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What are the four winds…and what is the seal?
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Sandra C. I so appreciate your gift in writing! I actually see Jesus carrying out the unleashing of the four winds!
Wonderfully written. Your writing enables ones to see the action, not mere writing. Beautiful!Well-done!
Marked For Survival
Ascending from the east,
like the kings from the rising of the sun,
a fifth angel stands up with authority,
carrying the seal of the Living God.
It had taken place just as this angel
had commanded: four other angels were standing,
holding tight the four winds of an impending cataclysm.
His eye quickly observes
a remnant of the slaves of God,
who have been tested and sifted,
who have run the course to the finish,
who have fought the fine fight, and observed the faith.
With heads lowered in humility,
these human slaves await their master’s arrival.
Having received earlier an advance token
of their heavenly inheritance
(the spirit in their hearts, their initial anointing
or adoption as God’s spirit sons,
a guarantee that they belong to Christ),
they now await a permanent mark
of ownership, identifying them as tested, tried
and true slaves of God, Jehovah’s possession,
the remnant of Spiritual Israel.
Cont…
The master’s eye briefly surveys
their endurance and faithfulness;
he sees they are ready
to receive the crown of life.
The four angels watch intently,
as he begins to implant the final seal
in the foreheads of God’s slaves.
It felt good, sealing them finally,
with the full membership of 144,000
having now reached its completion.
For years he had waited with joy for this moment,
had waited to uphold his Father’s sovereignty,
had waited to vindicate his Father’s Holy Name.
But today he is free from waiting.
With the final sealing completed, he looks out angrily
at the surging sea of wicked humanity,
those who gave their support
to the lofty treelike rulers of the earth.
Suddenly, a signal is given
to harm the earth and the sea and the trees.
As the four winds of the great tribulation
are unleashed, a turbulent twister takes shape.
The great day of divine wrath has arrived!
Like an onward sweeping tempest,
Jehovah’s destructive judgments come,
descending first on false religion,
gigantic stormwinds from the north, south, east and west,
whirling upon the heads of wicked ones …
“Who?” they ask, “Who is able to stand?”
Sandra C
Phenomenal Sandra…..absolutely loved it!
The four winds represent Jehovh judical judgement against this entire system of things. The four winds being let loose on the earth, will cover EVERY square inch of the earth. Meaning no one will be able to hide, or go to a neuteral location and wait out this tribulation.
Who will be affected by the destructive wind?- It will be those who do not respond to the angelically backed message now being preached earth wide. It will not harm those who are searching for God and who listen to the kingdom message. w87 12/15 Angels- Do they affect your life?
The letting loose of the four winds signals that final sealing has been completed.
w06 7/1
The final sealing will mean that those remaining of the 144,000 would have proved themselves beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are faithful to Jehovah. So these remaining annointed ones will have recieved the seal on their foreheads.They will still be alive on the earth, when the Great Tribulation starts.
Answer to:
Jehovah says—”Get out of her my people”
…get out of what,when, & how far out?
WHAT ACTION DO WE NEED TO TAKE?
We may think “how ridiculous, I am no part of Babylon the Great” (I know I did).
So…what action do we need to take? We should ask ourselves: ‘Do I still cling to…. practices that mark ME as part of Babylon the Great?’ Even though we are not a member of BTG, we might ask ourselves:
‘Have I allowed its SPIRIT to influence me?’
What sort of spirit? A SPIRIT of TOLERATION of loose morals….
Example; we know clearly how Jehovah feels about loose morals, do we shove that aside and flirt with the opposite sex, do we see nothing wrong with recreational dating, unchaperoned dating, are we desensitized by immorality or WORSE watch it as entertainment…..are we thinking right now “this is an extreme view”?
Love of material possessions and pleasures RATHER THAN love for God,
Example; The final seconds of this system are ticking away. Are we STILL working FULLTIME,when it is NOT necessary because we desire a more comfortable liestyle, rather than increase our share significantly in this never to be repeated work? Even if we are not working, are we preoccupied FULLTIME with other things that Jehovah has not instructed us to do? THESE are the hardships, brothers and sisters that the society has been warning us about….NOT fleeing for our lives or fleeing to some location and hiding out there.
see the words to song #146 (Flee To God’s Kingdom)
WILLFUL disregard(even in seemingly small things) for the Word of Jehovah.
Example;we are told to attend a certain meeting for field service, we are told EVERY YEAR during our D.C. to wear our badges and not to change from our dress clothes when going out to eat afterwards, we are told which convention to attend, which hotels to use, we are told how to conduct ourselves in the field ministry and with one another and so on.
Notice what the Keep On The Watch brochure has to say:
Think carefully about your reply.
For us to have Jehovah’s favor, it is vital that both in our ACTIONS and in the DESIRES OF OUR HEART, we give evidence that we truly are no part of Babylon the Great. There is no time for delay. Alerting us that the end will come suddenly, the Bible says: “With a swift pitch will Babylon the great city be hurled down, and she will never be found again.”—Revelation 18:21.
But there is more. In another aspect of that ‘hour of judgment…..the prophecy foretold:
“The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin.” And concerning what that Kingdom will yet do during Jehovah’s ‘hour of judgment,’ the Bible declares: “It will crush and put an end to all these [man-made] governments.”
The Bible warns true worshipers against loving “the things in the world”—the way of life promoted by this world that is alienated from the true God. Do your decisions and actions show that you are uncompromisingly for the Kingdom of God? Do you TRULY put it first in your life?
*** kp pp. 13-14 ‘The Hour of Judgment’ Has Arrived ***
Robin
WOW…You elightened me with this simple but profound statement (I study )I had thought for a long time about the Truth dynamic, this really hit me… Thank YOU !!!
I agree Caprice….very profound statement :)
At Revelation 18:4, Jehovah says:
GET OUT OF WHAT?
We are told to get out of Babylon the Great, which is the world empire of false religion with its Babylonish practices. (Christendom is the most prominent and most reprehensible part of Babylon the Great.)
WHEN?
In view of the stream of time we are living in, we are inclined to say NOW, before it is too late! But this statement needs to be qualified: According to Revelation 1:10, the events that take place in the book of Revelation occur “during the Lord’s day,” which is from 1914 onward. When Christ was enthroned as King in heaven in 1914, the remaining anointed ones on earth suffered persecution from Babylon the Great (from 1914-1918), but they were released from this captivity and restored in 1919. Although Babylon the Great was not destroyed in 1919, from Jehovah’s viewpoint she had fallen! Since 1919, however, Jehovah and Jesus have been using this class of Anointed Ones to urge millions of others to flee from Babylon the Great (Matthew 24:15, 16) before she is utterly destroyed at the start of the Great Tribulation.
HOW FAR OUT?
It is important that God’s people make a complete separation from false religion and its Babylonish practices, not just withdrawing from membership in the world’s religions. Although our flight is not a physical journey as was the case for the Jews in ancient Babylon, the application of Isaiah 52:11 still applies to us as well. A complete separation involves keeping ourselves clean:”turn away, turn away, get out of there, touch nothing unclean.” In other words, Jehovah’s people must abandon ALLunclean practices, and this includes idolatry, longings for material possessions, immorality, and pagan traditions and practices (like Christmas and Easter celebrations). Such practices would tarnish our precious worship of Jehovah our God. We need to get out of her completely, so that we do not share in Babylon the Great’s sins, and so that we will not suffer her plagues and ultimately be destroyed along with her. Therefore, we must worship Jehovah our God “with spirit and truth,” (John 4:24), and we must give Jehovah’s Kingdom first place in our life. (Matt. 6:33)
FALSE RELIGION OF COURSE!
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WHAT ACTION DO WE NEED TO TAKE?
We may think “how ridiculous, I am no part of Babylon the Great” (I know I did).
So…what action do we need to take? We should ask ourselves: ‘Do I still cling to…. practices that mark ME as part of Babylon the Great?’ Even though we are not a member of BTG, we might ask ourselves:
‘Have I allowed its SPIRIT to influence me?’
What sort of spirit? A SPIRIT of TOLERATION of loose morals….
Example; we know clearly how Jehovah feels about loose morals, do we shove that aside and flirt with the opposite sex, do we see nothing wrong with recreational dating, unchaperoned dating, are we desensitized by immorality or WORSE watch it as entertainment…..are we thinking right now “this is an extreme view”?
Love of material possessions and pleasures RATHER THAN love for God,
Example; The final seconds of this system are ticking away. Are we STILL working FULLTIME,when it is NOT necessary because we desire a more comfortable liestyle, rather than increase our share significantly in this never to be repeated work? Even if we are not working, are we preoccupied FULLTIME with other things that Jehovah has not instructed us to do? THESE are the hardships, brothers and sisters that the society has been warning us about….NOT fleeing for our lives or fleeing to some location and hiding out there.
see the words to song #146 (Flee To God’s Kingdom)
WILLFUL disregard(even in seemingly small things) for the Word of Jehovah.
Example;we are told to attend a certain meeting for field service, we are told EVERY YEAR during our D.C. to wear our badges and not to change from our dress clothes when going out to eat afterwards, we are told which convention to attend, which hotels to use, we are told how to conduct ourselves in the field ministry and with one another and so on.
Notice what the Keep On The Watch brochure has to say:
Think carefully about your reply.
For us to have Jehovah’s favor, it is vital that both in our ACTIONS and in the DESIRES OF OUR HEART, we give evidence that we truly are no part of Babylon the Great. There is no time for delay. Alerting us that the end will come suddenly, the Bible says: “With a swift pitch will Babylon the great city be hurled down, and she will never be found again.”—Revelation 18:21.
But there is more. In another aspect of that ‘hour of judgment…..the prophecy foretold:
“The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin.” And concerning what that Kingdom will yet do during Jehovah’s ‘hour of judgment,’ the Bible declares: “It will crush and put an end to all these [man-made] governments.”
The Bible warns true worshipers against loving “the things in the world”—the way of life promoted by this world that is alienated from the true God. Do your decisions and actions show that you are uncompromisingly for the Kingdom of God? Do you TRULY put it first in your life?
*** kp pp. 13-14 ‘The Hour of Judgment’ Has Arrived ***
Robin
Excellent Robin.
Thank you.
Hey, Robin … what a FIND!!!
Thank you for this! :) Excellent work!
Thank you Sandra :)
Where’s a towel? That felt like a bucket of ice water in the face, it will take a minute to be over the shock and feel the refreshment of it.Forgive me please, I agree with what you’ve said and thank you for saying it.
HaHa….your too funny Sister. I love it…thanks for your expression :)