Revelation 10

7 but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.

Mystery is to be revealed.
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Revelation 9

14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.

There is no escaping the fact that judgement and punishment are part of God's economy. There is no mercy outside of the cross of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 8

4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake.
6 So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

Its really interesting that the prayers of the saints precede the terrible things that are poured out on the earth after each trumpet is sounded. Did they pray for the trumpets to sound? Did they cry out for mercy? Did they pray for an end to evil? Looking back two chapters I see it is a cry for justice. There are things that are wrong, and an answer must be given.

Rev 7

13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, "Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?"
14 And I said to him, "Sir,[b] you know."
So he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Heaven sends questions to alert us to the answers.
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Rev 4

11 " You are worthy, O Lord,[g]
      To receive glory and honor and power;
      For You created all things,
      And by Your will they exist[h] and were created."

He wants us here.
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Revelation 6

10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"

Justice and vengeance remain for those un willing to receive forgiveness.
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Rev 5

8And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Prayer and worship work well together.

Rev 3

21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

If we overthrow our own throne we get to share in His.
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Rev 2

6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Compromise is not always appropriate. Some times we are approved for our outspoken disapproval.
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Revelation 1

9 I, John, both[e] your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Patience. Trouble. The Kingdom. Trouble. Patience. The Kingdom. The Kingdom. Patience. Trouble. Of Jesus Christ.
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Jude

Exceeding joy.
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3 John

11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God.

Seeing God produces Holiness. Flesh dies in His presence.
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2 John

11 for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.

Woe to him who condemns himself by what he approves.
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1 John 5

15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

Praying from Heaven is better than praying to Heaven!
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1 John 4

10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Love one another in the same manner. Without condition or demand of response.

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1 John 3

3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

The pursuit of holiness is empowered by hope.

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1 John 2

15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Love grows by stealth sometimes. An acquaintance becomes a friend; a friend becomes a lover. So to, if left unchecked, does our love grow for the things of this world.
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