Opposition and Judgment

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{OPPOSITION, WRATH, AND JUDGMENT}
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  1. 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)
  2. Multiple Final Judgments?  - {PDF Copy} - (Will there be multiple "final" judgments or one judgment at the end of the age?)
  3. Multiple Final Battles?  - {PDF Copy} - (Does Revelation envision multiple attacks by "Gog and Magog" or is one final war viewed from multiple aspects?)
  4. The Beast's Counterfeit Religion - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:11-18 - The False Prophet uses economic control to enforce total allegiance to the Beast)
  5. Taking the Beast's Mark - {PDF Copy} - (The Mark of the Beast is the satanic counterpart to the seal of God)
  6. Mark of the Beast - Some Considerations - {PDF Copy} - (If the Seal of God is figurative, so is the mark of the Beast. This is Revelation’s way of dividing mankind into two groups)
  7. The Antichrist; What Sort of Figure? - {PDF Copy} - (In the New Testament, Antichrist figures are deceivers active within the church)
  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. 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)
  10. Russia is NOT Rosh, Gog or Magog - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation identifies "Gog and Magog" with all the nations of the Earth)
Lighthouse at Dusk by George Xistris on Unsplash
Lighthouse at Dusk by George Xistris on Unsplash

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