## Overview
- Vision: The Lamb on Mount Zion with 144,000; call to global proclamation; warnings against worshiping the beast.
- Message: Fear God, give Him glory; judgment hour has come; worship the Creator.
- Babylon: Declared fallen; source of spiritually corrupting influence on nations.
- Warning: Those who worship the beast and receive its mark face God’s wrath and unending torment.
- Call: “This calls for patient endurance” of God’s people who keep commandments and remain faithful to Jesus.
| **Angels’ Proclamations** | Eternal gospel to all; judgment call; Babylon fallen; warning about worshiping the beast and receiving the mark | Universal call to worship God; separation from Babylon; severe consequence for compromise |
| **Endurance Statement** | Patient endurance for saints who keep God’s commands and faith in Jesus | Endurance is necessary amid deception, persecution, and pressure |
| **Harvest Visions** | Son of Man with sickle reaps the earth; angels reap grapes thrown into the winepress of God’s wrath | Divine judgment executed; vivid imagery of final justice |
| **144,000 Description** | With the Lamb; bearing His and the Father’s name; pure, truthful, blameless; follow the Lamb wherever He goes | Model traits for believers facing end-time trials |
- Term: Hypomone (endurance) = remain under; steadfastness empowered by the Spirit.
- Function: Anchors believers to Christ, matures character, secures hope, advances the gospel.
- Last Days: Indispensable against persecution and deception; equips the church to withstand trials.
- Identity: Introduced in Revelation 7; linked to redeemed ethnic Israel; sealed and protected.
- Traits to Emulate:
- Purity: Did not defile with Babylon; remained spiritually faithful.
- Allegiance: Follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
- Redemption: Purchased as first fruits to God and the Lamb.
- Integrity: No lie in their mouths; blameless.
- Christ’s Return: Certain; timing unknown; believers must be ready; He returns as judge on Mount Zion (Jerusalem).
- Israel’s Restoration: Ezekiel 37 prophesies regathering and spiritual revival; ongoing return to the land.
- Romans 11: Partial hardening of Israel until fullness of Gentiles; Israel beloved; gifts and calling irrevocable.
- Relationship: The church is Jews and Gentiles grafted into Christ; the church does not replace Israel.
- Persecution: Rising pressures may force house church models; potential need to operate underground.
- Cost of Discipleship: Loss of friends, family, business, or employment for faith.
- Readiness: Prepare to endure tribulation; fear compromise more than hardship.
- Meaning: Participation in Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection; receiving grace and mercy.
- Posture: Self-examination, confession, and renewed trust; gratitude for redemption by the Lamb.
- Endurance (Hypomone): Spirit-enabled steadfastness under trial; essential for last days.
- Babylon: Symbol of corrupt, idolatrous world system opposing God.
- Mark of the Beast: Economic-religious allegiance to the beast; refusal entails hardship.
- 666: Number symbolizing consummate evil; antithetical to divine perfection.
- First Fruits: Those offered to God as the initial portion of a greater harvest; devoted and set apart.
## Action Items / Next Steps
- Examine Faith: Assess whether your faith endures in hardship, not only in comfort.
- Commit to Endurance: Embrace spiritual disciplines; accept pain and sacrifice for maturity.
- Resist Compromise: Reject Babylon’s defilement and the beast’s demands; live truthfully.
- Follow the Lamb: Align life choices with Jesus’ direction “wherever He goes.”
- Prepare Practically: Be ready for potential persecution; strengthen house-to-house fellowship.
- Remember Christ: Participate in communion with confession, gratitude, and renewed trust.
