BOOK OF REVELATION 6 9-17

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9 - When the “as though slain” lamb, opened the fifth seal upon the scroll (of the vision) I (John) saw {as} under the altar, souls who had been slain for the word of God and their testimony. 10 They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign LORD! Holy and true! How long before you’ll judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth?!”

     11 They were each one given a white robe and told - to rest - a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers and sisters should be complete who were to be killed as they themselves had been. {Like the blood of Abel crying out to God? Fifth seal (element) is martyrdom, and it continues.}

     {I think it’s important to be able to see how the seals - described at the beginning of the vision - as their fuLL and entire effects - first to very last - veils what they are, and much of the vision. Which we, in turn have tried to force into a box labeled “7 years only” or “70 CE only”. Or, the seal descriptions are a blend of their first effects, and their last, full effects?}

     12 When he broke open the sixth seal, I looked, and behold there was a great earthquake! The sun became dark as sackcloth [sakkos - gauze, worn as a sign of grief]. The full🤔 moon became like blood {reflecting?}. 13 All the stars of the heavens fell to earth - LiKe - the fig tree throws out its winter fruit - when shaken, and - blown - by a strong wind.

     14 The sky departed {rolled/scrolled? “apochórizó”} like a scroll being rolled. And every mountain and island was shaken! {Isaiah 24:20/Rev.10:4! Zech.14:4 at last occurrence, Rev.10/4, yes 7 in the vision.}

     15 Then the kings of earth, the great ones, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us! And hide us from the face of he who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?” {Even at 1st occurrence, some of us are old enough to remember the idea of  “bomb shelters” which idea was around for quite a while.

     “..The ancient of days took his seat” Dan.7:9. “All the world’s a stage” - Shakespeare.}

Next week - 7:1-17

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….Because the vision is actually told three times, 13:13 is also the 1st seal 6 event.. carried out by an office, not yet pinpointing a final a.c. And after that is 7:1,3, where we’ve been for some time. More on this later.

     Are there one or two biggest ‘signs’ to “watch” for?

BOOK OF REVELATION - 6 5-8

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5 - When the Lamb (as slain) opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider carried a pair of scales. 6 I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, say, “A quart of wheat for a denarius and three quarts of barley for a denarius, but don’t harm the oil and wine!” {Riches preserved for some, scarcity for the rest.}

     7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed. {Originally, of course, sheol - where there’s no awareness or doing, Eccles.9:10. What is partner to death? The grave. JN.5:28 - “all.. will come forth from the tombs/graves.” Hebrew sheol is translated into greek hades, “not seen” state of being gone, the word without the Greek myth.} And death and its partner/place (the grave/sheol) were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with famine, with pestilence (including manmade?) and by wild beasts of the earth. {Note: chem warfare began in WW1. Wild beasts may include rogue/violent nations? The one fourth is from its first occurrence to it’s very last? A way of describing the seals that veils the vision.}

Next - 6:9-17

BOOK OF REVELATION 6 1-4

 Weekly Book of Revelation CU Studies Journal, Verses paraphrased due to ©‘s [ref] {thots}

Revelation/Apocalypse 1:1-3 — The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that need be occurring in quickness [tachos - speed, swiftness, quickness]. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John {the disciple, a “son of Zebedee” and fisherman with his brother James, also a disciple. John wrote the “Gospel of John” and we have three short letters he wrote.}

     2 And John bore witness to the message of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one reading or hearing the words of the prophecy, and keeping the things in it having been written for (the) time (is) near [eggus - near, close, nearby, nearer, ready]. {Having been written for the near time? Like Daniel 12:9?}

THE vision 1 - Now I {disciple/apostle John} was watching as the Lamb [Jesus] opened one of the seven seals upon the scroll, and I heard one of the four {majestic} living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” 2 And I looked! And there, was a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came riding forth conquering, and to conquer. {This white horse may be two things? The gospel riding forth into the age (of our Lord, A.D.) “openly victorious over powers and principalities” Colossians 2:15. And, or, it may be an empire of Satan that finally sweeps the world. Patterns in prophecy do repeat? And logically, both will escalate, gather momentum toward gallop, in late days and ‘last’ hour.}

     3 When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” {“Seconds” - Father is veRy organized?} 4 And out came another horse. This one was fiery [pyrros] red and its rider was allowed to take peace from the earth - so that people slay one another - and he was given a long sword (Isaiah 24:20/Rev.10:4). {Obviously war. And war is given a megas - a great, large, mighty sword. Second of the four horsemen of the apocalypse is mankind’s response to the good news? Psalm 2. And the global sweeping power causes much war and the last war. As it comes into possession of the mega ‘sword’?}

Next - 6:5-8

Lion Will Eat Straw

 Romans 11:15

     “If their (Israel’s) rejection brought reconciliation to the world” (gospel to the nations) “what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? (Ro.11:32 - “all are disobedient”.)

Isaiah 26

     19 But your dead will live, LORD! their bodies will rise. Let those who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout with joy! Your dew is like the dew of the morning! The earth will give birth to her dead. (Living metaphor. Metaphor/motto from literal.)

     20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you - hide yourselves - for a little while, until his wrath has passed by. (Rev.2:10 - Dn.12:11-12 wiTh Lk.19:41,44 & 1Cor.3:16.)

     21 See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it. The earth will conceal its slain no longer! (Mt.13:30 as Rev.16:14-15-16 “first”, then, Mt.13:1-10, all in context.)

2 Peter 3:10 and 12-13

     Man is made up largely of carbon, which has 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons - apocalypse & armageddon are done by man. We have his number.

     The ‘Day’ of the LORD begins with the fiery  “wrath” (consequences) and concludes with the fiery “palin(again)genesis”. (These two fiery bookends of the ‘Day’ of the LORD, are where two of the three mentions of lake of fire are. The 3rd is between these two, at the fiery final defeat of the adversary.) Like the seals of the revelation vision, the fiery bookends of the Lord’s long second advent, are presented as one thing, even event. The one element is described as its full effects, very first to very last, all together at once. Thus both fires are portrayed as one and not necessarily in correct order, but as a blend of their totality. (Note example, first seal 6 event -> 7:1,3. And because the vision’s told 3 times, 13:13 is also that first occurrence, but pinpointed an oFFice. Rev.12 is the shortest telling of the three, verse 17 with Mt.23:39, and vs.14-⛵️.)

     From 2Pet.3:10,12-13 - 10 The ‘Day’ (entire) of the LORD will come as a thief, when the heavens will pass away with a roar. The heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved. The earth and the works that are done on it will be laid bare. …The heavens will be set on fire and dissolved and the elements will melt in the heat. For according to His promise we are awaiting a new heavens and a new earth, wherein righteousness dwells.

     Revelation 21:1-5 - Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea (separation of peoples) was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband (radiant). 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them. They are his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death is no more, neither mourning, nor crying, nor pain, for the former [prótos - first] has passed away.” 5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

     In conclusion, Isaiah 11:7 - The cow will graze with the bear, their young will pasture and lie down together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.

REVELATION - 22 3-21

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3 - And there shall be no more curse nor cursed (accursed) for all [pas - all] curse [katanáthema  - from katá - according to, down, which intensifies anáthema - a curse – properly, an oath-curse which "devotes something to destruction" literally, to take it down] shall no longer be.

     And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it (the New Jerusalem) and his servants will serve him. [Latreia - from latris - render technical, acceptable service because qualified.] 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. (No more ‘mystery babble’/all confusion on the forehead of the world.) 5 And by-night will be no more. They will not need the light of a lamp nor of the sun, for the Lord God will be the light of them, and (so) they will reign [basileuó - exercise dominion] (over creation and well being, not over others, lol) age to age.

     6 “These words are faithful and true” the angel said, “and the Lord God of the spirits [pneuma: wind, breath, spirit] of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must come to pass in quickness [tachu - quickly, speedily]”.

     7 “And behold, I come quickly [tachu]. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

     8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said, “You mustn’t do that! I’m a fellow servant with you and the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

     10 Then he told me, “Don’t seal up the words of this book of prophecy, for the time is near at hand. {Entropy is ever progressing.} 11 The ones being unrighteous, let them be unrighteous still. (Until then! And INITIALLY during GWT judgment/discernment/review/closure for all ‘Day’.) And the ones who are vile, let them be vile still. (Until then! And INITIALLY during GWT ‘day’.) And those being righteous, let them practice righteousness still, and those who are holy let them be so still. [Holy - hagios - the fundamental (core, basic) meaning of hagios is "different" – thus a temple in the 1st century was hagios - holy, sacred because different from other buildings; different from the world because like the Lord - biblehub dot com.] 12 “Behold, I’m coming quickly, bringing with me what’s due [misthos - pay for service, literally or figuratively, good or bad] to repay each for what they have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so they may have right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. 15 Outside (now, and initially during GWT ‘day’) are the dogs and sorcerers [pharmakos - poisoner, sorcerer, magician] and the sexually immoral [pornos] and murderers and idolaters [eidólolatrés - an image worshiper] and everyone loving and making/doing a lie. 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you these things to the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”

     17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And the one hearing let them say come. And the one thirsting let them come, and the one desiring, let them take the water of life freely. 18 And I testify to everyone hearing the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described. 19 And if anyone should take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in what is described in this (Rev.) book, the share out of the New Jerusalem and out of the tree of life (the healing of the nations). 20 And He who is testifying of these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. 

                The End.

                         ~*~

📜🗞️ The revelation vision is told 3 times: 6:1-2 to 11:19; chap.12 w/ Mt.23:39; and 13:1 to 19:11, the three rejoining at the 7th trumpet’s sounding.

Jesus’ brief first advent perfectly fulfilled the ancient Spring Holy Days, more perfectly than is easily seen. So logically his long second advent will fulfill the Autumn Holy Days (of Lev.23) their names and pattern:

  TRUMPETS (of Rev, return at 7th during the concurrent bowls) - 10days/1000yrs - to ‘DAY’ oF ATONEMENT - 5days/500yrs - to TABERNACLES — a fiery regenesis, “All new.. God will now tabernacle with mankind” Rev.21:1-5.

Next - 1:1-8 in mid September

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REVELATION - 21 23 to 22 2

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(After the 7th and 8th millennium (aka, the second advent of Jesus) and after the “palin(again)genesis” another biG bang into the universe (as is) theN set in motion..) 

     23 - The New Jerusalem doesn’t need the sun or the moon, for the glory of God is its radiance, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 And by its light the nations will walk. And {those who were} the kings of earth will bring [pheró - carried, to be conveyed] {turn over} their glory into it, 25 and its gates will not be shut by day. There will be no night in the city. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 Nothing impure will enter it, nor anyone who practices what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life. [Jn.12:32, 1Tim.4:10]

     22:1 - Then the angel showed me the river of the water of Life, clear as crystal flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 And through the middle of the street of the city, and on either side of the river, is the tree of life bearing twelve kinds of fruit, each for its month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing [therapeia - healing, service, care] of the nations.

     {Life, clear and pure as crystal.. How do you create genuinely able to think and reason beings, aNd, keep paradise/perfection intact? Total ant farm versus total ‘herd’ immunity.. the dis-ease as part of the cure?}

Next - 22:3-21

There’s one more week to this year’s study. The new study will begin in mid September.

REVELATION - 21 10-22

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10 - And he (an angel) carried me (John) in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and he showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem. It was coming down from God, out of heaven, 11 and it shone with his glory. It’s radiance was like a most precious stone, like jasper, clear as crystal.

     12 It had a great, high wall of twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates. And on them were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. {Upon believing, we’re “grafted into Israel” Ro.11:17-26.} 13 There were three gates facing east, three facing north, three south and three west.

     14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold with which to measure the city, the gates and the walls. {Note - a rod is a measuring stick, the “iron rod” Jesus will rule the nations with is Truth, which is unbreakable, an unbreakable measure, that breaks all that isn’t true.}

     16 The city was as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in length, and as wide and high as it is long. [Stadia - a greek measurement, stadium length, the length of a race course,  furlong which is an 8th of a mile - 12,000 stadia, between 1,300 to 1,400 miles?]

     17 The angel measured the wall using human and angel measurement, and it was 144 cubits thick. 18 The wall was of jasper, the city of pure gold, pure as glass. 19 The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The city had twelve foundations, each made of a precious stone, the first jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were of pearl, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure and clear as glass. 22 I didn’t see in the city, a temple, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

     {Truth/Logos is far and wide.. and overflowing with radiant gems..?}

Next - 21:23-22:2

  There’s two more weeks to this year’s study. The new study will begin in mid September. Maybe some prophets in between?