From the LGG Study Journal, Come, Lord Jesus, Come / w3d5
Scripture: Revelation 11:1-14
My mind is slowly wrapping itself around the beauty and mystery of Revelation. However due to some scheduling conflicts time to blog in response to my journey through the Scripture today, just didn’t happen. However, in place of the blog I am sharing a pic of my study journal for today as well as the LGG Journal page – that is always helpful and adds clarity and a visual to the story unfolding before us
Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them: “Come up here!” So the two prophets went up to heaven in a cloud while their enemies stared at them.
INTO THE WORD
Yesterday we read about Jesus being taken up in front of the watching disciples, and today we read about the two witnesses who will be taken up in front of a watching world. Because of God’s love and mercy, these two prophets will spend three and a half years proclaiming God’s coming judgment upon the world and calling the nations to repent and turn to God.
After their allotted time is over, God will allow them to be overtaken and killed. Their bodies will be left out in the streets of Jerusalem for three and a half days for all the world to see. People from every tribe, language, and nation will be able to see their dead bodies lying there. Huge celebrations will occur all over the world in response to their death. But the celebrations will not last long. After three and a half days, God will miraculously raise them up with the same power He used to raise Jesus from the grave.
We see from our verses today the lengths to which God will go in order to call unbelievers to repentance. We’ve seen this from the prophets of the Old Testament, through the apostles in the New Testament, right up to these prophets at the end of time. People from all tribes, languages, and nations of the world will be without excuse. God will give them time to repent. The call of repentance from the prophets will be heard all over the world and yet many people will still continue to harden their hearts.
PRAYER
Dear Lord, we take time today to pray for salvation for those in our lives who have hardened their hearts toward Your truth and salvation. We pause and pray salvation over their lives right now. Please use us, empower us, and fill us with Your Holy Spirit to be witnesses to them. Use us now, on this day, for Your glory. Until You return we pray come, Lord Jesus, come. Amen.
Revelation 11:1-14 (from my personal journal)
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