UNDERSTANDING THE BOOK OF REVELATION            

                                                             PART 19 

Revelation 8:13, "And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, WOE, WOE, WOEto the inhaviters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound."  

We are not going to spend a lot of time on the three woes, because they are all pretty much the same. Which was MAN taking what God intended for the restoration of the church, and turning it into a MANMADE practice. Even though this was seen all through the church ages, it is still being practiced today.

The three woes were/are man's efforts to incorporate and denominationalize the church. They (men) have separated them into religious parcels , and away from the true intention of God; which is to make ALL ONE! God never intended that carnal men should form religious systems of any of His revelations or outpouring to make all one. Earthly and carnal religious denominations were the cause of the warnings that God saw and heard, and it was the first woe.

The revealed truths of God should have been and should now be to joined together all believers into greater spiritual planes or levels in Christ. Intead the denominationalizing has divided and set brother against brother, rather than joining us together.

Eph. 1:10, "That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth: even in Him."

Jude 1:11, "Woe unto them! (the inhabitants of the earth) for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core."

Now, we see that this woe is past.

Revelation 9: 12, "One woe is past; and behold, there come two woes more hereafter."

The second woe came in the Philadelphia Church Age, in the 1900's, when the visitations of God, through the outpouring of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit was in such a diminsion that was not seen since the Apostolic Days, or the Days of Pentecost, that we read about in the Book of Acts. People from all denominations were receiving the Baptism and revival was breaking out everywhere.

And AGAIN, there rose up among the Pentecostals religious leaders with great ambitions. They established so many "institutions" , organizations, and movements. Many believers fell into the same ole denominational traps , as did their predecessors of the Reformation Age.

They brought the "spirit" of Babylon into a divine move of God. The Charismatic move was not intended to bring forth more denominations, it was intended to be a heavenly experience for all people, regardless of their denomination. The prophecy for this age was :

Joel 2:28, "I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh."

This was the second woe. Believers began to follow after Pentecostal and Tongue Denominations, rather than follow after Christ.

Revelation 11:14, " The second woe is past and behold , the third woe cometh quickly."

This third woe is exactly the same as the first two woes. MAN!!!! Man interferring with God's work. It is still going on today, BUT, WE SEE A LIGHT from the midst of US!! The final victory over all of these woes does not come until Babylon and all her daughters (the church system) are fallen, according to scriptures. We see in Revelation 19 the final and full victory proclaimed:

Revelation 19:1-6, "And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia, Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God. (keep in mind, the ONE we saw in Rev. 1:13, the One like unto") ; for true and righteous are his judgements; for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of this servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose upe for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen: Alleluia. And a voice came out of the throne, saying Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia; for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth."

The time and place of the third woe is with the sounding of the seveneth trumpet. The warning of God is the same as it was to the first two woes, "MAN GET OUT OF MY BUSINESS!!" As we look at the seventh church, we will see such glorious encouragement. His True Church, US, comes forth without spot or wrinkle. I am anxious to get finished with these church ages, because then we see HIM IN ACTION, AS US. It is wonderful. The unvealing is awesome. Many are NOW walking in the things that the church system has put off until we "die and go to heaven". BUT, WE ARE EXPERIENCING HEAVEN NOW!!

In the next part, we will look at the fifth vial poured out and the sixth seal being opened.

to be continued.....