Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake. —Revelations 8:5 The rolling thunder was loud and the ground shook from its rumblings. Bolts of lightning pierced the trees and ground with mighty cracking reverberations. This was not a time to be outside in the open, but to be inside and sheltered. According to the verse above there will be a future judgment on this earth which the “peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake” indicate. These will be cataclysmic judgments. These judgments, preceded…

After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands…. Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?” I answered, “Sir, you know.” And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. —Revelations 7:9, 13-14 People are people regardless of what country they come…

Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?” —Revelation 6:15-17 Wind thundered around us all night and the front door of our house seemed to be just about ready to blow inward. We did not sleep and kept our young family huddled…

And they sang a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.” —Revelation 5:9-10 How sad to see the continued and increased Thanksgiving through Christmas marketing of material items in hopes of luring people to purchase so many things they don’t even need. What is your purchasing power and what do you want to purchase? The Creator of all things…

“‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.” Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: You are worthy, our Lord and God, o receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” —Revelation 4:8-11 Did light come out of darkness or did darkness evolve…

I know… —Revelation 2-3 Here in America, and in other parts of the world, citizens are being watched more and more. We are being track through phones, computers, cars, credit cards and just about any of the new technology. Who knows what type of secret technology is orbiting the planet. If Google Earth can zoom into our backyards, then what is the secret technology doing? Regardless of what man can know of others through technology, there is One who already knows everything about all of us… everything. He knows: our deeds, work, perseverance, the evil we do or do not tolerate, endurance of hardships, afflictions, poverty, how we are slandered,…

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen. —Revelation 1:7 The enemy military was closing in on the opposition. Every opposing eye could see or hear them coming. Their combined footsteps were like rolling thunder claps non-stop. The earth shook underneath them. There will be a generation living that will see the return of Jesus. The first time He came as the Lamb of God to take away the sin of the world (John 1:29). When He comes the next time He will be coming…

This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome… —I John 5:2-3 Children who truly love their parents are compliant children. Obedience for these children is not a burden, but they truly want to do what is right and please their parents. Their home is not a perfect home, but there is much more harmony in it than in other homes where children are rebellious. Those who truly love God, shown by being obedient to Him, love His church as well. The…

I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus… Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people. —Philemon 1:4-5, 7 Who are the believers you are thankful for? Do you remember them in prayer? What are you hearing about their love for God’s people and about their faith in the Lord Jesus? Are they a great joy and encouragement to you? Have you heard about how they have refreshed the hearts of the saints? We could also…

Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”—Colossians 4:17 “I gave your brother chores to do. Make sure he completes them before he goes out to play.” So were the words spoken by her dad as he was leaving for work. These chores were to a priority in the son’s life and not something left as the last to do because he had “better” things he wanted to be involved in like the neighborhood boys’ football game. No, he was to do the chores his dad gave him first and then he could play. How about you and I as followers of…