Daniel & Revelation Teaching Outline
Daniel & Revelation Teaching Outline
Daniel & Revelation Teaching Outline
Moderntranslatorsincorrectlytranslatechronosdelay,butwhy?IfGodhadintended
Rev10:6toread,nomoredelay,ratherthannomoretime,thenGodusedthewrong
Greekwordtoexpressit!Theverseplainlystatesthattime,asanaturalphenomenon,
endsforbelieversattheLastTrumpet!Atthatfinaltrumpet,believersgoimmediately
intotheeternalkingdomofGod,nopretribrapture,nomillennium.Whenchronosis
correctlytranslated,thosemistakenendtimedoctrinescannotbebiblicallysupported!
TheLastTrumpet
No More Trumpets! 1CO 15:52
Trumpets 1 through 6 No More Time! (Gr. chronos)
of Rev 8:2-11:15 Rev 10:6 (KJV)
All Prophecy Fulfilled Mystery of God Finished! Rev 10:7
<<<< back this way including
Isa Jer Eze
Dan Hos Joe
Amo Oba Jon
Mic Nah Hab Eternal Kingdom of God!
Zep Hag Zec Rev 11:15
Mal Revelation All prophecy fulfilled!
ChurchTakenUp
1Co15:52,Rev10:67,andRev11:15drawalineintime!AttheLastTrumpet,timeaswe
nowunderstanditcomestoacompleteend.AllthingsprophesiedinScripture(referringto
thispresentage)musttakeplacebeforetheendoftime.
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SomeEndTimePositionsRewriteScripture
Matthew24:21Forthenshallbegreattribulation,suchaswas
notsincethebeginningoftheworldtothistime,no,norever
shallbe.
Matthew24:29Immediatelyafterthetribulationofthosedays
shallthesunbedarkened(Mal4:2)andthemoonshallnotgive
herlight,andthestars(Rev1:20)shallfallfromheaven,andthe
powersoftheheavensshallbeshaken.
Matthew24:31Andheshallsendhisangelswithagreatsound
ofatrumpet,andtheyshallgathertogetherhiselectfromthe
fourwinds,fromoneendofheaventotheother.
Thepretribulationrapturegoesagainstscripture
becauseMat24:21isbeforeMat24:31.
GraphoftheChristianEra
THE
GREAT
TRUMPET
MAT 24:31
5
5
1948-1967 5
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* * 5
* * 5
*((((((((((((( TRIBULATION (((((((((((((*((( AFTER TRIBULATION (((5
Rev 1:9, MAT 24:21 MAT 24:29
Thatthetribulationstartedinthe1stCenturyisprovablebyRev1:9,IJohn,
whoalsoamyourbrotherandcompanioninthe(Greek,,thedefinatearticle)
tribulationandinthe()kingdomandpatienceofJesusChrist...
Thedefinitearticle,,appearsintheGreektextsinbothplaces.
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Furthermore,Mat.24:29isFigurative.
Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days
shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her
light,andthestarsshallfallfromheaven,andthepowersofthe
heavensshallbeshaken:
SUN:Malachi4:2ButuntoyouthatfearmynameshalltheSun(Hebrew:vmv
shehmesh,i.e.,thesuninthesky)ofrighteousnessarisewithhealinginhiswings;
andyeshallgoforth,andgrowupascalvesofthestall.
STARS:Revelation1:20Themysteryofthesevenstarswhichthousawestinmy
right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels
(Greek:g,angelos,amessengers)ofthesevenchurches:andtheseven
candlestickswhichthousawestarethesevenchurches.
MOON:Themoonhasnolightonitsown;allitcandoisreflectthelightofthe
sun.Sowhatisthemoon?
Tribulation is promised for the saints, John 16:33 and 2 Timothy 3:12 being
examples. For Christians, tribulation has continued unabated throughout the
ChristianEra.Thewordfortribulation,,thlipsis,appears37timesinthe
GreekNewTestamentmanuscripts.Ineveryinstancebutone,thlipsisistoand
forGodschildren.
Intheworldyeshallhavetribulation(thlipsis)
butbeofgoodcheer;Ihaveovercometheworld.
John16:33
Yea,andallthatwilllivegodly
inChristJesusshallsufferpersecution.
2Timothy3:12
IfweChristiansarentsufferingpersecution,itsbecause
wevedonenothingtodeserveit!
NOTE:Thelostarentpersecuted,theyareappointeduntowrath.
(Greek:k,orgayor,thoomos.)
Rev 1:10-11 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind
me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, saying, Write in a book
what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to
Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to
Philadelphia and to Laodicea. (NAS)
1. These seven churches actually existed in Johns
time and were just as John described them.
2. Throughout the Christian Era there have been
churches spiritually like each of those churches.
3. Those were not the only churches in Asia Minor,
they were chosen by the Lord in a specific order for
a reason.
What was that reason?
The Post Road
Though there were three other cities nearby to whom Paul had
written epistles (Thessalonica, Philippi and Colosse), they were not
included because they were not on a Post Road beginning in Ephesus.
As a result, they could not give us a timed picture of conditions in
the Church during the Christian era.
The Post Road began in Ephesus and continued on to the
various cities in the order given in Revelation 2-3.
From Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to
Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
And that exactly matches the spiritual condition of
Church during the Christian era.
32-95AD Ephesus..........Lost your first love...
Rev 2:4, Heresy enters church: Marcionites, Gnostics,
Nicolaitans, Balaamites, etc.
95-321AD Smyrna...........Persecuted 10 days... Rev 2:10
Ten major persecutions under ten Roman Emperors:
(1) Domitian (2) Trajan (3) Hadrian (4) Antonius
Pius (5) Marcus Arelius (6) Septimus Severus (7)
Maximin (8) Decius (9) Valerian (10)Diocletian
321-450AD Pergamum......Where Satan's throne is... Rev 2:13
Constantine makes Christianity state religion. Church hierarchy begins.
450-950AD Thyatira.........That Woman Jezebel... Rev 2:20
Beginning of Mary worship. Idols brought into the churches.
Bishops rise to power.
950-1450AD Sardis............But you are dead... Rev 3:1
Dead Catholic formalism. Bible taken from the people.
Persecution of the brethren intensifies.
1450-1948AD Philadelphia...You have kept My Word... Rev 3:8
The Reformation, Protestant churches rise, the Puritan movement,
foreign missions founded.
1948AD-???? Laodicea........ You are neither hot nor cold... Rev 3:15
Lukewarm church of today. Great so-called works,
but spiritually cool.
Less than 3% of Europeans still claim the faith. Their great
cathedrals have been turned into tourist attractions.
30,000 people a week are leaving mainline churches.
(1995 statistic)
In Britain today, more people worship in mosques
than in the Church of England.
In Scotland, its difficult to find
a church open.
THE CHURCH OF TODAY
Revelation 3:14-22 And unto the angel of the church of the
Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful
and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I
know thy works, that thou art neither (spiritually) cold nor
hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art
(spiritually) lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue
thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am (spiritually)
rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing
(huge organizations, popular pastors and world-renowned TV
evangelists); and knowest not that thou art (spiritually)
wretched, and (spiritually) miserable, and poor, and blind,
and (spiritually) naked: I counsel thee to buy of me
(spiritual) gold tried in the fire (of My cross), that thou
mayest be (spiritually) rich; and white raiment (of My
imputed righteousness), that thou mayest be clothed, and
that the shame of thy (spiritual) nakedness do not appear;
and anoint thine eyes with (spiritual) eyesalve, that thou
mayest see (marvelous things out of my law). As many as I
love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man (in the
other six churches, the Lord was dealing with the church in
general, but in this Laodicean age, He is addressing each of us
as individuals) hear my voice, and open the door, I will come
into him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that
overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as
I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his
throne.
He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit
saith unto the churches.
Hebrew::. rehgel,regal... :,hadome,footstool
GodsFootstoolForever
1Chronicles28:2ThenDavidthekingstoodupuponhis
feet,andsaid,Hearme,mybrethren,andmypeople:
Asforme,Ihadinminehearttobuildanhouseofrest
for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the
footstool of our God, and had made ready for the
building.
2Chronicles7:16FornowhaveIchosenandsanctified
this house, that my name may be there forever: and
mineeyesandmineheartshallbethereperpetually.
RevelationisGodtheFathersaccount
ofthe6000yearbattle
forHisfootstool
andforthesoulsofHispeople.
TheChurchmayhaveforgotten
MountMoriahasthefootstool
ofGodsfeetforever,butGodhasnt.
Asyouwillsoonsee,muchofRevelation
isabouttheHolyLandand
thattemplemount!
WhattheChurchhasForgotten
BiblescholarsoftheMiddleAgesdidnthavetheluxuryofalibraryfullofcommentaries.As
aresult,theydidextensivestudyintheBibleitself.Someoftheirwritings,likethoseofCalvin
and Luther, achieved immense success. Though not so widely known, other Reformation
writersalsofoundsignificantdoctrinalinsightsfromScripture.ThielemanvanBraght(the
greatAnabaptisttheologian)andMatthewHenry(aReformedtheologian)arequotedbelow.
FROMAdamtoNoah,fromNoahtoAbraham,fromAbraham
toMoses,fromMosestoChrist,fromChristtotheendofthe
world, God ordained, for each of these periods, different
customs, as regards to the external divine service of this
church;alsodifferentsigns,seals,andappurtenances;though
itis,was,andshallbe,thesamechurch,thesamepeople,and
also the same God whom they served, still serve, and shall
serveuntotheend.
Sowhatistheimportantdifferencebetweentheseages?
ThielemanJ.vanBraght,1659AD...
And that thus the Son of God died, and tasted death and
shed his precious blood for all men; and that he thereby
bruisedtheserpent'shead,destroyedtheworksofthedevil,
annulledthehandwritingandobtainedforgivenessofsinsfor
allmankind;thusbecomingthecauseofeternalsalvationfor
allwho,fromAdamuntotheendoftheworld,eachinhistime,
believeinandobeyHim,(Gen3:15,1Jo3:8,Col2:14,Rom5:18).
After the Ascension of Christ, the very numerous church
whichwasatJerusalemdispersed,onaccountofpersecution,
throughthelandofJudeaandSamaria,excepttheapostles;so
thatthisdistinguishedchurch,which,itappears,wasthechief
oneonthefaceoftheearth,hadtosojournsecretlyinastrange
land,(Act8:1).
ThielemanJ.vanBraght,1659AD...
AfterwardswhentheemperorDomitianhadbanished
John,theholyapostleandevangelist,fortheGospel'ssake,
ontheislandofPatmos,theHolyGhostrevealeduntohim
thefuturestateoftheChurchofChrist,namely,thatshe
wouldhavetofleeintothewilderness,onaccountofthe
persecution of Antichrist, and there be fed by God, a
thousand two hundred and threescore days, which,
reckonedaccordingtopropheticlanguage,meansasmany
years,(Revelation12:611).
ThielemanJ.vanBraght,1659AD...
Whetherwebegintoreckontheseyearsfromthedeathof
the apostles; or with the year 300, when the socalled
patriarchs had their origin; or with the year 600; or a little
later,whenMohammedroseintheeastamongtheGreeks,and
the pope in the west among the Latins, and raised no small
persecutionagainstthedefenselessandinnocentlittleflockof
the church of Christ, so that all who did not wish to be
devoured,eitherinsoulorinbody,hadtohidethemselvesin
desertsandwildernesses;letitbereckonedasitmay,saywe,
a very long period is to be understood by it, which has
extendedtothis,oraboutthistime...
ThielemanJ.vanBraght
July31,1659AD,frompp21,25,and40ofMartyrsMirror.
AndThielemanJ.vanBraghtwasnotalone!
MatthewHenryinhis18
th
CenturyCommentaryontheWholeBiblecametothe
sameconclusions.ThefollowingexcerptsarequotedfromVolVI,p1157,col1,
parI&II:
Par1:Somethinkthese(Two)witnessesare...thechurchofthe
believingJewsandthatoftheGentiles...
Par2:...thetimeoftheirprophesying,orbearingwitnessforChrist.
Athousandtwohundredandthreescoredays...andifthebeginning
ofthatintervalcouldbeascertained,thisnumberofpropheticdays,
taking a day for a year, would give us a prospect of when the end
shouldbe.
Theaboveprincipleswerewellunderstoodbymany
Biblescholarspriortothe20thcentury.
Unfortunately,theChurchhasallowedthesemajorinsights
intopropheticScripturestobeforgotten.
WhoelsewroteaboutDayYears?
Afewnotabletheologians;therearemanymore...
Tichonius,380A.D.
BenjaminNahawendi,c.850A.D.
SolomonbarJeroham,c.950A.D.
AbrahambarHiyya,1136A.D.
ArnoldofVillanova,1292A.D.
JoachimofFloris,1202A.D.
JohnWycliffe,c.1379A.D.
NicholasofCusa,c.1452A.D.
MartinLuther,1522A.D.
PhilipMelanchthon,1543A.D.
JohanFunck,1558A.D.
KingJamesI,1609A.D.
MatthewHenry,16621714A.D.
SirIsaacNewton,1727A.D.
AppolosHale,1840A.D.
WilliamMiller,17891849A.D.
JosiahLitch,18091886A.D.
UriahSmith,18271915A.D.
ButWhereDidtheDayYearIdeaComeFrom?
ItsfromtheBible,ofcourse!
Numbers14:34Afterthenumberofthedaysinwhichyesearchedthe
land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your
iniquities,evenfortyyears,andyeshallknowmybreachofpromise.
Ezekiel 4:5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity,
accordingtothenumberofthedays,threehundredandninetydays:
soshaltthoubeartheiniquityofthehouseofIsrael.
Itwas390Hebrewyearsfromtheclose
oftheOldTestamenttothebirthofJesus.
Ezekiel4:6Andwhenthouhastaccomplishedthem,lieagainonthy
rightside,andthoushaltbeartheiniquityofthehouseofJudahforty
days:Ihaveappointedtheeeachdayforayear.
Itwas40yearsfromthebirthofJesustotheCross.
Herestheprinciple!
*
A DAY*(( IS EQUAL TO >>>>>>>>>>>>>
* *
A YEAR*(((((((((((((((((( HEBREW YEAR, 360 DAYS (((((((((((((((((((*
* * *
*(((((((((((((((((((((( ROMAN YEAR, 365.24 DAYS (((((((((((((((*
* *
WhenScriptureusesdaysinapropheticsense,theyshouldbeviewed
asHebreworSolaryearsdependingwheretheyappearintheBible.
HebrewYear=ForOldTestamentprophecyonly!Danielused
aHebrewpropheticcalendarof360daysor.9857ofaSolaryear.
FromTorah,theIsraelitesunderstoodayeartobe360days,
seeGenesis7:11,7:24and8:4.
SolarYear=ForNewTestamentprophecy!Johnwasraised
underRomanruleandusedthesolarcalendar)365.24days.
EndTimeProphecyBeginsWithDaniel inBabylon
The Cross
32-34AD
Babylonian
Moses Judges David Captivity
* * * Judah * *
*(((((((((*((((((((((*((((((((((((((((((((((((*((((((((*((((((((((((((
* * * * * * * * *
1446BC 1406BC 1006BC* *Kingdom 606BC * 536BC *
* *Divided * Darius *
* * * *
* * Israel * * *
* *(((((((((((* 10 Tribes Dispersed - - - >>>>>>
* * * * *
*933BC 722BC * *
* * *
966BC 586BC 516BC 70AD
* * * *
* Solomon's Temple * * 2nd Temple *
*------------------------* *-------------*
NOTE:Thisgraphpresentstheconservativehistoricposition.Thedatingmaybeverifiedinanyconservative
referenceworksuchasHalley'sBibleHandbookorZondervan'sPictorialBibleEncyclopedia.
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DanielsSeventyWeeksProvetheDayYears
ProphecygiventoDanielinthefirstyearofDarius,536B.C.
Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks (:s:: shiveem, :s ::, shavuim, or
seventysevens)aredetermineduponthypeople(theJews)andupon
thyholycity(Jerusalem),tofinishthetransgression,andtomakean
end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in
everlastingrighteousness,andtosealupthevisionandprophecy,and
toanointthemostHoly.
ThisprophecyisinHebrewandintheOldTestament!
Theaddresseesarestated:ThisistotheJewsofDanielstime
andabouttheirholycity,Jerusalem.
ItisnottotheChurchorabouttheendoftheChristianera!
Daniel9:2527Knowthereforeandunderstand,thatfromthe
going forth of the commandment to restore and to build
JerusalemuntotheMessiahthePrinceshallbesevenweeks,
andthreescoreandtwoweeks:thestreetshallbebuiltagain,
andthewall,evenintroubloustimes...
FourdecreesabouttheJewishpeople
wereissuedbyMedoPersiankings.Theonlyone
thatfulfillstheaboveprophecyisthedecreeof
Artaxerxes1(444445B.C.)recordedinNehemiah2:8.
Sothisisthebeginningtimeforthisprophecy.
AndafterthreescoreandtwoweeksshallMessiahbecutoff,
(killed)butnotforhimself:andthepeopleoftheprincethat
shallcomeshalldestroythecityandthesanctuary;andthe
endthereofshallbewithaflood(offoreignpeople),andunto
theendofthe(spiritual)wardesolationsaredetermined.
ThereisnowordinHebrewthatjustmeansaweek.
Instead,theJewscallaweekaseven.
TheHebrewwordforseven
usedeverywhereintheOldTestament
is:r::,shavua,meaningaseven.
ButthewordforsevenusedinDaniel9:2526
isnot:r::,shavua,itis:r::,shavuim,
themalepluralformofshavua!
Shavuim,apluralofseven,requiresamultiplier
sothese69weeksarenot
weeksofordinary24hourdays!
Ezekiel4:56states,a(prophetic)dayforayear.
*<)) Neo-Babylonian Empire, 606BC-536BC )->*<)) Medo-Persian Empire ))>
* *
Daniel *
Taken Captive *
606BC 562BC 555BC 536BC 444BC
* * * * *
*(( NEBUCHADNEZZAR ((* *((( NABONIDUS ((((*( DARIUS (((((( ARTAXERXES I
* * * * *
* Belshazzar * *
586BC! Made Regent * Decree
552BC To Rebuild
The Wall
*
*
Jerusalem * *
Sacked * *
Vision of 70 Weeks *
V
69 Weeks Begin Here,
The 69 Weeks tell us when
Messiah will be Killed
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LetsLookAtThatVerseAgain
Daniel9:2526...andafter(69weeksfromthedecreeof
Artaxerxes I) shall Messiah be cut off (killed), but not for
himself.
Ourhistoryiswritteninsolaryearsof365.24days.
Hebrewpropheticyearshave360days
sowemustconvertpropheticyears
tosolaryearstofitourhistoricrecord.
(Theconversionfactoris360/365.24=.9857)
69x7=483propheticyears,
483x.9857=476.068ofouryears.
SoGabrieltellsDanieltherewillbe476years
fromthedecreeofArtaxerxesItotheCross.
The69WeeksProveDayYears
536BC
Daniels *Decree of Artaxerxes I, 444-445BC
Vision *(Neh 2:8)
*
Both ends of * Total Time = 476.068 Solar Years
this prophecy * *
were in Daniels * * *
future! * 48.3 years * 427.7 years *
*(((( SEVEN WEEKS (((*((((((((((( 62 WEEKS (((((((((((*
* * *
444BC 396BC 32-34AD
* O.T. Canon Closed *
69x483Hebrewyearswhenconvertedis476solaryears.
476444=3234AD,theCrucifixionrighttotheyear!
444BC48.3solaryears=396BC.CloseoftheO.T.
396BC427.7solaryears=3234A.D.TheCross.
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Since we can prove
Daniels 69 weeks
were actually 483
Hebrew years . . .
Shouldnt we be consistent
and view the rest of the
prophetic days in
Daniel as Hebrew years?
Daniels Final Vision
Daniel 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus
king of Persia a thing was revealed
unto Daniel, whose name was
called Belteshazzar; and the thing
was true, but the time appointed
was long: and he understood the
thing, and had understanding of
the vision.
Historic pin: the third year of Cyrus
control of Babylon . . . 533 B.C. !
/)))))))))) Neo-Babylonian Kingdom, 606BC - 536BC )))))))))1
* * Daniels
Daniel T H E C A P T I V I T Y * Final
Taken Captive * Vision
* 562BC 555BC * 533BC**
* * * * *
*(((((( NEBUCHADNEZZAR ((((((((((* *((((( NABONIDUS ((((((*( DARIUS (*
* * * * (Cyrus 1)*
606BC * Belshazzar * *
586BC! Made Regent 536BC *
552BC * *
*
*
*
JERUSALEM *
FALLS * *
* Decree *
* of Darius *
*)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))*
Prophecy of 1290 days given here, *
50 years after sacrifices were abolished.
** Cyruss reign over the Medo-Persian Empire actually began in 559B.C., however his control of Babylon didnt begin
until the city fell to Darius in 536B.C., so from Daniels viewpoint, 533 B.C. was the third year of Cyrus.
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The 1290 Days of Daniel 12:11
Daniel 12:11, NAS
"And from the time
that the regular sacrifice
is abolished, and the
abomination of desolation
is set up, there will be
1,290 days.
But is this abomination a thing or a person?
Mark 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination
of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
standing where IT** ought not, (let him that
readeth understand,) then let them that be in
Judaea flee to the mountains.
** In Greek: , dei, a neuter pronoun.
According to Mark,
the abomination is not a person, but an it,
so the abomination is not the Antichrist.
The abomination is a thing!
But Were Sacrifices Abolished When Jerusalem Fell?
The Bible Shows otherwise!
Jeremiah 41:5 There came certain from Shechem, from
Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having
their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having
cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their
hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah 41:5 was written 6 to 10 months
after the temple was destroyed,
so sacrifices were still being offered
at the temple site!
The Final Captivity
Jeremiah 52:30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan
the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and
five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
Battle of Carshemish (pin date)
Nebuchadnezzars 1 Year
st
Jerusalem Falls Temple Destroyed Priests Taken
606BC
586BC 583BC
*(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((*(((((((((((*
T W E N T Y T H R E E Y E A R S
So Sacrifices were actually abolished in 583BC!
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Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be
taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up,
there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Regular sacrifices Dome of the Rock
Abolished Constructed 685-705AD
* T
*((((((( 1290 HEBREW DAYS ((((((( 1271.49 SOLAR YEARS ((((((((*
* *
* *
583BC 688AD!
According to Mark 13:14, the abomination is an "IT" not a him,
and so it has turned out to be!
Now remember 688AD, you are going to run into it again!
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Declaration of the Bishop of Jerusalem
When Khalifah Omar entered Jerusalem in 639AD, he was met at
the gates by Bishop Sophronius who ushered him through the city.
Seeing the temple mount (then in ruins), Omar declared that he
was going to build a memorial to Muhammad on the original site
of the temple of God. Sophronius exclaimed in horror, Verily, this
is the Abomination of Desolation as spoken of by Daniel the
prophet, and it now stands in the holy place. Though Sophronius
was an old man of 80 years, Khalifah Omar put him in prison and
forced labor, the rigors of which killed him.
Paraphrased from Jerry Landays, The Dome of the Rock,
Newsweek, New York, NY, 1972, p. 18
Somehow, we have managed to forget the truth for which
Sophronius gave his life. The Dome of the Rock being the
Abomination that maketh Desolate is not new theology.
This knowledge has been in the Church for over 1300 years!
Daniel said he understood the vision, but how?
Sacrifices Abolished Vision of 70 Sevens Vision of 1290 Days
583BC 536BC 533BC
* * 5
* *Dan 9:24-26 5
* (1)*((((((((((( 5
* *If Literal 483 Days 5
* *(still unfulfilled) 5
* * 5
* ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) * ))))))))))))))))))))) 5
* 47 Years * 3 Years 5
(2)*Dan 12:11 * 5
*(((( * (3)
*If Literal 1290 Days
*(still unfulfilled)
*
(4)* So Daniel understood the 1290 "Days" and the 69 Weeks as Years
beginning in his lifetime, but fulfilled in the far future
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Isaiah 28:9-10 Whom shall he teach knowledge?
and whom shall he make to understand
doctrine? them that are weaned from the
milk, and drawn from the breasts. For
precept must be upon precept, precept upon
precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a
little, and there a little.
And thats the way it is!
Understanding Bible prophecy is cumulative,
one concept built upon another until we
can dimly see a little of Gods glorious plan
for the Jewish people, the Church
and the rest of His creation.
What Does Revelation Mean?
Etymology: Middle English: revelacioun, from Latin: revelatio.
Definition: The disclosure or communication of divine purpose.
Revealing knowledge that was previously unknown. The uncovering of
obscure or hidden truth.
Revelation is, by its very name, a revelation!!! In other
words, it will reveal doctrinal truths to us that we dont
already know. If we go to that book with doctrinal filters in
place, we can learn nothing from Revelation.
If we look at the rest of the Bible through Revelations
prophecies, a different picture of the Christian era might
appear: A pictures of the kingdom of the Lord Jesus that was
previously not apparent to us.
Chapter One is Key to Revelation
Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God
gave unto him . . .
So Revelation is actually God the Fathers revelation about His Son
to shew unto his servants . . .
So Jesus is to show Revelation to His servants. The Greek word translated
servants in this verse is doulos, which actually means slave.
NOTE: In Greek, the original language of the New Testament, the Lord named many
different kinds of servants: the pais, the presbuteros the diakonos, the episkopos, the
leitourgikos, the huperetes, the therapon, etc., but Revelation wasnt written to any of
them. It was written to Jesus doulos, His slaves! One may indeed be Jesus servant, even
a church leader, a presbuteros or episkopos, but to understand Revelation, that person
must also be Jesus slave!
Revelation 1:1 continued . . .
things which must shortly come to pass (i.e., not 2000
years in the future); and he sent and signified it by his angel
(Greek: , aggelos, a messenger. In this verse Jesus is
the messenger) unto his servant John.
POSITION OF THE CHURCH DURING THE CHRISTIAN ERA
Revelation 1:6 And hath made (past tense) us kings and
priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and
dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 1:9 (LITV) I, even your brother John, and co-
sharer in THE (the Greek definite article ) affliction
(thlipsis, usually translated tribulation), and in THE
kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1 continued . . .
Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day (all
prophetic visions are figurative), and heard behind me a
great voice, as of a trumpet (as, a figurative signpost).
Revelation 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks
one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down
to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle (the
high-girding of authority, compare with Daniel 10:5).
Revelation 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou
sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks.
The seven stars are the angels (so stars are messengers) of
the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou
sawest are the seven churches (and candlesticks are
churches).
Revelation 1:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the
things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter.
95-105 AD
Note the tense of the verbs! The book of Revelation is partly about
events that took place before Johns time, partly about events that happen
during Johns time and partly about events future to Johns time!
Mark 13:1-2 And as he (Jesus) went out of the temple,
one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what
manner of stones and what buildings are here! And
Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great
buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon
another, that shall not be thrown down.
Just 38 years later, in 70A.D., the Roman General Titus
sacked Jerusalem and tore the Temple of Herod down to bedrock,
fulfilling Jesus prophecy of the event to the letter.
As a result, the exact location of the
Temple was lost . . . .
Until an Israeli archeologist found it again in April, 1983!
Provable history, not guesswork theology.
So Where Was the Temple?
1 Chronicles 21:22-26 Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place
of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the
LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may
be stayed from the people. And Ornan said unto David, Take it to
thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I
give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing
instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it
all. And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the
full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor
offer burnt offerings without cost. So David gave to Ornan for the
place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. And David built there
an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace
offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from
heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
Threshing Millet in Nepal
2 Chronicles 3:1 Then Solomon began to build
the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in
mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared
unto David his father, in the place that David
had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan
the Jebusite.
So the Temple of Solomon was built on
the threshingfloor of Ornan!
Philippine Threshing Floor
Winnowing Wheat on a Threshingfloor.
The chaff which the wind driveth away, Psalm 1:4
Dome of the Rock from the Northwest
As Sakra, the exposed
bedrock under the
Dome of the Rock.
Would any farmer in his
right mind try to thresh
or winnow grain on this
craggy old stone when
there is a perfectly flat rock
only 300 feet away?
Present Archeological
evidence indicates that
the Temple of Solomon
stood just beyond the
Eastern Gate, that the
Holy of Holies was
located under the little
cupola known as the
Dome of the Tablets.
(See arrow)
!------------------------------------------------------- al Aqsa Mosque (705AD)
!----------------- The Wailing Wall
!----------------------------- Dome of the Rock (688AD)
!----------------------------------
Court of the Gentiles
!----- Dome of the Tablets
Note the dark areas in the temple walls
(at arrows). At these locations, Dr. Asher
F. Kaufman, an Israeli archeologist,
found holes and cuts in the bedrock
based on the sacred cubit. The
standard cubit is 18 inches. The 21-5/8
inch sacred cubit was only used in
temple construction. Since exact temple
dimensions are given in Scripture, Dr.
Kaufman was able to locate the precise
position of the original Temple of
Solomon (shown in white).
Birds Eye View
of the
Temple Mount
Seen from the East
Illustration by
Biblical Archeology
Review
Vol. IX No. 2, April, 1983
(Shown by permission)
Dome
of the
Tablets
Viewed from the West
The Holy of Holies was here.
The Ark of the Covenant
!----------------------------- rested here.
Guess what,
the Moslems built
The Dome of the Rock
on the . . .
Wrong Rock!
Given to the Gentiles
The Dome of the Rock
being on the Wrong Rock is a
direct fulfillment of Bible prophecy!
Revelation 11:2 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.
Revelation 11:2 addresses two different events:
1: The temples court will be given over to Gentiles.
2: Jerusalem will be under Gentile control for 42 months.
(Gentile control was over on June 6th, 1967)
THEENDTIMES
Revelation20:8Andshallgoouttodeceivethenations...
Since1948and1967thereisageneralfallingawayofthechurchunprecedented
intheChristianEra.WehavethesecondriseoftheIslamicstates.Parallelthe
followingversewithotherdescriptionsofArmageddoninRev6,9,12,14&19.
which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog to gather them
togethertobattle...
HowmanyArmageddonsandfulfillmentsofEze3839arewegoingtohave?
NotethedetailsofthisbattlehereparallelotherdescriptionsofArmageddonin
theBible.WhenweunderstandtherepetitivechiasmicstructureofRev,these
repeatsareunderstandable.
thenumberofwhomisasthesandofthesea.
Rev9:16statestwicemyriadsmyriadsprobablytheMoslemswhohavebeen
fightingtheGospelandmurderingGodspeopleforover1300years.
Revelation20:9Andtheywentuponthebreadthoftheearth,andcompassedthe
campofthesaintsabout,andthebelovedcity...
IsthisnotparalleltoJoel23,thatallconsidertobeadescriptionofafinalbattle,
probablyaspiritualbattleandfigurative.
andfirecamedownfromGodoutofheaven,anddevouredthem.
THEETERNALKINGDOMOFGOD
Revelation20:10Andthedevilthatdeceiveththemwascastintothelakeoffire
andbrimstone,wherethebeastandthefalseprophetare,andshallbetormented
dayandnightforeverandever.
Revelation20:1112AndIsawagreatwhitethrone,andhimthatsatonit,from
whosefacetheearthandtheheavenfledaway;andtherewasfoundnoplacefor
them.AndIsawthedead,smallandgreat,standbeforeGod;andthebookswere
opened:andanotherbookwasopened,whichisthebookoflife...
TherearetwosetsofbooksinRevelation20:1112.Thebookofdeeds,andthe
book of life. When the Lord blotted out our transgressions, that wasnt just
rhetorical,whatdoyousupposeHeblottedthemoutof?Thebookofthedeeds,
ofcourse!Sinceallofourrighteousnessisasfilthyrags,ifevenoneofourdeeds
(nomatterhow"good"or"sanctified"wemaythinkittobe)remainsinthatbook
wearegoingtothelakeoffire.Toeatofthetreeoflife,ournamesmustfirstbe
writtenintheBookofLife...Blottingoutthehandwritingofordinancesthat
wasagainstus,whichwascontrarytous,andtookitoutofthewaynailingitto
HisCross.Colossians2:14.
andthe(spiritually)deadwerejudgedoutofthosethingswhichwerewritten
inthebooks,accordingtotheirworks.
Revelation20:1315Andtheseagaveupthedeadwhichwereinit;anddeathand
helldeliveredupthedeadwhichwereinthem:andtheywerejudgedeveryman
accordingtotheirworks.Anddeathandhellwerecastintothelakeoffire.This
istheseconddeath.Andwhosoeverwasnotfoundwritteninthebookoflifewas
castintothelakeoffire.
Colossians1:1317"Whohathdeliveredusfromthepowerofdarkness,andhath
translatedusintothekingdomofHisdearSon:Inwhomwehaveredemption
throughhisblood,eventheforgivenessofsins:Whoistheimageoftheinvisible
God,thefirstbornofeverycreature:ForbyHimwereallthingscreated,thatare
inheaven,andthatareinearth,visibleandinvisible,whethertheybethrones,
ordominions,orprincipalities,powers:allthingswerecreatedbyHim,andfor
Him:AndHeisbeforeallthings,andbyHimallthingsconsist."
ADDITIONALNOTESONTHEMILLENNIUM
Besidesthelasttrumpet,therearemanyversesthatcallthepremillennialview
intoquestion.Accordingtothatview,whenJesusreturnsforHis1000yearreign,
HewillrulefromJerusaleminallHispowerandglory.Duringthe1000years,we
(allbelievers)arepresumedtoberulingwithHiminournewglorifiedandsinless
bodies.Attheendofthe1000years,Satanissomehowsupposedtodeceivethese
rulers(nowsinlessus)forashortseason.Ifthathappens,thenwewouldagain
beinsin,whichwouldresultinouragainbeingseparatedfromtheLord...a
suppositionthatiscontraryto1Thessalonians4:17whichstates...
1Thessalonians 4:17 "Then we who are alive and remain shall becaught
up...tomeettheLordintheair,andthusweshalleverbewiththeLord."
SaintswillneverbeseparatedfromtheLord(Mat28:20)!Second:"How
cananyoneenterthestrongman'shouseandcarryoffhisproperty,unless
Hefirstbindsthestrongman,"Mat12:29?WhenJesusaskedthatquestion,
Hewasintheactofcastingoutdemons.TheLordwasplunderingSatan's
housethen,andHeisstilldoingsotodaythroughtheChurch.
Colossians 1:13, "For He delivered us from the domain [kingdom, KJV] of
darkness,andtransferredustothekingdomofHisbelovedSon."
JesuspermittedHimselftobeboundonce,attheCross,butitwillnever
happenagain.WhenJesusreturnstoJerusalem,HewillberulinginallHis
powerandglory.ItwillbeJesuskingdom.Hewillbethestrongman!
Releasedornot,SatancouldonlyplunderJesus'kingdomifhecouldagain
bindJesus.Whatablasphemousconcept!Jesusisnowseatedattheright
hand of God the Father. He is King of kings and Lord of lords and will
remainsoforever!
Ephsians 1:2021"...whenHeraisedHimfromthe dead,andseatedHimatHis
right hand in the heavenly places, far above all authority and power and
dominion,andeverynamethatisnamed,notonlyinthisage,butalsointheone
tocome."
ThatagetocomewouldhavetoincludeanyfuturetimethatJesusisonEarth,
andbeyond.WhentheLordreturnsattheendofthisage,Hewillruleabsolutely.
..andHewillruleforever!
ALiteralInterpretationGoesAwry
Isaiah11:15AndthereshallcomefortharodoutofthestemofJesse,
andaBranchshallgrowoutofhisroots:(figurativeandallconservative
theologiansunderstoodthistobeaprophecyabouttheearthlyministryof
Jesus,thecomingMessiah)AndthespiritoftheLORDshallrestuponhim,
thespiritofwisdomandunderstanding,thespiritofcounselandmight,the
spiritofknowledgeandofthefearoftheLORD;(thesevenspiritsofGodof
Rev1:4,3:1,4:5and5:6)Andshallmakehimofquickunderstandinginthe
fearoftheLORD:andheshallnotjudgeafterthesightofhiseyesneither
reproveafterthehearingofhisears:(Hebrewpoeticparallelism)Butwith
righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the
meekoftheearth:andheshallsmitetheearthwiththerodofhismouth
(figurativefortheWordofGod),andwiththebreathofhislips(figurative)
shallheslaythewicked.Andrighteousnessshallbethegirdleofhisloins
(figurativeagain),andfaithfulnessthegirdleofhisreins(againaHebrew
poeticparallelism).
SoIsaiah11:15predictsthecomingofJesustheMessiah.
Thepassageisfigurativeandeveryoneknowsit!
ThenIsaiah11:11tellusabouttheestablishment
ofthenewnationofIsraelin1948AD.
Isaiah11:11Anditshallcometopassinthatday,thattheLordshallset
hishandagainthesecondtimetorecovertheremnantofhispeople(the
first restoration came at the end of the Babylonian captivity in 536BC as
recordedinthebookofEzra),whichshallbeleft,fromAssyria,andfrom
Egypt,andfromPathros,andfromCush,andfromElam,andfromShinar,
andfromHamath,andfromtheislandsofthesea.
Verses15areafigurativeprophecyofJesusin30AD.
Verses610comenext
Followedbyverse11,whichisabout1948A.D.
Sowhenshouldverses610beabout?
ContextDeterminesInterpretation
Isaiah11:11Anditshallcometopassinthatday,thattheLordshallsethis
handagainthesecondtimetorecovertheremnantofhispeople,whichshallbe
left.
Israel takes First First Second Second
Holy Land Diaspora Restoration Diaspora Restoration
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Isa 11:1-5 Isa 11:11
So when should Isa 11:6-10 be about?
Copyright2007,EllisSkolfield
Verses610canonlybeaboutthetime
inbetweenthe30A.D.and1948A.D.
SoitmustbeafigurativepictureoftheChristianera!
Isaiah11:610Thewolfalsoshalldwellwiththelamb(therobberwilllive
inthesametownasthesaint),andtheleopardshallliedownwiththekid
(thewarriorliveswiththeshopkeeper);andthecalfandtheyounglionand
thefatlingtogether;andalittlechild(Jesus)shallleadthem.Andthecowand
thebearshallfeed;theiryoungonesshallliedowntogether:andthelion
shalleatstrawliketheox(Hebrewpoeticparallelism).Andthesuckingchild
shall play on the hole of the asp (the innocent believer will witness to the
murderer),andtheweanedchild(Jesus)shallputhishandonthecockatrice'
den (shall despoil Satans kingdom, Mat 12:29). They shall not hurt nor
destroyinallmyholymountain:fortheearthshallbefulloftheknowledge
oftheLORD,asthewaterscoverthesea.Andinthatdaythereshallbearoot
ofJesse(Jesus),whichshallstandforanensignofthepeople;toitshallthe
Gentilesseek(theGentileChurch):andhisrestshallbeglorious.
InterpretivePrinciple:
IstheContextLiteralorFigurative?
TheChristianEra
THEJEWISHPEOPLEDURINGTHISERA
Revelation14:15AndIlooked,and,lo,aLambstoodonthemount
Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand (all the
redeemed Jews of the Christian Era), having his Father's name
writtenintheirforeheads(ThismarkisonJewsoftheChristianEra,
butGodsmarkisalsoontheredeemedofeveryage).AndIhearda
voicefromheaven,asthevoiceofmanywaters(manypeople,Rev
17:15),andasthevoiceofagreatthunder:andIheardthevoiceof
harpersharpingwiththeirharps:Andtheysungasitwereanew
songbeforethethrone,andbeforethefourbeasts,andtheelders:
andnomancouldlearnthatsongbutthehundredandfortyand
four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. These are
they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins
(figurative: not defiled by the whore of Babylon). These are they
which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were
redeemedfromamongmenbeingthefirstfruits(Israelandthe
Revelation14:121continued...
Jewishpeoplearethefirstfruits,theChurchisadoptedintoIsrael,
Eph2:1213)untoGodandtotheLamb.Andintheirmouthwas
foundnoguile:fortheyarewithoutfaultbeforethethroneofGod
(not because they are perfected in the flesh, but because they are
coveredwiththeimputedrighteousnessofJesusChrist,Rom4:24).
THEFIRSTANGEL,ALLBELIEVERS
Revelation14:67AndIsawanotherangelflyinthemidstofheaven,
havingtheeverlastinggospeltopreachuntothemthatdwellon
theearth,andtoeverynation,andkindred,andtongue,andpeople
(theGentilebelieversduringtheChristianera),Sayingwithaloud
voice,FearGod,andgiveglorytohim;forthehourofhisjudgment
iscome:andworshiphimthatmadeheaven,andearth,andthe
sea,andthefountainsofwaters.
Revelation14:121continued...
THESECONDANGEL,THEUNSAVEDOFALLTIME
Revelation14:813Andtherefollowedanotherangel,saying,Babylon
(Babylon: the sum total of the unsaved, from the time of Cain on
downtothelastwickedpersononearth.Rev18:24Andinherwas
found the blood of prophets [Old Testament saints], and of saints
[New Testament Church], and of ALL that were slain upon the
earth.) is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all
nationsdrinkofthewineofthewrathofherfornication.
THETHIRDANGEL,ISLAM
Andthethirdangelfollowedthem,sayingwithaloudvoice,Ifany
man worship the (LeopardBearLion) beast and his image (new
JihadorpossiblytheKaabaStone),andreceivehis(spiritual)mark
inhisforehead,orinhishand,Thesameshalldrinkofthewineof
thewrathofGod,whichispouredoutwithoutmixtureintothecup
ofhisindignation;andheshallbetormentedwithfireand...
Revelation14:121continued...
brimstoneinthepresenceoftheholyangels,andinthepresence
oftheLamb:Andthesmokeoftheirtormentascendethupforever
andevername(Notetheforeverandeversotormentforthosein
Islamwillcontinueonintoeternity):andtheyhavenorestdaynor
night,whoworshipthebeast(contextually,theLeopardBearLion,
i.e.,theIslamicstates)andhisimage,andwhosoeverreceiveththe
markofhis.Hereisthepatienceofthesaints:herearetheythat
keep the commandments of God (Jews during the Christian era),
andthefaithofJesus(theGentileChurch).AndIheardavoicefrom
heavensayinguntome,Write,Blessedarethedeadwhichdiein
theLordfromhenceforth(probablyreferstotimeaftertheIslamic
takeover of the Holy Land, from 639 to 1967 A.D.): Yea, saith the
Spirit,thattheymayrestfromtheirlabours;andtheirworksdo
followthem.
Revelation14:121continued...
THECHRISTIANERA
Revelation 14:1420 AndIlooked,andbeholdawhitecloud,and
uponthecloudonesatlikeuntotheSonofman,havingonhishead
agoldencrown,andinhishandasharpsickle.Andanotherangel
cameoutofthetemple,cryingwithaloudvoicetohimthatsaton
thecloud,Thrustinthysickle,andreap(thebelieversofthisage,
bothJewandGentile):forthetimeiscomefortheetoreap;forthe
harvest of the earth is ripe (Fullness of the Gentiles is coming in,
Rom11:25).Andhethatsatonthecloudthrustinhissickleonthe
earth;andtheearthwasreaped.
Andanotherangelcameoutofthetemplewhichisinheaven,
healsohavingasharpsickle.Andanotherangelcameoutfromthe
altar(thealtarisatypeoftheCrosssothisangelisagainJesus),
whichhadpoweroverfire;andcriedwithaloudcrytohimthat
Revelation14:121continued...
hadthesharpsickle,saying,Thrustinthysharpsickle,andgatherthe
clustersofthevineoftheearth(theunsaved);forhergrapesarefully
ripe.Andtheangelthrustinhissickleintotheearth,andgatheredthe
vineoftheearth,andcastitintothegreatwinepressofthewrathofGod
(judgmentofthewicked).Andthewinepresswastroddenwithoutthe
city,andbloodcameoutofthewinepress,evenuntothehorsebridles,
by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs (Gr. Stadia,
probablyfigurativefortimeratherthandistance,addressingthephysical
wars and great spiritual trials taking place in the Holy Land and the
surroundingcountriesduringtheChristianera).
ASRECORDEDBYPAUL
1Thessalonians 4:1617 For the Lord himself shall descend from
heavenwithashout,withthevoiceofthearchangel,andwiththe
trumpofGod:andthedeadinChristshallrisefirst:Thenwewhich
arealiveandremainshallbecaughtuptogetherwiththeminthe
clouds,tomeettheLordintheair:andsoshallweeverbewiththe
Lord.
ASSEENBYGODTHEFATHER
Revelation19:1021AndafterthesethingsIheardagreatvoiceof
muchpeopleinheaven,saying,Alleluia;Salvation,andglory,and
honour,andpower,untotheLordourGod:Fortrueandrighteous
arehisjudgments:forhehathjudgedthegreatwhore(theapostate
church),whichdidcorrupttheearthwithherfornication(withthe
unsavedworld),andhathavengedthebloodofhisservantsather
Revelation19:121continued...
hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for
ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders (Elders of the 12
tribesofIsraelandthe12Apostles)andthefourbeastsfelldown
andworshippedGodthatsatonthethrone,saying,Amen;Alleluia.
Andavoicecameoutofthethrone,saying,PraiseourGod,allye
hisservants,andyethatfearhim,bothsmallandgreat.
AndIheardasitwerethevoiceofagreatmultitude,andasthe
voiceofmanywaters(alltheredeemed,bothJewandGentile),and
asthevoiceofmightythunderings,saying,Alleluia:fortheLord
God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give
honourtohim:forthemarriageoftheLambiscome,andhiswife
(alltheredeemed,bothJewandGentile)hathmadeherselfready.
Andtoherwasgrantedthatsheshouldbearrayedinfinelinen,
clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints
(whichactuallyistheimputedrighteousnessofJesusbecauseallour
righteousnessisasfilthyrags,Isa64:6andRom4:24).
Revelation19:121continued...
AndHesaithuntome,Write,Blessedaretheywhicharecalled
untothemarriagesupperoftheLamb.Andhesaithuntome,These
arethetruesayingsofGod.AndIfellathisfeettoworshiphim.
Andhesaiduntome,Seethoudoitnot:Iamthyfellowservant,and
ofthybrethrenthathavethetestimonyofJesus:worshipGod:for
thetestimonyofJesusisthespiritofprophecy.
AndIsawheavenopened,andbeholdawhitehorse(figurative
forJesuspowerandauthority);andhethatsatuponhimwascalled
FaithfulandTrue,andinrighteousnesshedothjudgeandmake
war.Hiseyeswereasaflameoffire,andonhisheadweremany
crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he
himself.Andhewasclothedwithavesturedippedinblood:andhis
nameiscalledTheWordofGod(John1:1).Andthearmieswhich
wereinheavenfollowedhimuponwhitehorses,clothedinfine
linen, white and clean (all the redeemed). And out of his mouth
goethasharpsword(theWordofGodisJesusonlyweapon),that
Revelation19:121continued...
...withitheshouldsmitethenations:andheshallrulethem
witharodofiron:andhetreadeththewinepressofthefierceness
andwrathofAlmightyGod.Andhehathonhisvestureandonhis
thighanamewritten,KINGOFKINGSANDLORDOFLORDS.
AndIsawanangelstandinginthesun(Jesus,Mal4:2);andhe
criedwithaloudvoice,sayingtoallthefowlsthatflyinthemidst
ofheaven(alltheredeemedwhomeettheLordintheair,1Th4:17),
Comeandgatheryourselvestogetheruntothesupperofthegreat
God;Thatyemayeattheflesh(theriches)ofkings,andtheflesh
(theriches)ofcaptains,andtheflesh(theriches)ofmightymen,
and the flesh of horses (The horse was a weapon of war so this
probablyreferstoweaponsofwar),andofthemthatsitonthem,
andtheflesh(theriches)ofallmen,bothfreeandbond,bothsmall
andgreat.AndIsawthebeast(LBL),andthekingsoftheearth,
andtheirarmies(Satansservants),gatheredtogethertomakewar
againsthimthatsatonthehorse,andagainsthisarmy.
Revelation19:121continued...
Andthebeast(inthiscontext,theScarletbeast,whichfromRev
12:3isSatanhimself)wastaken,andwithhimthefalseprophet
(Muhammad) that wrought miracles before him, with which he
deceivedthemthathadreceivedthemarkofthe(Islamic)beast,
andthemthatworshippedhisimage(ThereawakenedIslamwesee
todayorpossiblytheKaabastone).Thesebothwerecastaliveinto
alakeoffireburningwithbrimstone.Andtheremnantwereslain
withthesword(theWordofGod)ofhimthatsatuponthehorse,
whichswordproceededoutofhismouth:andallthefowls(Gods
belovedchildrenofalltime,bothJewandGentile,forwhomHegave
HisonlySon)werefilledwiththeirflesh(riches).
The Restoration
2 Peter 3:3-4 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days
scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of
his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were
from the beginning of the creation.
Is this not the worlds condition today?
2 Peter 3:5-6 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God
the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the
water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water,
perished:
So the antediluvian world was destroyed by flood.
2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word
are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and
perdition of ungodly men.
This Present Era is Reserved for Fire.
2 Peter 3:10-12 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the
which the heavens (Greek, k, oo-ran-os', the sky, the air; only heaven by
implication) shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements (Gr.
stoy-khi'-on, only appears four times in Scripture, referring here to the elementary
principles of this world) shall melt with fervent heat, the earth (Greek: ghay, the
Earths dirt, the soil, the ground, but not necessarily the whole planet) also and the
works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall
be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and
godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the
heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent
heat?
So just as God destroyed the first world by water,
it appears that this present world,
i.e., the surface of the Earth will be destroyed by fire,
but the planet itself may remain.
Acts 3:21 Jesus, whom the heaven must receive until the times of
restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of His
holy prophets that have been from of old.
God is the Creator of all things, Satan the destroyer.
It appears that God wills to
restore His creation to what it was
before sin caused the fall.
Revelation 21:1-21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first
heaven (Gr., oranous, sky, only heaven by implication) and the first earth (Gr.,
ge, the soil. It is unlikely that God intends to destroy His creation, only the sin
within it) were passed away; and there was no more sea (of the various
nations). And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from
God out of heaven, prepared as a bride (the bride herself, not the dwelling
place for the bride) adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out
of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle (dwelling place) of God is with men,
Revelation 21:1-21 continued . . .
and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself
shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from
their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.
Revelation 8:1 And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a
silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Why is the final Seal a half-hour and how long is
this half-hour in day-years?
Revelation 21:1-21 continued . . . And he said unto me, Write: for these words
are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain
of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I
will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and
the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and . . .
Revelation 21:1-21 continued . . .
sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which
burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
And there came unto me one of the seven angels (this is not Jesus, but
indeed a messenger) which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues,
and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride (Not the
dwelling place of the bride, but the bride herself), the Lamb's wife. And he
carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain (figurative), and
shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem . . .
So the New Jerusalem is not a physical city,
but the sum total of Gods elect, Old Testament and New.
Weve been looking at this holy city
from a humanistic standpoint.
Sovereign God is not making a city where man may dwell,
but a city where He will dwell, made up of
all the souls His Son has redeemed!
Revelation 21:1-21 continued . . .
descending out of heaven from God, Having the glory of God: and her light
was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal
(the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ);
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates
twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the
twelve tribes of the children of Israel (So to enter this city through one of
these gates you need to be either a physical or spiritual descendant of Israel):
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates;
and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations,
and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb (representing all
of the Gentile believers who are in Israel by adoption, Gal 4:5).
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the
gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the
length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed (a
spiritual measure, first appears in Ezekiel and always used figuratively),
twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are
equal. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four
Revelation 21:1-21 continued . . .
cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel (figurative
number, actually the total of the redeemed, both Old Testament and New). And
the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like
unto clear glass.
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all
manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second,
sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald, the fifth, sardonyx;
the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a
topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an
amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was
of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent
glass. (The beauty of the Lord Jesus in which Gods servants are clothed).
The Two Books
Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it,
from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was
found no place for them. And I saw the dead (spiritually dead, those who
belong to the Lord are alive in Christ), small and great, stand before
God; and the books (of the deeds) were opened: and another book was
opened, which is the book of life: and the (spiritually) dead were judged
out of those things which were written in the books, according to their
works. And the sea (Rev 17:15, all the lost people who have ever lived)
gave up the (spiritually) dead which were in it; and death and hell
delivered up the (spiritually) dead which were in them: and they were
judged every man according to their works (There is therefore now no
condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus . . . so we are not included
in that group). And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is
the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of
life was cast into the lake of fire.
His Mansions
John 14:2-3 In my Father's house ARE many mansions (The Lord Jesus isnt
up in heaven building castles for us, Gods mansions are already there!): if it
were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you (So where
did Jesus have to go to prepare a place for us? To the Cross, because if Jesus had
not gone to the cross we could never spend eternity with so holy a God). And
if I go (to the Cross) and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and
receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
So where are Gods heavenly mansions?
Did the Lord made this vast Universe
with trillions of stars and billions of galaxies
to no purpose?
EPI LOGUE
Im now 84 years old, a WW II vet who during his lifetime
has pretty much seen it all. Its been a pretty good life
despite my many failings, but now, as I watch our country
fall, Im overcome by an oppressive sense of foreboding
that Im unable to shake and Im not alone! Many fellow
Christians feel the same way. The final hour of trial is
upon us, beginning probably with the total collapse of the
worlds economic systems, followed by anarchy . . .
Ezekiel 14:13-14 "Son of man, if a country sins against Me
by committing unfaithfulness, and I stretch out My hand
against it, destroy its supply of bread, send famine
against it and cut off from it both man and beast, even
though these three men, Noah, Daniel and Job were in its
midst, by their own righteousness they could only
deliver themselves,' declares the Lord GOD."
Isnt the above also true today, as we see natural disasters
increasing everywhere? Not only in our land, but around
the world? We were once the richest country on Earth, but
not anymore. Are not the next few verses also about us,
and are not these days here as well?
James 5:1-6 (NASB) Come now, you rich, weep and howl
for your miseries which are coming upon you. Your
riches have rotted and your garments have become
moth-eaten. Your gold and your silver have rusted; and
their rust will be a witness against you and will consume
your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have
stored up your treasure! Behold, the pay of the laborers
who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by
you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who
did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of
Sabaoth. You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led
a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts
in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and put to
death the righteous man; he does not resist you.
For many years I lived just like the above, caring little
about anyone but myself. Now I anguish over the wimpy
social clubs our churches have become. I weep as I see our
children led astray by an immoral media, godless teachers
and false religions. I agonize over how spiritually blind we
as a people have become. America was once the Christian
lighthouse of the world, but thats all over. In 535 B.C., a
Bible prophet saw the following . . .
Zechariah 11:16 "For behold, I am going to raise up a
shepherd in the land who will not care for the perishing,
seek the scattered, heal the broken, or sustain the one
standing (godless leadership), but will devour the flesh of
the fat sheep and tear off their hoofs . . .
Because the spiritual hoofs have been torn off our
people by self-serving church leaders who know not God,
we no longer know how to walk the Christian walk.
It wasnt always that way. Many Christian brethren died
at Bunker Hill. Two thousand more, freezing, ill clothed
and starving, died at Valley Forge. Untold numbers died in
the Civil war, the Spanish-American war, in both World
Wars, in Korea, in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan . . . and
for what? They died for what we used to be, not for what
we have become. We are not worthy of their deaths.
Instead of repenting, we worry about how to protect
our assets when the dollar goes belly up or the stock
market crashes, as they surely will. Just before the fall of
Jerusalem in 586 B.C., the godly sighed and groaned over
the abominations committed in their midst, but do we?
Ezekiel 9:4 The LORD said to him, Go through the midst
of the city. . . and put a mark on the foreheads of the men
who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are
being committed in its midst. And to the others (angels)
he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city,
and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:
Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little
children, and women: but come not near any man upon
whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they
began at the ancient men (the church leaders) which
were before the house (of the Lord, i.e., the Church).
Do you believe sovereign God, Creator of the Universe, is
going to act differently now, just because you go to your
spiritually dying church on Sunday, know the four spiritual
laws, and say the sinners prayer?
As He did in Israel so long ago, the Lord is once again
putting His mark on His remnant. If you have that mark,
you know it, because you recognize the lateness of the
hour. How late? Its almost time to obey . . .
Isaiah 26:20-27:1 (NAS) Come, my people, enter into your
rooms and close your doors behind you; Hide for a little
while until indignation runs its course. For behold, the
LORD is about to come out from His place to punish the
inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; and the earth
will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer cover her
slain. In that day the LORD will punish Leviathan the
fleeing serpent, with His fierce and great and mighty
sword (the word of God), Even Leviathan the twisted
serpent; and He will kill the dragon (Satan) who lives in
the sea (of people).
Several years ago, a godly old pastor told me with a sigh, I dont see
the Holy Spirit working in the hearts of the unsaved like I used to.
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always
strive with man. Genesis 6:3
Its not going to be easy for us from here on out . . .
Amos 5:18-20 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what
end is it for you? the day of the LORD (comes during a time of
spiritual) darkness, and not light. As if a man did flee from a lion, and
a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the
wall, and a serpent bit him. Shall not the day of the LORD (come
during a time of spiritual) darkness, and not light? even very dark,
and no brightness in it?
Night no longer cometh when no man can work, it is here.
John 9:4
If youre not crying inside, you should be. I certainly am.
All of Revelation that needed to be fulfilled
before the Lords return has already been fulfilled.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus
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