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To begin our study on the Book of Revelation, we will start with the meaning of the word. If we go to the Greek dictionary of the Strong's concordance, we will find that it means "Apocalypse" or the unveiling. (#602 apokalupsis from the prime #601 apokalupto) which means "to take off the cover" i.e. disclose or reveal. Many so called scholars, critics and hierarchy will tell you that you cannot understand this book, or that you do not need to understand Revelation because it does not apply to us and those who believe in God will not be here during this period. DO NOT BE DECEIVED! The book of Revelation would not be in the Bible if was not meant to be understood; not to mention the fact that in the third verse of chapter one it tells us that blessed is the ones who read, understand, and teach this prophecy. The Book of Revelation was written approximately 95 or 96 A.D. in the aisles of Patmos by the apostle John, better know as "John the revelator" while he was imprisoned. John was full of zeal and a little quick tempered, which earned him the nickname "Boanerges" given to him by Christ. The name means Son of Thunder. It is very important as we study this book that you keep in mind that in the tenth verse of chapter 1, John was taken in the Spirit to the future in the Lord's day, or the millennium. Throughout the Book we will be going back and forth in time from the millennium age. Also keep in mind that 1,000 of our years is one year with the Lord, as stated in (II Peter 3:8). There is a lot of controversy between scholars about certain chapters and verses in the book of Revelation, but if we carefully follow the book chapter by chapter and verse by verse, it all flows and reveals the finale of God's glorious plan as we enter into a new world age.
1The
Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew
unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass;
and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant
John: The angel was sent by God to John to show unto
His servants. John was shown these future activities that
would occur in a vision.
2Who bare
record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus
Christ, and of all things that he saw. John wrote
down all the words of God and testimony of Jesus Christ and
everything he heard and saw.
3Blessed is
he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this
prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein:
for the time is at hand. If you read this prophecy
aloud to the church, you will receive a special blessing
from the Lord. Those who listen to it being read and do what
it says will also be blessed. The time is near when all
these things will come true.
4John to the
seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and
peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to
come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his
throne; To the seven churches which circled around in
Asia Minor. (This is how you will be able to choose the
right church, or see if your church is teaching the full
truth). Grace and peace from the God who is, and was, and is
to come. And from the seven fold spirits before His throne.
(Speaking of the Holy Spirit).
5And from
Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first
begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the
earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins
in his own blood. Jesus Christ who faithfully reveals
all truth to us. He was the first to rise from the dead to
die no more. Christ paid the awesome price for us at the
crucifixion, with His blood to wash away all our sins.
6And hath
made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be
glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Today we
are His servants, but in the future those who are faithful,
He will make Kings and priests in His Kingdom.
7Behold, he
cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they
also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall
wail because of him. Even so, Amen. There will be no
mystery when He comes at the seventh trump. This is when we
will all be changed to our spirit bodies. Everyone will see
Him come, even those who pierced Him. All nations will weep
in sorrow and terror when He comes. Let it be so... Amen!
8I am Alpha
and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord,
which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
From A-Z, the Alpha and Omega; the beginning and the
end. He becomes the full God Head.
9I John, who
also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in
the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle
that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the
testimony of Jesus Christ. John, our brother in
Christ who has suffered for the Lord's sake as we will, for
the testimony of Christ. We will all share His Kingdom.
10I was in
the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great
voice, as of a trumpet. As we said in the
introduction, you must understand this verse and keep it in
mind throughout our study. John was in the spirit on the
Lord's day, and taken to the future at the beginning of the
millennium. Again as stated in (II Peter 3:8-10) 1,000 of
our years is one year with the Lord. (The millennium) in
which God is longsuffering that any should perish, but all
would come to repentance. This is the time when all the
rudiments and evil will be burnt up.
11Saying, I
am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou
seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches
which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto
Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto
Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. God is the A-Z, the
beginning and the end. These churches represent all
churches, and you can identify your church by these examples
and what they teach.
12And I
turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being
turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; We must
understand that there is a great deal of symbology used in
the book of revelations. We will find out what the seven
golden candlesticks represent below in verse 20.
13And in the
midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of
man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about
the paps with a golden girdle. The Son of man is
Christ.
14His head
and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and
his eyes were as a flame of fire; This was the actual
presence of God.
15And his
feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace;
and his voice as the sound of many waters. Waters
utilized here means many peoples.
16And he had
in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a
sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun
shineth in his strength. We will find out what the
seven stars represent below also in verse 20. The sharp two
edged sword represents the Word of God. The Word can cut
deep into our soul and set people straight, or it can teach
us and build us up. God wants us all to come to the truth of
His Word, and He uses symbology throughout the bible to
teach.
17And when I
saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right
hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and
the last: From A-Z, the Alpha and Omega; the
beginning and the end. (I am that I am).
18I am he
that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for
evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. He
will give us the knowledge to open the doors of truth, and
the truth shall set you free. He also holds the key to
Heaven and hell.
19Write the
things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and
the things which shall be hereafter; These things
were given to the apostle John to write down from the Lord's
day.
20The mystery
of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and
the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the
angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks
which thou sawest are the seven churches. Here is the
big mystery that is so easy to understand if you just study
God's Word and let it flow as it is written. The seven stars
represent the seven angels or overseers of the church. The
seven candlesticks represent the churches themselves. The
book of revelation is no big mystery, and symbology helps
simplify His teachings. Do you attend a church that teaches
the truth of God's Word, or do you just attend a church
system that teaches traditions of men?
Chapters 2 & 3 in the book of Revelation are written to the churches of Asia minor, which made up the group of churches representing the churches of the world. We will discover in these two chapters which churches were pleasing to God. Only two of the seven churches were pleasing to God because of what they taught. The two churches were the church of Smyrna and the church of Philadelphia. These names have nothing to do with names of churches today, they just represent a type. They will however tell us what your church should be teaching. (It is their deeds that apply to us today).
1Unto
the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith
he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who
walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; Again
the mystery of the seven stars represent the seven angels or
overseers of the church, and the seven candlesticks
represent the churches themselves.
2I know thy
works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst
not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which
say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them
liars: They did not tolerate sin among their members
and they carefully examined those who claimed to apostles
but were not. Just as we need to check out the teachings we
may be receiving with the Word of God.
3And hast
borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast
laboured, and hast not fainted. They patiently worked
hard at it without quitting.
4Nevertheless
I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy
first love. But, they wondered away from Christ, the
living Word.
5Remember
therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do
the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and
will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou
repent. Remember how it was with thy first love
(Christ) when you followed the Word. Now they just play
church and follow doctrines of men. If they do not repent
and change their ways, they will be removed from the place
among the churches.
6But this
thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes,
which I also hate. The good part was that they hated
the immoral deeds of the Nicolaitanes. The Nicolaitanes were
Balaamites; followers of the man who induced the Israelites
to fall by lust and attend idol feasts. (Revelation 2:14 / Numbers
31:15-16)
7He that hath
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the
tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Do
you have an ear to hear? To everyone that overcomes and is
victorious, He will give the tree of life which is Christ.
Paradise is the Garden of God.
8And unto the
angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the
first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; This
message was from Christ, who died for us and came back to
life, defeating death and the one who had the power of death
which is Satan. (Hebrews 2:14)
9I know thy
works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and
I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and
are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. We are not
speaking of our brother Judah, but hose who claimed to be
Jews and were not. We are speaking of the Kenites who were
the sons of Cain, the first murderer, who are sons of the
devil. (John 8:42-44) A church must know the
truth and not be afraid to teach it. Knowing who the
children of Satan are (The Kenites) and teach it. Does your
church teach this? Or does it teach a bunch of fairy tales,
lies, and traditions of men.
10Fear none
of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil
shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried;
and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful
unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. We
should not fear living in the pre-tribulation, or what lies
ahead in the tribulation. The important part for Christians
in the tribulation is taught in (Mark 13:9-11), when we will
be delivered up before Satan in the hour of temptation. We
are not to think or premeditate what to say at that time,
because the Holy Spirit will speak for us like on Pentecost
day. Not an unknown tongue, but a language that everyone
understands. And they can't harm us in any way as stated in
(Luke 21:18). If we are faithful till the end, even when
facing death, God will give us the Crown of Life, an
unending glorious future.
11He that
hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second
death. He who overcomes will not fear the second
death, which is the one who can destroy your soul, that is
Christ! Your church needs to be teaching these things like
the church of Smyrna, or maybe you need to find a new
church.
12And to the
angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he
which hath the sharp sword with two edges. Out of the
mouth of Christ comes the Word that is the two edge sword.
13I know thy
works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is:
and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith,
even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr,
who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. They
lived in a city where Satan's was at the center of satanic
worship. Antipas was one of the church's first martyrs. But
we must not forget that Antipas also has another meaning we
should be aware of. In the Strong's concordance numbers 493,
473, and 3962 in the Greek dictionary it means "instead
of" or anti-father. As stated in II Thessalonians 2,
when the gathering back to Christ will not be until the
anti-father (anti-Christ) sits in the temple of God,
claiming to be Christ.
14But I have
a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that
hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a
stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things
sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. They
tolerated things of Balaam such as sexual sin and idol
worship. "One of Balaam's main sins was that he was a
preacher for money." Does any of this sound familiar?
15So hast
thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes,
which thing I hate. "The Nicolaitanes were a
Greek form of Balaamites." Doctrines of false teachings
and just playing religion, as so many churches do today.
16Repent; or
else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against
them with the sword of my mouth. When Christ returns,
He will fight against such churches with the truth of the
Word. Do you support such churches that Christ would be
against?
17He that
hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the
hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the
stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he
that receiveth it. The manna is the truth of God's
Word. The stone could identify
Christ. (Revelation 3:12, 19:12). But wait, A stone is
also used in (Revelation 13:18), to count the number of the
beast. Remember their is a true Christ and a false Christ
(Anti-Christ) who will come first. Make sure that your stone
(your rock) is Jesus Christ, and not the stone used to
identify Satan who comes pretending to be Christ.
18And unto
the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things
saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of
fire, and his feet are like fine brass. Eyes that can
see right into the core, and the treading feet of polished
brass.
19I know thy
works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy
patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the
first. Their kindness, gifts and service to the poor,
and constant improvement in all these things.
20Notwithstanding
I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest
that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to
teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and
to eat things sacrificed unto idols. Jezebel is a
type that would teach that sexual sin is not important,
practice immorality, and idolatry. (False religions and
traditions). Example: They like to incorporate the Easter
bunny and egg rolling in with the resurrection of Christ. If
you need to celebrate Easter instead of Passover, at least
do it for the right reason and leave out the commercialism
and paganism of the Easter bunny. (The word Easter comes
from "Ester" a festival in honor of the goddess of
spring). A time they celebrated with sexual orgies. God does
not like it! The last supper and the resurrection of Christ
was meant to be celebrated as Passover.
21And I gave
her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented
not. Just kept messing with pagan rights, heathen
religions, and traditions of men.
22Behold, I
will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with
her into great tribulation, except they repent of their
deeds. They will be cast into a sickbed of intense
affliction, or in the bed with Satan, unless they repent and
change their ways.
23And I will
kill her children with death; and all the churches shall
know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and
I will give unto every one of you according to your works. He
will make them spiritually dead according to what they
deserve.
24But unto
you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have
not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of
Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
Those who have not followed these false teachings and
went to the depths of Satan, He will ask nothing further of
them.
25But that
which ye have already hold fast till I come. Hold
tightly to the truth until He returns.
26And he that
overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I
give power over the nations. Those who overcome and
hang till the end with truth, He will give the strength.
27And he
shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a
potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received
of my Father. God will rule with those who overcome,
and those who do not will be smashed just like a clay pot.
28And I will
give him the morning star. The "Morning
Star" is Christ. But, the morning star is also one of
Satan's names, and he is coming first to deceive many. (Strong's
Hebrew dictionary #1966 heylel, "in sense of
brightness" the morning star - Lucifer). But he is the
fake that come first. (II Thessalonians 2:1-4)
29He that
hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches. Do you have an ear to hear?
In chapter 3 we will find the other church that Christ found favor in, that aligned with the church of Smyrna. It is the church of Philadelphia, who's meaning is brotherly love. They both taught the truth of God's Word and are examples of what all churches should be teaching.
1And
unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things
saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven
stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou
livest, and art dead. Sardis was a live and active
church, but they were spiritually dead. Sardis was a
merchant town and was the area of all the crud and low life.
2Be watchful,
and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to
die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Their
deeds were far from right in the sight of God.
3Remember
therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast,
and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come
on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will
come upon thee. He is warning them to repent and turn
back to Him again. He is also warns us here of the hour of
temptation when anti-Christ appears.
4Thou hast a
few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their
garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are
worthy. Some in Sardis have not soiled their garments
with the worlds filth. They stuck with His Word. White
always signifies purity.
5He that
overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and
I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I
will confess his name before my Father, and before his
angels. Everyone who overcomes with the help of the
Holy Spirit will be clothed in white robes. The white linen
garments that are woven by your works here on earth. They
will not be blotted out of the book of life. When your
blotted out you do not exist.
6He that hath
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches. These are the facts that the spirit is
telling us.
7And to the
angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things
saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key
of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth,
and no man openeth; Philadelphia meaning brotherly
love; He finds no fault with this church because they have
the "key of David" that shows you all truth. The
seed of David which is Christ.
8I know thy
works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no
man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast
kept my word, and hast not denied my name. They were
not a strong church, or large popular super church, but they
kept God's Word and new the truth. A little strength from
God goes a long way.
9Behold, I
will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are
Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to
come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have
loved thee. This is Christ speaking of the Kenites
who have caused Judah much dismay over the years. This
church aligns with the teachings of Smyrna who taught about
the Kenites. Christ taught it in the "parable of the
sower" Matthew 13 and Mark 4. This is what your church
should be teaching, or they are not teaching everything
about God's Word.
10Because
thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep
thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all
the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. If
you keep His Word He will keep you from failing in the hour
of temptation during the great tribulation. But, you must
first know the truth of His Word before you can keep it.
Have ye not read?
11Behold, I
come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man
take thy crown. Your crown is coming if you stay
strong and know the truth.
12Him that
overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and
he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name
of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new
Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and
I will write upon him my new name. Christ is speaking
of the spiritual wedding that will be taking place to those
who overcome. (Isaiah 62:4-5) We will be pillars of
strength to hold up in the temple of God.
13He that
hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches. Do you have ears to hear and eyes to see
the truth? Church is where the truth of God's Word is being
taught; then Christ is present. It has nothing to do with a
big building or country club setting. We have one more
church to cover below, but Smyrna and Philadelphia are the
examples of what churches should be teaching today.
14And unto
the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These
things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the
beginning of the creation of God; Amen meaning
"That's That" or it is complete. One who stands
firm, the faithful and true witness, the primary source of
God's creation.
15I know thy
works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert
cold or hot. Always trying to please everyone, afraid
to offend anybody because it may drive them out of the
church. It is good to teach the truth of the Word because it
weeds out the dead heads.
16So then
because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will
spue thee out of my mouth. God does not like it when
you are just lukewarm and spiritually dead. You must teach
the truth and not be afraid to do so.
17Because
thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have
need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and
miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: They may
be financially rich, but are spiritually dead and blind to
the truth. Naked in righteous acts of the saints.
(Revelations 19:8)
18I counsel
thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest
be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and
that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint
thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. Spiritual
gold that is refined truth form Christ. Eye salve, or
spiritual medicine to see the truth. The eye is the mirror
to the soul.
19As many as
I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and
repent. Christ will continually discipline and punish
everyone He loves till they turn from their indifference and
become enthusiastic about the things of God. Not the things
of the world.
20Behold, I
stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and
open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him,
and he with me. Christ will not beg people to be
saved and we can't either. When you hear Him calling you
need to answer, and then He will come and fellowship with
you. Conversion comes from within!
21To him that
overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as
I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his
throne. To all that conquer He will let sit beside
Him on the throne, just as He conquered and took His place
with the Father on His throne.
22He that
hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches. This is what the spirit is saying to those
who have an ear to hear. This completes the letter to the
churches.
In the first verse of chapter 4, many will tell you this is the rapture of the church. The writings about the church is over in chapter 3 of revelation. The church has no article in the first verse of chapter 4. Remember in chapter 1 verse 10 of the book of Revelation that it was John that was taken in the Spirit to the first day of the millennium, not the church.
1After
this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and
the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet
talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew
thee things which must be hereafter. It is Christ
that is going to show John, not the church. This is only for
the churches benefit, it has nothing to do with the rapture
of the church.
2And
immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was
set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. Again, it
was John that was in the Spirit and they are talking here
about the throne of God.
3And he that
sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and
there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like
unto an emerald. On the breastplate of the priest
there were twelve stones, each representing a tribe of
Israel. The jasper and the sardis stone were the first and
the last of the twelve stones. (Exodus 28:17-21) These two
stones were symbolic of the twelve tribes of Israel. The
rainbow being the prism of all the stones. The entire
priesthood was there.
4And round
about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the
seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white
raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. These
represent the twelve patriarchs (Fathers of those tribes)
and the twelve apostles (Disciples) of Christ.
5And out of
the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices:
and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the
throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. The seven
spirits or the seven lights of the menorah.
6And before
the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and
in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were
four beasts full of eyes before and behind. Crystal
represents purity. The four beasts are the Cherubim's
(Protectors) to guard the throne of God. These are living
creatures that are all knowing. Remember we are at God's
throne at the beginning of the millennium.
7And the
first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a
calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the
fourth beast was like a flying eagle. Again, these
four beasts (living creatures) with wings are Cherubim,
symbolic representation of the Glory of God in His divine
attributes. The face of a lion is the image depicting God's
strength, the face of a calf depicts His sacrifice, the face
of a man God as He was manifested in the flesh, and the face
of the flying Eagle, His judgment or protection over us.
These symbols point directly to the Glory of God. For the
deeper student, whenever Israel camped it was according to a
standard. Dan (The Eagle) took the north, Judah (The Lion)
took the east, Reuben (Man) took the south, and Ephraim (The
calf or Ox) took the west. (Numbers 2)
8And the four
beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were
full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night,
saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and
is, and is to come. These four beast (living
creatures) were created without free will to guard the
throne of God. Believed by most scholars to be the same
living creatures described in Ezekiel chapter one between
550 and 600 B.C. when God's throne was said to be aboard the
vehicles described by Ezekiel.
9And when
those beasts give glory and honor and thanks to him that sat
on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, That is
what they were created for.
10The four
and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the
throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and
cast their crowns before the throne, saying, As in
verse four, these are the twelve twelve patriarchs (Fathers
of those tribes) and the twelve apostles (Disciples) of
Christ. They tip their crowns to the King of King's and Lord
of Lord's.
11Thou art
worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for
thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are
and were created. God created all things for His
pleasure, but He has given us free will. He will not force
anyone to love Him, because that would be fake love. God is
long suffering, and is willing that all will come to
repentance. (II Peter 3:9) Do you wish to be
saved and come to repentance? Remember that we are all
sinners in the eyes of God and we all need to repent and
come to know Christ.
Verses 1-4 in chapter 5 talks of one being worthy to open the book or scroll. In John's time, official messages were often sent rolled up and then a wax seal was applied to hold it shut. The seal usually contained an official stamp. Jesus' tomb itself was sealed in this manner. To break the seal was not a matter of ability, but of authority. Or in today's terms, it's illegal to open someone else's mail. It was apparent that this particular seal required supreme authority to open. Let us continue to see who that was.
1And
I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book
written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
Seven meaning spiritual completeness. The book or
scroll is the Logos (Written Word) or Christ who is the
Living Word.
2And I saw a
strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to
open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? A
mighty angel was shouting: Who is worthy to break the seals
on this scroll, and unroll it? This was a strong angel; No
wimp!
3And no man
in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able
to open the book, neither to look thereon. No one in
all heaven or earth, or among the dead was permitted to open
the book and read it.
4And I wept
much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read
the book, neither to look thereon. No one was worthy. They were all failures!
5And one of
the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the
tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open
the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. The
Lion of the tribe of Judah and the root of David is Christ.
He paid the price on the cross at His crucifixion and was
the only one worthy to break the seals and open the scroll.
6And I
beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four
beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it
had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are
the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. The
Lamb that was slain was Christ, with the wounds showing that
once had caused His death as He was crucified. The seven
horns and seven eyes which represent the seven fold Spirit
of God. (Zechariah 4:2-6) The seven light of the
menorah. And see (Zechariah 3:9-10, and 4:10)
where the seven eyes are equated with the seven lamps and
the one Spirit. Christ is our light!
7And he came
and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon
the throne. Our Heavenly Fathers Throne.
8And when he
had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty
elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them
harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the
prayers of saints. The odors or incense are the
prayers of the saints (God's people). He hears our prayers
if we need it.
9And they
sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book,
and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast
redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and
tongue, and people, and nation; Christ's blood has
bought our salvation if we accept it, and all can have
eternal life.
10And hast
made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign
on the earth. Those who have overcome (again the
saints) He will gather into His Kingdom. (Revelation: 20:6)
11And I
beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the
throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them
was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of
thousands; A countless number singing around the
throne of God.
12Saying with
a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive
power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and
glory, and blessing. They were singing of the lamb
being worthy and the seven Spirits, and the seven things
that were received.
13And every
creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the
earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them,
heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power,
be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb
for ever and ever. All inclusive! This is the Lord's
day when every knee will bow.
14And the
four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell
down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. When
they say Amen; It means That's, That! That is how it is
and will be forever.
In the next two chapters we are going to cover six of the seven seals. Keep in mind that the seals are not in chronological order as far as time is concerned, but are given in chronological order for a better understanding of events that will take place. The seals are a teaching tool. The trumps and the vials are in chronological order as far as time is concerned. However, the sixth seal, the sixth trump, and the sixth vial all align in order and refer to the time of Anti-Christ (666).
1And
I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as
it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying,
Come and see. One of the first living creatures
(Angels) opened the first seal.
2And I saw,
and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow;
and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth
conquering, and to conquer. The white horse here
represents the Anti-Christ and the bow described here means
(Toxon) Strong's Concordance Greek Dictionary #5115 meaning
a cheap fabrication or fake. The Anti-Christ come first
before the real Christ and he is coming in peace to play
savior. (Remember Matthew 24:4-5 and Mark 13:5-6) Christ has
foretold us all things.
3And when he
had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say,
Come and see. One of the second living creatures.
4And there
went out another horse that was red: and power was given to
him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that
they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a
great sword. (Remember the wars and rumors of wars
mentioned in Matthew 24:6 and Mark 13:7) Satan will utilize
this time to try to bring peace to the earth gaining favor
with those who follow him. Through his peace he will deceive
and destroy many. (Daniel 8:25)
5And when he
had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come
and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat
on him had a pair of balances in his hand. Balances
stands for justice, and black represents famine. There will
be famines in the land just as there is today, but the
famine in the end time is not for bread or water, but for
hearing the truth of God's Word. (Amos 8:11-12)
6And I heard
a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of
wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny;
and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. There
will be famines in the land as stated in (Matthew 24:7 and
Mark 13:8) and a time is coming when you will work a full
day for a loaf of bread. Were not that far off now with the
rising cost of living. People barely getting by working
paycheck to paycheck, without even a dollar left over at the
end of the day.
7And when he
had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth
beast say, Come and see. The fourth living creature
says to look with understanding.
8And I
looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on
him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was
given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill
with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the
beasts of the earth. We are speaking here of the
"Beast System" that looks so religious, but is
controlled by Satan. (Remember that Satan represents death).
9And when he
had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls
of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the
testimony which they held: Back to the beginning of
time, all those souls who stood up for the Word of God.
10And they
cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and
true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that
dwell on the earth? The revenge of the Lord for all
those souls that were persecuted for following God.
11And white
robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said
unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season,
until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that
should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. This
refers to the ones who remain on earth till this day that
will also be persecuted for their faith. We will be
delivered up before Satan at the hour of temptation. (Mark 13:9-12) Again, Christ has foretold us all
things. (Mark 13:13-23) But those who remain faithful till
the end, not one hair on our heads will be touched. (Luke 21:18)
12And I
beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was
a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of
hair, and the moon became as blood; The sky turns
dark because of all the deception and lies.
13And the
stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree
casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty
wind. The figs that are harvested out of season. This
is the time when Satan is already on the scene and will be
exposed. (666), The sixth seal, the sixth vial, and the
sixth trump. Then after these days of the tribulation,
"Not before" is when the real Christ shall appear.
(Mark 13:24-27) This is when our gathering back
to Christ will be. (II Thessalonians 2)
14And the
heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and
every mountain and island were moved out of their places. This
is the time when the second Heaven age ends and the third
heaven age begins.
15And the
kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and
the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman,
and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the
rocks of the mountains; All that were deceived that
are in shame for what they believed in and taught to others.
Super preachers, phony pastors, and false teachers!
16And said to
the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the
face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath
of the Lamb: They will want to die because they are
ashamed and let Satan and false teachings deceive them.
17For the
great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to
stand? Remember "Revelations Chapter 1 verse
10" this is the Lord's Day, and the wrath of the Lord
has come! Who will survive It? There is two tribulations.
The tribulation of anti-Christ which comes first and then
the tribulation of the real Christ. The first tribulation we
stand against the anti-Christ and if you are in Christ, you
do not need to worry about the second tribulation, Christ is
not coming to harm you.
Again it is very important to remember as stated in the tenth verse of chapter 1, John was taken in the Spirit to the future in the Lord's day, or the millennium. So we will continue this study into the future of the Lord's day.
1And
after these things I saw four angels standing on the four
corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth,
that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea,
nor on any tree. Keep in mind that in biblical
numeric, four means earth. When we mention the holding of
the four winds of the earth, it has to do with the end of
this earth age, as mentioned in Daniel Chapter 7,
"Vision of the four beasts" and Ezekiel Chapter
37, "The valley of dry bones." The winds are being
held back till this time of the end.
2And I saw
another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of
the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four
angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, This
is the angel that would sound the seventh trump.
3Saying, Hurt
not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have
sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. We
are speaking of things of nature here that are about to be
destroyed. The seal of God in our foreheads is a working
knowledge of the truth of God's Word. The "mark of the
beast" is just the opposite. False doctrine, false
teachings, and traditions of men, brought forth by Satan to
deceive as many as he can. No one can deceive you when you
have the seal of God in your forehead (Your brain). This is
meant for all the twelve tribes of all races and kinds, on
an individual basis.
4And I heard
the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed
an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of
the children of Israel. This does not mean that
144,000 are the only ones that are going to heaven as many
may believe. The subject here is the sealing of the truth in
their foreheads.
5Of the tribe
of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed
twelve thousand. These are just a few of the full
house of Israel.
6Of the tribe
of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Again just a
few of the full house of Israel.
7Of the tribe
of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were
sealed twelve thousand. Just a few more of the full
house of Israel.
8Of the tribe
of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin
were sealed twelve thousand. And the last few of the
full house of Israel.
9After this I
beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could
number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and
tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; Gentiles
and Jews alike, and all peoples of the world of every race
and kind, who stood before the throne of God. The palms were
for the feast of tabernacles as stated in Leviticus
23:39-41.
10And cried
with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which
sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. Salvation
belongs to our Heavenly Father.
11And all the
angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders
and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their
faces, and worshipped God, They were paying honor to
God.
12Saying,
Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and
honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and
ever. Amen. Amen, (That is That)! These (7) things
are stated to the Lamb. In revelation 5:12, the same (7)
things are stated worthy is the Lamb.
13And one of
the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which
are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? Who,
what and where did these come from?
14And I said
unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are
they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed
their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. These
are the ones who hung in there through the tribulation and
were not deceived by Satan. They did the work they were
supposed to do, and they washed their robes with the blood
of the Lamb which is Christ.
15Therefore
are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and
night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall
dwell among them. These are the ones who serve and
work for the Lord, and He shall be with them forever. Yes,
there will be plenty of work to be done. There are no free
rides!
16They shall
hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the
sun light on them, nor any heat. They will hunger for
the "Word" no more, for they will have the truth
of God's Word sealed within.
17For the
Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them,
and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God
shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Christ
will constantly feed them and be their shepherd, leading
them to the fountains of living water. When the
"Word" is opened up to you, it is such a precious
thing. Study His Word and exercise the spirit.
As we study the eighth chapter of the book of Revelation, remember that the seals are not in chronological order as to time like the trumps and the vials. They are for a teaching tool to forewarn us of what is to come. And to let us know for sure that Satan, the "Anti-Christ" appears on the scene before the real Christ. Satan will try to deceive as many as he can coming in peace with many deceptions and lies. Do not be deceived!
1And
when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in
heaven about the space of half an hour. This is when
the last seal was opened. We are speaking here of the first
half of the hour of temptation. The six seal speaks of the
one who comes in the first seal. This is to let us know when
the others come to past and help us understand the first six
seals. Christ foretells us all things, just as He did in
Mark 13:23-31 "the parable of the fig tree." Again
the four winds are mentioned just before this time to let us
know when the time is and what we are talking about. It also
speaks of the "generation of the fig tree" or
"last generation" which is spoken of in Jeremiah
24, when Israel would become a nation again. The house of
Judah and the house of Benjamin formed a nation Jerusalem.
This happened in the year of our Lord 1948. Remember that
every seal was opened by the "Lamb" which is
Christ, so go to Him if you need help on this subject. Do
not be deceived by Satan or false teachers!
2And I saw
the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were
given seven trumpets. The word trumpets here means
"action" or to "charge" just as the
angels were ready for.
3And another
angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer;
and there was given unto him much incense, that he should
offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden
altar which was before the throne. This is a
different angel from the ones holding the seven trumps. The
incense represents all the prayers of the saints. God always
here's our prayers. He may not always answer the ones that
are not of His will, but He hears all prayers.
4And the
smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the
saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. This
angel makes sure that all your prayers are heard.
5And the
angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar,
and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and
thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. God
is that consuming fire of the alter. He warms the hearts
with the "Holy Spirit" to those who know the truth
of His Word. But, He will also consume those who do not!
6And the
seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared
themselves to sound. Ready for action, prepared to
blow their mighty blasts!
7The first
angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with
blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part
of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. This
is speaking of nature being hurt here, not people.
8And the
second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain
burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part
of the sea became blood; Remember that the
"waters" represent multitudes of people. (Revelation
17:15) and the famine in the end
time is for these people to hear the truth of God's Word. If
this is so shocking, just look at the people today that are
dying because of (HIV) infected blood.
9And the
third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had
life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. They
died a spiritual death because they fallow the false
messiah. The "ships" represent one of the
"four hidden dynasties" which is commerce. Just
take a good look at the economy and see where it is heading.
10And the
third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from
heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the
third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters. We
are talking of "Satan" here, pretending to be
Christ. Remember that "Lucifer" was the morning
star that fell in the "first earth age." The
"lamp or light" here is deception from Satan.
Christ warns us in "Luke 10:18" about Satan
falling from heaven. Remember that Christ is our true
morning star, but He does not return till after the
Anti-Christ. (Matthew 24:29-30, Mark 13:24-26)
11And the
name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of
the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters,
because they were made bitter. The wormwood here is
"Bitterness" or "Grievous" (Satan) who
makes them die a spiritual death because of his deception
and lies. Just as he did with 1/3 of the angels who followed
him in the first earth age.
12And the
fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was
smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part
of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and
the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night
likewise. These are the signs in the sky's given to
us as visual warnings of the end times. As stated in Genesis
1:14, for signs and for years.
13And I
beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of
heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the
inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the
trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! The
angel here is translated "Eagle" because of it's
cry with a loud voice. The first four trumpets had to do
with things of nature. The next three trumpets will be
concerning the flesh.
The anti-Christ appears on the scene when the sixth trump is sounded, but the fifth trump also warns us before hand, just as Christ would tell us in Mark 13:23, I have foretold you all things.
1And
the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven
unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the
bottomless pit. Star is translated as angel here.
Just as in Revelation 1:20, "the stars are the
angels." Here it is believed by most scholars to be a
satanic person. One of the fallen angels. Others believe
this is a reference to Christ. The problem with that is,
Christ does not appear until the seventh trump. I believe it
is a satanic being.
2And he
opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of
the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and
the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. A
counterfeit has appeared, shown by the darkness of the sun
and the air. Just the opposite of what happens when Christ
comes.
3And there
came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them
was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. The
locust devours everything in it's path, but these were not
like regular locust that feed on the grass or plants. They
had the power like the scorpion. A scorpion stings with
power in it's tail and paralyzes it's victims. Then it's
body fluids turn it's victim to mush before it devours it.
Just like Satan does with the minds of people.
4And it was
commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the
earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only
those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
The locust army is commanded to hurt those without
the seal of God in their minds. What is the seal of God? The
Word of God! A working knowledge of the Word and God's
overall plan, so you cannot be tempted or deceived by Satan
and receive his mark, also known as "the beast
mark." This locust army was sent by God among His
own people, and is spoken of in "Joel 2:25-31"
when it speaks of the outpouring of God's spirit, just
before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes! They
cannot hurt the ones with the seal of God in their heads
because they have power over them and over Satan, as stated
in the Book of Luke. Behold, I give
unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over
all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means
hurt you. (Luke 10:19) They can only hurt the one's
who follow Satan!
5And to them
it was given that they should not kill them, but that they
should be tormented five months: and their torment was as
the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. For
five months their minds will be turned to mush because of
the flood of lies and deception. Satan will steal your
thought process right from you and you will be in his
control!
6And in those
days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall
desire to die, and death shall flee from them. They
will want to die because they are ashamed for following
Satan and his lies. Death flees them because death is about
to be destroyed at the seventh trump.
7And the
shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto
battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold,
and their faces were as the faces of men. Horses
represents power, and they are ready for battle. They had
crown of gold because they were servants of the King.
8And they had
hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth
of lions. The hair of a woman represents gentleness,
and they appeared gentle. But they had the teeth of a lion,
that rips and tears it's prey.
9And they had
breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound
of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses
running to battle. A priest wears the breastplate,
but these are false teachers.
10And they
had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in
their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. Remember
that they cannot touch those who have the seal of God, but
can hurt all others. They will only have five months of
power! Now, when will this five month period take place? No
one knows the exact date, but Christ does tell us the time
period when referring to the locust. (The time of the
locust is May through September). This is the natural
time of the locust, and God always uses nature in His Word
to give us insight and clues in the Word.
11And they
had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless
pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the
Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. Satan is their
king; Apollyon means destroyer. Satan is the destroyer and
son of perdition, playing his roll as anti-Christ. This is
spoken of in "II Corinthians 11:13-15" when false
apostles are transforming themselves into apostles of
Christ, and Satan himself is transformed into an angel of
light. In the Strong's, "transformed" is to
"transfigure or disguise." Strong's #3345 in the
Greek dictionary. DO NOT BE DECEIVED!
12One woe is
past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. One
terror now ends, but there are two more coming!
13And the
sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns
of the golden altar which is before God, These are
the four horns of power that come from the altar of God.
14Saying to
the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels
which are bound in the great river Euphrates. Euphrates
represents the boundary between Gods children and Babylon.
The angels that are bound are bad angels. These angels are
spoken of in "Jude 1:6." The fallen angels! Paul
would also speak of these angels in "I Corinthians
11:10." The woman must have the power of God (the word
of God), upon her head to protect her from the return of the
"fallen angels."
15And the
four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour,
and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third
part of men. To be released upon the earth in that
moment.
16And the
number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand
thousand: and I heard the number of them. An army of
at least 200 million in Satan's army. This could be a larger
number in view of the world population will be over 6
billion in the near future.
17And thus I
saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them,
having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone:
and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and
out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. They
are playing the roll of priests and out of their mouths
comes lies and deception. Kind of like a lot of preachers
today!
18By these
three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by
the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their
mouths. They die a spiritual death, because of the
lies and deception. False religious teachers! They look and
act so holy, but deceive one third of the people on earth.
19For their
power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails
were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they
do hurt. The only power they have because they follow
the serpent. Satan! They will hurt when they lie to you. Did
you ever have someone lie to you just to find out later? It
hurts, doesn't it?
20And the
rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet
repented not of the works of their hands, that they should
not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and
brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor
hear, nor walk: The ones claiming to be servants of
God. They can't save anyone!
21Neither
repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor
of their fornication, nor of their thefts. Their
spiritual murders and polluting of the minds of others
trying to steal Gods Kingdom. Do you know what
"sorceries" means in the bible? Strong's Greek
dictionary #5331 "Pharmakeia" from #5332
"Pharmakeus" meaning medication, a spell-giving
potion, a druggist, a poisoner! There are a lot of legal and
illegal drug dealers out there in the world today that are
poisoning the minds of adults and children. You know who
they are, and God does not like it!
In chapter 10 of the Book of Revelation we are going to touch on the seven thunders. In order to understand the thunders, we need to know that it is lightening that causes thunder. The thunder always comes after the lightening or after the action. Keep in mind that Satan falls like lightening as stated in "Luke 10:19."
1And
I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed
with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face
was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: The
mighty angel of God Himself!
2And he had
in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot
upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, He held
open in his hand a small scroll, standing all powerful.
3And cried
with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had
cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. A great
shout as the roar of the lion, as the seven thunders crashed
their reply.
4And when the
seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to
write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal
up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write
them not. The voices of the seven thunders were not
to be revealed at this time. Many teachers will tell you
that you cannot understand the Book of Revelation because it
is sealed. It is the seven thunders that were sealed. Not
the Book of Revelation!
5And the
angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth
lifted up his hand to heaven, The mighty angel of God
lifted his right hand to heaven.
6And sware by
him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and
the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things
that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are
therein, that there should be time no longer: The
time is up! There is no more delay.
7But in the
days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin
to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath
declared to his servants the prophets. Through the
prophets God has told us of the "great mystery."
Jesus speaks of it in "Matthew 13" the parable of
the sower and the parable of the tares of the field. It was
the understanding of this "Mystery" that separated
the church of "Smyrna and Philadelphia" from the
other five churches. (Revelation 2, 3) It is important
that we also understand this "mystery" and the
parable of the sower and tares!
8And the
voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and
said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand
of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
The book (scroll) is opened and it is being offered
to take it.
9And I went
unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book.
And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall
make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as
honey. We need to ask for the knowledge of the Word
before we receive it. To eat it means to gain knowledge or
to digest the Word. When you first take the Word in it is as
sweet as honey, but as you digest the truth and see the
things that will happen in the end times to the unbelievers,
(those who follow Satan) it will make your stomach sour.
10And I took
the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and
it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had
eaten it, my belly was bitter. The bitterness is what
you are going to see in the near future.
11And he said
unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and
nations, and tongues, and kings. We are supposed to
prophecy the truth of the Word to the unlearned. Just as
they did on Pentecost day, that was spoken by the prophet
Joel. But this is that which was
spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the
last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all
flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall
dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I
will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall
prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs
in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into
blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the
name of the Lord shall be saved. (Acts 2:16-21) The
same that will be before the great day of the Lord. (The
millennium) DO NOT BE DECEIVED!
As we study chapter 11, keep in mind that the book of Revelation is the fulfillment of the old and the new testament. We will find out in this chapter about the two witnesses, and how God will work through His elect. The many member bodied temple that will take place at the return of Christ.
1And
there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel
stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the
altar, and them that worship therein. This reed is
likened to a rod of correction or destruction.
2But the
court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it
not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city
shall they tread under foot forty and two months. Keep
in mind that any prophecy that is given in months or moons
is speaking of the anti-Christ (Satan), because he
represents the children of the night. This forty two months
or 3-1/2 years is the time of great trials and persecutions
as stated in Daniel 12:5-10. The time will be shortened to
five months for the elects sake.
3And I will
give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a
thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in
sackcloth. These are the two witnesses, the two
individuals or prophets clothed in sackcloth that shall
prophecy 1,260 days. Again keep in mind that any prophecy
given in days are solar and of the sun or light, or of God.
No one knows who the two witnesses will be, but most
scholars believe they will be Moses and Elijah. Remember
that Moses was buried by God as stated in the last chapter
of Deuteronomy, and Elijah did not die, but was taken by a
whirlwind as stated in II Kings 2.
4These are
the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing
before the God of the earth. The two olive trees are
the two witnesses (the anointed ones) that help God as
stated in Zechariah chapter 4. The two candlesticks I
believe could represent the two churches that God approved
of that were the church of Smyrna and Philadelphia. (In
Revelations chapter 1 the seven candle sticks represented
the seven churches).
5And if any
man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and
devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he
must in this manner be killed. God warns us not to
touch His anointed ones.
6These have
power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their
prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood,
and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they
will. The two witnesses have the power to control
nature any way they please. They will also be able to
control people and turn them to the truth. (In Revelations
17:15 it states that the waters represent peoples of every
race and nation).
7And when
they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that
ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against
them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. In
Revelation 9:4 it states not to touch anyone with the seal
of God, but Satan breaks this direct rule from God. Satan is
the tyrant that rises from the bottomless pit and destroys
them when they complete their 3-1/2 years of solemn
testimony.
8And their
dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which
spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord
was crucified. Their corpse will lie in the city of
Jerusalem where Christ was crucified.
9And they of
the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see
their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not
suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. For
3-1/2 actual days they will lie there for people from many
nations to gaze at. No one will be allowed to bury them
because Satan does not want to make martyrs of them.
10And they
that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make
merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these
two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. There
will be a worldwide holiday, and people everywhere will
rejoice partying and giving gifts to one another because of
the death of the two witnesses who had tormented them with
the truth of God's Word. The biblically illiterate who have
been deceived by Satan.
11And after
three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered
into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear
fell upon them which saw them. After 3-1/2 days God
brings them back to life in their spirit bodies, and a
paralyzing fear comes upon the people.
12And they
heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up
hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their
enemies beheld them. They will rise to Heaven as
their enemies watch. They are the only two that ascend to
Heaven, so don't try to make a rapture out of this event.
13And the
same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part
of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men
seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave
glory to the God of heaven. The 7,000 who die are
believed to be the "fallen angels" who came to
earth to seduce woman.
14The second
woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. The
first two woe's were the locust from the pit and the two
witnesses, and the third quickly follows.
15And the
seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in
heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the
kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign
for ever and ever. The seventh and final trump, the
return of Christ, and the time we put on our spiritual
bodies. The Lord and His anointed shall now rule the world
from this day to eternity.
16And the
four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats,
fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, These are
said to be by many scholars the 12 Patriarchs and 12
disciples, but we will not know till that time.
17Saying, We
give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast,
and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great
power, and hast reigned. From the beginning, till the
end times, and forever.
18And the
nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of
the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou
shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to
the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great;
and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. The
time has come for Christ to judge the dead and reward His
servants and prophets, and destroy those who destroy and
corrupt the earth.
19And the
temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in
his temple the ark of his testament: and there were
lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake,
and great hail. The very temple of God in Heaven is
opened to us and the Ark of the Covenant could be seen,
which is God's contract with us. The thunders, earthquake
and hail is when Armageddon is taking place.
Keep in mind that chapter 12 of Revelation covers a very long time span that goes back as far as the first earth age and far into the future. Many of the following chapters were also set aside explaining things that were prophesied of to make it easier to understand.
1And
there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed
with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head
a crown of twelve stars: The woman represents
Israel or a type.
2And she
being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to
be delivered. Her delivery represents a birth of a
new world age.
3And there
appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red
dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns
upon his heads. A sign in heaven... The great red
dragon is Satan, and he utilizes the same government as he
did in the first earth age. In the first earth age he wanted
the mercy seat of God. He no longer wanted to serve God, but
wanted to be like God.
4And his tail
drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast
them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman
which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as
soon as it was born. The stars of heaven are the
children of heaven. Satan's tail represents his flood of
lies as he drew 1/3 of the angels in the first earth age.
Now we switch to the woman in this earth age who represents
the virgin Marry giving birth to her child. Satan wanted to
destroy Him but failed.
5And she
brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with
a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to
his throne. The man child would be Christ who
ascended into heaven and would return in the second advent.
6And the
woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place
prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand
two hundred and threescore days. 1,260 days as
compared to the days in Daniel. God always utilizes nature
to protect His children.
7And there
was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the
dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, The war
in heaven against good and evil.
8And
prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in
heaven. The dragon looses the battle and is no longer
in heaven.
9And the
great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the
Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was
cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with
him. This is when Satan is cast out of heaven and
into the earth. Up to this period it was just his spirit
roaming the earth. Satan will be cast out to the earth just
before the return of Christ, the 5 months of tribulation
when Satan will be here in the flesh pretending to be
Christ. (Mark 13:22-25) Jesus warns us in the seven seals
Revelation 6:12-13, and also in Matthew 24:36-38. It will be
as in the days of Noah when they were eating, drinking, and
marrying with the fallen angels. (Genesis 6) Noah's flood
also lasted 5 months.
10And I heard
a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and
strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his
Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which
accused them before our God day and night. The
accuser is Satan himself who accuses us today when we fall
short, just as he did to Job in the Old Testament. (Job
1:6-11)
11And they
overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of
their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the
death. They overcame by the blood of the lamb and the
Word of their testimony which is the Word of God. The truth
of God's Word, not a bunch of false teachings and traditions
of men.
12Therefore
rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the
inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is
come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth
that he hath but a short time. They rejoice in heaven
because Satan is gone. But woe to those who are biblically
illiterate on earth because Satan is now here to deceive
many.
13And when
the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he
persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. He
persecutes the children of God and wants to hurt them.
14And to the
woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might
fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is
nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the
face of the serpent. 3-1/2 years that is shortened to
5 months Satan persecutes the children of God. God is the
great eagle that protects His children and the two wings
represent the two witnesses. (Deuteronomy 32:10-12) Moses'
Song, God protects as the eagle and carries the weak.
15And the
serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the
woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the
flood. The flood of lies from Satan.
16And the
earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and
swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his
mouth. Mother nature protects us, God always
utilizes nature to protect His children. To the none
believer it is just overlooked as a freak accident, but God
is always in control.
17And the
dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with
the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God,
and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Remnant of
the woman seed (Eve), which keep the commandments of God.
(Genesis 3:15) But beware of the serpent seed and the
difference between the two. (I John 3:8-12) The church of
Smyrna and Philadelphia taught who the serpent seed was.
The Sons of Cain, the Kenites!
In chapter 13 we will find the rise of two beasts. One will be the rise of a one world political system and the other will be the rise of the religious beast which is the anti-Christ. In this chapter we will find several analogies that many find confusing, but if we follow this chapter verse by verse and stay focused on the subject and object in His Word, it all comes together.
1And
I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up
out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon
his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of
blasphemy. In Revelation 17:15 it tells us that the
waters represent the mass of people from every race and
nation. Out of the waters are the people that the one world
political system will rise from. This same type of beast
rose against God in the first earth age as stated in
Revelation 12:3.
2And the
beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were
as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great
authority. Swift like a leopard, trample like a bear,
and the tearing power of the lion. Satan's
spiritual powers will utilize this political system, or one
world order. (This one world order started to take shape
around 2005).
3And I saw
one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly
wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the
beast. This one world power will almost come together
but it receives a deadly wound and fall apart. But, Satan
will come as anti-Christ playing the roll of Jesus to heal
the wound and bring it all together. Much of the world will
marvel at this miracle and follow after Satan.
4And they
worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and
they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the
beast? who is able to make war with him? Many will
worship Satan and the political system. This is when the
spiritual war will take place against him.
5And there
was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and
blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty
and two months. Remember that Satan's prophecy is
given in months or moons.
6And he
opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his
name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. He
blasphemes Gods temple and all who are in heaven. This is
the time when Satan comes to power and claims to be God.
Christ spoke of this blasphemy in (Luke 12:8-12) about the
hour of temptation when some will be delivered up to
anti-Christ. Paul speaks of this time in (II Thessalonians
2:2-12) as it is the time just before the true Christ
returns.
7And it was
given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome
them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and
tongues, and nations. This is the time when Satan
makes war against God's people and the two witnesses when he
kills them. (Three days before the real Christ returns).
8And all that
dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not
written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the
foundation of the world. The foundation of the world
in the first earth age when the overthrow of Satan took
place.
9If any man
have an ear, let him hear. Do you understand about
the events that have come to pass and the ones about to
happen?
10He that
leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that
killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here
is the patience and the faith of the saints. Some of
God's people will be put into prison and some put to death.
But, if anyone imprisons you, he will be imprisoned. If
anyone kills you, he will be killed. How much faith do you
have? You will find yourself in captivity with anti-Christ
if you are not familiar with God's Word. Spoken of also in
Jeremiah 43:11, Satan is spoken of as the King of Babylon.
11And I
beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had
two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. The
religious beast comes to power on earth (anti-Christ) and
appears to be the lamb slain, but he speaks as a dragon,
because he is the dragon. The two horns representing he has
come to maturity.
12And he
exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and
causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship
the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. He
utilized the first beast (the one world political system)
and many will fall for it and worship the beast. Why?
Because the system will be offering those who fall for it a
free ride, (Pay your bills and get a free check every
month), look how many people are using and abusing the
system already.
13And he
doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from
heaven on the earth in the sight of men, Makes
miracles happen, like lightning coming from the sky with a
snap of his finger.
14And
deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those
miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast;
saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should
make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword,
and did live. Many will worship and use the one world
political system to their benefit.
15And he had
power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the
image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many
as would not worship the image of the beast should be
killed. Satan brings to life and gives authority to
the religious beast or one world religious/political system.
To worship or take part in this one world system
would be to die a spiritual
death. Satan wants your soul! He wants you to surrender and
worship him and he will give you what you want. He tried the
same thing with Jesus in (Matthew 4:1-9) when he offered
Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. Who will Satan utilize
as the one world religious beast/political system? Many
scholars believe he will use the largest and most popular of
the Christian organizations, the Papacy. The Catholic Church
is the largest Christian church, representing over half of
all Christians, and is the largest organized body of any
world religion. According to the Statistical Yearbook of
the Catholic Church, the Catholic Church's worldwide
recorded membership at the end of 2005 was 1,114,966,000,
approximately one-sixth of the worlds population.
16And he
causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and
bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their
foreheads: Many will receive the beast mark, but it
will not be on their head, it will be in their head through
the deception of Satan. The mark in the hand is a metaphor
for doing the work of Satan. (The Greek word for in = en or
in, and that is exactly what it means).
17And that no
man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the
name of the beast, or the number of his name. They
must receive the mark of the beast or know the number of his
name in order to benefit from the beast.
18Here is
wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of
the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is
Six hundred threescore and six. Lets take the word
count back to the Greek. (Strong's Concordance #5585 &
#5586 Greek Dictionary, to use pebbles in enumeration, a
pebble worn smooth by handling, a verdict or ticket, a vote:
stone, voice). Remember the white stone of (Revelation 2:17)
that we could identify with Christ. Here we identify the
number of the beast (Satan), which is the fake rock or
stone. How can we count the number of the beast? One way is
that at the sixth seal, sixth trump, and sixth vial, Satan
appears on the scene. The appearance of a man and his
number, and his number is 666! Don't be the first one taken
as stated in (Matthew 24) for they are taken by anti-Christ
who appears before the true Christ. DO NOT BE DECEIVED!
Chapter 14 of the great book of revelation has to do with here on earth and what happens when the true Christ returns as King of Kings and Lord of Lord's.
1And
I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with
him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's
name written in their foreheads. The lamb here is
Christ when He returns to mount Zion. Chapter 7 of
revelation told us who the 144,000 were. The servants of
God, or the spiritual virgins, those who have overcome.
2And I heard
a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the
voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers
harping with their harps: The singing of the choir
accompanied by harps because we have the victory.
3And they
sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the
four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that
song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were
redeemed from the earth. The ones who overcame and
were redeemed from the earth.
4These are
they which were not defiled with women; for they are
virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever
he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the
firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. These are the
ones that were converted and not defiled by the great
harlot.
5And in their
mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before
the throne of God. Guile used here from the Strong's
Concordance #1388 is (Dolos) meaning a trick, deceit, or
lie. They believed and received the truth of God's Word. As
it is said in II Thessalonians 2:10-12 those who do not
receive the truth, God will send them strong delusion that
they should believe a lie. Just as so many do today
listening to doctrines of men and false teachings. Why would
God let some believe a lie?
Because if they new the truth,
they would not believe it anyway, or even if they did, they
would not do anything constructive with it. How many people
have you passed on a truth of God's Word and they just
brushed it off or said that it was ridiculous.
6And I saw
another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the
everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the
earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and
people, Those deceived will finally here the truth of
the Word. Some may say that the Gospel is preached all over
the world today, so this must be a second chance. Not at
all; some never had a chance in the first place to hear the
real truth.
7Saying with
a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour
of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven,
and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. The
love of our Heavenly Father as He sits as judge who made all
things.
8And there
followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is
fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink
of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. Sister
Babylon the harlot. Babble means confusion and here all
confusion will be removed.
9And the
third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any
man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in
his forehead, or in his hand, Speaking of the false
Christ and his mark of deception.
10The same
shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured
out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he
shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence
of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: Remember
that God is that consuming fire. This is the cup of wrath
that Jesus would say "Let this cup pass from me"
in Matthew 26. He didn't want this cup of wrath to be poured
out on the world if possible.
11And the
smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and
they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and
his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Those
who are deceived by and follow Satan. Psalm 27 also speaks
of the wicked and those who follow the ways of Satan; the
enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of the lambs: smoke
shall consume them away. Psalm 27 also tells us to never
worry about the wicked who seem to always get ahead in this
world, for their day is coming and they will get what is
coming to them. Remember that
we are all God's children and don't think that God is happy
that some of His children are ridding the gravy train in
life while others struggle from day to day.
12Here is the
patience of the saints: here are they that keep the
commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Those
who are steadfast and keep the faith in the true Christ; not
the fake!
13And I heard
a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the
dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the
Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their
works do follow them. Your works are the only things
that will go with you or mean anything. The good things that
you do in this life. As stated in Revelation 19:8 the fine
linen that makes up our robes for the wedding feast of the
lamb are (righteous acts of the saints), our
righteous acts.
14And I
looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat
like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown,
and in his hand a sharp sickle. Harvest time!
First He sowed the seed, which is the Word of God; Now He
comes to harvest.
15And another
angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to
him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap:
for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of
the earth is ripe. Fair for judgment day that needs
to be brought upon the earth.
16And he that
sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the
earth was reaped. The Reaper has appeared!
17And another
angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also
having a sharp sickle. Stay in Christ and you need
not fear the reaper.
18And another
angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire;
and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle,
saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters
of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. Again
God is a consuming fire in His wrath. If you know anything
about agriculture, you know that you don't harvest grapes
with a sickle if you plan to use them because it will smash
and crush them. This is the wrath of judgment upon the earth
because the time has come.
19And the
angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the
vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of
the wrath of God. Our Heavenly Father is not happy
because of man and the ways of the world.
20And the
winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out
of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space
of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Blood will
flow about 200 miles long and as high as a horse's bridle.
Spoken of in the Old Testament "Song of Moses"
Deuteronomy 32:32-35. You can't hide from the wrath of God
if you are His enemy.
Chapter 15 of the great book of revelation has to do with Heaven and those who have overcome.
1And
I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven
angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled
up the wrath of God. The wrath of God for only those
He is angry with.
2And I saw as
it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had
gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and
over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the
sea of glass, having the harps of God. The glass
meaning pure, as it is pure in Heaven.
3And they
sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of
the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord
God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of
saints. The complete Song of Moses can be found
in (Deuteronomy 32:1-43) The song of the lamb would be the
entire Word of God.
4Who shall
not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only
art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before
thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. Everything
is rectified. Judgment is for the good and evil alike.
5And after
that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of
the testimony in heaven was opened. Tabernacle of the
congregation; as it reads in earlier ancient manuscripts.
6And the
seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven
plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their
breasts girded with golden girdles. The linen also
representing the righteous acts.
7And one of
the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden
vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and
ever. The wrath of God; if He is angry with you. If
God is not angry with you, then you need not worry. God
takes care of His own (the righteous), so why would you not
want to be here during the tribulation. (Psalm 37) will tell
you that the election (the righteous) will see this come to
pass.
8And the
temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from
his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple,
till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. Heaven
is closed before this time of the correction taking place
from the vials of wrath. I hope that you are on the good
side of God my friend. It is up to you, weather you want to
be protected during the tribulation under the care of the
Heavenly Father. Or you can follow the ways of the world and
of Satan as he comes to deceive as many as he can. Remember
that Satan has already been sentenced to death; and he wants
to take as many with him as he can. DO NOT BE DECEIVED!
Chapter 16 deals with the wrath of God upon the earth as the vials come forth. This wrath from God is not upon His children, but rather the enemies of God.
1And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. The vials that are filled with the wrath of God will be focused upon the earth.
2And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and gievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. There are many who already have the Mark of the beast. They are being deceived by following traditions of men rather than God's Word.
3And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. The sea represents the great sea or multitudes of people. (Revelation 17:15) The two witnesses also have power over these natural acts. (Revelation 11:6)
4And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. Again you have the people who are receiving God's wrath.
5And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. God's plan is fair and just, even to the wicked.
6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. The blood is poured out upon those who have martyred the saints and prophets of the past. Those who have done this deserve what they get. Again, many believe this ties in with Rome and the Papacy as they persecuted many Christians, and the Romans had their part in the crucifixion of Christ. But, do not forget the other group that was present at the crucifixion of Christ, who stirred up the crowd to crucify Him. The Kenites! Not our brother Judah. These were the ones pretending to be Jews, but were not of our brother Judah, but rather the son's of the devil. (John 8:44, Matthew 23: 30-35)
7And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. Every act of God is an act of love. Sometimes it needs to be tough love!
8And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. Remember that God is a consuming fire. He can burn His enemies while He warms the hearts of His servants. The Word of God can also scorch as a consuming fire to the wicked, while it gives relief and assurance to the good.
9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. With the truth of God's Word they were scorched, as they did not change their mind and attitude.
10And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, The day is coming soon. Darkness will come upon the Creature from the sea, and his kingdom will perish.
11And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. Those who follow false teachings and curse God for their own problems which they brought upon themselves. But still refuse to repent for their evil deeds.
12And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. This is when the sixth seal, sixth trump, and sixth vial announce the appearance of antichrist. (666), the beast and his mark. Early manuscripts read "those of the rising sun" rather than "kings of the east." The river "Euphrates" has always been a boundary between Israel and Babylon both physical and symbolic. Between truth and babble, between God and Satan's camp. This boundary will be removed.
13And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. The frogs represent unclean spirits which out of the mouth comes deception and false teachings. This is Satan's power structure!
14For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. There will be visible miracles to see by these demons as they gather for battle against the Lord. The Apostle Paul warns us of this coming day. (II Thessalonians 2:1-9)
15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Now Christ begins to speak to us and lets us know that those who await His coming will not need to walk naked and ashamed. The garments that we will be wearing is the robe woven together by are righteous acts.
16And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. Armageddon means city or mountain of Megiddo. Gathering place of devils!
17And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. It is finished. Christ will return at this time!
18And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. When Christ's feet touch the ground, it will be leveled and cleanse mount Zion. This is when we are all changed to our spirit bodies. (I Corinthians 15:51-53) This seals, trumps, and vials happen simultaneously. The seals tell you what is therein, the trumps tell you when that round is executed. and the vials show you the wrath of God and how He feels.
19And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. Babylon splits into three sections, and the cities around the world fell in heaps of rubble. God remembers the sins of Babylon, and punishes her to the last drop of anger in His wrath.
20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. Mountains represent the nations that were flattened out because the King of Kings and Lord of Lords returns with a rod of iron.
21And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. An incredible hail storm as never before fell from the sky. The weight of a talent is between 110 and 180lbs. And they cursed God for the terrible hail storm, but our Heavenly Father is always fair. Where will you stand at His return?
Chapter 17 of the great book of Revelation is a very important chapter as it explains symbolism. God explains the symbology interpreted for you, to clarify the book of Revelation. Our heavenly Father teaches by signs and utilizes objects to help us better understand His interpretation. Never try to change what God has already interpreted.
1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: He will explain who the great whore is and how she came about.
2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. He is speaking about religious fornication, better know as idolatry. False teachings and worship of things that they should not.
3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. She looks so holy and religious, but has blasphemies against God written all over her. The seven heads and ten horns is a political system which teams up with the church. (Revelation 13)
4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: Her idolatry! The woman is a city or group of people. Babylon, the city or state of confusion.
5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. She is the mother of prostitutes and of idol worship, the harlot that whores around with Satan. Mystery in the Strong's #3466 is (Musterion), initiation of religious rights. The religious rights of Satan. As explained in (II Thessalonians 2:7-12), the mystery of iniquity doth already work and will be revealed. But God will send many a strong delusion that they should believe a lie. And so it is today that so many believe such false doctrines and lies such as the rapture. Make a few movies about something and people fall all over it's message, never searching for the truth themselves.
6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. Totally amazed at a fake religion!
7And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. God will tell us the secret of who the harlot is and what the beast she is riding represents.
8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. The beast that rises out of the bottomless pit is Satan.
9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. The seven heads represent a certain city. That city is Jerusalem.
10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. We are speaking of an entity here. Satan!
11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. The son of perdition which is Satan. The seven kings are the roles that Satan plays throughout time from the beginning.
12And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. The ten kings who have not yet risen to power; but they will be appointed to their kingdoms for a brief time to reign with the religious beast.
13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. They will all sign a treaty giving their power and strength to the beast. He controls them!
14These 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. Together they will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them; for the Lamb is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. The waters which the woman is sitting on represent masses of people of every race and nation. Billions who are deceived! Those who play church, attending once a week and then back to their everyday lives and old grind, never learning the truth of God's Word.
16And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. (Revelation 18:8-9)
17For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. God will put a plan into their minds, a plan that will carry out His purpose. IT WILL HAPPEN AS IT IS WRITTEN!
18And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Again that woman represents the "great city" that will rule over the kings of the earth. Babylon! Nimrod named it. Nimrod’s motive was to keep the promised child from ruling, he used the fear of the wild beasts as a pretense for uniting the people, and established the kingdom of Babel. Presenting himself as savior, Nimrod convinced the inhabitants to look to him as the lord of the earth instead of the true God. Thus, the establishment of the kingdom was the beginning of the Babylon we read about in the Bible. Historically and symbolically, Babylon is any organized system that replaces God’s rule with human or demonic rule.
In this chapter we will cover the fall of Babylon, (the harlot religious system) because of her fornications with all nations. She will be paid for her works and blood of the prophets by The Wrath of God!
1And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. To the earth; prepare to receive the light or truth.
2And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. Within the confounds of Babylon are caged everything that is spiritually unclean and evil and it will be destroyed.
3For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. The ten kings (rulers of the earth) and businessmen throughout the world have grown rich from her luxurious living.
4And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. We are to come away from her and not take part in her sins. We do not need to worry about or tolerate any of the plagues when we know the truth of God's Word. That is what salvation is all about.
5For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. You can't con God! He knows all that is going on in the world. He is giving every soul a chance to pass through this world age to have free will to make their own decision on who they want to follow.
6Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. She will get hers with a double wrath of God.
7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. God doesn't glorify her. She glorifies herself with her followers, (those who live deliciously), the biggest and prettiest church. She also identifies herself as a queen, and her king is none other than Satan himself.
8Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. Tested by fire, because God is a consuming fire. He can warm the hearts of His people while He consumes the rudiments of evil.
9And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, They will all burn up in smoke!
10Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. The religious will be judged by what they teach! When? In the hour of temptation. Satan's hour! (the five month period of Satan's reign on earth).
11And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: Selling religion! How many churches and ministries are all about the money today? Waiting to rip you off with the Word and their religious doctrine and products.
12The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, All which will have no value in the end times.
13And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. Can't buy religion. But wait! Souls of men? Satan wants your soul! He is already sentenced to death.
14And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. All the fancy things are gone. Truth is the only thing of value.
15The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, All those taking part in making her rich with these things stand back and watch in fear for their destruction. The earth will not be destroyed, only the rudiments. Heaven and God's Kingdom will be right here on earth.
16And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! The false teachers and false doctrines they teach!
17For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, Judgment starts with the pulpit!
18And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! Where else in the world is such a great city. This harlot or false religion!
19And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. She made us all rich with her great wealth and false teachings and in one hour it is all gone.
20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. She is set for judgment from God. Payback time!
21And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. The great religious church shall be thrown down. Not one specific denomination or religion, but all that are teaching false religion and doctrines of men. They will be bundled up into one religion in the end times.
22And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; The millstone produces bread. No more truth in them!
23And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. No light because the prince of darkness is present. The light is also blinded by their sorceries. This word sorceries in the Strong's Greek dictionary is #5331 (Pharmakeia) medication "Pharmacy" from #5332 (Pharmakeus) a drug, spell giving potion, druggist or poisoner. We are not talking about legal Pharmacist here, or are we; We are mainly speaking of drug dealers pedaling their poison to children and adults. Today we even find Doctors prescribing drugs that they shouldn't, turning patients into addicts.
24And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. She was responsible for the blood of all the martyred prophets and the saints. The true teachers put down by the false prophets.
Chapter 19 of the great book of revelation consummates the seventh trump. Also keep in mind that the horses of the bible represent vehicles in which God's army will arrive upon.
1And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: Shouting "Praise Ye The Lord" salvation is from our God. Honor and authority belongs to Him. We can also claim these powers He has given us, if you believe and are in a good walk with our Heavenly Father.
2For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. Fornication used symbolically through the prophets for the worship of false gods. God always takes care of His own. Vengeance is mine says the Lord!
3And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. The smoke from her burning ascends for ever and ever. This is why many would ask; why do the wicked always prosper? They don't! They will be corrected at the right time.
4And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. That's that! Praise Ye The Lord!
5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. Alleluia. Fear is revere! We are to revere God, not some man with a title!
6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Shouting of many people for the one and only God!
7Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. Time for the wedding banquet of the Lamb, and His bride has prepared herself. For those He knew before (Romans 8:29-30), for the deeper student.
8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. Meaning pure because her deeds our pure. The righteous acts of the saints. The good deeds done by the people of God.
9And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. These are the true words of God and you will never find a better truth. Many are called but few are chosen. (Matthew 22:1-14)
10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. The purpose of all prophecy is to tell about Jesus. The spirit of prophecy is the living Word, and Christ is that living Word!
11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. Yes! He is the real thing, and Jesus is the one who justly punishes and makes war!
12His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. Remember that God is a consuming fire.
13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. "The Word of God." All of it! In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)
14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. Christ's second advent and His return. His army is coming! The horses represent the vehicles the army of Christ will arrive upon.
15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. His mouth is a two edge sword. (Revelation 1:16) Striking down the nations with power and He will rule them with an iron grip. This wrath is only against His enemies, not His people.
16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. The one and only "King of Kings, and Lord of Lord's."
17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; A feast for the birds of the earth.
18That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. Again, this is for the enemies of God. When the seventh trump sounds, we are changed to out spirit bodies. Zechariah 14:12, gives a good explanation of what happens to the flesh at this time.
19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. The evil creature gathers the governments of the earth (the one world political system) and their armies to fight against the army of God.
20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. The one world political system and anti-Christ. Those who worship him and had received his mark of deception. (Revelation 13:11-16) Remember Satan has many rolls. He will have another short reign, but his roll as anti-Christ is over.
21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. The two edged sword of His mouth! The birds of the air feasted on the flesh or their bodies.
In chapter 20 we will be entering the millennium. This is the time we are changed to our spirit bodies and all will be taught the truth of the Word for the 1,000 year period. We will also discover the second death for those not written in the book of life, as will death and Satan be destroyed forever.
1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. This is not a physical chain, but a spiritual chain that Satan will be bound by.
2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, All the roles of Satan shall be bound. Remember that Satan is a play actor and a fake with many rolls that he plays throughout the bible.
3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. This is a full proof seal from almighty God. Satan's evil spirit is locked up so that he cannot fool the nations any more until the thousand years are finished. But, then he must be loosed for a short period of time. Why? To test those who never new the truth before. There will be many at this time of the millennium (1,000 years of teaching) who never had a chance to know God's Word, and also those who have been deceived in God's Word most of their lives. Many have already overcome and were chosen before the foundation of the world in the first earth age. (Ephesians 1:4 / II Peter 3:5-10).
4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. These are the souls who had overcame Satan's lies and deceptions and many died for their testimony of Christ. These are the ones who will teach with Christ in the millennium.
5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. This is the first resurrection. There has been no gathering back to Christ before this time and don't let anyone tell you different. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years have ended). We are speaking of the spiritually dead! (Some take part in the first resurrection , and some don't take part till the second resurrection after being tested by Satan). We are talking about the seventh and last trump now when the true Christ returns. (I Corinthians 15:50-53)
6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Blessed are those who take part in the first resurrection, because the second death cannot effect them. What is the second death? The death of the soul! (Matthew 10:28) Those taking part in the first resurrection will be priests of God that teach the spiritual dead.
7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, Satan will be loosed for a short time to test those who were spiritually dead.
8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. Satan will go out to deceive the nations of the world once again, gathered from the east to the west and the four corners of the earth.
9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. God fights this battle; remember that God is a consuming fire!
10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. All the roles of Satan are gone. Satan is turned to ashes forever. Blotted out!
11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. The white throne judgment... The presents of the full God head. (Yahveh Shamah) God is there!
12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Talking again of the spiritual dead. Those who were never taught the truth. They will be judged according to their works (good deeds), not by their faith. This only applies to those in the second resurrection.
13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. Again; the sea or waters represents the people who give up the spiritually dead.
14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. The second death is the death of the soul. (Matthew 10:28). Blotted out forever!
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Are you in the book of life? Remember that all who are not in the book of life will be blotted out for ever and death will be swallowed up in victory. (I Corinthians 15:54-58)
What is Heaven like? Chapter 21 of the book of Revelation tells us what it will be like. Keep in mind that at this time, everyone has been changed to their spiritual bodies and all flesh is gone, and the millennium (1,000 year reign) has passed. We are talking spiritual now.
1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. We are speaking literally here of the heavens, earth and sea. The oceans are all dried-up, back to like it was in the first earth age. The earth is put back into it's original order. Note: North is 90 miles off from dead north in the earths alignment. Our Heavenly Father is the one who can dry the seas, who planted the stars and molded the earth. (Isaiah 51:15-16) Read Isaiah chapter 51, and our topic about the foundation of the world.
2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. The new city is the new government of the full God Head. Yahveh Shamma! (God with us or God is there). The last verse in the book of Ezekiel in English language. The Lord is there! (Ezekiel 48:35)
3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. He will dwell here with men. In Hebrew; The Shekinah Glory! (Shekinah meaning "He caused to dwell").
4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. No more pain because all is destroyed including hell. "GONE" The second death!
5And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. It is going to be an awesome time. His Word is trustworthy and true and you can count on it just as other things have come to pass in our lifetime, our parents and grandparents lifetime.
6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. It is finished! Draw from the deep waters; The wells of salvation. "The Truth of His Word."
7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. There is no gender intended here. Everyone who conquers will inherit all the blessings.
8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. It is the second death to those who enter the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:14, Matthew 10:28)
9And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. Here we have the bride and the wife. We are to be as the virgin bride (Symbolically speaking) at the return of Christ. The wife symbolic of God's elect, those who overcame in the first earth age. (Romans 8:28-30)
10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, The full Godhead is returning. Only Christ was there before because of salvation.
11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; The Shekinah Glory! The presents of God so clean and pure.
12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: Each of the names of the tribes of Israel.
13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. Three gates on each side of the city.
14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. The twelve apostles of Christ. (Including Judas), who had repented. Judas did not commit suicide, he was killed.
15And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. The reed used for measuring, not a reed of destruction.
16And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. A perfect cube that is 1,500 miles each way.
17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. A cubic was measured from the elbow to the tip of the finger. (approx. 1.5 ft.), The thickness of the wall was 216 feet across.
18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. A figure of speech that it was pure, likened to glass.
19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald.
20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. The same type of stones that the priests wore on their breastplate to symbolize the twelve tribes of Israel. (Exodus 28:17-21)
21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. A time of purity and beauty that we will be living in.
22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. Christ is that temple that we look forward to, the "Temple of God."
23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. The Shekinah Glory! Jesus would say... "I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD." (John 12:46)
24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. "Nations" plural is #1484 in the Strong's Concordance. Meaning (Ethnos) which are the (non-Jewish) or Gentiles. Abraham was to be the father of all nations. All those saved by the Word of God and His salvation. (Isaiah 60:1-3, 18-22), Spoken of in the prophets of old, talking about the eternity.
25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. The gates will be open all the time and the sun will shine as a prism through the firmament.
26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. All the nations! (The Ethnos).
27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. Nothing evil, anyone immoral, or dishonest will not be permitted in. Nothing left to defile! Only those written in the "Lamb's Book of Life" will be allowed to enter into the city. IS YOUR NAME IN THE BOOK?
At the end of chapter 21 in the book of revelation we covered that those who are written in the "Lamb's Book of Life" will be the only ones who enter into the city. In chapter 22 we will cover "God giving Light" and that "Water of Life" proceeding out of the throne of God.
1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. This is a spiritual water of life that is pouring fourth in front of the throne. The book of Ezekiel speaks of "Living Waters" as Ezekiel was shown the vision of the temple. (Chapter 40 till the end of Ezekiel speaks of the end times and the millennium).
2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. The tree of life is Christ that will spiritually heal the nations. Keep in mind the word nations. (Ethnos ---- ethnic gentile people). All people will be included.
3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: Yahveh Shamma! (God with us or God is there).
4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. The seal of God; IN THEIR MINDS!
5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. The messiah! The "Light of the world."
6And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. The "Holy Spirit" was sent to the prophets.
7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. Blessed are those who believe what is written and "TEACH THIS BOOK." The Word of God; all of it! Many will tell you that you do not need to understand the "Book of Revelation" because it does not pertain to us, or the church is going to be gone. That is an outright LIE!
8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Keep in mind that in chapter 1 verse 10, John was taken to the millennium. In this 8th verse, John is brought back to 96 A.D.
9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book. worship God. Do not worship me, for I am just a servant like you. Worship God Alone! (Do not worship man or angels).
10And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. Do not seal up what you have written. This book is to be understood by all. (Revelation means the unveiling).
11He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. When that time comes; all doing wrong will be doing it more. Those doing God's work will continue on even greater. (In other words, let those who choose their way, stay that way). Remember what Christ said; Cast not your pearls before swine. If someone does not want to hear the truth of God's Word, don't force it on them, just plant the seed and move on. God is fair, and He gives everyone free-will to make their own decision.
12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Christ is returning soon to reward everyone according to the deeds he has done. DO YOU HAVE A REWARD COMING?
13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. From A to Z, "I AM EVERYTHING."
14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Those washing their robes, to have the right to enter in through the gates of the city. God likes doers. Not a bunch of pew potatoes!
15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. Outside the city are all those who have strayed away from God. (The drug dealers, the immoral, murderers, idolaters, and those who like to make up lies). They tell you that you do not need to understand the book of Revelation because you are going to be "Rartured away" and gone. THAT IS A FLAT OUT LIE! And is not from God. Don't be deceived by false preachers and teachers that are to lazy to dig in and study the manuscripts to uncover the truth of the Word. Instead they are worrying about church attendance and the cash flow. Teaching traditions of men and false doctrine just to please their congregation. You know who you are and so does God!
16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. Mentioned to the churches all these things. The church is still there, it did not fly away. Make sure you accept the right morning star (Christ). Remember that Satan was also called "The morning star" and he returns first pretending to be Christ to deceive even the elect if possible.
17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Never hold back the truth of God's Word when someone thirsts for it. But don't waste your time on those who will not listen and do not accept the Word.
18For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. Do you hear them with understanding.
19And 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 which are written in this book. How many times have you may heard that you do not need to understand the book of Revelation because you will be gone. They want to take away the whole book. That isn't what God says; He wants us to understand what is written, as it is written.
20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Christ is coming soon at the seventh trump no matter what you do!
21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Amen meaning: That's That! (The way it is, take it or leave it). The true church does "God's Work" on this earth, and it will be here at the return of Christ. DO NOT BE DECEIVED!

