God Triumphs
Read Revelation 8 - 9
Rev 8:3-5 The smoke of
the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up before God from
the angel's hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from
the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings,
flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
THE seventh seal is opened, and there is 30 minutes of
silence in heaven. The 30 minutes, some say, allow the prayers of God’s people
on earth to be heard.
The silence could
also mean that people who oppose God have no more to say. They are faced with
judgment, and their excuses are useless. The incense purifies the prayers
before the altar. Then the prayers are answered in judgment.
Judgment is cast
down from heaven to protect the saints (all saved by faith in Jesus) and to
judge the sinners. Chapters 8:6 – 11:19 record God’s terrible judgment against
a horrific, relentless foe.
When the 7
trumpets sound in succession, judgment goes onto those who oppose God. But even
after the 5 months’ horrific pain from scorpions and hell-like destruction of
fire, sulphur and smoke—sin still has its influence.
A life lesson to
learn here is that that Satan will not give up. He knows he is fighting to the
death.
Yes, know these two
things: First, the Evil One is relentless to destroy us. Second, God is
everlasting to save us who believe on His Savior.
We have been given
this view of the end of days so that we are reminded of God’s power to save. But
you don’t have to wait until the end of time to see God’s victory over evil.
You can call on the Holy Spirit’s power each day to strengthen your heart, mind
and soul in the love of God, to empower you to say, “No!” to the relentless
evil in the world.
A Moment’s Thought: God’s eternal protection covers you.
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