The gospel of Jehoshua Messiah, the Son of God

 Mark 1:1

"The beginning of the gospel of Jehoshua Messiah, the Son of God"

Understanding the above verse is key in terms of what exactly is the gospel. It is also key in understanding what is required for salvation. There are two opposite extremes predominate right now in Churchianity, one is the faith alone easy believism of Protestantism/Evangelicalism and the other is the return to the law of Moses of the Hebrew roots movement and Messianic Judaism.

The end result for both systems is disobeying the commandments given by the Son of God on the sermon on the mount. One ends up in lawlessness and the other ends up in legalism.

Mark connects the beginning of the Son of God's gosepl with His baptism at the Jordan river:

Mark 1;9-11

9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jehoshua came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my Son; This day have I begotten thee.

This fulfilled the Isaiah 11 prophecy in which a Branch of David would be anointed with the full measure of Jehovah's Spirit. This anointing of the Davidic King would begin the gospel of the Kingdom preaching which Mark calls the gospel of Jehoshua Messiah, the Son of God.

Between verses 1 and 9, both Isaiah and Malachi are quoted prophesying of John the Baptist making way for Jehovah God. Jehovah God came to the nation of Israel through His Davidic Messiah.  It is the baptism of Jehoshua that marks the beginning of His gospel which is the gospel of the Kingdom.

Mark 1:14-15

14Now after that John was put in prison, Jehoshua came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Jehoshua preached the gospel of the Kingdom, He did not preach the gospel of Protestantism or any other man made system such as Adventism or Mormonism. When Jehoshua says here that the time is fulfilled He is likely referring to the beginning of the 70th week of Daniel:

Daniel 9:24

"Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy."

The anointing of the most Holy refers to the baptism of Jehoshua who became the temple where Jehovah dwelt during His earthly ministry. This began the 70th week of the 70 weeks prophecy. For it was through the ministry of Jehoshua that God was reconciling the world unto Himself. It was the time when men were commanded to turn from their iniquities and receive the everlasting righteousness of the Son of God.

Daniel 9:27

"And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate."

This is after 69 weeks of the 70 weeks prophecy. The first 7 weeks of years refer to the rebuilding of the city of Jerusalem and the next 62 weeks of years after that lead up to Messiah the prince (Dan 9:25). Messiah confirms the covenant with the nation of Israel at His anointing (baptism) beginning the final week of the 70 weeks prophecy.

Verse 15 of Mark 1, Jehoshua said shortly after His baptism that the Kingdom of God is (present tense) at hand meaning "near". This statement somehow has been turned into "the Kingdom of God is more than 2,000 years away". The dispensationalists, many Unitarians, Messianic Jews and Hebrew roots have perverted the above statement by Jehoshua that the Kingdom of God was arriving to the nation of Israel during His ministry.

The gospel commands men everywhere to repent and to believe in the gospel. It is not to believe in the supposed gospel of reformed theology, arminius theology or any of the other man made theologies of Christendom. It is the gospel of God's Kingdom also called the gospel of Jehoshua Messiah, the Son of God because He is the Davidic King of the Kingdom.

What are the contents of this gospel of the Son of God?

Luke 4:18-21

18The Spirit of Jehovah is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,19To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.20And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.21And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.

The gospel is a message salvation and restoration both spiritually and physically. Healing and freedom are essential characteristics of Jehoshua's good news message. Spritual rebirth (recovery of sight to the blind) i.e being begotten from above is a key component of the gospel. As stated while there is definitley a physical aspect to the Kingdom message the spiritual message is what brings one into it.

Freedom from the bondage of sin, spiritual eyesight to see the Kingdom and healing for those who are hurting from life's dissapointments are what the Kingdom offers. There is a real tangible component to Jehoshua's gospel message as it is not dry theology that He offers but rather a real living experience of God's goodness and mercy.

Jehoshua wants us to:

"Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him." (Psalm.34:8).

Man's hurts and dissapoints are important to God, He desires restoration for the troubled person who is a bruised reed. Jehoshua also said:

Matthew 12:20-21

" 20A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory. 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.

Here Jehoshua quotes the prophet Isaiah and the meaning of the above passage is that Jehoshua will be gentle with the one that is spiritually and emotionally bruised. He will also not put out whatever small fire of life someone has in them. Instead, our King will bring the hurting and tired ones justice until they have victory. Jehoshua even desired salvation for His enemies:

Luke 9:56

"For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village."

Jehoshua's gospel mission was a rescue mission as He came to heal, bind and set free. These Kingdom principles are to be lived out by it's subjects. The problem is that much of the church thinks that the Kingdom is a future event instead of a present reality.

Matthew 11:28-30

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Mark 4:19

"and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful"

Jehoshua wants to take the cares of this world off of us and that includes money. The easy and light yoke Jehoshua offered was an intimate relationship with the Father and Himself. It was to take the heavy burdens of man made traditions off of the children of Israel and give them the light of God's character (John 1:18).

Far from the abstract systematic theology of the Protestant/Evangelical churches, true Christianity/Messiansim offers good news to those who are willing to drink of the living water of the Son of God.

Mark 2:17

"And when Jehoshua heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

The good news of the gospel of the Son of God ia that He came to break through the barriers of self righteous religion and offer forgiveness to sinners and healing to those who are both physically and spiritually sick.

Jehoshua, Son of David

 Luke 20:41-44

41And he said unto them, How say they that the Messiah is David`s son?42For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,43Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.44David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son.

This was a puzzling question that Messiah posed to those in the audience listening. The prophets of the old testament clearly foretold that the Messianic King would be of the line of David so clearly Jehoshua wasn't contradicting this.

Many use the above passage to prove that Jehoshua is God yet all throughout the new testament we see that He is God's Son not God Almighty Himself. So why does David called Jehoshua "Lord"?

The answer is very simple and it has nothing to do with the trinity doctrine. Lord here means "King" and Psalm 110, from which Jehoshua qoutes, is a prophesy of David's offspring being enthroned as the King of Israel according to the promise Jehovah made to David (2nd Samuel 7).

Remember, it is not David himself that is the eschatological Davidic King but one of his Son's. This means at the resurrection when Jehoshua comes back to physically rule over the new heavens and new earth that He will be David's King (Lord). So what Jehoshua is talking about above is status, position and authority.

David will serve Jehoshua as His King in the new heavens and new earth. The above passage has even been used to discount that Jehoshua is literally the Son of David. This Satanic idea is easily refuted when we simply read the words of Jehoshua Himself:

Revelation 22:16

"I Jehoshua  have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star."

This is the last full sentence spoken by Jehoshua in the bible. It is significant because it shows clearly His identity and nature which has largely been perverted by mainstream Christianity.

Luke 1:32

"He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and Jehovah God shall give unto him the throne of his father David"

Clearly the angel Gabriel says that David is the father of Jehoshua which aligns with all of  bible prophecy.

Luke 18:35-38

35 And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: 36 and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 And they told him that Jehoshua of Nazareth passeth by.38And he cried, saying, Jehoshua, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

It was well known among those who had heard of Jehoshua that he was the Son of David.

Luke 1:68-69

68 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David.

Zacharias is prophesying about the arrival of the Messiah as a visitation of Jehovah God to the people of Israel. The birth of the Son of God was a sign that God was raising up a horn (power) of salvation. The people of Israel at the time of Messiah's arrival knew that He would be from the house of David.

Psalm 132:11

"Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne."

This hearkens to the Davidic covenant as Jehovah promised that He will raise up the Messianic King from the fruit of David's body. This was an unconditional covenant Jehovah made with David. There is no doubt, that in order to be true Messiah, Jehoshua had/has to be the fruit of David's lions.

Romans 1:3

"concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh"

Paul says that Jehoshua was born of the seed (sperm) of David. This simply confirms what the prophets fotetold concerning the Messiah & the promise made to David. It also is in line with the testimony of the new testament.

Revelation 5:5

"And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."

Jehoshua is the Davidic King

Separation in the final hours

Matthew 15:14

"Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch"

Here Jesus is talking about the Pharisees. The Pharisees were false teachers who twisted God's word to support their own man made traditions.

Jesus said this after the disciples told Him that the Pharisees got offended that He (Jesus) called them out on breaking God's commandments in order to support their man made doctrines. In other words, Jesus told the disciples not to bother with them or try to convince them of the truth. He even indicates to also leave alone those who follow them. He said both the blind guides (Pharisees) and those who listen to them will fall into a ditch. This ditch will be the Lake of fire at the last day.

Jesus did not try to convince people more than once as He knew that if these people were not planted by His heavenly Father they would be uprooted anyways. He felt it useless to try and convince them of His Father's word. Jesus gives us sound advice elsewhere regarding this principle:

Matthew 7:6

"Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you."

We should not try to keep reaching those who outright reject the gospel and especially if they are hostile to it. Jesus describes them as dogs and swine. He says it is a waste of time to try and give them God's pearls of wisdom which is the gospel of the Kingdom. Because they are reprobate all they will do is trample them underfoot like pigs and then come and tear you to pieces.

This is why it is folly to debate and argue with Atheists who the bible calls fools. When believers in Christ try to give them the gospel they mock and scorn and deride us and what we believe. They are a perfect example of what Jesus is describing above.

1 John 4:5-6

5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

In context, John is talking about the false prophets who have the spirit of antichrist and go out into the world to deceive people. Notice that John says the world hears these false prophets who deny the Sonship of Christ. Why do they hear these false prophets? Because both of them are of the world having the spirit of antichrist.

We should not wonder when the world rejects the message of the gospel yet embraces the message of the false prophets as the spirit of antichrist is in them. The world hears and loves it's own. 

The false prophets speak of worldly principles and idealogies therefore the world listens to them because they also believe in those idealogies. However, those who know Jehovah God hear those who preach the apostles doctrine. Many who outright reject the gospel have already been given over to a strong delusion by God and believe a lie. We need to be intune with the holy Spirit and discern when someone who is a swine so that we don't waste our time in giving them pearls lest they turn and tear us to pieces.

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

There is a point where God gives someone over to their sin and a lie. This is the strong delusion. This starts with the persons rejection of the truth which is God's word. This is why it is fruitless to debate and argue with people as they may have already been given over to the strong delusion. As the time approaches the second advent of Christ this will become more pronounced and it is God's way of separating the sheep from the goats. We must use our God given discernment and recognize when this is the case and not go against God's will of separation.

The Breaker of Bozrah

Isaiah 63:1

"Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save."

Who is this? The answer is Christ the King (Revelation 19:13). Jesus as the Davidic King will comes to the earth wearing His majestic crown and His Kingly apparel:

Revelation 19:11-12

11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.12His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.

Jesus speaks in righteousness as His name is called the word of God:

"And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God."  (Revelation 19:13).

Jesus Christ is mighty to save as is our Savior

Bozrah was a nation descended from Esau, frequently representative of all peoples hostile to Jehovah God and His people:

Isaiah 34:6

"The sword of Jehovah is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Jehovah hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Again, Bozrah represents the nations at the end of time that will be against Jehovah and His Christ. The sword of Jehovah will be filled with blood on that day that His Son treads the winepress of the grapes of wrath (unbelievers). Jehovah God will have a sacrifice in Bozrah on the great and terrible day of His wrath. This sacrifice will be the slaughtering of dead bodies in Edom which is a type of the unbelieving world at the second advent.

Verses 2 and 3 of Isaiah 63:

2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? 3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

Jesus garments will be stained blood red just as Revelation 19:13 says. Jesus treads the winepress of His Father's wrath as we see in Revelation 14:

19And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.20And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

We see that when the Son of God tramples the grapes of wrath (unbelievers) blood will flow throughout the cities and villages of earth. The earth will be soaked in blood.

Revelation 19:15

"And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God"

Upon the return of Christ He will dash the nations (Bozrah) to pieces like a potter's vessel and tread the winepress of Jehovah's wrath. Isaiah 63:3 says that Jesus will do this in anger and in fury. The blood of the unbelievers upon the return of Christ will be on His garments. In fact, the blood of them will stain all His garments meaning His clothing will be soaked blood red.

Luke 19:27

"But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me."

Do you hear this in church? Jesus will actually have His enemies brought before Him and killed in front of Him.

Verse 4 of Isaiah 63

"For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come."

Jesus has this day of vengeance in his heart against the unbelievers where He will kill them in His anger. It will also be the day of redemption for His brethren.

Verse 6 of Isaiah 63

"And I trod down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth."

Do you hear this? Jesus is gonna trod the unbelievers underfoot in His anger and pour out their blood!

The narrow gate

Matthew 7:13-14

13Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby.14For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.

We often talk about the narrow road yet we don't talk about what being on the narrow road actually means. The above passage where Jehoshua says to enter into the narrow gate is within the context of His teachings on the sermon on the mount. Many Pastor's leave this out when quoting this passage. Why is this? Because entering the narrow gate is specific to keeping Jehoshua's commandments here in the sermon on the mount. The narrow gate is not about agreeing to certain facts about who Jehoshua is but rather it is actually picking up your cross and following His teachings.

Today many Christian's don't believe that keeping the commandments of the Son of God are a requirement to remain in the faith. Why is this? Jehoshua tells us in the verse right after the above passage:

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep`s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves."

Jehoshua warns people to beware of false prophets within the context of His teachings. These prophets may look and smell like Christian's but they are actually wolves who sre trying to steer people away from the narrow gate of Jehoshua's commandments.

Matthew 16:24

"Then said Jehoshua unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."

This statement by Jehoshua eliminates the false dispensaltional teaching that Paul was given a different revelation for the Gentiles that excuses them from having to follow the commandments of the Son of God. Anyone who comes after the Son of God and claims to represent Him must deny themselves, pick up their cross and follow Jehoshua. We are faced with two options, either Paul did what Jehoshua said to do here or he is one of the false prophets warned about in Matthew 7:15.

Thankfully brother Paul did indeed deny himself, pick up his cross and follow Jehoshua. Paul even warns against false prophets who do not consent to the words (doctrine) of Messiah.

1 Timothy 6:3

"If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, even the words of our Lord Jehoshua Messiah, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;"

The doctrine (instructions) of Jehoshua are according to godliness and Paul goes on to say if any man does not consent to the doctrine of Messiah they are proud, knowing nothing.

Matthew 10:37-38

37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.38 And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

Jehoshua demands absolute loyalty even above family relationships. Our loyalty to Jehoshua will often look like hatred towards our family members. Most professing Christian's simply don't have the stomach for this yet Jehoshua doesn't let them off the hook and even says that they are not worthy of Him because they don't take up their cross which in context is loving Jehoshua more than your children, parents and spouse.

Matthew 11:12

"And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force."

Entry into the narrow gate of the Kingdom is done with force and it is not a passive type intellectualism. Those who to be part of the Kingdom must step into it with violence and willingly forsake all, pickup their cross and obey the teachings of Jehoshua.

Luke 12:8-9

8 And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: 9 but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

To confess Jehoshua is to obey His commandments, to deny Him is to disobey His commandments. To refuse to pick up your cross & follow the teachings of the Son of God is to deny Him.

New Jerusalem, our hope!

Hebrews 12:22-24

22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,24And to Jehoshua the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

With so much emphasis on earthly Jerusalem by much of the church including the Hebrew roots and Messianic Jews, it's often forgotten that we as new covenant believers are not to look to it at all. Infact, we are told by the author of Hebrews that we come unto the heavenly Jerusalem which is the real and only city of the living God Jehovah. Much of the book of Hebrews contrasts the old covenant worship system of earthly Jerusalem with the far better new covenant worship system which we are told is headqaurtered in New Jerusalem in heaven.

We are told in Hebrews that the true tabernacle is in heaven where the only legitimate High Priest operates His ministry. That High Priest is Jehoshua of the order of Melchizedek. The membership roll call of the church of the firstborn Son of God is in New Jerusalem. Verse 18 says "ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched" which is an obvious reference to the old covenant and earthly Jerusalem. In verse 24 we are told to look to Jehoshua who is the mediator of the new covenant which is signified by the sprinlling of His blood on the mercyseat in heaven and speaks better things than any of the sacrifices of the old testament.

Hebrews 13:12-14

12Wherefore Jehoshua also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.13Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.14For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

The author of Hebrews exhorts the believers to come forth spiritually out of earthly Jerusalem and it's outdated worship system and bear the reproach of Messiah who suffered without the gate of the Jersusalem temple. The author of Hebrews wants the brethren to leave the old covenant worship system and come unto New Jerusalem and the far superior new covenant. Infact, he says that we have no continuing city here (earthly Jerusalem) but we seek one to come (heavenly Jerusalem). The heavenly Jerusalem is what the Son of God promised the believers who overcome, He never promised them earthly Jerusalem:

Revelation 3:12

"Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name."

It is crystal clear that Jehoshua promises us New Jerusalem which will come down out of heaven to the earth after His second advent. If earthly Jerusalem was to be the home of the saints after Jehoshua's return then why doesn't He mention that as the city they will inherit if they overcome? It's quite simple, because earthly Jerusalem has no significance for the saints as we are told we have no continuing city here on earth but we seek one to come which Jehoshua clearly says is New Jerusalem in heaven.

Galatians 4:25-26

25For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.26But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Paul says that earthly Jerusalem is in bondage along with her children who are still stuck in the old covenant which he eqautes to Hagar and is represented by mount Sinai. Paul says that New Jerusalem which is in heaven is free and is our mother. New Jerusalem represents the liberty we have in Messiah (Galatians 5;1) whereas earthly Jerusalem represents the yoke of the old covenant which tends towards bondage. Why is it that so many Christians and Hebrew roots folks are obessed and/or focused on earthly Jerusalem? Because they have been decieved !

The second advent of Jehoshua Messiah, Revelation 11:15-19

Revelation 11:15-19

15And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become [the kingdom] of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.16And the four and twenty elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshipped God,17saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who art and who wast; because thou hast taken thy great power, and didst reign.18And the nations were wroth, and thy wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and [the time] to give their reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, the small and the great; and to destroy them that destroy the earth.19And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.

Verse 15, The seventh angel sounding his trumpet coincides with the kingdoms of this world becoming the Kingdoms of our God and His Messiah. This is when the eternal Kingdom of God comes to earth and He will reign forever as the Kingdom will be handed over to Him from the Son (1 Corinthians 15:24-28).

Verse 16, the 24 elders who are likely angels prostrate themselves before Jehovah God and worship Him. The sounding of the seventh angel and the Kingdoms of this world becoming the Kingdoms of God is a cause for the angels to bow to the Father in reverance.

Verse 17, they praise Jehovah God Almighty who art and who wast echoing Revelation 1:4; 1:8 and 4:8 that refer to the Father as the one "who is, who was and who is to come". This shows that the 24 elders are worshipping the Father as Jehovah God Almighty. The seventh trumpet brings in the Kingdom of Jehovah God upon the earth where He will reign forever.

Verse 18, prior to the coming of Jehovah's Kingdom the nations are angry and they have taken counsel against Jehovah and His anointed one (Psalm 2:1). Jehovah will vex the nations in His sore displeasure and pour His wrath out on them. This will be the great and terrible day of Jehovah where the dead will be resurrected and then judged. All the dead will be raised up at one time as Jehoshua states in John 5:28-29.

Those who are in covenant with the Son of God and His Father will be given rewards. Those who are not in covenant with the Son of God and His Father are those who destroy the earth as sins brings death and causes the land to be defiled. It will be those that fear the name of Jehovah God that will be rewarded and to fear Him means to keep His commandments.

Verse 19, in connection with the second advent of Jehoshua Messiah and the day of Judgment is the opening of the temple in heaven in which the ark of the covenant is seen. In the ark of the covenant is the 10 commandments and this is seen in connection being poured out on the nations. This picture is seen in the prophecy of Isaiah 24:

5 The earth also is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant.6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are found guilty: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

We see that the violation of Jehovah's commandments is what causes Him to pour fire out on the earth and it's inhabitants. Contrary to the popular belief that God's 10 commandments are abolished the 10 commandments are seen in the holy of holies in connection with the saints being rewarded and those who destroy the earth being destroyed.

Revelation 22:14-15

14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

It is only those that keep God's commandments that enter into New Jerusalem and eat of the tree of life.