Man Is Without Excuse, But Excuses Anyways. Romans 1:18/19 (read up to v32) For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. * Mankind is reaching the point of no return. Depravity has become so normalized and excused as anything but sinful, that we no longer hold others to integrity or accountability and call it 'love' to 'not judge' (righteously). - If we ever wanted to know what it means to have 'eyes to see and ears to hear', it would be to understanding the meaning of Proverbs 3:5/7. It commands that we 'fear God' and 'turn from evil'. And it is only God who can help us to see the world as it is (John 14:26, John 16:13). * Do not allow the direction of the world to disturb you. Study His Word, trust His Holy Spirit, question all other things that twist the truth and seek to follow the Lord Jesus, no matter the cost. Know that it is the Lord who preserves You for His glory, and it is He who has a Grand Design for Your life, while helping you to see the world as it truly is.

Seek God like your life depends on it. Because it does. ✝️

1st Corinthians 16:14 (22) [14] Let all that you do be done with love. [22] If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. O Lord, come!

Psalm 48:14 For this is God, our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to death.

This is coming to all countries. You’re going to not want to give up your anonymity online because these governments are under the devils dominion and he is searching for who are GOD’s people.

Jonah 2:1/2 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish’s belly. And he said: “I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, and He answered me. “Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and You heard my voice."

1st Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

1st John 1:5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.

Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

1 Peter 4:7-8 KJV But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

"...let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, that author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand on the throne of God." Heb12:1 What a race it is!

"LORD, when did we see You hungry and feed You... And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." Mat25:37&40

One of the main reasons I desire for Jesus to return is so that the current reality of suffering things and hardships we did not ask for, finally come to an end. For some of us, every day is a struggle not to let love grow cold because of things we have no power over to change.

“Out of the Great Tribulation”: The Emergence of the Washed Multitude Revelation 7:14 The Elder’s Answer: Identity Through Fire The elder does not describe a mystery. He unveils a pattern: “These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” The identity of the multitude is not defined by ethnicity, geography, or era. It is defined by emergence — emergence out of the great tribulation, emergence through the Lamb’s blood, emergence into the presence of God. The Greek is precise: • ἐρχόμενοι — “the ones who are coming out,” ongoing, active emergence • ἐκ — “out from within,” marking origin, not avoidance • τῆς θλίψεως τῆς μεγάλης — “the tribulation, the great one,” the climactic pressure of the age This is not a people who escaped. This is a people who endured. 📖 The Seal Before the Storm Revelation 7 is the divine interruption between the sixth and seventh seals. Before judgment intensifies, God marks His own. • The 144,000 sealed (Rev. 7:1–8) • The innumerable multitude preserved (Rev. 7:9–17) The seal is not an escape hatch. It is a preservation mark — the same pattern seen in: • Ezekiel 9 — the mark on the foreheads of the mourners • Exodus 12 — the blood on the doorposts • Revelation 9:4 — the locusts forbidden to touch the sealed • John 17:15 — “keep them from the evil one,” not “remove them from the world” The seal does not remove the saints from tribulation. It keeps them through it. 📖 The Great Tribulation: The Final Pressure The elder’s phrase “the great tribulation” is not generic suffering. It is the climactic pressure Jesus foretold: • “Then shall be great tribulation.” (Matthew 24:21) • “Immediately after the tribulation of those days…” (Matthew 24:29) • “He that endures to the end shall be saved.” (Matthew 24:13) The multitude is not defined by the avoidance of this hour but by their faithfulness within it. They are the ones who refused the beast’s worship. They are the ones who held the testimony of Jesus. They are the ones who overcame by the blood of the Lamb. 📖 The Washing of the Robes Their robes are white, but not because they avoided the fire. They are white because they were washed. This echoes: • Isaiah 1:18 — “Though your sins be as scarlet…” • Zechariah 3:4 — the filthy garments removed • Revelation 1:5 — “washed us from our sins in His own blood” • Revelation 19:8 — the fine linen of the saints The whiteness is not self‑produced. It is blood‑produced. The multitude is not self‑purified. They are Lamb‑purified. 📖 The Emergence: A People Proven The elder’s explanation is not merely descriptive — it is theological. They “came out” because: • They were in the tribulation • They endured the tribulation • They were preserved through the tribulation • They emerged purified from the tribulation This is the same pattern Paul taught: • “Through much tribulation we enter the kingdom.” (Acts 14:22) • “We glory in tribulations… knowing that tribulation works endurance.” (Romans 5:3) • “Our light affliction… works for us a weight of glory.” (2 Corinthians 4:17) Tribulation is not the enemy of the believer. It is the forge of the believer. 📖 The Shepherd in the Midst of the Throne The chapter ends with the most tender reversal in Scripture: • The Lamb becomes the Shepherd • The throne becomes the pasture • The multitude becomes the flock • The tears become wiped away This fulfills: • Psalm 23 — the Shepherd leading through the valley • Isaiah 49:10 — “They shall not hunger nor thirst… He shall lead them” • John 10 — the Shepherd who knows His sheep • Revelation 21:4 — the final wiping away of tears The ones who endured the world’s greatest sorrow are comforted by the world’s greatest Shepherd. 📖 The Architecture of the Chapter Revelation 7:14 sits at the center of a divine structure: 1. The sealing of the remnant (vv. 1–8) 2. The emergence of the multitude (vv. 9–14) 3. The enthronement of the Lamb (vv. 15–17) The sealed remnant and the washed multitude are not two peoples. They are two perspectives on the same redeemed community: • Earthly perspective: sealed, preserved, numbered • Heavenly perspective: washed, triumphant, innumerable The seal protects them. The blood purifies them. The Lamb shepherds them. The throne receives them. 📖 The Pastoral Weight Revelation 7:14 is not a riddle. It is a comfort. It tells the believer: • You may go through fire, but you will not be consumed • You may face pressure, but you will not be crushed • You may endure tribulation, but you will emerge purified • You may be hated by the world, but you are sealed by God • You may weep now, but the Lamb will wipe every tear The multitude is not the defeated. They are the delivered. Not by escape. By endurance. Not by avoidance. By faithfulness. Not by strength. By the Lamb.

Throughout the New Testament and the Book of Revelation in particular, Christians are called to persevere, endure, suffer patiently, and most of all—hope. Amillennialists tell us that the Kingdom is now. This would mean that it is the Kingdom of God that we are enduring, persevering, and suffering patiently through. That doesn't make any sense to me at all. If the Kingdom of God is something yet to come, to be established when Jesus returns, however, then all of this persevering, groaning, enduring, hoping, and suffering patiently makes complete sense.

If we have put our hope in Christ for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone. (1 Cor 15:19) The resurrection of the dead gives meaning, purpose, and direction to life. It's neglect or distortion leads to deception and corruption (v. 33) because temporal realities are ultimately futile and mediocre.