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Revelation
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Read the
chapter. I started this search so that the Lord God will show me
Jesus in every chapter. This is not, I repeat, this is not a Bible
Study. Again, this is to see Jesus in each chapter. This is very
important in that I cannot add anything to the WORD OF GOD or take
anything away from the WORD OF GOD. I believe it is GOD revealing
Himself to us and a Love Letter to us. Even in all of eternity, we
will still be finding out Who He is and His Word.
I know I
will miss a trillion things about Jesus, but what He shows me is
fresh to me and revealed to me which I want to share with you. Here
John sees Jesus, Himself, whom, as you know, John lived with, saw Him
pierced, saw Him die and saw Him resurrected and leave this earth to
Heaven. Now John sees Him again in great darkness and suffering
persecution in exile:
...One
like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot,
and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs
were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were as a flame
of fire; and His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a
furnace; and His voice as the sound of many waters...and out of His
mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and His countenance was as the
sun shining in His strength.
Here John,
not in a vision, but for real, is worshiping and he sees Jesus.
Jesus tells John that He will give John visions and that John must
write them down. John falls at Jesus' feet, as dead, and Jesus
touches him with His right hand and says Fear not; I AM the
first and the last: I AM He that lives, and was dead; and behold, I
AM alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
John writes
about the power of the seven Spirits which come from God:
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The
Spirit of the Lord,
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The
Spirit of Wisdom,
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and
Understanding,
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the
Spirit of Counsel,
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and
Might,
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the
Spirit of Knowledge,
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and of
the Fear of the Lord.
Receive that
anointing right now, the same anointing that Jesus received. That's
why we are so blessed when we read REVELATION; John received this
anointing because Jesus touched him!
Now he tells
us what Jesus did:
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He is a
faithful witness,
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He is
the first begotten of the dead (the first of many),
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and the
Prince of the kings (us) of the earth. He cannot be King in Heaven
because His Father is the King but when He comes to Earth to reign
for 1000 years, He is King.
He loved us so much that He washed us from our sins in His own
blood.
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AND HAS
MADE US KINGS AND PRIESTS UNTO GOD AND HIS FATHER; TO HIM BE GLORY
AND DOMINION FOR EVER AND EVER. AMEN.
Now John
tells us that JESUS is coming back with clouds; and every eye
shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him, and all kindreds of
the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen." Jesus said
"I AM THE ALPHA AND OMEGA THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING...which
is, and which was, and which is to come, THE ALMIGHTY. John
tells us that he has suffered very much and is still suffering but is
patient. He is exiled to the Isle of Patmos.
Before we
see Jesus as the King and the Priest of the
Most High God, I want you to see Him before
the seven churches that he speaks to John about. Although we have
heard that the Laodicean church is where were are, from what I have
seen, all the churches are where were are:
JESUS:
1.
Holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of
the seven golden candlesticks: the seven stars are the angels of
the seven churches and the seven candlesticks are the seven
churches. He is in charge, always remember that. You are not the
shepherd of the church, Jesus is.
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He
is the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive.
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He
has the sharp sword with two edges. He is the Word.
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He
is the Son of God, whose eyes are like a flame of fire, and his feet
are like fine brass.
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He
has the seven Spirits of God, see above, and the seven stars; He
has the power to blot out your name out to the book of Life; He has
the power to confess your name before His Father, and before His
angels.
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He
is Holy, He is true, He that has the key of David; He opens and no
man can shut; and shuts and no man can open.
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He
is the Amen. He is faithful and He is a true witness; the beginning
of the creation of God.
Ephesus:
the backslidden church; persistent in service, strong in discipline,
but with love growing cold.
Smyrna:
the poor but truly rich church, facing a period of persecution.
Pergamos:
the church of evil surroundings, steadfast, but infected with
heresy.
Thyatira:
the church of good works but harbouring a false prophetess.
Sardis:
the dying church
Philadelphia:
the weak, but faithful church
Laodicea:
the lukewarm, self-satisfied church,boasting of her wealth while
poor and miserable and blind.
I have been
learning Revelation that He has made us KINGS and PRIESTS unto
God and His Father;..."
Kings:
Dr. Monroe's notes I took on THE KING, Jesus, are totally
in context with words that are from the Word of God. But in order
to understand the King, we need to put down about giving, or the
gift to the King. There is a principal of giving to a King...
In Matthew 4:17 Jesus said: Repent, the Kingdom of
Heaven is near. Jesus, is now here to restore US to rule as
salt upon this earth. Kingdom of God is not a religion.
Jesus Christ is not a Prime Minister,or a mayor. Jesus is a King. He
is not voted in or even nominated. Angels announced that the King
was born. Herod knew from the three Magi that a King is born.
Prime Ministers are not born, they are elected. You do not vote a
King in, I repeat, He is Unique. In John 18:37, Pilate said
to Him Are you a King then? Jesus answered "You say
that I am a King. To this end was I born, that I should bear witness
unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice."
A King
always displays His wealth. His wealth displays His Glory. Here
Jesus comes to the Earth, the Sun, the Moon, the people, the plants,
the animals, the fish that shows the Glory of His wealth because He
made it all. The King's reputation is very important. When a king
is poor, he is a useless King. Our King, of course, is King of the
worlds He created, the Universe. He indeed made the Heaven in which
He dwells. The earth is the Lord's and they that dwell in it.
It is a rule
that a King's glory is to out-give another King. A King owns a
country, its wealth and the entire country is Crown land, owned by
the King. EVERYTHING is God's. We do not own the cattle, oil, gold,
as we are only stewards of it. God can shift the wealth of one
country to another: He took it from Egypt and gave it to Israel.
We, actually, are here to manage what God is giving us. Since He
owns everything, God has the right to tell you to give it to whomever
He chooses. If you withhold, He will take it. If you give you must
be aware you do not own anything which actually makes Him give you more.
He wants His 10% automatically and if you mismanage the 90% He'll
even take that.
There is a
Royal protocol. A gift always is given when the Queen comes to
Canada. The Queen then gives a greater gift. A gift must be given
to a King and what that means is that you acknowledge everything you
have is His. Exodus 34.20:
No one
should appear before Him empty. When you give to a King you are to
take the best gift, not a poor one. A GIFT REVEALS YOUR VALUE OF THE
KING. Worship demands a gift. Wise men, the local kings of the East,
came bearing frankincense, gold and myrrh when Jesus, the King was
born. A King will visit another King to make them
ashamed--competition. They have wealth as their glory. Let's read
about Solomon and the Queen of Sheba of 1King 10:: When
the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name
of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions. And she came
to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices,
and very much gold and precious stones; and when she was come to
Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. And
Solomon told her all her questions; there was not any thing hid from
the king, which he told her not. And when the queen of Sheba had
seen all Solomon's wisdom and the house that he had built, and the
meat on his table and the sitting of his servants and the attendance
of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cup bearers, and his
ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no
more spirit in her. ..the half was not told me: your wisdom and
prosperity exceeds the fame which I heard... And King Solomon gave
unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked beside
that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty.
Dr. Monroe
says that Solomon gave Queen of Sheba seven times more than what she
brought to him. Never go empty handed to a King. The King challenges
you to give to Him because when you give He must give more to you
because the King must out-do you--pressed down, shaken together
shall men give to your bosom (because
of the King's direction). When you give to a King, He is obligated
to give you more than you give. I pray you will see now what it
means to be King Jesus. I did not want you to see the gift. I
wanted you to see the King but I needed to understand the King first,
by the gift.
Priests:
I received a
little booklet called JESUS CHRIST OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST by Morris
Cerullo about 20 years ago, if not longer. It was such an eye
opener! From Hebrews and from the revelations of Morris Cerullo,
whom the Lord Jesus sent us to, I want you to see your priesthood in
Jesus. I want you to see this Jesus from Revelation 1 that
He is a King and a High Priest and He has made us to be kings and
priests before Him. Hebrews 4:14 Seeing then that
we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens Jesus,
the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. You can only
understand what it is to be a priest unto God if you understand who
Jesus is as the Great High Priest. When God, through Moses,
instituted the office of the priesthood to Israel, redemption,
forgiveness of sins and atonement came through the sacrifices. Jesus
came to fulfill the religious ceremonies or laws of the Jewish people
or the priesthood.
He Had to be
a Human Being. An angel could not be a priest. Hebrews 5:1a For
every priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things
pertaining to God...John 1:1,3,14a In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God...All
things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that
was made... And the Word was made FLESH, and dwelt among us. For
unto us a child is born and unto us a SON is GIVEN; Jesus Christ
the same, yesterday, today and forever.
He must
offer sacrifices. Hebrews 5:1 For every high priest taken
from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that
he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. Also Isaiah
53:1, 5,6: Who has believed our report? and to whom is the arm
of the Lord revealed?...He was wounded for our transgressions, He was
bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon
Him; and with His stripes we are HEALED. All we like sheep have gone
astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has
laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
He had to
have compassion. If he was a cold-hearted individual, indifferent to
the needs of the people, he could not become the high priest. No
room at the top for a professional, a career man--that one cannot be
a High Priest. He had to be emotional, because he had to intercede
on behalf of others. Hebrews 4:14-16 Seeing then that we
have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus, the
Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an
high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet
without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Compassion
comes this way: when we hear of a need, compassion begins to flow
out of our life and spirit; when we see someone afflicted in mind and
body, we have a greater awareness of their need and compassion flows
to them; the fear, the anxiety, the pain of cancer, arthritis,
tumor; he feels broken hearts over family troubles; He feels the
travail of a family falling apart. Jesus feels it in His own body.
HE FEELS WHAT WE FEEL. AT THE MOMENT YOU PRESENT YOUR NEED, HE FEELS
WHAT WE FEEL!
How then do
we become priests on behalf of others: We present to Jesus our
prayers on behalf of those we know by a word of knowledge FROM HIM
(Jesus, in us, the HOPE OF GLORY). Yes, we have a mind of Christ in
us; the compassion of Jesus then flows through us. It is a THRONE OF
GRACE. GRACE DOES NOT SEE REPENTED SIN. THE SIN IS FORGOTTEN AND
FORGIVEN.
The calling
of a High Priest is by God. With the Israelites it was Aaron through
Moses: Exodus 28:1 And take unto you Aaron your brother,
and his sons with him, from the children of Israel, that he may
minister unto Me in the priest's office. A man cannot say, I
am going to be a priest today. Jesus as to call him I
have chosen you, you did not choose me. It is a divine call of
God. What do you suppose took Jesus through His Gethsemanes? As
sweat of blood poured out of Him, knowing what is ahead of Him and
that His disciples would forsake Him; that Peter could curse, swear
and deny Him; carrying the greatest load borne of mortal man, your
sin, my sin, the sin of the whole world... to whosoever will accept
Him. It was the call of God, the Father that brought Him through
this. Jesus did not anoint Himself for the task: Hebrews 5:5
So also Christ glorified not Himself to be made an high priest;
but He that said to Him You are my Son, today have I begotten you.
God said My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge...(Hosea 4:6)
Jesus, the
High Priest, is after the order of Melchisedec -- the King of
Righteousness, and His Kingdom was Peace. Melchisedec was not only a
priest but He was a King. You must present a gift to a King. Your
best. Here was a priesthood even higher than Aaron who was not a
king. Hebrews 7:16 ...but after the power of an endless
life.
Jesus
lays claim to both the office of the priest and king. He has
already torn the veil in the Holy of Holies in two and entered in as
an intercessor and one day the trumpet will sound and Heaven will
split in two and OUR KING IS COMING!
You can be a
born-again child of God, yet be living far below your power and
privilege simply because you have not allowed the light of God's Word
to shine into your heart with its brightness. Jesus is a High Priest
after the order of Melchisedec: the KING! Hebrews 7:
...Melchisedec... who met Abraham...To whom also Abraham gave a
tenth part of all; ...King of Righteousness, and after that also King
of Salem, which is King of Peace;... This High Priest and soon
coming King, the Resurrection and the Life, the Alpha and the Omega,
the beginning and the End, THE WORD, has an unchangeable priesthood.
Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come
unto God by Him, seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them."
Hebrews 7: 22-25
The power of
the authority of Jesus is transferable to your life by the power of
the Holy Spirit, and that is why Paul said: Romans 8:10,11 And
if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit
is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him that
raised Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ
from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit
that swells in you. We are then clothed in righteousness, His
righteousness (which made me receive the JOY OF THE LORD so much that
I could not stop laughing in great gusto for days and days and days)
and peace. This gives US the priestly garments to enter into the
Holy of Holies, to make our petitions and requests to God, our
Father.
You have
enough just to keep yourself spiritually alive. You are constantly
battling with the works of the flesh which are manifest.
These are:...Galatians 5:19-21: ...Adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envying, murders,
drunkenness, revelings, and such like... they which do such things
shall NOT inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the
Spirit (in you) is ...love, joy, peace, long-suffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there
is no law (Galations 5:22,23). This is the Kingdom of
God and you are in it when you receive Jesus as your Saviour and
have to power to live in His Kingdom if you receive that baptism of
the Holy Spirit, with the evidence of speaking in tongues. There are
so many that are not pursuing the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
I pray they would.
FAITH IS
TRUTH, BUT FAITH IS AN ACT: Declare to Jesus your intentions to
enter into the Holy of Holies because of His blood. You will begin
to see, from the wilderness to the promised land, the obstacles
blocking your path. You are not fighting your battle alone. You
have a High Priest and a King. We are now seeing the wall fall down!
The whole of
Revelation is about Jesus, How He was, how He is and how He
will be and EVERYTHING He does. This is all Prophecy because all
truth is prophetic:
1
Corinthians 2:9-10 As it is written, Eye has not seen, nor
ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things
which God has prepared for them that love Him. But God has revealed
them unto us by His Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, yea,
the deep things of God. Verse 12 says Now we have
received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of
God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of
God. John 16:13 tell us Howbeit when He, the Spirit of
truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not
speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He
speak: and He will show you things to come.
Revelation:
4-5: We entered into the Throne Room of God and witnessed the
Beginning of the END TIME as a book with 7 mysterious seals
was opened by Jesus (chapters 6-7):
Seal
Reference 1: Rider on a white horse - False christs.
Seal
Reference 2: Rider on a red horse - War
Seal
Reference 3: Rider on a black horse - Famine/pestilence
Seal
Reference 4: Rider on a pale horse - Death
Seal
Reference 5: Altar with souls - cry of the martyred
Seal
Reference 6: Signs in Heaven/Earth - great day of the Lord is at
hand.
Seal
Reference 7: The Seven Trumpets
Trumpet
1: Hail and fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast upon
the earth and the third part of trees was burnt up and all green
grass was burnt up (Revelation 8:7);
Trumpet
2: Great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the
third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of creatures
which were in the sea and had life, died; and the third part of the
ships were destroyed (Revelation 8:8-9) (most probably the
one of the two asteroids or an erupting powerful volcano). Zephaniah
1:2-3 had prophesied I will utterly consume all things from
off the land, saith the Lord. I will consume man and beast; I will
consume the fowls of the heaven and the fishes of the sea, and the
stumbling blocks with the wicked, and will cut off man from off the
land, saith the Lord.
Trumpet
3: And there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it
were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and the
fountains of waters;...and the third part of the waters became
wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made
bitter (Revelation 8:10-11).
Trumpet
4: And the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third
part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third
part of them was darkened, and the day shone not a third part of it,
and the night likewise. (Revelation 8:12).
Trumpet
5: A plague of demon locusts, a plague of demonic horsemen to
hurt, but not to kill, all those that do not have the seal of the
Holy Spirit on them but not hurt or destroy grass or trees, only
torment for five months wicked humanity. (Revelation 9:5).
First woe (great
distress and sorrow).
Trumpet
6. Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river
Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for
an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third
part of men. And the number of the army of the horsemen were
200,000,000 (Revelation 9:13-19).
During the 6
trumpet judgments, God has been pleading with men upon the earth,
giving them additional opportunities to repent and be saved from His
wrath that is yet to come. Even though the wicked know that God has
brought these judgments to call them to repentance, they still harden
their hearts and refuse to repent "yet repented not of the
works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols
of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood; which neither
can see, nor hear, nor walk: Neither repented they of their murders
(abortions), nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of
their thefts (Revelation 9:20-21). In these closing days
of time, a line is drawn and the wicked will be forever separated
from the righteous. We were born sinners because of Adam's sin.
There will be no further opportunities given for repentance. Instead
of receiving mercy, the wicked will receive the fury of God's wrath.
That is why we are warning people!
We weep and
mourn for sinners who face an eternity without God, a separation from
God, total darkness, worms eating flesh in hot fire, without water to
soothe parched lips, total hell but totally aware why you are there,
because the provision made by our loving Father, of His Son, Jesus,
was totally ignored.
Trumpet
7. A conclusion to the purpose and plan of God; THE
KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD ARE BECOME THE KINGDOMS OF OUR LORD, AND OF
HIS CHRIST; AND HE SHALL REIGN FOR EVER AND EVER... AND THE NATIONS
WERE ANGRY, AND YOUR WRATH IS COME, AND THE TIME OF THE DEAD, THAT
THEY SHOULD BE JUDGED, AND THAT YOU SHOULD GIVE REWARD UNTO YOUR
SERVANTS, THE PROPHETS, AND TO THE SAINTS, AND THEM THAT FEAR YOUR
NAME, SMALL AND GREAT; AND SHOULD DESTROY THEM THAT DESTROY THE
EARTH. AND THE TEMPLE OF GOD WAS OPENED IN HEAVEN, AND THERE WERE
SEEN IN HIS TEMPLE THE ART OF HIS TESTAMENT; AND THERE WERE
LIGHTNINGS, AND VOICES, AND THUNDERINGS, AND AN EARTHQUAKE, AND GREAT
HAIL. (Revelation 11:15-19).
We
encourage you, in view of this learning, to live every day with a
sense of expectancy, preparing yourself and others for that day when
you will see Jesus Christ (the Last Trump) returning in the cloud:
Seeing then that all these things will be dissolved, what manner of
persons ought you 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?
Nevertheless,
we, according to His promise, look for new Heavens and a new Earth,
wherein dwells righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that you
look for such things, be diligent that you may be found of Him in
Peace, without spot and blameless (2 Peter 3:11-1) which
says read the chapter. Seeing then that all these things
shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in all
holy conversation and godliness. 1 Corinthians 2:14 But
the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God; for
they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they
are spiritually discerned. John received the Revelation of Jesus
Christ, which God gave unto him. You will notice divine
revelation comes in the darkest of times:
It was in
exile that Jacob saw God at Bethel (Genesis 35:1)
It was in
exile that Moses met God at the burning bush (Exodus 3:1-2)
Elijah heard
the voice of God (1Kings 19 3-9)
Ezekiel saw
the glory of the Lord (Ezekiel 1:3)
Daniel saw
his vision of God (Daniel 7-9)
Morris
Cerullo saw God in Heaven at age 16
Nelson saw
his vision of Jesus in victory over the devil (1974);
Ele saw her
vision of Jesus, at age 3; the whole sky filled with His glory. Her
mother was dying but when Ele knelt down to pray to God, she saw
Jesus, who filled the whole sky, and later she remembered
the government shall be upon His shoulders a
prophecy
from Isaiah. In other words, He is a Big God and can handle
anything with His creation. You can add your name here when during
exile (the hard, brutal, desperate times, lonely times in your life)
you saw God. My mother came home after having an operation and
brought home twins, a boy and a girl.
The
testimony of Jesus is the spirit of Prophecy: Last weekend we
met as a group of Christians and the Holy Spirit came in prophetic
and it was so wonderful in the Holy Spirit, the anointing as Jesus
Himself ministering to us. He is restoring His Kingdom in us with
words of knowledge, or prophecy, or healing, or any of the gifts as
signs and wonders of His ministry in and through us. When He came
we heard a Revealed Word. Someone came that was racist. But God
revealed that He anoints with an anointing of LOVE because each of us
have five colours in us which I stated previously: red, white,
yellow, black and brown. I saw this person ministering to ALL the
colours because God anointed this person with LOVE to be a priest and
a king to the nations. As an aside, Josepheus, the historian, wrote
that Adam was red; I have not looked indepth at that in the Bible.
These are the blessing of reading Revelation:
Sevenfold
Blessing:
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A
blessing on those who read, hear and keep those things written in
the Book of Revelation.
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A
blessing on those who die in the Lord.
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A
blessing upon those who are spiritually diligent in keeping
themselves from sin.
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A
blessing on those who partake of the marriage supper of the lamb.
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Blessed
are those who are part of the first resurrection of the righteous
Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection;
on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of
God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a 1000 years.
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Blessed
are those who keep the words of this prophecy--who hold fast these
truths and warnings.
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Blessed
are those who do His commandments--those who conform their lives to
His Word.
The
Churches, that John is writing to in the Holy Spirit, are not only
comforted, strengthened, and encouraged as they go through severe
persecution, but John writes to reveal the great final victory God
has planned for us, to prepare us for Christ's coming and to
strengthen believers down through the centuries. The message,
warnings, and admonitions are meant for the entire Church throughout
the centuries. The major theme of Revelation is Christ's
victory and that of His Church, over Satan, from the moment on the
Cross to the Last Judgment.
Jesus is
revealed as the Victor and Conqueror over death, hell, the
Antichrist, the false prophet, and over all those who worship the
Antichrist. Overcoming Church is described victorious as "by
the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony."
The Church rules and reigns with Christ upon the earth for a thousand
years. At first John sees a Great High Priest. At the end of
Revelation, John sees the King of kings and the Lord of lords.
Glory!
Chapter
10.
Read
the chapter. ...Another
mighty angel comes down from heaven, clothed with a coud: ...a
rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and
his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book
open:...his right foot upon the sea, ...his left foot on the earth,
...a loud voice...as a lion roared..seven thunders...utter their
voices...Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and
write them not....that there should be time no longer. Did
you notice that there are still mysteries that have not been
revealed? Daniel's book was one such mystery but now the mystery has
been opened and most of us can understand Daniel. So it is again now
unless someone has already heard what thunders are saying.
The
angel told John to eat the little book...and
it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my
belly was bitter. And he said unto me, You must prophesy again
before many peoples and nations, and tongues, and kings.
Chapter
11.
Read
the chapter. This is still the seventh Trumpet: This is the second
woe (great
distress and sorrow).So for three and a half years the Gentiles (not
Christians) shall take over the Temple area during the Great
Tribulation when the Antichrist shall set Himself up as God. During
this time two witnesses (many think are the same that visited Jesus
on the Mountain where Jesus was transfigured, Moses and Elijah
because neither of them died but were translated into heaven) and
these shall prophesy.
...If any man will hurt them, fire proceeds out of their mouth, and
devours their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this
manner be killed. These have the power to shut heaven, that it rain
not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn
them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as
they will...the beast that ascended out of the bottomless pit shall
make war against them, and shall overcome the, and kill them. And
their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which
spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was
crucified (JERUSALEM).
For three and a half days their bodies shall be seen by every nation
of the world and shall lay on the street and not be put into graves.
The world will be celebrating that these two prophets are dead
because they tormented them with their prophecies. And
after three and a half
days
the Spirit of
life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and
great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great
voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they
ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
Jesus went
up the same way 500 days after His resurrection.
There was a great earthquake, destroying 10% of the city
and 7,000 people died.
The
third woe:
God's wrath and the time of the dead, that they should be judged,
but God will give reward to His servants the prophets, and to the
saints, and to them that fear His Name, small and great; and God
shall destroy them which destroy the earth. And
the Temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His
Temple the Ark of His testament: and there were lightnings, and
voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Chapter
12.
Read
the chapter. Israel described as a woman who gave 12 tribes,
giving birth to a child (Jesus).
There also appeared a dragon (called the devil in Genesis
3)
also having tribes or governments. This dragon took with him a third
part of the angels of heaven and cast them to earth which became
rebellious demons, The dragon tried to kill the child, Jesus from
the moment He was born. And
she (Israel)
brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of
iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to His throne.
Jesus, after He was resurrected, went to heaven for
a short time (approximately
2,000 years). The 12 tribes of Israel were dispersed all over the
nations. The dragon fought with Michael and his angels and through
him out of heaven. Satan,
which deceived the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and
his angels were cast out with him...And they overcame him by the
blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved
not their lives unto the death...
And
when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted
the woman (Israel)
which brought forth the man child.
The
dragon was very angry with Israel, and went to war with the remnant
of her seed (the Christians) which keep the commandments of God, and
have the testimony of Jesus Christ. (See
Newsletter/April
Newsletter on
who can keep the commandments: only those born-again in Jesus.
Chapter
13.
Read the chapter. We see the rulership of the Dragon
here with 7 major rulers 10 lesser ones as he blasphemes himself on
the scene with his power, and his seat, and great authority. One of
them is wounded to death; healed, and the world worshipped him
because the dragon now entered into him just like Judas did against
Jesus. He rules for three and a half years and during this time he
blasphemes God and His Name, and His tabernacle, and also them that
dwell in heaven. He warred against the Christians and to overcome
them where Christians thought they would never go under the thumb of
the devil, during this Great Tribulation, Christians will be in war;
and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues and nations BY
GOD.
But, those, whose names were not written in the book of
life of the Lamb (Jesus) slain from the foundation of the world,
worshipped the dragon.
Another
devil showed up, who helped the first one to be worshipped whose
deadly wound was healed. This one works with signs of fire coming
down from heaven on earth in the sight of men, and deceived them that
dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power
to do in the sight of the dragon; and he promotes an image or an idol
of the first dragon or antichrist. Whoever did not worship this
talking idol, would be killed. And
he caused all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond,
to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And
that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name
of the beast, or the number of his name. This
is an economic number. Everything is shut down for the saints: no
food buys, no shelter buys, no transportation buys, nothing. This
number is the number of a man 666.
Chapter
14.
Read the chapter. Jesus as the Passover Lamb now stands
with 144,000 young virgin Jewish men on Mount Zion who have been
saved and have the Father's name (JEHOVAH) written on their
foreheads. There was great noise in heaven and only the 144,000 from
the 12 tribes of Israel could sing that song. The followed Jesus
wherever he went. They were redeemed from the earth, not heaven, and
in their mouth was found no guile (no sly or cunning intelligence),
without fault before the Throne.
And
I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the
everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on earth, and to
every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud
voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His
judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and
the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Babylon
is fallen, another angel said.
If
any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his
forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the
wrath of God, which is poured without mixture into the cup of his
indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the
presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb: ...and
they have no rest day nor night, who worship the breast and his
image, and whosoever receives the make of his name.
There
will be millions of Christians beheaded and killed because of the
economic number, 666.
I emphasize this because there will be a great falling away because
of the deceit that Christians do not suffer but everything is all
okay and awright! And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me,
Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth:
Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and
their works do follow them.
The
first harvest, the saints:
Then
Jesus, the Son of Man, with a golden crown, with a sharp sickle
listens to another angel who says Thrust
in your sickle, and reap: for the time is come for you to reap: for
the harvest of the earth is ripe.
He reaped the saints.
The
second harvest, the sinners:
And
another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and
cried with a loud cry to Him that had the sharp sickle saying Thrust
in your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the
earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. And the angel thrust in his
sickle into the great winepress of the wrath of God...and blood came
out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a
1600 furlongs. Who
knows how much space that is?
Chapter
15
Read the chapter. Two separate visions:
-
The seven angels with the plagues: seven golden vials
full of the wrath of God
-
The sea of glass mingled with fire; and them that had
gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his
mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass,
having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the
servant of God, and the song of the Lamb (both deliverers, one
delivered the children of Israel and the other delivered the whole
world; whosoever will believe in Him), saying, Great and marvellous
are your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are your ways; you
are King of saints.
Verse
2. And the first
(angel) went,
and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and
grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon
them that worshipped his image.
Verse 3.
And the second
angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of
a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
Verse
4. And
the third angel
poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they
became blood. Without
water, you are pretty well dead. But the angel of the waters said
You are righteous, O Lord, which are, and was, and shall
be, because you have judged thus.
Think of it, offering His Only Son to die for you and you refuse?
For they have shed the
blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink;
for thy are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even
so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.
Verse
8. And the
fourth angel
poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to
scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and
blasphemed the name of God, which has power over these plagues; and
they repented not to give Him glory.
Verse
10. And
the fifth
angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom
was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, and
blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores,
and repented not of their deeds.
Verse
12. And the sixth
angel poured out his vial upon the great rive Euphrates; and the
water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east
might be prepared. Did
you know that China can have an army of 200,000,000 strong now (they
did not want baby girls)? ... Three
unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon and
out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false
prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which
go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to
gather them to the battle of that great day of God
Almighty. ..ARMAGEDDON. This is not the third world war. This is
Armageddon!
Verse
17. And the
seventh
angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice
out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying IT
IS DONE. And there were
voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great
earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty
an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into
three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon
came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine
of the fierceness of His wrath. And every island fled away, and the
mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out
of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men
blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague
thereof was exceeding great.
Chapter
17.
Read the chapter. Jesus describes the city of the
antichrist...Mystery Babylon, the great, the mother of harlots and
abominations of the earth.
...drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the
blood of the martyrs fo Jesus: ...The beast that you saw was, and is
not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into
perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names
were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the
world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Read how the rulers and kings of the antichrist are set up. The
ten kings for instance will have power with the antichrist for one
hour. These shall war with Jesus, the Lamb, and the Lamb shall
overcome them: for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they
that are with Him are called, and chosen and faithful....
Chapter
18.
Read the chapter. When we were in Lebanon, Beirut was
in ashes; woe, woe, woe is what I felt; when Iraq was invaded and
all the palaces and gardens burnt, I felt the same woe, woe, woe;
New York is described with the merchandise of gold, silver,
precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk,
and scarlet and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and
all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and
marble...it's a perfect description of Babylon; then we take a
look at Berlin, at Tokyo, at Melbourne, Shanghai, but somehow it
does not fit. In one hour so great riches is come to nought. And
every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as
many as trade by sea, stood afar off. And cried when they saw the
smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing,
saying Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that
had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! For in one hour is
she made desolate. The system of the world, including every city of
the Universe, is so corrupt that only Jesus Christ can come back
and set is straight. Vengeance in one hour. In her was found
the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon
the earth.
Chapter
19.
Read the chapter. And here He comes: And I saw
heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He
that sat upon him was called Faithful and True,
and in righteousness He does judge and make war. His eyes were as a
flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns, and He had a name
written, that no man knew, but He Himself. And He was clothed with a
vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God.
And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of His mouth goes a
sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall
rule them with a rod of iron: and He treads the winepress of the
fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. No longer is He the
meek and kind Jesus, now He is KING JESUS, the Supreme Ruler of the
Universe.
And
He has on His vesture and on His thigh a Name written, KING OF KINGS,
AND LORD OF LORDS. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he
cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the
midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper
of the great God...eat of the flesh of kings, and the flesh of mighty
men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the
flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and
their armies, gathered together to make war against Him that sat on
the horse, and against His army. It's like putting a match
stick in the fire; what chance do you think the wicked had to destroy
the King of the Universe. None.
And
the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought
miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received
the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These
both were cast alive into a lake of fire, burning with brimstone.
And the remnant were slain with the sword of Him that sat upon the
horse, which sword proceeded out of His mouth: and all the fowls were
filled with their flesh.
Chapter
20.
Read the chapter. An angel comes down from heaven and
chains up the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and
Satan, and bound him a thousand years. This is going to happen very,
very soon because Jesus is coming back very soon.
Judgment.: And I saw thrones, and they sat
upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw souls of them
that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, (this is during
the Great Tribulation) and for the word of God, and which had
not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received
his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and
reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived
not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first
resurrection...the second death has no power, but they shall be
priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand
years.
Satan will be loosed again after a thousand years to go
out an deceive all the nations and the final battle will be
as Armageddon and the beast and the false prophet shall be in the
lake of fire and brimstone and shall be tormented day and night for
ever and ever.
The
White Throne Judgment:
Jesus sitting on the throne and heaven and earth has
disappeared. The dead, small, great, stand before God; books were
opened: another Book of Life was opened also.The dead were judged
according to their works. They came out of the sea, death and hell
delivered up the dead and these were judged according to their works.
Death and hell was 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.
Chapter
21.
Read the chapter. A new Heaven and a New Earth! Glory
be to God! No more Sea. A Holy City (my mansion in the sky) the New
Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband.
Behold
the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and
they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be
their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and
there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, no crying, neither
shall there be any more paon: for the former things are passed away.
And He
that sat upon the Throne said:
Behold, I make all things New...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 overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will
be his God, and he shall be m son.
But
the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers and
whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have
their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is
the second death.
John
sees the New Jerusalem
coming down from Heaven in a Vision: Having
the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious,
even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal..wall great and
high...twelve gates...twelve angels, and names written thereon...12
tribes of the children of Israel: (these
gates are positioned exactly as around the tabernacle in the
wilderness: east 3 gates, north 3 gates, south 3 gates, and west 3
gates.) ...wall...had
twelve foundations and in them the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
(The size was
approximately in our measurements 1500 miles by wide 1500 miles
high and you will hardly look like a speck beside it).
And
the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure
gold, like unto clear glass...foundations...precious stones.
The
first foundation: Jasper
The
second foundation: Sapphire
The
third foundation: Chalcedony
The
fourth foundation: Emerald
The
fifth foundation: Sardonyx
The
sixth foundation: Sardius
The
seventh foundation: Chrysolyte
The
eighth foundation: Beryl
The
ninth foundation: Topas
The
tenth foundation: Chrysoprasus
The
eleventh foundation: Jacinth
The
twelfth foundation: Amethyst
The
twelve gates: 12 Pearls
Street
of the city: Pure Gold
The
Temple: The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Chapter
22.
Read the chapter. Out of the street of the city came
pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the
throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it,
and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, (as
was in the Garden of Eden) which bare twelve manner of
fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree
were for the healing of the nations.
And
there shall be no more curse but the throne of God and of the Lamb
shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him. No night there
...neither light of the sun...God gives them light: and they shall
reign for ever and ever...
And
I John SAW these things...worship God....
I
Jesus...I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and
morning star.
Come,
Come, Come, Lord Jesus.
The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
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