Steven

SOILDER OF GOD. making good mistakes. living like it's going to last forever, to fix it all. keep your soul the focus and walk knowing that the Christ is. NO DM

[Steven @sa2daugherty]

@elonmusk Oh! Can we go for a funeral. I would like to be placed on the moon for my final resting place. Epic!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Moonbase Alpha will be so cool.

And we want to make it so that anyone can go to the Moon if they want.

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

Muhammad, near death: “May Allah curse the Jews and Christians”

Jesus, on the cross: “Father, forgive them”

One leaves a curse. The other leaves forgiveness. That contrast speaks for itself.

[Steven @sa2daugherty]

@GuntherEagleman Yes! Yeshua Lives!🙏

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

If Satan could deceive angels in Heaven, don’t think you’re too wise to be deceived on Earth

Be careful which voices you allow into your mind

“Be sober, be vigilant”

- 1 Peter 5:8

[Steven @sa2daugherty]

@JoeInfluencer Yeshua lives! 🙏

[✝️God's Anointed Holy Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. @JoeInfluencer]

God's Promise To You

I am your shield, your glory and the lifter of your head.

Psalm 3:3 (WEB)
But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

The Hebrew word for shield in this promise is a substance so thick that it is likened to the scaly hide of a crocodile. God is our shield and our protector. Nothing can get through His defenses. Our God and Father is also our glory. The Hebrew word for glory in this passage is 'kabowd', which means a weighty honor that He places on us simply because we belong to Him.

I love this verse's NLT Bible translation: ' But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.' God protects us, He bestows His own glory on us, and He lifts up our head when we are discouraged.

When I think of the last part of this promise, I picture a child standing face to face with his father, his head held down in discouragement. The father, not wanting his child to be discouraged, gently puts his finger on the little boy's chin and raises his head until their eyes meet.

When we get discouraged, our God and Father is the lifter of our head. As the NLT Bible says, He is 'the one who holds my head high.’ If you are disappointed today, may you feel the loving touch of your Father raising your head so that your eyes meet His loving glance.

[Steven @sa2daugherty]

@Nickisbackbaby good job! Yeshua lives! 🙏

[🎯Truth Seeker🎯 @Nickisbackbaby]

"Man, forgiveness it's hard".

God bless you as you walk in the light.

[Steven @sa2daugherty]

@Apostle_David 🙏

[David @Apostle_David]

The Shepherding of the Redeemed

The Lamb at the Center of the Throne

The vision of the multitude does not end with their cry of salvation.

It moves inward — toward the One who makes their standing possible.

At the center of the throne stands the Lamb.

Not beside it.
Not beneath it.
Not before it.

At the center.

This is the architecture of redemption:
the Lamb is not peripheral to the throne —
He is the throne’s revelation.

The multitude does not gather around a doctrine. They gather around a Person.

The Lamb as Shepherd

John uses a paradox that only heaven can hold:

The Lamb is their Shepherd.

The One who was slain now leads.
The One who was silent now speaks.
The One who was offered now guides.

This is the mystery of divine leadership:
the Shepherd leads with the memory of being the Lamb.

He shepherds from within their suffering,
not above it.

He knows the path because He walked it first.

The Shelter of His Presence

The multitude is not sheltered by walls,
nor by angels, nor by heavenly structures.

They are sheltered by His presence.

“God will shelter them with His tent.”

This is not a distant covering.
It is an intimate nearness.

The redeemed do not merely stand before God.

They dwell under His covering.

The throne becomes a home.

The End of Hunger and Thirst

The multitude’s suffering is not erased by forgetting. It is healed by fulfillment.

“They shall hunger no more,
neither thirst anymore.”

These are not poetic lines.
They are the reversal of earthly deprivation.

Every unmet need,
every empty place,
every longing that went unanswered —
is now filled.

The Lamb does not merely remove suffering. He replaces it with abundance.

The Sun Will Not Strike Them

This is the language of protection,
but also of restoration.

The sun that once burned them,
the heat that once exhausted them,
the pressures that once crushed them —

all are now powerless.

The redeemed are not fragile.
They are held.

The environment that once harmed them now yields to the presence that heals them.

The Springs of Living Water

The Shepherd leads them to “springs of living water.”

Not stagnant pools.
Not distant wells.
Not symbolic refreshment.

Living water.

This is the fulfillment of every promise Jesus made:
• “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me.”
• “The water I give will become a spring within them.”
• “Out of their innermost being will flow rivers of living water.”

The multitude is not merely comforted.
They are renewed.

The Shepherd leads them to the source of life itself.

Every Tear Wiped Away

This is the most intimate moment in the chapter.

God does not command tears to cease.
He wipes them away.

This is not a gesture of power.
It is a gesture of tenderness.

Every tear is acknowledged.
Every sorrow is honored.
Every wound is touched.

The redeemed are not told to move on.
They are healed.

This is the final act of the Shepherd:
to remove the last residue of the old world from the faces of His people.

The Shepherding as Fulfillment

The shepherding of the redeemed is not an afterthought.

It is the fulfillment of the entire biblical story.

The Lord is their Shepherd.
The Lamb is their Shepherd.
The throne is their Shepherd.

The promises of Psalm 23,
the visions of Ezekiel 34,
the words of Jesus in John 10 —

all converge here.

The multitude is not merely saved.
They are shepherded into wholeness.

The Remnant and the Multitude Together

The remnant stands in the shaking.
The multitude stands in the glory.

The remnant is sealed for service.
The multitude is shepherded for rest.

The remnant bears the seal.
The multitude bears the robes.

The remnant is hidden.
The multitude is revealed.

But both are shepherded by the same Lamb.

The Shepherd does not divide His people.
He gathers them.

The Shepherding as the Answer

The Sixth Seal asked:

Who can stand.

It is answered:
Those who have been washed.

And answered again:
Those who are shepherded.

Standing is not sustained by strength.
It is sustained by the Shepherd.

The redeemed stand because the Lamb stands with them.
They endure because He leads them.
They rejoice because He restores them.

The Shepherd is the answer to the question of endurance.

The Calling, the Foolishness, and the Standing

As the vision of the Shepherd settles over the multitude, another thread of Scripture rises to meet it — the quiet insistence of 1 Corinthians 1 that God chooses what the world calls foolish, weak, and insignificant to reveal His wisdom and strength. The wise of Daniel, the sealed remnant, and the 144,000 all stand within this same divine pattern: they are not the impressive ones, the powerful ones, or the self‑assured ones. They are the called ones. Their standing is not the triumph of human insight but the fruit of God’s choosing, God’s mercy, and God’s faithfulness. Paul’s words echo through the scene before the throne: “Consider your calling… not many wise, not many mighty, not many noble.” The multitude and the remnant alike stand because the Lamb has become their wisdom, their righteousness, their sanctification, and their redemption. This is the thread that binds them without collapsing them — each group distinct in purpose, yet all upheld by the same grace. The reader is invited to feel the humility of this truth without drawing lines around who belongs where. Identity here is not claimed; it is received. And as the vision moves forward, the architecture of calling becomes the doorway into the next unveiling.

[✝️God's Anointed Holy Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. @JoeInfluencer]

The Gospel is the Good News that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, lived a sinless life, died on the Cross for our sins, rose from the dead, and offers salvation and eternal life to all who repent and believe in Him.

[Steven @sa2daugherty]

@Apostle_David Amen! Yeshua Lives! 🙏

[David @Apostle_David]

The Silence Before the Seventh Seal

When Heaven Stops Moving

The opening of the seventh seal does not unleash immediate judgment.
It unleashes silence.

A silence so total, so deliberate, so charged with meaning
that John can only describe it as:

“silence in heaven for about half an hour.”

This is not absence.

It is presence.
It is the stillness of a courtroom before the verdict is spoken.

It is the hush of creation before God breathes again.

Heaven is not empty.
Heaven is listening.

The Silence as Judgment and Mercy

This silence is not passive.
It is the meeting place of two realities:
• Judgment preparing to be released
• Mercy preparing to be remembered

The silence is the hinge between the two.

It is the moment when:
• the prayers of the saints rise
• the incense is offered
• the altar becomes the center
• the angels wait
• the Lamb holds the scroll open

This silence is the architecture of divine deliberation.

Judgment does not rush.
Mercy is not forgotten.

Both are held in the stillness.

The Half Hour: A Measured Pause

John does not say “a long time” or “a short time.”
He gives a measurement.

Half an hour.

This is not symbolic vagueness.
It is intentional precision.

The pause is:
• long enough to be felt
• short enough to be purposeful
• measured
• deliberate
• structured

Heaven is not improvising.
Heaven is preparing.

The half hour is the space where divine intention gathers its full weight.

The Seven Angels Take Their Places

In the silence, seven angels step forward —
not in chaos, not in haste, but in order.

They are given seven trumpets.

This is the architecture of the next movement:
• the seals reveal
• the trumpets warn
• the bowls complete

But none of this begins until the silence has done its work.

The angels do not act until heaven has listened.

The Golden Censer and the Altar of Fire

Another angel approaches the altar with a golden censer.

He is given much incense —
not a little, not a token amount,
but an abundance.

This incense represents:
• the prayers of the saints
• the cries of the faithful
• the longings of the remnant
• the intercession of the wise
• the groanings of the sealed

The silence is the moment when these prayers rise unhindered.

Heaven pauses to receive them.

The Prayers Become Fire

The angel fills the censer with fire from the altar and throws it to the earth.

This is the turning point.

The prayers of the saints
become the fire of God.

The cries of the faithful
become the shaking of nations.

The intercession of the remnant
becomes the architecture of judgment.

This is the mystery of the seventh seal:

the shaking that follows is shaped by the prayers that rise.

Thunder, Voices, Lightning, Earthquake

Only after the silence,
only after the prayers,
only after the fire —

do the manifestations begin:
• thunder
• voices
• lightning
• earthquake

These are not random.
They are the visible echoes of the invisible silence.

The silence births the storm.

The Silence as Revelation

The seventh seal reveals something the others do not:

Heaven is not indifferent to the suffering of the saints. Heaven pauses to hear them.

The silence is the divine acknowledgment
of every cry, every tear, every plea.

It is the moment when:
• the remnant is remembered
• the multitude is honored
• the wise are vindicated
• the sealed are upheld

The silence is the answer before the answer.

The Silence and the Reader

The reader is invited into this silence —
not to interpret it,
not to fill it,
but to feel it.

This is the moment where the manuscript slows down
and invites the reader to breathe,
to listen,
to wait.

The silence is not empty.
It is full of God.

The Silence as the Threshold

The seventh seal is not the end.
It is the threshold.

The silence prepares the way for:
• the trumpets
• the warnings
• the judgments
• the unveiling of the next architecture

But before any of that begins,
heaven insists on stillness.

The silence is the doorway into the next movement of God.

[Steven @sa2daugherty]

@Markbhere2 Yeshua Lives! Amen and Amen.

[Steven @sa2daugherty]

@Apostle_David Yeshua Lives! Amen and Amen.

[David @Apostle_David]

The Great Multitude: The Unveiling of the Redeemed

After the Sealing: A New Vision Opens

John does not see the multitude until after he hears the numbering of the sealed.

This order matters.

The remnant is counted.
The multitude is revealed.

The sealed are specific.
The multitude is immeasurable.

The remnant is hidden.
The multitude is unveiled.

This is the divine rhythm:
God forms in secret before He reveals in glory.

The multitude is not the replacement of the remnant. It is the fruit of the remnant’s existence.

A Crowd Beyond Counting

John sees “a great multitude that no one could number.”

This is the first shock of the vision.

Heaven is not sparsely populated.
Redemption is not a narrow trickle.
The Lamb’s work is not small.

The multitude is:
• vast
• diverse
• radiant
• triumphant
• innumerable

They come from “every nation, tribe, people, and language” —
a reversal of Babel,
a healing of division,
a gathering of humanity into a single redeemed chorus.

The sealed ones are counted.
The multitude is countless.

Both are intentional.

Clothed in White: The Garments of Redemption

The multitude is clothed in white robes —
not the white of purity achieved,
but the white of mercy received.

Their robes are white because:
• they have been washed
• they have been cleansed
• they have been redeemed
• they have been made new

The whiteness is not their achievement.
It is the Lamb’s.

This is the first revelation of the multitude: they stand because they have been washed.

Palms in Their Hands: The Symbol of Victory

The multitude holds palm branches —
the ancient sign of victory, deliverance, and divine triumph.

This is not the victory of conquest.
It is the victory of salvation.

The palms declare:
• the Lamb has won
• death has lost
• mercy has triumphed
• the redeemed have entered rest

The sealed ones stand in truth.
The multitude stands in victory.

The Cry of Salvation

The multitude cries out with a loud voice:

“Salvation belongs to our God
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb.”

This is the sound of the redeemed recognizing the source of their deliverance.

Their cry is:
• unified
• thunderous
• grateful
• overflowing
• unashamed

It is the sound of a people who know they did not save themselves.

The multitude’s worship is the echo of the remnant’s sealing.

Heaven Responds

The angels, elders, and living creatures fall on their faces and worship.

Heaven does not merely observe the multitude. Heaven rejoices in them.

The redeemed are not peripheral to the story. They are central to the joy of heaven.

The multitude’s worship becomes heaven’s worship.
Heaven’s worship becomes the atmosphere of the throne.

This is the architecture of redemption:
the redeemed draw heaven into deeper praise.

The Elder’s Question

One of the elders asks John:

“Who are these,
clothed in white robes,
and from where have they come?”

This question is not for information.
It is for revelation.

John does not know.
The elder reveals.

The multitude is not the sealed remnant.
They are not the 144,000.
They are not the wise of Daniel.

They are something else.

They are the ones who have:
• come out of the great tribulation
• washed their robes
• made them white in the blood of the Lamb

Their identity is not in their endurance.
It is in their redemption.

The Lamb at the Center

The multitude is not defined by their suffering. They are defined by their Shepherd.

The Lamb:
• shelters them
• feeds them
• leads them
• comforts them
• wipes every tear from their eyes

The multitude is not merely saved.
They are shepherded.

The Lamb is not merely their Redeemer.
He is their center.

PThe Multitude and the Remnant

The multitude is not the remnant.
The remnant is not the multitude.

But they are deeply connected.

The remnant stands in truth.
The multitude stands in mercy.

The remnant is sealed for service.
The multitude is gathered for worship.

The remnant is counted.
The multitude is innumerable.

The remnant is hidden.
The multitude is revealed.

Both are the work of the Lamb.
Both are the fruit of His blood.
Both are part of the architecture of redemption.

The Answer to the Question

The Sixth Seal ends with the question:

Who can stand.

This chapter answers it in a new way:

Those who have been washed.
Those who have been redeemed.
Those who belong to the Lamb.

The remnant stands in the shaking.
The multitude stands in the glory.

Both stand because the Lamb stands.

[Steven @sa2daugherty]

@SportsSmOoOkEn Thank for that. today has been a day of rest for me. I have a long way to go. but with God's grace i will make it to by destination. My load has been heavy for 6 years. but thru my faith the weight has been lifted every day.
Yeshua lives! Amen!

[Steven @sa2daugherty]

I feel tired today. I pray so much I get sleepy. but I keep going. my wife needs me. stay strong and protect and care for the ones you love.

[Steven @sa2daugherty]

@ByHisGrace that's bad news article.