“That the antitype of the Jubilee did not in any sense begin (i.e., take place) when the Israelite’s ceased to observe (the last typical event) is evident; hence it must be that the grand cycle began to count then, even though Israel and all the world are completely ignorant of the fact, and of the great antitypical Jubilee by which it will be terminated. We are not to look for the great Jubilee of Jubilees to begin after this cycle,…
“It is important to note that the Jubilee applied NOT to Israel’s priesthood (typical of the Gospel Church), but to the others only; for the priesthood was given no possessions (no inheritance in the earth, whether of property or family), and hence could neither lose any nor have any restored. The Jubilee was for all the people except the priestly tribe, and hence typifies, not those blessings which are to come to the Church, the “Royal Priesthood,” but the restitution…
Israel’s Jubilee Year “The year of Jubilee was a Sabbath of rest and refreshing, both to the people and to the land, which God gave them. It was the chief of a series of Sabbaths or rests. They had a Sabbath DAY every seventh day; and once every year (following Passover) these typical Sabbath days reached a climax–i.e., a cycle of seven of these Sabbaths, thus marking a period of forty-nine days (7 x 7 = 49), was followed by…
“For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished (until everything prophesied to take place has reached its fulfillment).” (Matt 5:18) “It is only when we recognize the typical character of God’s dealings with Israel that we can rightly appreciate the wonderful history of that people, or understand why their history, in preference to that of all…
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…
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.” AND THEY SANG A NEW SONG: Just as the prophecies (of the Old Testament, symbolized by the twenty-four elders, Rev 5:8, 9) could sing a “new song” when, at the first advent, the Lamb had fulfilled an…
In our previous study we were examining Chapter 13 of Revelation, however in truth we had not in reality completed our study of this chapter, we merely finished the chapter according to how it is commonly ended at Verse 18 in our bibles. Chapter 13 does not end at Verse 18, but closes at the end of Verse 5 of Chapter 14. See the first part of Chapter 14 the bottom half, for a more thorough explanation of why. Revelation…