Alumbrados – The Illuminated

Either you belong to God, or you belong to the Beast, there is no third option. There is no purgatory. There is no halfway house.

In Revelation Chapter 7 of the Christian Bible, we see the saved. Those saved of Israel, 12 thousand of each of the 12 tribes, making up the 144,000

Revelation 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.    

Revelation 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.

Then we see the rest of mankind who are saved. This is us, all the believers in Christ. You can know for sure whether you are in this group of people. You do not have to wait until you die, you can know now. There is nothing mysterious about Salvation. You can have it now by confessing the Lord Jesus.

The book of Revelation is divided into 2 revelations. They each say the same thing, but in different ways.

FIRST REVELATION Revelation Chapters 6 – 11
SECOND REVELATION Revelation Chapters 12 - 22

The parallel Chapters of Chapter 7 in Revelation are Revelation Chapter 14 and Revelation Chapter 15.

In Revelation 14, the rest of mankind shown here as a great multitude, die and are not raptured.

Revelation 7:

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;    

10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.  

Revelation 14:

12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.    

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.    

14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

 Death is something we cannot escape. However, it means salvation to us! Look at the Joys that await us:

Revelation 7:

15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.    

16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.    

17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.    

Revelation 15

2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.    

3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.    

4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.  

The Mark Of The Beast Is Here Today

The saved are gathered here, because they have not received the mark of the beast.

The next chapter, Revelation Chapter 8, and the parallel Chapter 16, tell us the plagues that follow those who have the mark of the Beast and who worship his image.

Let me say again, you are either in the fold of Jesus, or you are out. There is not a third option.

You do not have to physically decided to worship the beast – If you reject Jesus, you ARE worshipping the beast, whether you like it or not.

Therefore the Beast is here today.

In fact, the beast has been around since Jesus Christ walked the earth. EVERY believer in Christ has had to overcome the beast.

Therefore, what you hear about a future Tribulation is all false. This Chapter 7 of Revelation mentions Great Tribulation. But it is talking about the tribulation of saints throughout time. NOT in the future.

Do you see how the story told in Revelation Chapter 14 is the same as in this Chapter 7?

See, how the children of God are sealed in Revelation Chapter 14, who do not take the mark of the beast in Chapter 13?

They are sealed before the judgments strike the earth for those who have the mark of the beast.

Therefore, these plagues are not reserved for the time in future, but are indeed happening today, just as certainly as the mark of the beast, and the beast himself is around TODAY.