Revelation chapters 4 – 20

I got to the end of the book of Revelation Tuesday. Chapters 4 – 20 deal with the coming judgment upon the earth when Christ returns. I think most people have some knowledge of Armageddon and the coming judgment. I think most people have heard of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I was no different and I knew a few things and found them unsettling to say the least.

I started working at LeFebure in the late 70s and I worked with a man named Lonnie. Lonnie was knowledgeable about many things. He told me of the coming judgment and Armageddon. After that, anytime I read about fighting in the Middle East or terrorism against Israel I was filled with fear. I thought Armageddon was coming and I knew I was not prepared. I had no idea how to become prepared. Neither did Lonnie.

A few years later I started reading the Bible and the chapters in Revelation that pertained to the coming judgment were terrifying. I knew I was not prepared. I was in this condition for a number of years. I came to the Savior when I was 25 years old. I learned then that I would be spared from this wrath to come. See Thessalonians chapter 1 verse 10. At the bottom of my blog there is a page that has my Christian testimony. Pop down there if you want to read it.
So I had mentioned previous to this post that Revelation was three parts. Up to chapter 3 are the “things which are”. Chapters 4 through 20 I believe are “the things which shall be hereafter;” Revelation 1:19 KJV
“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.” Revelation 4:1 KJV

I feel very inadequate writing these things about this book. I know so little and advise you to find ministry to further study this book. What I find in chapters 4 through 20 would terrify me if I did not know the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior. Paul wrote “Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;  2 Corinthians 5:11 KJV. My personal testimony is that you can find peace in knowing Jesus and I agree with Paul, I persuade you to seek the Lord while he may be found!