THE SECOND SEAL Revelation Chapter 6 VERSE 3 “When He (the Lord) opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” I HEARD THE SECOND LIVING CREATURE: The four living ones or creatures mentioned here in the first four seals represent the four attributes of God, as are numbered in Rev 4:7: LION (Power) CALF (Justice) MAN (Love) EAGLE (Wisdom) The opinions of brethren differ on the first two. It seems most convincing, however, that…
The Second Church: was Smyrna: meaning “bitter” and is most appropriate in light of the persecutions which characterized the era. An Important Preface to the Smyrna Period “Brethren are not all historians, and the histories of the periods which cover the Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, and Sardis Churches, Seals, and Trumpets are particularly not well known except to historians who have made a point of studying them. A knowledge of this history is, however, imperative to an understanding of the symbols…
Revelation Chapter 8 VERSE 2 “And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.” Here again is one of those re-focus markers which John uses so effectively viz. AND I SAW. Had those who provided chapters and verses recognized this, Chapter 8 would have begun with Verse 2 as it should. The words, AND I SAW in Verse 2 carry us back to the beginning of the age (to the first church)—now…
THE FIRST SEAL continued. As further evidence that although the first church possessed the white horse (the pure doctrine of Christ) in its possession, nevertheless those who were soon to be riding (controlling and directing) this doctrine were already aspiring to do so. “The apostle Paul declares that; The Mystery of Iniquity (“Mystic Babylon“) was already beginning to work amongst the Lord’s people IN HIS DAY; but the working was evidently but slight until after the death of Paul and…
THE FIRST SEAL Revelation Chapter 6 VERSE 1 and 2 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see. And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” The traditional view held by the majority in the nominal…
The Seven angels of the Seven Churches The first Church: was Ephesus: meaning “First” or “desirable” this period covered the time in which the apostles lived beginning at Pentecost 33 A.D. to about 100 A.D. “The angel of this Church is the Apostle Paul who wrote the greater part of the New Testament —ALL in the form of letters to the various churches and to the Hebrews as a group. Texts like 2 Cor 11:28 and Acts 9:15 demonstrate his…
The History of the Gospel Age Church The importance of history cannot be overestimated most especially as it pertains to the history of the Gospel age church. Unfortunately, the vast majority of professed Christians have little or no knowledge of church history. They may know something about the early days of the church its founding by the Lord and the apostles and its progress up until about the time of the fall of Jerusalem, but beyond that it all becomes…
Zechariah’s Vision The foregoing vision given Zechariah confirms what we were discussing in our previous post concerning the divine channels chosen to dispense the truth to the household of faith. In the narrative found in (Zech 4:1-14), Zechariah was given another vision by the angel of the Lord, and the angel (messenger) asked him, “What do you see?” Zechariah answered saying, “I am looking, and there is a lamp-stand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and…
Revelation Chapter 17 VERSE 17 “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.” FOR GOD HAS PUT IT IN THEIR HEARTS: Somehow God will so arrange matters that the desires of men will be so strong toward this confederacy that it will be easy of accomplishment. TO EXECUTE HIS PURPOSE (MIND) –(See Psa 76:10 KJV) God’s…
Revelation Chapter 17 VERSE 15 “Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.” THEN HE SAID TO ME: From here to the end of the chapter we again have evidence of the angel’s commission toward us. He is saying, “Here are the symbolic tools for interpretation. I can’t give you the answers directly, but I’ve given you all you need.” THE WATERS WHICH YOU SAW WHERE THE HARLOT…