet Jonah

In Matthew chapter 12, Jesus made the following statement. 

   

Matthew 12:39-40 An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
  
As we are now awaiting the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ, I am hearing more and more people prophesy about 3 days of darkness that is coming to the Earth. They are also in agreement that it will be during this time when the Rapture will occur. I was skeptical of this at first, but after hearing person after person declare it, I looked into it to see how the Bible supports it. When looking at the passage above of Matthew 12, I asked myself, "What does being 3 days and nights in the belly of the fish and being 3 days and nights in the heart of the Earth have in common?" There are several things in common; one of them being that the sun does not shine there, and so both are places of great darkness, and another one being that both places represent Sheol, which always represents either the grave, or pit, or hell, or the place where the dead descend to. I next contemplated on the prophesy Jesus made that just prior to his return, the sun and the moon will be darkened, and the stars will fall from heaven.
 
Matthew 24:29-31 Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon not give its light; the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken; then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
   
In the passage above, Jesus declares that just prior to his return in the clouds of glory, the sun will be darkened, then the Rapture will occur. I then linked this passage with the passage of Matthew 12 where Christ declares the only sign that will be given us will be the sign of the prophet Jonah, who spent 72 hours in total darkness. First it is important to understand the purpose of why Jonah spent 72 hours in the belly of a great fish. God had mandated Jonah to travel to Nineveh and warn them that God was going to destroy them in 40 days, but Jonah did not want to obey God, and thought he could hide from God by hiding in a boat headed towards Tarshish.
   
Jonah 1:1-17 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, "Arise,go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me." But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up. Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. So the shipmaster came to him and said unto him, "What is your intention, oh sleeper? Arise and call upon your God, perhaps your God will consider us, so that we perish not." And they said every one to his fellow, "Come, and let us cast lots, so that we may know for whose cause this evil has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then said they unto him, "Please tell us, for whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? and where do you come from? what is your country? and of what people are you?" And he said unto them, "I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which made the sea and the dry land." Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, "Why have you done this?" For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. Then said they unto him, "What shall we do unto you, that the sea may be calm unto us?" - for the sea was growing more tempestuous. And he said unto them, "Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you." Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land, but they could not, for the sea had a strong current, and was tempestuous against them. Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him. Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
     
The reason why God prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah and keep him in darkness for 72 hours was because Jonah rebelled against God by not going to Nineveh. This act of rebellion is very relevant to why God is going to bring 3 days of darkness to the world. The second chapter of the book of Jonah astonished me because of how Jonah described his experience while being in the belly of the fish. I then realized that Jonah's experience is precisely what is going to happen to the 7 billion+ souls now living on the Earth when the Lord brings us the sign of the prophet Jonah, and our experience will be as if we had been plunged into the pit of hell.
   
Jonah 2:1-10 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish's belly and said, "I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, and He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and You heard my voice. For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the floods surrounded me; all Your billows and Your waves passed over me. Then I said, I have been cast out of Your sight; Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple. The waters surrounded me, even to my soul; the deep closed around me; weeds were wrapped around my head. I went down to the base of the mountains; the earth with its gates closed behind me forever; yet You have brought up my life from the pit of hell, O Lord, my God. When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord; and my prayer went up to You, into Your holy temple. Those who regard worthless idols forsake their own mercy. But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord." So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
 
Jonah chapter 2 describes the fallen state of mankind, the relationship between God and those who seek after Him, it contains the Gospel of Salvation, and it contains a solemn warning to those who love the things of the world and forsake God. Jonah represents God's Elect who will remember God, and will cry out to Him and pray for salvation. In described his experience Jonah said that he was in the belly of Sheol, in the pit of hell, and he felt as if he had been cast out from the sight of God, and that Earth's gates had closed behind him forever. Jonah also declared that all those that regard their worthless idols, will forsake their own mercy. That is, all those who do not remember God, who do not look again toward His holy temple, who do not surrender to God with the voice of thanksgiving and accept God's gift of Salvation, but will regard their worthless idols instead, will forsake their own mercy because God will not be able to deliver them from the pit of hell. God always gives man free will, and will never force anyone into accepting and worshiping Him.
   
I then linked the parable of the ten virgins of Matthew 25 with the sign of the prophet Jonah. In that parable, there are 10 virgins who are awaiting the arrival of their bridegroom, but they all fall asleep. Then at midnight, the arrival of the bridegroom is announced. Notice that arrival of their bridegroom is announced at midnight; and so therefore the main events described in this parable all take place during a period of darkness.    
 
Matthew 25:1-6 The kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight a cry was heard: "Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go ye out to meet him!"
 
When the arrival of the bridegroom is announced at midnight, all ten virgins arise to trim their lamps, but only the wise virgins who had taken oil in their vessels, were able to light their lamps.

Matthew 25:7-8 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, "Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out."

The oil represents the Holy Spirit, and the vessels represents the persons. Only the wise virgins who were carrying the Holy Spirit in themselves, were able to light their lamps and reflect the light of life; the light from God.

Matthew 5:14 [Jesus said] You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
 
John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
 
The wicked are unable reflect the light of God.
 
Job 18:5-6 The light of the wicked indeed goes out, and the flame of his fire does not shine. The light is dark in his tent, and his lamp beside him is put out...verse 18 He is driven from light into darkness.

In Amos 5:18 we read that the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

Amos 5:18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! To what end is it for you? The day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
  

In Isaiah chapter 60, we read about a time of deep darkness that will cover the Earth, and notice the command to God's Elect to "arise and shine."
 
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.
 
Just as God heard Jonah's prayers and delivered him from deep darkness in which he found himself, so also will God deliver all those that cry out to Him during those 3 days of darkness. I believe that these 3 days of darkness will follow a great earthquake, or shaking of the Earth. Psalms 18 describes a shaking of the Earth that is followed by thick darkness, which occurs as the result of God's anger. It also declares that God will create an opening in the heavens through which the Lord will descend, and that there will be darkness under His feet. It declares that God will make darkness His secret place,and that there will be dark waters around God's pavilion; just as Jonah was surrounded by dark waters.  

 
Psalms 18:7-12 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken because He was wroth. There went up a smoke out of His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under His feet. And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yeah, He did fly upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.

A Study on Revelation Chapter 14: Part 6 – Thrust in thy sickle, and reap  

In this study I will discuss the remaining 7 verses of Revelation chapter 14 that deal with the reaping of the Earth on the Last Day.

Rev 14:14-15 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with aloud voice to him that sat on the cloud,"Thrust in thy sickle, and reap, for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe."

The reaping of the Earth occurs on the Last Day, Judgment Day; but before I discuss the reaping of the Earth, I would first like to discuss the rescue of the all the Christians who have attained Salvation. First of all, I agree with all those who teach there will be 2 rescues of the true believers. The first rescue being the Rapture of the firstfruits harvest, which is described in Matthew 24.

Matthew 24:38-44 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this: that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

The passage above clearly indicates that the coming of the Son of man will occur very unexpectedly; when people are living normal lifestyles as they are eating and drinking, and celebrating normal life events. Then, at an hour when people least expect, Christ will come and Rapture certain people out of the world, as one is taken, and the other is left. The flood that comes to take everyone away is the final tribulation period when the 7 angels begin to sound the 7 trumpets of Revelation chapters 8 and 9. Then there is the second rescue, which will occur with the resurrection of the Last Day.

John 6:39 This is the will of the Father who sent me: that of all He has given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day.

John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent me: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 11:24 Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."

It is very clear that at the coming of the Son of man will occur unexpectedly at a time when people least expect. It will transpire in a split second, as the flash of lightning that flashes from East to the West, and living people will be removed from the world; this will be the first rescue of the firstfruits harvest.

Luke 7:34-37 I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding [at the mill] together: theone will be taken and the other left. Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left. And they answered and said to Him, "Where, Lord?" So he said to them, "Whersoever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."

Matthew 24:26-28 Therefore if they say to you: look, he is in the desert! do not go out, or: look, he is in the inner rooms! do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

The rescue of the firstfruits harvest of believers is a completely different and separate even from the rescue of the main harvest of believers on Last Day. Those that are rescued with the firstfruits harvest will be as eagles gathered together wheresoever the body is; whereas the second rescue of the main harvest of believers will occur at the resurrection of the Last Day. This event is described in Rev 11 when God's witnesses are killed by the beast that ascends from the bottomless pit, and then resurrected three and a half days later. In Rev 9 we read that an angel that falls from heaven will open the bottomless pit (only fallen angels fall from heaven and angels are often describes as stars).

Rev 9:1-2 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit...

Rev 11:7 And when they [God's witnesses] shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

Some people teach that the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit are demons, others teach they will be Nephilim, while others teach they will be genetically engineered transhuman cyborgs; I do not know for sure, and the Bible does not tell us; but this beast will assist in the complete eradication of Christianity and the beheading and execution of all the Christians of the world.

Rev 13:-15 And he [the Antichrist] had power to give life unto the image of the beast; that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

I don't believe that the 2 witnesses literally represent 2 people, but that they represent all the tribulation saints who had been left behind after the first rescue of believers, and they had been evangelizing the world as witnesses of the gospel of Christ's salvation. They will all either die of natural causes such as cataclysmic events, war, or disease, or be killed because they did not worship the image of the beast, which the beast will mandate.

Rev 11:8-10 And their [God's witnesses] dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. And all they of the people, and tribes, and tongues, and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put into graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the Earth.

God's witnesses tormented the unsaved because they were witnesses of God's plan to destroy them all in a lake of fire, and after the beast from the bottomless pit kills them, the world will greatly rejoice over it. They will believe that they have not only defeated Christianity, but will also believe they have inherited the Earth as victors of the war against Christianity. However, after a period of three and a half days, all the tribulation saints will be resurrected from the dead, and ascend up to heaven in a cloud; this is the second rescue, and is referred to as the resurrection of the Last Day.

Rev 11:11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from  heaven saying unto them, “Come up hither.” And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

When the tribulation saints are resurrected from the dead, they will ascend into heaven to join Christ and the 144,000 firstfruits saints. This second and final rescue of all the true believers that Christ has purposed to save, will mark the end of God’s Salvation plan for mankind, and it is now Judgement Day, the Last Day, the day when the Lord Jesus will thrust in his sharp sickle, and reap the world.

Rev 14:14-25 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with aloud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle and reap; for the time is come for thee to reap: for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

This is also the Day of Judgment for Satan and all the fallen angels who were reserved for the judgment of the Last Day.

John 12:48 He who rejects me, and does not receive my words, has that which judges him: the word that I have spoken will judge him in the Last Day.

1 Corinthians 6:3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more,things that pertain to this life?

2 Peter 2:4 For God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for Judgment.

Jude 1:6 And the angels who did not keep their original estate, but left their own habitation, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, for the Judgment of the Great Day.

And now it is that Great Day of Almighty God, and the Lord Jesus and his angels will thrust in their sickles, and reap the Earth.

Rev 14:16-20  And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped . And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

The book of Joel also has a description of this event.

Joel 3:12-16 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the winepress is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Another description of this event is also found in Revelation chapter 19.

Rev 19:11-21 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he does judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

The winepress represents the fierceness of the wrath of God, and this is the day when God will cast the beast and the Antichrist into the lake of fire.

Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that performed miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Rev 20:14-15 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

All the unsaved will be destroyed by fire, and the cosmos as we know it will also pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat

2 Peter 3:10-13 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness; looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 

After Christ and his angels destroy death, and hell, and Satan’s kingdoms by fire, God will create a new and heaven and a new Earth for all the true believers, the Sons of God, to live in for all of eternity.

Rev 21:1-5 And I saw a new heaven and a new Earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.” And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; andthere shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things have passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.”

A Study on Revelation Chapter 14: Part 5 – Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth

In part 4 of this study I went over Rev 14:9-11 where we read about an angel that goes forth with a warning to mankind.
 
Rev 14:9-11 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand; the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture 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: And the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receives the mark of his name.”

After this warning is given, we read the following verses.
 
Rev 14:12-13 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.”
 
It will be during this period of time when all who are alive on the Earth will have to make a decision that will lead to their eternal destinies. The non-religious, the pagans, the fence-sitters who refused to take sides, the agnostics, etc; everyone, without exception, will find themselves facing Judment Day. Babies, and very young children, and the mentally handicapped will not be able to understand what is transpiring, but all those who are able to understand what is transpiring will now have to either choose Christ and his Salvation plan for them, or they will reject Christ and will go on to accept the mark of the beast. This period of time will lead to what we read in Rev 8 is a period of silence in heaven.
 
Rev 8:1-2 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.
 
The reason there is silence in heaven is because there are no more people becoming saved in the world. All those who God has planned to save will have now answered God’s call to Salvation through his Son Jesus Christ, and now there is silence in heaven. In Luke 15 we read that there is joy in heaven over every sinner that repents, (this is implying they are going to receive Salvation).
 
Luke 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance.

When there are no more people repenting and accepting Christ as their Savior, we will have come to that point in time when there will be silence in heaven. It will be at this point in time when God will be ready to begin His final judgments upon the Earth. In Rev 8:2 we read of 7 angels that are given 7 trumpets; in the Bible, a trumpet was blown to warn people of approaching danger.

Rev 8:1-2 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
    
In the following verses, we read that after there is silence in heaven, and before the angels begin to blow of their trumpets, the prayers of all those that have come to Christ (the saints) are offered up to God before His throne.
 
Rev 8:3-4 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
 
In Revelation chapters 8 and 9, we read about judgments that will afflict the Earth upon the blowing of the 7 trumpets.
 
Rev 8:7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

A meteor hits the Earth after the second angel sounds his trumpet.
 
Rev 8:8-9 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

Many people will die after the third angel sounds his trumpet.
 
Rev 8:10-11 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters. And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
 
After the fourth angel sounds his trumpet, the Earth will no longer have a 24 hour day, but it will now be a 16 hour day.
 
Rev 8:12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
 
After the fifth angel sounds his trumpet, all the demons from hell will enter the world through an opening of a portal.
 
Rev 9:1-2 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the Earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
 
After the sixth angel sounds his trumpet, the Battle of Armageddon will begin.
 
Rev 9:13-15 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
   
After the seventh angel sounds his trumpet, eternity will begin after Christ and his army have been victorious in defeating Satan and his followers in the Battle of Armageddon.
 
Rev 10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall beginto sound, the mystery of God should befinished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

Rev 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever.
 
Rev 16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done.”
   
As you can see from the passages above that describe the judgments that will occur during the world's final tribulation period, billions of people will die, and it is why a voice from heaven asks John to write the words: “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth..."
 
Rev14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, “Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” 

A Study on Revelation Chapter 14: Part 4 – The beast, his image, and his mark

In Rev 14 we read about the judgment that will come to those who worship the beast and his image.    

Rev 14:9-11 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture 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: And the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receives the mark of his name.

Just prior to chapter 14, there are 2 beasts mentioned in chapter 13; the first beast with 7 heads and 10 horns, and the second beast with 2 horns.

The first beast: 

Rev 13:1-4 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed; and all the world marveled after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, “Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

The second beast:

Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.

Because a head is what controls the rest of the body, a head represents a leader, or ruling entity. A horn in the Bible represents power, and a crown represents rulership, or ruling authority. Because the book of Revelation is almost intirely written in parabolic language, the numbers 7 and 10 most likey do not literally represent 7 and 10, but it is parabolic language used to represent a perfect number (7) of ruling entities that possess complete (10) power and rulership. Because this beast is seen rising up out of the sea, it signifies an entity that will rise to power and ruling authority in the world; therefore this beast represents a body of powerful leaders that will come together into one unified governing body that will attain total and complete power and rulling authority over the whole world. Because this beast is like unto a leopard, has the feet of a bear, and a mouth as a lion, its agenda will be to destroy. In Hosea 13 we find a passage that refers to God coming as a lion, a leopard, and a bear, during Israel’s final period of self-destruction.  

Hosea 13:7-9 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion, as a leopard by the way will I observe them. I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the enclosure of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion; the wild beast shall tear them. Oh Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in Me is thine help.

Because this governing body of leaders wil be completely opposed to Christianity and the true Godhead, they will use every manner or evil propaganda possible to turn the world against Christianity and the true Godhead.

   

Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

   

One of the beast’s heads had been wounded to death, but its deadly wound was healed; this signifies that one of its leaders has experienced a type of resurrection from the dead.

  

Rev 13:3-4 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed; and all the world marveled after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, “Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

  

This worldwide governing body of leaders is going to be demonically empowered by Satan, who will supernatural grant them the ability to create a false sense of utopia in the world, thus the whole world will "marvel after the beast". It will be because of this false sense of utopia that the whole world will worship the dragon, which gave power unto the beast, and they will worship the beast saying, “Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

    

This first beast, composed of a powerful group of leaders, will become unified in force by the second beast; the one with 2 horns as a lamb, but speaks as a dragon. This will be the awaited Antichrist, who will come looking like the Messiah of the world, but will in actuality also be completely demonically empowered and possessed.

Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.

This Antichrist will come performing many incredible miracles and will deceive billions of people into believing that he is the true Messiah. This Antichrist will “exercise all the power of the first beast”, meaning that he will also have complete and total power to rule over the whole world, and he will “cause the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast.”

Rev 13:12-13 And he [the Antichrist] exercises all the power of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed; and he performs great miracles, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.

Because this Antichrist will be granted total and complete ruling authority over the whole world, he will be able to command that everyone should make a god-like image of the beast (or ruling leader) which appears to have been resurrected from the dead.

Rev 13:14  And he [the Antichrist] deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to them that dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

This Antichrist will have the supernatural ability to endow this god-like image that had been created of the leader who had been resurrected from the dead, with a god-like spirit.

Rev 13:15-18 And he [theAntichrist] had power to give life unto the image of the beast; that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their forehead; and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six.

After the image of the resurrected leader has been created, which I am guessing will be some type of holographic electronic image, the Antichrist will give it an ability to speak. I believe that this resurrected leader along with his image, make up the abomination of desolation spoken of by Jesus and by Daniel the prophet.

   

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Let no man deceive you by any means; for that day [of the Rapture) shall not come except there occurs the departure first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, declaring himself that he is God.

   

Mark 13:14 So when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not - (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

    

All those who obey the commands of that image and worship it, will receive a supernatural mark of the resurrected beast, which is the number of a man, and they will be begin to receive severe judgments from God. 

    

Rev 16:2 And the first [angel] went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there broke out a wicked and painful sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

Only those who do not obey the commands of this image, worship it, and receive its mark, will the Lord Jesus be able to save and grant eternal life to.

Rev 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

Rev 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

I will end Part 4 here and continue with Part 5  

A Study on Revelation Chapter 14: Part 3 – The fall of Babylon 

In Rev 14:8 we read about the fall of Babylon.

Rev 14:8 And another angel followed, saying, "Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has caused all nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication."

The expression of "to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication" means that Babylon will be held responsible for the wrath that mankind will received from God during the final tribulation period as punishment for committing spiritual fornication, which is the worship of idols and false gods (such as Star gods, Ascended Masters, Lucifer or Satan, etc). Babylon will be held responsible for leading people away from the one true God, and will be judged and destroyed for doing so.  Spiritual fornication, or spiritual adultery, was the same reason why God divorced Israel around 587 BC.

Jeremiah 3:8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery, I put her away and gave her a certificate of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

Jeremiah 1:16 I will utter my judgments against them concerning all their wickedness because they have forsaken me, burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.

Who or what does Babylon represent? There are many who teach that Babylon represents America, others teach it is New York city, others the Vatican, but I will show that Babylon the Great represents a demonic one-world religious and political system that will come into full power towards the end of the final tribulation period. Revelation chapter 17 describes Babylon as a religious system.

Rev 17:3-5 And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. On her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Being a woman and being arrayed in purple and scarlet signifies that Babylon represents a religious system. Notice in the following passage that the red beast upon which she rides will ascend out of the bottomless pit, which is hell, and all those who are not true believers of Christ will admire the beast that carries her.

Rev 17:7-8 And the angel said to me, "Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go into perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
     
Babylon is also drunk with the blood of the saints and the martyrs of Jesus because she is responsible for their death.
     
Rev 17:6 I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.
 
Because the woman is carried by the beast, she will assist in the execution of all those who do not worship the image of the beast.
 
Rev 13:15-17 He [the Antichrist] was granted power to give a [god-like] spirit to the [god-like] image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell unless he has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
 
Babylon the Great will not only be a religious system, but will also be a political and commercial system that will enforce regulations to prohibit all who do not receive the mark of the beast from buying or selling. Babylon will be controlled by several kings that will come in and out of power, and she will reign over the kings of the Earth, and have dominion over peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

Rev 17:9-18 The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into perdition. And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but will receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he isLord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to be in agreement, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.  And the woman who you saw is that great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth.

The beast that carries the Babylon was, and is not, but will come into power after it ascends out of the bottomless pit, and then it will go into perdition. In chapter 18 we see that when Babylon falls, she will become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird (demonic spirits); thus Babylon will become utterly demonically possessed and God will command His people to "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues." The political and commercial aspect of Babylon's system is described here with the statement: "The merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury."
     
Rev 18:1-5 After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury. And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

On Judgment Day, after Christ is victorious at the Battle of Armageddon, God will judge and destroy Babylon.

Rev 16:13-19 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.

Babylon the Great will not only be a one-world religious and political system, but she will be demonically empowered by the beast from hell that carries her. Babylon will have great influence and power, and will rule over all the nations of the world. She will sit on seven mountains, which represent political kingdoms, and will have several kings that will rise and fall from power within her, ultimately ending up with 10 demonic kings that will come into full power at the end, and will fight against Jesus and his army at the Battle of Armageddon. Mystery Babylon was birthed into existence in the city of Babylon when Nimrod ruled on the Earth thousands of years ago, and she has not only maintained her existence since then, but has been steadily gaining membership and power for thousands of years. Babylon the Great will continue to rise to full power during the final tribulation, but will meet her ultimate demise on Judgment Day. Those that teach that Babylon is America, or the city of New York, or the Vatican are completely missing the mark and are failing to consider all the important facts as stated in Revelation chapters 16, 17, and 18. 

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.