Time out! The Apostle John sometimes pauses the timeline of the book of Revelation to bring us some essential background information. We'll consider a couple of those "interludes," or "parentheses" today; we'll find them in chapters 7 and 11. The title of the sermon is: The 144,000 and the Two Witnesses. And I have some news about Right Start that I'd like to share with you after the message - please don't sneak out of church early today!

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Crime does not pay. When you're tempted to think that sinners are the ones who have this game figured out - they're living the high life, while the righteous are being driven underground - take a look at Revelation, chapter 16. There we see the judgments of God falling relentlessly. It will seem like Hell on Earth at the climax of the Great Tribulation. Please stick around for the end of the broadcast: We have a special announcement about the future of Right Start.

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"Let God arise!" the people of Israel used to sing. "Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee before Him," is the rest of the verse from Psalm 68. Well, today we'll look at the joyful moment when the Almighty answers that prayer. We'll move quickly through the middle chapters of Revelation, but we'll start with chapter 9, verse 18.

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Killer angels. There was an award-winning book about the Civil War called The Killer Angels. But the bloody battle of Gettysburg is nothing compared to the one that will commence at the river Euphrates: Four angels, 200-million cavalry, resulting in the slaughter of a third of the world's population. And in the 9th chapter of Revelation we'll also find more proof of why all this is necessary. But first a short recap from Jim, to remind us where we've been.

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There will be no atheists in the Tribulation! The Apostle John reveals that, while the wrath of God is pouring down upon the Earth, humans will worship demons - not that the demons appreciate it. Yesterday we talked about the Fifth Trumpet, and the Abyss being opened. The demons like locusts, that sting like scorpions, are about to teach humanity a painful lesson: Our times are in God's hands. Here's Jim with the finale of his message, The Seven Trumpets.

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When you hear these trumpets, it's too late! We get the sense, reading Revelation, that God isn't commanding new judgments to fall on the Earth; we don't hear Him pronouncing them. Instead, the punishment for man's rebellion has been "stored up," and is now being released, in stages. And with each new blast of a Trumpet it becomes clearer that there is no stopping, or even pausing, this wrath. Here's Jim in Revelation 8 with more of his message, The Seven Trumpets.

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These trumpets are not for celebration! The Christians who first read John's Revelation had heard trumpets in various roles, like announcing a festival, warning of danger, proclaiming Roman dominance. The seven trumpets we'll read about today are ominous, official, and final. The Earth is about to change owners. And the wicked of the Earth are about to face the music.

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Would you rather experience the wrath of the Lamb, or the wrath of the "Anti-Lamb?" If you belong to Christ you won't be here for either the divine judgments of Revelation 6, or the genocidal rage of the Antichrist. We believe you'll be watching these events from Heaven, as John did. But those who are "left behind" will have to choose whom to fear. Here's Jim to finish his message, The Seven Seals.

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The Bible is the most important book on Earth, but there is another book not on the Earth. John witnessed a scene of high drama in Heaven. He saw a scroll. And this scroll must be opened for the sake of God's plan, and justice, and the future of humanity. But no created being could open it. All of us were unworthy. Here's Jim in Revelation 5.

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There's more than one "decision for Christ!" Believers know well that we made a choice - maybe a long time ago - that affected our eternity. That was our decision to turn around and follow Jesus. But you've made some eternity-shaping choices already today... and you'll make more before the day is over. Here's Jim in 1 Corinthians 3 to wrap up his sermon, Letters to the Churches, Part 2.

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