Then I heard, ‘It’s The Last Struggle on Earth…Your Jesus, for this assurance that all struggles are completely gone in our lives’. Following this message, I saw written www.
To me, this means broadcast this message on the World Wide Web; informing the world that in Christ, people have the assurance that all struggles in the end are gone. This is indeed the Gospel of the Good News that Our Lord Jesus Christ commissioned His disciples to tell the world. ‘Go tell the world, tell it on the mountains, tell it over the hills that Jesus Christ is Lord. And that Jesus Christ is coming back soon. Jesus Christ and All Holy and Righteous Christian Believers of Our Lord Jesus Christ have the final victory over satan. Our Lord Jesus Christ and All Holy and Righteous Christians will reign with Christ forever, in a world where all struggles are completely gone from our lives.
I thought it necessary to gather more information on the internet about my message from writers/ commentators on the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the End Times.
Gonzalez, Author of ‘Destroyers of The Earth’
As I started my search on my topic of reference, I was attracted to an article by a scholar named Eliezer González titled “Destroyers of the Earth” in Revelation 11,18 – Who are they? This name Gonzalez is important to me because the Holy Spirit of God had informed me of the name called Gonzalez a few days before I received my message. And when I heard Gonzalez, I wondered who this person was and why the Holy Spirit mentioned his name to me. So, when I saw the name ‘Gonzalez’ as I scrolled to pick an article to research more about my message, I understood immediately that God wanted me to share with my readers what the scholar, Gonzalez had written.
You can find the article on the link below:
file:///C:/Users/41787/Downloads/Dialnet-TheDestroyersOfTheEarthInRevelation1118-5792225.pdf
Excerpts from the article.
The General Context of the Statement within Revelation. The verse in question states that “[t]he nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth”.
The Book of Revelation talks about the 24 elders. The 24 elders make their statement about the destroyers of the earth specifically in response to the sounding of the seventh angel’s trumpet (v. 15). This seventh trumpet occurs at the end of, and in response to the account of the two witnesses, which includes their testimony, their treatment at the hands of the beast (The Anti-Christ) from the bottomless pit and the people of the earth, and finally their rescue by God. (vv. 3-12).7
The Seventh Trumpet
The sounding of the seventh trumpet heralds the second coming of Jesus and is therefore associated not only with the events that transpire immediately preceding this event but also with the return of Jesus that follows. The purpose of the seventh trumpet is to announce that the everlasting reign of Christ has commenced upon the earth, that the rulers of the earth are about to be overthrown, and that sin will be vanquished forever.
The Second Coming of Christ and The Annihilation of the Armies of satan
At the end of the seven-year tribulation, the Antichrist will launch a final attack on Jerusalem, culminating in the battle of Armageddon. Jesus Christ will return, destroy the Antichrist and his armies, and cast them into the lake of fire (Revelation 19:11-21). Christ will then bind satan in the Abyss for 1,000 years and He will rule His earthly kingdom for this thousand-year period (Revelation 20:1-6).
As the armies of the world are engaged in a struggle for power throughout the Holy Land and in the very act of sacking the city of Jerusalem, the glory of the Lord appears in heaven and the majestic procession pictured in Revelation 19:11-16 takes place. At the head of the procession is Christ, described as riding on a white horse coming to judge and make war. His eyes are as a flame of fire and on His head are many crowns.
Armies of Heaven Riding On White Horses
His vesture is dipped in blood. Accompanying Him are the armies of heaven also riding on white horses and clothed in fine linen. In verse 15 it is stated of Christ, “Out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.”
In contrast to His lowly birth in Bethlehem where He was laid in a manger, this advent is the triumphant King of kings and Lord of lords coming to claim the world for which He died and over which He is now going to exercise His sovereign authority in absolute power. The verses that follow invite the fowls of the earth to feed upon the carnage of the flesh of kings and mighty men and of their horses (Revelation 19:18).
Armies of The World United
According to Revelation 19:19 the armies of the world, which have previously been fighting each other, forget their differences and unite to fight against Christ in His second advent to the earth. John writes: “I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.”
Their struggle against such an adversary, however, is useless. It is apparent that the armies of this world are put to death not by ordinary military struggle, but by the word of authority proceeding out of the mouth of Jesus described as “a sharp sword” (Revelation 19:15). All the armies and their horses apparently are put to death at one stroke, but the beast-the Anti-Christ (the world ruler) and the false prophet (the religious ruler of the world) are taken alive, and according to Revelation 19:20, “These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.”
The Remnants Slain
However, the doom of the rest is sealed in Revelation 19:21: “And the remnants were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.”
Thus, ends in one dramatic blow the power of the Gentiles (non-Christ Believers) who had controlled Jerusalem from the time of Nebuchadnezzar, 606 B.C. Thus, ends also the satanic control of the Gentiles who had been a demonstration of satanic power, guilty of blasphemy and of the blood of countless martyrs, especially in oppressing the nation Israel.
satan dealt with
satan, their unseen leader, is also dealt with, and according to Revelation 20:1-3, he is cast into the abyss where he is rendered inactive for the entire period of the thousand-year reign of Christ on earth. Then he is destined to join the beast and the false prophet in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:10). The Gentile population of the world as a whole is judged at a separate judgment which follows and is a part of the establishment of Christ’s kingdom on earth.
The inglorious end of Gentile power is precisely that which was anticipated in Daniel 2 where the great image disintegrates into chaff when struck by the stone cut out without hands. The same dramatic end is contemplated in the destruction of the beast (Daniel 7:11) followed by the inauguration of the everlasting kingdom in Daniel 7:13, 14. Jerusalem was no longer to be trodden under the feet of the Gentiles and once again Israel was to be exalted.
The Battle of Armageddon
At the end of the seven-year tribulation, the Antichrist will launch a final attack on Jerusalem, culminating in the battle of Armageddon. Jesus Christ will return, destroy the Antichrist and his armies, and cast them into the lake of fire (Revelation 19:11-21). Christ will then bind satan in the Abyss for 1,000 years and He will rule His earthly kingdom for this thousand-year period (Revelation 20:1-6).
At the end of the thousand years, satan will be released, defeated again, and then cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:7-10) for eternity. Christ then judges all unbelievers (Revelation 20:10-15) at the great white throne judgment, casting them all into the lake of fire. Christ will then usher in a new heaven and new earth and the New Jerusalem—the eternal dwelling place of believers. There will be no more sin, sorrow, or death (Revelation 21–22). Please refer to the below link for the full article on the ‘The Battle of Armageddon.
Conclusion
I conclude by quoting the book of Matthew 11:15 in Other Translations;
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!
Praise Be To God Almighty, Praise Be To Our Lord Jesus Christ, Praise Be To The Holy Ghost.
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