My
Sheep Hear My Voice- Rev. 16:15
Before
Jesus was crucified He told the disciples to watch and pray,
something so simple, but they let their physical bodies take over and
they fell back asleep. In these last hours of time you need to hear
His voice. When He tells you something, it is very important, but
most ignore my voice or just discuss it and go on with what they were
doing. You will see many things start to happen shortly and if you do
not hear and obey His voice,... it will mean death for some of
you....Jesus has only your best interest in mind. Christ knows you
heart, and if you are truly His you will hear His voice. He awakes
many of you at 3am on the dot, but most will roll over and go back to
sleep. There are a few who will get up and pray. Your day is filled
with so many things and Jesus is the last thing many of you give your
time to. But Christ needs to talk to you,... to fellowship with you
and only when you are still and quite (3am) can you hear Him,... the
rest of your day is so busy you do not have time for Him,... but you
need to make time, for time is short and the Lord has instructions
for you.
Revelation
16
Behold,
I come as a thief. Blessed is
he that
watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see
his shame. Rev.
16:15
I
come as...
Christ again announces His second coming, which He here associates
with Armageddon (Rev. 16:15-16; 19:11-21). See 2Th. 1:7-10; Mat.
24:1-51.
he
that watcheth,... Our Lord stresses the need for constant
readiness for His return (compare 1 John 2:28). The imagery pictures
a soldier ready for battle, or a homeowner watchful for the arrival
of a thief (see also 3:3; 1 Thess. 5:2, 4; 2 Peter 3:10).
We
see here that this comes unexpectedly.keepeth his garments... The garment spoken of here is the robe of righteousness. We must not despair of His coming and fall away into sin. We need to walk in righteousness after we receive our robe of righteousness, washed in the blood of the Lamb.
Verse 15 is an exhortation to the surviving believers to be watchful and alert (Matt 24:32 - 25:13), and to remain faithful and loyal to Christ during a time of intense persecution.
he walk naked... To have garments, rather than be naked, relates to spiritual preparedness.
Accordingly
John heard the warning coming from Christ Himself: Behold, I come
like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes
with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed.
Christ’s
return is often compared to the coming of a thief. It implies
suddenness and unpreparedness as far as unbelievers are concerned.
Just as Christians are not to be surprised by the Rapture of the
church (1Th. 5:4), so believers at the time of the Second Coming will
be anticipating His return. Blessing is promised to the one who is
prepared for the coming of the Lord by being attired in the
righteousness or clothing which God Himself supplies.
It
is the time when Christ will come "as a thief" to bring
sudden destruction upon the world of the ungodly, 1 Thess. 5:1-11; 2
Thess. 1:7-10. There is a blessing pronounced upon all those living
at the time who are faithful to Christ, eagerly watching for Him, and
taking heed as to their walk before the ungodly, Rev. 16:15.
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