In this essay we will examine the truth concerning a group of individuals we will call "the multitude". This is group is defined as ANY person who calls or attempts to call on the name of the Most High God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph during the time of great tribulation. Or put simply; anyone who wants to be saved through Jesus Christ during the time of the Great Tribulation, specifically during that 42 months described in Revelation 13,(but not necessarily only then). This group could be anyone and not just people that are regular so called church goers; besides does someone know the Lord’s definition of who is a church goer and who is not? Are there a certain number of days a person is required to attend a church to conform to some definition of church goer? Or perhaps simply a verse read out of the bible one time when one was a child makes them a church attendee in the Lord’s view? It is ludicrous to presume to know who is considered a backslidden Christian or a member of the body of Christ or who is not? Certainly it is madness to presume that anybody but the Most High God knows the heart of every man, woman and child on the planet! ANYONE can get saved during this time of tribulation as is written: Multitudes Multitudes in the valley of decision and this does not single out a particular group of people.
First what we need to see is that the multitude are saints of the Most High God and not some sort of second class citizen in the Kingdom of Heaven. They are precious to him and the Lord does not desire them to be butchered, tortured, or so called punished for their supposed sins. Everybody will reap what they have sown, but the Lord God is merciful, slow to anger and not desiring any to perish NOR suffer. Romans 4:7-8 says, "Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are COVERED. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin". Certainly the Lord is not sitting around thinking of ways to punish people for their sins, Christ came to forgive sin and make reconciliation, not to be vindictive and spiteful towards past wickedness of a now repentant sinner! Heb. 9:26 says For then must he (Christ) often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
The power of the Cross of Jesus Christ COVERS all sin and this needs to be remembered. Anyone saying the multitude needs to be punished for their so called sins is a lying whore, vessel of dishonor following after their whore masters artemis, satan and apollo. Scripture has this to say about this group of fallen individuals: But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray.
What will take place for the multitude is a very special COVERING. A powerful and loving covering that very few truly understand. This will be implemented by the Power of the good work of Jesus Christ (the Bridegroom coming for his Bride, the covering cherub!). I John 3:9 says: Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. This covering of the multitude is not the same thing as a sealing of the 144,000 described in Revelation 7:3-4.
Another assumption about the multitude (which is really potentially anybody on the planet during the tribulation) is that they are being punished to bring them back to the Lord from a state of apostasy. The Lord can chastise in many different ways and it is a fabrication that during the tribulation the Lord will allow the multitude to be brutally punished as a form of chastisement to bring them back to Christ or for past sins. Not to mention a fabricated assumption at best that the group known as the multitude only consists of Christians anyway! It should be made clear that there is a difference between punishing violently a group of people and the statement the Lord chastens those whom he loves. The Lord can get the attention of people in many different ways. For example, in Revelation 8 and 9 we read of the destruction caused by the trumpet judgements. This would be a real good way to get the attention of the multitudes on the planet dwelling in the valley of decision! There is no evidence that anyone needs to be physically punished anymore than what is coming during from Tribulation judgements! Yes many do not repent of their sins during the tribulation, but that does NOT mean that multitudes of multitudes of scared individuals from all walks of life will not seek that precious covering under Jesus Christ during the time of the Great Tribulation! That covering under his protective wings. And those that truly seek HIS covering shall find it and be saved! And the fallen angels will not stop it, in fact the trumpet judgements brought against them will contribute to the redemption of many to Christ!
Here are two witnesses in scripture that speak about the multitude. First we read in Mathew 12:15 … when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all. Next in Mat. 14:14 Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. In fact when we read about the multitude in scripture in reference to the masses who need Jesus Christ we see nothing but positive things! All over the NT Jesus teaches the multitude, he has compassion on them, he heals their sick, he takes time to speak to them. He feeds them both literally and spiritually. So where is there any sign of the multitude being punished for any of their past iniquity? There is no shred of evidence for such as it does not exist and no shred of evidence that such a policy of merciless punishment would be implemented during the Great Tribulation! The Lord wanting his people punished after they have turned to Christ is a fabrication in the minds of unstable liars.
Also concerning the multitude that Jesus taught we make one additional observation. When these multitudes of people came to him there is no indication that they were only people who were schooled in the Law and or Israelites! In fact, Jesus got himself in trouble with the religious leaders for helping people outside of the established faith!
In the New Testament when Jesus taught the multitude; scripture does not indicate that it is anything but a bunch of people from all walks of life. So herein we see that by definition in the New Testament a multitude can mean anybody at all. As we know from the experience of the saints speaking different languages; a variety of cultures were taught about Christ and believed; these were among the multitude that had no previous association with the God of Israel. So the definition of multitude is certainly not limited to only church people, it can be anybody as seen from literary evidence in the New Testament.
Let’s examine one more example of kind treatment by Jesus towards someone from among a multitude of people, this one on a more personnel level. Remember Mary Magdalene? The one whom the Lord cast out seven devils. Mary was very fond of Jesus, she treated him well and loved him very much. Do we suppose that this reaction from Mary was because Jesus condemned or punished her for her past actions of adultery seen in John 8:1-11? Of course not! Jesus healed and forgave wholly and completely with no strings attached. In Mary Magdalene we see a similitude of the attitude of Christ towards all of his people; an attitude of nothing but kindness AND a covering from our Lord and Savior towards a repentant sinner. Any individual saying that the Most High God’s salvation comes with strings attached and thus his children need some sort of post salvation punishment are lliars, whores and adulterers; ignorant self proclaimed prophets who are nothing more than brute beasts whose so called ministries are fit for destruction.
Here is an interesting observation concerning the Garden of Eden and the covering that Adam and Eve once enjoyed! Genesis 3:11 says: "Who told thee thou wast naked?" Here we see that eating of the tree was one thing, disobedience. But finding out that they were naked, (in need of a covering), was then told to them by the serpent. First he beguiled Eve and then after she ate and was disobedient, the serpent pronounced to them their lack of covering (nakedness). There was no covering required before the disobedience because they were hid in God. Disobedience removed them from their place in HIM so now they would need a covering. Notice the first thing God says to Adam is "who told you", and then he makes the statement about how they ate of the tree. In other words the Lord was more concerned that someone told them they were naked and needed a covering than anything else! That's what the most High God addresses first! Why? Apparently this covering in the garden was an extremely important thing and it appears that it is the thing that the fallen angels hated. Adam and Eve were naked, they did not care and were not concerned about it as they were covered in the Lord. A covering of similar nature will once again be re-established via the covering wings of the saints of the Most High God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph.
One verse that is touted as showing how the multitude are punished is found in Revelation 20:2-4 wherein it states: And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. This verse does indicate that certain people are beheaded during the time of the Great Tribulation. However, there is absolutely NO evidence that it is because of some supposed punishment by God or one has to lose their head to be saved, that is ridiculous! This simply assumes facts not in evidence, a classic maneuver by Satan and his hirelings.
One final fact to consider is the word "elect" in scripture. Let’s look at some verses.
Mathew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his ELECT (eklektos) from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Mat. 24: 22 And except those days should be shortened (4th trumpet. Rev. 8), there should no flesh be saved: but for the ELECT’S sake those days shall be shortened….
Revelation 17:12-17 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen (EKLEKTOS—same Greek word for ELECT), and faithful.
In the aforementioned verses we see that Jesus is gathering his elect after the tribulation is over (Mat. 24:31…) and in Mat 24:22 it is made clear that the 4 trumpet is to HELP God’s elect, to help God’s people! The 4th trumpet is to help the Lord’s people and not some fabricated garbage about killing a third of the church. In Rev. 8:12 we see that the judgement against artemis (moon) and apollo (sun) is used to help his ELECT via shortening the days! Next we read in Rev 17:14 that the ones that are with Christ are his ELECT. What is important to see in these verses is that it is clear that the beast makes war with the Lamb AND his ELECT. So here we see that the MULTITUDE are called ELECT. Once again, the multitude are not some beaten down punished people at the hands of the Lord, they are helped and ELECT. The multitude are covered and Jesus is coming for all of them.
So to sum up; the multitude of people crying out to the one and only true Jesus Christ during the time of the Great Tribulation are covered and saved and nothing will stop it.
When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. Deuteronomy 4:20.
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