SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: Antichrist’s speech
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Revelations 13: 5-6
Message of the verse: “5
There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies,
and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.
6 And he opened his
mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle,
that is, those who dwell in heaven.”
(NAS-95) “5 The Beast had a loud mouth, boastful and
blasphemous. It could do anything it wanted for forty-two months.
6 It yelled
blasphemies against God, blasphemed his Name, blasphemed his Church, especially
those already dwelling with God in Heaven.”
(Message)
Again it is
good to be reminded that all of these things will happen in the second half of
the tribulation, or the “Great Tribulation,” and also after Satan is expelled
from heaven. I would like to go back to
a statement that Dr. Wiersbe made concerning the possibility of Satan being in
heaven when the “Judgment Seat of Christ” was going on, as he would be accusing
the brethren at that event. If you
couple that with a phrase in verse six, “Blaspheme…those who dwell in heaven,”
this all begins to make more sense, for if Satan was at the Judgment Seat of
Christ accusing the brethren and was then kicked out of heaven after that event
then it would make sense that he would be blaspheming those who were at that
event because his accusations did no good.
Verse five
conveys that the antichrist is going to be a very arrogant person who will rule
the earth for 3 and ½ years and will pretty much have his way while doing this
as he will be able to kill anyone who gets in his way and there will probably
be some from Israel and also Tribulation Saints who will give him some trouble,
however he will not be able to kill all of them, as God will protect these
believers.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: Even though antichrist will be ruling this
world when he comes to power, God will have him on a short leash so that he
will not be able to do anything without it going through the sovereign fingers
of God. This is also true today and I
can take great comfort in knowing this.
The Word of God a challenge to my heart as I read and
studied it this evening.
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