Tribulation and Persecution

By David Maas
{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. Church, Tribulation, Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (His disciples escape God’s wrath but endure tribulation to 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 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} - (The Dragon and his servants wage war against the saints 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. The Beast Wages War - {PDF Copy} - (The language of war is employed to portray the assaults of the Dragon against the saints who follow the Lamb)
      6. Counterfeit Christ - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the Earth mimics the Lamb to entice the inhabitants of the earth to worship a false god)
      7. 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”)
      8. The Extent of the Beast's Reign - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the Beast rules over all the kings and the inhabitants of the earth)
      9. 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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