Tribulation and Persecution

{TRIBULATION OF THE SAINTS}
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1. Is the Church Absent in Revelation? - {PDF Copy} - (Contrary to some interpretations, the Church s present throughout the book of Revelation)
2. The Church is Appointed to Tribulation - {PDF Copy} - (Disciples of Jesus escape “wrath” but endure “tribulation,” for which they have been “appointed”)
3. The Isle of Patmos - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 1:9 - John was exiled to the island of Patmos for his testimony for Jesus)
4. The Nicolaitans - {PDF Copy} - (A teaching in several of the churches of Asia that promoted compromise with idolatry and emperor worship)
5. The Church is Appointed to Tribulation - {PDF Copy} - (Disciples of Jesus escape “wrath” but endure “tribulation,” for which they have been “appointed”)
6. The Tribulation of the Church - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, faithful saints experience “tribulation,” whereas, the unrepentant undergo “wrath”)

{PERSECUTION AND WAR}

1. The Persecuting Beast - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the Dragon and his servants wage war against the saints of the Lamb, the Church, and not against nations or ethnic groups)
2. The Inhabitants of the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (The “inhabitants of the earth” represent the men and women who are excluded from the “book of life” by their own decisions)
3. The Wrath of God in the book of Revelation - {PDF Copy} - ("Wrath" in Revelation refers to God's punishment of the wicked at the end of the age)
4. Multiple Final Judgments?  - {PDF Copy} - (Will there be multiple "final" judgments or one judgment at the end of the age?)
5. Multiple Final Battles?  - {PDF Copy} - (Does Revelation envision multiple attacks by "Gog and Magog" or is one final war viewed from multiple aspects?)
6. Antichrist - His "Military" Campaigns - {PDF Copy} - (The language of war is employed in Revelation to portray the assaults of the Dragon against the saints who follow the Lamb)
7. The Counterfeit Religion of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the Earth mimics the Lamb to entice the inhabitants of the earth to worship a false god)
8. The Mark of the Beast or the Seal of God? - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, “all” means “ALL.” All men and women that refuse to follow the “Lamb” will render homage to the “beast” and take its “mark”)
9. The Antichrist; What Kind of Leader? - {PDF Copy} - (In the New Testament, Antichrist figures are deceivers active within the church)
10. The Extent of the Beast's Reign - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the Beast rules over all the kings and the inhabitants of the earth)
11. The Identity of Gog and Magog - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 20:8-10 - The army of "Gog and Magog" represents all nations reunited to destroy the saints of God)
12. Russia is NOT Rosh, Gog or Magog - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation identifies "Gog and Magog" with all the nations of the Earth)

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