Revelation 20:4, "Beheaded for their witness."

Praise Chapel International

Prophecy students have always known that Antichrist will use beheading as the punishment for those who will not worship him and receive the “Mark of the Beast”

Revelation 20:4, NKJV, “And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.”

1. This Reminds us to the TRUTH of the Second Coming of Christ.

Matthew 24:37-51, “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. “For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, “and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. “Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. “Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. “But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. “Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

2. This Reminds us of: The Imminent Return of Jesus Christ.

DRIVING FORCE since bringing of Christianity!

Whenever the church has lost this “at any moment” consciousness, it has become carnal, worldly, and complacent about fulfilling the great commission as commanded by our Lord.

John 14:1-3 Jesus promised that He would come back for the Church and take her to be with Him in the Father’s house.

Acts 1:11, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

1 Thessalonians 1:10: “…and to wait for His Son from Heaven, whom

He raised from the dead, even Jesus whom He raised from the dead who

delivered us from the wrath to come.”

James 5:7-9: “Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the

Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting

patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. You also be patient.

Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble

against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is

standing at the door!”

3. This Remind us of God’s Plan for A Harvest of Souls to be Saved

Acts 2:16-18, NKJV, “But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.”

This is Where I believe we are at right now!

Joel 2:23, 24, NKJV, “Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the LORD your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you-- The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.”.

NEXT GREAT EVENT = can be, Harvest of the Earth - Generations.