Throughout the book of Revelation, many themes ring out. One is that there is assurance for the believers,
whether it comes from knowing Christ is among them, or that God is in control, there is always assurance.
Another theme is that the church, the body of believers, the faithful, is persecuted by evil powers yet not
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13. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write-

this is for assurance purposes both for John and for us the reader. The message is recorded so that we can hold God accountable for carrying it through. God does most certainly keep His word.

Blessed are the dead who die in the [...]

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6. And I saw another angel flying in midheaven -
the angel is of God and has an eternal message to proclaim.

having an eternal gospel to preach -
the message is good news. The message is eternal. The message is to be proclaimed. The message goes to all.

to those who [...]

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1. And I looked, and behold, the Lamb standing -
the Lamb is standing because he is victorious. The Lamb is far more powerful than what it was that was just described. The Lamb stands not the beast.

on Mount Zion -
Mount Zion is the mount that God is on. The Lamb [...]

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11. And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth -
the other two need help desperately. Here comes the land beast. The third and last description of Satan in this series. You can almost see Satan struggling with all the might he has.

and he had two horns like the lamb, [...]

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The Taliban claimed responsibility for killing a Christian aid worker.
Taliban gunmen killed a Christian worker as she was walking to work today.
The Taliban said it targeted the woman because she was ’spreading her religion.’
The Christian worked with handicapped Afghans as was a dual South African-British national.  The cowards drove by on a motorbike and shot [...]

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1. And he stood on the sand of the seashore -
we don’t know what he is doing there but we know that the sea is often used to denote a source of power for Satan. Maybe he is looking for help.

And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea - [...]

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10. And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying -
God speaking.
Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Chirst have come -
salvation is because Satan is defeated.
for the accuser of our brethern has been thrown down, who accuses them before our [...]

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7. and there was war in heaven, -
this is a flashback.
Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon -
ever since the beginning of time Satan has been opposing God. He has always been waging war.
And the dragon and his angel waged war -
he fought. But to no avail.
8. [...]

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1. And a great sign appeared in Heaven -
The sign is evidence, witness, testimony, or support for a certain proposition. This is the beginning of a series of three. The sign is in heaven. God is in control. What will be seen is evidence for something that is already stated. Perhaps 11:15.
a woman [...]

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One question that has plagued many people for a long time is “If God is a loving God and He is in control of
this world, why is there persecution and suffering in this world?”  The answer is simple, God has an enemy.
And this enemy of God is out to thwart the purposes of God.  [...]

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A Church of England priest wants the warning:
“SODOMY CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH” tattooed on the backsides of gay men and
“FELLATIO KILLS”
tattooed to their chins. There might be a better place to tattoo this last one.
The clergyman announced his ideas for gay men on his blog. Go blogger! Don’t you love it when a blogger [...]

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