Massive Flash Mob

Rev 17:14 "These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful."

Here is a description of three kinds of people. Those who make war with the Lamb, the Lamb, and those who are with the Lamb.

The first group, those who make war with the Lamb. As I talked about yesterday, dumb. It is dumb because no one can fight against God and win. (I didn't post it because I failed to save it.) Futile. Hopeless. No chance for victory. These people are just following their own base instincts thinking that they can do battle with the Creator of the universe. It really is going to be a massive flash mob. Who knows, everyone may be summoned through social media to get to Megiddo to do battle with God. Their response will be much like the response of those in England who decided that they were just going to go out and destroy some property and kill some people. Unthinking. These are the people that Jude talks about when he says: "Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do not understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals – these are the very things that destroy them." Jude 10 These people do not understand what moral absolutes are all about. They don't get this thing called truth or morality. And they become like unreasoning animals and pack together to do battle against God and they will be destroyed.

The second is the Lamb. The Lamb will overcome this mob. He will conquer them. He will be victorious over them. Why? Because of who He is…the King of kings. The Lord of lords. There is no king like Jesus. He rules over all of them. He has authority over all of them. No one can stand before Him and boast that he or she is a ruler. Jesus controls them all. And He is Lord of lords. He has the power to decide all matters. He is the Possessor and Disposer of all things. He is the Owner of it all. He is the Master of masters. By His word all things were created and by His word all things will fall. Just watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzqTFNfeDnE

The third are those who come with the Lamb. They are described in three ways: Called. Chosen. Faithful. Called means that these were invited. These were specially selected to be with the Lamb. Chosen means that they were picked out. They were elected. They were selected and appointed by God. Wait. Isn't this calling and choosing stuff unfair? Why would some be doing battle with the Lamb and only those who God picks are going to be with the Lamb? As I think about this, who am I to question God. This is just like those who do war with Him, questioning Him, doubting Him. He is King. He is Lord. He can do whatever He wants and however He wants to do it. So, according to scripture, according to God's very own words and His very own decision some are called and chosen. And these show their calling by the way that they live. They are faithful. They have kept the faith. They are not up and down and all over the place, hot one time, cold another, lukewarm another. They live lives of consistency. They know that this life of faith is not a sprint, it is a marathon and they are faithful.

May I be included in the faithful. May I not be double-minded, unstable I all my ways, but may my life be a life of slow but steady progress, showing in the end that I have been faithful, chosen, called one.