Do we know any other fairy tales?
Do we know any other fairy tales?
The fourteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation describes the Lord's firstfruits, standing on Mount Zion with the Lamb.
It seems to me that this company of firstfruits is qualified and competent to ride in the army of Christ. Otherwise, why did the Spirit of God put the description of them in the Bible?
Certainly this is not a group who are not part of the gathering of the elect when the Son of Man appears!
Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
It is significant that the Lamb and the 144,000 are standing with Him. Before this, the Lamb was seated at the right hand of the Father, waiting until His enemies have been made His footstool.
The writing of the name of the Lamb on the foreheads of the 144,000 indicates that they belong to the Lamb in a special way.
The writing of the Father's name on their forehead reveals that they are totally obedient to God.
It is right at this point that we can see how different these saints are from the casual believers of our day. They belong to Christ as His unique possession. They always do the Father's will.
In my opinion, numerous church-attenders follow their own will instead of God's will. I am not certain they even realize that it is possible with God's help to do His will promptly, accurately, and completely in every circumstance.
It is my contention that being qualified to be a member of the gathering to Christ when He appears requires that we belong to Him in a unique way and always do God's will.
Would someone who follows his or her own will instead of God's will be qualified and competent to attack Satan and his forces? What is your answer to this question?
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
There must have been ten thousand harps playing at once to make such a sound, revealing that the standing of the Lamb and His saints on Mount Zion is an event of epochal importance.
Is it because they are about to install the Kingdom of God on the earth bringing justice and righteousness to the nations?
And as to Mount Zion:
But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect. (Hebrews 12:22,23)
The Lamb is standing on Mount Zion, on the Christian Church, with wholly consecrated believers. This is true today. We already have come to Mount Zion, to Mount Zion in the spirit world.
We of today now are standing with the Lamb on Mount Zion, provided we are living by the Life of the Lamb and are obeying Christ in every detail, at all times, and in every circumstance.
The spiritual nature of the casual church believers are in Christ at the right hand of the Father if they have been born of the Spirit of God. But by no means are they standing with the Lamb on Mount Zion. They simply are unprepared for war.
It may be difficult for us to believe that someone can be born again and yet not be prepared to fight alongside of the Lamb in the conflict against evil. It is a question of maturity.
We have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for? If she is a wall, we will build towers of silver on her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar. (Song of Solomon 8:8,9)
There are the thirty-fold, the sixty-fold, and the hundredfold.
According to my understanding there are four areas of the spirit world. There is the Land of Darkness, which includes Hell and the Lake of Fire; there also is the Land of Light.
In the Land of Light there are institutions of learning, where newly arrived people are taught the ways of Heaven.
There also are communities of people who go about their business. These people also are taught the Bible on a regular basis.
Next Part Then there is Mount Zion.