The Seven Vials Of God's Wrath (Part 3)

Revelation 16:16 

"And he gathered them together into a place

called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon."

        When the "Seventh Vial" is poured out a "great voice," probably the voice of the One who cried on the Cross; "It Is Finished." He (Christ) will cry; "It is Done," and there will be a "Great Earthquake" that will divide into three parts. The "Great City" and the cities of the Nations (the ten Federated Nations), London, Rome, Paris, etc, and "Great Babylon" that will be rebuilt by that time, and whose destruction by an earthquake is foretold in (Rev. chap 18) will fall. This earthquake is foretold by the Prophet Zechariah; "And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.  And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee (Zech. 14:4-5).

        In the "Great Hail," every stone of which shall weigh 100lbs, will fall on men. Here we have a repetition of the "Seventh Egyptian Plague."  ( Ex. 9:13-35). Hail has been one of God's weapons of war. God used it to destroy the enemies of Israel at Bethhoron in the days of Joshua  (Joshua 10:11). The Law required that the "blasphemer" Should be "stoned,"  "And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death" (Lev. 24:16).  And the "Blasphemers of the "End Time" will be stoned from Heaven.
        In the Book of Revelation, between the pouring out of the Vials and the "Battle of Armageddon," which ends the Tribulation Period," in chapter seventeen and eighteen, there is a destruction of a "System" called "Mystery, Babylon the Great," and a city called Babylon. They are mentioned in that place in Revelation, not because they did not exit until that time, but because they are both destroyed at that time. We will study the "Mystery, Babylon the Great," and a city called Babylon Starting tomorrow. After this study, will follow the "Battle of Armageddon."  
        Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 16:17-21)
Ref: (HGSB, BSB)
        (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family 

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry 

The Seven Vials Of God's Wrath (Part 2)

Revelation 16:9  

"And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed

the name of God, which hath power over these plagues:

and they repented not to give him glory." 

        When the "Fourth Vial" is poured out men will be "scorched with great heat." This is the only plague for which there is no parallel Egyptian plague.  However; The Prophet Malachi refers to it in Mal 4:1,  "For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch." The effect of this plague will be to make men repent, but to cause them to Blaspheme the Name of God.  

        When the "Fifth Vial" is poured out there will be "darkness" over the whole Kingdom of the "Beast" and men will "gnaw their tongues for pain." This will be a repetition of the "Ninth Egyptian Plague." Ex. 10:21-23. Notice that this Plague follows the Plague of "Scorching Heat," as if God will hide the sun whose heat was so hard to bear. The effect of  "Darkness" will be to make men "gnaw their tongues" for pain, and for their sores, showing that these "Vial Plagues," overlap or follow each other rapidly. 

        When the "Sixth Vial" is poured out the river Euphrates will be dried up so the Kings of the East (India, China, Japan) and their armies may cross over and gather for the great Battle of Armageddon. This will be a repetition of the opening of the Red Sea and the river Jordan. The Prophet Isaiah foretells this:  "And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.  And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt" (Is. 11:15-16).

        These nations will be gathered by "Three Unclean Spirits," like frogs, that shall come out of the mouth of the "Dragon," and the "Beast" and the "False Prophet." Rev. 16:13-16. They will be the "Spirit of Demons," the "Seducing Spirits" of those days. 1Tim. 4:1. It was such a "Lying Spirit" that deceived King Ahab and led him to his death. 1Kings 22: 20-38.   Tomorrow we will conclude with the pouring out of the "Seventh Vial" (Rev. 16:17-21).

        Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. Chap 16)

Ref: (HGSB, BSB)

        (C.Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry  

The Seven Vials of God's Wrath (Part 1)

Revelation 16:1  

"And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying

to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out

the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth." 

        Let us go back and recapture where we are at this point. The first expression of God's wrath is seen in the "Seven Seals" (Rev. 6:1-17). The Seventh Seal contains the "Seven Trumpet Judgments" (Rev. 8:1-13; 9:1-21: 11:15-19). Then out of the "Seventh Trumpet Judgment" comes the "Seven Vials of God's Wrath" (Rev. 15:1; 16:1-21). 

        Now we will start with the final expression of the wrath of God during the Tribulation. The pouring out of the "Seven Vials" filled with wrath. When the "First Vial" is poured out a "noisome and grievous sore" will fall upon men who have the "Mark of the Beast," and who "worship his image." This is a repetition of the "Sixth Egyptian Plague."  Ex. 9:8-12. What the Lord told Moses in Exodus to do in those few verses were verbatim and with an obvious meaning! And We believe that to be, so why can this not be? The "Literalness of these "Vial Judgment" is the key to the meaning of the whole Book of Revelation. 

        When the "Second Vial" is poured out, the sea (Mediterranean) will become as the "blood of a dead man," and every "living soul" (creature, for creatures have souls) in the sea will die. Something similar, though not so great in extent, happened when the "Second Trumpet" sounded. Rev. 8:8,9.

       When the "Third Vial" is poured out the "rivers" and "fountains of water" will become "blood." This is a repetition of the "First Egyptian Plague." Ex. 7:19-24. Those will be awful and dreadful times when there is nothing to quench the thirst but "blood." Tomorrow we will continue with the pouring out of the "Seven Vials". Thank God I'm saved by the Blood of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Saviour.  

        Amen!!!!

Reading: (Rev. 15:1; 16:1-21)
Ref: (HG SB; BSB)
        (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

Three Angel Messengers

Revelation 14:6,7

"And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel

to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred,

and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give

glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship

him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea,

and the fountains of waters."

        Now that we have described the "Beast," we can say that for the balance of the "Week," no man can buy or sell unless he has the brand of Hell, "The Mark of the Beast," on his Right Hand or in his Forehead. 

        At this time three "Angel Messengers" will be sent forth. The first will be a preacher of the Gospel. This is the first time an angel is commissioned to preach the Gospel. But it will not be the Gospel of the "Grace of God," (Acts 20:24), nor the Gospel of  "The Kingdom" (Matt.24:14). It will be a new Gospel, called the "Everlasting Gospel." Its burden is "Judgment" not "Salvation," and it will be "Good News" to all those passing through the "fiery trials" of those days. For the announcement that the "Hour of Judgment" is come for all that do wickedly.

        The second  "Angel Messenger" will announce the "Fall of Babylon." This is by way of anticipation, for the city of Babylon is not destroyed until after the pouring out of the "Vials."

        The third "Angel Messenger" will utter an awful warning to those who are tempted to worship the Beast. Declaring that if they do, they shall drink of the wine of the "Wrath of God," and shall be tormented with "fire" and "brimstone" Forever and Ever. And now at this time preparation will be made in Heaven for the Harvest and Vintage of the earth. This is not the harvest of the Church, that took place before the beginning of the "Week." This is the Harvest of the Gentile nations. It begins with the pouring out of the "Vials." and ends with the "Battle of Armageddon."  Tomorrow we will start with the pouring out of the Vials.

        Amen!!

"Happy Thanksgiving" 

Reading: (Rev: 14:1-20)

Ref: (HG SB; BSB)

        (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

         

                 
 

The Beast (Part 3)

Revelation 13:3

"And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death;
and his deadly wound was healed: and all the

world wondered after the beast."

        In Rev. 13:3, the Scriptures reads that one of the "Seven Heads," or "Kings," received a deadly wound.  However; which one it was is not stated. But The logical conclusion is that it is the last, for the "Beast" has all of his "Heads" before one of them is wounded. And in Rev. 17:11, he is called the Beast that Was, and  is Not, even he is the eighth,and is of the "Seventh," and goeth into perdition. The only clear explanation to this passage is that the "Seventh Head" being "The Antichrist," is the one who receives the "deadly wound," at the hand of an assassin. And as the body is laying in state prepared for burial, he rises from the dead (Rev. 13:14). Therefore; becoming the 'Eighth," though he is of the seventh."

        By this Resurrection of  the Antichrist, Satan imitates the Resurrection of Christ and makes the world "wounder after the Beast" (Rev.13:3), and this adds to his prestige and power. If this happens in the "Middle of the Week" at the time the Dragon is cast out to of Heaven, it will account for the great change that takes place in the Antichrist, for before receiving his "deadly wound"  he will be sweet and lovable, and well liked. However; after his resurrection or recovery he becomes, lets say "Devilish", which will be the result of  the Dragon incarnating himself in him.

        It is at this time that he breaks the Covenant with the Jews and desecrates the Temple by setting up the "Abomination of Desolation" which is an 'Idol Image"of himself "Desolator."  As the "Little Horn" of Daniel's "Fourth Wild Beast," he will destroy three of the "Ten Kings" and firmly establish himself in the place of power, and as he, as the "Little Horn," does not appear until after the 'Ten Horn," or "Ten Federated Kingdoms," come into existence. It is clear that the Antichrist does not form the federation, but is the outgrowth of it.

        He will be a Composite man. One who embraces  in his character the abilities and powers of Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander the Great and Caesar Augustus. He will have the marvelous gift of attracting unregenerate men, and the irresistible fascination of his personality. His versatile attainments, superhuman wisdom, great administrative and executive ability, along with his powers as a consummate flatterer, a brilliant diplomatist, a superb strategist, will make him the most prominent of men. All these gifts will be given to him by Satan, whose tool he will be, and who will then make him the most powerful man on Earth. "UNTIL, His Doom."

Amen !!

Reading: (Rev. Chap 13)

Ref: (HG SB; BSB)

       (C.Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

 

The Beast (Part 2)

Revelation 13:2

"And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were

as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the

dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority."

        The "Beast" that comes up out of the sea (chap 13, John's Beast) has Seven Heads and Ten Horns, and the Horns are Crowned. This represents the "Beast" or Empire, at the height of its power, when it will have all its heads, and when the kings, the heads of the Ten Kingdoms which will be divided, will have been crowned. The "Beast" that comes up out of the Abyss also has Seven Heads and Ten Horns. But they are not crowned, because these Ten Kings that's represented by these Ten Horns have not as yet received their Kingdom. (Rev. 17:12). This implies that the "Beast" of Rev. 17, represents the Antichrist at the beginning of the "Week."  As Confirmation of this view the "Woman" is seen at this stage riding the 'Beast." Since the "Scarlet Clothed Woman" is not seen until Chap 17, it is clear that she rides the "Beast" from the beginning of the "Week," because she represents the "Papal Church." (Papal supremacy is the doctrine of the Roma Catholic Church that the Pope by reason of Vicar of Christ and as Pastor of the entire Christian Church, has Full supreme and universal power over the whole Church. A power that can always be exercise unhindered).
        The Papal Church comes into power after the "True Church" has been caught out. During the wars preceding the rise of the Antichrist, the nations that will then be found in the geographical limits of the Old Roman Empire, will form an "Alliance" for mutual protection. These will be the ten Nations, represented by the "Ten Horns" of The Beast. There is no doubt that the "Papal Church" will play a  prominent part in those proceedings. She will be rewarded by restoration to political power, and this union of  "Church and State," in which the Church will have control, is shown by the Woman riding the Beast,and dominating it. But when the "Ten Kings" shall receive their Kingdoms and be Crowned, they "shall hate the "Whore," and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire." (Rev. 17:16)
        We are told in Rev. 17:9 that the "Seven Heads" of the "Beast" represent "Seven Mountains" (this is to identify it with the Roman Empire). We are told in the next verse (R. V.) that (the "Seven Heads" also represent "Seven Kings" of whom "Five are Fallen and one is. and the other is not yet come;and when he cometh he must continue a short space." That is in John's day "Five Kings had Fallen, one was the then ruling Emperor, and the "Seventh" was yet to come. Who are the first "Five Kings" that had fallen; well that is not known. The King that was on the throne in John's day was Domitian, who had banished John to the Isle of Patmos. The Last or the "Seventh King" who is yet to come is with out a doubt the "ANTICHRIST." Tomorrow we will continue with one of the "Heads" receiving a Deadly wound. (Rev. 13:3)  
        Amen!! 

Reading: (Rev.13:1-2; Chap 17)
Ref: (HG SB; BSB)
       (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr. 

The Cross Life Ministry

The Beast (Part 1)

Revelation 13:1 

"And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast

rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten 

horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and 

upon his heads the name of blasphemy."  

        First, Let's look at one feature of  Both Daniel and John's "Beast. They both have ten horns, but they differ because John's "Beast" had seven heads, while Daniel's "Beast" only had one. Among the ten horns of Daniel's "Beast" there came up a little horn, which is not seen within the ten horns of John's "Beast." These as we will see, are features that refer to the last stage of the "Beast," and it shows that we cannot understand the last stage of the "Beast" without carefully comparing Daniel's and John's "Beast."

        For the Little Horn of Daniel's plucks up Three of the Ten Horns and destroys them, or takes their Kingdom away. The Anti christian character of Daniel's "Beast" is seen in it's Little Horn whose conduct corresponds with John's "Beast" and for the same length of time "Times" and "Times" and "Dividing of Time" which equals "Forty And Two Months." 
        Now we will examine the "Beast" that John saw come up from out of the sea, and try to discover the meaning of it's various features. We have two descriptions of this "Beast."  Daniel's "Fourth Wild Beast" as we have seen, represents the Roman Empire as it exited from B. C. 30, until as a nation it shalll cease to exist. The Nation was divided in A. D. 364, as the result of an ecclesiastical schism, into it's Eastern and Western  Divisions, and lost it's natural life as a world power, yet it has never lost it's religious existence or influence as seen by the continuance of the Greek and Roman Churches, and the Roman Law is still a controlling power in our laws. In this sense the Roman Empire in its influence has never ceased to exist. We are now to consider it in its last stage as outlined in John's "Beast." 
        It is important to see that John's "Beast has a dual meaning. It represents both the revived Roman Empire, and its Imperial Head "The Antichrist." As the revived Roman Empire it is seen coming up out of the sea of nations. As the Antichrist it is seen coming out of the Abyss. For instance it cannot be said that the Roman Empire of John's day, that it was not,  for it was at the height of its power in John's day. Neither can it be said that it shall ascend out of the pit and go into perdition, because that can only be a person.
       We must distinguish between the body of the "Beast and it's "Heads and Horns." The body being that of a Leopard, with the feet of a Bear, and the mouth of a Lion is to show that the revived Roman Empire in its last stage will include the characteristics of the first "Three Wild Beast" of Daniel, that is of the "Lion" (Babylon), the "Bear" (Medo-Persia), and the "Leopard" (Greece), and as the largest part of the "Beast," the body, it represented by the "Leopard", the prevailing characteristic of the revived Roman Empire will be Grecian.  John's Beast From the sea will be continued:  
        Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 13:1-18)  
               (Dan. 7:1-28; 8:1-27)
Ref: (HG SB; BSB)
       (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

        
     

The Wings of A Great Eagle

Revelation 12:14 

"And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, 

that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place,

where she is nourished for a time, and times, and

half a time, from the face of the serpent." 

        Today we pick up from where the "Dragon" is cast out. When the "Dragon is cast out, knowing that his defeat has been brought by the elevation of the"Man Child," (Christ) to the place of power. Now the "Dragon," (Satan) will concentrate his hatred and malice on the "Clothed Women" (Israel) who gave Him (Christ) birth. The "Women" will be given the "wings of a great eagle," so she can fly into the "Wilderness," into "her place" where she will be nourished for a "Time, Times, and Half a Time," Which is three and a half years.

        This takes us back to the flight of Israel from Egypt, of which God said; "Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself" (Ex. 19:4). The "Women" and the "Dragon are symbols, so are the "Eagle Wings." They speak of the rapid and safe flight of the "Women" (Israel) into the "Wilderness," where she shall be keep safe and nourished for three and a half years until the return of  "The High Priest" (Jesus), from Heaven, who as "King Priest" of the Armies of Heaven will deliver her and allow her to leave her place of refuge.
        Filled with wrath at the escape of the "Sun Clothed Women," The Dragon will turn his attention to the "remnant of her seed," and to better carry out his plans he will give to the "Beast" (Antichrist) his "Power" and his "Seat and "Great Authority."  " And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority" (Rev. 13:2). While Antichrist, as Antichrist, exists from the "beginning" of the "week" for at that time he makes a "covenant for one week." And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate (Dan. 9:27) and in the "Middle of the Week" he will break "the covenant," and for the "Last half of the Week" his reign will be terrible, and change in his character and the character of his reign, can only be accounted for on the basis that the dragon has incarnated himself in him. It is this phase of the reign of  "Antichrist" that is brought out in the Book of Revelation.
        Amen!!

Reading:  (Rev. 12:14-17; 13:1-2) 
                (Dan. 7:7, 8; 9:24-27)
Ref: (HG SB; BSB)
        (C.Larkin)

May God Bless You 

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

The Second Wonder; The Great Red Dragon!

Revelation 12:7-8

"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels

fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and

his angels,  And prevailed not; neither was their

place found any more in heaven."

        The "First Wonder, The Clothed Women" has passed; and the "Second Wonder, The Great Red Dragon" appears. There is no doubt to who this is, because in V-9 he is called that "Old Serpent," "The Devil," and "Satan." His Color is "Red," the color of "Blood," for he was a murderer from the beginning. "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it." (John 8:44).

        The "Stars of Heaven" that are attached to his "tail" reveal the fact that Satan will lead astray a "third of the Angels," for the Angels, are spoken of as "Stars" in the Old Testament. "When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?" (Job. 38:7). So the Angels that followed Satan will be cast to earth as well. The question mark at the end of Job.38:7; confirms to us that "Satan's angels" were the "Stars spoken of in Scripture."

        The Casting out of the Devil is from V-7 through V-12. It starts with a war in Heaven. The fact that the Dragon has not yet been cast out of Heaven is clear. He had access to God in the days of Job, 2000 years before Christ. Read Job 1:1-2:8 to see Satan's access. He tried to destroy the "Man Child" (Christ) at hand of Herod when He was born. Read Matt.2:16-18. He was at liberty to tempt Christ in the Wilderness, and Sift Peter (when Peter denied Christ). Today he is the "Prince of the Powers of the Air,"  "Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:" (Eph. 2:2) and the God of this World" (age); "Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you" (2 Cor 4:14). 

        When the Dragon is cast out of Heaven there will be rejoicing in Heaven because the "Accuser" of  Christ's "Brethren" (he Jews) is cast down; but there will be "Woe" for the "inhabitants of the earth."  Because the Dragon will be filled with "great wrath" for he knows that he will have but a short time three and a half years to spread his wrath on the inhabitants of the earth before he is chained and cast into the Bottomless Pit.

        Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 12:7-12)

Ref: (HG SB; BSB)

       (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Families

 Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

 
 
 
 

The Sounding Of The Seven Trumpets (Part 6)

Revelation 11:15

"And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven,

saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our

Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever." 

        The "Seventh Trumpet" includes all that follows down to the end of Revelation 19. We must not forget during our study of the Revelation that the "Seventh Seal" includes the "Seven Trumpets" and the "Seven Vials," for the "Seventh Seal", and the "Seventh Trumpet, and the "Seventh Vial" all end alike with "voices, thunderings, lightnings and an earthquake." (Rev. 8:5, 11:19; 16:18).
        Now we start the Middle of Daniel's Seventieth the Week Rev. 12:1-17. In the middle of the week "Two Wonders" shall appear in Heaven. In the Revised Version they are call "signs."  No matter what we call it there will be symbols of something. The first is "the Sun Clothed Women." This "Women" is neither the Virgin Mary or the Church, she is Israel. We have only be reminded of Joseph's Dream of the Sun, and moon, and the eleven stars, " And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me" (Gen,37:9). To see that this "Sun Clothed Women" with the moon under her feet and and upon her head a crown of "Twelve Stars," is Jewish in Character. Joseph was the twelfth star.   
        Israel is again and again compared to a "married" women in the Old Testament, but the Church is a "Virgin," and only an "espoused virgin" at that. "For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ" (2 Cor. 11:2). This women is described as being "with Child" and "travailing to be delivered." Question? When was the Church in such a condition? Paul say's of Israel, "Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen" (Rom. 9:4-5). Then Israel Look forward to the time she could say, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.  Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this" (Is. 9:6-7). But before that could happen Israel had to pass through many sore afflictions and judgements. This being her "Travail Time."
        The women brought forth a "Man Child" who was to rule the nations with a "Rod of Iron." There can be no question as to who this "Man Child" is, for Ps. 2:1-12 settles that. After  her child is delivered the women flees in to the wilderness where she she has a place prepared of God, and where she will be fed for 1260 day. For better understanding, between the 5th and 6th verses of this chapter; "this is where the present "Church Period" comes in. Here is the gap between the "Sixty-ninth" and "Seventieth" Weeks of Daniel's "Seventy Weeks." However we see in verse 7 that John jumps over this gap, from the Ascension of Christ to the casting out of Satan, because he is not dealing in these Tribulation chapters with the Church; but with Israel, and therefore continues her history without a break. The "First Wonder" has appeared. The "Second Wonder that will appear in Heaven will be a "Great Red Dragon." 
        Amen!!

Reading:  (Rev. 11:15-19; 12:1-6)
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May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr. 

The Cross Life Ministry

The Sounding Of The Seven Trumpets (Part 5)

Revelation 10:1 

"And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven,

clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head,

and his face was as it were the sun,

and his feet as pillars of fire:" 

        There is an interlude between the sounding of the sixth and the seventh trumpets. The sixth trumpet has already sounded, but the seventh does not sound until Rev. 11:15, and in between the two there are terrible things.  First a "Mighty Angel" will come down from Heaven having a "Little Book" (roll)  open in His Hand. The mighty angel in this passage is described in terms which show that he came straight from the presence of God and can be no other than The Risen Christ.
        The description of Him corresponds with Rev. 1:12-15 "And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;  And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters." And His is "voice" is like that of a Lion. This identifies Him as the "Lion of the Tribe of Juda," from Rev. 5:5 "And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."

        In Rev. 11:3, He speaks of the "Two Witnesses" as "My Witnesses." When The "Mighty Angel"
(Christ Himself) shall set His "Right Foot" on the "sea," and His "Left Foot" on the "earth," and lift up His hand to Heaven, and swear that there shall be 'Time no longer" He shall take formal possession of the earth. Note: "The expression "Time no longer" should read, in the Revised Version
"No longer delay," for Time does not end until the close of the "Perfect Age." While Christ at this time will take formal possession of the earth, actual possession will not be secured until He comes again to the Mt. of Olives, at the close of the Tribulation.
        Now lets look at Rev. 11:1-14. Here we are given a description of "Two Witnesses" who are to prophesy during the greater part of the last half of the week. Who they will be is very clear. One has "power to shut heaven that it rain not in the days of their prophecy." This can be no other than Elijah who was translated that he might come again before the "Great and Terrible Day of the Lord".  "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:  And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse." (Mal. 4:5-6). And who will also shut up the heavens for 42 months, or "Three and a half Years," which is exactly the length of time he did in the days of Ahab. The other witness will have power over waters to turn them to blood, and smite the earth with all plagues as often as he will. This can be no other than Moses, for he is the only person mentioned in the Scriptures who had such power, and it was for this purpose he was raised from the dead. "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee" (Jude 1:9).  
        As Moses and Elijah appeared together on the Mount of Transfiguration with Christ, and most likely were the "two men" in "white apparel" (angel like) that testified at the Ascension to Christ's coming again.  "And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;  Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven" (Acts 1:10-11). What more probable than that; they are the "Two Witnesses"  which will return to the earth to announce Christ Return? 
        During their witnessing  they will have power to destroy their enemies with fire that shall issue from their mouths, but at the end of 1260 days they will be slain and their bodies will lay exposed in the streets of Jerusalem for three and half days. Then they shall arise and ascend to Heaven, to the amazement of those who watch them go. Their ascent will be followed by a destructive earthquake. The "Second Woe" has past and the "Third Woe" cometh Quickly.   
       Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 10; 11:1-14) 
Ref: (HG SB; BSB)
        (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

The Sounding Of The Seven Trumpets (Part 4)

Revelation 9:13;14

"And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the

four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 

Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet,

Loose the four angels which are bound

in the great river Euphrates."

         When the "Sixth Trumpet" shall sound a voice from the "Golden Altar" will command the Trumpeter to loose "four angels" which are bound in the great river Euphrates. To know that they are "Bad Angels" is seen from the fact that they are "bound" and that they are the leaders of the army of 2000,000,000 "Infernal Calvary."  This begins the "Second Woe" The Plague of Horsemen.

        No one really knows who were the four angels bound at the river Euphrates. We can only set down what we know and what we can guess. The Euphrates was the ideal boundary of the territory of Israel. It was God's promise to Abraham: "In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: (Gen. 15:18). The angels, therefore, came from the distant lands, from the alien and hostile places from which the Assyrians and the Babylonians had in time past descended with destruction upon Israel.  Further, in the Book of Enoch we frequently meet angels who are described as the Angels of Punishment. Their task was at the right time to unleash the avenging wrath of God upon the people. Undoubtedly these four angels were included among the Angels of Punishment. 

        Now let's talk about the Infernal Calvary; "The Plague of Horsemen."  This cavalry will not be composed of ordinary men and horses. The horse of course will have the body of a horse, the head of lion, a tail like a serpent, with the head of a serpent at the end of its tail. Out of their mouths will come fire, smoke and brimstone, and by these three, the third part of men will be killed. However before death the sting of their serpent tails will cause great pain. The riders on these horses will have breastplates of fire and brimstone, to match the breath of the horses.

        Supernatural armies are not unknown to the Scriptures. "Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them" (2Kgs. 6:14-16).

        When Jesus returns  He will be Accompanied by armies of Heaven, and it stands to reason that Satan has his armies. As awful this demon invasion will be, it will not cause men to repent. Here is something to think about. The Four angels that were bound and let loose were prepared for the exact Year, Month, Day and Hour predetermined by God for the Demon Invasion. This invasion is not like the Scorpion Locust. or the Infernal Calvary, Satan and his Demon Forces will be increasingly active and do all they can do to torment and destroy mankind.

      "seek ye Christ" 

       Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 9:13-21)

Ref: (HG SB; BSB)

        (C. Larkin)

        (Book of Enoch)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

     

       

The Sounding Of The Seven Trumpets (Part 3)

Revelation 9:1

"And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall

from heaven unto the earth: and to him was

given the key of the bottomless pit." 

        This is not a real star, it's an Angel who will look like a Star; because "to him was given the Key."  He will not be a "Fallen Angel," nor Satan as some people think. Why? Because God would not entrust the Key to the "Bottomless Pit" to Satan, but he will be the "same Angel" that will bind Satan and cast him into the "Bottomless Pit" for 1000 years. "And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.  And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,  And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season" (Rev. 20:1-3).

        When the "Bottomless Pit" is opened a cloud, like smoke of, "locusts" will come out and cover the earth. They will be a combination of horse, man, women, lion, and scorpion. The "sound of their wings" will be like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle.  The size is not given, but they will no doubt be much larger than ordinary locusts, and these locusts will not feed on vegetation. These locusts will be forbidden to hurt the grass or trees, or any green thing, and will only be permitted to afflict "men," and only the man who does not have the "Seal of God" in their foreheads, and these they shall not be permitted to kill only torment. 

        The meaning of this scourge of Scorpion Locusts seems to be that a vast army of "Demons" will be liberated from the "Bottomless Pit," that will enter into and take possession of the bodies of men, and torment them til they want to die, but cannot; because the demons will prevent them from doing so. Their attack is to last for five months. The explanation of the five months is almost probably that the life-span of a locust from birth, through the larva stage, to death is five months. It is as if we might say that one generation of locusts is being launched upon the earth. 

        Theses "Scorpion Locusts" have a King, which ordinary locusts have not. "The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; (Prov. 30:27).  The King of the Scorpion Locusts in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in the Greek it is "Apollyon."  The word means destroyer.  Now this King is not Satan.   Satan is at liberty, while the king which is the Angel of the Bottomless Pit is confined with his subjects.

       One Woe is past as terror mounts in its awful intensity. Now the terrors coming upon the earth are beyond nature; they are demonic; the abyss is being opened and superhuman terrors are being dispatched upon the world. My friend, if you do not know Jesus Christ Today; I pray you will seek Him and Open your Heart to Him Today. "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
        Amen!! 

Reading: (Rev. 9:1-12)
Ref: (HG SB; BSB)
        (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr 

The Cross Life Ministry 

The Sounding Of The Seven Trumpets (Part 2)

Revelation 8:8

"And the second angel sounded, and as it were

a great mountain burning with fire was cast

into the sea: and the third part of

the sea became blood;"

        As the "Second Trumpet" sounds a "burning mountain," which is probably a Meteor, will fall into the sea, probably the Mediterranean, and will destroy a "third part of the creatures of the sea" and a "third part of the ships," most likely some Navel Fleets assembled for battle, and the "blood" of the destroyed will discolor a third part of the sea.

        When the "Third Trumpet" sounds a great burning star," called "Wormwood," will fall from the heavens and poison the streams of fresh water.  This will probably be another Meteor that in exploding will fill the atmosphere with "toxicus gases," that will be absorbed by the rivers and fountains of water, and poison them, so as to cause the death of all who drink of them. 

        Woodworm is used in the manufacture of "Absinthe" an intoxicating beverage much used in France, and is poisonous. The Prophet Jeremiah refers to this time. "And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;  But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them: Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink (Jer 9:13-15). 

        Than the "Fourth Trumpet" sounds and the "third Part" of the sun, moon and stars will be smitten and their light diminished a "third."  This is one of the "signs" spoken of by Christ. "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken (Luke 21:25-26).
        An Angel will then fly through the midst of heaven announcing "Three Woes" that are to follow the sounding of the three Trumpets yet to sound. "And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! (Rev. 8:13). Here we have one of the pauses in the story which the Revelation uses so effectively. Three fearful woes are to come upon the earth when the three angels sound the last blasts on the trumpets; but for the moment there is a pause.
        Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 8:8-13)

Ref: (HGSB; BSB)

        (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

The Sounding Of The Seven Trumpets (Part 1)

Revelation 8:7 

The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire

mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth:

and the third part of trees was burnt up, and 

all green grass was burnt up. 

         These seven angels, known as the angels of the presence; "The Presence of God" were the same as the archangels.  The earliest reference to a system of "seven archangels" as a group appears to be in Enoch 1 (The Book of Enoch (chap 10; 11). Their names were Uriel, Raphael, Raguel, Michael, Sariel, Gabriel and Remiel , this was not translated into The King James Bible. While the "Book of Enoch" today is non-canonical in most Christian Churches, it was explicitly quoted in the New Testament, (Jude 1:14-15) and by many of the early Churches.     
         When the "trumpets sounding"starts; forces of nature are hurled in judgment against the world. At each blast on the trumpet a different part of the world is attacked; the destruction that follows is not total for this is only the prelude to the end. First, the blast of destruction falls on the earth (Rev. 8:7); then it falls upon the sea (Rev. 8:8-9); then it falls upon the fresh water rivers and springs (Rev. 8:10-11); then it falls on the heavenly bodies (Rev. 8:12). The tide of destruction is unleashed on every part of the created universe. 
        As the "First Trumpet" sounds "hail" and "fire mingled with blood" will be cast upon the earth and a "third part of all the trees" and "all green grass" will be "burnt up." This  will be the fulfillment of Joel; "And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come (Joel 2:30-31. 
        Notice that this is the a repetition of the "Seventh Egyptian Plague,"  And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.  And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.  So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.  And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.  Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail (Ex. 9:22-26).  Let me ask, Is this not fitting for the Tribulation?
       Amen!!


Reading: (Rev. 8:7)
Ref: (Book of Enoch)
        (HGSB; BSB)
        (C.Larkin) 

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

            

The Opening Of The Seven Seals (Part 4)

Revelation 6:12 

"And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo,

there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black

as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;"

        As the Sixth seal is broken there will be an earthquake that will cause great "physical Changes" to occur on earth. "And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come." (Joel 2:30-31). "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:" (Matt. 24:29.  
        It will be so terrible that men will call for the mountains and rocks to fall on them and hide them from the wrath of the Lamb. "Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.  For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.  And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible." (Is. 13:9-11).
        There is a break between the "Sixth" and "Seventh" Seals where there is a pause or interval, during which 144,000 of the Children of Israel, that being 12,000 from each of the twelve tribes will be "sealed."  Remember there were 7000 in Ahab's time that would not bow their knee to Baal. "Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him." (I Kgs. 19:18). 
        So in the Tribulation there will be 144,000 of Israel who will not bow their knee to Antichrist.  They are "sealed" by an angel, and the "seal" is the imprint of the "Father's Name" on their foreheads. "And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads" (Rev. 14:1; 22:4). 

        Then John saw  "A Great Multitude."  This is another class of the saved of  the "End Time." These are not the Church. "These saved souls come out of the "Great tribulation."  Which most likely are Gentiles who accepted Christ as their Saviour after the Church was called out.  They are saved and will serve God in His Heavenly Temple, and never hunger or thirst any more.  Since they were not part of the Church when it was called up, they will not participate in any Millennial blessings on the earth.    

        Now the breaking of the 'Seventh Seal."  After the seal is open there will be a silence in Heaven for about 30 minutes.  Notice that this is for a limited amount of time.  This is a period of preparation for the greater conflict to come.  Following the silence "Seven Angels" stood before God and they were given Seven Trumpets. "And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound." (Rev. 8:6).
        Amen!!

Reading:  (Rev. 6:12-17)
                 (Rev. 7:1-17)
                (Rev. 8:1-6)
Ref: (HGSB; BSB)    
        (C.Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

The Opening Of The Seven Seals (Part 3)

Revelation: 6:9 

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the

altar the souls of them that were slain for the word

of God, and for the testimony which they held:" 

         At the breaking of the "Fifth Seal" comes the vision of the souls of those who had died for their faith. Jesus left his followers, in no doubt as to the suffering and the martyrdom they would be called upon to endure. "Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. (Matt. 24:9; Mark 13:9-13; Luke 21:12; Luke 21:18). The day would come when those who killed Christians would think they were doing a service for God. "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.  (John. 16:2).  

        So we know that when the "Fifth Seal" was broken John saw the "souls of martyrs" under the Alter.  These martyred souls that John saw are not the Martyrs of  "past ages," because they were taken up with the Church. So these "martyred Souls under the alter, are those who will be killed for "The Word of their Testimony, until Death.  "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." (Rev. 12:11). This takes place during the "Tribulation."  Remember; even after the Church is caught out the preaching of the "Gospel of the kingdom" will resume. "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come" (Matt. 24:14).
        It is as a proclamation that Christ is about to set up an "Earthly Kingdom," it will be very distasteful to Antichrist and his followers, and a "Great Persecution" will follow". "Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.  And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.  And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.  And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved" (Matt. 24:9-13).
        As we have discussed already, "these are the "martyred souls"  that John saw under the Alter. They ask that their death should be avenged, but were told to rest for a "little season" until they were joined by their fellow servants and brethren who should die as they did. And this promise is fulfilled in Rev. 20:4; "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Which is called The "Millennial Kingdom."
        Now let's stay focused; so the promise in (V-11) is fulfilled in Rev. 20:4). We know that the "Millennial Kingdom" is not set up yet, because a lot more is going to happen before it is. So let's focus back to "The Seven Seals" and look into the Sixth Seal tomorrow.   
        Amen!!

Reading: (Rev: 6:9-11)
Ref: (HGSB; BSB)
        ( C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

     

The Opening Of The Seven Seals (Part 2)

Revelation 6:5 

"And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third

beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black

horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of

balances in his hand."

        When the "Third Seal" was opened, the "third beast" says to John; come and see.  This time John sees a Black Horse" appear.  The Rider holds a pair of scales in his hand and a voice cries; "A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou not hurt the oil and wine."  The meaning is clear. When all the able bodied men are at war, the fields remain untilled and "famine" follows, just as Christ prophesied. "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places" (Matt. 24:7). The olive and the grape do not need cultivation, so their ruthless destruction is forbidden.

        It will help us to understand the idea behind this passage if we remember that John is giving an account not of the end of things, but of the signs and events which precede the end. So here the black horse and its rider represent famine, a famine which is very severe and causes great hardship, but which is not desperate enough to kill. There is wheat, at a prohibitive price; and the wine and the oil are not affected.
        As we continue in this study we must once again remember that it is telling not of the final end but of the signs which precede it. That is why it is a fourth part of the earth which is involved in death and disaster. This is a terrible time but it is not the time of total destruction.
        When the "Fourth Seal" was opened, the fourth beast says come and see.  And when John looked he saw a "Pale Horse" appear, and the Rider on it was "Death." It is noteworthy that the Riders of the first three horses are not named. However they will be recognized when they appear.  After "Death "Hell" Follows, ready to swallow up his victims caused by war and famine.
        Here John is using a traditional picture of what is to happen when God dispatches his wrath upon his disobedient people. At the back of it all is the permanent truth that no man or nation can escape the consequences of their sin. 
        Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 6:5-8)
Ref:        (HGSB;BSB)
               (C. Larkin) 

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

     

The Opening Of The Seven Seals (Part1)

 Revelation 6:1
"And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,

and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one

of the four beasts saying, Come and see."

        For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord 1Thess 4:16-17).  This all happens between (Revelation, chap.4, 5).  Now we come to Daniel's "Seventieth Week."  Remember nothing was revealed to Daniel about what was to happen, during Daniel's Seventieth Week. He received a communication which he did not understand, and was told to "Seal the Book until the Time of the End." (Dan. 12:4,8,9).

        What that "Sealed Book" contained is no longer a mystery.  John saw the seals broken and was told to record what it contained. The "Seven Sealed Book" that Daniel was told to seal up is the Book of Revelation. There are three time periods we will cover from Rev. 6:1 through Rev. 19:21.  We start with the "First Half" of the week, or 3 and half years of Daniel's Seventieth week.
        The breaking of the first seal (Rev. 6:1-2).  As the first seal was opened there was a great noise of thunder heard. My friends, I believe that was the power of God being displayed upon the opening of the seals.  After the thunder, A White Horse appears, with a rider on him and he had a bow; but the rider had no crown at first: "And a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer" (Rev. 6:2c).  Is the rider Christ?  NO!    

        Christ the Lamb is holding and breaking the "seals" of the book. Christ does not appear on a white horse until (chapter 19).  So that makes the rider of this white horse "The Antichrist" and it pictures him before he is crowned and becomes the Chief Ruler of the "Ten Federated Kingdoms" of the revived Roman Empire.  He is the "Prince who is to come," and who shall "Confirm the covenant" with the Jews for "one week" (Dan. 9:26 -27). This proves the Antichrist appears at the "beginning" of the "Week" and not in the "Middle" as some have claimed.     

        Then the Second Seal is Opened, and a "Red Horse " appears, the Rider has power to take peace from the earth. The symbolism is clear. Red, the color of the horse, is the symbol of  "blood" and the sword is the symbol of "War." This is the time that was prophesied by Christ "And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.  For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.   (Matt 24:6,7). The out come of these wars could probably be the "Ten Kingdom Federation" over which the Antichrist shall be come head of.
        Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 6:1-4)
Ref: (HGSB; BSB)
        (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You
And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry

The Seven Sealed Book (Part 3)

Revelation 5: 10

"And hast made us unto our God Kings and

priests: and we shall reign on the earth."

         Here is the truth that heaven and earth, and all that is within them is designed for the praise of Jesus Christ; and it is our privilege to lend our voices and our lives to this vast chorus of praise, for that chorus is necessarily incomplete so long as there is one voice missing from it. Here is the greatest chorus of praise the universe can ever hear. It comes in three waves. First, there is the praise of the four living creatures and of the twenty-four elders. Here we see all nature and all the Church combining to praise the Lamb. Second, there is the praise of many angels. Here is the picture of all the inhabitants of heaven lifting up their voices in praise. Third, John sees every created creature, in every part of the universe, to its deepest depth and its farthest corner, singing praise. The first section in the chorus of praise is the song of the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders; and, as we have seen, they represent all that is in nature and in the universal Church.
        The picture of the elders is interesting. They have harps. The harp was the traditional instrument to which the Psalms were sung. "Praise the Lord with harp," says the Psalmist (Ps. 33:2). The elders also have golden bowls full of incense; and the incense is the prayers of God's dedicated people. The likening of prayers to incense comes also from the Psalms. "Let my prayer be before thee counted as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice" (Ps. 141:2).
        "Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints." (Ps. 149:1). The nearest parallel in the Old Testament comes from Isaiah. There God declares new things and the prophet calls upon men to sing to the Lord a new song "Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.  Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof" (Is. 42:9-10).
        The new song is always a song for new mercies of God; and it will be noblest of all when it is a song for the mercies of God in Jesus Christ. The significance of this is that Jesus Christ brings into life a quality which has never existed before, new joy, new thrill, new strength, new peace. That is why the supreme quality of the Christian life is a kind of sheen. It has been said that "the opposite of a Christian world is a world grown old and sad."
        The praise rendered to the Lamb by the four living creatures and the elders is rendered because He died. In this song there is summed up the results of the death of Jesus Christ.  Jesus Christ opened the way for all men to God. Every man becomes a priest in the sense that he has the right of access to God. When we think of what the death and life of Jesus Christ have done for men, it is no wonder that the living creatures and the elders burst into praise of Him.
        The chorus of praise is taken up by the unnumbered hosts of the angels of heaven. They stand in a great outer circle round the throne and the living creatures and the elders and they begin their song. We have repeatedly seen how John takes his language from the Old Testament; and here in his memory are phrases from David's great thanksgiving to God: To Him belongs the power. To Him belongs the riches. To Him belongs the wisdom. To Him belongs the strength. To Him belongs the honor. To Him belongs the glory. To Him belongs the blessing.
        Here is the climax of it all.  All these things Jesus Christ possesses, and every one of them He uses in the service of the men for whom He lived and died; He does not clutch them to Himself. Therefore, there rises to Him from all the redeemed thanksgiving for all that He has done. And that thanksgiving is the one gift that we who have nothing can give to Him who possesses all.
The creatures which are in the heaven add their praise. Who are they?  It has been suggested that the phrase gathers up every possible being in heaven--the living creatures, the elders, the myriads of angels and every other heavenly being. The creatures which are beneath the earth add their praise. That can only mean the dead who are in Hades, "For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks"? (Ps. 5:6).  "What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?" (Ps. 30:9). "Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee?  "Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?  "Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? ( Ps. 88:10-12).
        I am sure some would say, How can souls in hell, Praise the Risen Christ?  Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations" (Is. 14:9).  Now that is a vision that displays Christ Power, Honor, and His Glory.  Not even the land of the dead is beyond the reign of the Risen Christ. Even from beyond death the chorus of praise rises to Him.
        Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 5:8-14)
Ref: (HGSB; BSB)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry