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      The LORD brought His Word of judgment to His prophet Amos against His whole family of Israel, saying in part: "Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? Surely the LORD God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the LORD God hath spoken, who can but prophesy ?" (Amos 3:1-8, excerpt).      The LORD must deal with sin eventually, as He warned that He was about to do with His family of people. The LORD is often viewed as an angry God, but He is a God of grace and mercy to those who will heed His warning and seek Him. The purpose of the prophet is to receive the revelation of the secret thing that the LORD is doing or will do, as Amos wrote above. The Bible is the only Book in the world that is composed of prophecies as they are revealed at the proper time, as well as their subsequent fulf...

      Some say that the Book of Revelation is difficult to understand. The word revelation means "unveiling". Something was covered or hidden but is now revealed. Before we begin our study of the Book of Revelation, I intend to lay the foundation for our understanding.      In Luke 21, Jesus taught about the signs, that we are seeing today , that would occur before His return. There would be fearsome signs in the heavens and upon earth as the powers of heaven were shaken. Jesus said: "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." (v. 25-28). Then Jesus told a parable : "Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled....