Christ is the Alpha and Omega--Lifes alphabet, the One who is the beginning and the end. How can it be said that this vile, corrupt, idolatrous system of the last days was guilty of the blood of all martyrs? In the first eight verses of Revelation 21:1-27 we have the new heaven and the new earth, but besides, awful to say, the lake of fire. (Romans 10:14). It is altogether foreign to history. Surely in that we may see the symbolism of the fruit of the Spirit ( Galatians 5:22-23). "You know, God stepped out." Observe another very important fact. But alas! But the most ordinary knowledge suffices; for who does not know from the Bible that there was a Roman empire when Christ was born, one emperor, and no such state as that empire divided into ten kingdoms? "And the beast that was, and is not, even he is an eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth unto destruction." It is an added digression for the purpose of describing an object already named passingly in the foregoing series, which closes at Revelation 21:8. That story of Tolstoys is not just a story. He may try to change the words of the time the prophecy is regarding. The last speaker is John. Matthew 24:9-13 "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. Can names be blotted out of the book of life (Psalm 69:28)? Jews because God had chosen them for salvation. Here is the symbol that Jesus Christ has everything within himself and needs nothing from any other source. In Paul's mind there are two - FSB. And they said Alleluia a second time; and her smoke goeth up unto the ages of the ages." The tricky part in this particular verse is that it talks about us losing our "share" or "part" in the blessings of salvation. trying to correct their error. The Spirit of God contrasts with the fall of Babylon the marriage. "So be it. It contains promises, blessing, an invitation, a warning, and a benediction. God is sovereign. They have rejected the New Testament as the Word of God, therefore suffer, and will suffer in the Tribulation with only remnant being saved (Romans 9:27). Hello, I feel like I may have accidently talked about the bible to someone but misinterpreted it or said something wrong without knowing. And on either side of the river was the tree of life, which produced twelve kinds of fruit, rendering its fruit according to each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Maybe they transform it into a soft allegory, eviscerating its vicious sting. That is, it is simply an expression of the homage that they pay. Blessed Are the Dead Then come others in the condition of separate spirits or souls, whom the prophet saw two different classes of them those beheaded for the witness of Jesus and the word of God, and those who refused the beast in every form, The proof of the third class should have been given a little more distinctly than in our version. They cite Revelation 22:19, which refers to people who take away or add to the book of Revelation.It seems logical, however, that true believers would not try to take away or add to the Bible. He gave her warm clothing and food. At the beginning of the Gospel of John, Jesus is presented as "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). But he ought to have withstood it I do not mean in vengeance (for that belongs to the Lord), but as holily hating the sin itself, yet withal in the deepest compassion for his parent. And unquestionably God has been awakening the attention of His people in a remarkable manner to the value of His word, and not least of all to the portion we are now examining. Doesn't it seem as the Complut. "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood." It is the prophecy of this Book. I am concerned lest we overlook the present fact taught in Johns Revelation that Christ does come to the Christian NOW. of address, the modern reader, being a third party, cannot know all the details, 22:6-9 And he said to me: "These words are trustworthy and true, for the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show to his servants the things which must speedily happen. He is coming, and coming soon for us. A seventh should follow; and what is more, the seventh was in one aspect to be an eighth. Take this quite simply and literally. they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made Scripture provides examples of men who have added to or taken away from the Word of God. "I am coming soon." They are worried more about their church membership and maybe not getting it right. For certain there are two great acts of resurrection, one when the Old Testament saints and the church are caught up to heaven, the other when Satan was bound after the beast and false prophet were thrown into the lake of fire, as well as Babylon judged. Can I lose my salvation based on revelation 22:19??? For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. Jesus taught us in John 14: 15 "If you love me, keep my If he or she is a believer, the part (share) lost must be some special privilege in the eternal state. In Daniels time, the fulfillment was a long way off; in Johns time, it was much closer. He will try to deceive and what greater way is there to deceive but to create modern Bible versions that changes words so drastically, even about the very foundations of the faith in Christ, and to cause division and misunderstanding. It must remind us of God's great invitation, "Ho, every one who thirsts come to the waters, and he who has no money; come, buy and eat! And the church replies "Amen. If a person drew from this, for instance, that the boast was to carry the woman, Babylon, when it had as a fact all that is meant by the seven heads and the ten horns, it would be an error. Bible Verses About Losing Your Salvation If they have only heard His voice, this after all is the incalculable boon; yea, it is the turning-point of all blessing. but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face ( Revelation 22:3-4 ); "Blessed are the pure in heart", Jesus said, "for they shall see God" ( Matthew 5:8 ). Note that Jesus' promise of John 6:39 has a blessing; believers will all be raised up in the last day (see 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). To the church the end is always near. This can have two meanings. However, now that I believe I want to serve God and I offer myself to God to serve Him, and the works that I do for God, I will be rewarded for them, those works that are done out of a pure motivation.Now, there are a lot of works that people do that there will be no reward. A single verse dispels clouds of arguments. In one sense it would be an eighth, and in another sense it would be of the seven; the eighth perhaps because of its extraordinary resurrection character, yet one of the seven because it is outwardly old imperialism again. Sometimes they have contended for its application to pagan Rome. When it said here that "God would take away his part out of the book of life," the meaning is not that his name had been written in that book, but that he would take away the part which he might have had, or which he professed to have in that book. from the holy city . The words of Revelation 22 mimic those of the Law adding to Gods commands (Deuteronomy) or Gods prophecies (Revelation) is sin; it places that person above God either overtly or surreptitiously and both are punishable. He reiterates that his return is not to be long delayed. life. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Then the book concludes after a solemn warning against either adding to or taking from its contents. From the fall of the first man, Adam, who rebelled against God and whose sin caused destruction to reign upon the earth (as the icy fingers of deathbegan to bewrapped around the throat of every man), to the coming of the prophesied Messiah; the perfect Man Who came to save His people from their sin and graciously gives the water of life freely to whosoever will come and drink. This verse is frequently referenced as a "proof text" by people who claim that you can lose your salvation. To call a man a morning star was to class him very high among the heroes. This too must not be viewed as if it were a loss. Christian walk cavalierly. At some FUTURE time (a time known only to God) there will be THE FINAL COMING OF CHRIST. "Don't do that. It is Christ Himself about to be displayed in His rights as King of kings, and Lord of lords; and this in the face of the world. There are certain things to note about this solemn warning. It is not into a wilderness the prophet is carried, but he is set on "a mountain great and high," and shown not the great, but. "And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, that hath kingship over the kings of the earth." If the person who corrupts Revelation is an unbeliever, he or she will have no part (share) in the blessings of . The word part means allotment. In other words, there is an allotment reserved for someone who will not receive it. that a name can be blotted out. Sharp and terrible words are spoken to any who add to or take away from its words. Thus there is no question that some of the actors in the final scenes of the great drama were already there, as the reigning city, and the Roman empire. Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32; Proverbs 30:6; Jeremiah 26:2. The Lord Jesus Christ also proclaimed: And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations ( Revelation 22:2 ). Then the prophet falls down to pay homage to the angel; and this gives rise to a weighty admonition. Verse 22 comes as an exhortation to the Gentiles in Rome to keep in mind both God's goodness and His severity. It concerns the denial of the prophecies contained in Revelation, and hence the denial of the authority of this book and the Bible as a whole. I do not deserve it. Does the warning in Revelation 22:18-19 apply to the entire Bible or The action relates to their corruption of the gospel (Hymenaeus said the resurrection had already past 2 Timothy 2:18, and Alexander opposed Paul see 2 Timothy 4:14, and most likely Acts 19:33, 34). "I will raise him up at the last day." 12:1). If any one shall add to these things or if any one take from the words of the book of this prophecy, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you 1 Peter 1:4, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. The Spirit of God implies that it is decidedly not the righteousness here which is by another, and we thereby imputed righteous, but righteousnesses personal and actual. "Blessed are they that read, hear and practice the words of this prophecy, putting them into practice in their lives." Their doom was awful, but by no means after the same sort as their two leaders. And the devil that deceiveth them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where both the beast and the false prophet [are], and they shall be tormented day and night unto the ages of the ages.". writes, "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, H. B. Swete says: "Christ speaks as the Great Steward, who in the eventide of the world will call the labourers to receive their day's wages.". For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (Romans 8:18 KJV). Man on the earth has his portion in the goodness of a God who is manifesting His kingdom. It is going to be a neat tree. This is the second death." There are also too many who are students, but not devout; they are interested too much in intellectual knowledge and too little in prayer and in service of their fellow-men. But here is a mystery altogether different: "Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth.". If your work is just for a big show to just be known among people, and they say, "Oh, man he's just a holy Joe." When he comes he will reward people according to the way they have lived. (Deuteronomy 29:19-20). Centuries after came in, not only the division into east and west, but the broken up state of the west, when there ceased to be an imperial chief. * Even the Complutensian editors give the right text here; and it would seem that Erasmus failed to use his MS. aright. Even so, come, Lord Jesus ( Revelation 22:20 ). It does not hinder, of course, that in the judgment of the dead each man is judged for his own sin. If some few have joined on one side, some are sure to help the other, because they are jealous of any one acquiring such a preponderant authority: and power as to govern the rest. Is not this reason enough for saying that not even the shadow of solid ground appears for the system? The Tree of Life is spoken of in Genesis (2 and 3), Proverb 3:18 and Revelation. 1999 2023 Come Reason Ministries. Thus (without speaking of the resurrection of the wicked at the close) there were certainly more acts than one, not to speak of the two witnesses put to death and caused to rise after three days and a half, when the spirit of life entered them, and they not only arose, but went up to heaven, as we know. The Ethiopic version connects the words with the holy city, only reading them, "which is written", &c. The Jews say of their Talmud, that nothing is to be added to it, or diminished from it o. o Ganz. No Christian, therefore, will ever have his or her name erased from the Book of Life. It is the fault, however, of the bad Greek text of Erasmus, Stephens, etc. The, nature of the case exempts of course the saints of the millennium;* and this very simply, because they are never said to die at all. He remains in that condition of readiness from the time when He sat at God's right hand till the present. The Spirit of God regards it in its final shape and completeness, as far as it was permitted to attain it, "The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls." will not forgive your transgressions." The decisive victory of Christ at His Cross decided the end of the conflict. Beyond controversy, however, it is a most unusual and abnormal reappearance, which is altogether exceptional in the history of the world. The warning to Christians is this: evidence of the unsaved state of a person, whatever he or she says, is that he or she will add or take from Scripture, nullifying the prophecies of God. And if any one take from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me those things ( Revelation 22:7-8 ). Instead of judgment being executed on them, it was given to them. There is no lack of precision, but the very reverse. Who is the predestinated? Does the Roman Census Prove Luke is Wrong About Jesus' Birth? a habitual, unrepentant lifestyle; not to fall into a specific sin, even several times. So I dug it up and got it out of the napkin and it's all preserved. I just dont want to accidently mess up. So far the description has been of the exterior of the holy city; now the scene moves inside. From the shallow, it may look like it. Jesus said, "I am the door to the sheepfold.". This may suffice for Revelation 18:1-24. And he carried me away in [the] spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God." "So don't seal the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.". The absence of a temple is therefore no loss but a gain for this city. In the older Apocalypses, written between the Testaments, the instruction is always to seal them and lay them up for a distant future. Taking away "his part" from the tree of life and the New Jerusalem does not mean he will lose his salvation either. Who is a dog? consistent with Matthew 5:15-16, we must understand the lampstand to be the witness of the He was filled with astonishment that this mysterious form of evil, this counter-testimony of the enemy (not antichrist, but antichurch), should seem and be largely accepted as the holy catholic church of God, that Christendom, if not Christianity, should at the same time become the bitterest of persecutors, more murderously incensed against the witnesses of Jesus and the saints of God than ever paganism had been in any country or all ages. 10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. "Good job. We may surely say her cup was not yet full. Then he brought in a poor apple woman and a boy and sorted out their problems. Is There More Than One Genesis Account of Creation? For what God will reveal in our lives at that glorious future time. ", "And, behold, I am coming soon. In Jesus' name, AMEN. So be it. I am not aware of any MS. in its favour, though some versions represent it. In this passage there is an ambiguity of punctuation. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations unto it. It sounds, wow! International Standard Version If anyone takes away any words from the book of this prophecy, God will take away his portion of the tree of life and the holy city that are described in this book. Nevertheless the truth endures, resting firmly on the sovereign faithfulness of God to complete the salvation of his elect. This picture has many sources in the Old Testament.

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