God's Sacred Secret -It's Glortious Climax! - Behold the Ark of His Covenant -Conclusion

 Those first ones who  have been resurrected to heaven see this symbolic  ark at close range, for they have taken their place  as parrt of the 24 elders around Jehovah's throne. And the  John class on earth have been enlightened by Jehovah's spirit to discern His presence in His spiritual temple.  There have also been signs to alerty mankind in general to this wonderful development.  John's vision speaks of lightnings, voices, thunders, and earthquake, and hail.  (Compare   8:5) What do these symbolize?

Snce 1914 there has been a tremendous  upheaval in the realm of religion. Happily, though, this "earthquake" has been accompanied by dedicated voices giving a clear message about God's established Kingdom.  Thunderous  "storm warnings' from the Bible have been sounded.  Like lightning, flashes of insight as to God's prophetic Word have been seen  and pubicized.  A hard pounding "hail"  of divine judgmens has been unleased against Christendom and false religion in general. All of this should have caught peolple's attention.  Sadly, though, the majority - like the people of Jerusalem in Jesus' time - have failed to discern the fulfillment of these Revaltion signs.

The seven angels continue to sound their trumpets, signaling historic events here on earth.  Dedicated Christians  have a great responsibility to continue proclaiming these announcements to the  world.  How joyfully they are fulfilling that commission!  This is indicated in that during the 20 years from 1986 to 2005, they almost doubled the hours spent yearly in the ministrt-from 680,837,042 to 1,278, 235, 504. Truly "the sacrd secret of God according to the good news" is being made known "to the extremities of the inhabited earrth." - REVELATION 10:7; ROMANS 10:18.

Other visions now await us as God's Kingdom purposes to be unveiled.  

Next time: God's Sacred Secret -It's Glorious Climax! - Highlights of Jehovah's Trumpetlike Judgment Proclamations

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