Revelation Chapter 14 VERSE 4 continued “These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being first fruits to God and to the Lamb.” In our previous post we learned just who these “women” were, but now the question is asked: At what point does this defilement begin? It occurs after the Lord’s people find themselves in such…
Revelation Chapter 14 VERSE 3 “They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth.” Only the 144,000 will ever sing this “new song” in recognition that they have indeed been numbered among the very elect. To learn the truth (the Divine Plan) and to be proficient in explaining it to others…
Revelation Chapter 14 VERSE 2 continued “And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps.” Some question: Since the harp represents the Word of God in Scripture, wouldn’t the “voice” of Verse 2 represent the Church singing on this side of the veil? And how can the saints be pictured as possessing harps in heaven? But it is replied,…
Revelation Chapter 14 Verses 1-5 as explained by Brother Shallieu in his commentary, The Keys of Revelation VERSE 1 “Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads.” As was alluded to in our first segment: “The first five verses of this chapter should more properly be suffixed as a climax to Chapter 13, which relates (Rev 13:15) to the death of…