End times

 And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world—to every nation, tribe, language, and people. “Fear God,” he shouted. “Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.”

Revelation 14:6‭-‬7 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.14.6-7.NLT

Look to the skies people of the world

No one knows the day or the hour 

When I shall judge all men

Be watchful and vigilant people of God 

For I shall come like thief in the night 

Be ready to give account for your deeds

I am the righteous judge who knows all things 

My name is faithful and true 

I am patient with all people

I shall pour out my wrath upon the wicked

But the righteous will inherit the earth

Those written in the lambs book of life shall know eternal rest

They shall sit with me entroned on high

The Potter and the plans of god

 Then the Lord gave me this message: “O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand. If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed, but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned. And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom, but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.

Jeremiah 18:5‭-‬10 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/jer.18.5-10.NLT

I am the master weaver. I weave  man's choices into my sovereign will

I am the ever living one

I am the Alpha and the Omega

I know your thoughts before you do

I see your deeds and respond with kindness to the righteous and wrath to the wicked

Read the scriptures 

Consider my dealings with men throughout time

Show your faith by your deeds

And I will respond in kind

Amen

Evil teachers and false prophets

 Many will follow their evil teaching and shameful immorality. And because of these teachers, the way of truth will be slandered. In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.

2 Peter 2:2‭-‬3 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/2pe.2.2-3.NLT

I am the Lord Almighty

You evil teachers and false prophets listen to me 

Stop perverting my truth and corrupting my word.

You have deceived many 

You have become rich and powerful

I know your evil thoughts and they offend me

I have watched you since the day you were born

Your thoughts are evil and corrupt all the time

I shall strip you of your riches

And cast you into darkness

Amen

God will rescue you

 So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.

2 Peter 2:9 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/2pe.2.9.NLT

I am the ever living one. I died but behold I am alive for evermore

Trust in me and I shall rescue you

I shall rescue my children from their trials

Not so the wicked for I shall punish them 

I shall keep them in bondage till the day of judgement

They will have to give an account for their deeds

The righteous shall abide with me 

Not so the wicked they shall be cast where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth 

Amen

The 2nd death and Christ

 Let's start here

The scapegoat and the sacrificial lamb are not the same. I know ones a goat and the other a lamb. But besides that they represent two different ideas

A sacrificial lamb is a metaphor for an animal or person sacrificed for the common good

Jesus the sacrificial lamb

He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.

Isaiah 53:7 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/isa.53.7.NLt

The sacrificial lamb at Passover

The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects.

Exodus 12:5 NLT

The Passover lamb was either a sheep or a goat and had to be male and without defect

What is a scapegoat?

scape·​goat ˈskāp-ˌgōt. : a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur.

and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.

Leviticus 16:21 RSV

https://bible.com/bible/2020/lev.16.21.RSV

Consider this text

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:6 KJV

https://bible.com/bible/1/isa.53.6.KJV

More proof that God the father laid on God the son the sins of us all but notice that  'him' has a lowercase capital alluding to Jesus the man on the cross and 'LORD' is capitalised and alludes to God the Father.

Jesus is both the sacrificial lamb and the scapegoat 

If Jesus is the scapegoat then to fulfill the definition he must then be sent into the wilderness 

Jesus was sent to the wilderness by the spirit after his was baptized in water

Consider Christ in the wilderness 

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: and there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness. And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

Mark 1:10‭-‬13 KJV

https://bible.com/bible/1/mrk.1.10-13.KJv

Jesus was sent to the wilderness but to be tempted by Satan not to carry our sins 

Consider these words

“When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place and the Tabernacle and the altar, he must present the live goat. He will lay both of his hands on the goat’s head and confess over it all the wickedness, rebellion, and sins of the people of Israel. In this way, he will transfer the people’s sins to the head of the goat. Then a man specially chosen for the task will drive the goat into the wilderness. As the goat goes into the wilderness, it will carry all the people’s sins upon itself into a desolate land.Leviticus 16:20‭-‬22 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/lev.16.20-22.NLT

Also consider

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last. I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.

Revelation 1:17‭-‬18 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.1.17-18.NLT

Death and the grave are gates to some other place and Jesus has the keys

Consider

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death.Revelation 2:11 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.2.11.NLT

What does it mean to be victorious 

Consider the following

For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

1 John 5:4‭-‬5 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.5.4-5.NLT

Only through faith in Christ can you avoid the 2nd death and your name be written in the lambs book of life

Amen