Tuesday, June 8, 2021

The Vivid Scene of Armegeddon

"The basic reason why the armies of heaven are coming to the earth is to rescue and deliver the saints.
 
The Bible describes it vividly in Revelation 19: And I saw heaven
opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself. 
And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 
And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. . . And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him that sat on the horse, and against His army.Revelation 19:11–17, 19.

The Spirit of Prophecy has much to say about the battle of

Armageddon. We will look at a number of quotations in order to understand better these important events that will soon take place. 

Q: Why do men join in a rebellion against their Creator? 
A: The answer we are given in inspiration is very solemn. “Every soul that is not fully surrendered to God, and kept by divine power, will form an alliance with Satan against heaven, and join in battle against the Ruler of the Universe.” Testimonies to Ministers, 465.

The universal Sunday law will force every one on earth to make a personal decision—either to join one side or the other in the battle of Armageddon. “Soon all the inhabitants of the earth will have taken sides, either for or against the government of heaven.Testimonies, vol. 7, 141.

Now comes that time of the special resurrection in which two classes

of those who have died will be resurrected. Graves are opened, and ‘many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth . . . awake, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt.’ Daniel 12:2. ‘They also which pierced Him’ (Revelation 1:7), those that mocked and derided Christ’s dying agonies, and the most violent opposers of His truth and His people, are raised to behold Him in His glory.

 “Thick clouds still cover the sky, yet the sun now and then breaks through appearing like the avenging eye of Jehovah. Fierce lightenings leap from the heavens, enveloping the earth in a sheet of flame. Above the terrific roar of thunder, voices, mysterious and

awful, declare the doom of the wicked. The words spoken are not comprehended by all; but they are distinctly understood by the false teachers. Those who a little before were so reckless, so boastful and defiant, so exultant in their cruelty to God’s commandment-keeping people, are now overwhelmed with consternation and shuddering in fear. Their wails are heard above the sounds of the elements. Demons acknowledge the deity of Christ and tremble before His power while men are supplicating for mercy and groveling in abject terror.” E.G.W.

 “It is impossible to describe the horror and despair of those who
have trampled upon God’s holy requirements. The Lord gave them His law; they might have compared their characters with it and learned their defects while there was yet opportunity for repentance and reform; but in order to secure the favor of the world, they set aside its precepts and taught others to transgress. They have endeavored to compel God’s people to profane His Sabbath. Now they are condemned by that law which they have despised . . . Too late they see that the Sabbath of the fourth commandment is the seal of the living God. Too late they see the true nature of their spurious sabbath and the sandy foundation upon which they have been building. They find that they have been fighting against God.
E.G.W."
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