Most people today do not understand that at the time of Jesus, ALL title deeds of inheritance
were scrolls with seven seals.
The scroll with seven seals in Revelation is the title deed of inheritance to earth, which finalizes Jesus taking dominion of earth.
Jesus cannot complete His victory on the cross until the will of inheritance, the title
deed to earth is opened. That is why John cries when no one is found worthy to open the scroll.
This is a core understanding.
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But as Jesus opens each seal of the title deed (the seven seals of Revelation) to take dominion of the earth, Satan stirs up deceit, conflict, destruction, and turmoil in response to each opened seal using false prophets, false messiahs, economic collapse, and even AI technology.
The opening of the seals and what happens in response to the seals opening are different events!
Jesus opens the seals, but Satan, in his anger, causes a response to each seal opening because Satan does not want the seals opened.
This is a core understanding.
GOD ALLOWS DIFFICULTIES AND SUFFERING
in the lives of the righteous to purify the church and draw us closer to Him, sharing in His sufferings (Philippians 3:10-11, 1 Peter 4:13-14, Romans 8:17).
The Lord also uses this as discipline to bring us to repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10) and teach us patience and endurance (James 1:2-4, 2 Timothy 2:12).
1. to call the wicked to repentance as indicated by them wearing sackcloth (Revelation 11:3).
2. to testify and prophesy against the antichrist and sin for 1,260 days (Revelation 11:3, Revelation 11:6).
3. to testify that Jesus Christ is God's Son and that He is LORD of Lords and KING or KINGS. (Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:16)
They are the perfect witnesses since they were (I believe) eyewitnesses to His death, burial, resurrection, and ascension.
4. to encourage believers to give their testimony of Jesus Christ even when facing death.
(Revelation 12:11)
5. to justify the coming judgment on the wicked.
"Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined by these trials. But the wicked will continue in their wickedness, and none of them will understand. Only those who are wise will know what it means."
--- Daniel 12:10 NLT
Many Christians have become self-focused instead of Christ-focused.
In the first year of the tribulation, Jesus scolds us saying,
"But I have this [charge] against you, that you have left your first love [you have lost the depth of love that you first had for Me]." --- Revelation 2:4 AMP
In the end times, the Lord will remove everything in our lives that we rely on more than God, causing the righteous to seek Him.
God will remove from true believers all self-centeredness, self-confidence, self-assurance, self-indulgence, self-reliance, self-ego, self-focus, self-promotion, self-righteousness, self-sufficiency, and any self-seeking or self-serving attitudes.
One of the purposes of the end times is to force all believers to rely on God instead of ourselves.
The very thing we should have been doing all along.
This is a core end time understanding.
Our PURPOSE is to stand firm and embrace our testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ.
As the body of Christ, our testimony is part of His end time plan.
And they have conquered him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
--- Revelation 12:11
As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered."
--- Romans 8:36
John 16:33, Luke 14:26, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 6:9
The purpose of the end times can easily be explained in one sentence:
These things must take place to fulfill scripture.
(Matthew 24:6 NLT)
"Must take place" signifies that these events are not optional, but are part of God's predetermined plan as outlined in scripture.
Many, many things in the last days MUST happen because of what He has said in His word. Only God in His wisdom can make everything fit together in the last days to accomplish His perfect will.
It will be difficult for us but God has promised "never to leave us or forsake us."
The End Times are here, but remember, the LORD is in control.
Love is growing cold and like the days of Noah, violence is increasing.
Evil will multiply, and the LORD will use it to accomplish His perfect plan to bring this world to an end and save the faithful in Christ.
THE LORD'S PLAN WILL COME TO PASS.
The plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
the purposes of His heart through all generations.
- Psalm 33:11 NIV