Sweet Are The Uses Of Adversity Message: Sweet Are The Uses Of Adversity Speaker: Rev. Walter Lau

Sermon Passage： Revelation 14:1-13

1 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 3

2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. 4

3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 5

4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. 6

5 No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless. 7

6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth-- to every nation, tribe, language and people. 8

7 He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water." 9

8 A second angel followed and said, "Fallen 8 A second angel followed and said, "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great, which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries." 10

9 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, 11

10 he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 12

11 And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever 11 And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name." 13

12 This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus. 14

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." 15

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1 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 17

The Tribulation 7 Seals 7 Trumpets 7 Key Figures 7 Bowls 6:1 18:24 6:1 8:5 8:6 11:19 12:1 15:8 16:1 16:21 17:1 18:24 7 Seals 7 Trumpets 7 Key Figures 7 Bowls Fall of Babylon 18

7 Key Figures Woman – Israel Red Dragon – Satan Male Child – Jesus Michael – Archangel Rest of Her Offspring – Believers in Tribulation Sea Beast – Anti-Christ Land Beast – False Prophet 19

7 Key Figures Woman – Israel Red Dragon – Satan Male Child – Jesus Michael – Archangel Rest of Her Offspring – Believers in Tribulation Sea Beast – Anti-Christ Land Beast – False Prophet 20

Anti-Christ (Sea Beast) The Unholy Trinity Satan (Dragon) Anti-Christ (Sea Beast) False Prophet (Land Beast) 21

The Holy Trinity Father Son Holy Spirit 22

Revelation 7:2-4 2 Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God…He called out in a loud voice... 3 "Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God." 4 Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel. 23

Revelation 13:16-17 16 He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, 17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. 24

1 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 25

2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. 27

3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 28

4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. 5 No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless. 30

1 Corinthians 7:32-34 32 I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord. 33But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he can please his wife-- 34and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world--how she can please her husband. 31

4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. 5 No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless. 32

7 Proclamations 34

6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth-- to every nation, tribe, language and people. 35

7 He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water." 36

7 Proclamations Gospel: Call for Worship 37

8 A second angel followed and said, "Fallen 8 A second angel followed and said, "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great, which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries." 38

7 Proclamations Gospel: Call for Worship Sentence: Babylon Fallen 39

1 Peter 5:13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. 40

Isaiah 13:19-20 19Babylon...will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.20She will never be inhabited or lived in through all generations... 41

Jeremiah 51:62 Then say, `O LORD, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither man nor animal will live in it; it will be desolate forever. 42

9 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, 43

10 he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 44

11 And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever 11 And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name." 45

7 Proclamations Sentence: Babylon Fallen Gospel: Call for Worship Sentence: Babylon Fallen Warning: Destiny of the Beast Worshippers 46

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." 47

7 Proclamations Sentence: Babylon Fallen Gospel: Call for Worship Sentence: Babylon Fallen Warning: Destiny of the Beast Worshippers Blessing: Dead in Christ Blessed 48

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." 49

7 Proclamations Sentence: Babylon Fallen Gospel: Call for Worship Sentence: Babylon Fallen Warning: Destiny of the Beast Worshippers Blessing: Dead in Christ Blessed Reward: Labors Rewarded 50

Sweet Are The Uses Of Adversity 52

Revelation 13:18 18 This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number. His number is 666. 53

Gematria

Roman Empire Romulus (in Hebrew Gematria) = 666 Latin (in Greek Gematria) = 666 Roman numeral: I (1) V (5) X (10) L (50) C (100) + D (500) 6 6 6

Vicarius Filii Dei = 上帝兒子的代表 Representative of the Son of God

Adolf Hitler Saddam Hussein

Ronald Wilson Reagan 6 6 6

Revelation 13:18 18 This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number. His number is 666. 70

Revelation 13:17 17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. 71

Revelation 13:18 18 This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number. His number is 666. 72

Sweet Are The Uses Of Adversity To Calculate: 73

7 Proclamations Sentence: Babylon Fallen Gospel: Call for Worship Sentence: Babylon Fallen Warning: Destiny of the Beast Worshippers Blessing: Dead in Christ Blessed Reward: Labors Rewarded 74

Sweet Are The Uses Of Adversity To Calculate: Put “Eternity” into Our Formula 75

7 Proclamations Sentence: Babylon Fallen Gospel: Call for Worship Sentence: Babylon Fallen Warning: Destiny of the Beast Worshippers Blessing: Dead in Christ Blessed Reward: Labors Rewarded v.12 77

12 This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus. 78

Revelation 13:10 10 If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints. 79

Sweet Are The Uses Of Adversity To Calculate: Put “Eternity” into Our Formula To Endure: 80

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." 81

Sweet Are The Uses Of Adversity To Calculate: Put “Eternity” into Our Formula To Endure: Remember Our Deeds Will Follow Us 82

Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 83

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 84

Sweet Are The Uses Of Adversity To Calculate: Put “Eternity” into Our Formula To Endure: Remember Our Deeds Will Follow Us 85