Bible Study No 20 of Revelation

Well, good evening, brethren. We appreciate you participating tonight on the study.

Today, we want to look at some of the developing wall-scene events that we have covered, and then take it a little further in our study of the Book of Revelation. And we hope to cover another additional section, which is the beginning of the, as the seventh trumpet blows and sounds, and we have the lost trump. And we're going to address or cover a number of details around only a couple of verses in Revelation chapter 11 verses 15 through 19. So, we're only going to cover a few verses today. But, as a background, the developing scene that we have already covered is that the first four seals represent false religion, wars, hunger, and death.

We covered that in the first few verses of Revelation 6, and we also explained that part of the church will be protected. Those that, as per Luke 21 verse 36, those that God says that they are worthy to be protected, to stand before the Son of Man when he comes. So, those are the ones that are going to be accounted worthy. And so, it is incumbent upon us to really be awake and be aware and be close to God so that we are counted worthy by God, because that's who we wanted to be counted worthy to stand before the Son of Man, and also, of course, to escape these things to come.

But not only these things to come, but escape the death, the final death, the second death. We want to stand before the Son of Man. We want to be in God's kingdom, and we want to be there in the kingdom. So, part of the church will be protected. Then we explain that the first seal represents the Great Revelation. That also is in Revelation 6. And then the sixth seal is the heavenly signs, where it is like the sign of the Son of Man saying that he is going to start intervening, and it points to the beginning of the wrath of the Lamb.

But before that wrath is poured out through the seventh seal, God seals those who repented during the Great Revelation. We cover that in Revelation 7. And then the seventh seal opens up, which is the Day of the Lord, which is basically the rest of the Book of Revelation, and all the events and other events building up to that which then are formed. And then the seventh seal are filled in. So then we have, therefore, that seventh seal, the Day of the Lord, which consists of seven trumpets.

And basically, he is what is described at the end of Revelation 6 as the wrath of the Lamb. So the whole seventh seal, which is the whole period of seven trumpets, which we covered that is during a year, that's the Day of the Lord, that is the wrath of the Lamb. But the culmination, the final capping of the wrath of the Lamb is on the seventh trumpet, the seventh trumpet, which represents Christ's coming, which represents the resurrection, which is obviously these trumpets are symbolized by the Day of Trumpets during the festival season. So these seven trumpets, as we said, culminate or end with the seven last plagues at the seventh trumpet, which is the completion or the capping off of the wrath of the Lamb.

So when we open up the seventh seal, then it reveals seven trumpets. And the first four trumpets affect a third of the earth, sea, rivers, and all light. So that's in Revelation 8, verses 7 through 13.

You can see there's a similarity, because the first four trumpets is like, in a sense, like the first four seals are bunched together as like events that preempt the last three trumpets, which are described as three worlds. And so when we get to the fifth trumpet, which is the first well, which is when the beast, which is the king in the north, attacks the east and the north.

That's how it is described in Revelation 11, verse 44. Revelation 11, verse 44 says, but news from the east and the north shall trouble him, him who, the king of the north. So if you read Daniel 11, you can read in verse 40 that it's talking about, at the time of the end, the king of the south will attack him. That's the king of the north, and the king of the north shall come against him, that's the king of the south, like a woman. So that would have happened probably at the beginning of the Great Tribulation.

But then now, yeah, towards this latter part of the Great Tribulation, during this last year, which is the day of the Lord, we have the news from the east and the north.

So some people, I mean, I was just talking to yesterday to somebody, and somebody's saying, oh well, the king of the north, therefore, is Russia. No, because Russia and China and those countries will be part of this combine of this alliance of the east and the north. The king of the north, which is the beast, is a kingdom being developed and being put together of 10 nations, which is still developing at this time, which will be in Europe. And that we've explained carefully by looking at the image of Daniel 2 and how that extrapolates into Daniel 7, Daniel 8, Revelation 13, and we explain how that ties in and identifies who the king of the north really is. Now, back to the point, yeah, it's in the fifth trumpet, that is, towards some time into that year, that last year, the day of the Lord, that last year of the three and a half years of the Great Revelation, sometime during that period, the beast attacks the east and the north, Revelation 11, 44, because there's news from there that troubles him. And then we went through it in Revelation 9, verse 1 through 12. In Revelation 9, verse 1 through 12, how that is that part of the low hosts, and that were like horses prepared for battle, and they produce a torment for five months on the people, like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a person. So that is some sort of maybe biological warfare, or whatever it will be, that will attack the nations or the combine of nations of the east and the north. So understand that will last a period of five months. So that is nearly 50 percent, nearly a half year of that one year of the day of the Lord. So we have a period of time during the first four trumpets, which affect a third of the sea, I mean a third of the earth, a third of the sea, that's salt water, a third of the rivers, that is fresh water, and all light, the sun, the moon, the stars. So and that will be some period of time. Then we have the third trumpet, or first of all, which now will last for five months. So during that period of a year, we are more moving now during that period of a year, quite a few months down into that year.

I don't know how many months, the Bible doesn't tell us, how many months are the period of the first four trumpets. But let's assume it's three months, let's assume it's three months, plus five months, we're now looking at eight months into that year. So you know, so that that's already quite some time into that year. Maybe it's even further down into that year. So then once that that torment, that pain is eased off, then what do the nations, the combined of nations of the east and the north do? Well, that is the second world, that is the sixth trumpet. Now they they're going to have some revenge. It says that's set. So they're going to be building up, they're going to form, whatever it is. And that could be some time. And they take a group of soldiers of 200 million. So there is a combine being formed of 200 million soldiers, and they are going to devastate. You see, they're going to devastate the land and whatever they're going to go. And we read that. It says that in Revelation 11, I'll be part of Revelation 9, verse 15, it says that there are some angelic powers that have been prepared for this hour, for this day, and for this month, and for this year. And that angelic war was not referred as angels, but he surely represents demons that were released to kill a third of mankind. So this is demonic power, ex angels that are now demons, demonic power that is being held by God is preventing them, holding them down. Imagine if this degree of evil had been released earlier. So God holds this back all the way to the start through maybe some other angelic power that keeps them in jail until the start. And so we have this army, physical army, inspired by this demon powers that these people just march. They march on. And then they destroy great parts of the earth. If you read in verse 17 of Revelation 9, it says Thus I saw the horses in the vision, those who sat on them had breast plates of fire and red, hyacinth, blue, and sulfur yellow. And the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and broomstone. And by these plagues of fire, smoke, and broomstone, a third of mankind was killed. In other words, probably some top of atomic warfare engaged atomic war engagement, and they indiscriminately killed a third of mankind.

Brethren, this is not pleasant to consider. This is really a terrible time. But the saddest thing is mankind. We read that in verse 20 and 21 of Revelation 9. They do not repent. They do not repent. Because they go on worshiping demons, and having idolatry of gold and silver and brass, stone, and wood, and they don't repent of their sorcery, or of their sexual immorality, or of their thefts.

Now, the ones that have repented are those that are sealed, as we saw in Revelation 7. And those were obviously protected, so they were not affected.

Somehow, in the middle of this, you are in the middle of atomic warfare, and there's people there in the middle. I'm talking about those that are sealed before the Day of the Lord, after the two and a half years of the Great Tribulation. I'm not talking about the part of the Church which is protected. Yes, they will also be protected. But this part of the Church is protected appears to be protected in a specific location. Whilst these are the ones that repented during the Great Tribulation, or they've come out of the Great Tribulation after the two and a half years, and they sealed at the beginning of the Day of the Lord, these seem to be mixed with the rest of the people.

So, they are watching and seeing all that is happening around them, and there's atomic warfare around them. And somehow, through God's individual sealing of these people, they are protected. Now, Brandon, there is, let's call it a silver lining in this, is that people that don't repent today, but will repent during the Great Tribulation, they can still be protected. That's what it says here. They'll be protected even during the times of the first trumpet and sixth trumpet. They'll not be affected. This is an amazing thing. This is an amazing thing. And God can do that.

You can be in the middle of an atomic explosion, and somehow radioactivity, or whatever it is, or biological warfare, is not going to impact you. That is a miracle from God for these people. And understand that in parallel to this, the two witnesses are preaching. So, now, when verse is finished, and a third of mankind is destroyed, imagine the extreme world devastation.

Now, just think about the world devastation. There has been these five months of torment. Now, a third of mankind is destroyed. Imagine how much of the earth is destroyed. And imagine the hatred between these two world alliances of superpowers. These two axes of evil, they are ready to blow each other up. In fact, they're ready to destroy mankind. But the Bispower has had this combat against the two witnesses, so that is also because, you see, they can't touch the two witnesses, so they also nad against the two witnesses.

But now, after this war, the two witnesses now suddenly die. We see that in Revelation 11, verse 11. And then after Revelation 11, I'll be a part of it, starting from verse 7, Revelation 11, verse 7. And then people say, well, what's going on? And then they start rejoicing. And this kind of gives encouragement, probably, to the people who now go and attack the Isletians of the Eastern North. And they say, yeah, with our enemies out, we are on a winning streak. Let's now have to revenge and completely destroy the Eastern North. So, Christ has to intervene now.

If not, we would ask the end of the world. You see, when people say, well, there's going to be the end of the world, yes, it would be the end of the world if Christ would not intervene, but Christ will intervene and prevent the end of the world.

The end of the world, you see, is the Savior of the world. You see, the first coming of Christ, which represents the spring seasons, spring holidays, in the northern hemisphere, of course, spring, during the northern hemisphere, the first coming of Christ, he is the Savior, and he sets up into place the personal, individual redemption to buy us back from the wages of sin and to give us, to resurrect us, back to life.

But the second coming in the fall season, at the end of the harvest season, in the fall season, again, the northern hemisphere, represents the time when Christ is now going to save the world. You see, the first coming is implemented these steps to save each one of us individually. And the second coming is implementing, actually saving the world, the society as a whole. So, Christ has to come now. That's it! So, Christ will only intervene, let's call it, at the eleventh hour, at that last split second, just before they're ready to destroy one another. That's when Christ's going to intervene. And so, if we read Revelation 11 verse 15, it says, then the seventh angel sounded.

And it basically says, this represents, this is the last trump, you know, it's the last trump, it's the seventh angel. They are seven trumps, and this is the last. And the seventh trump is the third one. And basically, he's the return of Christ. Christ's return, the dead in Christ will resurrect first, and then we, who are alive, will be changed. These are well known scriptures, well known scriptures that we know. At the last trump, the dead in Christ will resurrect first. And those of us that are still alive will be transformed, changed. And those are the ones that are in the first resurrection. So, that symbolizes the return of Jesus Christ, the first resurrection. And that itself, we will see, is composed of seven trumpets.

Right, so, this picture, I think it makes it pretty clear as well, that we are now looking in Revelation 11 verse 15. Revelation 11 verse 15, we are looking at this next step in this direct sequence of events, which is the seventh trumpet, which is the beginning of the third wall, which is the event which is called the return of Jesus Christ, the second coming. So, let's then read this verse in the entire written. Then the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, and it shall reign forever and ever. You see, Christ has to intervene now, otherwise there will be complete extinction of mankind, of human beings, of the earth.

And it's not what Christ will allow, because he's coming to save mankind.

So, if you will not intervene for the sake of the elect, we all will be dead. That's what we read in Matthew. He has to intervene for the sake of the elect. For why? Because the elect are going to, or elect to rule, elected by God. It's an election by God to rule the rest of mankind, and therefore, for the sake of mankind in extinction, by extinction. So, we know these scriptures, 1 Corinthians 15, 51 and 52, be all Italian men in history. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment, in a twinkly of a lie, at the last trump. Or trumpet. When this last trumpet, the seventh angel sounds, Revelation 11, 15, the dead will be raised incorruptible, and then we will be changed. These are scriptures that we love, that we've read a multitude of times, and they are such encouragement to us. And this trumpet sounds, which represents Christ's coming, which is symbolized the set of events of the day of trumpets, the holy day of the day of trumpets.

But the culmination, the pinnacle, the main focus of the day of trumpets is, of course, the last trumpet. But it symbolizes all the others, too, which represents the resurrection.

That is such a beautiful meaning, brethren.

We also know that a parallel scripture to this is 1 Thessalonians chapter 4, 15 through 17. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. It was those that are dead will resurrect first, and then we will change. It explains it here. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God. Let me ask you, is this Christ's coming or not? Of course it is. And it's symbolized by the day of trumpets. This is the Lord himself, Christ himself, who will descend from heaven with a shout. That is the same coming with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God. And the dead will rise first.

That's exactly what we read in 1 Corinthians 15, which is the last trumpet. So the two tied together, the seventh trumpet, the last trumpet, is Christ's coming.

And is the resurrection of the saints. And the dead will and Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. And this way, that's how we'll be together with the Lord. Now imagine mankind, these that have not repented that we read in Revelation 9 verse 20, that they do not repent. They have seen outcome of these first and second well. Now this is the beginning of the third well.

And now they see this happening in the clouds, in the sky. What do you think will be the perception, the mindset of those people seeing this happening in the sky? They see in the clouds, they see this.

What are they thinking? Well, I suspect that a possible perception of these uncoversated and unrepented people in the world is that they're going to say, we are being invaded by aliens. We must unite to defend ourselves from these invading aliens. That's why today, there's been over the last few years, there's been more and more films and movies and stories about Star Wars and invasion from outer space and things like that. What are we doing? What we, Satan, is inspiring us, I believe. I stand to be corrected. Okay, I'm speculating now, but I believe that this is Satan inspired to get people to think that it's going to be an invasion from outer space. And when that happens, we must fight. We must fight these invading aliens. In fact, maybe it's not a fact, again, it's my speculation, but my speculation now takes it one step further. I would not be surprised.

So, I'm speculating, but I would not be surprised if somehow, in the next few whatever period, years, or whatever, there's going to be more so-called scientific revelation or proof of aliens around us and things that you see and whatever. All those inspired by Satan, so that people have all the scientific evidence why? So that mankind is now, or should I put it, being readied to fight this so-called invasion. All right, so let's continue now reading Revelation 11 verse 16 through 18. And the 24 elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying, we give you thanks, O Lord God Almighty, the one who is and was and who is to come, because you have taken your great power and reign.

The one who is and who was. Yeah, Christ was, but now he is he is alive. So who is and was and who is to come. Christ is to come. He has now taken his great power and reign under the Father's instruction, and it calls that one who is and was and who is to come, calls that one, O Lord God Almighty. I believe this is referring to Christ. Of course, Christ is one of the beings in the God family. He is God, divine nature, he's God, glory, he is all-powerful. After all, he created the heaven, heavens, earth, mankind, even the angelic beings, reading the Colossians. So I believe he is talking about Christ. And now, brethren, we see a number of events that occur at Christ's coming.

There are a number of things that have to happen. But you see, Christ comes. There's the resurrection. There are a number of things that have to happen.

And so, yeah, in this section, it lists some of these key events in a sequential sequence, one after another, in its right correct sequence.

Now, let me state very clearly that now I'm speculating, because I believe that these events will take more than 24 hours.

For instance, in Revelation 16 verse 1, it's talking about the seven lost place or the seven balls, which happened, as I explained to you, during this period of the third wall of this trumpet period, symbolized by this trumpet period. Now, this trumpet period or this period of Christ's coming, these seven lost plagues occur, or these seven balls of the wrath of God. In other words, of God's final punch of his wrath, which is the wrath of the Lamb.

But pay attention in verse 14. And in verse 14, which is the sixth of these seven, it says, this is Tanya, that says, go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world to gather them to the battle. So during this period of the seven lost plagues, they are told, go and gather the nations, because we are being invaded by aliens, and we are going to fight back. That's what it basically says, using that speculative example that I gave, that they considered that maybe they were having invasion from aliens, from outer space to earth, and we were going to fight. And that's why they said, go out to the whole world and gather these kings of the earth to the battle of the great day of God Almighty. Now, gathering nations, you know, gathering these nations into Armageddon, into the valley of Megiddo, because then from the valley of Megiddo, they'll march to Jerusalem, all this, getting armies, physical armies, will take a bit of time. So, remember now, the world is in great devastation. We have had these, the Great Tribulation coming to an end, we've had these seven trumpets in which the fifth and the sixth had this attack of the king of the north against the eastern north, and we had a counter attack of 200 million, and a third of mankind died.

Brethren, the world is devastating. It's a disaster. The whole world. And the seven lost plagues that are pictured in this period of time, in this time, compact time, are so extreme, as we'll read later, these seven lost plagues are so powerful and extreme that human life would not survive if they would be over many days. So, it's an extreme, short period of time. Again, I speculate that's probably the symbolism of the time period of 10 days from trumpets to a tournament. So, it's a very short period. It's not months, it's just a few days, because you've got to get gather all these nations together, and there's all these things happening. So, there are a sequential list of key events summarized in verses, in these verses, verses of Revelation 11, verses 18. And what is that? The nations were angry, and your wrath has gone.

Now, we know it's the Lamb's wrath. We saw that in Revelation 16. And we know the Lamb's wrath, the wrath of Christ is this whole period of one year. But this final punch of God's wrath is now being executed at this time as Christ comes. He just, there's war and he is gone. That's it. How Christ is angry. So, it's the culmination when Christ is now coming and personally is going to destroy mankind's rebellion. So, but the nations are angry, because the nations are going to try and fight against him. And look at the first point that is mentioned here. And the time of the dead that they should be judged.

What do you mean by that? Because some people are dead, and they are judged to be resurrected at this time, which is the first resurrection. So, this is this time. This is the seventh trumpet. And that's what it says. The seventh trumpet is sounding, and this is the time, there's the wrath, and therefore this is the time of the resurrection. Because these dead are resurrecting. Tiesing, I explained a little earlier about Revelation, big part, 1 Corinthians 15, and 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. So, it's the time of the dead to be resurrected, the first resurrection.

But what about the rest of the dead? The rest of the dead are also judged not to be resurrected yet. You see, there's a judgment of the dead. There's a separation of the dead. These dead will resurrect, and these other dead will stay dead asleep for another thousand years.

So, it's the time of the dead that they should be judged. Secondly, and that you should reward your servants, the prophets, and the saints, and those who fear your name, small and great. And the second thing is the time to reward. Once they're resurrected, what happens? They've received eternal life by grace, by God's mercy, by the redemption of Christ's blood. The mystery of God is now revealed. The revelation of the sons of God is now revealed. But, there is a resurrection, which is a gift. Eternal life is a gift. But on top of it, there is a reward according to your works. You will be rewarded according to your works. Remember the parables? It says this one. It took of his mena, of his talents, and made ten, and let him rule over ten cities. And here one made five. Let him rule over five cities. You see, they'll be rewarded according to their works. Now, I'm going to speculate here, really. Again, please understand. I might be wrong. But the resurrection comes. The very first thing is the marriage of the church, the land of the bride with the lamb. Then, God will reward those according to their works.

And each one will be given their job description, their responsibility.

That does not have to take a lot of time. You just put it in beans. Time moves fast. So, and now, everybody knows their place. Decently in order, well organized.

Then, Christ is going to destroy those who destroy the earth. So, yeah, it's three major set of events in a sequential list. And these set of events in a sequential list will happen in a very short period of time. In a very short period of time. It will not be months. It will be just a few days because the world is going to be a few days. Because the world is in great devastation and these civil lost plagues are so extreme, mankind would not survive if this was much longer than just a few days.

But these events are quite a number of events, as we explained, looking at, for instance, as the nations gathering together. That will probably, I believe, will be more than 24 hours. So, it will be a few days, a few days. Probably the symbolism of the period between trumpets and atonement. All right, so let's now tie a few structures, a few prophecies with this, just to tie all the knots together. The first one I want to go through is Daniel 12 verses 1 through 4.

At that time, Michael shall stand up the great prince of stands watch over the sons of the people and there'll be a time of trouble. So that explains the beginning, the time period, just before the great tribulation that is also paralleled with Revelation 12 when Satan is thrown down to earth. And this will be a time such as never was on the earth, even to that time. So the great tribulation and all that is happening has never happened. But at that time, at that period of time, after these three and a half years, so remember Daniel the I is compacting all this time into just one like set of events and he says your people will be delivered.

You see, the nation Israel will be delivered how? Because Christ will come and establish the kingdom of God on earth, the people be delivered, but he's got different layers of that because we saw that people be protected during these periods. The church will be protected. Those that repent during tribulation will be protected, they'll be delivered. Also, there is the whole world society will be delivered from Satan and everyone who's written in a book. So it doesn't specify the book because which book? It doesn't say. It could be the book of life that will be delivered to eternal life, but those that will be delivered from the tribulation could be whatever God does that God deemed or counted worthy to escape. So you can see Daniel 12 here is saying, hey, the people be delivered. And then he says in verse 2, and many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake. And so those at that time, many shall awake. And of those that resurrect, some will have everlasting life and some will have shame and everlasting content. In other words, the second death. Those who are wise, remember about the parable of the virgins, the ten virgins, five are wise and five are foolish. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament. And those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever. So Yah is talking about the rulership. But you, Daniel, you don't have to understand all these details. Seal the book, and there was a book of Daniel, until the time of the end. And then many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase. And brethren, you can see how this all just fits. You know, when you start putting all this puzzle together, all the pieces fit. And you say, ah, it fits.

Now understand, and this I'm now quoting from our booklet, the book of Revelation unveiled. And in this booklet, on page 47, it says, Christ's coming does not immediately bring universal joy. The final woe, that's this third woe, that's the seventh trumpet, on the final woe on the inhabitants of the earth commences with the salving of the last seventh trumpet. But you see, this woe is a bed of time. That's in our booklet. So the seventh trumpet, which consists of the seven last flames, if you read the Revelation 15 verse 1, it says, then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last flames, for in them the wrath of God is complete. So the seventh trumpet completes the wrath of God. Why? Because it's Christ returning. Christ is going to fight these nations that are fighting against him. So this series of events of Christ's resurrection of the, I beg pardon, of the resurrection of the dead. I apologize, Christ's coming and the resurrection of the dead and the the nations gathering to fight him. And then the war, all these set of events that happen in the period of days, that fulfills, completes the wrath of God. Now another prophecy is Daniel 2. That's the image of Daniel 2, remember? Verse 34, you watched while the stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image of him on its feet of iron and clay and broke them into pieces.

That stone was Christ coming and destroying this walled Babylon. Look at verse 44 and 45. And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. That's the kingdom of God being set up on earth, ruling over human beings. And the kingdom shall not be left to other people. Yeah, it will not be elections. And well, these people now have served for four years and they are out. No, they'll serve forever. And the kingdom of God will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms. These walled kingdoms will vanish. And the kingdom of God will stand forever in this much. As you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain with our hands and it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. The great God has made known to the king what will come to pass off the dust. The stream is certain and its interpretation is sure. Remember, we can see these prophecies are so clear now as everything fits together. The other one is Daniel 7 verses 21 through 27. That's verses 21 and 22. I was watching and the same horn was making war against the saints and prevailing against them until the ancient of days came and the judgment was made in favor of the saints of the most high until the God the Father came into this judgment seat and said, right Christ now go! No man knows the day of the hour but the Father and when he says the ancient of days that's the Father says right now the judgment is made of the saints of the most high in favor of the saints of the most high and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. The Father knows the day of the hour. No man knows the day of the hour and that dies beautifully and skipping verse 23 looking at verse 24 through 27. The ten horns are ten kings which shall arise from this kingdom and another shall arise after them and they look like they shall speak pompous words against the most high. That's this false horn, this little horn that will come up, this religious system and he shall persecute the saints of the most high and shall intend to change the times and law and yes it is intended to do that by changing Sabbath to Sunday, by changing God's holidays to man's holidays, pagan holidays and having these dates changed.

Change Passover from the 14th to Easter Sunday and things like that. He shall intend to change times and law and the saints shall be given into his hand for a time, times and of a time. That is the three and a half years of the Tribulation but also it is these years during the Middle Ages and I covered that in the early beginning studies of the Book of Revelation. But the court shall be seated. There was the court that the Father sits in this court and they shall take away his dominion. So God the Father says, all right Christ, that's it.

And they shall take away his dominion to consume and destroy it forever.

In other words, the dominion of the beast will be taken away and then the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people, the saints of Most High. That's when Christ comes and then the saints are rewarded according to their works with different positions, different positions of responsibility, either as teachers or either as priests or either as kings or whatever. Each one is given his responsibility, his responsibility or her responsibility. And this kingdom is the kingdom of God. This ruling kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and all dominion shall serve and obey him, obey God, through this kingdom all the way to the supreme authority, through Christ to God the Father.

So, let's now complete Revelation 11 verse 19. Then the temple of God was open in heaven and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple and there were lightnings, noise, thunderings and earthquake and a great hail. So, after this declaration is made, therefore this section here from verse 15 through 19, a number of events now are described as inset chapters or inset sections to bring us up to date on various events and subsequent judgments of different things that are happening. God does not forget the promises that he made which were declared by his servants the prophets. That's kind of symbolic of the ark of his covenant and of his promises. One such promise is the destruction of Satan's world system that is described in Revelation 12 and also in Revelation 20, which we will look at in a future Bible study. Christ also reveals that Babylon the Great will be utterly destroyed. Now, Babylon the Great is that worldwide government, financial and religious system, and that is tied in with Daniel 2, Daniel 7, Revelation 13, 17 and 18. Those we have partly already covered it, but we'll see a little bit more of that when we address Revelation 13 and 17 and 18. So, we'll see how Babylon the Great will be utterly destroyed. That is this system that, yes, in a way, is already gone, but it's going to come to a climax with the beast power and all that. But it's this old religious, pagan world, this whole pagan demonic world that is Satan's. This will be destroyed. And the full measure of God's judgment on this evil society will be completed through the seven lost blades. So, this final judgment, it will be the wrath of God, which will be completed, will be ended, will be culminated through these seven lost blades, which are part of the last trumpet set of events. And that is a Revelation 15 and 16, which is the seven lost blades, or the seven balls.

So that, in a way, forever, completes today's lesson. I have occasionally added some speculation. I have tried as much as possible to say, this is speculative, this is possible.

You see, Christ reveals to us major milestones. We have identified those milestones to watch for very clearly. And so, even though we may develop possible scenarios, I may have developed possible scenarios, others have, and fill in some speculative details. We need to understand there are only that speculative details, because God may decide to do things, the details, in a slightly different way. And as the scenarios develop, and as time moves ahead from day to day, we say, oh well, it's not going to be this way, it's going to be that way. That's fine, because our hope is not on these little technical details. Yes, these technical details help us to understand a possibility how things will develop. But in the end, we look to the major milestones. And the major milestones is Christ's coming, and establishing the Kingdom of God, and there will be peace on earth. Thank you, brethren, for your attention today.