Revelation 17:14 KJV
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.
Speaking of those who are with Christ when He defeats the anti-Christ the Bible says they are called and chosen and faithful.
Two of the three describe what Christ had done in them. They are called and chosen. Neither of these had anything to do with the ones that are with Christ. They could not all themselves. They could not choose themselves. What grace that God calls and chooses us to be His sons and to be with Him.
Faithful describes the character of those who are called and chosen. I see this as less a quality they developed in their lives and more of a mark of the first two.
They are faithful because they are called
They are faithful because they are chosen
The sign that a person is truly called and chosen then, is that they are faithful to the Lord. Like Job, though the world would slay them, still they trust in Him.
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.
Speaking of those who are with Christ when He defeats the anti-Christ the Bible says they are called and chosen and faithful.
Two of the three describe what Christ had done in them. They are called and chosen. Neither of these had anything to do with the ones that are with Christ. They could not all themselves. They could not choose themselves. What grace that God calls and chooses us to be His sons and to be with Him.
Faithful describes the character of those who are called and chosen. I see this as less a quality they developed in their lives and more of a mark of the first two.
They are faithful because they are called
They are faithful because they are chosen
The sign that a person is truly called and chosen then, is that they are faithful to the Lord. Like Job, though the world would slay them, still they trust in Him.
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