Friday, April 24 Strap your sword on . . . Go on to victory. —Ps. 45:3, 4. Judgment will soon be executed upon “the great prostitute,†Babylon the Great, the world empire of false religion. (Rev. 17:1, 5, 16, 17; 19:1, 2) Christ will then go forth to execute God’s judgments on the rest of Satan’s wicked system on earth by destroying it at Armageddon. (Rev. 16:14-16; 19:19-21) Finally, the Warrior-King will complete his conquest by abyssing Satan and his demons, reducing them to a state of deathlike inactivity. (Rev. 20:1-3) As anointed Christians finish their earthly course during Christ’s presence, they are resurrected to heavenly life. Sometime after the destruction of Babylon the Great, Jesus will gather to himself all the remaining members of the bride class. (1 Thess. 4:16, 17) Before the outbreak of the war of Armageddon, therefore, all members of the “bride†will be in heaven. After that war, the marriage of the Lamb can take place. —Rev. 19:7. w14 2/15 2:10-12
I have notices lately there tends to be little mention of the wild beast, or the disgusting thing that stands in the holy place. It use to be featured in so many articles but not any more.