Bearing Witness

The two witnesses in Revelation chapter eleven live in the most difficult environment EVER. And yet the serve the Lord faithfully through it all.  What can we learn from their experiences? How should we live in light of this passage of scripture?

Salvation Belongs To Our God

Terrible things happen somewhere in this world everyday. People suffer and die. There is treachery and cruelty and abuse and suffering. There are catastrophes. There are crimes. There are disasters.

The Bible tells us that there is a time coming that will be the worst time ever. That time is called the great tribulation. There will be human agents that make it a terrible time - political figures and warring factions. There will be terrible judgments poured out by God that affect all of nature and impact human beings.

It is not something anyone really wants to experience.

And yet, God will accomplish good things through even that worst time in human experience. The people (or some of the people) will break forth in songs of praise for what God has done in that tribulation and through that tribulation.

Thy Kingdom Come

When we pray "Thy kingdom come..." we might not be thinking about what it will take for God's kingdom to come. The book of Revelation describes terrible judgments that will be poured out on the earth. Why is this necessary? What is God accomplishing through these things? What should we know about this?