When Angels Appear
Eli
http://www.pastorrandyshupe.com
The following was taken from http://www.babylonthegreatisfalling.net
When Angels Appear
2002-06-01
I write this article knowing in advance that many mockers and scoffers
will have a field day making fun of what I'm about to write.
Nevertheless, it is my hope and desire that some will get serious and
realize that Jesus is alive and that angels are real. The heart of this
article is that the Lord Jesus Christ is returning soon, and those who
know and love him long for that day. We also weep for those who
repeatedly ridicule or reject him and his offer of forgiveness from
sin. The only other beings who know that Jesus is returning are Satan
and his vile army of fallen angels, who control all the nations and
their political-religious systems. They tremble in terror at that
truth. They hate Jesus. Did you hear me? Why then would any person want
to deny and even hate Jesus, and follow Satan? It makes no sense at all
once you look at it honestly, and admit that sin has a blinding power
over people.
The apostle John said that during the reign of the Antichrist on the
Earth, as God's wrath is about to be poured out, that God's angels
would be seen and heard by all men on the Earth. This means then that
Satan's fallen angels will also be manifested for all to see and hear.
Think about that for a moment. What will these public appearances of
angels do to the mindset of all nations of the Earth? How will this
affect the politics and religion of the world?
In Revelation 8:13-9:1, John writes....."And I beheld, and heard an
angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice,
Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other
voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound. And
the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the
earth; and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit."
You can bet that CNN and MSNBC will be there with their cameras. The
whole world will be frozen in place as they watch and hear these great
beings from God. Notice carefully, that when the fifth angel appears
and sounds, that a great star will fall to the earth in the sight of
men. The camera crews and commentators will rush to the scene of the
landing sight. What will they find when they get there? Are they
expecting a crash site of a UFO or a crater caused by a meteor that has
impacted the Earth? John clearly says that the star is someone, not
something. The star is one of God's angels sent by Jesus to release the
fallen angels bound in Hell, for he alone has the keys and authority,
Revelation 1:18, 20:1. The cameramen will arrive and find a great fiery
smoke ascending from the landing site, with hideous, mutated looking
creatures coming out of the ground. What will be the explanation of the
risen American Antichrist, who had earlier declared himself to be the
Messiah? How will he explain these supernatural creatures coming out of
the landing site to the fearful masses, who are now glued to their
television sets, waiting for the answer?
We must remember that at this point in time, four of God's mighty
angels have already appeared, sounded and brought great destruction and
havoc upon the Earth during the past two years. How has the Antichrist
explained this to the people? Keep in mind that Satan is possessing the
Antichrist, and knows all too well that it is the God of Abraham in
Heaven, that is pouring out his wrath on ungodly men and all nations.
It is his lying nature to tell men that he is God and that the true God
is Satan. So, true to form, he will have told the terrified multitudes,
through the Antichrist, that Satan is causing this great destruction.
The Antichrist will have convinced most people that the first four
angelic beings were evil fallen angels and aliens that are seeking to
conquer the Earth. He will be helped by the familiar spirit angel that
calls himself "Mary", who will appear also and command all to follow
her son, the Messiah, and the Pope in their war against Satan. All the
inhabiters of the Earth will know that indeed....."someone is out
there."
Truthfully, these hideous creatures coming out of the landing site are
part of Satan's vile, angelic army that have taken on fleshly form.
John numbers the army that has been amassed at two hundred million,
Revelation 9:16. That is a great number, but it is unclear how large
these creatures are. These are the worst of the fallen angels who
according to the apostle Peter were imprisoned for cohabiting with the
daughters of men, Genesis 6:4. They have been released to destroy and
torment the inhabitants of the Earth. The Antichrist will declare these
creatures to be an alien force, some who have already been planted in
the Earth prior to the falling star. This army will be reinforced by
the fallen angels that Michael and his angels defeated in a war of the
heavens, and cast to the Earth, Revelation 12:7-9. All of God's former
angels who followed Satan in his rebellion against the Lord are all
together again to do battle against the Lord.
Satan and his army of evil ones have two goals. It is essential that we
understand what they are. First, he wants to hurt and kill as many
people as he can. He hates all of mankind as much as he hates God. John
says that for five months his army causes great pain, as the sting of a
scorpion, upon those who have not received the Lord Jesus Christ. This
pain is so great they desire to die, but mysteriously they can't. Then
Satan's extraterrestrial armies will kill men for the remaining
thirteen months of Daniel's 70th Week of 2520 days. John records that
one-third of the Earth's population will be killed by these monsters.
The second goal of Satan is to deceive the world's people about the
second coming of Jesus Christ. He knows that Jesus is returning. He
knows that the peace covenant bringing peace and the Temple to Israel
was Day One of the 70th Week. He can count down the 2520 days also. The
day that no one knows, as it relates to the return of Jesus, is when he
will return prior to the 70th Week, to remove his followers that have
overcome sin through his bloody cross. Anyway, he will convince the
frightened masses, through the false Messiah, that an alien,
extraterrestrial force has landed to begin the battle for planet Earth.
He will explain that many have secretly been underground waiting and
preparing for the invasion to begin. He will say that the main attack
force is soon to arrive at Jerusalem. Believing this lie, the kings of
the Earth, led by the United States, will stay united and gather their
military might to make war, Revelation 16:13-14, 17:14, 19:19.
It appears to me, that part of Satan's strategy or tactics of war will
include allowing America's military machine, with all of its smart
weapons, to have victories over the extraterrestrial forces, who are
under his control anyway. This will give men hope that they can
overcome the larger invading force that is to come. This is why the
armies of the Earth will confidently assemble under the American
Antichrist in Israel. They really think they can save the planet! By
now, all of these fighting men will have taken the Mark of the
Antichrist, as have multitudes on the Earth, swearing their love and
patriotism for their great leader.
Do you or your family want to end up at Jerusalem fighting against the
returning Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, thinking you're stopping aliens
from conquering the Earth? My friends this is not a Hollywood movie,
nor the X-Files. This is going to happen! Jesus shed His blood for all
of us so that we could be saved from the coming wrath of God upon the
ungodly unrepentant inhabitants of the Earth. He loves us all so much
and takes no pleasure in sending men to Hell. Remember, the words Jesus
said seven times through John the Apostle......."He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit sayeth unto the churches," Revelation 2&3.
I beg all of you who read this to be overcomers in Jesus Christ. He
will give you freely his power to overcome sin and the wiles of the
devil. He will give you a longing to be with him, to see him face to
face. He is the coming, victorious King of Kings.