147 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 1 - Part 3 - Book 13 - Babylon - "The World System"

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 3 * BOOK 13 BABYLON - "THE WORLD SYSTEM" Revelation 18 & 20 Keep that in mind as we look at these horrible cataclysmic events leading up to the return of Christ at His Second Coming. Now to Revelation 18:14-16: Revelation 18:14-16 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her (by this great system, a conglomeration of religion, politics and government, and economics), shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, And saying, `Alas, alas, that great city (great system) that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!'" Revelation 18:17-19 "For in one hour (just one short period of time) so great riches is come to nought. Now come to Chapter 16. Revelation 16:19 "And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell (here's where I get the concept that the great commercial centers of the world, the Tokyo's and Hong Kong's, etc. as we listed them, are all going to go): and great Babylon (that whole consortium) came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath." Revelation 18:22 Revelation 18:23 "And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries (drugs. Now verse 24, and here is another reason God's wrath is going to be so tremendous. Revelation 18:24 "And in her (this great system) was found the blood of prophets (Old Testament days) and of saints (believers of the New Testament Age, I think), and of all that were slain upon the earth. Remember I told you 50 million people, civilian and military, lost their lives during World War II. The rich. We know that the wealthy people of the world will finance both sides of a war. Defense. The defense contractors. Satan. The god of this whole world system we have on the scene is Satan. Remember, Zechariah is writing to the Jew: Zechariah 14:1,2 "Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. Zechariah 14:3 "Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations (these Gentile nations that have been gathered to fight against the Jew), as when he fought in the day of battle." That refers to when the Lord fought Israel's battles back in the Old Testament. Then verse 4; notice how plain this is: Zechariah 14:4a The day of His Second Coming) upon the mount of Olives (where is the Mount of Olives? For now, let's go to I Corinthians Chapter 15. Drop down to those verses we know so well, verses 51 and 52. Remember the Apostle Paul is the Apostle of the Gentiles. We are now members of the Body of Christ. I Corinthians 15:51 Whether we have died, or whether we remain alive at this time, we are going to have a resurrected body. We are going to have a new body, like His resurrected body. The body that can travel at the speed of light. Now let's break the verse down. It's the smallest divisible portion of time. So it's just a fraction of a second), in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead (those who have died as believers in Christ. What is so amazing about this Church Age Doctrine of the Rapture, and given only to the Apostle Paul, is that it's always been an imminent event. Remember we can't go to heaven in this old body, we must put on that body like Christ has. Now do you see any language about cataclysmic events, or the wrath of God being poured out here? No! I Thessalonians 4:13 Now here it comes verse 14: I Thessalonians 4:14 "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,..." That's according to Paul's Gospel that He died for my sins, He was buried and He arose again! Granted, as we saw in an earlier lesson, when we become a believer, what does God expect? Now if we have, and we are alive, then those who have died as believers... I Thessalonians 4:14 Now verse 15. I Thessalonians 4:15 I Thessalonians 4:16 "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God (I love it when people write and say they are waiting for the trumpet to sound. I Thessalonians 4:17 There is nothing of cataclysmic judgments here. Nor the wrath of God falling all around us. I Thessalonians 4:18 Now let's go down into Chapter 5 and watch the difference in language. Here in Chapter 4 Paul is including the believers with his own experience. I Thessalonians 5:1,2 I Thessalonians 5:3 "For when (what's the pronoun?) I Thessalonians 5:9 "For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ," God hath not appointed you and I, as believers, to wrath. I Thessalonians 5:10 #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible