Study Desk

Don't forget about Sodom and Gomorrah. Their people acted like those angels. They all indulged in sexual immorality and perversion. Those cities and their peoples were destroyed. Think of it like a warning shot from God for all of us not to ride those trails.

There are some people who claim to have dreams that come from some god. They live lustful lives, scoff at authority, and insult the angels and such.

Honestly, it's sad. They have chosen the trail of Cain. For no more reason than money, they've chosen to turn from the Lord like Balaam did. They've gone off the deep end like Korah did and rebelled against God. And just like him, they are destroyed.

With the way they holler and lustfully carouse around, they are like a venereal disease running through the registered herd. They are like cowardly cowboys who only take care of themselves, not the herd. They are like black clouds that don't offer a drop of rain or fruit trees that bear no fruit and have been pulled up by the roots.

to bring judgment on all of them for the godless lives and immoral acts they did. Those who stand in judgment will come to regret the godless words they used to insult the Lord."

This type of person is always complaining about this or that and blaming others for everything. They follow their own evil ways and brag about all they are and all they've done. They flatter others with lies so they can rob them blind.

They said, "When the end gets near, people will laugh at you and follow their own godless ways."

I know your terrible struggles and the poverty in which you've lived. Your poverty has made you rich with me. I have heard all the sorry things that have been said of you. They claim to be Jews, but their church belongs to Satan, not God.

Open up your ears and listen to the what the Spirit says to the outfits of God. To the one who stays in the saddle until the end, I will give the manna of heaven. I will also hand them a white stone with a new name inscribed on it that only they will understand.

Her children won't even survive. This will be a sign to all the outfits that I know the hearts and minds of all. Nothing is hidden from me and each will get what they deserve.

They will rule with a metal-handled quirt and smash them like glass jars.

They will have the same power as I got from my Dad and I will even give them the morning star. If you've got ears, listen to what the Spirit is telling you.

Yet, there are a few top hands left in Sardis. They will wear white pearl snap shirts. They will walk with me and ride by my side for they are worthy.

I will make those who ride for the devil, even though they call themselves real cowboys, come and bow down before you and acknowledge that y'all are the real hands who I love.

To the one who rides to the end, they will sit on the throne with me. I rode to the end and was invited to sit on the throne with my Father.

The area in front of the throne was like a river of glass and crystal.Now, around the throne were four critters. They were covered in eyes from the front to the back.

When they would sing and honor the Forever One on the throne,

the twenty-four old bosses would hit their knees to honor him, too. They would offer their buckles that had been given to them to the throne and say,

They are now a kingdom of priests that serve God and God alone, and they will rule the earth."

They sang in a loud voice, "The Lamb that was slaughtered has been found worthy—power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and praise are his!"