Revelation Chapter 12

 

Revelation Chapter 12 

Introduction

Chapter 12 is a review of Israel and CHRIST, the devil’s defeat in his war against GOD in Heaven; and his war against GOD’s servants on the earth; with the promise that we can overcome the devil by The Blood of The LAMB, the word of our testimony and not loving our life over death. Psalm 2:8-9; Isaiah 14:12-17, 66:5-11; Daniel  7:23-27, 12:7; John 12:27-33; Genesis 3:1-5; Job 1:6-9; Zechariah 3:1-2; Romans 16:17-20; Luke 14:26-27; Ephesians 6:10-18; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; 1 Peter 5:6-11; 1 John 5:4-5.

:1 Now a Great sign appeared in Heaven: a woman (Israel) clothed with the sun,* with the moon** under her feet and on her head a garland of twelve stars (the twelve tribes of Israel Genesis 37:9-10). Our sun is a star (angel) as we learned in chapter 1 and the moon reflects its brightness on the earth (Like JESUS is The Light OF Heaven (Revelation 21:23) and we are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14-16).

:2 Then being with Child she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. The woman represents Israel and the Child represents CHRIST. Israel was crying out in pain under Roman rule for their Messiah to come deliver them. Since the Ten Nations (Israel) had been exiled by the Syrian king and Judea had been exiled by the Chaldean king the land of Israel had been under foreign rule almost constantly and from the prophet Malachi until the birth of CHRIST, GOD had not spoken to Israel for about 400 years.

:3 Another sign appeared in Heaven: behold a great fiery red dragon*** having seven heads and ten horns and seven diadems on his heads (Revelation 17:7-14). (This dragon is Lucifer, Satan, the devil, a serpent Revelation 12:9)

:4 His tail drew a third of the stars of Heaven and threw them to the earth (Daniel 8:10; Revelation 12:9); the dragon stood before the woman (Israel) who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child (JESUS) as soon as it was born (Matthew 2:16).

5: She bore a male Child Who was to Rule all the nations with a rod of iron (Isaiah 9:6-7; Psalm 2:7-9). Her Child was caught up to GOD and His Throne (Acts 1:9-11; Hebrews 1:1-3; Revelation 19:15-16, 20:4).

:6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by GOD, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days (3.5 years, is that how long their family was in Egypt, living off the gifts of the Magi?, Matthew 2:1, 9-12, 13-15, 19-21).

:7-9 War broke out in Heaven: Michael and his angels fought  with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail (Daniel 10:10-14; Revelation 20:1-3, 7-10), nor was a place found for them in Heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the devil and satan (GOD wants us to know for certain who the dragon is and that the devil which we fear is already defeated), who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him (Luke 10:17-20; John 12:27-33).

:10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven, “Now Salvation and Strength and The Kingdom of our GOD and the Power of His CHRIST have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our GOD day and night, has been cast down (Job 1:6-12, 2:1-6; Zechariah 3:1-2).

:11 They (the Believers) overcame him (the devil) by The Blood of the Lamb (1 Peter 1:17-21) and by the word of their testimony (Mark 16:15; Romans 10:8-15; Ephesians 6:18-20; 1 John 5:4-5), and they did not love their lives to the death (Acts 6:8-9, 7:54-60; 9:1; 12:1-2).

:12 Therefore, rejoice Heavens and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and sea! For the devil has come down to you having great wrath, because he knows he has a short time (Romans 16:17-20; 1 Peter 5:6-11).

:13-14 Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to The Male Child. But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle (Exodus 19:4; Isaiah 40:31, 63:9-Revelation 4:7), that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished (taken care of) for a time, times and half a time (From Daniel’s week of years we understand that this is three and a half years Daniel 9), from the presence of the serpent.

:15-16 So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood (Revelation 17:15; Isaiah 59:19; Jeremiah 46:7-8 nation after nation has tried to destroy Israel). But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth (2 Kings 7:6-7; 19:35).

:17 The dragon was enraged with the woman and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring (Christians who are the children of GOD, John 1:12-13; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; Ephesians 6:10-18), who keep the commandments of GOD (John 8:31-32, 15:7) and have The Testimony of JESUS CHRIST (Romans 1:16-17).

* There is only one Greek word for sun used in The Bible: hēliŏs from hĕlē meaning a ray, the sun, by implication light, east, sun; perhaps akin to the alternate of hairĕŏmal meaning to take for oneself i.e. to prefer; probably akin to airō a primary verb to lift, by implication to take up or away, figuratively to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind) specifically to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism nâsâ’ or nâçâh (Psalm:4:6-7) to expiate sin, away with , bear (up), carry, lift up loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take (away, up).

**There is only one Greek word for moon used in The Bible: sĕlĕnē from sĕlas meaning brilliancy, (probably akin to the alternate of hairĕŏmal through the idea of attractiveness) the moon; which means to take for oneself i.e. to prefer; probably akin to airō a primary verb to lift, by implication to take up or away, figuratively to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind) specifically to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism nâsâ’ or nâçâh (Psalm:4:6-7) to expiate sin, away with , bear (up), carry, lift up loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take (away, up).

***Dragon in the New Testament is only found in Revelation, drakōn probably from an alternate form of dĕrkŏmal (to look); a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate) dragon. In Exodus 7:8-10 when GOD tells Moses and Aaron to turn his rod into a serpent it is the same Hebrew word that is used for dragon in KJV Ezekiel 29:3, Crocodile in TLV, monster in NKJV.

Strong’s Concise Dictionary of the Words in The Hebrew Bible and Concise Dictionary of the Words in The Greek Testament

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Colossians 2:14

 

Colossians 2:14

 

“Having wiped out the (certificate of debt with its) hand-writing of requirements that was against us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.” NKJV

Have you ever thought what this means?

Consider 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 and Revelation 20:11-15: we will all, sinner and saint, be Judged by GOD for how we lived our life from the books kept in Heaven. The most important book is The Lamb’s Book of Life! If your name in not in that book then no matter what else you did you will not be allowed into Heaven but you will be thrown into the eternal lake of fire and brimstone.*

Psalm 139:13-18 tells us that GOD wrote out the days of our lives before we were born, when we were in our mother’s womb. Now the problem for us is that we are born a sinner and we have to hear and understand  that we are a sinner and going to the lake of fire when we die for eternal punishment unless we except GOD’s Plan of Salvation through JESUS CHRIST (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:11-15)!

JESUS told Nicodemus that we must be born again (John 3:1-10); Paul said when we are born again we are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), old things have passed away and all things become new!

What does that mean to our life?

JESUS had a purpose from before creation (1 Peter 1:13-21) to restore us as children and servants of GOD (John 1:29, 12:27-33).

We know that GOD removes our sin (but not always the results) because JESUS took our punishment (2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:4-10). JESUS told us to seek first GOD’s Kingdom and His Righteousness (Matthew 6:33) and to lay down our life, take up our cross and follow Him (Mark 8:34-38). In the process we will obey Paul’s command in Philippians 2:12-16, “…work out your own salvation…”. It is up to us to seek GOD and find out what His Will and Purpose for our life is according to what He wrote out for us in our mother’s womb.

How do we do that?

John 8:31-32; 15:1-8; by abiding in JESUS which will only happen if His Word is abiding in us! Our Gift and Calling are always there for us to obey (Romans 11:29; 2 Peter 1:5-11) if we seek GOD (Amos 5:4-7).

* As a side note for all those who are trying to live longer, trying to live forever; no matter how you live your life you will live forever! We are formed in our mother’s womb as a living (being) spirit and we will live forever in Heaven or the lake of fire.

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Revelation Chapter 11

 

Revelation Chapter 11

Introduction:

Chapter 11:1-14 – Is about the Two Witnesses who are in Jerusalem for the last three and one half years of the Great Tribulation, they are part of the sixth trumpet and the second woe and their resurrection and ascension ushers in the seventh trumpet. 11:15-19 is the sounding of the seventh trumpet. This is one of the two chapters that cover the last three and one half years of the Great Tribulation, chapter 13 is the other chapter.

:1-2 I was given a reed like a measuring rod, and the angel stood saying, “Rise and measure the Temple of GOD (Ezekiel 40:1-5; Revelation 21:16-17; read through Ezekiel 40 and see that his measuring had a different purpose), The Altar and those who worship there; but leave out the Court, which is outside The Temple, do not measure it for it has been given to the Gentiles (Daniel 8:13-14; 2300 days equals just under 7 years) and they will tread the Holy City for forty-two months (three and a half years).

:3 I will give Power to my Two Witnesses*, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days (three and a half years), clothed in sack cloth.”

:4-6 These are the Two Olive Trees and the Two Lampstands standing before The GOD of the earth (Zechariah 4:1-5, 10b-14; Revelation 1:12-13). If anyone wants to harm them fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies; if anyone wants to harm them they must be killed in this manner. They have Power to shut heaven so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy (Elijah 1 Kings 17:1, 18:1 called for a drought of 3 years); and they have Power over waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with all plaques, as often as they desire (this is ultimate power; will these plaques be on top of the trumpet plaques?).

:7-10 When they finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit (Revelation 13:1 the anti-christ) will make war against them, overcome them and kill them. There dead bodies will lie in the street of The Great City which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our LORD was crucified (Jerusalem). Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves (Psalm 79:1-2). Those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

:11 Now after the three and a half days the Breath of Life from The LORD entered them (Genesis 2:7) and they stood on their feet (just like JESUS no one laid hands on them and prayed for them, GOD just raised them from death), and Great fear fell on those who saw them.

:12 And they heard a loud voice for Heaven saying to them, “Come up here!”, and they ascended to Heaven in a cloud (Acts1:9); and their enemies saw them.

:13-14 In the same hour there was an earthquake and a tenth of the city fell; in the earthquake seven thousand people were killed and the rest were afraid and gave Glory to The GOD of Heaven. The second Woe** is past behold the third Woe is coming quickly. There are a lot of earthquakes at the end of time, the sixth Seal 6:12, the seventh Seal 8:5-6, the sixth Trumpet and the seventh Trumpet 11:19.

:15-18 Then the seventh angel sounded (This is the last trumpet 1 Corinthians 15:50-58; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18): and there were loud voices in Heaven saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our LORD (ADONAI) and of His CHRIST and He shall Reign Forever and Ever (The fulfillment of the Great Commission Matthew 28:16-20)!” The twenty-four elders who sat before GOD on their thrones fell on their faces and worshipped GOD (Worship is unending in Heaven) saying: “We give You thanks LORD GOD Almighty The One Who Is and Who Was and Who is to come, because You have taken your Great Power and Reigned. The nations were angry and Your Wrath has come (Revelation 16) and the time of the dead, that they should be Judged; and that You should Reward Your servants the prophets and the saints; and those who fear Your Name, small and great and should destroy those who destroy the earth (Revelation 20:11-15).”

:19 Then The Temple of GOD was opened in Heaven and the Ark of His Covenant was seen in His Temple; and there were lightings, noises, thunderings and earthquake and great hail (Revelation 15).

* The two Witnesses prophesy during the last three and a half years of the Tribulation. Is this the time of Trumpets 5, 6 and 7 and the Three Woes or are all of the Trumpets sounded during the last three and a half years of the Great Tribulation! I believe the first Trumpet begins the last three and a half years of the Great Tribulation. The last day of the seven years of The great Tribulation is the seventh Trumpet! Chapter 13 on the anti-christ, the false prophet and the image of the anti-christ is happening at the same time chapter 11 is happening.

** The three Woes

Trumpet 5 is Revelation 9:1-12 and lasts for five months; this is the first Woe. Trumpet 6 is Revelation 9:13-21 and chapter 11:1-14 and is the second Woe. Chapter 11:15-19 is the seventh (last) Trumpet, the one that sounds when The Church is Raptured (Caught Away or Caught Up to meet with JESUS, Revelation 14:14-16), the Bowls of GOD’s Wrath are poured out on the nations (Revelation 16) and CHRIST returns to the earth for the battle of Armageddon and to establish His Rule over the nations of the earth for 1000 years, this is the third Woe (Revelation 19:11-20:6).

More Scriptures that are similar to what happens during The Revelation period.

Ezekiel 40:3-42:20 – measuring the Temple; Numbers 16:24-35 – GOD’s judgment for improper worship; Exodus 15:18 Moses declares “The LORD shall Regin Forever and Ever!”; 2 Kings 1:9-15 – Elijah calls down fire on the proud; Psalm 2 the nations rage against GOD; Amos 4:13 “For behold, He Who forms the mountains and creates the spirit; Who declares to man what His thought is and makes the morning darkness, Who treads the high places of the earth – The LORD GOD of Hosts is His Name!”; Zechariah 4 – when the nations attack Israel and Jerusalem of their own will GOD defeats them.

 

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What Happened Before The Foundation Of The World?

 

What Happened Before The Foundation Of The World? 

GOD Created Everything!

In the beginning GOD created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep; and The SPIRIT of GOD was hovering over the waters. Then GOD said, “Let there be light!” (Big Bang) and there was light! GOD saw the light that it was Good; and GOD divided the light from the darkness. GOD called the light Day and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. Genesis 1:1-5

In the beginning was The Word and The Word was with God and The Word was GOD. He was in the beginning with GOD! All things were made through Him and without Him nothing was made that was made (exists). In Him was the Life and the Life was The Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1:1-5

Revelation 4:11 “You are worthy, O LORD to receive Glory and Honor and Power; for You have Created all things and by Your Will they exist and were created (and for Your Pleasure they were created).”

There are many Scriptures that talk about the creation of everything that exists in our universe, if you have been a Christian for a while you have heard the creation details; if not then go and read Genesis chapters 1-3; Psalm 139; John 1:1-14 and Hebrews chapters 1-3.

If you do not believe The Living Word (JESUS) as presented by The SPIRIT of GOD (The HOLY SPIRIT) via the hand of men in the form of The Bible then the rest of this teaching will probably not make sense to you.

JESUS, speaking in Matthew 13:35, quoting from Psalm 78:1-4 said, “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.” Paul in Ephesians 3:8-13 talked of the joy and privilege of sharing GOD’s mysteries, “…which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in GOD Who created all things through CHRIST JESUS.”

We cannot not and will not know everything there is to know in this life, but there are things that GOD wants us to know in and at the appropriate time. Seek Him and study His Word, listen to His SPIRIT and He will show you His mysteries!

GOD Exists Eternally!

When you understand and believe that GOD created everything that exists in our universe then you must realize that He existed before creation!

Your Throne, O GOD, is Forever and Ever; A Scepter of Righteousness is The Scepter of Your Kingdom. (But to The Son He says: “Your Throne, O GOD, is Forever and Ever; A Scepter of Righteousness is The Scepter of Your Kingdom.”) Psalm 45:6 (Hebrews 1:8-9; Revelation 4:8-11) There are many more Scriptures that declare GOD’s eternal existence.

So what else existed before the creation of our universe?

 

There are many angelic beings in GOD’s Eternal Kingdom and they all existed before GOD created our universe. Wisdom, Proverbs chapters 8 and 9, “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His Way, before His Works of Old, I have been established from everlasting ; from the beginning, before there was ever an earth…Then I was beside Him as a Master craftsman, and I was daily His delight. (8:22-23, 30)” 

Salvation

I have heard Matthew 25:31-46 called a parable of JESUS, it is not a parable it is a prophesy by JESUS, “And when The Son of Man comes in His Glory and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on The Throne of His Glory.” JESUS is talking about the beginning of His Millineal Reign over the nations of the earth (Revelation 20:1-6. In verse 34 He says, “Then The King (JESUS) will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come you Blessed of My Father, inherit The Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” (John 14:1-4)

In 1 Peter 1:18-21, Peter says, “…knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things…but with The Precious Blood of CHRIST…He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for you…” In His Revelation, JESUS said in 13:1-8 speaking of the anti-christ, “All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of The Lamb slain from before the foundation of the world.” (Ephesians 1:3-14; Titus 1:1-3)

John 3:16-17 and Romans 10:8-13 make it clear that Salvation is for everyone who receives it by repentance and confession. I know of only three people in The Bible who GOD rejected from their birth, the Pharoh of Moses’ time; Esau, Jacob’s first born twin brother; and Judas Iscariot.

 

Think of this: GOD knew before He created us in His image and likeness that we (through Adam) would sin and condemn ourself to eternal judgment. So He decided to be born as a human man through a virgin, live a sinless life overcoming all temptations that are common to humanity and go to the cross to take the punish for our sins upon Himself so that we could be saved from eternal damnation!

When we are saved from eternal damnation we can then begin to fulfill GOD’s Plan and Purpose for our life (Psalm 139:13-18; Jeremiah 1:4-10; Isaiah 44:28-45:7 Isaiah prophesied about Cyrus between 782-742BC and Cyrus came to power in Babylon in 539BC more than 200 years later)!

We are called to a kingdom (Exodus 19:5-6; Revelation 1:1-6) of priests in GOD’s Kingdom in the earth now and then in Eternity. Just because you are saved and going to Church does not mean you are serving as a priest in GOD’s Kingdom in the earth!

Exodus 19:6 “And you shall be to Me, a kingdom of priests and a holy nation…” NKJV

Revelation 1:6 “…and has made us kings (kingdom) and priests to His GOD and Father…” NKJV

Exodus 19:6 “So as for you, you shall be to Me a kingdom of kohanim (priests) and a holy nation.” TLV

Revelation 1:6 “… and made us a kingdom, kohanim (priests) to His GOD and Father…” TLV

As we read in Psalm 139:13-18 GOD wrote out the days of our lives before they existed! Are you fulfilling your call? Be careful when quoting your favorite Scriptures, make sure you understand them in context; “Now He (GOD) Who searches the hearts knows what the mind of The SPIRIT is, because He (The HOLY SPIRIT) makes intercession for the saints (us) according to The Will of GOD. And we know that all things work together for Good to those who are the Called according to GOD’s Purpose. For whom He foreknew He also Predestined to be conformed to The Image of His Son, that He (JESUS) might be the Firstborn among many brethren (Romans 8:27-29).”

What does it mean to be conformed to the Image of CHRIST? Paul said, “Yet indeed I count all things loss for the excellence of The Knowledge of CHRIST JESUS my LORD, for Whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish that I may gain CHRIST and be found In Him, not having my own righteousness which is from The Law, but that which is through Faith  in CHRIST, the Righteousness which is from GOD by Faith; that I may know him and the Power of His Resurrection and the Fellowship of his Suffering, being Conformed to His Death. If by any means I may attain to the Resurrection from the dead (Philippians 2:8-11).”

This agrees with what JESUS said, “If My Word Abids in you, you will be My disciples indeed and you will know The Truth and The Truth will set you Free (John 8:31-32).” So how do we get GOD’s Word to abide in us? JESUS told us, “…If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me (Luke 9:23).”

JESUS’ cross was to restore our relationship to The Father in Life and death! Our cross is to obey the will of GOD and fulfill His Purpose for our life in death to ourself and the world!

 

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Do Not Usurp GOD's Law!

 

Do Not Usurp GOD’s Laws!

 

Joe Biden, as he was leaving office as The President of The United States commuted the death penalty of 37 criminals out of “mercy”, Pope Fransis of the Catholic Church told him to, the leftist leaders of the world told him to, they all believe in mercy for criminals. Why? Because they themselves are criminals!

GOD Who is The GOD of Mercy extended Mercy to every human through His Only Begotten Son, JESUS Christ (John 3:16-17), because we are all born a sinner (Romans 3:23, 6:23) with an eternal death punishment pending (Hebrews 9:27).

But that is not what Biden did; the reason that Biden, the Pope and the leftist are wrong is because their mercy hurts other people, the victims of the criminals; that is sin (James 4:16-17).

GOD is the One Who instituted judgment and punishment, from the very beginning, in the
Garden of Eden. GOD told Adam that he could eat from all the trees in the Garden except one, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, not only did GOD tell Adam that he could not eat from that tree but GOD told him if he did he would die, that day!*

That was the institution of law and punishment, about 2000 years later GOD gave a written law to the Hebrew people (the descendants of Abraham, Issac and Jacob) as He established them as a nation called Israel. This law not only applied to them as a nation but from it we get The Ten Commandments that apply to every human being. The Hebrew Law (Torah) is the explanation of the Ten Commandments with the punishments for breaking them. GOD is the One Who established the death penalty for breaking certain of His Laws, such as murder**, rape, idolatry, and all sexual immorality, and others not listed here.

So as many have already proclaimed: what Biden and those who influenced him did was a crime against the victims of those criminals, and a sin before GOD! While GOD Loves every human being and wants us all to be saved from our sins by His Only Begotten Son, JESUS Christ (2 Peter 3:1-9), we should not usurp His Laws that we are to live our natural life by (Exodus 20:1-17 – The Ten Commandments); Only The Father can; because of JESUS; make a person into a new creation and give them a fresh start in life (2 Corinthians 5:14-21).

*In the time of Adam before he disobeyed GOD and sinned by eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he was immortal and a day with GOD lasted 1000 of our years. Adam lived 930 years, just over 90% of one of GOD’s days. Because Adam sinned he lost his (our) immortality and died in the same day that he sinned. (Genesis 2:15-17; 3; 5:1-5)

**Accidental murder had a grace but not a removal of the death penalty. Under GOD’s Law if a person accidently caused someone’s death he could flee to a refuge city where he had to remain for the rest of his life, if he left the refuge city the avenger of blood could track him down and kill him. Under the law there is no payment or restitution that can be paid to free the murderer from his punishment of death. (Numbers 35)

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Revelation Chapter 10

 

Revelation Chapter 10

Introduction:

Chapter 10 is out of place in the sequence of events as portrayed in chapters 6-12; in chapter 6 we have six of the seven seals of the scroll that only The Lamb of GOD can open; chapter seven has the one hundred forty-four thousand Hebrew men who are sealed with the Name of GOD and great multitudes of heavenly and earthly creatures worshipping GOD; chapter eight has the seventh seal and four of the trumpets sounded and three woes declared; chapter nine has the fifth trumpet which is the first woe and the sixth trumpet; chapter ten is about an angel with a book for John to eat so he can continue to prophesy about the End of Times; chapter 11 is about the two witnesses (which might be part of the sixth trumpet because they are the second woe) and the seventh trumpet; chapter 12 is historical in scope of the relationship of GOD, the devil, Israel and The MESSIAH. So we see that the way the chapters are divided has events overlapping, all the seals should be in one chapter; the trumpets should be in one chapter; the angel with the book and the two witnesses could be in one chapter. But they were not shown to John that way so you cannot expect to interpret these evens as strictly chronological.

Chapter 10  is about a mighty angel who had a small book open in his hand, he swore by GOD that there should be no more delay but that in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel the Mystery of GOD would be finished as GOD had declared to His servants the prophets. John heard the voices of seven thunders but also heard a voice from Heaven telling him to seal up the words of the seven thunders and not to write them. Then John was told to take the small book and eat it; that it would be sweet in his mouth but bitter in his stomach; then he was told he “must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues and kings.”

:1 I saw still another mighty angel coming down from Heaven, clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. Some believe this is a description of CHRIST, maybe so, these descriptions are applied to CHRIST in other places (Ezekiel 1:26-28; Revelation 1:15-16, 4:3); but in 2 Corinthians 11:14 we are reminded that the devil can appear as an angel of light. So far in Revelation we see that stars can be angels or angelic beings. In Revelation 5:2 John sees a strong angel; the original Greek word for strong and mighty is the same. So “another mighty angel” should make it clear that John saw an angel ( I checked six versions and they all said “another mighty angel”). This is why it is important to read, study and meditate on the Scriptures, The Bible always makes itself clear, but if you are not familiar how the original language was translated to the currant language you can make a mistake. The HOLY SPIRIT, Whom JESUS said would teach us and instruct us and remind us of what He said will guide your understanding of the Scriptures if you seek and ask for His help.

:2-4 He had a little book open in his hand; and he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land and cried with a loud voice as when a lion roars. When he cried out seven thunders uttered their voices (Psalm 29:3 says GOD’s voice is like thunder; but Revelation says that seven thunders [angelic beings] spoke), now when the seven thunders uttered their voices I was about to write; but I heard a voice from Heaven saying to me: “Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered and do not write them (in Daniel 8:26, 12:4, 9 talk of Daniel’s visions being shut up until their time, Revelation reveals their time even though we are still waiting for the greater part to happen).”

:5-7 The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and the land raised up his right hand to Heaven and swore by Him Who Lives Forever and Ever (Daniel 12:7, this is where we get the last three and a half years of the Great Tribulation), Who created Heaven and the things that are in it; the earth and the things that are in it; and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be delay no longer. But in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound (Revelation 11:15), The Mystery of GOD would be finished as He declared to His servants the prophets.

:8-11 Then the voice which I heard from Heaven, spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.” So I went to the angel and said to him, “Give me the little book.” He said to me, “Take and eat it (Ezekiel 2:9-3:4); and it will make your stomach bitter but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth (Psalm 19:7-11; Jeremiah 15:16); but when I had eaten it my stomach became bitter. And he said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues and kings (John received the rest of the prophesy by eating the little book).”

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Holiness! By Pastor Tony Kim

 

HOLINESS

By Pastor Tony Kim

 

John 5:44 “How can ye believe, which receive honor one of another, and seek not the honor that cometh from God only?”

Have you ever asked yourself the tough questions? Like what I do, do I really do what I do  just because I want to? Or to bring God glory. Or how about, “Just how well do I know God?” I am not talking about facts about God but about as in a personal relationship with God. Here’s another, “How do I identify with God?” For a few years after I was saved, these questions constantly harassed me. I tried to ward them off because I was a Christian, I mean, I said the right things, did what I was told, but if the truth be known, I was more concerned about people accepting me for what I did, I never gave much concern about God accepting me. After all, isn’t that what He’s supposed to do?

It always amazes me how many teachers and preachers will tell you, you need to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, yet when you start experiencing one, they criticize the one you claim to have. So I figured out they knew the right things to say, all of the facts, but in fact lacked the very personal relationship with Christ they inspired you to have. They have sought honor from men, you know, Doctor this and that, the wisdom of man tempered with just enough scripture to sound religious. But how can they seek the honor of God if they don’t know Him personally, intimately. How can you give God the glory in your life when your life is more about you than Him?

Here’s something I want you to see. HOLINESS ONLY COMES FROM SEEKING GOD’S GLORY! If our hunger for Him is not greater than our hunger for ourself then holiness is impossible. As long as we seek glory from others rather than God we will never find it, much  less see His glory and it is in the presence of His glory we are being made holy.

Talk about instability, the praises of men are the most unstable of all. Look at John 7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

Look at that last part of the verse. “But he that seeketh his glory (meaning God’s), the same is true.” The same quality of heart that made Christ’s intentions true must become our standard also. Only to the degree that we are seeking God’s glory can our motivations really be true.

So I decided that the right thing to do was to seek God’s glory and found out in doing so He washes me from seeking man’s glory. When we truly find ourselves in the presence of God’s glory, no one has to convince us to be holy. What could possibly be more important than to be in the presence of God’s glory? Jeremiah 29:13 “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Well, there it is your pathway to a life of holiness.