Revelation Chapter 8 The Seventh Seal VERSE 1 continued “When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.” “The lesson is that down here at the end of the Gospel Age, between the completion of the sacrifice of the last members of the elect body of The Christ and the future Time of Trouble, there will be a jubilation period in heaven above concurrent with a momentary void in the lives of those…
Revelation Chapter 8 The Seventh Seal VERSE 1 continued “When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.” “With the opening of the previous six seals, John witnessed startling events, but when the seventh seal is broken—the last and the most significant of a series because the others led up to it— What happens? Nothing! This example of the Apostle’s patient obedience, this demonstration of loyalty—that is, his waiting in the midst of…
Revelation Chapter 8 The Seventh Seal VERSE 1 “When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.” “The usual approach to this verse has been a chronological one. This, however, does not seem the best approach when our study on “HOUR” (See, How to Study the Book of Revelation, Part 26) demonstrated rather conclusively that hour is NOT used chronologically in Scripture. HOUR is a non-specific time with a certain characteristic. The most…
Words and Phrases HOUR continued In Revelation, the word “hour” has eleven uses as follows: Rev. 3:3 where it refers to an unexpected time at which the Lord would recompense the Sardis Church for sleeping. “Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore, if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.” Rev. 3:10 speaks of the “hour of…
Words and Phrases HOUR The word-study on “hour” was prompted because a number of brethren in their interpretations of Revelation prophecy (particularly Chapter 18) insist that an hour must be a very short time. Before looking into the prophecies which contain this time-word, it seems wise to learn from a topical study how the word is actually used. While our conclusion as to the meaning of hour was reached AFTER the topical study, in this summary we will state the…
Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 21 continued “To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.” “This verse is a signature statement to Rev 3:14, in that, just as Jesus had proven true and faithful and had been elevated to his own throne, he was going to offer the same thing to the faithful of the church. To have your own throne would…
Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 21 and 22 “To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” “We again have the CHORUS which ends each message: To him who overcomes. . . Each stage of the Church has two kinds of overcoming. It must overcome the things which…
Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.” We continue with our look at this verse as explained in (The Keys of Revelation) A famous contemporary artist has dramatically portrayed a portion of this lesson. In the painting Jesus is standing outside a home; he has already knocked on the door…
Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.” As taken from (The Keys of Revelation) “The messages of the Lord to the six previous churches in Asia were sent forth to his followers from a far country (Matt. 25:14,15; Luke 19:12). Although absent from earth, yet he has, in one sense,…
Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.” As taken from (Revelation Notes Southern Wisconsin) A Feast of New Truths If we allow the Lord to come in to sit down with us, he is able to feed us with both the old established truth of the early church, as well…