Revelation 22:18-19 “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of this prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these thing’s, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things written in this book.” Comment: Since we are in the middle of a plague I thought it appropriate that we talk about the last chapter of the last Book of our Bible! People claim that the first and last chapter of any book are the most important! So what is God saying to us in these two scriptures out of the Book of Revelation? What revelation can we get? Let me make it simple for us! To reject Jesus Christ will execute the judgments of these scriptures! Any ideology to replace Christ or reject him bringing an addition or subtraction of Christ is lethal! You hear all the ideologies opposing Christ today and over history! Christ is not the only way to heaven! There is no God! We evolved! Jesus Christ did not exist! I will be God and make my own gods! God did not create me I believe in Darwinism! I will decide who lives and dies! Abortion! God is who you make him to be in your mind! Hinduism! We create God! I reject that Christ died for me so I will die for God by martyrdom! Islam! I will be greater than God! I will be God! I will die for him! You have to work your way to heaven by good works! My salvation is based on my works! The list goes on and on into infinity! I believe in reincarnation! I will come back again over and over so I will never have to face the judgment of God for my sin and never have to accept his salvation! Easter ia about God reconciling our sin to himself his way! By the way of the Cross! His plan for our redemption completed at the Cross! The blood of God shed for our sin! The source of plague is sin! When Jesus died on the Cross the dead rose from the grave! The worst part of verse 19 is to have your name blotted out of the Book of Life! Separated from God forever! Every name is written in the Book of Life because Christ died for all! He arose from the dead for all! So what would cause your name to be blotted out? Rejecting Christ with any ideology that supports your rejection of him! Whatever excuse you can make to seal your fate! Satan tricked Eve into thinking God is no good! He does the same today as he deceives the world so they may join him in Hell! Reject Christ then your Savior becomes your judge! Jesus Christ is optional only to a fool! A fool has said in his heart there is no God! Instead of mocking and cursing God why not praise him? Use the breath he has given you to honor him! Praise him for the suffering he took for you and your sin on the Cross! It is a Holy Cross because he has made you Holy! He has prepared a place for you in Heaven free from suffering, death, hell and the grave! No more plagues! He took your curse on the Cross! God is not the author of plague but Satan is! His objective is to destroy you! God to save you! Who have you chosen to follow? Do not discount your life and follow the destroyer of all life for God has paid a great price to redeem you! The protection of Christ is your reward! Jesus name is above every name in heaven and earth! That is why he holds the Book of Life! Is your name there? John 3:16 says for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son! For what? That whoever believes on him shall not perish! No plague! And then have everlasting life! What part of forever do you not get? I cannot think of a better way or time to accept Jesus Christ than in the midst of a plague! The plague will pass but his name endures forever! Inoculate yourself from sin! Invite Jesus to come into your life! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com