Posted on 08/31/2024 8:50:35 AM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman
A question that many ask is; why an altar in the seven-year tribulation period after the Rapture? My friends, it's ALWAYS and ONLY about the love of Almighty God in RIGHTEOUSNESS, which ALWAYS and ONLY points to His beloved Son; who is the PERFECT Lamb of God which takes away the sins and unrighteousness trespasses of Adam's fallen race (John 1:29; Rom. 5:12-21; 10:2-4; Heb. 7-10; 1 John 2:2; 4:10)!
ALL the Levitical sacrifices and temple worship pointed PERFECTLY to the RIGHTEOUS Lamb of God; and in the seven-year tribulation the altar will once again be established by the Two Witness of Revelation to point back to and teach about the FINIAHED work of redemption of Messiah!
Firstly, the altar points to Messiah's finished work and propitiation which offers ETERNAL salvation to all by faith in Him; not ETERNAL desolation (Lev. 17:11-14; Isa. 53; John 19:30; Rom. 10:2-4; 1 John 4:10)! Jesus is referred to as the Lamb over 19 times in the Book of Revelation itself! Secondly; Satan was ETERNALLY crushed and ETERNALLY defeated on Almighty God's altar and cross (Gen. 3:15; Heb. 2:14-15; Rev. 1:17-18; 20:10)! Thirdly; Satan absolutely despises any work and promise of Almighty God and will with all his remaining rage and demonic being through his tangible host the antichrist with great fury seek to prevent Israel (and all nations) from coming to faith in Messiah; and will also seek to derail all of Almighty God's remaining promises for them in their ETERNAL Lamb and King (Dan. 9:24-27; 12:1-13; Zech. 13:8-9; 14:1-4; Rev. 12:7-17)!
Lastly; Satan is on a total self-preservation mission and bent; knowing that his ETERNAL doom is very nigh and at hand!
Lastly; Satan is on a total self-preservation mission and bent; knowing that his ETERNAL doom is very nigh and at hand (Rev. 12:7-17). All are expendable and all is on Satan's altar to preserve his demonic delusional dreams of ETERNAL rebellion against His ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS Creator (Isa 14:12-17; Ezek. 28:12-19; John 8:44; Rev. 12:12; 20:1-3; 20:10)! With the ETERNAL resurrection of Messiah, Satan was ETERNALLY defeated and nothing in all of ETERNITY can ever override and overturn that established ETERNAL ABSOLUTE and TRUTH (Isa. 45:23; Rom. 14:11; Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 13:8)!
Beloved; in the end, King Jesus wins BIG, EVERY single time; and we who are in Christ Jesus should rejoice continually and always!
Beloved; at the end of Satan and man's vain little tiny rebellion, King Jesus ETERNALLY WINS and we who are in Christ Jesus should rejoice continually and always in that ETERNAL GLORIOUS TRUTH (Phil. 4:4)! In closing; do you personally know the Lord Jesus as your Lord and Savior? O, my dear friend, it is ALL about Jesus and His RIGHTEOUSNESS; Be sure that you personally know Jesus as the Scriptures so simply and clearly teach.
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
“A question that many ask is; why an altar in the seven-year tribulation period after the Rapture?”
A question that many more ask is does the Rapture occur before or after the Tribulation?
Great question; the Altar appears because the Church/ Christ Body is not here; God will seek to reach the world and Israel of that time of that technology zenith; Jesus’ Person and FINISHED Work via the Leviticus system; Rom. 10:2-4; etc via the Two Witnesses; Rev11;
Maranatha ☝️
And if the tribulation period had already begun, why does the Lord respond by essentially saying, "not yet."
The entire "pre-Tribulation rapture" thing is a latter-day invention of some Protestant sect of preacher. The Millerites were pretty sure that Jesus was coming in the 1800s.
When that didn't happen they still believed in their leaders, strangely. The Seventh Day Adventist Church was founded by Millerites. THey still refer to the failed prophecy as "The Great Disapointment". Their explanation is that Man was not good enough for Jesus to return. (Like God changed him mind at the last minute).
Bingo.
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