Gretchen Whitmer Hanged at GITMO - Has
Your Mansion Been Built in New Jerusalem - DAN BONGINO - Q+ White Hats Intel - 1000s
Arrested Nationwide - VENGEANCE & VINDICATION ARE COMING and more.
Researched & Comments By Pastor
Gary Boyd
June 27th 2023
REAL RAW NEWS: Gretchen Whitmer
Hanged at GITMO - By Michael Baxter
-June 26, 2023 - When a military tribunal convicted Gretchen Whitmer of treason
and sentenced her to hang by the neck until dead, the disgraced Michigan
governor bewailed the verdict and accused Vice Adm. Darse E. Crandall of
denying her the right of counsel. She was taken to Camp Delta’s version of
death row, an isolated cell block apart from imprisoned detainees still
awaiting their day in court, where she incessantly demanded a retrial to prove
her innocence. https://realrawnews.com/2023/06/gretchen-whitmer-hanged-at-gitmo/
REAL RAW NEWS: Navy SEALs Save Children
From Child Sex Slavers - By Michael Baxter -June 27, 2023 - United States Navy
SEALs on Sunday rescued “hundreds” of enslaved children from the hold of a
crude oil tanker berthed in San Francisco Bay, a source in General Eric M. Smith’s
office told Real Raw News. If all information is correct, the operation marks
the second time in two years White Hats have freed captive children from either
cargo ships or tankers near the California coast, a waypoint in the child sex
trade industry. Real Raw News reported on a similar incident in November 2021. https://realrawnews.com/2023/06/navy-seals-save-children-from-child-sex-slavers/
US MILITARY NEWS: Restored Republic
via a GCR: Update as of June 27, 2023 - https://theusmilitarynews.com/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-update-as-of-june-27-2023/
OAN: McCarthy: Impeachment Inquiry Of
Merrick Garland Imminent If Whistleblower Claims Are True – By Brooke Mallory -
June 25th 2023 - If whistleblower allegations that U.S. Attorney for
the District of Delaware David Weiss wanted to appoint a special counsel in the
Department of Justice’s Hunter Biden probe are true, House Speaker Kevin
McCarthy said on Sunday that it would call for an immediate impeachment inquiry
into Attorney General Merrick Garland. “We need to get to the facts, and that
includes reconciling these clear disparities. U.S. Attorney David Weiss must
provide answers to the House Judiciary Committee,” McCarthy (R-Calif.) asserted
in a tweet. https://www.oann.com/newsroom/mccarthy-impeachment-inquiry-of-merrick-garland-imminent-if-whistleblower-claims-are-true/
BLP: SCOTUS Could Soon Roll Back
Affirmative Action Policies, Which Could Upend Corporate Hiring, Recruiting
Practices Down The Line - By Bo Banks - Jun 27, 2023 - The Supreme Court is
expected to roll back affirmative action policies at universities. Per Axios,
many schools are already preparing for the consequences of this alleged ruling,
because “if overturned, corporate hiring and recruiting practices could be next
to land in the crosshairs.” In case you missed it, the Students for Fair
Admissions group sued Harvard University and the University of North Carolina
for unfairly factoring race into their admissions processes. According to The
Daily Wire: The group pointed to the high test scores of Asian-American and
white applicants who were rejected. (Comment: By putting students of lesser
intelligence in jobs that need a good IQ you are in fact dumbing down the whole
system of hiring, thus chances for mistakes that should not happen in the
corporate world. You are in fact putting undeserving students ahead of
deserving students, thus the unfair qualification.) https://bigleaguepolitics.com/scotus-could-soon-roll-back-affirmative-action-policies-which-could-upend-corporate-hiring-recruiting-practices-down-the-line/
Judy Byington ~ Situation Update
06/27/23 ~ Restored Republic > SGAnon - Q+ White Hats Intel! - Must Video - Tuesday,
June 27, 2023 - https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/06/judy-byington-situation-update-062723-restored-republic-sganon-q-white-hats-intel-must-video-3666379.html
Breaking: Ammonium Nitrate Spilled In
Maryland! Massive Evacuation! - Real GS News - Tuesday, June 27, 2023 0:55 - These
are all planned. These are not accidents we all know this. https://beforeitsnews.com/war-and-conflict/2023/06/breaking-ammonium-nitrate-spilled-in-maryland-massive-evacuation-real-gs-news-2478788.html
Dr. Scott Young: It's Coming! Latest
Intel - NESARA / GESARA - It's Just Around the Corner!! (Video) - Tuesday, June
27, 2023 - Dr. Scott Young shares more Intel on Gesara / Nesara in this latest
video. Dr. Young will be sharing his perspective and why he feels that this is the
version that will roll out in the very near future. https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/06/dr-scott-young-its-coming-latest-intel-nesara-gesara-its-just-around-the-corner-video-3794835.html
Major Arrests COMING - 6/27/2023 ~
Great Video - Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - The sands of time are running out for
the enemy.. Hear the latest Intel about the upcoming arrests and tribunals.. https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/06/major-arrests-coming-6272023-great-video-3794826.html
Judy Byington: Something Big is
Coming, Biden Implicated in Massive Foreign Bribery Schemes - Special Intel
Report For Tues. 27 June 2023 (Video) - Mon. 26 June - Ultra Mag Dean Erickson:
Has the news broken in Japan and we don’t know it yet? Translation: “The
Supreme Court Brunson’s Trial is over. 385 Democrats in Congress, Democratic
side of Judiciary and other Tops convicted and found guilty.” Will they
announce it Sat. 1 July or Mon. 4 July? https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/06/judy-byington-something-big-is-coming-biden-implicated-in-massive-foreign-bribery-schemes-special-intel-report-for-tues-27-june-2023-video-3794821.html
ELON: TIME TO COMPLETE THE CIRCLE! Q:
WORLD WIDE CONFIRMED! GREEN LIGHT... IT'S A WRAP! (Videos) - Tuesday, June 27,
2023 - https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/06/elon-time-to-complete-the-circle-q-world-wide-confirmed-green-light-its-a-wrap-videos-3794824.html
Glastonbury Hypocrisy Piled High - Tuesday,
June 27, 2023 9:57 - The Glastonbury festival wrapped up in England over the
weekend. It featured a long list of pop stars, preachy moonbattery, mountains
of garbage, and still higher mountains of hypocrisy. If only the people who
staged it were running the Home Office, Britain might have a future,
considering the serious measures taken to keep trespassers out: https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/06/glastonbury-hypocrisy-piled-high-3666383.html
1000s Arrested Nationwide in America!
Trump Wasn't Joking! He Caught Them All! Maori Morpheus - Tuesday, June 27,
2023 - Is Trump purging America before the Global Military Martial Law Lockdown
and EBS … I THINK SO …! Wouldn’t Sun Tzu!!! Are these the Antifa and BLM head
honchos getting arrested at the top levels before the imminent global EBS after
they were infiltrated by Q Forces at inception so GREAT is the Q Plan! Look at
Putin exposing Wagner as a Deep State attempt to take down Russia saving their
Deep State BUTTS they think!!! OUTSTANDING WHITEHATS, Q, TRUMP, CHRIS MILLER,
EZRA COHEN-WATNICK AND TEAM!!! https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/06/1000s-arrested-nationwide-in-america-trump-wasnt-joking-he-caught-them-all-maori-morpheus-2542880.html
***Emergency Alert*** Something Big
Is Coming! Confirmed! - Real GS News - Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - I knew it I
knew it there was no way he would have even came close to overthrowing the
bear. The bear would have taken him out easily, but didn’t that told me
something didn’t smell right - Imagine how many people would fight for Russia
if they started recruiting Americans to fight in Ukraine. https://beforeitsnews.com/war-and-conflict/2023/06/emergency-alert-something-big-is-coming-confirmed-real-gs-news-2478795.html
JULIE GREEN MINISTRIES: VENGEANCE AND
VINDICATION ARE COMING - https://rumble.com/v2wm53o-vengeance-and-vindication-are-coming.html
X22 Report: Iran Nuclear Deal, Haiti,
No War, No Civil War, Clean & Swift, Sting Of The Century! - Must Video - Monday,
June 26, 2023 - The [DS] is panicking, the patriots are in control. Trump is
now calling attention to the Iran nuclear deal, Haiti, he is pointing the
finger at the Clintons. The border problem will be taken care of the same way
Eisenhower took care of it. This is the biggest sting operation the world has
ever seen. He has the [DS] where he wants them and the people are waking up,
the final battle is approaching, and War will wake the rest up. https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/06/x22-report-iran-nuclear-deal-haiti-no-warno-civil-war-clean-swift-sting-of-the-century-must-video-3666352.html
YNET: IDF counterterrorist offensive
in West Bank more likely than ever Analysis: Latest developments prompt
security officials to reconsider their previous decision to refrain from a
special operation while increased troop deployment is already underway – By Yossi
Yehushua – Juer 26th 2023 - The brazen attack by militants on IDF
forces and a military chopper in the Jenin refugee camp last week and Monday's
successful rocket launch by Hamas operatives in Jenin indicate security forces
are facing new challenges that would compound them to take action, leading
Israel closer to a large-scale military operation. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ryjnlhv002#autoplay
ISRAEL 365 NEWS: Scientist announces
creation of first human embryo in lab - It was You who created my conscience;
You fashioned me in my mother's womb. – PSALMS 139:13 (THE ISRAEL BIBLE) - n an
exciting breakthrough, scientists have announced the creation of synthetic
human embryos using stem cells. Prof. Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz, a professor of
biology and biological engineering from the University of Cambridge and the California
Institute of Technology gave a plenary address on Wednesday at the annual
meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, held in
Boston. “We can create human embryo-like
models by the reprogramming of [embryonic stem] cells,” she told the gathered
scientists. https://www.israel365news.com/372444/scientist-announces-creation-of-first-human-embryo-in-lab/
NTEB: Satan Is Obviously In Charge Of
America As Pretend Woman Admiral Rachel Levine Calls For A ‘Summer Of Pride’ To
Celebrate Sodom And Gomorrah - Published on June 26, 2023 - By Geoffrey Grider
- Admiral Rachel Levine has declared that only having a month to celebrate
Pride is inadequate, and that it should be given over to the entire summer.
Obviously he is jumping the gun in anticipation of the soon-coming-Days of Lot
when the LGBTQIA+ Movement, under the authority of Antichrist, will rule the
world for 7 short years. America may have been founded on Christian principles,
but in 2023 it is Satan who is calling the shots at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. “He
beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.” Job
41:34 (KJB) - https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/admiral-rachel-levine-declares-lgbtq-summer-of-pride-as-satan-rules-america/
THE HAL TURNER SHOW: UPDATED 10:39 AM
EDT -- Russian Presidential Fleet Plane Enroute to Washington DC to Evacuate
Diplomats – WORLD - HAL TURNER - 27 JUNE 2023 - The Russian Foreign Ministry
has commented on this plane: "A Russian plane is on its way to the United
States to evacuate diplomats ordered to leave the country by US authorities,
Zakharova said in her Telegram channel. According to the Foreign Ministry
spokeswoman, it is not a question of expulsion, but of restrictions on
operations created by Washington." https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russian-presidential-fleet-plane-enroute-to-washington-dc-evacuating-diplomats
Col McGregor Explains the Russian
‘Coup’ Perfectly - By M Dowling -June 26, 202312 - During an interview
yesterday, Colonel McGregor explained what he thought happened in Russia in the
last few days. He’s insightful and his explanation appears to make all the
pieces fit. The Colonel said, “I wouldn’t call it a coup. I think what happened
is that Mister Prigozhin, who, as you know, is a well-known blowhard and has
frequently said outrageous things, reached the conclusion that I think a lot of
people in the senior ranks of the Russian army have reached, and that is two
things.“First, that this war has dragged on too long, and they want to Putin to
take decisive action to end it…. https://www.independentsentinel.com/col-mcgregor-explains-the-russian-coup-perfectly/
THE AWAKE NATION: New Kerry Cassidy:
It's Happening! June Kabooms Finale! Awake Nation 2023 - Tuesday, June 27, 2023
- On The Awake Nation broadcast, co-hosts David Zublick and Penny L.A. Shepard
have Kerry Cassidy on and many more. https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/06/new-kerry-cassidy-its-happening-june-kabooms-finale-awake-nation-2542892.html
Gene Decode Huge Intel 6/27/23:
"The Underground Invisible War! Dumbs & More" - Must Video - Tuesday,
June 27, 2023 - https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/06/gene-decode-huge-intel-62723-the-underground-invisible-war-dumbs-more-must-video-3666405.html
THE DAN BONGINO SHOW: More Tapes Leak
Out! - Dan Bongino - Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - In this episode, I address the
shocking release of more tapes in the plot against Trump. In a tyranny, the
state manufactures a crime and then points to that made up crime to prevent
their political foes from running for office. Sounds familiar doesn’t it. https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/06/more-tapes-leak-out-dan-bongino-3666395.html
LISA HAVEN: What the Hell Just
Happened in Colorado! We’re All in Trouble When This Happens! - Tuesday, June
27, 2023 - There is something happening in Colorado at Colorado’s State
University which you desperately need to be aware of. Something bad may happen
as a result of something they plan to build. All that and more in this report… https://beforeitsnews.com/health/2023/06/what-the-hell-just-happened-in-colorado-were-all-in-trouble-when-this-happens-3052103.html
ATLAS SHRUGS: Freely Exposing
Themselves, Terrorizing Children: Naked, Lewd Acts At the Gay Parade - Tuesday,
June 27, 2023 – (Comment: Why do you think NYC is called Babylon in scripture?
The spirit of Jezebel owns the city just like the Sodomites ruled the cities of
Sodom & Gomorrah. Do you think NYC will be destroyed just like them? Nothing
will survive scripture says.) https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/06/freely-exposing-themselves-terrorizing-children-naked-lewd-acts-at-the-gay-parade-3666402.html
Behind The Scenes: Military Alliance
Threatens the U.S. Government & Deep State – A Ticking Time Bomb in The Heart
of The Deep State. BOOM!!! - Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - The dark machinations
behind the curtains of power are about to be unveiled. A cryptic warning has
been issued: the military alliance, the guardians of a hidden truth, has
threatened the U.S. Government and the deep state. The ultimatum? Reveal the
secrets of the clandestine world in less than six months or face the consequences.
https://beforeitsnews.com/police-state/2023/06/behind-the-scenes-military-alliance-threatens-the-u-s-government-deep-state-a-ticking-time-bomb-in-the-heart-of-the-deep-state-boom-6922.html
Has Your Mansion Been Built in New
Jerusalem?
By Joseph Chambers
Published on: November 29, 2017
Researched by Pastor Gary Boyd
June 27th 2023
“And take heed to yourselves, lest at
any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares
of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it
come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore,
and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things
that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man” (Luke 21:34-36).
Every time a person surrenders to
Christ with a lifelong covenant, the Lord commissions His angels to build a
mansion. That covenant must be an utter abandonment to live only for Christ.
Until we are willing to be His servants and to serve Him without regard for our
own will, there is no true covenant. The church world is full of part-time
Christians and it is destroying the message of faith.
A church full of godly people is a
powerhouse for Heaven and for the earth. America’s problems are not the White
House but God’s house. The Lord has made it plain that we must turn from our
selfish ways and lay our all on the altar. The end results of a life-long
covenant are breathtaking. Not only will we have a mansion in His eternal
kingdom, but we will have a Holy Ghost filled life. Imagine living in the
Garden of Eden rebuilt and of a far-reaching glory. What a day before the
“sold-out saints.”
The famous garden that the great
Creator created, in which He placed Adam and Eve, disappeared in Southern Iraq,
which was originally called Sumer, approximately four thousand years ago. It is
presumed that it was present and protected by the Cherubim of God until the
great flood. Men were not allowed in
this garden after the fall lest they would eat of the fruit of the Tree of Life
in the midst of the garden and then live eternally in their depraved state.
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the
man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth
his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the
ground from whence he was taken. So he
drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim,
and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of
life” (Genesis 3:22-24).
If there is a theme in the last
chapter of Revelation and last chapter of the Bible, it must be the return of
this incredible garden near the city of New Jerusalem that is certainly at the
center of God’s presence in the new heaven and the new earth. I have found that
almost no attention has been given to this incredible truth.
The original Garden of Eden had to
have been the most magnificent garden ever created. Creating gardens has been a
pastime and a joy of the rich and famous for millenniums. It seems to me that
this lost centerpiece of human life has left a vacuum in the human family that
has never found true satisfaction. This garden was so pristine and perfect that
it invited the joy of fellowship between God and His choice creation. Because
of its excellent beauty and the deep sense of the divine delight of the
Creator, Satan chose it as his location of attack against God and man.
Even as Eve listened to Satan’s lie,
the River of Life was splashing in the background. When she looked upon the
tree of good and evil, she well may have held in her hands the fruit of the
Tree of Life. Her deception and then Adam’s deception occurred within the reach
of a life so perfect and full that the heart of a pure soul has never
understood such foolishness.
How could it have happened?
The only possible answer is that our
Creator gave this man He created absolute right of choice. He wanted love that
had the right to choose to love, because all other love is not really love.
That day in the breathtaking garden, sorrow began that still rushes like a
tsunami upon the whole of the human family and the created world. This great
closing text reveals the final end of human misery and a total new beginning.
The Creator is going to move in with
His redeemed family; the total curse will have been eliminated, and we will
actually see the Father face-to-face. While New Jerusalem will be the most
magnificent creation of all eternity, the earth will have been recreated into
the paradise of perfect bliss. It will be a worldwide garden and nothing of
disease, weeds, undergrowth, or destroying insects will be present to mar the
beauty. If you can imagine the city of New Jerusalem set within and upon this
garden-like world and the beauty of both, united to welcome all of His and the
Lamb’s family, you are beginning to get the vision. We will be so identified with Him that His
family appearance will be written upon each continent.
His entire cosmos will be filled with
creative beauty. The only exception will be the Lake of Fire that will contain
the wicked. The second death, the most dreadful indictment ever assigned, will
have been finished and assigned to its victims, and that multitude of the
wicked will be cast into this eternal lake of brimstone. It will be in the
vicinity of Babylon and large enough to contain every lost soul of all
eternity. It will be possible for man to visit this site and forever remember
the sacrifice of the Lamb that spared their souls that same fate.
Isaiah spoke of this dreadful place
that would be visible forever.
“For as the new heavens and the new
earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your
seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to
another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship
before me, saith the LORD. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses
of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die,
neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all
flesh” (Isaiah 66:22-24).
Babylon has been the devil’s capital
since the day of Nimrod. He moved it to Rome nearly two thousand years ago, but
only to deceive. The Antichrist will return this capital back to Babylon.
Isaiah also spoke of this future
judgment against Satan and clearly tied this location to Babylon. He saw, “That
thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath
the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased…Hell from beneath is moved for
thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the
chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of
the nations. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak
as we? art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and
the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee
…
“How art thou fallen from heaven, O
Lucifer, son of the morning! how art
thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! Yet thou shalt be
brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit” (Isaiah14:4, 9-12, 15).
“Having therefore these promises,
dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and
spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Receive us; we have wronged no
man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. I speak not this to
condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live
with you” (2 Corinthians 7:1-3).
Hell will rise up out of the heart of
the earth to be joined with the Lake of Fire, and God will set a boundary
around the ancient center of Satanism. It will become the final abode of
Lucifer, the Antichrist, and the false prophet, along with his fallen angels
and every wicked soul that rejected God’s offering of grace. Babylon will
finally become the desolation promised by the prophets of old. God the Creator
will reward the wicked at the very center from which wickedness has charmed the
earth.
Anyone that doubts the Book of
Revelation must deny some of the plainest speech in the Bible. After John has
finished viewing the city of New Jerusalem in the midst of the new heaven and
new earth, his host that had taken him on the tour spoke great words of
warning. This angel, that later identified himself as a fellow servant of Jesus
Christ, said to John:
“And he said unto me, These sayings
are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to
shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done” (Revelation
22:6).
The messenger continued his attention
to John by prophesying of Christ and for Christ. “Behold, I come quickly:
blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book”
(Revelation 22:7).
Before we review the verses
individually, we must understand the warning in this book that speaks so
loudly. The church world is full of religious people and leaders that either
deny or ignore this “Masterpiece of Truth.” The messenger to John, pronounced by
the voice of Holy Ghost prophecy, that it is spiritual death to change or
reject these words.
“And if any man shall take away from
the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the
book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written
in this book” (Revelation 22:19).
Jesus also said that the “Scripture
cannot be broken” (John 10:35).
It is time for the church and the
church world to embrace this wonderful revelation within the Book of
Revelation.
“And he shewed me a pure river of
water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the
Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was
there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her
fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the
nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the
Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his
face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night
there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God
giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever” (Revelation 22:1-5).
These verses continue the subject of chapter
twenty-one. This magnificent city of New Jerusalem is more than an ordinary
city; it is the temple of God and Christ. This temple is united with the city
of New Jerusalem, the home of Christ’s bride. God the Father is moving the
heavenly temple within the New Jerusalem and uniting it all with His new
creation. Our view of this eternal and glorious creation is certainly limited
to human words and descriptions that remind us of the Biblical warning,
“For now we see through a glass,
darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even
as also I am known” (1 Corinthians 13:12).
This is the grandest view ever
revealed and from it we can catch a limited vision of our future. Living for anything but our Lord Jesus Christ
and His eternal plans is folly.
John is now allowed to view one of
the most breathtaking aspects of this city and the new world. The River of Life
and The Tree of Life is second only to the Father and the Lamb as the
heartthrob of this city. It is our substance of eternal life. While Adam and
Eve were created to be eternal, the River of Life and the Tree of Life were the
source of that eternal life.
So, it is in this eternal picture
again as it was in the beginning. We will live forever, and the provision of
that life is flowing directly out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. Our
eternal life is not resident in His created family but in Himself and the Lamb
of God. While this river is a literal river and this tree is a literal tree,
the substance of both the river and tree is divine life, His divine life
provided for His family.
This river will flow throughout this
great and marvelous city and throughout the new earth. The original river in
Eden divided into four streams and flowed far and wide to provide life for all
of Adam and Eve’s family. This river flowing from the throne of God shall
certainly do no less but will be the joy of the whole universe.
On either bank of this river will be
the Tree of Life. The Bible is not speaking of one tree, but of one variety of
multiple trees bearing multiple fruits. This tree will bare twelve manners of
fruit, and the fruit will be yielded and renewed monthly. Everywhere the river
flows, the tree will line its banks and satisfy every eternal soul with life
everlasting. The leaves of the tree will be filled with renewable nutrients
that provide perfect substance for our glorified bodies.
The curse of sin is finished and the
glorified saints will have perfect fellowship with their God and Father. It
will be the joy of the earth to serve the Great Creator and His Son and to
worship Him forever. The care of our mansions and the breathtaking gardens that
fill the landscape will fill every saint with unfailing pleasure. Fellowship
with other saints, viewing a dazzling world of exquisite beauty, and
worshipping with the angels and great prophets will never allow for one moment
of boredom.
There will never be a sunset.
Artificial light will not be needed because this new world will be flooded with
the light of the Lord God Himself. It will be a world bathed in the glory of
the Eternity and filled with His presence forever and ever.
“And he said unto me, these sayings
are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to
shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I come
quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the
sayings of the prophecy of this book. And I John saw these things, and heard
them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of
the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, see thou do it
not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethen the prophets, and of them
which keep the sayings of this book: worship God” (Revelation 22:6-9).
“Love not the world, neither the
things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father
is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the
lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the
world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the
will of God abideth for ever” (1 John 2:15-17).
The fact that this angel of God,
charged with delivering this message of Jesus Christ, would interrupt this
great revelation to emphasize the truthfulness of this great masterpiece is
thrilling. This messenger is not speaking for himself but by direct
inspiration. These words are the words of God. Everything in this book is
perfect, “faithful and true” and cannot be denied or changed. The angel plainly
says,
“The Lord God of the holy prophets
sent (me) his angel to show unto His servants the things which must surely come
to pass.”
This book is either literal or all of
Christianity is in trouble.
The great statement that I have
already quoted in the beginning of this chapter is a post-stated warning that
carries the student or reader back to chapter four, where the saints were
caught up to the throne before the Great Tribulation. This is given to readers
and students of this book so we do not wait to suffer through the great
Antichrist period. Let’s read that warning again:
“Behold, I come quickly: blessed is
he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book” (Revelation 22:7).
The Lord did this very same thing in
Matthew chapter twenty-four when He painted the picture of the dark Tribulation
but ended with a route of escape. No believer has to endure the coming hell on
earth. The Lord said the exact same thing to the church of Philadelphia:
“Because thou hast kept the word of
my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall
come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth” (Revelation
3:10).
When John could get his breath from
what he had seen and heard, he fell down in front of this angel or messenger to
worship. This walking tour of the city, plus the words of proof for all he had
seen, left him in a rapturous mood. But the angel was more than an angel. He
was a servant of the Lord, a fellow servant, a glorified saint, actually an
elder participant in the grand events of God’s kingdom. This certainly suggests
that the saints of God in Heaven are not there to picnic, but to worship and
participate. This servant of God was quick to confirm that he was one “of them
which keeps the saying of this book.” He adds, “Worship God.”
“And he saith unto me, seal not the
sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is
unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy
still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is
holy, let him be holy still. And,
behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according
as his work shall be” (Revelation 22:10-12).
Now we get a warning on top of a
warning. This Elder of the Lord (let’s call him that for the rest of this
discussion) plainly tells John that this book is an ironclad truth that cannot
be put aside. The Book of Revelation has been on the shelf all the way back to
the beginning of the dark ages. Too few of God’s saints have dared to dig into
this Masterpiece. The hour has come that no believer can dare wait to keep
these great truths. The Elder says something that is hair-raising:
“Seal not the sayings of the prophecy
of this book: for the time is at hand.” If it were at hand, then what would
that Elder say today? This book is a “Revelation, an unveiling,” not a
“concealing or a hidden thing.”
The Elder then declares a warning
that leaves no one innocent. “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and
he which is filthy, let him be filthy still.” Righteousness is not just a
legalistic standing or a positional standing, but a literal transformation. We
will be what we are now in our heart and present lifestyle when we stand before
the Great Judge unless, if needed, you allow grace to transform you.
The declaration that follows the
warning is exciting. The Lord to whom we relate is perfect in His sovereign
being, and every facet of eternity is totally open before Him. When He comes,
every saint of God will be rewarded. The reward is based on one thing alone –
obedience to Him in our works. We will be rewarded and every reward will be
individually determined. We will get what our surrender and devotion to Him
merits. The new heaven, the new earth, the New Jerusalem, and the Garden of
Eden will not be a place of identical saints and rewards, but every person will
be special. Every mansion will be different and every garden will be unique.
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning
and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments,
that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the
gates into the city. For without are dogs (reference to various groups of
impure people: Deuteronomy 23:18; Isaiah 56:10; Matthew 15:22-28; Philippians
3:2), and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and
whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto
you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and
the bright and morning star” (Revelation 22:13-16).
These closing truths of this great
book are really breathtaking. Easy Christianity is the product of apostasy.
That certainly never existed in the Bible. The Elder is clearly caught up in
the language and the message of our God and His Son. Right in the middle of
these closing words, the Spirit takes this elder’s lips and he proclaims the
voice of the Sovereign One, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end,
the first and the last.” Then, as God continued to speak, He said, “Blessed are
they that do his commandments.” The promises are more than worthy of our total
commitments. Every saint will enjoy the Tree of Life and have the right to
either live in the city of His Bride or visit and enjoy the city.
“And he shewed me a pure river of
water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the
Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was
there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her
fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the
nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the
Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him” (Revelation 22:1-3).
As I said in the opening of this
chapter, the Lake of Fire will be on earth for eternity and will be visible to
be visited. The warning, “For without are dogs,” makes it clear that the
judgment will forever be in the conscience of every saint. To forget the
consequence of sin and its judgment would be unthinkable. The sacrifice of the
Son of God will be an eternal matter and we will never forget to worship our
Savior. The glorified saints will possess in themselves the redemption of the
Cross, and the glory of our new bodies will forever testify to the triumph of
Calvary. This is why the Lord Jesus Christ is called the “Lamb” right down to
the very last chapter.
Jesus Christ gave this book to John
through an array of angels and elders and for the church. It belongs to every
church and every saint. It is our last “Will and Testament” and was always
meant to bless and embolden the followers of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord
said, “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the
churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning
star.”
What a love letter! This is straight
from the Lord Himself.
If you live in and obey this book,
the world will appear exactly as it is, a fading kingdom soon to be judged and
renewed in righteousness just for the Bride of Christ and the saints of God.
“And the Spirit and the bride say,
Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And
whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely” (Revelation 22:17).
The harvest of the precious fruits of
the earth is never far from the heart of God. Right in the heart of Revelation,
from chapter one to this transcending close of chapter twenty-two, “there is a
rainbow above the throne.” It never gets so dark that something special does
not appear to show the mercy extended to lost souls.
This next statement is remarkable:
“The Holy Spirit says, Come.” The heart of the Holy-Ghost office is the wooing
of the unsaved. “Let him that heareth” shows the obligation of every recipient
of grace. No one can know of salvation without the obligation of telling it to
others. “Let him that is athirst come” is a call that never ends until the last
soul is saved or judged. “Whosoever will” is the invitation of Holy Scripture
from Genesis to Revelation. No one has the right to tell even one soul that
there is no hope. “Whosoever will” is the theme of the Bible.
“For I testify unto every man that
heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these
things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And
if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God
shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and
from the things which are written in this book” (Revelation 22:18-19).
The Word of God is forever settled in
Heaven. Before one word was ever given to any man to write, the Bible was
complete. The Word of God is a heavenly book that has been given to the earthly
church. The command has always been not to change or eliminate what the Spirit
has given. He first warns us not to add to His revelations. We are warned that
to add will be to receive the plagues written in this book. He then warns not
to “take away” from the book. This warning comes with stated results. If we
“take away” His words, He will take away our name from His Book of Life. These
are awesome warnings.
“He which testifieth these things
saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen” (Revelation 22:20-21).
The parting words of our Lord as He
closes His dialogue with John were beautiful. The Elder speaks, “He which
testifieth these things saith,” and then the Elder gives the final words of the
Lord, “Surely I come quickly.” The Elder added, “Amen.” I think John then added
by inspiration, “Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” Maybe it was John that spoke the
“Amen,” also. Either way, this is a wonderful close to a heavenly vision. John
then says to all the church that read these supernatural words, “The grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”
Conclusion
This chapter is a highlight of this
great Masterpiece. To see the Garden of Eden reappear for the first time since
Genesis chapter three is beautiful. Of course, it could not appear until
redemption was complete. The entrance of sin had broken the great fellowship
that men had with God. The Father’s love demanded that a shadow of fellowship
be restored, but the fellowship was always conducted with blood as its doorway.
From the garden, when coats were made by God the Father, to this final
revelation where a Lamb slain walks in every sentence, blood alone has been the
Father’s carefully laid plan. Now redemption is finished and God and His family
are going to live together forever.
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