WeeKly BooK oF Revelation
paraphrased study
In chapter six we saw six of seven seals broken from off the scroll of the vision. And as each seal was broken, we saw more of the vision as the scroll was unrolled. Now here is a serious topic, which few, I think, are aware of. Though I did read an excellent article a few years back, which I’ll mention a little more in a minute. The seals, I think are veiled by a truly simple technique! Now think of the horses - the notorious “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”, their rides continue throughout the latter age, the years of our Lord a.d./CE-is that a changing of times? A.D. to C.E.? I’m not saying it hasn’t happened before. And I would imagine the rides of the horses become gallops at the last hours?
It’s been commonly thought the seals occur during the last seven years of man’s rule (and of imperfection’s rule). Perhaps the galloping occurs then.. well in the last 3.5 years somewhat(?) slowly escalating that is. (Considering as always, Dn.12:11-12 with Lk.19:41,44 and 1Cor.3:16. Now I ask you, in all seriousness, isn’t the answer to that math problem 45? With perhaps the last “ten days” - Rev.2:10 - escalating into the most critical?) The “seven years” - two 3.5 periods - is a treaty. And a league. Or so says the original Hebrew word. A famous, much lauded treaty (Dn.12:11). But alas it will only last seven years, and be broken in the middle. But we were talking about the seals. How they are veiled. Have you noticed it? They are described, at the beginning of the vision, as their full and entire effects - first to very last - from the breaking open to the very last of its gallop. This veils the seals, skews the whole vision, and no wonder everyone thinks they’re crowded into seven years.. The 6th one is something really big. Bigger than the others.
Hang onto our seats? Literally. The article I mentioned, explained thermonuclear activity in the revelation vision. Rumbling.. thundering.. thermonuclear lightning,.. sky rolls.. hail. The higher and faster moisture rises, the greater the hail. The arc is seen split in heaven.. Stars ‘fall’ like figs blown by a great wind..
I think it is the mysterious “seven thunders”, and the so called wrath of God (cause and effect) and I think it concludes, at and as, Is.24:20 & Zech.14:4.
So in last weeks study we just saw that seal six had been opened.. men hid in caves (i.e. built bomb shelters.. There were drills, children told to hide under their desks.π³)
This Weeks Verses, Rev. 7:1 - After this I [John] saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, they were holding back the four winds of earth, that the wind would not blow on earth or sea or against any tree. 2 Then, I saw another angel having ascended from the rising of the sun, he had the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the earth and sea, 3 saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or trees until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” (Mind, thoughts, psyche, clarity.) 4 And I heard the count and number of those to seal, 144,000 from every tribe of the sons of Israel, 5 - 8 — 12,000 from each tribe - of Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin. 9 And after this I looked and behold! A great crowd which no one was able to number from every nation, and all tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb and they were clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out as one, in a roaring voice saying, “Salvation/safety/well-being belongs to our God who sits on the throne! And to the Lamb!” 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings and they fell before the throne and worshiped. 12 saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory! Wisdom, and thanksgiving! Honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen!”
13 Then one of the elders said to me, “Who are these, having been clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said, [the following is word for word translation) “These are the coming/going out of the tribulation the great and washed/to wash (I don’t know how to read the tenses) the robes (of) them and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 “Therefore they are before the very throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple. And - he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. (They are mentioned again, during the fifth trumpet.) 16 They will not hunger nor thirst anymore. The sun will not strike them, nor shall fall upon them the sun nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will shepherd them, and will lead them to springs of living water.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
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π️ [ ] - word/language insights, facts, cross references, etc. ( ) - thots
See Intro - This Year’s Revelation Study
ππ+π·π️(+Logic)
The logic of things running their
course as opposed to some
sort of ant farm.
