New Testament

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            Last Sunday we began looking at the second part of the interlude between the sixth and seventh trumpet judgments.  In this second part we first saw the apostle John marking off a remnant of Jews for God.  In doing this God shows us that there is still a future for the nation of Israel, God is going to fulfill all the promises made to Israel, so as the judgment of God intensifies God will protect, preserve and show favor to this faithful remnant of Jews in the midst of the fury of His wrath poured out on the earth.

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            As we enter the Scriptures this morning I will admit that this chapter is not an easy chapter, but I am going to do my best to explain it to you.  If you read many commentators, you can find almost as many interpretations and opinions on this chapter as there are commentators.  But like we learned in Sunday School this morning, the commentators are not inspired like the Words of the Bible and so we will use God’s Word to try and make sense of God’s Word. 

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            In just a few hours 2017 will pass away and 2018 will begin.  I could not leave 2017 and enter into 2018 without speaking to you about my favorite subject, the event that I anticipate more than anything else in the world, the event Paul calls the blessed hope in his letter to Titus.

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            Last Sunday we watched as the seventh and final seal on the scroll was broken, the scroll which Jesus Christ, the only worthy One, had taken from the hand of God the Father.  As the Lord Jesus Christ broke that final seal and the scroll unrolled, all heaven grew silent for about half an hour.  This silence was the result of the reality of the judgment and destruction that was seen written on the scroll, heaven falls silent as they wait, and they fall silent in awe of what God is about to do.  This silence was like the lull before the storm.

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            The question has been raised by many students of the Bible, will there be people saved after the rapture of the church?  Will people be saved during the Tribulation period?  Last week we already answered that question when John saw the souls of those martyred for their faith in Christ under the altar in heaven.