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Hello, this is Kenya Podcast Preacher.
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Welcome back to my podcast, Deep Waters.
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This podcast is brought to you by Applied Strengths Ministry, where we believe working together on our strengths is the effect of working out the will and calling of God and into our lives.
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Thanks for joining me.
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Let's open up in prayer.
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God, we thank you for today and for the opportunity to grow.
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We pray that you would give us a revelation within this message that you intend on us receiving with the understanding.
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In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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The title of this message is Revelational Word Definition and Meeting, part two of 13.
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As a reminder, you will get the definition messages, every other message, just to make it exciting.
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There will be some redundancy, but that will only help to get this message past our forehead memory.
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We are continuing our study on end times.
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We say why, podcast preacher?
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I say because you will be blessed, considering that the term or activity of watching as described and commanded in the Bible is listed over 30 times in the Bible, and that reading the book of Revelation and studying the end times is the hedge against the great deception which is now being played out all over the earth.
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You can dial into the many of my 2025 through 2026 messages if you need to get caught up.
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People are most caught off guard because of self-induced ignorance, unbelief, and an overestimation of how nice people are or can be, even when the pressure is on.
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Revelation 1, 1 through 3.
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The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servant things which must shortly take place.
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And he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the Word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw.
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Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy.
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It's talking about the book of Revelation prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it, for the time is near.
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Revelation twenty two, seven.
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Behold, I am coming quickly.
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Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.
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No other book in the Bible makes this declaration about itself.
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We cannot keep what we do not know.
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Okay, on to the terms, and as always, forgive the redundancy, as it is just a strong method used in effective learning cycles.
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The terms will be listed in alphabetical order, so you don't want to miss these as I know, that you do not know what all of these mean, and the reason I know that is because I didn't, and in fact I am still learning.
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Apostasy in the Bible, apostasy is the conscious, willful, and complete rejection or abandonment of the Christian faith, and core biblical truths by some who once professed to believe them.
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The Greek word derived from apostasia meaning a defection, a revolt or to stand away from, used in text like Second Thessalonians two three, the literal meaning standing away from or rebelling against a commitment or authority once held.
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It's not just doubt.
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Scripture distinguishes apostasy from ordinary spiritual struggles, questions, or temporary moments of doubt.
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It's a deliberate departure.
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It involves an intentional turning away from Jesus Christ and the gospel after having known or professed the truth, as warned in Hebrews six, four through six.
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Old Testament counterpart is often described as rebellion or spiritual infidelity, where Israel turned away from Yahweh to follow idols and break his covenant.
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Some platform users agree that apostasy is a deliberate personal choice to turn away from God after a prior profession of belief, separating it from innocent misinterpretations or honest mistakes in teaching.
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Some of the scriptures that discussed apostasy are as follows Second Thessalonians two three warns that the return of Christ will not happen until a great falling away occurs first.
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Timothy four states clearly that in latter times some people will abandon the faith to follow deceptive spirits and teachings inspired by demons.
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Second Timothy four three explains that a time will come when people will no longer listen to sound doctrine, but will instead gather teachers who say what their itching ears want to hear.
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We are in those days, and it is currently happening.
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Hebrews six four through six discusses how difficult it is to restore those who have experienced the truth of faith and then deliberately turned away or fell away from it.
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Matthew twenty four ten through twelve records Jesus warning his disciples that prior to the end times many will turn away from the faith, betray each other, and see their love grow cold because of rising lawlessness.
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This too is already happening.
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Second Peter two twenty through twenty one warns that it would have been better to never have known the way of righteousness than to know it and then turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
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Some Old Testament examples are Isaiah one two through four rebukes the nation of Israel for rebelling against God, turning their backs on him, and acting corruptly despite being raised as his children.
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Jeremiah two hundred nineteen warns the people that in their own wickedness and acts of apostasy in forsaking the Lord will result in bitter consequences.
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Hosiah fourteen four offers God's promise to heal the apostasy and freely love his people when they return to him.
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The next word is Armageddon.
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In the Bible, Armageddon is a symbolic gathering place for the final, decisive conflict where God defeats the forces of evil.
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The biblical context and definition Single Mention, the word appears only once in the entire Bible in the New Testament Book of Revelation sixteen sixteen.
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Etymology The word comes from the Hebrew phrase har Megido, which translates to the hill or mountain of Megiddo.
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The gathering place Revelation describes demonic spirits, gathering of kings and the armies of the earth, to this location for the battle of the great day of God almighty.
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Symbolic meaning Megido was an ancient fortified city in northern Israel, overlooking the valley of Jezreel.
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Because it was historically the site of many decisive military defeats of Israel's enemies, it serves as a powerful symbol for the ultimate collapse of human opposition to God.
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And I would add, Satan's opposition and the demon's opposition, and the fallen sons of God's opposition to God as well.
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Many Christian traditions view Armageddon as the ultimate end times confrontation where Jesus Christ returns to defeat evil, overthrow hostile political and demonic powers, and establish his reign.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss Armageddon are as follows Revelation sixteen twelve through sixteen.
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The sixth angel pours out a bowl of God's wrath, drying up the Euphrates River.
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Demonic spirits gather the kings of the earth for battle.
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Verse sixteen states say gather them to the place called Armageddon.
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The battle outcome, Revelation nineteen eleven through twenty one describes Jesus Christ, the rider on the white horse, returning with the armies of heaven to defeat the beast, the false prophet, and gathered earthly armies.
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Revelation twenty seven through ten details Satan gathering nations from the corners of the earth, that is Gog and Magog, to surround the saints, ending with fire from heaven and Satan's final defeat.
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Some Old Testament parallels.
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Zechariah fourteen one through four prophesies that God will gather all nations to fight against Jerusalem before the Lord intervenes, standing on the Mount of Olives.
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Joel three and verses twelve through fourteen describes God gathering the nations to the valley of Jehosaphat to execute judgment during a time of final reckoning.
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Ezekiel thirty eight through thirty nine details the invasion of Israel by a vast coalition of nations led by Gog and how God supernaturally intervenes to defend his holy name.
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Our next word is atonement or day of.
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Atonement in the Bible means covering over or removing sin to restore a broken relationship between the holy God and sinful humanity.
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The root Hebrew word is kapar, which means to cover over, appease, or make reconciliation.
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The purpose is that it bridges the gap caused by human rebellion and moral failure, allowing people to live in the presence of a holy God without being consumed by his holiness.
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The Old Testament method, God allowed the temporary use of animal sacrifices, the shedding of blood as a substitute to ceremonially cleanse and cover the sins of the people.
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The New Testament fulfillment.
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In Christianity, Jesus Christ is understood as the ultimate and final sacrifice.
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His death on the cross permanently accomplishes both propitiation, appeasing God's righteous wrath against sin, and expiation, removing the sin from the sinner.
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In the Old Testament, the sacrificing of animals covered your sin.
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In the New Testament, your sin was removed by the blood of Christ.
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That's a big difference.
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Our next phrase, the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur.
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It was commanded in Leviticus sixteen and Leviticus twenty three, twenty six through thirty two.
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It was a most solemn and holy day on the Hebrew calendar, held once a year on the tenth day of the seventh month.
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The Israelites observed it by practicing a strict Sabbath rest, fasted and afflicted their souls, which means to deny their bodily appetites, as an outward sign of repentance, no work was permitted.
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It was the only day of the year the high priest could enter the holiest of holies, the inner sanctuary, behind the veil.
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The meaning of the two goats, the Lord's goat, sacrificed and its blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat, that is the lid of the Ark of the Covenant, to make atonement for the ritual impurities and sins of the nation.
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The scapegoat, a Zelzal, the high priest laid his hands on the live goat, confessed the wickedness and sins of Israel over it, and sent it away into the wilderness, symbolically carrying the people's sins far away.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss atonement or day of are as follows.
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Leviticus sixteen fifteen through sixteen explains the high priest entering behind the veil to sprinkle blood on the mercy seat to cleanse the people from sin.
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Leviticus sixteen twenty nine through thirty one sets the day of atonement as the tenth day of the seventh month, requiring a Sabbath of solemn rest and self denial.
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Leviticus twenty three, twenty seven through thirty two repeats the permanent statute for the holy convocation, fasting, which is afflicting souls, and complete rest.
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The New Testament fulfillment of those laws three twenty four through twenty five describes Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice of atonement, or propitiation provided by God's grace.
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Hebrews eleven through twelve explains that Christ entered the heavenly, holy place once and for all time with his own blood, securing eternal redemption.
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Hebrews thirteen eleven through twelve connects the burning of sin offering animals outside the camp to Jesus suffering outside the city gates.
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Our next word Antichrist.
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In the Bible, the term Antichrist specifically refers to anyone or anything that opposes Christ, denies the Father and the Son, or rejects that Jesus came in a physical human body.
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The direct definition from John's letters.
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The actual word Antichrist only appears in the letters of the apostle John in the New Testament.
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Denying Jesus as a Messiah.
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He is the Antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
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Denying the Incarnation, John four three and second John seven explain that the spirit of the Antichrist involves refusing to confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh.
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Present and future, John notes that while a final, ultimate deceiver is expected, many smaller Antichrists, false teachers or deceivers were already active in the world during his time.
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And I'll say if they were active in his time, they are more than active in these times.
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While the specific word antichrist is unique to John's letters, other biblical passages describe a similar future figure of extreme lawlessness and opposition to God, the man of lawlessness, Second Thessalonians two, three through four.
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The Apostle Paul describes a future man of sin or lawless one who exalts himself above every object of worship and claims to be God inside God's temple.
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The beast Revelation thirteen.
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The Book of Revelation depicts a powerful political and military beast who receives authority from the dragon, that is Satan, to rule the earth and make war against believers.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss Antichrist eighteen warns that many Antichrists have come and that an antichrist is coming.
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Second John one seven reiterates that many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ coming in the flesh, labeling them the deceiver and the Antichrist.
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Passages describing the figure under other names.
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Second Thessalonians two three through four.
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Paul describes the man of lawlessness, or the son of perdition who opposes God, exalts himself above all gods, and sits in the temple of God proclaiming he is God.
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Revelation thirteen one through eight, John describes the beast rising out of the sea, given authority by the dragon, that is Satan, to blaspheme God and rule over the earth.
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Daniel seven, twenty four through twenty seven, his prophecy about a fierce king who will speak against the most high, try to change laws and times, and oppress God's people.
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Daniel nine twenty seven mentions a ruler who will make a strong covenant for one week and put an end to sacrifice and offerings, setting up an abomination that makes desolate.
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In Matthew twenty four twenty four, Jesus warns his disciples about false Messiahs and false prophets who will perform great signs and wonders to deceive many, and it goes on to say even the elect.
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So in other words, even if you are a hundred percent Christian fully running for God, you would be deceived to think that you could never stumble, that you could never be deceived by Satan.
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Our next word Antiochus Ephanes Antiochus is a tyrannical, seleucid king who reigned from one hundred seventy five to one hundred sixty four BC, remembered in biblical prophecy as a primary historical fulfillment of the abomination of desolation and a foreshadowing of the final Antichrist.
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The biblical identity and prophecy is unnamed in Daniel, while his actions are detailed explicitly in the non canonical books of first and second Maccabees, he is described implicitly in the canical book of Daniel as the little horn Daniel eight, and in the prophetic historical overviews of Daniel eleven.
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The name Ephianes means God manifest, reflecting his self deification, though his Jewish opponents mockingly called him Ephemines, meaning the mad one.
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The key actions in biblical history, the Hellenization policies, he forced Greek culture, customs, and pagan religion upon the Jewish people, making traditional Jewish practices like the Sabbath observance and circumcision punishable by death, the abomination of desolation.
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In one hundred sixty seven BC, he desecrated the second temple in Jerusalem by erecting an altar to Zeus, Jupiter Olympus, and sacrificing a pig on the holy altar.
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Prophetic significance is a type of the Antichrist.
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Dual fulfillment.
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Biblical scholars view his desecration of the temple as a historical fulfillment of Daniel's prophecies.
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In time forerunner, Jesus referenced Daniel's prophecy of the abomination of desolation in Matthew twenty four fifteen as having a future in time fulfillment, pointing to the Antichrist who will model Antiochus' profound pride, blasphemy, and persecution of believers.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss Antiochus are as follows.
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Second Maccabees chapter four through nine details his plundering of the temple treasury, his brutal persecution of faithful Jews, such as the Martyrdom of Eliasar and the mother with her seven sons, and his painful diseased demise acknowledging God's judgment.
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Prophetic passages Daniel eight nine through fourteen and verse twenty three through twenty five prophesies that the rise of a little horn that grows exceedingly great towards the south and east, stops the daily sacrifices, and tramples the sanctuary.
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Most biblical scholars identify this figure as Antiochus.
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Daniel eleven twenty one through thirty five offers a detailed historical prediction of a despicable person or contemptible person who comes to power through intrigue, attacks Egypt, turns his wrath against the Holy Covenant, and profanes a temple fortress.
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A New Testament illusion, Matthew twenty four, fifteen and Mark thirteen, fourteen, Jesus references the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, looking back to Antiochus' historical desecration of the temple while also pointing to a future fulfillment.
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Babylon In the Bible Babylon is defined both as a literal ancient empire and as a powerful spiritual symbol for human pride, systemic evil, and rebellion against God.
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The literal city and empire, origin at Babel.
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Babylon first appears in Genesis as Babel, derived from a word meaning confused or tied to Bab Ilu, meaning gate of God.
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At the Tower of Babel, humanity tried to build a massive tower to reach the heavens and make a name for themselves in defiance of God.
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God responded by confusing their language and scattering them.
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A little background, Nimrod was a giant who was actually convincing the people to build that tower because that tower would represent a portal which would allow the supernatural to once again try and attempt to procreate with the women of men.
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The historical oppressor.
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Centuries later, the literal city of Babylon became a dominant world empire.
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Under King Nebuchadnezzar II, Babylonian forces besieged Jerusalem, destroyed Solomon's temple, and exiled the Jewish people in five hundred eighty six BC.
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two, the spiritual symbol, the ultimate anti god system, opposition to divine authority.
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Throughout Scripture, Babylon grows past a physical location to present the ultimate kingdom of humanity and worldly power operating independent of God.
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Characteristics it is marked by human arrogance, idolatry, economic greed, oppression, and the promotion of spiritual confusion or false worship.
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three Babylon the Great in the New Testament and the Book of Revelation.
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It is a type of Rome and future system.
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In the book of Revelation, Babylon the Great is depicted as a corrupt, luxurious city personified as a mother of prostitutes.
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So that phrase mother of prostitutes means that there are others other than a single source.
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First century readers understood this as a coded critique of the oppressive Roman Empire, which had similarly destroyed Jerusalem's second temple.
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The global spirit, beyond Rome, prophetic texts use Babylon to describe any worldly, transnational system across history that entangles governments, promotes corruption, seduces society through wealth, and persecutes the faithful.
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The ultimate fate, the Bible dictates that this spiritual and systemic Babylon is destined to fall and to be overthrown upon the return of Christ, contrasting sharply with the eternal purity of the new Jerusalem.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss Babylon are as follows.
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Genesis ten mentions Babel, the early form of Babylon as the beginning of Nimrod's kingdom in the land of Shinar.
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Genesis eleven nine records the Tower of Babel's story where God confused the language of the earth and scattered people, giving the city the name Babel.
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The historical empire in exile, Second Kings twenty four seven and second Chronicles thirty six, six through seven detail the rising of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who attacked Jerusalem, took captives, and carried temple treasures to Babylon.
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Jeremiah twenty five nine and twenty four four through ten quote God calling Nebuchadnezzar his servant to bring judgment on Judah, leading to the famous seventy year Jewish exile.
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Daniel one through six follows the life of Daniel and his friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, serving in a Babylonian royal court under Nebuchadnezzar and subsequent rulers.
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The prophecies of judgment, Isaiah thirteen, one through twenty two and fourteen, twenty three through twenty three, contain the burden of Babylon, prophesying the complete overthrow and destruction of the proud empire by God.
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Isaiah forty seven, eight through fifteen pronounces sudden doom and judgment on Babylon for its arrogance, sorceries, and cruel treatment of God's people.
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Jeremiah fifty one forty four foretells the punishment of the false god Baal in Babylon and the collapse of its massive walls.
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And Psalms one hundred thirty seven eight captures the grief of the exiled Israelites and pronounces future desolation upon the daughter of Babylon.
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Babylon the Great, as in the New Testament, thirteen, uses Babylon as a symbolic code name for Rome, the center of persecution against early Christians.
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Depending on who you ask, the numbers are all over the place, but it could have been that they killed as many as a hundred million Christians.
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Revelation fourteen eight announces the spiritual fall of Babylon because she made all the nations drink the wine of her passions.
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Revelation.
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Revelation 17 five describes a mysterious figure labeled Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and the abominations of the earth.
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Revelation eighteen two through twenty one details a final economic and political collapse of Babylon the Great, linked into a mighty city destroyed in an hour and never found again.
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Our next word is beast.
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In the Bible the word beast has both a literal definition that is referring to physical animals, and a profound symbolic meaning representing empires, rulers, and spiritual opposition to God.
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One, literal and physical meaning in its everyday usage throughout the Old Testament and the New Testament, a beast, behema in Hebrew, or words like theon and kentos in Greek simply means a living animal.
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Livestock and grazing animals, flocks, herds, and four footed quadrupeds used for farming or herding, Exodus twenty two five.
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Beast of burden, animals used for transport, riding or labor, such as donkeys, camels, or horses, Genesis forty five seventeen.
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Clean and unclean animals, animals separated under the Mosaic Law Leviticus eleven, for food, sacrifice, or distinction of holiness.
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Brute creation, any non human creature contrasted against mankind to highlight human rationality and moral responsibility.
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two symbolic and prophetic meaning.
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In apocalyptic and prophetic literature, most notably in the books of Daniel and Revelation, the word beasts shift from a literal animal to a powerful symbol, political kingdom and empires, as consensus indicates across biblical scholarship.
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Beast in Daniel seven and Revelation thirteen allegorically represents human governments, tyrannical regimes, and powerful world empires, such as Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome, that rise up in opposition to God's rule.
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The Antichrist and false prophet, in Revelation thirteen, the beast rising out of the sea represents a final end times geopolitical system and its supreme dictatorial leader, the Antichrist, empowered by Satan, while the beast from the earth acts as a false prophet, enforcing allegiance and worship.
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Moral and spiritual nature.
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Figuratively, the term described a cruel, savage, or godless nature devoid of divine restraint, acting purely on predatory impulse rather than righteousness.
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Some scriptures that discuss beasts are as follows.
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Revelation thirteen one two introduces the first beast coming out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns, receiving its power and authority from the dragon, that is Satan.
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Revelation thirteen five eight describes the beast speaking blasphemes, waging war against God's people, and holding authority over every tribe and nation.
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Revelation thirteen eleven through fifteen introduces a second beast, that is the false prophet, coming out of the earth, which causes the earth to worship the first beast and create an image of it.
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Revelation thirteen sixteen through eighteen details the famous mark of the beast on the right hand or on the forehead and the number six hundred sixty six.
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Revelation seventeen three through six portrays a vision of a woman, Mystery Babylon, riding on a scarlet beast covered in blasphemous names.
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Revelation nineteen twenty describes the final defeat and capture of the beast who was thrown alive into the lake of fire.
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Daniel seven three through seven prophetic vision of four massive beasts rising from the sea, a lion, a bear, a leopard, and a terrifying fourth beast with tin horns, representing historical world empires.
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Daniel seven nineteen through twenty five provides an interpretation of the fourth terrifying beast and a little horn that speaks pompous words against the most high.
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Our next word is Bima seat.
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The Bima seat or bima is a Greek term used in the New Testament that translates to judgment seat, or an elevated platform where a judge sits to elevate performance, hand down decisions, or award prizes to victors.
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The Biblical meaning and context in ancient Greece, a bima was a raised platform used in athletic games, like the Olympics, where the judge sat down to reward the winning runners with crowns or wreaths.
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In Roman times, it also referred to the official judicial bench where magistrates, governors, or rulers, such as Pontius Pilate or Herod, sat to judge people.
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In Christian theology, the judgment scene of Christ, the Bima seat is a future event where believers stand before Jesus Christ to have their earthly lives and deeds evaluated.
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I call this the Heavenly Academy Awards.
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For believers only, the Bima seed is exclusively for Christians, saved believers, not for determining salvation or eternal condemnation.
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Scripture teaches that a believer's eternal salvation and forgiveness of sins were already settled and paid for at the cross.
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The evaluation of works, not sins.
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It is an audit of how a person lived, served, and used their spiritual gifts after coming to faith.
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Passages like 1 Corinthians three, ten through fifteen describe this evaluation like a fire that tests the quality of a believer's work, enduring good works, represented as gold and silver versus selfish motives represented as wood and hay.
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It is a place for rewards, not punishment.
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The outcome involves receiving or suffering a loss of reward, such as eternal crowns or commendation, but the individual's ultimate salvation remains secure because their foundation is Christ.
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New Key Testament passages discussing this concept include Romans fourteen ten through twelve, first Corinthians three, ten through fifteen, and second Corinthians five ten.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss the Bima seat are as follows Second Corinthians for we must all appear before the judgment seat Bima of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
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The context Paul explains that every believer will face Christ to have their earthly life and deeds evaluated.
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For we will all stand before the judgment seat Bima of God, so then each of us will give an account of himself to God.
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Context Paul reminds believers not to judge one another because ultimately accountability belongs to God on his judgment seat.
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If anyone builds on the foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work shall be shown for what it is, because the day will bring it to light.
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If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.
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The context, though the specific word Bima is not in every translation of this exact passage, this is a foundational text describing the test of a believer's work, fire testing the materials, and the subsequent receiving or loss of rewards at Christ's judgment.
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Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time.
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Wait until the Lord comes.
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He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart.
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At that time each will receive their praise from God.
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Context directly tied to the first Corinthians three passage, describing the Bima evaluation of heart motives rather than condemnation.
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Our next word is birth pangs.
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In the Bible birth pangs or birth pains serves as a powerful metaphor for escalating periods of suffering, societal upheaval, and distress that precede a momentous, joyful new reality or divine deliverance.
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The underlying Greek word used in the New Testament is Odin, which literally means the pain of childbirth, travail, or severe anguish.
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Some key meanings are sign of the end times.
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Jesus famously used this metaphor during the Olivet Discourse in Matthew twenty four eight and Mark thirteen eight, stating that wars, famines, earthquakes, and persecution are merely the beginning of birth pains.
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Just like labor contractions, these global trials grow progressively, more frequent and more intense, signaling that Christ's return and the end of the age are approaching, though not yet fully here.
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Creation's longing and suffering.
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In Romans eight twenty two, the apostle Paul writes that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth.
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Here the metaphor illustrates how the physical universe suffers under the weight of sin and brokenness, yet eagerly anticipates its ultimate redemption and renewal by God.
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Prophetic Anguish and Judgment.
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Long before the New Testament, the Old Testament prophets like Isaiah and Micah used labor pain imagery to describe sudden, unavoidable terror during times of divine judgment, as well as the deep anguish Israel experienced before God brought about their deliverance and restoration.
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Gradual escalation, contractions start small and become closer and sharper.
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Similarly, end time troubles increase in frequency and severity.
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Purposeful pain.
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Unlike meaningless suffering, birth pangs have a definite endpoint and a glorious purpose, bringing new life into the world.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss birth pangs are as follows.
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Matthew twenty four eight, Jesus describes the initial signs of the end times, such as wars, famines, and earthquakes, stating all these are the beginning of birth pains, or sorrows in older translations.
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Mark thirteen eight, echoing the Olivet Discourse, Jesus says that ethnic conflicts and natural disasters mark the beginning of birth pains before the end comes.
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So I got this idea to go off program for a minute so as to give you something that might just help you with how deep we are in the birth pains portion of the end times.
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An average of about three hundred and fifty to four hundred and fifty major recorded natural disasters occur globally each year, though broader databases count roughly three to over four hundred depending on the reporting criteria.
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Note that the data only applies to major recorded natural disasters.
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The data does not apply to unrecorded natural disasters or smaller disasters not considered major.
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The annual average over the past decade, roughly four hundred and seventeen natural disasters have been recorded annually worldwide according to Statista.
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Other databases like the EM hyphen DAT International Disaster Database track upwards of 300 plus events per year that meet the threshold definitions for mass impact.
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The most frequent types, floods and storms such as hurricanes, cyclones and tornadoes, make up the majority of reported natural disaster events.
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The deadliest types, earthquakes, typically account for the highest number of fatalities, while global deaths from all natural disasters average roughly 10,000 to 50,000 people per year depending on specific catastrophic events.
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Long term trend, recorded numbers have risen compared to mid twentieth century baselines.
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Though analysts note this is partly driven by better global communication, satellite tracking, and public slash private reporting alongside increasing climate and weather extremes.
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Mark thirteen eight, echoing the Olivet Discourse, Jesus says that ethnic conflicts and natural disasters mark the beginning of birth pains before the end comes.
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Romans eight nineteen through twenty two, Paul explains that all of creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now, waiting eagerly for ultimate redemption and renewal.
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Jeremiah thirty, six through seven.
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The Old Testament prophet asks why men hold their hands on their loins like a woman in labor, describing a time of profound distress, Jacob's trouble, unlike any other.
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A general definition slanderous speech.
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The root Greek word blasphemia means to speak against or defame.
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In Hebrew contexts, it often means to make light of, or treat sacred things with extreme irrelevance.
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Attributing evil to God, it includes ascribing the work of God to demonic or evil forces, such as when the Pharisees claimed Jesus cast out demons by Satan.
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False claim of deity or equal status, conversely claiming to be God when one is merely human was viewed by religious authorities as blasphemy.
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An example would be the religious leaders accusing Jesus in John ten thirty three and Mark two seven.
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Severe penalties in the Old Testament such as Leviticus twenty four sixteen, open and willful blasphemy against God's name carried the punishment of death.
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Specifically the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, the unforgivable sin, mentioned in Matthew twelve, thirty one through thirty two, Mark three, twenty eight through twenty nine, and Luke twelve ten.
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Jesus states that speaking against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven.
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Intentional rejection, as highlighted in consensus among biblical discussions, this specific act was a persistent, deliberate, and wicked choice by the Pharisees to look at undeniable miracles of God, the Holy Spirit working through Jesus, and knowingly called them satanic.
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Heart attitude it represents a final hardened and unrepentant rejection of God's grace, rather than a casual slip of the tongue or a moment of doubt or even ignorance.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss blasphemy are Matthew twelve, thirty one through thirty two.
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Jesus warns that while every other sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, speaking against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven in this age or in the age to come.
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Mark three, twenty eight through thirty explains this warning in context, noting that the religious leaders accuse Jesus of being possessed by an unclean spirit, Bezebol, rather than acting through God's power.
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Luke twelve ten states that speaking against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but blaspheming the Holy Spirit is unpardonable.
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The Old Testament laws and penalties twenty seven commands that you shall not misuse or take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
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Leviticus twenty four fifteen sixteen sets the legal punishment under Mosaic law, stating that anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord must be put to death by the community.
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Accusations against Jesus Mark two seven, the teachers of the law accuse Jesus of blasphemy when he tells a paralyzed man his sins are forgiven, asking, who can forgive sins but God alone?
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thirty three thirty six.
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The religious authorities attempt to stone Jesus, stating, We are not going to stone you for a good deed, but for blasphemy because you, a mere man, claim to be God.
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General warning and behavior Colossians three eight instructs believers to rid themselves of anger, malice, slander, and obscene talk.
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James two, six through seven criticizes the rich for exploiting the poor and blaspheming the noble name of Christ by which believers are called.
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Revelation thirteen five through six describes a prophetic vision where the beast opens its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, his name, and his dwelling place.
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Our next word blessed hope.
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In the Bible the blessed hope is the confident, joyful expectation of the personal and glorious return of Jesus Christ.
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The phrase is explicitly mentioned in Titus two thirteen, where the apostle Paul writes about the waiting for, the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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The key meaning of blessed hope.
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It's not a wish.
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Unlike the modern use of the word hope, which often implies uncertainty or crossing your fingers, biblical hope is a certain, guaranteed promise anchored in God's character and past faithfulness.
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The second coming is centers entirely on Christ's return in power and glory, rather than just the idea of going to heaven after death.
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A present motivator, it is designed to actively transform a believer's daily life, encouraging them to live purely, righteously, and godly in the present world.
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A source of comfort, it provides enduring joy, strength, and reassurance to Christians facing trials, persecution, or hardship.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss blessed hope are as follows.
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Titus 2 13.
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While we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, the meaning, this is a core verse that teaches that the blessed hope is the physical, visible return of Jesus Christ in glory.
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Related scriptures on Christian hope.
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While the exact phrase blessed hope appears in Titus, several other passages expand on this same confident expectation.
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1 John 3 3, all who have this hope in him purify themselves just as he is pure.
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The meaning, anticipating Christ's return, motivates believers to live holy and clean lives today.
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1 Peter 1 3, in his great mercy, he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
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The meaning, our hope is alive and active because Jesus rose from the grave.
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Colossians 1 27, Christ in you, the hope of glory.
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The meaning, having Jesus in your life right now is the guarantee of future glory.
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Romans 8 24 through 25.
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For in this hope we were saved.
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We wait for it with patience.
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Meaning, Christian hope looks forward to things not yet seen with steady endurance.
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Well that's it for today.
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Remember us not what you find wrong or disagree with regarding these messages, but what you can take away from it.
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Thanks to see you next time in Deep Waters.
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Hello, this is Kenya Podcast Preacher.
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Welcome back to my podcast, Deep Waters.
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This podcast is brought to you by Applied Strengths Ministry, where we believe working together on our strengths is the effect of working out the will and calling of God and into our lives.
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Thanks for joining me.
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Let's open up in prayer.
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God, we thank you for today and for the opportunity to grow.
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We pray that you would give us a revelation within this message that you intend on us receiving with the understanding.
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In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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The title of this message is Revelational Word Definition and Meeting, part two of 13.
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As a reminder, you will get the definition messages, every other message, just to make it exciting.
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There will be some redundancy, but that will only help to get this message past our forehead memory.
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We are continuing our study on end times.
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We say why, podcast preacher?
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I say because you will be blessed, considering that the term or activity of watching as described and commanded in the Bible is listed over 30 times in the Bible, and that reading the book of Revelation and studying the end times is the hedge against the great deception which is now being played out all over the earth.
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You can dial into the many of my 2025 through 2026 messages if you need to get caught up.
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People are most caught off guard because of self-induced ignorance, unbelief, and an overestimation of how nice people are or can be, even when the pressure is on.
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Revelation 1, 1 through 3.
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The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servant things which must shortly take place.
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And he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the Word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw.
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Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy.
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It's talking about the book of Revelation prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it, for the time is near.
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Revelation twenty two, seven.
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Behold, I am coming quickly.
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Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.
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No other book in the Bible makes this declaration about itself.
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We cannot keep what we do not know.
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Okay, on to the terms, and as always, forgive the redundancy, as it is just a strong method used in effective learning cycles.
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The terms will be listed in alphabetical order, so you don't want to miss these as I know, that you do not know what all of these mean, and the reason I know that is because I didn't, and in fact I am still learning.
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Apostasy in the Bible, apostasy is the conscious, willful, and complete rejection or abandonment of the Christian faith, and core biblical truths by some who once professed to believe them.
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The Greek word derived from apostasia meaning a defection, a revolt or to stand away from, used in text like Second Thessalonians two three, the literal meaning standing away from or rebelling against a commitment or authority once held.
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It's not just doubt.
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Scripture distinguishes apostasy from ordinary spiritual struggles, questions, or temporary moments of doubt.
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It's a deliberate departure.
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It involves an intentional turning away from Jesus Christ and the gospel after having known or professed the truth, as warned in Hebrews six, four through six.
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Old Testament counterpart is often described as rebellion or spiritual infidelity, where Israel turned away from Yahweh to follow idols and break his covenant.
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Some platform users agree that apostasy is a deliberate personal choice to turn away from God after a prior profession of belief, separating it from innocent misinterpretations or honest mistakes in teaching.
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Some of the scriptures that discussed apostasy are as follows Second Thessalonians two three warns that the return of Christ will not happen until a great falling away occurs first.
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Timothy four states clearly that in latter times some people will abandon the faith to follow deceptive spirits and teachings inspired by demons.
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Second Timothy four three explains that a time will come when people will no longer listen to sound doctrine, but will instead gather teachers who say what their itching ears want to hear.
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We are in those days, and it is currently happening.
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Hebrews six four through six discusses how difficult it is to restore those who have experienced the truth of faith and then deliberately turned away or fell away from it.
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Matthew twenty four ten through twelve records Jesus warning his disciples that prior to the end times many will turn away from the faith, betray each other, and see their love grow cold because of rising lawlessness.
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This too is already happening.
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Second Peter two twenty through twenty one warns that it would have been better to never have known the way of righteousness than to know it and then turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
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Some Old Testament examples are Isaiah one two through four rebukes the nation of Israel for rebelling against God, turning their backs on him, and acting corruptly despite being raised as his children.
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Jeremiah two hundred nineteen warns the people that in their own wickedness and acts of apostasy in forsaking the Lord will result in bitter consequences.
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Hosiah fourteen four offers God's promise to heal the apostasy and freely love his people when they return to him.
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The next word is Armageddon.
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In the Bible, Armageddon is a symbolic gathering place for the final, decisive conflict where God defeats the forces of evil.
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The biblical context and definition Single Mention, the word appears only once in the entire Bible in the New Testament Book of Revelation sixteen sixteen.
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Etymology The word comes from the Hebrew phrase har Megido, which translates to the hill or mountain of Megiddo.
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The gathering place Revelation describes demonic spirits, gathering of kings and the armies of the earth, to this location for the battle of the great day of God almighty.
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Symbolic meaning Megido was an ancient fortified city in northern Israel, overlooking the valley of Jezreel.
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Because it was historically the site of many decisive military defeats of Israel's enemies, it serves as a powerful symbol for the ultimate collapse of human opposition to God.
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And I would add, Satan's opposition and the demon's opposition, and the fallen sons of God's opposition to God as well.
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Many Christian traditions view Armageddon as the ultimate end times confrontation where Jesus Christ returns to defeat evil, overthrow hostile political and demonic powers, and establish his reign.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss Armageddon are as follows Revelation sixteen twelve through sixteen.
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The sixth angel pours out a bowl of God's wrath, drying up the Euphrates River.
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Demonic spirits gather the kings of the earth for battle.
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Verse sixteen states say gather them to the place called Armageddon.
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The battle outcome, Revelation nineteen eleven through twenty one describes Jesus Christ, the rider on the white horse, returning with the armies of heaven to defeat the beast, the false prophet, and gathered earthly armies.
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Revelation twenty seven through ten details Satan gathering nations from the corners of the earth, that is Gog and Magog, to surround the saints, ending with fire from heaven and Satan's final defeat.
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Some Old Testament parallels.
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Zechariah fourteen one through four prophesies that God will gather all nations to fight against Jerusalem before the Lord intervenes, standing on the Mount of Olives.
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Joel three and verses twelve through fourteen describes God gathering the nations to the valley of Jehosaphat to execute judgment during a time of final reckoning.
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Ezekiel thirty eight through thirty nine details the invasion of Israel by a vast coalition of nations led by Gog and how God supernaturally intervenes to defend his holy name.
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Our next word is atonement or day of.
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Atonement in the Bible means covering over or removing sin to restore a broken relationship between the holy God and sinful humanity.
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The root Hebrew word is kapar, which means to cover over, appease, or make reconciliation.
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The purpose is that it bridges the gap caused by human rebellion and moral failure, allowing people to live in the presence of a holy God without being consumed by his holiness.
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The Old Testament method, God allowed the temporary use of animal sacrifices, the shedding of blood as a substitute to ceremonially cleanse and cover the sins of the people.
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The New Testament fulfillment.
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In Christianity, Jesus Christ is understood as the ultimate and final sacrifice.
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His death on the cross permanently accomplishes both propitiation, appeasing God's righteous wrath against sin, and expiation, removing the sin from the sinner.
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In the Old Testament, the sacrificing of animals covered your sin.
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In the New Testament, your sin was removed by the blood of Christ.
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That's a big difference.
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Our next phrase, the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur.
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It was commanded in Leviticus sixteen and Leviticus twenty three, twenty six through thirty two.
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It was a most solemn and holy day on the Hebrew calendar, held once a year on the tenth day of the seventh month.
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The Israelites observed it by practicing a strict Sabbath rest, fasted and afflicted their souls, which means to deny their bodily appetites, as an outward sign of repentance, no work was permitted.
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It was the only day of the year the high priest could enter the holiest of holies, the inner sanctuary, behind the veil.
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The meaning of the two goats, the Lord's goat, sacrificed and its blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat, that is the lid of the Ark of the Covenant, to make atonement for the ritual impurities and sins of the nation.
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The scapegoat, a Zelzal, the high priest laid his hands on the live goat, confessed the wickedness and sins of Israel over it, and sent it away into the wilderness, symbolically carrying the people's sins far away.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss atonement or day of are as follows.
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Leviticus sixteen fifteen through sixteen explains the high priest entering behind the veil to sprinkle blood on the mercy seat to cleanse the people from sin.
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Leviticus sixteen twenty nine through thirty one sets the day of atonement as the tenth day of the seventh month, requiring a Sabbath of solemn rest and self denial.
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Leviticus twenty three, twenty seven through thirty two repeats the permanent statute for the holy convocation, fasting, which is afflicting souls, and complete rest.
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The New Testament fulfillment of those laws three twenty four through twenty five describes Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice of atonement, or propitiation provided by God's grace.
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Hebrews eleven through twelve explains that Christ entered the heavenly, holy place once and for all time with his own blood, securing eternal redemption.
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Hebrews thirteen eleven through twelve connects the burning of sin offering animals outside the camp to Jesus suffering outside the city gates.
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Our next word Antichrist.
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In the Bible, the term Antichrist specifically refers to anyone or anything that opposes Christ, denies the Father and the Son, or rejects that Jesus came in a physical human body.
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The direct definition from John's letters.
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The actual word Antichrist only appears in the letters of the apostle John in the New Testament.
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Denying Jesus as a Messiah.
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He is the Antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
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Denying the Incarnation, John four three and second John seven explain that the spirit of the Antichrist involves refusing to confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh.
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Present and future, John notes that while a final, ultimate deceiver is expected, many smaller Antichrists, false teachers or deceivers were already active in the world during his time.
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And I'll say if they were active in his time, they are more than active in these times.
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While the specific word antichrist is unique to John's letters, other biblical passages describe a similar future figure of extreme lawlessness and opposition to God, the man of lawlessness, Second Thessalonians two, three through four.
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The Apostle Paul describes a future man of sin or lawless one who exalts himself above every object of worship and claims to be God inside God's temple.
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The beast Revelation thirteen.
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The Book of Revelation depicts a powerful political and military beast who receives authority from the dragon, that is Satan, to rule the earth and make war against believers.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss Antichrist eighteen warns that many Antichrists have come and that an antichrist is coming.
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Second John one seven reiterates that many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ coming in the flesh, labeling them the deceiver and the Antichrist.
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Passages describing the figure under other names.
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Second Thessalonians two three through four.
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Paul describes the man of lawlessness, or the son of perdition who opposes God, exalts himself above all gods, and sits in the temple of God proclaiming he is God.
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Revelation thirteen one through eight, John describes the beast rising out of the sea, given authority by the dragon, that is Satan, to blaspheme God and rule over the earth.
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Daniel seven, twenty four through twenty seven, his prophecy about a fierce king who will speak against the most high, try to change laws and times, and oppress God's people.
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Daniel nine twenty seven mentions a ruler who will make a strong covenant for one week and put an end to sacrifice and offerings, setting up an abomination that makes desolate.
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In Matthew twenty four twenty four, Jesus warns his disciples about false Messiahs and false prophets who will perform great signs and wonders to deceive many, and it goes on to say even the elect.
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So in other words, even if you are a hundred percent Christian fully running for God, you would be deceived to think that you could never stumble, that you could never be deceived by Satan.
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Our next word Antiochus Ephanes Antiochus is a tyrannical, seleucid king who reigned from one hundred seventy five to one hundred sixty four BC, remembered in biblical prophecy as a primary historical fulfillment of the abomination of desolation and a foreshadowing of the final Antichrist.
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The biblical identity and prophecy is unnamed in Daniel, while his actions are detailed explicitly in the non canonical books of first and second Maccabees, he is described implicitly in the canical book of Daniel as the little horn Daniel eight, and in the prophetic historical overviews of Daniel eleven.
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The name Ephianes means God manifest, reflecting his self deification, though his Jewish opponents mockingly called him Ephemines, meaning the mad one.
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The key actions in biblical history, the Hellenization policies, he forced Greek culture, customs, and pagan religion upon the Jewish people, making traditional Jewish practices like the Sabbath observance and circumcision punishable by death, the abomination of desolation.
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In one hundred sixty seven BC, he desecrated the second temple in Jerusalem by erecting an altar to Zeus, Jupiter Olympus, and sacrificing a pig on the holy altar.
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Prophetic significance is a type of the Antichrist.
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Dual fulfillment.
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Biblical scholars view his desecration of the temple as a historical fulfillment of Daniel's prophecies.
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In time forerunner, Jesus referenced Daniel's prophecy of the abomination of desolation in Matthew twenty four fifteen as having a future in time fulfillment, pointing to the Antichrist who will model Antiochus' profound pride, blasphemy, and persecution of believers.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss Antiochus are as follows.
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Second Maccabees chapter four through nine details his plundering of the temple treasury, his brutal persecution of faithful Jews, such as the Martyrdom of Eliasar and the mother with her seven sons, and his painful diseased demise acknowledging God's judgment.
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Prophetic passages Daniel eight nine through fourteen and verse twenty three through twenty five prophesies that the rise of a little horn that grows exceedingly great towards the south and east, stops the daily sacrifices, and tramples the sanctuary.
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Most biblical scholars identify this figure as Antiochus.
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Daniel eleven twenty one through thirty five offers a detailed historical prediction of a despicable person or contemptible person who comes to power through intrigue, attacks Egypt, turns his wrath against the Holy Covenant, and profanes a temple fortress.
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A New Testament illusion, Matthew twenty four, fifteen and Mark thirteen, fourteen, Jesus references the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, looking back to Antiochus' historical desecration of the temple while also pointing to a future fulfillment.
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Babylon In the Bible Babylon is defined both as a literal ancient empire and as a powerful spiritual symbol for human pride, systemic evil, and rebellion against God.
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The literal city and empire, origin at Babel.
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Babylon first appears in Genesis as Babel, derived from a word meaning confused or tied to Bab Ilu, meaning gate of God.
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At the Tower of Babel, humanity tried to build a massive tower to reach the heavens and make a name for themselves in defiance of God.
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God responded by confusing their language and scattering them.
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A little background, Nimrod was a giant who was actually convincing the people to build that tower because that tower would represent a portal which would allow the supernatural to once again try and attempt to procreate with the women of men.
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The historical oppressor.
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Centuries later, the literal city of Babylon became a dominant world empire.
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Under King Nebuchadnezzar II, Babylonian forces besieged Jerusalem, destroyed Solomon's temple, and exiled the Jewish people in five hundred eighty six BC.
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two, the spiritual symbol, the ultimate anti god system, opposition to divine authority.
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Throughout Scripture, Babylon grows past a physical location to present the ultimate kingdom of humanity and worldly power operating independent of God.
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Characteristics it is marked by human arrogance, idolatry, economic greed, oppression, and the promotion of spiritual confusion or false worship.
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three Babylon the Great in the New Testament and the Book of Revelation.
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It is a type of Rome and future system.
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In the book of Revelation, Babylon the Great is depicted as a corrupt, luxurious city personified as a mother of prostitutes.
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So that phrase mother of prostitutes means that there are others other than a single source.
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First century readers understood this as a coded critique of the oppressive Roman Empire, which had similarly destroyed Jerusalem's second temple.
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The global spirit, beyond Rome, prophetic texts use Babylon to describe any worldly, transnational system across history that entangles governments, promotes corruption, seduces society through wealth, and persecutes the faithful.
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The ultimate fate, the Bible dictates that this spiritual and systemic Babylon is destined to fall and to be overthrown upon the return of Christ, contrasting sharply with the eternal purity of the new Jerusalem.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss Babylon are as follows.
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Genesis ten mentions Babel, the early form of Babylon as the beginning of Nimrod's kingdom in the land of Shinar.
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Genesis eleven nine records the Tower of Babel's story where God confused the language of the earth and scattered people, giving the city the name Babel.
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The historical empire in exile, Second Kings twenty four seven and second Chronicles thirty six, six through seven detail the rising of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who attacked Jerusalem, took captives, and carried temple treasures to Babylon.
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Jeremiah twenty five nine and twenty four four through ten quote God calling Nebuchadnezzar his servant to bring judgment on Judah, leading to the famous seventy year Jewish exile.
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Daniel one through six follows the life of Daniel and his friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, serving in a Babylonian royal court under Nebuchadnezzar and subsequent rulers.
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The prophecies of judgment, Isaiah thirteen, one through twenty two and fourteen, twenty three through twenty three, contain the burden of Babylon, prophesying the complete overthrow and destruction of the proud empire by God.
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Isaiah forty seven, eight through fifteen pronounces sudden doom and judgment on Babylon for its arrogance, sorceries, and cruel treatment of God's people.
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Jeremiah fifty one forty four foretells the punishment of the false god Baal in Babylon and the collapse of its massive walls.
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And Psalms one hundred thirty seven eight captures the grief of the exiled Israelites and pronounces future desolation upon the daughter of Babylon.
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Babylon the Great, as in the New Testament, thirteen, uses Babylon as a symbolic code name for Rome, the center of persecution against early Christians.
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Depending on who you ask, the numbers are all over the place, but it could have been that they killed as many as a hundred million Christians.
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Revelation fourteen eight announces the spiritual fall of Babylon because she made all the nations drink the wine of her passions.
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Revelation.
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Revelation 17 five describes a mysterious figure labeled Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and the abominations of the earth.
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Revelation eighteen two through twenty one details a final economic and political collapse of Babylon the Great, linked into a mighty city destroyed in an hour and never found again.
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Our next word is beast.
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In the Bible the word beast has both a literal definition that is referring to physical animals, and a profound symbolic meaning representing empires, rulers, and spiritual opposition to God.
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One, literal and physical meaning in its everyday usage throughout the Old Testament and the New Testament, a beast, behema in Hebrew, or words like theon and kentos in Greek simply means a living animal.
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Livestock and grazing animals, flocks, herds, and four footed quadrupeds used for farming or herding, Exodus twenty two five.
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Beast of burden, animals used for transport, riding or labor, such as donkeys, camels, or horses, Genesis forty five seventeen.
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Clean and unclean animals, animals separated under the Mosaic Law Leviticus eleven, for food, sacrifice, or distinction of holiness.
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Brute creation, any non human creature contrasted against mankind to highlight human rationality and moral responsibility.
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two symbolic and prophetic meaning.
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In apocalyptic and prophetic literature, most notably in the books of Daniel and Revelation, the word beasts shift from a literal animal to a powerful symbol, political kingdom and empires, as consensus indicates across biblical scholarship.
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Beast in Daniel seven and Revelation thirteen allegorically represents human governments, tyrannical regimes, and powerful world empires, such as Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome, that rise up in opposition to God's rule.
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The Antichrist and false prophet, in Revelation thirteen, the beast rising out of the sea represents a final end times geopolitical system and its supreme dictatorial leader, the Antichrist, empowered by Satan, while the beast from the earth acts as a false prophet, enforcing allegiance and worship.
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Moral and spiritual nature.
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Figuratively, the term described a cruel, savage, or godless nature devoid of divine restraint, acting purely on predatory impulse rather than righteousness.
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Some scriptures that discuss beasts are as follows.
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Revelation thirteen one two introduces the first beast coming out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns, receiving its power and authority from the dragon, that is Satan.
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Revelation thirteen five eight describes the beast speaking blasphemes, waging war against God's people, and holding authority over every tribe and nation.
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Revelation thirteen eleven through fifteen introduces a second beast, that is the false prophet, coming out of the earth, which causes the earth to worship the first beast and create an image of it.
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Revelation thirteen sixteen through eighteen details the famous mark of the beast on the right hand or on the forehead and the number six hundred sixty six.
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Revelation seventeen three through six portrays a vision of a woman, Mystery Babylon, riding on a scarlet beast covered in blasphemous names.
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Revelation nineteen twenty describes the final defeat and capture of the beast who was thrown alive into the lake of fire.
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Daniel seven three through seven prophetic vision of four massive beasts rising from the sea, a lion, a bear, a leopard, and a terrifying fourth beast with tin horns, representing historical world empires.
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Daniel seven nineteen through twenty five provides an interpretation of the fourth terrifying beast and a little horn that speaks pompous words against the most high.
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Our next word is Bima seat.
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The Bima seat or bima is a Greek term used in the New Testament that translates to judgment seat, or an elevated platform where a judge sits to elevate performance, hand down decisions, or award prizes to victors.
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The Biblical meaning and context in ancient Greece, a bima was a raised platform used in athletic games, like the Olympics, where the judge sat down to reward the winning runners with crowns or wreaths.
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In Roman times, it also referred to the official judicial bench where magistrates, governors, or rulers, such as Pontius Pilate or Herod, sat to judge people.
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In Christian theology, the judgment scene of Christ, the Bima seat is a future event where believers stand before Jesus Christ to have their earthly lives and deeds evaluated.
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I call this the Heavenly Academy Awards.
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For believers only, the Bima seed is exclusively for Christians, saved believers, not for determining salvation or eternal condemnation.
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Scripture teaches that a believer's eternal salvation and forgiveness of sins were already settled and paid for at the cross.
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The evaluation of works, not sins.
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It is an audit of how a person lived, served, and used their spiritual gifts after coming to faith.
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Passages like 1 Corinthians three, ten through fifteen describe this evaluation like a fire that tests the quality of a believer's work, enduring good works, represented as gold and silver versus selfish motives represented as wood and hay.
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It is a place for rewards, not punishment.
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The outcome involves receiving or suffering a loss of reward, such as eternal crowns or commendation, but the individual's ultimate salvation remains secure because their foundation is Christ.
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New Key Testament passages discussing this concept include Romans fourteen ten through twelve, first Corinthians three, ten through fifteen, and second Corinthians five ten.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss the Bima seat are as follows Second Corinthians for we must all appear before the judgment seat Bima of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
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The context Paul explains that every believer will face Christ to have their earthly life and deeds evaluated.
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For we will all stand before the judgment seat Bima of God, so then each of us will give an account of himself to God.
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Context Paul reminds believers not to judge one another because ultimately accountability belongs to God on his judgment seat.
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If anyone builds on the foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work shall be shown for what it is, because the day will bring it to light.
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If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.
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The context, though the specific word Bima is not in every translation of this exact passage, this is a foundational text describing the test of a believer's work, fire testing the materials, and the subsequent receiving or loss of rewards at Christ's judgment.
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Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time.
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Wait until the Lord comes.
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He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart.
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At that time each will receive their praise from God.
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Context directly tied to the first Corinthians three passage, describing the Bima evaluation of heart motives rather than condemnation.
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Our next word is birth pangs.
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In the Bible birth pangs or birth pains serves as a powerful metaphor for escalating periods of suffering, societal upheaval, and distress that precede a momentous, joyful new reality or divine deliverance.
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The underlying Greek word used in the New Testament is Odin, which literally means the pain of childbirth, travail, or severe anguish.
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Some key meanings are sign of the end times.
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Jesus famously used this metaphor during the Olivet Discourse in Matthew twenty four eight and Mark thirteen eight, stating that wars, famines, earthquakes, and persecution are merely the beginning of birth pains.
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Just like labor contractions, these global trials grow progressively, more frequent and more intense, signaling that Christ's return and the end of the age are approaching, though not yet fully here.
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Creation's longing and suffering.
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In Romans eight twenty two, the apostle Paul writes that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth.
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Here the metaphor illustrates how the physical universe suffers under the weight of sin and brokenness, yet eagerly anticipates its ultimate redemption and renewal by God.
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Prophetic Anguish and Judgment.
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Long before the New Testament, the Old Testament prophets like Isaiah and Micah used labor pain imagery to describe sudden, unavoidable terror during times of divine judgment, as well as the deep anguish Israel experienced before God brought about their deliverance and restoration.
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Gradual escalation, contractions start small and become closer and sharper.
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Similarly, end time troubles increase in frequency and severity.
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Purposeful pain.
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Unlike meaningless suffering, birth pangs have a definite endpoint and a glorious purpose, bringing new life into the world.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss birth pangs are as follows.
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Matthew twenty four eight, Jesus describes the initial signs of the end times, such as wars, famines, and earthquakes, stating all these are the beginning of birth pains, or sorrows in older translations.
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Mark thirteen eight, echoing the Olivet Discourse, Jesus says that ethnic conflicts and natural disasters mark the beginning of birth pains before the end comes.
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So I got this idea to go off program for a minute so as to give you something that might just help you with how deep we are in the birth pains portion of the end times.
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An average of about three hundred and fifty to four hundred and fifty major recorded natural disasters occur globally each year, though broader databases count roughly three to over four hundred depending on the reporting criteria.
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Note that the data only applies to major recorded natural disasters.
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The data does not apply to unrecorded natural disasters or smaller disasters not considered major.
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The annual average over the past decade, roughly four hundred and seventeen natural disasters have been recorded annually worldwide according to Statista.
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Other databases like the EM hyphen DAT International Disaster Database track upwards of 300 plus events per year that meet the threshold definitions for mass impact.
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The most frequent types, floods and storms such as hurricanes, cyclones and tornadoes, make up the majority of reported natural disaster events.
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The deadliest types, earthquakes, typically account for the highest number of fatalities, while global deaths from all natural disasters average roughly 10,000 to 50,000 people per year depending on specific catastrophic events.
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Long term trend, recorded numbers have risen compared to mid twentieth century baselines.
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Though analysts note this is partly driven by better global communication, satellite tracking, and public slash private reporting alongside increasing climate and weather extremes.
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Mark thirteen eight, echoing the Olivet Discourse, Jesus says that ethnic conflicts and natural disasters mark the beginning of birth pains before the end comes.
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Romans eight nineteen through twenty two, Paul explains that all of creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now, waiting eagerly for ultimate redemption and renewal.
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Jeremiah thirty, six through seven.
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The Old Testament prophet asks why men hold their hands on their loins like a woman in labor, describing a time of profound distress, Jacob's trouble, unlike any other.
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A general definition slanderous speech.
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The root Greek word blasphemia means to speak against or defame.
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In Hebrew contexts, it often means to make light of, or treat sacred things with extreme irrelevance.
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Attributing evil to God, it includes ascribing the work of God to demonic or evil forces, such as when the Pharisees claimed Jesus cast out demons by Satan.
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False claim of deity or equal status, conversely claiming to be God when one is merely human was viewed by religious authorities as blasphemy.
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An example would be the religious leaders accusing Jesus in John ten thirty three and Mark two seven.
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Severe penalties in the Old Testament such as Leviticus twenty four sixteen, open and willful blasphemy against God's name carried the punishment of death.
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Specifically the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, the unforgivable sin, mentioned in Matthew twelve, thirty one through thirty two, Mark three, twenty eight through twenty nine, and Luke twelve ten.
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Jesus states that speaking against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven.
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Intentional rejection, as highlighted in consensus among biblical discussions, this specific act was a persistent, deliberate, and wicked choice by the Pharisees to look at undeniable miracles of God, the Holy Spirit working through Jesus, and knowingly called them satanic.
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Heart attitude it represents a final hardened and unrepentant rejection of God's grace, rather than a casual slip of the tongue or a moment of doubt or even ignorance.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss blasphemy are Matthew twelve, thirty one through thirty two.
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Jesus warns that while every other sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, speaking against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven in this age or in the age to come.
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Mark three, twenty eight through thirty explains this warning in context, noting that the religious leaders accuse Jesus of being possessed by an unclean spirit, Bezebol, rather than acting through God's power.
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Luke twelve ten states that speaking against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but blaspheming the Holy Spirit is unpardonable.
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The Old Testament laws and penalties twenty seven commands that you shall not misuse or take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
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Leviticus twenty four fifteen sixteen sets the legal punishment under Mosaic law, stating that anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord must be put to death by the community.
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Accusations against Jesus Mark two seven, the teachers of the law accuse Jesus of blasphemy when he tells a paralyzed man his sins are forgiven, asking, who can forgive sins but God alone?
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thirty three thirty six.
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The religious authorities attempt to stone Jesus, stating, We are not going to stone you for a good deed, but for blasphemy because you, a mere man, claim to be God.
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General warning and behavior Colossians three eight instructs believers to rid themselves of anger, malice, slander, and obscene talk.
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James two, six through seven criticizes the rich for exploiting the poor and blaspheming the noble name of Christ by which believers are called.
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Revelation thirteen five through six describes a prophetic vision where the beast opens its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, his name, and his dwelling place.
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Our next word blessed hope.
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In the Bible the blessed hope is the confident, joyful expectation of the personal and glorious return of Jesus Christ.
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The phrase is explicitly mentioned in Titus two thirteen, where the apostle Paul writes about the waiting for, the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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The key meaning of blessed hope.
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It's not a wish.
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Unlike the modern use of the word hope, which often implies uncertainty or crossing your fingers, biblical hope is a certain, guaranteed promise anchored in God's character and past faithfulness.
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The second coming is centers entirely on Christ's return in power and glory, rather than just the idea of going to heaven after death.
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A present motivator, it is designed to actively transform a believer's daily life, encouraging them to live purely, righteously, and godly in the present world.
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A source of comfort, it provides enduring joy, strength, and reassurance to Christians facing trials, persecution, or hardship.
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Some of the scriptures that discuss blessed hope are as follows.
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Titus 2 13.
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While we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, the meaning, this is a core verse that teaches that the blessed hope is the physical, visible return of Jesus Christ in glory.
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Related scriptures on Christian hope.
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While the exact phrase blessed hope appears in Titus, several other passages expand on this same confident expectation.
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1 John 3 3, all who have this hope in him purify themselves just as he is pure.
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The meaning, anticipating Christ's return, motivates believers to live holy and clean lives today.
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1 Peter 1 3, in his great mercy, he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
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The meaning, our hope is alive and active because Jesus rose from the grave.
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Colossians 1 27, Christ in you, the hope of glory.
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The meaning, having Jesus in your life right now is the guarantee of future glory.
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Romans 8 24 through 25.
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For in this hope we were saved.
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We wait for it with patience.
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Meaning, Christian hope looks forward to things not yet seen with steady endurance.
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Well that's it for today.
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Remember us not what you find wrong or disagree with regarding these messages, but what you can take away from it.
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Together we can do more to impact the demon than if we work alone.
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Let's put the script and still kill and destroy the works of the enemy and create space for a lot of lights to shine through into people's lives.
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