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• The Revelation vision is told three times. Then rejoins at trumpet 7 [6:1-2 to 11:19; 12, but Mt.23:39 w/ vs.17; and 13:1 to 19:11].
• The seal descriptions at the beginning of the vision, as their full effects, first to last, veils much.
• Vs.13:13 pinpointed an office.
Through the Book of Revelation in a Year. Verses are paraphrased.
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BOOK OF REVELATION
{A wheat harvest, and later a grape harvest.} 14 - Then I (John) looked, and I saw a radiant cloud, and sitting upon the cloud was one like the Son of man. He had a crown of gold on his head, and a great sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle! And reap! For the hour has come. The harvest is ripe!”
16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and it was reaped.
17 Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven. And he too had a great sickle. 18 I saw another angel coming away from the altar, an angel who has authority over fire. [Same angel as Rev.7:3-5?] And he cried out with a loud voice to the one who had the sickle, telling him “Put in your sickle! And gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, for its grapes are ripe.” 19 So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of earth and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. {Amageddon. Surely? Fiery, Is.24:20, the last of “seven thunders”?) 20 And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood” (oil?) flowed from the press, as high as a horse's bridle, for 1,600 stadia. {Compared to the wheat and tares parable, here, the ‘wheat’ is mentioned first, whereas in the parable, the tares are gathered first. It’s an easy explanation, there is the gathering TO Armageddon, then the wheat gathered, barely previous, or perhaps even simultaneous with the fiery culmination of the battle, which coincidentally is where the first of three mentions of a lake of fire is.}
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{Note also a grape harvest that is “after the thousand years” and after GWT judgment ‘day’. This is revealed in 1Cor.15:22-24,28 wiTh Mt.13:33, key word 3, three harvests - barley, wheat and grape - The Verses:
Matthew 13:33 - “The kingdom is like a woman working leaven into three batches of flour, until all (of it) is leavened.” With - key word 3 - 1 Corinthians 15:22-28 - “As in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 BUT each in their own order: (1)Christ the firstfruits (barley) then (2)at his coming those who belong to Christ (the wheat). 24 Then comes the end (3)when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying - every rule, and every authority, and eveRy power. 25 For Christ must reign until he has put aLL enemies under him.” [“Whoever is friends with the world is at enmity/war with God” James 4:4.]
26 “The last enemy to be abolished [katarge贸 - rendered inoperative] is death. 27 For “God has put all [pas - every, all, the whole] under him.” But when it says, “all are put under him,” it’s plain that he is excepted who put all under him.
28 And then when all (of the #3 harvest, the overflowing grape harvest, so “all”) are (truly, manifestly and literally/spiritually) under him (subdued/reconciled during GWT judgment/discernment/review/closure for all ‘Day’ - Jn.12:32 - then the Son will openly submit himself to he who arranged all as under him [hypot谩ss艒 - from hyp贸 - under, and t谩ss艒 - arranged] that God may be all in all.” Each one of these seven all’s are from the Greek word “pas” which means all. Five were translated into “all things” but not the last two - and “so God will be all in all” …after the second vivification and fiery “palin/again-genesis” of Rev.21:5 - “Behold! I make all new!” (Greek word “pas” - all, every, the whole).}
Next - 15:1-8
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馃棟️’s to riddles, N.T. in a yr study, verses paraphrased Logic [ ] references { } thots
BOOK OF REVELATION
8 - Then I (John) saw a second angel following the first across the sky, crying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She who has given all nations to drink the wine of her passionate immorality and corruption.” {Imo, $ity of Babble on all seven hills/continents.}
9 And another angel, a third, followed, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast {ultimately the world?} and its image {“given the ability — to speak, nonstop?} and receives a mark on their forehead or hand, 10 they also will drink the cup of the wine of God's wrath {consequences, Obadiah 1:15, Ps.90:3,5-7} poured undiluted. {Things are being allowed to run their fuLL course. Otherwise why bother?} And they will be tormented with fire and sulfur {EARTHLY event} before the holy angels and the Lamb. {“All the world is a stage” Shakespeare.} 11 And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. {There’s a “palin/again-genesis”, so that must be the smoke of the torment/destruction “rising age to age” in the memories of all.}
And they have no rest, day or night, those worshipping the beast {many headed geopolitical} and its image. And who receive the mark [charagma - a stamp, impress, originally an impress on a coin or a seal, later an identification marker, owner's unique brand-mark] of its name.”
12 Here is a call for the endurance of his people, all those who keep the instructions of God and their faith in Jesus. {Dn.12:11-12 w/ Lk.19:41,44 and 1Cor.3:16, escalation being Rev.2:10?} 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!” {Straightaway.} {“Seven thunders” as Is.24:20?}
Next - 14:14-20
馃棟️’s to riddles, N.T. in a yr study, verses paraphrased Logic [ ] references { } thots
BOOK OF REVELATION
1 - Then I (John) looked - and behold - on Mount Zion stood the Lamb. And with him 144,000 {men of Israel?} who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. {It’s time - Mt.23:39, Ro.11:15, Rev.7:9,4.} {But Mt.Zion is the spiritual/heavenly, and Mt. of Olives is the literal/earthly.}
2 And I heard a voice from heaven like the sound of rushing waters and of loud thunder. And like the sound of harpists playing on their harps. 3 And they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 having been redeemed from the earth. {Or? Unless, or until? the 144,000 have been redeemed..} 4 They are those who have not defiled themselves with women for they are virgins. {Truth virgins.} Who follow the Lamb wherever he goes, having been redeemed out from men as firstfruits for God and the Lamb, 5 and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless.
6 Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead. He had glad tidings to proclaim to those who dwell upon earth, to eveRy nation, tribe, language and people, 7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear/revere” {fear or revere whatever one’s case may be.. think cruel despots and heartless bullies, etc. “Reverence God and give him glory! For the hour of his judgment {of the world, this wrong way that can never work} has come! Worship he, who made heaven and earth, the sea and the fresh springs of water!”
Next - 14:8-13
馃棟️’s to riddles, N.T. in a yr study, verses paraphrased Logic [ ] references { } thots
BOOK OF REVELATION
13 It {a two horned office which originally rose up out of the earth} performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven/sky, to earth in the sight of, and presence of mankind. {This fiery event pinpoints/ed an office, not yet an individual.}
14 - And by the signs [s茅meion - a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token {of the future?}] this (smaller) beast (two horned) is allowed to work in sight of the {larger, many headed geopolitical} beast {entity/institution that rose from the sea (of humanity).. and like $ity of Babble is on all seven hills/continents}.
And by the sign deceives those who dwell upon earth. Telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword {had expired} and yet {now, after 13:13} lived again.
15 And {in the vision} it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might speak and cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. 16 Also it causes all, small and great, rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so no one may buy or sell unless they have the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. {Logically, this is in reverse order. A number required to buy or sell, then escalates to will be slain, Rev.2:10?} 18 This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of man (the word “a” was inserted at translation) and the number is 666. {..? Man is carbon based, and carbon has six protons, six neutrons, and six electrons. Strongly? suggesting apocalypse is done by man. For we have ‘his’ number - an idiom - “I’ve got your number” means understanding someone so well you can predict their actions, or know someone’s true nature and intentions.}
Next - 14:1-7
N.T. in a year reading & study, verses R paraphrased [ ] references { } thots
BOOK OF REVELATION
9 - If anyone has an ear, let them hear. 10 If anyone into (or taking?) captivity, to captivity they go. if anyone with the sword slays (this is usually translated as, iS slain [apoktein贸 or apoktenn贸 - to kill, slay] with the sword, must they {theirself} be slain. Here is a call for - the endurance and faith - of the saints/believers. {See Hebrews 11, not for the timid however.}
11 Then I (John) saw - another (2nd) - beast rising out of the earth. {This is not the huge, many headed (geopolitical, on seven hills/continents, aka global, in league with $ity of Babble) beast, of verse 1 which rose up out of the sea. (Of humanity.) These two beasts become very prominent in late days.}
12 It {the second littler beast} will exercise all the authority of the first beast - in its presence {the little beast, a modern, larger scope fulfillment of the “little horn” of Daniel’s prophecy which came out of a cluster of horns. And uprooted three of the other horns as it grew, Dn.7:8 and 8:9, Rev.12:14?} This one has two horns like a lamb but it will “speak like a dragon” and will unlawfully(?) step into the prime horn/seat of the huge many headed geopolitical beast/entity/institution?}
This beast makes the earth and its inhabitants worship {be in allegiance to?} the first (larger) beast, whose mortal wound was healed. {The last days version and fulfillment, of the larger beast, like yesteryear’s, was, was not, then was again.} 13 It {a two horned office} performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven/sky, to earth in the sight of, and presence of mankind. [En贸pios - before, in the presence of, in front of.] {This fiery event pinpoints/ed an office, not (yet?) an individual.}
Next - 13:13-18
N.T. in a year reading & study, verses R paraphrased [ ] references { } thots
BOOK OF REVELATION
{Chapter 13 begins the third and last version of the vision. But from a modern geopolitical perspective. The three versions rejoin at the sounding of the seventh trumpet.
When we left off last week (or so) the dragon was raging. And he was turning his attention more fully upon “the faith’s other children who have the commandments of God and” - by then - “the testimony of Jesus” - Mt.23:39, Rev.7:9. (Which testimony was always their’s ..and then also the nations’.)
So, end of Revelation chapter 12, being also the end of one of three tellings of the vision, surely(?) delivers us to Revelation 16’s gathering to Armageddon battle (Mt.13:30). The chapter concluding with — “..And the dragon stood on the sand of the sea shore”.. HOW he turns his rage upon Israel and takes the world to Armageddon, is chapter 13.
13:1 - And I (John) saw a {many headed geopolitical} beast {entity, institution} rising up out of the sea [of humanity]. It had ten horns and seven different heads. It had ten crowns upon the ten horns. And upon the heads of it, were inscribed names of blasphemy [blasph茅mia - slander]. {The spiritual and psychological energy, roar of the dragon, is slander, accusation, rage, hatred which is, of course, madness..} 2 And the beast that I saw was like a leopard {quick?}. But it had feet like a bear's {totalitarian?}. And its mouth was like a lion's mouth {a roman/graeco institution?} {All predator beasts.} But it was the dragon that gave to it, his power, throne and great authority. {Political, societal, ‘global’ king like rule.}
3 One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound {expired} but the fatal wound was healed {in a last manifestation, after the 13:13 event, and it comes about that} the whole world admires and follows after the beast. 4 And (so) they revered the dragon, who had given the authority to the beast, and they revered the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? And who can make war against it?” [Poleme贸 - wage war, fight, to engage in battle, quarrel; proskune贸 - worship, bow down; exousia - authority, power, right, jurisdiction.]
5 And was given to the beast, a mouth uttering haughty, slanderous and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise {all} authority for forty-two months. {This is the second 42 months/3.5 years of the lauded peace [covenant, treaty, league] that alas, will only last seven years, and will be broken in the middle against Israel - Rev.12:1;, Dan.12:11 with Lk.19:41,44.}
6 It {the many headed geopolitical beast which rose out of the sea of humanity} opened its mouth to utter slanders against God, blaspheming his name and his tabernacle, and those tabernacling in heaven. [Angels… cherubim; Father and Son (proto) only straight out from God one, so close both pour out God’s Spirit/Presence.] 7 Also it was allowed to make war against the saints [believers/followers] and to conquer them. And authority was given to it over every tribe, people, language and nation. 8 And all who dwell upon earth will revere it, everyone whose name has not {yet} been written in the book of life of the lamb who was slain from the founding [katabol茅 - laying down] of the world [kosmos - order, the world, a properly ordered system, universe, creation].
Next - 13:9-13
