Last Day Prophesies
Part 4
Ezek. 28:18 – You have defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your traffic; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of you, it shall devour you, and I will bring you to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold you.
19 - All they that know you among the people shall be astonished at you: you shalt be a terror, and never shalt you be any more.
This is a much different description from what we just read in Rev. 20:10 above. They will not be tormented night and day forever. These words were likely added later. They will be killed, brought to destruction, “terminated” forever. Why would Yahuwah want to keep them around forever? That is simply absurd. Therefore, I suspect latter day tampering with verse 10.
Rev. 20: 12 - And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before Elohim; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 - And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 - And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Can you imagine this scene unfolding before you? If we are amongst those raised up in the first resurrection, we will already be spirit beings and will be lights to those coming up in the second resurrection. We will be their judges! We will be beyond reproach or judgment. We will have achieved our fully spiritual potential.
It says here we will be judged by our works. But wait! Don’t the lying Christian leaders tell us that works are no longer required for salvation? That we can come just as we are? Don’t be fooled by the lying charlatans. Faith without works is dead!
James 2:20 - But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
James 2:26 - For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Rev. 21: 1 - And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 - And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from Elohim out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 - And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of Elohim is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and Elohim himself shall be with them, and be their Elohim.
This is the day we all long to see – the long-awaited proof of our beliefs. We will be elohim. We will be given all the power of an elohim. We will eventually spread throughout the universe and beyond, bringing life with us.
Rev. 21:7 - He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his Elohim, and he shall be my son.
What is it we are to overcome? We are given a list in the seven letters to the seven churches.
1 – Rev. 2:4 - you have left your first love.
2 – Rev. 2:5 - repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto you quickly, and will remove your candlestick out of his place, except you repent.
3 – Rev. 2:14 - But I have a few things against you, because you have there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
4 - you suffer that woman Jezebel, which calls herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
5 - I know your works, that you have a name that you live, and are dead. Rev. 3:1 - for I have not found your works perfect before Elohim.
6 – Rev. 3:10 - Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
7 – Rev. 3:15 - I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot: I would you were cold or hot.
16 - So then because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth.
These churches were not long in falling back on their old ways. And, for the Christian faith, these old ways have become the core of their church doctrine. The only church that was praised was the Philadelphia church – the one everyone claims to be part of. Rather, most are Laodicean in attitude.
Rev. 21: 10 - And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from Elohim.
Can you image witnessing such a sight? If we overcome and make it into the Kingdom, we will indeed see it. The glory that Yahuwah wishes to bestow on us is almost unimaginable. And, as any proud parent, it will be His great pleasure to hand us the Kingdom. There will only be blue skies from then on.
Rev. 21: 22 - And I saw no temple therein: for Yahuwah Elohim Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
A True Believer has no need of a temple because they ARE the temple of the spirit of righteousness. We do not have to go to any church to find Yahuwah, for He is dwelling right inside of us and we take His temple with us everywhere we go. We are a holy vessel, filled to the brim, radiating the truth of Elohim and an example to the world. We must take caution to never dishonor this example.
Rev. 21: 27 - And there shall in no way enter into it anything that defiles, neither whatsoever works abomination, or makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
I have to wonder what traditional Christians think when reading such verses? It might as well state that no one who breaks even the least of the laws of Yahuwah will ever see eternal life. So, how can they, in the next breath, proclaim the law done away? Believe me, the only reason that we know these things is because Yahuwah opened our minds. We are no better or smarter than any of them and should be extremely humbled by that fact.
An abomination is anything that is contrary to the laws and life instructions of Yahuwah. Their purpose is not to enslave us but to teach us how to fulfill our destiny – of fully becoming eternal elohim. For all who are not concerned about that, the answer is easy, simply continue what you are doing. Such actions that are contrary to the word of Yahuwah are what defies His word and will destroy any hope of salvation. Lying may be one of the chief transgressions because it is so common. Everyone does it, even if they are tiny, weenie white lies. We must refrain from any and all lies.
The Book of Life has always been a puzzle to me. There are a host of differing theories concerning it. However, I believe this subject to be one that warrants a separate study, which I will likely work on next. For now, I will merely touch on the relevant verses.
Php 4:3 - And I intreat you also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellow labourers, whose names are in the book of life.
Re 3:5 - He that overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Re 13:8 - And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Re 17:8 - The beast that you saw was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Re 20:12 - And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before Elohim; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Re 20:15 - And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Re 22:19 - And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, Elohim shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
What can we take away from these verses? First and foremost is what it says about the names being written in the book before the foundation of the earth. Does that truly mean what it says _ that we were all predestined from way back then to be children of Elohim? Is there room for any other names to be added if they qualify? Rev 3:5 suggests that it is possible to have one’s name “blotted out” from the book of life. How did Yahuwah not see that coming? Rev. 22:19 also plainly states that anyone caught taking away (or adding to) the words of these prophesies will have his/her name blotted out. If we do not wish to have our names blotted out, we had better take our calling very seriously.
Rev. 22: 10 - And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
11 - He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
12 - And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
14 - Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Here we are – on the judgment day. There will be no further chance for salvation. Everyone will be judged “by their works” which they have done up until that point. The filthy and unjust will be condemned and cast into the fire. The righteous and holy will graduate to eternal life. Which group would we like to be a part of? A no-brainer, right?
Rev. 22:18 - For I testify unto every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, Elohim shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 - And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, Elohim shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Did Yahuwah create the universe for nothing? Did Yahushua give His life for nothing? Were we called for nothing? Some in the worldly churches, synagogues and temples seem to think so. They have no problem reading the words but fall short on putting them into action. They have come up with various false doctrines to justify their actions; but in doing so, they add unqualified falsehoods to the words of this book.
And then there are the atheists. These take away from the words of Yahuwah by denying His existence altogether. Membership in either categories is a free ticket to the lake of fire. We who are in the body of Yahushua must be very careful not to get overly zealous and read something into these prophesies that simply is not there. This is why I stress the need to gather all references to any given subject and find the common denominators.
Isa 28:10 - For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
Isa 28:13 - But the word of Yahuwah was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
These words are to be rendered as a royal command; not a pleasant request. We must take every word most seriously. And, even though we may not yet understand how these future prophesies are going to come about, or exact when, we must believe they will come and be prepared for them. Things are going to get much worse before they get any better; and we must not ever become so discouraged that we give up and quit. That would be the end of all hope.
Conclusion
This study may not have answered all the questions but I will revisit it in a short while and see if I can add more. Right now it is a lengthy article but I may be able to expand it into an e-book.
At the very least, I have provided a list of the relevant verses for future study purposes. I do not apply any copyright to any of my articles, so feel free to quote, copy and share them as often as you please. And since I believe that my thoughts and words are by the inspiration of Yahuwah, give all glory to him, not me. I am just the dumb ass that spoke.
Yahuwah Bless
G, P.