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  • Who Is John That Wrote the Book of Revelation?

    Who Is John That Wrote the Book of Revelation?

    The goal of prophecy is this: because Jesus loves you so much, He wants you to know what is coming on earth. Jesus wants you to escape all the things that will happen. Many pastors are confused about Bible prophecy. Most pastors do not teach the Bible correctly.

    They speak of “the church” as if all Christian churches were from Jesus. In the first century, that was the case. Today, Jesus says there are two churches in Revelation and Bible prophecy. Who is John, who wrote the book of Revelation? He was sent to warn us of things to come.

    Luke 21:36 — “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.” Is Jesus saying here that as long as you believe in Him, you will be safe? No. Why? Because Jesus knows that many people who call themselves Christians are not truly Christians. By their fruits you shall know them.

    Matthew 7:16 — “Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?” People today are so caught up in appearances that they cannot understand anything. Not only do people today avoid answering when someone speaks to them, but in the long run, this practice makes a person unable to answer questions or think for themselves. It is by practicing answering questions that we become able to answer correctly.

    Who is John that wrote the book of Revelation? We shall see. Bible prophecy is a test from Jesus that distinguishes the sheep from the goats. Another practice common today, one that will bind people to destruction, is that people no longer believe in absolute truth. This is very serious — if God is not the ultimate authority on truth, then who is?

    Then man would be the one who creates truth; man would be the one who decides what truth is; man would be the authority on what is good and bad. But man is not God. This is idolatry, insolence, blasphemy, arrogance, and lying. So many Christians I talk to no longer believe that when a man of God speaks, God is speaking through him. For them, the ultimate authority has become human reasoning.

    Who Is John That Wrote the Book of Revelation? Why Did Jesus Send Prophecy?

    When someone asks me, “What is the proof the Bible is true?” I say: Bible prophecy. Because no human being can tell what will happen 2,000 years in advance, to the very day. Not one human being can do that. But God can — as in Revelation 9, where He tells us 2,000 years in advance, to the very day, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, prophesied as July 11, 1840. This proves the Bible is true, since only God can tell us, far in advance, the events that will happen on earth. God sent prophecy as the ultimate proof that the Bible is true.

    John 13:19 — “Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.”

    John 14:29 — “And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.”

    Isaiah 42:9 — “Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.” Prophecy is the best way for someone to know that the Bible is truly true, since only God can know the future.

    Who Is John Who Wrote the Book of Revelation? For the Work of the Ministry

    Ephesians 4:11-13 — “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.”

    This verse was written in the first century. At that time, there was only one church. Paul says God gave prophets for:

    • The work of the ministry
    • The perfecting of the saints
    • The edifying of the body of Christ
    • The unity of the faith

    In seeking to know who John, the writer of Revelation, truly is, we must understand that Paul is not saying all Christians in the end times would be united in one organization. In the first century, there was one church, one belief, so unity was, and still is, important. But today there are two main groups of Christians:

    1. Babylon, the antichrist — Revelation 17 and 18
    2. The Remnant — Revelation 12

    The church of Jesus today is found in Revelation chapter 12. This church has a prophet, given for the unity of this true Christian group that will go on to heaven. John speaks of the Babylon Christians, and you can read our series on Babylon in the book of Revelation, which clearly shows that Babylon represents the fallen Christian churches.

    Paul says here that prophecy is given so that the body of Christ — today, the remnant church — would be edified, so that people would stand united in the faith. A prophet helps people know correct Bible teaching. If there is no prophet in the church, everyone makes up their own ideas of what the Bible teaches, and confusion results.

    Who Is John That Wrote the Book of Revelation? Every Wind of Doctrine

    In fact, God wrote the book of Revelation, and the whole Bible. But God chooses human beings, as the Bible says — holy men of God — to write His book, since men are unable to discern right and wrong correctly on their own. God sends the Bible as a map.

    Ephesians 4:18 — “Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.”

    When there is a prophet from God, we know that the revelations, visions, and dreams in which God speaks to him or her are from God. We can safely trust that their Bible teaching is correct — no more being tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine.

    Ephesians 4:14 — “That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.”

    I heard a YouTube channel say recently that we no longer need prophets, and that “these people” or “so-and-so” follow a prophet rather than follow Jesus. When people say this, they fail to understand that:

    1. Human beings are totally unable to understand or discern right and wrong correctly since the fall of Adam.
    2. God sent us a book, the Bible, to tell us what is right and wrong.
    3. God sends prophets into the church so that members do not come up with all kinds of false beliefs and doctrines. As the prophet is inspired by God, God tells His people, through the prophet, the correct Bible teachings.

    The reason God sends prophets, even until today, is so that we not be tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine.

    I have seen this in many Christians and churches today: they have no prophet, and members come up with all kinds of strange teachings and confusion. A true prophet of God settles false teachings and brings unity among believers.

    Who Is John That Wrote the Book of Revelation? Prophets in the End Times

    God said that He will have prophets in the end times we are living in today. God said that even daughters and maidens will prophesy. We already saw that the end-time church of Jesus would be called the Remnant, and that the fallen churches are called Babylon and the antichrist — noting that Babylon has daughters: there is a mother church, Babylon, and her daughters.

    Joel 2:28 — “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.” We are living in the end times. God said He would have prophets — even women prophets. What, then, are the characteristics of the Remnant?

    • She keeps the commandments of God
    • She keeps the Sabbath
    • She preaches the three angels’ messages to the world
    • She preaches the hour of His judgment message, or the sanctuary message
    • She has the testimony of Jesus, which is the Spirit of Prophecy

    Revelation 12:17 — “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” She keeps the commandments of God — the Sabbath being one of these commandments, and a sign of the end-time church of Jesus.

    She also has the testimony of Jesus.

    Revelation 19:10 — “And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” The testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy — the end-time remnant of Jesus will have a true prophet.

    Revelation 14:8 — “And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” She preaches the three angels’ messages to the world. Churches that do not preach the three angels’ messages to the world are not the end-time remnant of Jesus.

    Revelation 14:6 — “…to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.” This is not a local movement but a worldwide church. Finally, she preaches the hour of His judgment — the first angel’s message, also called the sanctuary message, or the 2300-day prophecy.

    Revelation 14:7 — “Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come.” The only movement that fulfills all these characteristics of the end-time remnant of Jesus is the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Her prophet is Ellen G. White. God has had women prophets before — Huldah, Deborah, Miriam the sister of Moses, Anna, and other women prophets.

    Repeat after me: Father God, thank You for Bible prophecy. Help me understand Bible prophecy and where we are in history. Please forgive my sins. Help me to receive the end-time message of Your remnant church, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

  • Babylon in the Book of Revelation: Who Is She?

    Babylon in the Book of Revelation: Who Is She?

    The Bible says Babylon is a mixture of truth and error. These errors can come from paganism, Satanism, or other false religions. But mixing these beliefs with the Bible makes it unfit for a church to be called a church. What name does Jesus give these churches? Babylon.

    Babylon in the Book of Revelation: When Did This Confusion Happen?

    Paul says in the New Testament that after he would die, many false teachers would come into the true church and would not spare the flock. Paul said that many Christians from the early church would pervert the truth and mix it with false teachings. What does Paul call this? Damnable heresies. Babylon in the book of Revelation is the ultimate deception for Christians.

    2 Peter 2:1-3 — “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”

    When false teachers come into the church, the result is that Satan enters the church in a clever way, since people do not suspect those teachings to be of Satan — because they are taught by a preacher in a Christian church. This is an amazing deception. Babylon in the book of Revelation is a mixture of Bible and false teachings. Paul says the damnation of those people — not only the false teachers but those who have believed a lie — is sure. Babylon in the book of Revelation teaches paganism while making people believe it is the Bible.

    Acts 20:29 — “For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.” Paul says here that after he would die, which was around AD 65, false teachers would come in. And the Christian church, already by AD 65, would start to experience a division: those who teach the Bible only, and those who would introduce false teachings.

    Acts 20:30 — “Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.” Paul says here that even those from within the early church would start to teach false beliefs, or doctrines of demons. The best way Satan can deceive people is to introduce his teachings and make people believe they are following the Bible. Satan does not care if those teachings are mixed with truth — in fact, to deceive people, he mixes error with truth.

    Acts 20:31 — “Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.” Paul warned them for three full years about these incredible events that would change Christianity forever. Two classes of Christians would be formed: those led by Satan while calling themselves Christians, and the true church. Babylon in the book of Revelation is the papacy, or the Catholic Church. Today, the Sunday-keeping churches that have rejected the first angel’s message of Revelation 14 are also Babylon — her daughters.

    Acts 20:32 — “And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.” Here, Paul says, “I commend you to the Bible,” since Babylon teaches some verses from the Bible mixed with some teachings from Satan.

    Babylon in the Book of Revelation: Advancing Satan’s Kingdom

    How can a church advance Satan’s kingdom? By teaching the same beliefs that the priests of Babylon — who worshipped demons — preached in their temples every Sunday. The fact that Christians today worship on Sunday, the very day the priests of Satan used to go to the temple in the days of ancient Babylon, reveals the fascinating power of deception. Babylon in the book of Revelation shows Christians unknowingly helping Satan’s kingdom.

    How can Christians advance Satan’s kingdom? When a pastor teaches that hell is forever, when the Bible says people will be destroyed in hell, he is teaching Zoroastrianism — a teaching not found in the Bible. Yet it is striking to see millions of Christians going to church on Sunday, dressed in their suits and ties, listening to a sermon with no idea they are hearing the same teaching the priests of Satan taught in the Babylonian kingdom around 650 BC, on that very same day.

    Even more troubling, people give tithes to pastors who teach them this counterfeit doctrine on Sunday mornings. Of course, those pastors also teach true things from the Bible, like the truth that Jesus died on the cross. But when these pastors teach beliefs rooted in pagan tradition, they are advancing Satan’s kingdom. Babylon in the book of Revelation shows Christians unknowingly helping heresies spread.

    Babylon in the Book of Revelation: What Are These False Beliefs?

    • Sunday worship
    • Eternal hell
    • Immortality of the soul
    • Secret rapture
    • Ten Commandments no longer binding
    • Once saved, always saved
    • All Christians go to heaven
    • Saved by grace without obedience

    Sunday worship
    Acts 18:4 — “And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.” Paul and all the apostles kept the Sabbath all their lives.

    Eternal hell
    Matthew 10:28 — “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” God is able to destroy people in hell — they do not burn forever.

    Immortality of the soul
    John 11:14 — “Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.” When people die, they sleep until Jesus resurrects them from the grave.

    Secret rapture
    Matthew 24:40 — “Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”
    Luke 17:37 — “And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.” Those who are “taken” are taken to be destroyed — taken to the supper of the birds.

    Revelation 19:17-18 — “And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.” When Jesus returns, birds eat the bodies of the wicked, who will have been destroyed at the brightness of His coming.

    Ten Commandments no longer binding
    Romans 7:12 — “Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.” If there are sinners today, it means the Ten Commandments are still valid. Jesus died on the cross because we break the Ten Commandments.

    Once saved, always saved
    If Jesus could delete the law, breaking it would no longer be sin — so why did Jesus die on the cross, if He could simply delete the law?

    Hebrews 10:38 — “Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.” Many Christians will not enter heaven, even while claiming to belong to Jesus.

    All Christians go to heaven
    Matthew 7:19 — “Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”

    Saved by grace without obedience
    Most Christians, like most human beings, bear evil fruits: pride, selfishness, rudeness, unkindness, lying, seeking the first place, intolerance. These fruits prove that such persons are controlled by demons.

    Babylon in the Book of Revelation: Leave Babylon

    Do you think it is important to obey Jesus? In Revelation 18, Jesus commands us to leave Babylon. These are all fallen churches. The Catholic Church is the mother; the Sunday-keeping Protestant churches are the daughters of Babylon. They fell when Revelation 14’s first angel’s message was given, and they rejected it.

    Revelation 18:1-4 — “And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.”

    What is keeping you from leaving those fallen churches and following Jesus’s end-time movement? The Seventh-day Adventist Church is the true last movement of Jesus. Will you enter now?

    Repeat after me: Father God, please help me to study this message deeply and to know who Babylon is and who the true remnant church is. Father God, please help me to leave Babylon and accept the end-time truth of the three angels’ messages, in the name of Jesus. Amen.