BOOK OF REVELATION L16

-revelation 12 John saw the vision of a woman, a dragon attack her and wanted to take away her new born child

-she lost her baby to heaven, but tgt with the rest of her offsprings, the women was reserved by God in the wilderness for 1260 days (prophecy abt the Great tribulation)

-the women is symbolic of the church under severe persecution

-a grp in the church was martyred.. they died and went to heaven to be with the Lord

-those remain will have to face the suffering, but in the mist of it they were preserved, provided, protected by the Lord

-Satan is cast down from heaven to earth

-he will create a havoc.. his power is real and terrifying, but only 3.5 years

   -knowing the end of 3.5 years, Satan will do whatever to crush all Christians

-Satan always attack through his mouth

   -false accusations, condemnations

-Satan attacks those who love God and live for Christ

-when time comes, will we stay faithful and obey the commandments?

-the Antichrist and Satan has 7 heads and 10 horns

   -the Antichrist has the nature of the devil

must be linked to Rome

middle east problem

1. economics

2. politics

3. terrorisms 

4. antisemitism

5. grudge

-God's covenant to Abraham... Israel will be forever even in eternity

-Satan is working to stop Israel from staying in the holy land.. let God breaks His covenant

-Jewish qn remains the stumbling block to world peace

-eventually geo political relationship will reach a crisis point tt no one can solve it...pave a way for the Antichrist to come in as a master negotiator

   -negotiate a peace treaty accepted by all

-everyone will admire him

-Daniel prophesied tt he will break the peace treaty and invade Israel with his armies, storm the temple of God and take away the Jewish sacrifices and he will sit in the temple and proclaim himself as God

-the Antichrist has a scar on his head, one who is supposed to have died, but he survived

-when Satan is an angel in heaven, he wanted to receive worship

-when ppl worship the Antichrist, the one behind him - Satan gets the worship

   -this is why God is against idolatry

when we worship idols, there is spiritual contact and fellowship

-the Antichrist will curse God in 3 ways

   -curse God's name, speak out against the goodness and greatness of God

   -curse God's tabernacle, publicly denounce the church

   -speak against the saints and the angels of heaven.. mock and shame especially at those who have died

-the devil knows tt he can nv defeat God, so the best thing he can do is make war with the saints

-he has total global control

-we have to decide whether we want to be in the Book of Life

   -those in the Book of Life will nv worship the beast

   -those who worship the Antichrist will not be in the Book of Life

-God alr planned for redemption even before He created the world

   -God wasn't surprised by the fall of Adam

-those who are called by God to be jailed or martyred will be...

   -don't be angry with God when we suffer

      -we must trust in God and He has a plan for us

-when we can't see God's hands, we must trust His heart

-this 2nd beast in the false prophet

-like the Holy Spirit in the Holy Trinity, the false prophet has the same power is the Antichrist

   -Antichrist rules the political side and the false prophet rules the religious side

-just like how the Holy Spirit leads us to worship Jesus, the false prophet will lead the world to worship the Antichrist

-false prophet can perform miracles

-in the Great tribulation, there will be a huge contest between the 2 witnesses, Antichrist and the false prophet

-the false prophet will convince the ppl tt the Antichrist is a savior and he will solve the problems of mankind

-the Antichrist and false prophet will be so persuasive that many will be deceived, even Christians

-before the day of the Lord, there will be a great backsliding in the church

   -many will deny Christ cos of fear of persecution

-signs and wonders will follow us as we live for the gospel

the false prophet have the ability to make the image come alive

-the false prophet will set up economic system and only those with the mark of the Antichrist can trade

   -those without the mark will have nothing.. No food, no electricity, no water, no house, can't commute

      -the Antichrist threatens...many will be afraid and compromise, even Christians

-those who have victory over the beast are those who trust in the Lord, refuse to follow and dont have the marks of the Antichrist

*the Antichrist economic policy is simple.. take his mark and worship him or starve to death and be killed

   -but by receiving the mark, we will nv inherit eternal life... it's an unpardonable irreversible sin

-no one will take the mark by accidental, but a deliberate decision with eternal consequences.. there's no middle ground

-he was alive, died and one day come back to be the Antichrist

-those who marvel (worship the Antichrist) names were not written on the Book of Life even before the world was created

-Rome is the city known tt sits on 7 mountains

-the Antichrist must be one of the five who was and is not

   -Nero... his name in Hebrew is 666

-stay faithful and committed

-in the last days, men will be lovers to themselves, unfaithful to God

those who follow the lamb have no fear of men or their opinions

   -as long as there is fear, Satan will always have a hold on us

BOOK OF REVELATION L14

-Book of Revelation is a double mentioned book

   -can be split down into Rev 1-11 and Rev 12-22

Rev 1 John had a vision of heaven, given a mandate by Jesus to reveal the future tt He was showing Him

Rev 2-3 Jesus gave John the message to the 7 churches, also for Christians of all time

Rev 4-5

Rev 6 John saw the sorrows and the Great Tribulation when the Antichrist unleash unrestrained evil on the church.. the Day of the Lord comes

Rev 7

Rev 8-9

Rev 9-11a during the Great Tribulation, God will raise up 2 witnesses to withstand the Antichrist and his evil forces

Rev 11b the world ends and our Lord shall reign forever

Rev 12-13 Antichrist, Satan, false prophet

Rev 14 rapture

Rev 15-16 wrath of God on the wicked

Rev 17-18 Antichrist and the false prophet

Rev 19 Jesus's return to the earth

Rev 20 fate of Satan and how the saints will reign with Christ in earth for a thousand years

Rev 21-22 eternity, how the new earth and new heaven will be like

the pre-tribulationist believe in 2 comings of Jesus.. 1 invisible, 1 visible

but theres only 1, which is the Day of the Lord

both 1Thess and Matt 24 is talking abt the same event 

-when theres lighting in the sky, ppl can see it

-during the coming of Christ, it will not be secret, but visible to all

-being taken up will not be a secret

   -Jesus disciples saw Jesus being taken up into the sky

   -Jesus's 2nd coming is visible to the whole world, so is the rapture

-when these signs happen, the prophecy will surely come to pass

-before God judges the wicked, He always take the righteous to a place of safety

   -both Noah and Lot escaped the wrath of God.. the flood (Noah), fire and brim stone (Lot)

   -rapture will happen to take God's ppl to safety cos God is going to pour His wrath on the earth

-when Jesus comes, He is the body, the centre of attraction.. attract all the ppl to Him

   -Jesus liken Himself as the carcass, a powerful source of attraction tt will draw His ppl for a great great gathering

-the Day of the Lord is

   -the day of God's wrath

   -the day of the cosmic blackout

   -not the great tribulation

only 1 resurrection and only take place when the last trumpet is sounded

-why a roar? Jesus will return as a lion of Judah.. for 2 reasons..

   -prevent the church from being totally wiped out by the Antichrist

   -prevent Israel from total antisemitism

they are talking abt the same occasion --- the Day of the Lord

-all (not some) of the saints will be raised and changed at the last trumpet

   -there will not be another trumpet.. just 1

there are no biblical justification to believe tt the rapture and the return are separate events

they both happen on the same day

-a good intension without truth, its still an untrue, a deception

-when we form doctrine from the Bible, they cannot contradict each other

-Jesus expects us to know abt the future.. Hes the one who puts it in the bible so we need to know

we should encourage one another more when we see the day approaching

-we should be prepared to suffer persecution and hardship

   -yes, God wants to bless us, but every hero in the bible also went through sufferings

-persecution is expected

Paul is not afraid to die..

the worse of suffering is tt we die.. but its not the end when we breathe our last breath.. its just the beginning

only suffering brings forth the fruit of perseverance

-it is wrong to presume tt those who love the Lord will escape the great tribulation

   -those who love Jesus will be the prime target for Satan!

-the disciples didnt escape from suffering but they were kept from compromising their faith, kept from having their faith shipwrecked

-to be kept from something, its not necessary to escape but to preserve through it, to stand immovable in faith

-all these things.. 6 seals in Luke 21:8-17 --- deceptions, wars, famines, deaths through diseases and natural disasters, great tribulation, cosmic blackout during the Day of the Lord

-look up! Jesus is coming to save us in a rapture

-what must we escape in the great tribulation.. the carousing, drunkardness, and cares of this life

   -life of pleasure seeking, life of lust without self control, life cares and securities of this world

   -we must always guard our hearts against them