The second group will be converted by the preaching of the Gospel of the Kingdom by the Two Witnesses.
Those will be trying times for the Israelites who will not commit idolatry by bowing the knee to the Image of the Beast. It will be a war of persecution that the Antichrist will wage against them, and thousand will die a martyr's death.
Confused trying to destroy the Woman, the Dragon will turn to make war against the remnant of her seed, against those Israelites left in Palestine or the nations that keep the commandments of God, and have a testimony of Jesus Christ.
Here he will give the Beast [antichrist] his power and his seat and his great authority.
Here he will give the Beast [antichrist] his power and his seat and his great authority.
The Persecution of the Sun-Clothed Woman
Revelation12:13-16
"And when the Dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the Woman which brought forth the Man-Child.
And 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 [3 1/2 years], from the face of the Serpent [The Dragon].
And 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.
And the earth helped the Woman; and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the Dragon cast out of his mouth."
Revelation12:13-16
"And when the Dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the Woman which brought forth the Man-Child.
And 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 [3 1/2 years], from the face of the Serpent [The Dragon].
And 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.
And the earth helped the Woman; and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the Dragon cast out of his mouth."
The prophet Daniel tells us that it will be the 'Time of Trouble' that is to come on the Jews and that this time is the Great Tribulation.
At that time Michael the Archangel will stand up and deliver the Jews and the result will be a war in heaven and the Jews will be delivered, not from the Great Tribulation, but out of it.
At that time Michael the Archangel will stand up and deliver the Jews and the result will be a war in heaven and the Jews will be delivered, not from the Great Tribulation, but out of it.
While Satan has been the 'Accuser of the Brethren' for ages, the reference is made to the Jewish Remnant (the brethren of Christ) who will go through great persecution during the first 3 1/2 years of the Tribulation Period and will die as martyrs.
They are the 'souls of them that were slain for the Word of God,' and they overcome by the 'Blood of the Lamb' and the 'Word of their Testimony' and as martyrs they 'loved not their lives unto the death.'
They are the 'souls of them that were slain for the Word of God,' and they overcome by the 'Blood of the Lamb' and the 'Word of their Testimony' and as martyrs they 'loved not their lives unto the death.'
One thing is certain, the Dragon/Satan is a created being; one of the most exalted type.
Before his rebellion, he was "The Anointed Cherub that Covereth". He was the protector of the "Throne of God."
He was perfect in all his ways from when he was created to the day iniquity was found in him.
He was the "fullness of wisdom" and the "perfection of beauty". But all that caused his downfall 'pride'.
Before his rebellion, he was "The Anointed Cherub that Covereth". He was the protector of the "Throne of God."
He was perfect in all his ways from when he was created to the day iniquity was found in him.
He was the "fullness of wisdom" and the "perfection of beauty". But all that caused his downfall 'pride'.
The War in Heaven is started by trying to run the Dragon and his angels out of Heaven.
Satan, the Dragon and his angels were not cast out of Heaven at the time he rebelled and held in some prison because he was able to visit the Garden of Eden and tempt Adam and Eve and he had access to God in Heaven in the days of Job, 2,000 years before Jesus and he was free to visit the earth in Jesus' day.
Satan, the Dragon and his angels were not cast out of Heaven at the time he rebelled and held in some prison because he was able to visit the Garden of Eden and tempt Adam and Eve and he had access to God in Heaven in the days of Job, 2,000 years before Jesus and he was free to visit the earth in Jesus' day.
The Archangel
War in Heaven
Revelation 12:7-12
"And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the Dragon: and the Dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not: neither was their place found any more in Heaven.
And 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.
And I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the Kingdom of 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.
And they overcame him (the Dragon) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death (martyr's death).
Therefore rejoice, the 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."
War in Heaven
Revelation 12:7-12
"And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the Dragon: and the Dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not: neither was their place found any more in Heaven.
And 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.
And I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the Kingdom of 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.
And they overcame him (the Dragon) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death (martyr's death).
Therefore rejoice, the 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."
"And 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."
The flight of the Woman ISREAL into the Wilderness to escape from the Antichrist. John is not dealing here with the Church.
The Woman and her Child has to account for the Dragon's wrath against her because he didn't succeed in destroying her Child (Jesus Christ) when He was born.
The flight of the Woman ISREAL into the Wilderness to escape from the Antichrist. John is not dealing here with the Church.
The Woman and her Child has to account for the Dragon's wrath against her because he didn't succeed in destroying her Child (Jesus Christ) when He was born.
The Man-Child
Revelation 12:5-6
"And 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."
As a result of her travail the Sun-clothed Woman brought forth a Man-Child who was to rule the nations.
There is no question as to who is the Man-Child; Christ.
Revelation 12:5-6
"And 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."
As a result of her travail the Sun-clothed Woman brought forth a Man-Child who was to rule the nations.
There is no question as to who is the Man-Child; Christ.
The history of the Christian Church is one long story of conflict between satan and God's people.
And now that it is time for Jesus to return, and satan's power and rule over the earth will end and he will be bound for a 1000 years, he is filled with wrath and will oppose the return of Jesus with His armies, there will be war in Heaven.
And now that it is time for Jesus to return, and satan's power and rule over the earth will end and he will be bound for a 1000 years, he is filled with wrath and will oppose the return of Jesus with His armies, there will be war in Heaven.
John tells us that the Dragon stood before the Sun Clothed Woman ready to devour her child as soon as it was born.
It's interesting to trace through the Bible how Satan tried to prevent the birth of the Man-Child, Christ and then after His birth to destroy Him before He could get to the Cross and purchase man's redemption.
It's interesting to trace through the Bible how Satan tried to prevent the birth of the Man-Child, Christ and then after His birth to destroy Him before He could get to the Cross and purchase man's redemption.
The Stars of Heaven that were attached to Satan's tail reveals the fact that he will take with him a third of the Angels from Heaven, because the Angels are spoken of as Stars in the Old Testament.
These Angels will be cast onto the earth with him. They will not be seen visibly but will secretly sow seeds of rebellion and will be cast into the Lake of Fire with Satan.
We are not told that Satan's Angels are bound with him when cast into the Bottomless Pit, but the inference is that they are during the Millennium [1000 reign of Jesus] because they do not seem to the present on earth.
These Angels will be cast onto the earth with him. They will not be seen visibly but will secretly sow seeds of rebellion and will be cast into the Lake of Fire with Satan.
We are not told that Satan's Angels are bound with him when cast into the Bottomless Pit, but the inference is that they are during the Millennium [1000 reign of Jesus] because they do not seem to the present on earth.
Even though the Antichrist exists from the beginning of the Week, he doesn't become The Beast until in the middle of the Week.
Satan is cast out of Heaven and indwells the Antichrist. Then the Antichrist breaks his Covenant with Israel, desecrates the Temple and become the Satanic Person that rules during the last half of the Week [the last 7 years of the Great Tribulation].
Satan is cast out of Heaven and indwells the Antichrist. Then the Antichrist breaks his Covenant with Israel, desecrates the Temple and become the Satanic Person that rules during the last half of the Week [the last 7 years of the Great Tribulation].
In the middle of the 'week' two wonders will appear in Heaven, John is back again in heaven. Some versions call them 'signs'. They are symbols of something and must be interpreted.
The first will be a Sun Clothed Woman. She is Israel. Israel is again and again compared to a woman, a married woman, in the Old Testament. The Sun Clothed Woman is described as being with Child and travailing to bring forth. Israel has been prophesied as being a Mother. Christ was to come from Israel. She went through many afflictions and judgment to bring the promised Child.
The second is the Great Dragon having seven head and ten horns and seven crowns upon his heads. His tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. The Dragon stood before the Woman which was ready to deliver so to devour her Child as soon as it was born. There is no doubt this is Satan.
The first will be a Sun Clothed Woman. She is Israel. Israel is again and again compared to a woman, a married woman, in the Old Testament. The Sun Clothed Woman is described as being with Child and travailing to bring forth. Israel has been prophesied as being a Mother. Christ was to come from Israel. She went through many afflictions and judgment to bring the promised Child.
The second is the Great Dragon having seven head and ten horns and seven crowns upon his heads. His tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. The Dragon stood before the Woman which was ready to deliver so to devour her Child as soon as it was born. There is no doubt this is Satan.
The Middle of the Week
The Seven Personages
1. The Sun Clothed Woman
Revelation 12:1-2
"And 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: and she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered."
The Seven Personages
1. The Sun Clothed Woman
Revelation 12:1-2
"And 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: and she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered."
The Third Woe includes the Vials and all other judgments down to Revelation chapter 20:3.
The time limit of the Seventh Trumpet is in chapter 10:7 and is said to be the Days of the Voice of the Seventh Angel when he shall begin to sound; implying that the blast or blasts of the Seventh Trumpet shall be long continued over the whole last half of the Week.
The time limit of the Seventh Trumpet is in chapter 10:7 and is said to be the Days of the Voice of the Seventh Angel when he shall begin to sound; implying that the blast or blasts of the Seventh Trumpet shall be long continued over the whole last half of the Week.
The scene is in Heaven where John hears the Trumpet sound and sees the Temple of God opened and hears the voices and thunderings that came along with the devastation of the earth by an earthquake and hail.
This announcement is the starting of the great events that are to follow, which will be the most remarkable and momentous to have ever happened on this earth.
This announcement is the starting of the great events that are to follow, which will be the most remarkable and momentous to have ever happened on this earth.
The sounding of the Seventh Trumpet includes all that happens down to Revelation 20:3.
When it sounded John heard 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.
This is the announcement that the time had come for Christ to take The Kingdom though it doesn't fully come into His possession for 3 1/2 years.
When it sounded John heard 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.
This is the announcement that the time had come for Christ to take The Kingdom though it doesn't fully come into His possession for 3 1/2 years.
The Seventh Trumpet
Third Woe
Covers the rest of the week
Revelation 11:15-19
"And 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.
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshiped God, saying, 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.
And 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 and prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear Thy Name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
And 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 earthquack and great hail."
Third Woe
Covers the rest of the week
Revelation 11:15-19
"And 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.
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshiped God, saying, 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.
And 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 and prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear Thy Name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
And 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 earthquack and great hail."
The people's rejoicing over the dead witnesses won't last long because at the end of the 3 1/2 days the Spirit of Life will re-enter their bodies and they will stand up.
A great fear will be upon their enemies and a voice from Heaven will be heard say "come up hither" and they will ascend up to Heaven in a cloud just as Jesus did and their enemies will witness it.
A great fear will be upon their enemies and a voice from Heaven will be heard say "come up hither" and they will ascend up to Heaven in a cloud just as Jesus did and their enemies will witness it.
These Two Witnesses are going to prophecy for 3 1/2 years and during that time they will be safe from death.
If anyone tries to hurt them, fire will proceed out of their mouths and devour the enemy.
When they have finished their testimony, they will be overcome by the Beast/Antichrist, who will make war against them and will kill them and their bodies will lay in the street of Jerusalem, which is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt at that time, because those living there will resemble those of Sodom in the days of Lot and the conduct of Israel in Egypt for those 3 1/2 days and the people of all nationalities will not want their bodies to be buried but they will rejoice over them; even giving gifts to one another because the two witnesses who had tormented them by their testimony and plagues are dead.
If anyone tries to hurt them, fire will proceed out of their mouths and devour the enemy.
When they have finished their testimony, they will be overcome by the Beast/Antichrist, who will make war against them and will kill them and their bodies will lay in the street of Jerusalem, which is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt at that time, because those living there will resemble those of Sodom in the days of Lot and the conduct of Israel in Egypt for those 3 1/2 days and the people of all nationalities will not want their bodies to be buried but they will rejoice over them; even giving gifts to one another because the two witnesses who had tormented them by their testimony and plagues are dead.
These Two Witnesses are called the Two Olive Trees and the Two Candlesticks that stand before the God of the earth.
Zechariah the prophet saw in a vision a golden candlestick with a bowl upon the top of it and the seven lamps on it and seven pipes to the seven lamps; and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on the left side.
Zechariah the prophet saw in a vision a golden candlestick with a bowl upon the top of it and the seven lamps on it and seven pipes to the seven lamps; and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on the left side.
The Mighty Angel [Christ] called the Two Witnesses, My Two Witnesses implying that witnessing was their mission.
When they witnessed on the Mt of Transfiguration and Two Men witnessed at the Tomb that Jesus had risen and it was Two Men who stood by and witnessed to the Disciples as Jesus ascended into Heaven. In all three incidents the Men were clothed in shining garments.
It seems that Moses was resurrected and Elijah translated for the purpose of Witnessing.
When they witnessed on the Mt of Transfiguration and Two Men witnessed at the Tomb that Jesus had risen and it was Two Men who stood by and witnessed to the Disciples as Jesus ascended into Heaven. In all three incidents the Men were clothed in shining garments.
It seems that Moses was resurrected and Elijah translated for the purpose of Witnessing.
Seeing what happens during the period the Two Witnesses testify, which will be the last half of the Week, or 3 1/2 years, they can't be any other than Moses and Elijah.
Elijah will more than likely shut up the Heavens that it will no longer rain, and there is to be a Fire Test such as he did on Mt. Carmel in the days of King Ahab.
As the Plagues that were poured out on the Egyptians will be similar to those pour out in Revelation, by who other than Moses.
Elijah will more than likely shut up the Heavens that it will no longer rain, and there is to be a Fire Test such as he did on Mt. Carmel in the days of King Ahab.
As the Plagues that were poured out on the Egyptians will be similar to those pour out in Revelation, by who other than Moses.
It's believed that one of the Two Witnesses will be Elijah. But who will be the other one?
Many think Moses will be the second one, others say he will be Enoch. They claim both Enoch and Elijah were caught up in their bodies without dying, so that they might come back again in their bodies and die. This leaves out Moses because he was said to have died and cannot die again.
Many think Moses will be the second one, others say he will be Enoch. They claim both Enoch and Elijah were caught up in their bodies without dying, so that they might come back again in their bodies and die. This leaves out Moses because he was said to have died and cannot die again.
After the Mighty Angel had given John instructions on measuring the Temple, He said 'And will give power unto My Two Witnesses, and they shall prophecy a thousand two hundred and threescore days.'
That is equal to 42 months of 30 days each, or 3 1/2 years, then is the time when the two witnesses are to prophesy which is the last half of the Week, or 7 years, the time of the Great Tribulation.
That is equal to 42 months of 30 days each, or 3 1/2 years, then is the time when the two witnesses are to prophesy which is the last half of the Week, or 7 years, the time of the Great Tribulation.
John was told to measure only the main Temple and to leave out the Court that surrounded it.
Solomon's Temple had two courts, the Court of the Priests and the Court of the Gentiles.
The Court of this new Temple, as well as the Holy City (Jerusalem), is to be trodden under foot of the Gentiles for 42 months (3 1/2) years, this period must refer to the last half of the Seventieth Week, after the Antichrist breaks his Covenant with the Jews and desecrates the Temple, for Jerusalem must be trodden down of the Gentiles until the Times of the Gentiles is fulfilled and that will not end until the Battle of Armageddon.
Solomon's Temple had two courts, the Court of the Priests and the Court of the Gentiles.
The Court of this new Temple, as well as the Holy City (Jerusalem), is to be trodden under foot of the Gentiles for 42 months (3 1/2) years, this period must refer to the last half of the Seventieth Week, after the Antichrist breaks his Covenant with the Jews and desecrates the Temple, for Jerusalem must be trodden down of the Gentiles until the Times of the Gentiles is fulfilled and that will not end until the Battle of Armageddon.
The Temple that the Jews will build on their return to Jerusalem will probably be destroyed by the Earthquake that destroys the tenth part of the City, because that Earthquake will happen with the Earthquake that will occur at the breaking of the Seventh Seal, the sounding of the Seven Trumpet and the pouring out of the Seventh Vial.
The Antichrist will cause the Abomination of Desolation spoken of by Daniel the Prophet, probably the Image of the Beast, to be set up in the Holy Place.
This isn't to be the Millennial Temple described by Ezekiel because that one will be built at Shiloh, in the middle of the Holy Oblation and not until after the physical changes that will take place at the return of Christ shall have changed the surface of the Land of Palestine.
This isn't to be the Millennial Temple described by Ezekiel because that one will be built at Shiloh, in the middle of the Holy Oblation and not until after the physical changes that will take place at the return of Christ shall have changed the surface of the Land of Palestine.
The angel that told John to rise and measure the Temple was the same Mighty Angel that handed him the Little Book to eat.
And as they were both still on the earth, the Temple that John was told to measure was the Temple at Jerusalem.
This has to be the future temple that is to be built at Jerusalem. It is clear that there will be a Temple at Jerusalem during the Antichrist's rule because he will sit in it and proclaim himself God.
And as they were both still on the earth, the Temple that John was told to measure was the Temple at Jerusalem.
This has to be the future temple that is to be built at Jerusalem. It is clear that there will be a Temple at Jerusalem during the Antichrist's rule because he will sit in it and proclaim himself God.
The Two Witnesses
Revelation 11:1-14
"And 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. But 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.
And I will give power unto My Two Witnesses, and they shall prophesy a Thousand Two Hundred and Three-score Days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the Two Olive Trees and the Two Candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
And 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. These 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.
And 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.
And 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.
And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three Days and a half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
And 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.
And after three days and a 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.
And 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.
And 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."
Revelation 11:1-14
"And 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. But 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.
And I will give power unto My Two Witnesses, and they shall prophesy a Thousand Two Hundred and Three-score Days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the Two Olive Trees and the Two Candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
And 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. These 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.
And 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.
And 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.
And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three Days and a half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
And 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.
And after three days and a 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.
And 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.
And 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."
God revealed to the Old Testament Prophets that in His timing He would make the Mystery clear and when the Seventh Trumpet sounds, the Mystery of God will be finished.
Because then the Mystery of Iniquity would be revealed, in whom Satan will dwell after he is cast out of Heaven and in his destruction, and the binding of Satan, and the setting up of the Millennial Kingdom of Christ, shall the promises be fulfilled to the Prophets, that peace and righteousness will reign on the earth.
Because then the Mystery of Iniquity would be revealed, in whom Satan will dwell after he is cast out of Heaven and in his destruction, and the binding of Satan, and the setting up of the Millennial Kingdom of Christ, shall the promises be fulfilled to the Prophets, that peace and righteousness will reign on the earth.
The Finished Mystery
The Seventh Trumpet sounds the Mystery of God.
This isn't the Mystery of the Church, that was finished by taking the Church out in chapter four. That Mystery wasn't known to the Prophets.
The Mystery of God is why God permitted Satan to cause the fall of man causing sin and misery and death into the world.
The Seventh Trumpet sounds the Mystery of God.
This isn't the Mystery of the Church, that was finished by taking the Church out in chapter four. That Mystery wasn't known to the Prophets.
The Mystery of God is why God permitted Satan to cause the fall of man causing sin and misery and death into the world.
As John read the deliverances that were to come to his people and the final victory of the Lamb and the setting up of The Kingdom, the Little Book was as sweet as honey to his taste, but when he meditated on the awful sufferings that would come to the world and on the Jews under the rule of the Beast/Antichrist and during the pouring out of the Vials, it was bitter to his soul.
The Little Book, is probably the Book that Daniel was told to seal up.
It contained things that were not to be revealed until the time of the end, not the end of time, but the end of the times of the Gentiles which takes place the last half of Daniel's seventieth week, with The Great Tribulation Period.
If this is true, then the Little Book is a preview of the things that are to come upon Daniel's people in the last half of Daniel's seventieth week. The effect on John's reading of this Little Book seems to confirm it.
It contained things that were not to be revealed until the time of the end, not the end of time, but the end of the times of the Gentiles which takes place the last half of Daniel's seventieth week, with The Great Tribulation Period.
If this is true, then the Little Book is a preview of the things that are to come upon Daniel's people in the last half of Daniel's seventieth week. The effect on John's reading of this Little Book seems to confirm it.
John was then told to, 'Go, take the Little Book' which is open in the hand of the angel which stands on the sea and on the earth.
At this time, John is back on earth. And when he took the Little Book, the angel said to him, 'Take and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter and it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey'
When John had eaten the Book it was as the angel had said, sweet to his mouth and bitter to his stomach.
At this time, John is back on earth. And when he took the Little Book, the angel said to him, 'Take and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter and it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey'
When John had eaten the Book it was as the angel had said, sweet to his mouth and bitter to his stomach.
When the Mighty Angel cried with a loud voice, John heard seven thunders utter their voices.
These Thunders spoke, because John heard what they said, and as he had been commanded to write what he saw and heard, he proceeded to write what the voices of the seven thunders said, but he was told to seal up those things which the seven thunders said and not write them.
What they said hasn't ever been revealed, but will be when the time comes to make the revelation.
These Thunders spoke, because John heard what they said, and as he had been commanded to write what he saw and heard, he proceeded to write what the voices of the seven thunders said, but he was told to seal up those things which the seven thunders said and not write them.
What they said hasn't ever been revealed, but will be when the time comes to make the revelation.
This same Mighty Angel speaks of the Two Witnesses, as My Witnesses, which is further evidence that this Mighty Angel has to be Jesus Christ Himself.
This interpretation makes it clear that when this Angel places His right foot on the sea and His left foot on the earth and swears that there will be 'Time No Longer' or 'No Longer Delay', it is Jesus taking possession of the Earth and Sea and declaring that there will no longer be delay in taking it from Satan.
This interpretation makes it clear that when this Angel places His right foot on the sea and His left foot on the earth and swears that there will be 'Time No Longer' or 'No Longer Delay', it is Jesus taking possession of the Earth and Sea and declaring that there will no longer be delay in taking it from Satan.
The Mighty Angel is clothed in a cloud, there is a rainbow on His head, His face is as it were the sun, and His feet as pillars of fire.
No ordinary angel has ever before or since described in the Word of God as appearing like that.
Then He is said to be crying with a loud voice, as a lion roaring and Christ is spoken of in Revelation as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.
No ordinary angel has ever before or since described in the Word of God as appearing like that.
Then He is said to be crying with a loud voice, as a lion roaring and Christ is spoken of in Revelation as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.
The Interval Between the Sixth
and Seventh Trumpets
The Little Book
Revelation10:1-11
"And I saw another mighty angel come down from Heaven, clothed with the cloud: and a Rainbow was upon His head, and His face was as it were the Sun, and His feet as Pillars of Fire: and He had in His hand a Little Book open: and He set His right foot on the Sea, and His left foot on the earth, and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when He had cried Seven Thunders uttered their voices.
And 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 thoses things which the Seven Thunders uttered, and write them not.
And the Angel which I saw stand upon the sea andupon the earth lifted up His hand to Heaven, and swear by Him that liveth forever 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: but 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.
And the voice which I heard from Heaven spake unto me again, and said, God and take the Little Book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
And 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.
And I took the Little Book out of the angels' 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.
And He said unto me, thous must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings."
and Seventh Trumpets
The Little Book
Revelation10:1-11
"And I saw another mighty angel come down from Heaven, clothed with the cloud: and a Rainbow was upon His head, and His face was as it were the Sun, and His feet as Pillars of Fire: and He had in His hand a Little Book open: and He set His right foot on the Sea, and His left foot on the earth, and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when He had cried Seven Thunders uttered their voices.
And 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 thoses things which the Seven Thunders uttered, and write them not.
And the Angel which I saw stand upon the sea andupon the earth lifted up His hand to Heaven, and swear by Him that liveth forever 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: but 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.
And the voice which I heard from Heaven spake unto me again, and said, God and take the Little Book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
And 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.
And I took the Little Book out of the angels' 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.
And He said unto me, thous must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings."
The Plague of Infernal Calvary was for two reasons, retribution and reformation.
To punish the idolatry and demon worship of men, and their sins of murder, sorcery, fornication and theft, and to keep others from following in their ways.
But it appears that those left, who were not killed, didn't repent and turn from their sins and were left for later judgments.
To punish the idolatry and demon worship of men, and their sins of murder, sorcery, fornication and theft, and to keep others from following in their ways.
But it appears that those left, who were not killed, didn't repent and turn from their sins and were left for later judgments.
The invasion of the Infernal Cavalry has awful destruction. They slay a third part of man. If that means of the whole world and it's present population, they will destroy around a billion people.
Another thing, the four angels were prepared for the hour, month and year, they are waiting for the exact year, month, day and even hour, known only to God the Father, to make the invasion.
Another thing, the four angels were prepared for the hour, month and year, they are waiting for the exact year, month, day and even hour, known only to God the Father, to make the invasion.
That these Four Angels who were bound at the river Euphrates, were bad angels is seen from the fact that they were bound, and that they are the leaders or commanders of an army of 200,000,000.
This army of horsemen is a supernatural army. It is not made up of ordinary men and horses.
The fact that these angels were bound at the Euphrates, where Satan's seat was in years past, and where it is to be again in the City of Babylon restored, and from where he will do his evil work, makes it clear that this army is a part of Satan's forces.
This army of horsemen is a supernatural army. It is not made up of ordinary men and horses.
The fact that these angels were bound at the Euphrates, where Satan's seat was in years past, and where it is to be again in the City of Babylon restored, and from where he will do his evil work, makes it clear that this army is a part of Satan's forces.
The Sixth Trumpet
Second Woe
The Plague of Horsemen.
"And the Sixth Angel sounded and I heard a voice from the Four Horns of the Golden Altar which is before God, saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the Four Angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates, and 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.
And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
And 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 the heads of lions: and out of their mouth issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
By 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.
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them do hurt.
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these Plagues yet repent 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, or hear, nor walk: neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of the fornication, nor of their thefts."
Second Woe
The Plague of Horsemen.
"And the Sixth Angel sounded and I heard a voice from the Four Horns of the Golden Altar which is before God, saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the Four Angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates, and 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.
And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
And 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 the heads of lions: and out of their mouth issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
By 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.
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them do hurt.
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these Plagues yet repent 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, or hear, nor walk: neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of the fornication, nor of their thefts."
Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one his ways, and they shall not break ranks; neither shall one trust another; they shall walk every one in his path; and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
The earth shall quake before them the heavens shall tremble; the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. Joel 2:4-10
There are things in this prophecy that makes us doubt that an invasion of literal horsemen is not meant.
Horses do not climb walls or climb up upon roofs or enter windows like a thief.
These are spirit beings as demons, looking more like locusts but not literal locusts; but scorpion locusts that John described.
They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one his ways, and they shall not break ranks; neither shall one trust another; they shall walk every one in his path; and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
The earth shall quake before them the heavens shall tremble; the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. Joel 2:4-10
There are things in this prophecy that makes us doubt that an invasion of literal horsemen is not meant.
Horses do not climb walls or climb up upon roofs or enter windows like a thief.
These are spirit beings as demons, looking more like locusts but not literal locusts; but scorpion locusts that John described.
The description of Joel's prophecy is remarkable.
He speaks of an army of horsemen, but which seems to refer to John's scorpion locusts, appear as horses and as horsemen, so shall they run like the noise of chariots; on the tops of mountains shall leap like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
He speaks of an army of horsemen, but which seems to refer to John's scorpion locusts, appear as horses and as horsemen, so shall they run like the noise of chariots; on the tops of mountains shall leap like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
The length of time is mentioned twice, and the character of the torment was like that which follows the sting of a scorpion, which causes excruciating pain that can cause the sufferer to want to die.
Those tormented will seek death and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, but death shall flee from them.
This says that the locusts or demons controlling them will have power to prevent death.
Those tormented will seek death and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, but death shall flee from them.
This says that the locusts or demons controlling them will have power to prevent death.
We're not given the size of the locusts, but they were much larger than ordinary locusts.
These locusts do not feed on vegetation like ordinary locusts, but were forbidden to hurt the grass or the trees or anything green.
They were to afflict only men and they had human intelligence because they afflicted only men who didn't have the seal of God in their foreheads. They were not permitted to kill, only torment for a limited time, five months.
These locusts do not feed on vegetation like ordinary locusts, but were forbidden to hurt the grass or the trees or anything green.
They were to afflict only men and they had human intelligence because they afflicted only men who didn't have the seal of God in their foreheads. They were not permitted to kill, only torment for a limited time, five months.
The Bottomless Pit is not Hell or Hades, the place of abode of the Spirits of wicked men and women until the resurrection of the Wicked Dead.
Neither is it Tartarus the Prison House of the fallen angels in Jude 6-7, nor the Lake of Fire, the final hell in Matthew 25:41.
But it is the place for the demons, who are not Satan's angels but a group of disembodied spirits. They are wicked, unclean, vicious and have power to derange both mind and body.
They are Familiar Spirits and the Seducing Spirits that Paul warned Timothy about in 1 Timothy 4:1.
Neither is it Tartarus the Prison House of the fallen angels in Jude 6-7, nor the Lake of Fire, the final hell in Matthew 25:41.
But it is the place for the demons, who are not Satan's angels but a group of disembodied spirits. They are wicked, unclean, vicious and have power to derange both mind and body.
They are Familiar Spirits and the Seducing Spirits that Paul warned Timothy about in 1 Timothy 4:1.
John said that he saw the descent of the star, or angel and it descended so rapidly that it appeared to be falling.
This is the same Star Angel that comes down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand, and binds Satan and casts him into the pit.
So it's clear that the star angel isn't Satan.
This is the same Star Angel that comes down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand, and binds Satan and casts him into the pit.
So it's clear that the star angel isn't Satan.
When the Fifth Trumpet sounded, John saw a star fall from heaven.
That it was not a literal star is clear because the star in the next verse is spoken of as a person [He], in the Old Testament angels were called stars.
Because the star was fallen from heaven doesn't mean that it was a fallen angel, or Satan as some have thought.
That it was not a literal star is clear because the star in the next verse is spoken of as a person [He], in the Old Testament angels were called stars.
Because the star was fallen from heaven doesn't mean that it was a fallen angel, or Satan as some have thought.
Fifth Trumpet
First Woe
The Plague of Locusts
Revelation 9:1-12
"And the Fifth Angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from Heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key to the bottomless pit.
And he opened the bottomless pit, and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
And 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.
And 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.
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it: and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
And the shape of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle: and on their heads were as it were crowns of gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
And 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.
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
And 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. One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter."
First Woe
The Plague of Locusts
Revelation 9:1-12
"And the Fifth Angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from Heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key to the bottomless pit.
And he opened the bottomless pit, and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
And 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.
And 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.
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it: and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
And the shape of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle: and on their heads were as it were crowns of gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
And 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.
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
And 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. One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter."
Fourth Trumpet
Moon and Stars Smitten
Revelation 8:12
"And 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."
Moon and Stars Smitten
Revelation 8:12
"And 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."
Wormwood is an herb, very bitter and is used in the manufacture of Absinthe.
It is used a lot in France as a beverage and is more intoxicating and destructive than ordinary liquors.
This is foretold by a Prophet named Jeremiah. "Therefore thus saith the Lord of Hosts, because they have forsaken my law, Behold, I will feed them, even this people (Israel) with wormwood and give them water of gall to drink."
Jeremiah 9:13-15.
It is used a lot in France as a beverage and is more intoxicating and destructive than ordinary liquors.
This is foretold by a Prophet named Jeremiah. "Therefore thus saith the Lord of Hosts, because they have forsaken my law, Behold, I will feed them, even this people (Israel) with wormwood and give them water of gall to drink."
Jeremiah 9:13-15.
When the Third Trumpet sounded a great star fell from heaven burning like a lamp.
This could be another meteor that will look like a torch on its path through the heavens and when its gaseous vapors are scattered as it explodes, they will be absorbed by the third part of the rivers and fountains of waters and be poisoned and made bitter and many men shall die from drinking the water.
This could be another meteor that will look like a torch on its path through the heavens and when its gaseous vapors are scattered as it explodes, they will be absorbed by the third part of the rivers and fountains of waters and be poisoned and made bitter and many men shall die from drinking the water.
Third Trumpet
The Star Wormwood
Revelation 8:10-11
"And 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; and the name of the Star is Wormwood: and the third part of the waters (rivers) became wormwood, and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter."
The Star Wormwood
Revelation 8:10-11
"And 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; and the name of the Star is Wormwood: and the third part of the waters (rivers) became wormwood, and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter."
A Great Mountain is to fall on the sea, and the Judgments that pour from the Trumpets and Vials are to fall mainly on the part of the world bordering the Mediterranean Sea, and it's possible that the Sea mentioned is the Mediterranean Sea.
John doesn't say that it was a Mountain that he saw cast into the sea, but that it appeared like a mountain, not a burning volcano, but a huge meteor mass ablaze with fire.
That was as near as John could describe it. Its effect was to turn a third part of the sea into blood. Much like the Plague in Exodus 7:19,21.
John doesn't say that it was a Mountain that he saw cast into the sea, but that it appeared like a mountain, not a burning volcano, but a huge meteor mass ablaze with fire.
That was as near as John could describe it. Its effect was to turn a third part of the sea into blood. Much like the Plague in Exodus 7:19,21.
Second Trumpet
The Burning Mountain
Revelation 8:8-9
"And 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; and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed."
The Burning Mountain
Revelation 8:8-9
"And 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; and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed."
The Seven Trumpets
Hail - Fire - Blood
Revelation 8:6-7
"And the Seven Angels which had the Seven Trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
The First Angel sounded and there followed Hail and Fire mingled with Blood, and they were cast upon the Earth: and the third part of the trees was burnt up and all green grass was burnt up."
Hail - Fire - Blood
Revelation 8:6-7
"And the Seven Angels which had the Seven Trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
The First Angel sounded and there followed Hail and Fire mingled with Blood, and they were cast upon the Earth: and the third part of the trees was burnt up and all green grass was burnt up."
The name of the Angel isn't given but we are told that he was given much incense and that he offered it with the prayers of the Saints.
These Saints were the Saints of the Tribulation Period and their prayers were for deliverance from their enemies.
This accounts for the Angel filling the Censer with fire from off the altar and casting it on to the earth, with the effect seen in the voices and thunderings, that broke the silence of Heaven and the lightnings and earthquake on the earth.
The same things happened when the Seventh Trumpet sounds and the Seventh Vial is poured out.
These Saints were the Saints of the Tribulation Period and their prayers were for deliverance from their enemies.
This accounts for the Angel filling the Censer with fire from off the altar and casting it on to the earth, with the effect seen in the voices and thunderings, that broke the silence of Heaven and the lightnings and earthquake on the earth.
The same things happened when the Seventh Trumpet sounds and the Seventh Vial is poured out.
The Golden Censer
Revelation 8:2-5
"And I saw the Seven Angels which stood before God; and to them were given Seven Trumpets.
And another Angel came and stood at the Altar (The Golden Incense 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.
And the smoke of the Incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the Angel's hand.
And 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."
Revelation 8:2-5
"And I saw the Seven Angels which stood before God; and to them were given Seven Trumpets.
And another Angel came and stood at the Altar (The Golden Incense 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.
And the smoke of the Incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the Angel's hand.
And 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."
The silence that followed the breaking of the Seventh Seal prepared for what was to follow during the sounding of the Trumpets, and the pouring out of the Vials.
The Twenty-four Elders stopped playing their harps; the angels stop singing, and the Cherubim and Seraphim and all the host of Heaven were silent, and the silence was so great that all Heaven was awed by it that John said it lasted for half an hour. The suspense was intense.
It was this period of silence that prepared for the awful judgments that were burst upon the earth under the Trumpets and Vials.
The Twenty-four Elders stopped playing their harps; the angels stop singing, and the Cherubim and Seraphim and all the host of Heaven were silent, and the silence was so great that all Heaven was awed by it that John said it lasted for half an hour. The suspense was intense.
It was this period of silence that prepared for the awful judgments that were burst upon the earth under the Trumpets and Vials.
And this Blood Washed Multitude, being Gentiles, couldn't serve in the earthly Jewish Temple.
The sight of this multitude will so thrill and rejoice the Angelic Hosts that they will fall upon their faces and worship God, saying,
"Amen: Blessing, and Glory, and Wisdom, and Thanksgiving, and Honor, and Power, and Might, be unto our God forever and forever. Amen."
The sight of this multitude will so thrill and rejoice the Angelic Hosts that they will fall upon their faces and worship God, saying,
"Amen: Blessing, and Glory, and Wisdom, and Thanksgiving, and Honor, and Power, and Might, be unto our God forever and forever. Amen."
"That they shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat, for 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," is not in the 1000 years reign but is in Heaven.
The Blood Washed Multitude
Revelation 7:9-17
"After 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 in white robes, and palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice, 'Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
And 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, saying, Amen: Blessing and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
And one of the Elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and when came they?
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest.
And he said to me, These are they which came out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the Throne of God and serve Him day and night in His Temple: and He sitteth on the Throne shall dwell among them.
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more: neither shall the light on them, nor any heat.
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the Throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of water: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
Revelation 7:9-17
"After 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 in white robes, and palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice, 'Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
And 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, saying, Amen: Blessing and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
And one of the Elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and when came they?
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest.
And he said to me, These are they which came out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the Throne of God and serve Him day and night in His Temple: and He sitteth on the Throne shall dwell among them.
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more: neither shall the light on them, nor any heat.
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the Throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of water: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
Even though the 12 tribes of Israel were scattered and lost in and among all the nations, God knows where they are.
And even though they may have lost the genealogy books and records, not being able to trace their tribal descendants, God
knows where they are and who is who, and in that day the angels will seal them according to their Tribes.
And even though they may have lost the genealogy books and records, not being able to trace their tribal descendants, God
knows where they are and who is who, and in that day the angels will seal them according to their Tribes.
The Interval Between the Sixth and Seventh Seals
The sealing of the 144,000.
Revelation 7:1-8
"And 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.
And 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 who it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed a hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of Israel.
The sealing of the 144,000.
Revelation 7:1-8
"And 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.
And 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 who it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed a hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of Israel.
All the physical changes will cause a fear to fall on all men who will no long attribute the changes to natural law, but will see the 'hand of the Almighty' in it.
To them the "Day of Judgment" will become a reality and in fear and terror they will hide themselves in the dens and rocks of the mountains saying, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the Great Day of His wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand?"
To them the "Day of Judgment" will become a reality and in fear and terror they will hide themselves in the dens and rocks of the mountains saying, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the Great Day of His wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand?"
These physical convulsions will be the earth's 'travail pains' as she labors to bring forth the New Creation of the Millennial Age.
Jesus said in Matthew, "In those days shall the sun be darkened (that is, its light obscured) and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens (the principalities and powers of the heavenly places, not the Powers and Kingdoms of the Earth), shall be shaken."
Jesus said in Matthew, "In those days shall the sun be darkened (that is, its light obscured) and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens (the principalities and powers of the heavenly places, not the Powers and Kingdoms of the Earth), shall be shaken."
Also in Isaiah it says, "All the host of heaven (the stars) shall be dissolved and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth from the vine, and as falling fig from the fig tree."
These corresponds to the stars of heaven of this seal and probably refers to our atmosphere and to meteors and shooting stars similar to those we have seen periodically.
These corresponds to the stars of heaven of this seal and probably refers to our atmosphere and to meteors and shooting stars similar to those we have seen periodically.
Isaiah's prophecy says, Behold the Day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate and He shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light, the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light, the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
The Sixth Seal
Physical Changes
Revelation 6:12-17
"And I beheld when He had opened the Sixth Seal, and, lo, there was an earthquake: and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood: and 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.
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bond man, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and 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: for the great day of His Wrath is come and who shall be able to stand?"
Physical Changes
Revelation 6:12-17
"And I beheld when He had opened the Sixth Seal, and, lo, there was an earthquake: and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood: and 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.
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bond man, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and 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: for the great day of His Wrath is come and who shall be able to stand?"
These martyred Souls were comforted and told that they should rest for a little season, about three and one-half years., until their fellow servants and their brethren, Jews, that should be killed, as they were, should be fulfilled, Revelation 20:4-6.
These are the Saints of the Most High that Daniel foresaw would receive the Kingdom, Daniel 7:27.
These are the Saints of the Most High that Daniel foresaw would receive the Kingdom, Daniel 7:27.
The Fifth Seal
The Souls of Martyrs
Revelation 6:9-11
"And 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: and 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?
And white robes were given unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled."
When the Lamb had opened the Fifth Seal, John saw under the Sacrificial Altar the Souls of them that were slain for the Word of God and for the testimony they held.
The Souls of Martyrs
Revelation 6:9-11
"And 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: and 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?
And white robes were given unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled."
When the Lamb had opened the Fifth Seal, John saw under the Sacrificial Altar the Souls of them that were slain for the Word of God and for the testimony they held.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
