When the future day comes that He shall stand up, probation will end for the earth. Every single individual will have either the seal of God or the mark of the beast, fulfilling the proclamation of Revelation 22:11.

Our God has revealed things to come by visions, symbols, figures, and parables. May each of us be sharpened in focus and discernment as we await those things that are still ahead…

The ongoing controversy between the two great cities, known spiritually as the earthly “Babylon” and the heavenly “Jerusalem” is often manifested within our hearts. We must invite the Holy Spirit daily to help drive out the lingering vestiges of Babylon within us . . . .

Today’s verse reveals Satan’s agenda to eclipse the truth of Scripture by coming between the multitudes—seas—of spiritually hungry people and God’s faithful ones who are preaching and sharing Bible truth in its holistic, full measure.

It is the place whence the three angels’ messages originated; God’s final messages of warning to a lost world. When these are fervently preached, in combination with the Spirit of God being poured out, many true believers will exit Babylon and join God’s Kingdom.

When we are told in God’s word of those who will temporarily be in control of the earth, it is for the purpose of preparing for the barrage of challenges to divine authority that will subject the faith of His people to severe testing.