worship
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The English word ‘worship’ comes from an Anglos-Saxon word that seems to mean ‘worthy ship’ or someone who is due honor and respect. I think in the church of England today you still call an ecclesiastical person or a civil person, “your worship’, which didn’t mean he was divine, it just meant he was worthy…
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(Revelation 21:9-27) In verse 9, “Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” – this is the same angel back in Rev. 17:1 who brought the last…
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And the background of course is the worship of those national gods (beast worship). The businessmen (merchants) of the earth have grown rich from the wealth and luxury; and this seems to be the basic lure of this society.
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(cf. Revelation 17:7-14) Now, “And the angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? 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. He’s going to describe the woman what he describes as the wild beast. Now, notice what…
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…but notice in verse 2, it’s only on unbelievers and not on the believers. That’s exactly like the plagues of Egypt and were very discriminative.
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(Rev. 15:5-8) Verse 5, “After this I looked, and the sanctuary of the tent of testimony …” – this sanctuary has appeared in chapter 11:19, now we see the ‘tent of the testimony’ that goes back to the tabernacle. We see it many times in the Old Testament, and one allusion in the New Testament…
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(cf. Rev. 15:1-8) A SCENE OF HEAVEN (cf. Rev. 15:1-8) Chapters 15 and 16 of Revelation are a literary section of the book of Revelation, chapter 15 introducing the seven bowls that begin in chapter 16. It’s very interesting to note that the 3rd woe which is the seventh trumpet is really the seven bowls. And…
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It’s the Messiah slain but is alive now, the One who purchased us with His blood, the One whose blood washed away our sins, that’s the One standing on Mount Zion.
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There is a purpose for evil; exactly what it is we don’t know. But those of us who know Christ have been sealed. We’re redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. We’re safe. We’re eternally secure.
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“…we know the nature of God, we know the heart of God, we know the love of God. Though we don’t understand, we can trust Him in the midst of it all. They can’t take away our salvation, but the saints though protected with a seal are going to have to die and be hurt.…