HEY GOPers!
hope you were here this saturday to catch Aunty Aye Lan's awesome message about "THE GREAT TRIBULATION"! [Revelations 6-18][Matthew 24:21]
Here's a recap on what she had shared. She had shared about how our church, Emmanuel Assembly of God, believes that rapture will happen before the tribulations. [Luke 17:28-34][Matthew 24:37-41]
[2 Thessalonians 2] God will save the Gentiles (that's us!) during the rapture!
After the rapture, an Anti-Christ, the beast, will rise up and seem to bring stability among the countries after the chaos caused by the rapture. He will command the respect of so many people that he will start to demand worship from the people on earth.
[Revelation 17] The Anti-Christ would then by accompanied by a false prophet (religious leader) who would seem to have healed the Anti-Christ from great "wound". Idols would then be created of the beast.
After this, God, being the god of wrath, would release the seven seals of judgement upon the earth. There would be great calamity and wrath that even we cannot imagine at this time. A quarter of the world's population would be wiped out then.
[1 Thessalonians 5:2-3] Destruction will come when everyone thinks there is peace and safety.
Satan // God
Anti-Christ // Jesus
Religious Leader // Holy Spirit
THE MARK[Revelations 13:16-18, 14:9, 14:11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20, 20:4]
Everyone will receive the mark of the beast and will have it's number of his name on their foreheads or wrists: 6 hundred 3 score and 6
The mark is created by the beast as satan desires worship! The rightful thing that belongs to God. [Isaiah 14:13-14] Satan fell because he had wanted to be God!
But have hope because according to [Revelations 14:1], there will be a mark of God! And in [Revelation 15:2], it says that many people on earth would have victory over the mark!
so
Fear God and keep His commandments [Ecclesiates 12:13]
a. Pleasing God in all that you do (1 Thessalonians 4)
b. Going to church regularly, fellowshipping (Hebrew 10:25)
c. Loving one another (1 Thessalonians 3:12-13)
d. Read and share the word (2 Timothy 4:2-5)
e. Be concerned with the issues of heaven (Colossians 3:14)
f. Use your God-given talents (2 Timothy 1:6-7, Luke 19:11-16, Matthew 25:14-29)
In other words, treasure your time wisely on earth [Psalms 90:12][Ephesians 5:16]. Not only because we may get raptured any day soon but nobody lives forever. So make everyday of yours be purposeful and let your deeds count in the kingdom of God. Judgement day may come anytime soon and I'm sure we all want piles of gold instead of ashes. So come on GOP, let's continue to reach out to our friends, don't give up.
in case, you would like to hear the sermon, here's the link to the sermon:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ddtzmuzjnnyLoves =)