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Who Receive the Seal?

Who Receive the Seal?

And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.  Rev. 14:5.
Those whom the Lamb shall lead by the fountains of living waters, and from whose eyes He shall wipe away all tears, will be those now receiving the knowledge and understanding revealed in the Bible, the Word of God. . . .
Only those who receive the seal of the living God will have the passport through the gates of the Holy City. . . .The seal of the living God will be placed upon those only who bear a likeness to Christ in character.

Many will not receive the seal of God because they do not keep His commandments or bear the fruits of righteousness.

There is no human being wise enough to be our criterion. We are to look to the man Christ Jesus, who is complete in the perfection of righteousness and holiness. He is the author and finisher of our faith. He is the pattern man. His experience is the measure of the experience that we are to gain. His character is our model. Let us, then, take our minds off the perplexities and the difficulties of this life, and fix them on Him, that by beholding we may be changed into His likeness. We may behold Christ to good purpose. We may safely look to Him; for He is all-wise. As we look to Him and think of Him, He will be formed within, the hope of glory.

Let us strive with all the power that God has given us to be among the hundred and forty-four thousand.

 

Is Jesus And Michael One and The Same?

Many Christians believe that the Michael who appears in the Bible is Christ. They don’t believe that Jesus is an angel, because Michael is never actually called an angel in the Bible; He’s only called the archangel.

I believe that this archangel Michael is one of the ways that Jesus appeared to people, especially in the Old Testament. Here are some Scriptures that lend to this belief. The Bible tells us that it is Michael who intercedes for God’s people in Daniel 12:1. Jesus is also known as our Intercessor. When this archangel—the general of the Lord’s army—appeared to Joshua, Joshua took off his shoes and worshiped him.

We also read in the book of Jude that it’s Michael who resurrects Moses. And of course, Jesus is the Resurrection. We also read that the Lord is going to descend with the voice of the archangel, and we know clearly that Jesus is the one who’s going to descend.

Keep in mind that archangel is a role or a duty performed to relates the Holy God's orders/wills to others (human or angel). In other words, Archangel intercedes between God and others.

Further more, see these text in the following order.

Ezekiel 28:14 - Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

Isaiah 14:12,13 - How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

1 John 3:8 - He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Revelation 12:7 - And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels

Revelation 13:8 - And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

The term "angel" has come to mean a type of creature but the Bible uses the term more as a function describing a messenger. In the Old Testament (Ex. 3:2, 4; Judges 6:12, 14) the "angel" is equated with God.
In Rev. 12:7 Michael is the one who fought the devil. In Dan 12:1 Michael is the one who arises to save his people. These are functions of Jesus. Given the functions of Michael and the fact about angels, then it would be reasonable to assume that Michael and Jesus are the same.

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What is Armageddon?

Armageddon is a Hebrew word describing a place where leaders gather for war in order to gain the whole world.
The war is God verses the evil spirits of Satan--The Battle of the Great Day of God Almighty. The battle happen just before Jesus returns to Earth.
Read Rev. 16:12-19. Some say it's a battle for the human mind, to gain human worship.

Wasn't the Sabbath Done Away with?

Wasn't the Sabbath Done Away with?

No. In Matthew 24:3-20 Jesus' disciples asked Him: ...Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
And Jesus answered (5) For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many...(9) 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...(13) But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved...(15) When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)...(6) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:...(18) Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes...(20) But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the
Sabbath day:
NOTE: Jesus here sees the Sabbath day in the end times (just before He comes again and before the world ends) as a special day not for traveling... So if the Sabbath is already done away with, why is Jesus speaking of it in the final days of Earth history? So when will the Sabbath end?? Never on Earth!!
READ MATHEW 24:3-20.

God is A “Jealous God.” -This Mean He is Somehow Imperfect?

This Mean He is Somehow Imperfect?

No. God has feelings also. He is long suffering. He longs to be close to us. Because of our sinful nature, we can not survive in His presence.