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And now, here's Gary.

Well, we're going to continue where we have been for the last few weeks in the book of

Revelation.

We've been hovering around Revelation 10 and 11.

Today we are going to move on past Revelation 11 after about a three-week period.

Revelation is a Jewish book. After the departure of the church, the Lord's

program turns back to Israel. And he brings judgment upon the earth. He brings the tribulation.

Isaiah 139, to bring an end to wickedness and the wicked.

Revelation 7-1 through 4 tells us that the tribulation period is to bring about worldwide

revival.

Daniel 12 5 through 7 tells us that the tribulation is to break the power of the holy people. That is, once and for all, to convince

Israel that it is the Lord that's in charge, and not people. Because Israel has always taken

the view that they're pretty much running things. They are very quietly accepting of the fact

that they are God's chosen people, They are very quietly accepting of the fact that they

are God's chosen people. Sometimes they complain about it. Why did the Lord choose us?

Don't ever be chosen by the Lord, whatever you do. Half the time they're that way. The other

half the time they are, the Lord chose us, don't tell us what to do. And yet,

they never really as a nation, and particularly since their modern regathering, they have never

given the Lord full credit for the blessing he has brought to them. During the tribulation,

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