11 Oct 2013

Revelation 11:16-18

Posted by joncooper

Revelation 11:16: “And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.”

Here we see the 24 elders again, who represents the Church. When the 7th angel sounds they give glory to God for what is about to come. Notice it says that “thou hast taken to thee thy great power”. Even though Jesus has not yet returned, He takes power at this point and uses His power to judge the nations. Even though the beginning of the Millennial Kingdom is still more than three years away, this is when Jesus seizes control of the world and begins His reign over it. The antichrist may think that he has power and may think that he is in control, but he is badly wrong. Jesus is reigning from Heaven and He cannot be stopped.

Several things are going on. First, Jesus has taken power and is reigning from Heaven. Second, Jesus is judging the world. Third, Jesus is rewarding His servants, the prophets and the saints. Fourth, Jesus is going to “destroy them which destroy the earth”. There is more judgment to come, and it begins immediately – in the very next verse.

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