Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.”Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
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… those who refuse to take the mark and follow the Lamb wherever he goes. Look at verses 12 and 13. Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, write, blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them. Unlike unbelievers who will be persecuted forever and ever, those who die in the Lord, that is, they are in Christ. They have been forgiven by Christ. They are blessed. That word blessed in Greek literally means happy. Happy are those who die in the Lord. He doesn't say happy are those who are left behind. He says happy blessed are those who die in the Lord. They're the ones who are happy. That seems hard for us to fathom. The being dead would be a happy thing if you're in the Lord. The only reason we have trouble believing that is because there is a dark and penetrable curtain that is drawn between this life and the next life. As much as we would like to see what's on the other side of death, we can't see it. It's a mystery to us. …
… will usher in the dawn of an entirely new creation. Check this out. Last book in the Bible when John's describing heaven. Revelation chapter 14, verse 12. We read, here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus. Hear that. A call to endure in this weary, restless world, to keep faith, to keep resting, keep trusting in Jesus when it's hard. Watch what happens to those who endure with faith, with rest in Jesus. I heard a voice from heaven saying, write this, blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Blessed indeed, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their deeds follow them. See it. Heaven is a place of rest. And you put that together with God's original design for rest. Heaven is a place of everlasting refreshment with God himself. Everlasting freedom from all sin. And everlasting restoration to God, to others, and to the world around us. …
Maybe it's summed up as well as anything in Revelation 12, 17, where it says about the the devil, that he makes war with those who keep the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus. He doesn't have to make war with everybody else. He already owns them. They're a part of his enterprise. But he makes war with those who keep the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus. Now, Satan, for most of his operation, will stay hidden below the surface, particularly in a religious and refined culture. He's happy to work in a secretive way. But eventually, as that culture gets more and more corrupted and more and more blatant in their transgressions, he doesn't have to hide. Pretty soon He surfaces, as He is doing in our country now. I read an article the other day that said, it may well be that the first government authorized religion in America will be Satanism. It's finding its way into elementary schools where there are Satan clubs. …