Revelation 21:6-8 And He said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who thirsts I will give of the fountain of the Water of Life freely.
He who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, will have their part in the Lake burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
The beginning talks to the ones who thirst after Jesus for life. W live in a culture where people just want a ‘sip’ of Jesus because they thirst after the things of this world. The dabble in Biblical Christianity, and invest in their own desires. By doing this they are no better than Adam and Eve in the garden when the created ‘fruit’ of the earth began to rule over mankind because they ate the fruit of the world and creation. Rather than ruling over the world, the world would rule over mankind. This is why we see the modern ‘eco’ worship, green movement, witchcraft, etc. We also see the addictions to the world through drugs and alcohol. In fact man’s desire to fill the every increasing chasm of emptiness has led to man to seek the next high or escape through synthetic drugs.
This text also gives a promise to he that overcomes. We must overcome the things that follow in the text, and not embrace them. These are symptoms, symptoms of submitting to the worldly desires are revealed in lifestyle behaviors like cowering (fear), unbelieving, abominations, murdering, debauchee, sorcery, idol worship and lying. There is no place for those who practice such things in God’s Kingdom, but a place is reserved for them in the everlasting burning in the Lake of Fire.
It’s simple:
Overcome the list mentioned by submitting to God, and inherit the Kingdom
Be overcome by the list by submitting to the world and evil, and inherit the Lake of Fire.
I personally think this is specifically placed at the end of scripture as a final warning to God’s pinnacle creation – humanity. I also feel these are some points of emphasis to the era and generations that will play out the end of history just before Jesus returns. These are just my unctions, my personal opinion of their purpose and placement.
More is revealed when you look at some of the meanings behind these words, your history and where we are at in history.
Cowering or fear is what you do to what you edify over yourself. You could even argue that you worship what you coward to, or fear. We live in a culture that doesn’t fear God, so the result is the over-abundance of fear towards things like death, life, animals, the dark, etc. Even a virus! We actually bow to our work, finances, hobbies, failures, … too!
People cower to the memory of what happened to them and hang on to that memory as a monument in their life that they return to rather than leaving it behind. Therefore they always have to talk about, or want it to be revisited, or want to project it upon others. No wonder so many people can’t get beyond their past. They dress it up in new clothes and invite it to define their future. What do you bow to?!
Unbelief means you don’t believe either fully or not enough maybe. Unbelief in God means you put your trust in yourself or things of this world which all will fail you and lead YOU to that Lake of Fire! It also sets you up for fear to set in as we discussed before. No wonder things like PTSD and suicide are pandemics that are more concerning than COVID 19 because these things many times are self-inflicted because of the unbelief in God and His power. No wonder God said in the last days mankind would have a ‘form’ of godliness but deny its power. To deny God’s power is bow to the powers of the world and what it has done to YOU!
Abominations are detestable, abhorrable and disgusting choices and lifestyles people do against God’s precepts and identity. The things people are doing to themselves, their bodies and to others is deplorable. Many things which are now found and even propagated within the churches a few decades ago and before would have been rejected as blasphemy. But, now in the name of ‘freedom’ are embraced. After all, we want a hip God that embraces our desires right? But it is made easier when we throw out huge sections of scripture, ordain doctrines of demons and pastors of disasters.
Murdering is now more accepted than ever before. Take abortion for example. The murdering of our most innocent and prized possession in Jesus’s eyes will have to answered to by us! I can’t negate the actions by so-called doctors and nurses, mothers, fathers and political sacrificial priests of what they do to these children. Butchering a baby in the womb is no more a right than a parent’s right to abuse, molest, rape or any other detestable act to God’s most innocent creation. The conscience becomes seared and even shame, guilt and condemnation are over-ruled by hardness, depravity and ultimate emptiness in a person’s life. It is only through conviction, repentance and restoration through Jesus Christ can healing occur. Otherwise we deserve the onslaught of these encrypting feelings of despair. Even hatred found for our brothers and sisters, and even neighbors is murder in God’s eyes in unforgiveness. Scripture says God wont forgive you if you hold unforgiveness in your heart. And unforgiveness leads to back-biting, gossip, paranoia, hopelessness, isolation, self-hatred and suicide. It turns inward as time goes on. Sad part is that we deserve all the garbage the enemy throws at us if we murder in the ways above. Good news is that an authentic faith in Jesus Christ as we submit to Him allows us to conquer evil. But your choice!
Stay tuned tomorrow for “End Game Part 2”
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