The Book of Revelation explained! by Growth Hacking Agency in the USA

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF REVELATION

INTERPRETED BY BIBLICAL TERMS

By Pastor O. E. Bogart

Revelation....Interpreted completely through types, shadows, symbols in biblical terminology, simply stated and easy to understand.

PREFACE

God is an eternal Spirit which no man can see or has seen. He is a Consuming Fire in His brightness and glory. He is the Light and Life of all living, and the Alpha and the Omega of all creation. He made man of the dust of the earth with the ability to behold the things of the earth and the heaven of the world only. The fleshly man has only the capacity to see and understand the natural side of life, therefore the Bible has been written in both the natural and Spiritual terms, in a symbolic language of types, shadows, and parables, and many Illustrations throughout the Written Word, and they were all given for our admonition. For one to understand the Spiritual side of eternity, and God, it is necessary to follow the method which God has provided for us in the Bible. It was never intended that the natural should be spiritualized away, nor was it intended that the Spiritual should be naturalized away. Both the natural and Spiritual are used in the Bible to convey to the world vital information of the Spiritual things which cannot be seen and understood in the natural. Prophecy has foreshown, in both the natural and Spiritual manifestation, that which will come to pass in the Last Days. Parables are not used as a type or shadow and should not be termed as facts or a true setting in the plan of God, but rather they are used as an illustration only in conveying a thought, and not as an example or act of prophecy. God can be known of, by the reading of His Word, but He can only be known in reality by the incoming of His Spirit. This interpretation is presented as it is recorded in the King James Bible only. This is done so that the possibility of errors in the translations of revised versions may be avoided. Due to one's haste and anxiety to understand the scripture, there has been a human tendency to move wording from one text to another. This of course, can be done in any written book, which would change the intended purpose and meaning in the theme of thought. Also using isolated scriptures that is spoken in plain terms can be misleading unless it coincides with all other prophecy and biblical truths.

This interpretation is the substance of Pastor Orin Î&#x2022;. Bogart's nearly 60 years of study and meditation, as he waited upon the Lord for Spiritual guidance, with a hunger untold, for biblical knowledge and Understanding. Pastor Bogart was called to the ministry through an audible voice which was spoken from heaven. He has been blessed with many Spiritual experiences, visions, dreams, revelations, and often visitations of God by His Spirit.

He was born in the year 1900 on the 7th day of May, and has ministered independently, never having been associated with any one denomination. He has had no seminary teachings. He brings the revelation of this Book in simple language, through Bible terminology, as it is written and recorded in the King James Version of the Bible.

Notable Scriptures 1 Corinthians 12:3 ”Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.” John 10:30 ”I and my Father are ONE.” John 17:21-23 “That they all may be ONE; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be ONE in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.......And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them;that they may be ONE, even as we are ONE:..... I in them,and thou in me, that they may be made PERFECT in ONE; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.” Ephesians 5:31-32 ”For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be ONE flesh..... This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” Mathew 10:25 “It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his Lord . If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?” Colossians 2:9 ”For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the God head bodily.” Ephesians 4:13 “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:” **** THE END RESULT: GOD AND MAN (THE CHURCH) BECOME ONE. ****

If you want to know more please go to Orin and Ona Lee Bogart's website at http://www.thelastdaymessenger.com/ There are many more writings that they both have written on the Word of God that can be downloaded on their website or you can visit my website http://www.therevelationofchrist.org.

INDEX

CHAPTERS 1, 2 , 3

Introduction & The Seven Churches of Asia.

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Setting of the earthly throne on earth for 1,000 years.

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The Seven Sealed Book, to be opened in the Last Days.

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The releasing of the Seven Seals...Last Day ministry goes forth...Peace being taken from the earth through warfare...A Great Famine... Death and horror on earth... A Great Martyrdom...The earth shaken...The wrath of God released.

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144,000 of Israel sealed in Their foreheads.

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Seventh Seal Opened...Silence in Heaven.... Anointed Fire of God falls from Heaven.... Four of the Seven Angels pour out the Plagues of God.

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Fifth and Sixth Angels pour out Their Woes Demons released on earth...The Four Wicked Angels released that were bound in the Euphrates ... The Last World War to control the earth begins.

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John Eats the Book, that He might Prophesy to Many Nations.

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Measurement of the Temple, The Church,... The Two Witnesses appear for 3 1/2 years to torment the Beast.

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Woman taken into the Wilderness...Dragon takes over the earth... The Second Woe is Past and the Seventh angel sounds His Woe.

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The Beast takes His throne...Ten Kingdom Empire...Another Beast rises up from the earth...The Anti-Christ and False Prophet ...The Mark ,666, stamped upon His people.

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144,000 Company Sealed with Their Father's Name in Their foreheads...Wrath of God released.

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The Seven Angels with Their vials of the wrath of God prepared to be poured out upon the earth.

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Seven Vials of God were poured out declaring the Battle of Armageddon and the destruction of Babylon.

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John is shown Mystery Babylon the Great Whore.

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The Great Whore Destroyed by the Ten Kings.

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Marriage of the Lamb...Armies from Heaven to destroy all sinners from the earth... The Battle of Armageddon.

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Satan is Bound for 1,000 years...Jesus sets upon the throne on earth...Wicked Dead raised...Battle of Gog and Magog...White throne Judgment of the Wicked.

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New Jerusalem...The City Foursquare.

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The New Heaven and Earth...The throne of God and the Lamb set up in the City, New Jerusalem...The Trees of Life and Their Fruit... The River of Life in the midst of the City.

Scripture Index

Chapters from the Old and New Testaments pertaining to the Book of Revelation, including the Book of Revelation to study by.

Introduction The Book of Revelation was written by the Apostle John about the year 96 A.D. John was the only Apostle left, all the others had laid down their lives for the Word of God. HĐľ was imprisoned on the Island of Patmos for the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. History tells us that God delivered him from the boiling tank of oil and gave him this great last and final revelation involving the End times, and the consummation of the Ages. The first and last Books in the Bible reveal a message of great importance in the understanding of the plan of God and the Way of Life, both on earth and in heaven. Genesis, which means BEGINNING, reveals the beginning of the earthly creation and the purpose thereof. The Book of Revelation reveals that which takes place in the end of the Ages and the finish and completion of the plan of God. Both of these Books presents mysteries which are difficult to understand. However, one is necessary to the other to deliver the full essence of God and His plan of Salvation. The first five Books of Moses presents many types and shadows which were used by the Apostles to open the Spiritual understanding. The Book of Revelation is written in symbolic language which can only be properly understood by knowing the symbols of the language, which is revealed by the various types, shadows and illustrations shown throughout the Bible. Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan has marvelously been laid out and recorded from the beginning unto the end. No plan on earth has been so mysterious, and yet so complete and accurate. Moses, the most perfect and beloved of God in his day, was called to bear record of the Beginning through his first five Books; while John, the most beloved in his day, was called to write the five Books under Grace that brings the Revelation of the Ending. God, the Alpha through Moses, is also the Omega through John the beloved. God is the ONE and Only Supreme Being in all eternity and on earth that can open the understanding of the Bible to mankind. In Genesis we are shown the beginning of all earthly creation, while in Revelation we are shown the finish and End of all earthly creation. There is a need of an understanding of the relationship of these two Books as the Alpha and the Omega, which opens and closes the plan of Salvation. Knowledge and understanding of the written Word of God is not obtained by visions and dreams but rather by the reading of the Word. Every Book in the Bible act as a part of the Whole, and is needed in developing understanding of the Book of Revelation. The Book of Revelation is not a series of revelations, but a revelation to be understood by a series of all the Books of the Bible.

Since it is impossible to understand the true meaning of the writings of the Book of Revelation, without knowing the language in which it is written, it becomes necessary to study the symbol of the language. This necessitates a thorough study of the remaining 65 Books of the Bible to be able to understand the language of types, and shadows and symbols fore-shown therein. There are four important factors in the study of the Book of Rev elation. Number 1. One must know the symbol of the language in which it is written. Number 2. One must know the time element in which each transaction occurs, that they may be placed in their rightful setting. Number 3. One must not spiritualize away that which is hard to understand or vice versa. Number 4. One must not permit their belief or teaching of the past to lead them in a new way. It is best that we tear down the whole structure of our past doctrine, and let the symbolic language lead us, instead of letting our past teachings guide us. We should not assume, add to, or take away from. Not one of us is perfect in our understanding, but if we are honest in heart we will humble ourselves to what the Word saith, and not rely upon our past faith.

CHAPTER 1 Introduction & The Seven Churches of Asia. The first verse of the Book of Revelation introduces Jesus Christ, God's Son. Who was given the revelation to show His servants on earth things which must shortly come to pass. The Angelic Messenger was sent to communicate with the Apostle John to bring the divine mysteries into full view to His servants. The mysteries of God recorded in His Word, have been only partially understood by the ecclesiastical world, and the time had come to bring the full revelation through the beloved John, which was written and recorded, so that those who seek to understand the consummation of these great mysteries, and the outcome of His purpose and plan of Salvation may be well informed.(Rev.chapter 1 here)

Although the Book of Revelation appears to be the most mysterious of all sixty- six Books recorded, it is not written to deepen the mysteries, but to enlighten them. The reason it becomes so mystical to the world and most Christians, is because it is written in the symbolic language of the Bible. Biblical language is as hard to understand as a foreign language, and a Spiritual language is understood only when it is taught by the Holy Spirit, Who wrote the Bible through holy men of God under the inspiration of the Spirit of God. John14:26 â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.â&#x20AC;? Through symbols, types, shadows, and various other ways through the Prophets, and by the movements of the Holy Spirit through the past generations, the language of the Bible has been revealed. Although it is written in the natural language, the Holy Spirit teaches the Spiritual language by likening the natural to the Spiritual. This is done in various ways throughout the Bible. The Angelic Messenger is the Holy Spirit Who comes in Spiritual illumination and not in Person. The Book of Revelation is built around Jesus Christ Who is the Subject matter from the Beginning of the World. The Book reveals Him as King of kings, and Lord of lords....The Lamb Slain....The First Begotten of the Dead....The High Priest....The Faithful Witness....The Lion of the Tribe of Judah....The Lord of Harvest....The Word of God....The Bridegroom of the Church....The Bright and Morning Star....The Eternal Judge....The Lamb as Part of the Temple....The Light....The Root and Offspring of David....The Alpha and the Omega.

Jesus declares Himself to be the Alpha and the Omega of the earth, the Beginning and the Ending. He still IS, and WAS, and IS yet to come, and HE is the Almighty of the earth. It was HE Who created the earth and made all things therein. He was not God the Father, but He received all power from the Father Who commissioned Him to be God over all the earth in bringing salvation to the earth. Revelation 1:8 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” The Testimony is not through the Father of heaven, but through the Son Who IS the Begotten of the Father, and was WITH the Father in the BEGINNING. John 1:1-3 1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...... The same was in the beginning with GOD...... All things were made by him and without him was not anything made that was made. John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father)full of grace and truth.” The whole Bible is built around the Son. All Titles mentioned in the Book of Revelation pertains to the Son, the Lamb, Who was slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8 “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” The Word, is the name of the Father's Spiritual Son of the Family in heaven, and It was the Word that the Father used to create the earth before He made flesh. Jesus, is the name of the Father’s earthly Son made flesh, and Who is spoken of as the “Son of man”. He was made God and King of the Father's Spiritual Kingdom on earth. John 18:37 “Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.” Luke 23:2 “And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.” Thus, the Bible has described two Sons. Оne with a Spiritual nature in heaven, and the Other with a fleshly nature on earth, when the Father's plan is completed the earthly Son will turn back to God the heavenly Father, all power and authority given HIM while He was on earth.

1 Corinthians 15: 24-25 24.Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the father: when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 4.

25. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet." Many do not think it is necessary to receive the revelation which is sent directly from God through His Son to His servant John, and is to be delivered unto the churches. But God deemed the revelation so important that He said in the last remarks in the Book, that if any man added to, or took away from the Words written in this prophecy, God would take away his part out of the Book of Life, and out of the Holy City, and from the things written in this Book.

Revelation 22:18-19 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 18. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life,and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. Therefore, let us proceed with caution, and may our hearts be hungry for the revelation and message that God deemed so important for us to receive. Jesus the â&#x20AC;&#x153;FAITHFUL WITNESS", brought this revelation to John while he was in the Spirit on the Lord's day. He was elevated on a Spiritual plane, losing all consciousness of things about him in the world. Suddenly a voice from behind him spoke, and it sounded like a trumpet, the same voice that will sound at the resurrection of the dead. 1 Corinthians 15:52 "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the trumpet shall sound. and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.â&#x20AC;? The voice presents a call to attention as did the trumpet to Israel at the feasts, and at the time of war, and at the mount when God spoke. The sound of His voice caused all Israel who stood at the base of the mount to exceedingly tremble and fear, and they asked Moses to speak unto them henceforth, and not to let them hear the voice of God again....

Exodus 19:16-19 16. And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. 17. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 18. And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

19. And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. Exodus 20:18-19 18. And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 19. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. One can imagine how John felt when he turned to see the voice that spoke, and saw the Seven Golden Candlesticks, and One like unto the Son of man in all His glory, although John was in the Spirit, he was still flesh and bone when he turned about......Revelation 1:17-19 “And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead, and he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me. Fear not; for I am the first and the last:.... I am he that liveth, and was dead:and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death...... Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter. The number Seven is a Biblical number of divine completeness. The message to the Seven Churches signifies the complete Church worldwide. The Seven Spirits which are before His throne is the completeness of God's Spirit.

Revelation 3:1,4,5 1. ”And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.” 4. ”Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.” 5. “He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.” Isaiah 11:1-2 1. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2. And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

Revelation 5:6 “And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.” Zechariah 3:9 “For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.” Revelation 3:9 “Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.” The Seven Golden Candlesticks are symbolic of the Seven Churches, or the Complete Church which bears the Light of the Gospel to the world. They are fore-shadowed by the Seven Golden Candlesticks in the tabernacle and temple, which were the only light in the building. The Son of Man in the midst is JESUS CHRIST as the HIGH PRIEST, standing in the midst of His Church. He is dressed in the clothing of the High Priest, with a garment down to His feet, and girded about the chest with a golden girdle. All this is made clear when we study the literal priesthood and their dress under the law. Their duties were to minister to the people through the rituals and ceremonies of the natural law, and to keep the incense burning on the altar, and to keep the lamps filled with oil, and the wicks trimmed that the brightness of the lights might shine in full effect. Revelation 1:14-15 “ His head and his hairs were white like wool,as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;..... And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters." His hair was as the purity of the holiness of the Almighty, and His eyes as a flame of fire, and nothing could be withholden from His sight. They were as a piercing flame looking into the heart of the Churches. His feet were as fine brass burned in a furnace. Brass speaks of judgment. He came to take inventory of the Last Day Church and to judge Their movements. The Epistle to each church was written as an admonition to the One and Complete Church which He is preparing for Himself as the Bride. The commendations, the faults, and reproofs of each church was declared to enlighten the True Church of the Way unto perfection. By using all Seven Churches, Jesus was opening the Way of understanding through the Seven Epistles of the One and Complete Church of the End Day. The Seven Churches are the Seven Golden Candlesticks, which is the only means of shedding the Gospel Light to the world. The Seven Golden Candlesticks were the only means of Light in the Holy Place. As the high priest ministered to, and inspected the candlelight, under the law, so Jesus walks in the midst of the Churches inspecting and trimming the wicks, filling the vessels with Oil and removing all defilement. 7.

Herein brings the understanding of the rebukes and commendations in the Seven Epistles to Asia. These Epistles apply to the local church and every church in the world; to all believers, and for all times. God's plan for this Age is to bring forth the perfected Church in fulfillment to the ministry of His will, and the defeat of Satan through the Church read John 1 7:20-23 and Ephesians 4:11-16 below..... JOHN 17:20-23 20. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21. That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23. I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

Ephesians 4:11-16 11. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12. For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14. That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15. But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16. From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

The inspection of the Churches was due to a great Event that was to take place at the End of the Age,(the wedding).Remember that these Seven Churches are representative of the entire church age. Read the scriptures below. Revelation 19:7-8 7. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. EPHESIANS 5:29-32 29. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. The Seven Churches are prophetically shown in Their dispensational movements through a period of time, from the forming of the first church under the Apostolic ministry to the close of the Age. They are recognized by their characteristical actions being judged by the Word of God, and are placed in their dispensational periods in the appropriate time. How was He to perform this great mystery of perfection? By using the two-edged Sword that He had in His mouth. The two-edged Sword is the Word of God, and It is used by word of mouth. Hence, the Word in the Epistle of John came as a two-edged Sword from the mouth of Jesus to be sent to the Churches, to cut away all imperfection in the Churches.

THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA The introduction to the seven churches of Asia finds the Son of Man standing in the midst of the Seven Golden Candlesticks, which is said to be the Seven Churches. Revelation 1:20 "The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks.The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches."

The seven Epistles to the Seven Churches are prophetic. They are Christ's own history of the church from Pentecost to the End of the Age. Jesus standing in the midst is the High Priest commending and criticizing His Church. John was given this revelation on the Lord's Day while he was exiled on the Isle of Patmos for the Word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. Patmos is a small island off the coast of Asia Minor. What he saw while in the Spirit, he was told to write and send to the Seven Churches of Asia. Revelation 1:10-11 10. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11. Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia,and unto Laodicea. Revelation 1:18“I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.” The Son of Man presented Himself to John as the ”One Who liveth, and was dead; and behold, He is alive for evermore,” (Jesus the crucified One). He appeared in the garb of the High Priest on a tour of inspection of His churches. He declared the Seven Golden Candlesticks to be the Seven Churches, and the Seven Stars to be the Seven Angels or Messengers which is the head of each church. This signifies that they were the leaders or pastors of the churches. In the Epistles to each church, Jesus has ordained them to act as a priest and shepherd to control the church in righteousness as they are moved upon by the divine High Priest.

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CHAPTER 2 Introduction & The Seven Churches of Asia. THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS { REVELATION 2:1-7 } 1. Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2. I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3. And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 6. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate. 7. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. (Rev.chapter 2 here)

This, the first church or the beginning of church history, was founded by Apollos and Paul in the city of Ephesus, Acts 18:24 “And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.” Acts 19:41 “And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.” It is called the maiden church. Salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ was introduced by the early Apostles at Pentecost. The infilling of the promised Holy Spirit took place and brought joy and blessing to the hearts of the people in that day, and developed in joining themselves together in the form of a church. It became an authorized church of Christ, and Jesus stood in her midst holding her in the hollow of His right hand. Six other churches were also shown in His right hand, and the history of each church was to be written and sent to the pastors thereof.

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Acts 2:1-4 1. And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

The Book of Ephesians was written to the church at Ephesus and carries some of the greatest revelations of the church. The church at Ephesus had experienced the great ministry of healing and miracles, and became a great missionary center, and was educated in the deepest Spiritual truths. Dispensationally we see the history of this church in the years from 70 A.D. to 170 A.D. God dealt with her in many great signs and wonders in her missionary effort, and commended her for her good works, her labors, her patience, her holiness, her sincerity and discernment, and her faithfulness and steadfastness. Nevertheless, she was denounced because she had left her First Love. The love in the church became secondary because of their great Spiritual insight, and because they put knowledge before love. This is very common in the churches in this day. A lopsided church will bring denouncement from the Lord. The love of God is absolutely necessary for the Church to be wedded to Christ. Love is a fruit of the Spirit: Galatians 5:22-23 â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith...... Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.â&#x20AC;? 1 Corinthians 13th chapter 1. peak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5. Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 12.

6. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8. Charity never faileth : but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Matthew 24:12 “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” Jesus said because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Love is something more than signing the church roll. Love must be practical, and must actually be in our heart that we would lay down our lives for Jesus if need be. Love is not just something in Our minds. So many Christians tell themselves that they love the Lord, but when it is put to the test they fail. The Ephesus church was not ashamed of the Name of the Lord and upheld His Name at all times, and could not bear those who were evil, and tried those who came into the church professing that they were apostles, and they found them liars. The church hated the evil deeds of the Nicolaitanes. The Nicolaitanes were bringing carnal practices into the church and were lifting themselves up in authority, justifying themselves and their deeds. The promise to the church was conditional. If they took heed, if they had an ear to hear what the Spirit saith unto the CHURCHES, and repented and returned unto their First Love, and overcame their mistakes, then they would be given to eat of the Tree of Life which is in the midst of the Paradise of God. They were not just to have enough to get through the pearly gates (figuratively speaking) but they were to have enough to take them into the midst, the very heart of Paradise, into the hundred-fold, the Bride of Christ. The “wedding” is near at hand.

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THE SMYRNA CHURCH { REVELATION 2:8-ll }

8. And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; 9. I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. 10. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. 11. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. Prophetically from 170 A.D. to 312 A.D. the church of Smyrna is known as the martyr church. Smyrna signifies suffering, the bitterness of death. The Lord found no fault with the Smyrna church therefore there was no denounciation. Apparently they took advantage of the denouncment given to the Ephesus church. Although they were not made perfect, they were pleasing in the eyes of the Lord in the progress they were making. The anointing of God upon this church was not all joy and blessing as far as the flesh is concerned, but they suffered happily the bitter herbs as did Jesus the Son of God. One of the ingredients in the composition of the anointing oil under the Old Covenant was the bitter herb myrrh. The anointing oil is symbolic of the Holy Spirit. The anointing of the Holy Spirit brings bitterness as well as joy. Myrrh was one of the gifts presented to the Christ Child after He was born into this world, Matthew 2:11“And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.” Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit of God and suffered many heartaches and the bitterness of death. They offered Him wine mixed with myrrh but He received it not, Mark 15:23 "And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not." He was glad and rejoiced in His suffering, even the bitterness of death. Psalms 45:7-8 “Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness : therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.... All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.”

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The Smyrna church was poor in worldly goods but was rich in the heavenly blessing of God. She was persecuted beyond measure by the world on the outside, and from within by false brethren who proclaimed to be Jews but were of the synagogue of Satan. These were of the same blood that crucified our Lord on Calvary. They may have been a natural Jew, and claimed their inheritance thereby. Yet they were of the synagogue of Satan. The real Jew is a born again believer..... Romans 2:28-29 28. For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29. But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. Romans 9:6-8 6. Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 7. Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8. That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Matthew 3:9 “And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.” The church underwent a great persecution in their day, and was exhorted to fear none of those things which they were afraid to suffer. The prophecy was that some would be put in prison, and there would be ten days of great tribulation. Revelation 2:10-11” Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life..... He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.” Those that overcome shall not be hurt of the second death, that is, their soul shall not die but will be resurrected unto life. Being faithful unto death signifies they would become martyrs for the Lord. The church underwent a ten year persecution from 303 A.D. to 313 A.D. This could be the ten day tribulation period if the year for a day theory is used as it was in Joshua's day. Numbers 14:34"After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.” 15.

Ezekiel 4:6 “And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.” Many were put to death and received the reward of the crown of life, and will have no part in the second death, which is the death of the soul, and not of the flesh. Revelation 20:6 "Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years." Read Revelation 20:14 and 21:8 below. Revelation 20:14 “And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.” Revelation 21:8 “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

Many more Christians will give their lives as martyrs in the Last Days, as we're told in Revelation 12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”James tells us that if we endure temptations and are tried we shall receive the crown of life. It is said that Polycart was the pastor of the church at Smyrna, and became a martyr by being burned alive. He told the heathen judge where he was tried, that he had served the Lord for 86 years and the Lord had never wronged him and he would not turn Him down even unto death.

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THE PERGAMOS CHURCH { REVELATION 2:12-17 } IT IS CALLED THE HERETICAL CHURCH

12. And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 13. I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. 14. But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. 15. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate. 16. Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. The name Pergamos signifies marriage or a "tower of things high or lofty. True to the Biblical form the name signifies the characteristics of the bearer. The Pergamos church had broken the barrier of holiness, by permitting the high minded and lofty spirit of fleshly worldly men and women to enter into the church, with their teaching of Balaam, and fornication and idol worship. The church at Ephesus held a closed door to all impure doctrine, because in their heart, they hated the carnality of the world. However, they became so involved in the deeper things taught in the Christian faith, that they let down in the missionary spirit of love for the lost souls and were denounced by the Lord. The church at Smyrna also upheld the spirit of holiness in their order and was persecuted even unto death by the Jews, who were not Christians but were of the synagogue of Satan. The Church at Pergamos let down the barriers and permitted the worldly spirit and their teaching to join with them, thereby becoming engaged in marriage to the doctrine of man as is described in the Thyatira Church. This declares the beginning of church apostasy developed by the letting down in holiness and compromising with the carnality of the world. Prophetically it is shown in church history to have taken place approximately from 312A.D. and continued in mixing with the worldly practices until 606 A.D. 17.

The introduction to the Pergamos church presents the essence and purpose of the Epistle to the church, these things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges. He proposed to use the Sword in judgment unless They repented. Again following the Title given Himself, He declares His knowledge of their sins. I KNOW THY WORKS, and the location where they dwell to be a territory of Satan's seat or throne. Pergamos was the center of heathen idolatry: A Pagan university. It was the headquarters of Satan: therefore, the church was located on Satan's territory. The persecution, tribulation, and martyrdom of the saints experienced in the Smyrna church, had calmed down since they had opened up to the world, however, it had not altogether ceased. The church still held fast the name of Jesus, and did not deny the faith which they had followed so many years, although they were condemned for the mixture of the worldly fleshly members in the church, their faithful works were accepted if they repented of their wrong deeds. Antipas was a faithful righteous servant of God, acting as the pastor of the church. Although he did not approve of the mixed congregation, he no doubt, was over-ruled by the members of the church. He was considered a faithful martyr who was slain among them. History tells us that he was martyred by being placed in an iron image of a bull and heated red hot, and that he died praising and worshipping the Lord. Although they were commended for their faith in Christ by not denying His name, they were condemned for permitting the doctrine of Balaam and the Nicolaitans to be taught in the church. Balaam was a prophet who was hired by Balak the king of Moab, to pronounce a curse upon Israel. The Lord knowing what was in the mind of the king, and knowing the weakness of Balaam, tested him to see what he would do. The servants that were sent to Balaam by king Balak, were invited to tarry overnight until Balaam heard again from the Lord. That night the Lord appeared unto Balaam and said, "If the men come unto you again go with them" so the next morning Balaam rose and saddled his ass and went with them, and the anger of the Lord was kindled because he went with them. Read the story in the 22nd chapter of Numbers (Here). Although Balaam could not curse Israel, he did have counsel with Balak and showed him a way to weaken the hosts of Israel, through fornication and the worship of Idols. Numbers 31:15-16 â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Moses said unto them,Have ye saved all the women alive?.. Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.â&#x20AC;?.......

Peor was the name of a mountain in Moab where Balak took Balaam, that he might see and curse Israel. It was a high peak, near the town of Baal-Peor, opposite the valley in which Israel camped, before entering into Canaan's Promised Land before the death of Moses. It is also referred to as mount Peor or mount of Baal.

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2 Peter refers to Balaam as one who had gone astray, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.. 2 Peter 2:14-16 â&#x20AC;&#x153; Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:.. Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;... But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. This counsel given by Balaam, was accepted as a doctrine by those who catered to the flesh, and was brought into the church of Pergamos. The Nicolaitans also taught this doctrine and other carnal practices. It was these doctrines of sin, that brought the twoedged Sword into the church.

Revelation 2:16 "Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against THEM (the sinners) with the Sword of my mouth.".....It was the Spirit of Christ that brought the invitation to repent, and the promise to the overcomer, and this Spirit will be given only to those who have an ear to hear. The promise of a white stone is an insignia of purity, holiness, and righteousness. And in the white stone is a new Name written. Not ON the stone, but engraved IN the stone. The white Stone will not be given to one who has only a form of holiness, but to those who are deeply in love with the Lord; that righteousness and purity becomes a part of their very life instilled in their very being. There were twelve stones on the breastplate which the high priest wore on his chest next to his heart. Those stones represent the twelve tribes in the purity of righteousness. Even so the Church is upon the heart of our HIGH PRIEST (Jesus). Likewise, the new Name must be engraved in the purity of the white stone. No man can know the New Name saving he who actually receives it in the innermost part of his being. Head knowledge will not be accepted by merely believing. One must be a partaker of His Spirit in righteousness. It takes the promised hidden Manna to bring one to the place where they are worthy and capable of accepting the White Stone. The Manna was the food given of God to instill and maintain life in the natural body, Unless It was eaten and hidden away in the body the substance of the Manna would fade away. The hidden Manna spoken of in the Pergamos church, is the Word of God. Unless we eat thereof, our understanding will be void and the substance thereof will vanish away. The Manna was so important when it was rained upon Israel, that God told Moses to hide away a portion in the Ark of the Covenant in a golden bowl, along with Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of stone. As long as It remained in the bowls of the Ark It maintained It's strength of life. This was not done because the Lord wanted a keepsake, but rather, as an example to us under Grace, that in order to keep the Manna or Word, we must hide It away in our very bosom.

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God's promise to the Church is the hidden Manna, which if we eat thereof, It will never spoil, but rather It will prepare us for the White Stone, which only he that receives It can know the value thereof and the Name thereof. The White Stone is the insignia of the wedding ring and the New Name is the LORD JESUS CHRIST. The teaching of Balaam permitted fornication and the worship of idols in the church, and with the doctrine of the Nicolaitans the church became a mixture of heathen worship. Such worldly carnality was an open invitation to the world, even as it is in this day in some churches. The church at Pergamos, up to this time, was small and scattered. When Rome came in, she was no longer despised but became an honorable worldly possession of Rome, with only a few honorable Christians within. From a little unorganized and persecuted institution, her boundary stretched throughout the Roman Empire. The Emperor himself, became a member and insisted all Rome should accept the church. This the beginning of the Roman Catholic Church. It became quite popular and was looked upon by Rome as the first church. The introduction of the Sword with the two edges in this Epistle was to fight against THEM, the sinners in the church, who accepted the doctrine of carnality. The Sword is the Word of God and is used in judgment and also to cut asunder the soul and Spirit. Hebrews 4:12"For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." The call to repentance, to those who are not partakers of this doctrine clearly indicates that the Christians should separate themselves from the company of such evil doers or they too will face the Sword of Judgment. The Word used as Manna brings life and understanding, but when It is used as a Sword, It brings judgment and death.

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THE CHURCH AT THYATIRA {REVELATION 2:18-29}

18. And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; 19. I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. 20. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 21. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. 22. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. 23. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. 24. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. 25. But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. 26. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: 27. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. 28. And I will give him the morning star. 29. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Prophetically this church is shown in its manifestation to be of a Jezebel character and it existed from about 606 A.D. to the period of 1500 A.D. It is known as the false prophetess church. It was this period of the dispensation of time, that Jezebel held rule over the teaching in the church, in the period known as the middle of the dark ages. Thyatira means a daughter of feminine oppressor, which bears out the characteristics of Jezebel and her teachings. Jezebel means unmarried. She set herself up in the church as a teacher, declaring that the unmarried was justified in committing fornication, and that in doing so they legally wouldn't lose any virtue in the sight of God but would still remain in purity.

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The Satanic progress which began in the Pergamos church, overcame and took complete authority and rulership of the church at Thyatira, and changed the name to the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholics today claim to be the mother church of all churches or the first established church descending from Peter, but the historical record denies this claim. Rituals and ceremonies were set up in the church. Sprinkling was substituted for emersion, Infant baptism was ordained; the worship of the Virgin Mary; the burning of candles; the eating of fish on a specified day; purgatory teachings; and many more were added. Thyatira has all the earmarks of the most contaminated church of evil and corruption of the Seven Churches. In the sight of God, the infestation of Satanic filth, was at the lowest ebb. From this period of time, the remaining righteous of the church were seeking a way to separate themselves from the church. This Epistle was written unto the pastor of the church, who had been robbed of his authority: nevertheless, the exhortation was to those who were holding true to the Lord. The Title of JESUS, the Author, was His eyes of fire. Eyes that could burn into the deepest sin. Eyes that could see the corruption about them, and also the works of the righteous. Revelation 2:19 "I know thy works and charity and service and faith and thy patience and thy works; and the LAST to be more than the FIRST.â&#x20AC;? Revelation 1:14-15 â&#x20AC;?His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;...And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. Although corruption had entered into the church and they were surrounded with worldly filth, these few righteous were gaining in growth and were commended for their steadfastness. Jesus not only declared His knowledge of their works of righteousness, but also could see the corruption of those who were dwelling among them, therefore He declared His feet like as fine brass, Brass is biblically declared as a symbol of judgment. Jesus herein has declared He would bring judgment, in the day of His appearing, when He shall walk again upon the earth and judge both the righteous and the wicked. We can be sure our sins will find us out and we will be called upon to give account of all our deeds. Although the righteous were commended for their works, Jesus was disappointed with them because they suffered the teaching of filth and corruption by that woman Jezebel. What He is saying to them is. If they can't control the leadership of the church, then they should remove themselves from the church lest the spirit of Jezebel should fall upon some of them. This move was made in the developing of the Protestant movement, which is declared in church history. Jezebel was a false prophetess who was corrupting the church. The characteristics of Jezebel is recorded in first and second Kings. Second Kings records her as being in whoredom and witchcraft. She was brought up under the teachings of her father who worshipped Baal. She married Ahab the king who reigned over Israel for 22 years. 22.

Becoming the wife of Ahab, and the queen of Israel, she not only followed her past teachings of Baal, but imposed it upon the people of Israel. Ahab under her influence, built a temple and an altar to Baal in Samaria.1 Kings 16:32 "And he reared up an altar for Baal in the House of Baal, which he had built in Samariaâ&#x20AC;?

This was the downfall of Ahab: being led by the desires of his wife brought a curse on him, and the nation that followed in his footsteps. This fits the condition which Matthew 13:33 speaks of in a parable. Matthew 13:33"The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a WOMAN took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the WHOLE was leavened." While there is no harm in women having a part in the church, great harm can be done when they become the head of the church, as is shown in the case of Jezebel and Ahab. Ahab the king of all Israel, yielded to the teachings of Jezebel and was cursed by God. It is for this reason that the church at Thyatira was denounced and that the Christian is exhorted not to marry one who is not of the household of faith. One may be assured in themselves that it won't affect them, but sooner or later it becomes a drag on their Spiritual nature. Jezebel gathered 450 prophets of Baal which ate at her table, and slew all the prophets of God that she could lay hands upon,1 Kings 18:4-13. When she was told of the slaughter of the prophets of Baal by Elijah, she threatened his life and he was obliged to flee for his own safety.

1 Kings 18:4-13 4. For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 5. And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. 6. So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. 7. And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my Lord Elijah? 8. And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy Lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 9. And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 10. As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my Lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not here;he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 11. And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy Lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

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12. And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. 13. Was it not told my Lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? Because of Áhab's sin in permitting Jezebel to turn Israel from God to Baal, and because he permitted the prophets of God to be slain, God slew all of Ahab's family,2 Kings 9:7"And thou shalt smite the house of a Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel." Again later Jezebel schemed a way for Ahab to possess the land of Naboth by false accusation and he was stoned to death, (read 1 Kings 21st chapter : See Scriptures Here) When Elijah heard of this crime, he told Ahab that God's vengeance would fall upon him, and the dogs would eat Jezebel's body by the wall of property which he had stolen. This prophecy was fulfilled 11 years after the death of Ahab. Jehu becoming king executed vengeance and moved to fulfill the judgment pronounced upon Jezebel.

Jezebel painted her face and tired her head and stood at an open window, but Jehu was not enticed by her appearance and cried. Who is on my side? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs, and he said, Throw her down. And Jehu drove over her with his chariot and her blood spattered the horses and the wall. Later he gave orders to bury her body, but they found that the dogs had eaten all but her skull, feet, and the palms of her hands. 2 Kings 9:7 “And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD,at the hand of Jezebel.”and.... 2 Kings 9:30-37 30. And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. 31. And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. 33. And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. 34. And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.

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35. And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. 36. Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: 37. And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel. She was a bitter enemy to God and His prophets. She supported the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of the groves. Under her influence Israel forsook the covenant of the Lord. She tore down His altars. She slew His prophets by false witnesses. She killed righteous Naboth who desired to obey the Word of God in not selling his vineyard. She satisfied her own selfish desires at any cost, even to murder. She was an evil woman doing an evil work for Satan. The Jezebel in the church at Thyatira proclaimed herself to be the voice of God, disregarding the Word of God and directly opposing It. Revelation 2:20-21â&#x20AC;? Not withstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.â&#x20AC;? The mercy and longsuffering of God reaches unto the end, and then His wrath and judgments will be executed. Revelation 2:22 "Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds."

The 17th chapter of Revelation shows the Last Day condition of Jezebel and her destruction in the flesh, while her Spiritual judgment is yet to follow. Revelation 2:23"And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am He which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.".....Jesus will search the deep desires of the heart in all churches.

Revelation 2:24 "But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will, put upon you none other burden." Although some may have tasted of the sins of Jezebel, God leaves an open invitation to repent and come out from among them. But they that have ventured into the depths thereof, will not repent, for they will have gone too far with no judgment upon them as yet, and will find it impossible to believe and repent, until it is too late.

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The exhortation to those who have been steadfast, is to hold fast until He comes, or until the coming of Jesus in judgment at His coming. He that holds true until the end, He will give them the same power that He received from the Father : the power to rule over sin and to be a conqueror over all nations of sin and corruption with a rod of iron(a rod of strength) that they may become as He Himself is, a Bright and Morning Star. Let the ear heed to what the Spirit saith and the promise shall be fulfilled. In the church at Thyatira the sin of fornication and adultery is outstanding: the breaking down of morality, which we see so widely manifested in the very nature of people today, is a part of that breaking down. However, there is a greater sin exposed and it is of a Spiritual nature, but of the same source, and when it is revealed it should cause God's people to walk softly before the Lord. The process of building the Church into a Spiritual creation while She is still here on earth, involves not only the action of the flesh but the very thoughts of the mind, and the condition of the heart unto a New Creation. If the fleshly, sinful deeds will be judged, how much more the Spiritual?

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CHAPTER 3 Introduction & The Seven Churches of Asia.

THE CHURCH AT SARDIS { REVELATION 3:1-6 } 1. And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 2. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. 3. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. 4. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. 5. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 6. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Rev.chapter 3 here) The church at Sardis is known as the DEAD CHURCH. Speaking in Spiritual terms, she was dead in sin. The prophetic dispensation of this church was from 1510 A.D to 1750 A.D. This represents the period of time of the pulling away from the Roman Catholic influence which had taken over the church at Thyatira. Many in the church at Thyatira who had not accepted the teaching and doctrine of Balaamism, Nicolaitanism, and Jesebelism, and who had not known the depths of Satan, spoken of in Revelation 2:24 â&#x20AC;&#x153; But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burdenâ&#x20AC;?, had finally broken away from the Thyatira Church and become independent. This was the first move of the entering into protestantism, however, formalism and false prophets were still among them. The Lord said He had a few in Sardis that had not defiled their garments. These few were helpless in leading the church into holiness, and struggled to maintain their own strength in the Lord. Although Sardis had broken away from the Roman Catholic teachings, they were formal, and catered to the worldly ways. Therefore, they were alive in name only to the world, but they were dead in the eyes of the Lord because of the lack of holiness and power.

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Revelation 3:2-3 ”Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God...... Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief; and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Although they were rebuked for their failures, they had a few good points remaining to their credit, and they were exhorted to be strengthened and to die out completely and enter into the perfect way of the Lord. Many Christians today who are in formal churches are serving the Lord, but lack understanding of the real meaning of holiness and righteousness. Therefore, they have need of the message given unto the church at Sardis, to repent and heed the warning of His coming in an hour when unexpected. He that heedeth the warning and repents, and overcomes their shortcomings, will be clothed in white, and their names will not be blotted out of the Book of Life, for they shall be deemed worthy. Revelation 3:5“He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.” Here we are told that our names can be blotted out of the Book of Life if we are not overcomers. Thus, no backslider or those who are not worthy will be accepted. Although we may at one time have had our name in the Book of Life, we are not secure unless we endure unto the End. Read the following scriptures.

Revelation 13:8 “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Revelation 17:8 “The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.” Revelation 22:19 “And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.” Revelation 21:27 “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.”

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Revelation 20:12-15 12. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Luke 10:20 “Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.” Philippians 4:3 “And I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.” Nicolaitanism, Balaamism, and Jezebelism were not the problems at Sardis, but SPIRITUAL DEATH had invaded their midst. The breaking away from these false teachings by leaving the church at Thyatira presented good works, but their works were not found to be perfect, for they were living in name only, and were dead in the Spiritual activities of life. Before men, they had a name that they lived, but before God their works were not complete. The name over the church door was not enough to save their soul. It takes works of righteousness, or fruits of the Spirit of God. Protestantism features justification by faith in acceptance of the open statements of the Bible, dropping all rituals and ceremonies of both the Law and man made traditions. The church at Sardis accepted justification by faith, but failed to follow in the New Testament order of the New Birth and the paths of holiness. Conforming to the world instead of holiness to the Lord, will bring an open rebuke from He Who hath the Seven Spirits and the Seven Stars. The few names in Sardis which have not defiled their garments are the ones who worshipped the Lord in holiness, therefore. He said they would walk with Him in white. White signifies holiness and righteousness, and there were only a few whose garments were not defiled in the church at that time. The rest were told to remember therefore what they had received and had heard in the beginning and repent and return to holiness lest He would come in an hour that they knew not.

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The only way that works can be made perfect, is by overcoming Spiritual deadness. Sardis means, "remnant or ESCAPED FEW". Jesus says, Many are called, and few will be chosen. There will be but a few who will hold fast in true worship in conforming to the holiness of God. The theme to the Epistle to Sardis, is underlined in the call to purity, righteousness, and holiness unto perfection. The few names were praised because they had not defiled their garments. Garments is used in a symbolic term as also most of the Book of Revelation is written. To understand the Spiritual meaning, the language of symbols must be understood. A filthy garment, in the natural sense, defiles the body which it covers although the body may have just been bathed and made clean. To keep the body clean, the garment must be kept clean. The garment of white signifies purity, righteousness, holiness throughout the Biblical language. Although these few clothed in white raiment were not yet perfect, they were told that they were to press on until they were complete overcomers, then they would receive the raiment that would secure their name that it would not be blotted out from the Book of eternity. This robe of righteousness carries a much deeper truth than is normally understood by the Christian world. It is a promise of God and greater than was given to the angels in heaven, for many of them did sin, and their names were blotted out from the Book and were cast out of their heavenly abode unto eternal destruction. The garment of white is symbolic of the Spiritual clothing which is given to clothe the New Man who becomes free from the filth of sin. As sin decreases in the body, so does the old filthy garment fade away and is replaced with that portion of the righteous garment of white. It is a Spiritual garment and covers only the Spiritual growth in the body and never the sinful part, although some attempt to hide their sins behind a cloak of righteousness.

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THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA { REVELATION 3:7-13 } 7. And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; 8. I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. 9. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 10. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. 11. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. 12. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. 13. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Philadelphia means BROTHERLY LOVE. The church at Philadelphia is known as the LOYAL LOVING CHURCH. Prophetically it existed in the middle of the Dark Ages, from 1750 A.D. to 1900 A.D. This was the beginning of the great missionary age that brought the Protestant movement under way in the Spiritual teaching of justification by faith in holiness, and this continued unto Pentecost. Great men such as Whitefield, Finney, Wesley, Etc. were called by God to evangelize Europe and America in their early days. This missionary vision carried on until it was taken up by the Pentecostal movement in approximately 1900 A.D. That which the cankerworm had eaten was to be restored. Read Joel 2:25. Joel 2:25 â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.â&#x20AC;?

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At the beginning of the Protestant movement, Jesus appears as "He with the Seven Spirits and the Seven Stars": He Who has all authority and power, and He that is HOLY AND TRUE. The breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church practice created a different aspect in the movement of the church unto holiness. "He that, is Holy and True". He is calling the churches unto holiness. To be like Him in Spirit and in true worship. He who worships God must worship Him in Spirit and truth in holiness. This teaching is upheld throughout the New Order unto the End Day when Jesus shall join Himself to the Church as a part of His Body, but not until the Church has been made perfect. The Church at Philadelphia had a little strength but not the fulness thereof. A little strength is referring to the Spiritual strength or life. She is loved by the Lord because she is dying to the world and growing in righteousness in Christ. Her understanding is being opened by the Word and she is making progress in Spirituality and the fulness of the Apostolic ministry that developed in Pentecost. The message to the Church at Philadelphia, prophetically reaches until the End of the Age, as do all messages to all other churches. In this particular Church is found the promise to the Bride. Because thou hast kept my word and the word of my patience (endurance), I will keep thee from the hour of temptation. That is, He will not permit them to be tempted above that which they cannot stand. There is yet to come a great tribulation that will try every Christian on earth before the second coming of Jesus. Matthew 24:21. This is not the reign of the Beast. Matthew 24:21 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” The victorious Church, the Bride of Christ, will be delivered in the Last Days and will not pass through the Beastly Tribulation, but will be delivered by the power of eagle's wings. Revelation 12:14 "And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time from the face of the serpent." The remnant will lay their lives down for the Lord. Revelation 12:17 “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”……The professors of Christianity who fight against holiness and the manifested power in the Church, will be brought to their knees and be made to know that Jesus loves the Church. Revelation 3:12 “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God,

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and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God:and I will write upon him my new name.”.........The temple is a Spiritual temple and a pillar is the most important part of the temple. Without the pillar, the temple could not be supported. Without Jesus the foundation Stone, the pillars could not be held firm. "And he shall go no more out:".....When one is being made a pillar in the temple, they shall be eternally secure. They can never fall or be cut off. "And I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is New Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name·" New Jerusalem is the Wife of Jesus and She has inherited Her place in connection with the Temple of God. She has received the New Name of the LORD JESUS CHRIST through marriage. Revelation 21:2, 9-11"And I John saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." Verses 9-11 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying. Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.... And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; In the church at Philadelphia is portrayed the fulfillment of Ephesians 2:2 2 "In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit." The human temple has grown into a Holy City for an habitation or a dwelling place for the Lord. Revelation 22:3-4 “ And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:..... And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.” Revelation 21:22-23 “ And I saw no temple therein:for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it...... And the city had no need of the sun neither of the moon, to shine in it: For the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. The throne spoken of in the fourth and fifth chapters of Revelation, is the throne of David or Jesus which will be set up in the kingdom on earth for a thousand years Reign. This setting will come to an end at the entering into the New Heaven and Earth.

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THE CHURCH AT LAODICEA { REVELATION 3:14-19 } 14. And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15. I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18. I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. The church at Laodicea is known as the lukewarm, self-satisfied church. Prophetically to be as the End Time condition, dispensationally coming into view in 1900 A.D., through the Pentecostal enlightenment, and developing into full reality prior to the coming of the Lord. Protestantism, being taught in the previous three hundred years, grew into the Pentecostal movement of holiness, and swept the whole earth in a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit. This movement ushered in the restoration of the early Pentecostal experiences which created the mighty revival of holiness in the beginning of the New Testament history. The Laodicean history reveals the characteristics and condition of the lukewarm church of the Last Day. Laodicea means, "the people's rights". The city of Laodicea was a very proud and independent city. She supported a medical center, and manufactured woolen goods, and was a money center. She was a city of much commerce and trade, and boasted of her independence and self-support. She was rich, proud, and lifted up as a people in her own rights. In other words, she supported herself and wanted no help or advice from others. The Laodicean spirit of the "people's rights" has grown in momentum for over one half a century. It began in a spirit of pressure for independency by the I.W.W. movement and has developed in this day into transgression, in an attempt to gain their point. Unions of all nature, the Ku Klux Klan, Terrorists, Women's Liberation Movements, etc. are putting extreme effort into winning their cause or independence, or recognition. This spirit is worldwide.

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Christians and church-goers are involved with many not realizing what it is all about. The Laodicean spirit is the Spirit of the Enemy operating as an angel of light. The introduction to the church at Laodicea was positive. These things saith the AMEN (He Who has the last word): the FAITHFUL and TRUE WITNESS, (He Only Who has held truth as a Witness), and was in the Beginning of the creation of God. In this Title is declared His authority as He stands in the midst of the Seven Churches taking inventory and pronouncing judgment upon the church. "I know thy works" is the heading of each Epistle to the churches. All stress is put upon works. The Lord is not concerned about good deeds in the flesh, but the works of righteousness according to His Word. The works of this church are shown to be miserable and deplorable. Nothing good could be said about this church. She has separated herself from holiness through her independency. She is neither cold nor hot. Priding herself with her ways of worship, yet holding on to the name of Christianity, she is reproved as neither hot or cold. She is cold or dead to the Spiritual life, and living her own desires of the flesh, believing in Christ's salvation, but neither is she hot because she has not the Spirit of Christ flowing in her soul that brings the fire and warmth of a Spirit filled Christian into the true worship in holiness. This is a terrible condition, and because of such the Lord said He would spue her out of His mouth. Jesus says that we cannot serve two masters and be pleasing in His sight. It is His desire that we would serve One or the Other. Either we get in or get out. Be either cold or hot; either serve Him or the Devil. If we continue in this attitude, we will be spued out of His mouth. Revelation 3:17"Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:" This is a terrible condition that grips the spirit of man. Believing that all is well with their souls by their formal, self-satisfied attitude, and independent worship, and by not accepting the Spirit of holiness, they are overcome by deception and believe themselves to be rich, and increasing in the blessings of God and have need of nothing, yet they do not know that they are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked in the sight of God. Even though one may be blessed in worldly goods, and expensive buildings, etc., and have a good education, this does not signify that God has blessed them. Jesus says that they are blind to the true salvation and that they are naked of the clothing of righteousness, therefore if they do not repent they will be spued out of His mouth. The only way to be rich in God is by buying "of Me" (Jesus) gold tried in the fire, and not by possessing worldly treasures or gold. The works of the Laodicean church were false, worldly, and sickening before God.

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1 Peter 1:7 says "That the trial of YOUR FAITH BEING MUCH MORE PRECIOUS than of GOLD THAT PERISHETH: though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ."...The TRUE GOLD is purchased through God by faith in holiness, a gold that cannot perish by fire of the world. James 2:5 "Hearken ,my beloved brethren,Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?". The church at Laodicea was naked, not of worldly apparel, but of the white raiment which only could be purchased through the Lord. They were counseled not only to buy gold, but white raiment that their nakedness of sin might be covered. The raiment of God is fine linen in RIGHTEOUSNESS of the saints, clean and white, read Revelation 19:8 ''And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.'' Revelation 16:15 "Behold, I come as a thief, Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.".. They were blind because they did not have the Spiritual insight of the Word of righteousness and thought they could gain eternal bliss by their fleshly, worldly method of worship. The eye-salve is the anointing of the Spirit of God which the church at Laodicea did not have. They were altogether destitute of the Spirit of God, therefore would have no inheritance in heaven except they repented and bought the true salvation through faith in righteousness to cover up their nakedness of sin.

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THE CHURCH COMMENDATION AND DENOUNCIATION

THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS { REVELATION 2:1-7 } The church at Ephesus was denounced, not because she was backslidden, but because she became slothful in the love for sinners unto salvation. Taken up in her church affairs, involving the teaching of the Word and in righteousness, and in keeping the church free of imposters, she let down in the evangelistic Spirit. After being commended for her good works she was warned of the Lord, that He was displeased with her for not upholding her first conviction of the love for the lost. Ephesus, being the first organized church, has portrayed the danger to the Last Day Church. Denominationalism has separated the Christian faith and has a tendency to create a lack of love for the other, as well as the lack of unity of our first love.

THE CHURCH OF SMYRNA { REVELATION 2:8-11 } The Smyrna church was not denounced. This does not mean that they were perfect in the sight of God, but rather that their works were pleasing before God due to the great suffering and persecution, and being faithful unto death. Smyrna is known as the martyr church. That is, they surrendered their body fully unto the Lord. This trait portrays their works as pleasing to God. There will be no rebuke in the church of the Last Day when they go all out in the sacrifice of their bodies. This does not necessarily signify that one must lay down their lives and be buried, but as Paul declared, he dies daily from imperfection in the flesh so must we. In the perfect Church spoken of in Ephesians 4:13 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:â&#x20AC;? The Last Day Church must measure up in the fulness of the stature of Christ. As long as we strive to follow our convictions as is recorded in the Word, we will grow into that Church. It is when we let down the standard that the denunciation is declared.

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THE PERGAMOS CHURCH { REVELATION 2:12-17 } The Pergamos church was commended for holding fast His name. Biblical names carry a characteristical meaning. Names were not only given just to distinguish one person from another, but to declare the characteristic of the person as well. To hold fast His name is to hold the characteristics of the Lord Jesus Christ. Although they walked in the footsteps of Jesus they were denounced because they let false doctrine come into the church. Permitting impure doctrines to mingle with the people in the church is sure to have an ill effect upon the church and lead some astray. This rebuke declares a warning to all churches throughout the Ages, especially the Last Day Church.

THE THYATIRA CHURCH { REVELATION 2:18-29 } The church at Thyatira was commended for their patience, love, service, and faith; and the last to be more than the first. They were growing in the characteristics of the Lord, but they were denounced for letting the false prophet Jezebel teach and seduce His servants. The Jezebel spirit is fast developing in the ecclesiastical movement in this day, as it was at the time of the warning in the Thyatira Age.

THE SARDIS CHURCH { REVELATION 3:1-6 } Those who had not defiled their garments with the Jezebel spirit and corruption of sin, were commended. But they were denounced for being dead to the Spirit of God. This formal spirit is manifested throughout most churches today. More and more the manifestation of the Spirit of Life in the churches is replaced with quietness and formalism. Pentecostals have even become ashamed of the moving of the Spirit of God in their midst and placed all manifestation behind closed doors.

THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA { REVELATION 3:7-13 } The Philadelphia church portrays the Bride of Christ and is commended for keeping His Word and not denying His name. They kept the Word and all that His name stood for. They did not have the fulness of the Apostolic strength, but what they did have, was perfect in God's sight. Therefore, there was no denunciation. This declares the purpose of the letters to the Seven Churches In presenting the Last Day Church as is pleasing in His eyes. (Back to Main Index)

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CHAPTER 4

Setting of the earthly throne on earth for 1,000 years.

Revelation 4:1 "After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things Which must be HEREAFTER."(Rev.chapter 4 here)

John was on the isle of Patmos, and had just received a Visitor from heaven Who gave him a vision of the Seven Golden Candlesticks, and in the midst of them stood One (Jesus) like unto the Son of Man. In His hand He held the Seven Stars. John was told that the Seven Candlesticks were the Seven Churches, and the Seven Stars were the Seven Angels, Heads, or Pastors of the churches. He was to write what he had JUST SEEN, and the THINGS WHICH WOULD BE HEREAFTER. John's first vision was to the church concerning their Spiritual condition in holiness and righteousness. It was necessary for the church to understand, and be a partaker of the great mysteries of which was to be hereafter. Jesus and the prophets referred to these things of the Last Days, yet future. The first three verses in Revelation, chapter one, tells us that the revelation of these great mysteries were given unto Jesus, to give to John to show unto us the things that were shortly to come to pass. The Epistles to the Seven Churches with their commendations and rebukes, point out the Perfect Church of the Last Day. The whole Book of Revelation is prophetic and yet future. The fore-runner to the breaking forth of these great phenomenonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is now in operation. Immediately after the message given to John for the Seven Churches, a voice spoke to him and said, "Come up hither, and I will show you things which MUST be HEREAFTER." Revelation 1:3 "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that HEAR the words of this prophecy, and KEEP those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.â&#x20AC;? In chapter one we are told of John being exiled on the Island of Patmos: no doubt deep in prayer and worship, for he was in the Spirit on the Lord's day. The Lord spoke and appeared unto him and told him to write what he saw in a book and send it to the Seven Churches of Asia. In the fourth chapter he is given a revelation of things WHICH MUST COME TO PASS, yet future.

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John looked, and behold, he saw a door opened in heaven. No natural eye could span such distance without supernatural power, therefore John was given a vision as he looked toward heaven. Then he heard a voice which sounded like a trumpet, clear and loud, talking with him and saying, "Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter." In the very beginning of his experience he was told that what he was to see was not of the past or present but was to come to pass in the future. There is no time element given when these things would come to pass but a complete revelation was given him of the conclusion of God's great plan of salvation, purposed before the world was. The outcome of this plan has been prophesied throughout the Old and New Testaments, without giving any specified date. Jesus says that we shall know by the signs of the times. But there is also another way whereby we may know when these things take place, and that is by rightly dividing the Word of Truth. First things MUST come first. The Holy Spirit Who was sent to reveal the things which John saw in heaven, brings the revelation by discernment through the Word. The full revelation recorded by John must come in the order of God's plan. The house is not ready for the roof until it is progressively prepared thereunto. Immediately after hearing the voice, John was in the Spirit and caught up into heaven, where there was a throne set for him to look upon. The Lord sat on the throne. What John saw was not the original setting of the heavenly order, but the setting was to show him the things which was to be future. These things are concerning His people and the earth. Not until the 20th chapter was John shown the heavenly setting of the New Heaven and New Earth. All that John saw concerning God's plan on earth must take place on earth, Jesus says, "When you pray, pray thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”. …….It is God's plan for the kingdom of God to dwell for one thousand years on earth, after the return of Jesus. The kingdom of God is not a natural kingdom and takes place after the resurrection of the righteous dead. When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound at His coming, the dead in Christ shall rise a Spiritual man, and be given a body that pleases God. There will be no resurrection of the natural body that has returned to the dust from which it was created. Much confusion is created by not accepting the Thousand Year Reign to be a Spiritual Kingdom, rather than a natural Kingdom. The fourth and fifth chapters declare the order of the Millennial Age in the Kingdom of God on earth. This Kingdom comes to pass after the coming of the Lord and the resurrection of the righteous dead, and the Battle of Armageddon. The throne was set in heaven and He that sat thereupon was to look upon as a jasper and a sardine stone; and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald ...The jasper and the sardine stone, under the brilliant colors of the rainbow, presents a beautiful sight as well as a symbol of God's promise of security from destruction. The language of symbols, types, and shadows is used throughout the Book of Revelation, bringing Spiritual understanding to all who understands the language. 40.

Revelation 4:4 "And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: And upon the seats I saw four and twenty eiders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold." Luke 22:28-30 Jesus said to His disciples, "Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations..And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;..that YE may EAT and DRINK at my table in MY KINGDOM, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel." If any deserves to sit upon these seats, certainly those to whom the promise was given were qualified and they will occupy twelve of those seats; but who are the other twelve seats reserved for?....And who are the other twelve elders who were in white raiment, with a crown of gold upon their heads?....This appears to be a mystery to many, yet most agree that there is to be a great gathering in Christianity in this Last Day, a gathering of a Many Membered Body which will evangelize the world. It was Jesus Christ the Chief Corner Stone, and the twelve apostles, as the foundation that built the first church, and for one hundred and fifty years evangelized the world that was known in that day. Ephesians 4: 11-16 (Read Here), declares the making of the church in the Last Day, and the eleventh verse declares THE CHURCH is to be perfected by the Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers. The Apostles are not spoken of too much among God's people in this hour, but they will appear in the near future in another Apostolic ministry; to found the Last Day Church, with Jesus still the Chief Corner Stone. As the promise was given unto the first twelve Apostles, so will it involve the last Twelve .

The twenty four elders sitting upon the twenty four seats are all Apostles of the Millennial Kingdom being rewarded for their faith and ministry of the past. Revelation 4:5 "Out of the throne proceeded lightnings, and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God." Jesus will be honored with the full power of God, even the Seven Spirits of God were in His control, and the angels of heaven were around and about the throne. Jesus will become King and God of the Kingdom of God on earth. He will become the supreme Lord for one thousand years, and then comes the New Heaven and Earth, and all power will be turned back to the Father. 1 Corinthians 15:24 "Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the Kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power."

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Revelation 4:6 "And before the throne was a sea of glass like unto crystal: And in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne were four beasts full of eyes before and behind." The four living ones or creatures are four fully redeemed men who lived on this earth and have been translated to heaven. Revelation 5:8-10 assures us that they, and the twenty four elders were redeemed from this earth... Revelation 5:8-10 8. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast REDEEMED US to God by thy blood OUT OF EVERY KINDRED, AND TONGUE, AND PEOPLE, AND NATION; 10. And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. Redemption pertains only to this earth, by the blood of Jesus Christ. These heavenly creatures are full of eyes before and behind, that is, they have full knowledge of things of the past and future. The scripture shows that there are four men whom God has appointed as Leaders in His plan of redemption on earth, and have been taken bodily from this earth into heaven. The four men along with the twenty four elders fill an important part in the Millennial Age. They sit in and around about the throne to lead and judge the twelve tribes of Israel and the great multitudes who are as the sea of glass before the throne. The first Living One is ENOCH, the seventh from Adam who pleased God, and was translated alive into the presence of God. Genesis 5:24, Hebrews 11:5. Genesis 5:24 “And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Hebrews 11:5 “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.” The second Living One is MOSES, the Lawgiver, who died and was buried by the Lord, and was resurrected and translated into heaven. Deuteronomy 34:5-7 Jude 1:9 and Matthew 17:3. Deuteronomy 34:5-7 5. So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. 6. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. 42.

7. And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. Jude 1:9 “Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.” Matthew 17:3 3. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. The third Living One is ELIJAH the prophet of God, who was taken up into heaven in a whirlwind, and chariots of fire. 2 Kings 2:11 “And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.” Luke 9:30-31 30. And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: 31. Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. The fourth is JESUS, God's Son, Who died on the Cross, was buried and arose from the dead, and ascended into heaven after forty days. Acts 1:11 “Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” We cannot look lightly upon this great truth, for these four redeemed Creatures are a reality recorded in the Bible. If there was a purpose in the resurrection of Jesus Who was taken into heaven, then there is a purpose in taking Enoch, Elijah, and Moses into heaven before the End time resurrection. They had eyes before and behind them, and it was for this reason that they were chosen, that they might see all things that took place and have perfect knowledge of the past and future, to maintain their high position around the throne. They were FOUR great Leaders used by God in promoting His plan of Salvation, and by their translation and resurrection, and by taking note of their ministry while on the earth, it enlarges the purpose of their calling and shows forth God's power in being able to resurrect and translate and keep them and use them in the Last Day.

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The first Living Creature was like a Lion; the second like a calf, the third had a face as a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. Number four pertains to this world; it is a biblical number that speaks of the world, as the four directions which takes in all of the earth. These four Living Ones have been chosen of God to be used in His plan on earth. In forming the twelve tribes of Israel into nations, the Lord divided them into FOUR groups to protect the tabernacle as they were marshaled through the wilderness. In the second chapter of Numbers (See Scriptures Here) we are told that Judah, Reuben, Ephraim, and Dan each were the heads of these tribes, and they camped around the tabernacle; three on the east, three on the west, three on the north, and three on the south. They marched in the same manner, with the tabernacle in the center when traveling in the wilderness. This was the standard set by God in the beginning to usher His plan of salvation through unto the End. The tabernacle was the dwelling place of God on earth, and serves as a type of the Church of the Last Day. God divided the twelve tribes of Israel into four groups to fulfill His purpose. Judah is under the ensign of the Lion. Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. Reuben, Ephraim and Dan have their ensigns. All of God's people were marshaled under these four battle standards to take them into Canaan's land. As the Lord chose the four heads of the tribe of Israel to take His people to Canaan, so has He Chosen four men, or four Living Ones to marshal all His people from all Ages. Under ENOCH, the flying EAGLE, the believers of his day. Under MOSES, the OX, the believers of his day. The sacrifice of the OX was set up under Moses. Under ELIJAH the MAN, all believers of his day. He was known as the man of God and stood alone throughout his ministry in his day. UNDER the LORD JESUS CHRIST, the LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH, in His day, ALL THE SAINTS of the Church Age. In the first two-thousand-year dispensation, Enoch, and Noah led God's people. ENOCH pleased God and was translated alive. In the Last dispensation, Jesus leads the Church. Jesus died and was raised and taken into heaven. The Church will be translated at the End of the Age. ENOCH, MOSES, ELIJAH, AND JESUS are the FOUR LIVING CREATURES in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne. The record declares Them to be the only Ones REDEEMED from the earth and taken into heaven. Three of These men appeared on the mount of transfiguration after leaving the earth.

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Four Living Men are Living Witnesses of God and His plan and movements on earth, each during His dispensation of time. Ezekiel 1:1-14 . Ezekiel received a vision of These Four Living Creatures Who would appear again during the Thousand Year Reign in Their translated heavenly body after being in heaven for several thousand years. Read below... Ezekiel 1:1-14 1. Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 2. In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity, 3. The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. 4. And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5. Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. 6. And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7. And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. 8. And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. 9. Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. 10. As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. 11. Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. 12. And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. 13. As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14. And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. 45.

Some interpret Them to be cherubims but this cannot be, for the cherubims spoken of in the Bible are only two, and These Living Ones are four. The Cherubims spoken of in the Bible are a part of the Godhead, but the four Living Ones are human beings which strictly belong to the human creation. Ezekiel saw them as the appearance of a man, and everyone had four wings; one on each side. Wings are symbolic of power and time. They were blessed with the power of God in Their ministry over a period of time on earth. The four wings speaks to us of the four thousand years before Christ. In Revelation They are shown with six wings which includes the two thousand years of Their completed ministry as They enter into the Millennial Reign. They have a prominent part during the Reign of a thousand years. They are mentioned in Revelation 4:4-11, 5:8-14, 6:1-8, 7:11-12, 14:3 & 14: 15, and 19:4. Revelation 4:4-11 4. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 5. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 6. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 7. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. 8. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 10. The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Revelation 5:8-14 8. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

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9. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10. And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12. Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. Revelation 6:1-8 1. And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. 2. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. 3. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 4. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. 5. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 7. And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 8. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

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Revelation 7:11-12 11. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12. Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 14:3 “ And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.”

Revelation 14:15 “And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”

Revelation 19:4 “And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.” In Ezekiel's vision They each had four faces. The face of a LION.....the face of a MAN.....the face of an OX.....and the face of an EAGLE. The face of a man connects Them to humanity in Their ministry. The face of a Lion connects them to the Lord Jesus in His ministry. The face of the Ox connects Them to Moses in his ministry. The face of an Eagle connects Them to Enoch and his flying ministry. They are inseparable in the One-ness of God's ministry. They each had four wings joined together and under Their wings They had a hand of a man. Although the wings of the power of God was given Them, the ministry was worked out through the hands of man. The wings were joined together and when they went, they went straight forward and turned not. God's plan of salvation is worked out through human vessels. The purpose of God's will through the dispensation of the age was worked out through the four Living Ones according to His order in perfect unity. Four faces each, declares the ministry in Oneness. Each One was connected to the other's ministry, even as the Body of Christ depends upon the love and unity of One another to blend together the Body.

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The Four Living Ones never rest day or night saying,” Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”(Revelation 4:8 ). They lead the hosts of the saints of God and rate higher than the angels of heaven. They carry the praise of God before the throne, and when they speak, even the twenty four elders bow down and cast their crowns before the throne saying,"Thou art worthy, 0 Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; For thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created”,... Revelation 4:11.

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CHAPTER 5 The Seven Sealed Book, to be opened in the Last Days

(Revelation 5:1) "And I saw in the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne, a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals."(Rev.chapter 5 here)

He that sat upon the throne (the Father) has control of all power. He is the One and Only God. He holds all authority and divinity and power in His right hand. He is the Head of the Family in heaven. The angels of heaven are under His dominion and command. The Son and Holy Spirit can do nothing without His consent and blessing. He holds in His right hand а Book with the plan of redemption written therein: The greatest architectural plan of all time, either in heaven or earth. The contents of this Book are built around His Son made flesh. He is the Word, the Manna sent from the Father. This Book is the most precious possession on earth, and the choice possession of the Father. It concerns His Son and the Son's Bride, and the welfare of eternity in heaven. It is held in the safest place in heaven when It is held in His hand. On earth God commanded Moses to write in a Book and place It in the Ark of the Covenant, the most secure and safest place on earth. Exodus 17:14, Deuteronomy 31:24-26. Exodus 17:14 “And the LORD said unto Moses,Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.” Deuteronomy 31:24-26 24. And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, 25. That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, 26. Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

The kings and leaders of Israel were commanded to read and meditate from this Book that they would know how to lead God's people in righteousness.

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Read Deuteronomy 17:18-20 and Joshua 1:8..... Deuteronomy 17:18-20 18. And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: 19. And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them: 20. That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel. Joshua 1:8 â&#x20AC;&#x153;This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.â&#x20AC;? Ezra found the Book in the Ark of the Covenant after the Babylonian captivity and read to the people, and they wept before the Lord, Read Nehemiah chapter 8 (See Scriptures Here) The record of Israel was kept and added to the Book for four thousand years, by Moses and the major and minor prophets, until all the dispensation of the Law was recorded in thirty nine Books known as the Old Testament. The New Testament was recorded in like manner until the full record consisting of twenty-seven Books in the New testament and thirty-nine Books in the Old were completed making a total of 66 Books. All of these records complete the great plan of God which was fore-ordained before the world was, and recorded in the Book which was held in the right hand of the Father. On the backside of the Book was seven seals. These seals are the subject of the next chapter. The front side of the Book (the Book of Genesis) declares the Beginning of His plan, while the backside of the Book (the Book of Revelation) declares the Ending of His plan. The Book of Revelation has been the most difficult to understand because It has been sealed with seven seals. The number seven brings us up to completeness of His plan. The opening of the seven seals release that which is to take place in the End days.

Daniel was shown all that was hidden in these seals, but was not permitted to write them......

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Daniel 12:8-10 8. And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 9. And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 10. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. The Book was to be sealed until the time of the End. The time of the End when the seals were to be broken; when many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase. Daniel 12:4, “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. “........In the very near future the seals will be fully opened, when the Great Ministry goes forth.” Who is WORTHY to орen the Book and loose the seals thereof? No man in heaven or in earth can open that Book or look thereon, or read the contents, or loose the seals. This a sacred Book: It is most Holy. The very contents therein bear the essence of Jesus, God's Son, slain as a Lamb. The atonement through His blood covers the entire Book. Only that blood. His blood, can bring full salvation and can make one worthy. Only the Lion from the Tribe of Judah could prevail to open that Book and loose the seals, for it was HIS BLOOD THAT WAS shed. The lack of understanding of the Book is enough to cause all men to weep, the opening of the Book and the loosening of the seals will be released at the time of the going forth of the End Day Ministry, by the Elect, known as the Church. In the midst of the throne and of the four beasts (or Living Ones), and the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes. The seven horns signify kingly power, and the seven eyes signify the seven Spirits of God. The Lamb was authorized with all power of the Father in promoting the atonement. And He came and took the Book out of the right hand of Him Who sat upon the throne. Herein is shown the two personalities of Jesus. Number 1: As the Son of God of heaven. Number 2:as the Son of God of the earth. The Son of God took upon Himself the flesh of man to accomplish the plan of atonement. The blood was shed through His soul life. The life of the earthly creation. The natural life: His soul was laid down and taken up the third day. His earthly body was translated into heaven to plead the cause of His people before God, until the days of atonement are finished. The only Way to the Father is through the Intercessor, (Jesus). He pleads our cause and takes our prayers before the Father... Romans 8:34, "Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

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It is the Son of God of heaven, that takes the Book and opens the seals, not the Son of God of the earth. The Son of God of earth is onе of the four Living Ones that fell down before the Lamb. The Son of God was with the Father in the Beginning, John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”. He planned the earthly life with the Father. He agreed to become the Son of flesh and die, that redemption might be effective. His body was earthly as the body of Adam was earthly. And He also was made subject to sin. He was flesh and blood taken from an Israelite maiden in the same manner as all fleshly babies come into the world. John 1:14. "And the Word was made flesh,and dwelt among us." His soul life came directly from heaven. It was delivered by the Holy Spirit and implanted in the womb of Mary. The babe was born and grew into manhood as God's Only Begotten Son on earth. He was a part of God's redemption. He died in the flesh, and was buried in the tomb and resurrected, and redeemed from the world of sinful flesh. He was given the name of Jesus, identifying Himself as the earthly Son. The name of the Spiritual Son of the Father in heaven is the WORD, John 5:7 "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:"....John 1:14 "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." God the Father sent the Holy Spirit to plant the soul that It might produce the earthly Son. Adam received his soul life from the Father, Genesis 2:7 "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." Jesus received his soul life from the Father as His fleshly Son, when the soul was delivered by the Holy Spirit, John 1:14.(look above). This may be difficult to understand unless we understand that the soul Spirit is not only the intellect of man but is the very life and being of man directly from the Spirit of God, and that both God and His Son are Spirit and Soul life. It was the LORD GOD HIMSELF, Who breathed His Own Soul in Adam. And it was the Father, Whose Soul-Life was planted, in order to bring Jesus into the world, and it was that Soul that was poured out from the body of Jesus in the redemptive plan of God.... Isaiah 53:10-12 10. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, He shall see his seed, He shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand. 11. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for He shall bear their iniquities.

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12. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors." The Father sat upon the throne, and HIS SPIRITUAL SON, the REAL LAMB OF GOD, THE WORD. OPENED THE BOOK, He whose soul life was given to become the Son of God in the FLESH is called JESUS. The WORD, God's heavenly Son, was made flesh by sowing the seed of the Soul into a fleshly maiden. It was He Who was slain from the foundation of the world, Revelation 13:8“And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. “He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and is the Only One Who can open the Book, and loose the seals. When the Book was taken by the Lamb, the four Living Ones and the Elders bowed down in prayer and sung a new song of redemption, which only the redeemed can sing, because the Lamb had redeemed them by His blood. Then all the angelic realms of heaven, understood the plan of the earthly redemption, and gave glory unto the Lamb: and the four Living Ones said, "Amen, “And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped Him.” When Jesus was baptised in the river Jordan, He received the Spirit of the Father and became the Son of God on earth, Matthew 3:17, "And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." ....He put Himself on the level of sinful men and became obedient unto death; Death in the flesh when His soul life departed from the body. First we are given the Soul Life to bring forth the natural man, and then we are given the Spirit of God to become the Sons of God. The Son of God on earth, became a real person, developed by the SOUL of God in the flesh and the SPIRIT OF THE FATHER. The person of the Son of God in heaven never changed. He is still the Son of the Father in heaven. From the Father of the Son of God in heaven was given to the flesh His Soul, to become the Son of God as a person on earth, so that His Soul could suffer and die for the sins of the world. Remember, it was the SOUL that Jesus gave, and not His Spirit, Read the verses on the previous page Isaiah 53:10- 12, Thus, Jesus has two personalities. The earthly Person, Jesus, is One of the Living Ones. The heavenly Person is the REAL Lamb of God, the WORD. This is the setting of the Millennial Age upon earth: both Persons shall be exalted until the New Heaven and Earth. Then all things will be turned back unto God the Father, and His redemptive plan is completed….

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1 Corinthians 15:24-28 24. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 28. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

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CHAPTER 6 The releasing of the Seven Seals...Last Day ministry goes forth...Peace being taken from the earth through warfare...A Great Famine...Death and horror on earth... A Great Martyrdom..The earth shaken...The wrath of God released... The opening of the seals are in relation to the events which are to take place in the latter part of the dispensation under Grace. John saw the Book in the hand of Him that sat upon the throne, with seven seals upon the back thereof. The Book is the record of God's plan of salvation on earth, and the information under the seals were not to be released until the very Last Days of His plan of redemption.(Rev.chapter 6 here)

Why did God hold back this information? Because such information was not needed hitherto and would serve to create confusion in the true revelation held under the seals. Many honest hearted ministers have erred in their interpretation of the mysteries and sayings recorded in the Bible in an attempt to understand and explain them. But when we move ahead of God's time of release we are subject to mistakes. This, of course, brings confusion in the mind of those who live in the End Days, before God releases the truth of the true salvation. Because of the past teachings of the last century, there has been divisions of hundreds of faiths. However, Zion shall receive the full revelation through the ministry of God's Chosen Elect in the Last Day, when the dispersed of Israel are gathered from all nations. It is then, and only then, that God's people (Zion) will see eye to eye and the unity of all of God's people will become One in Christ. God's people in THAT DAY will know that God is speaking through His Watchmen who are publishing salvation unto Zion.

Isaiah 52:8 "Thy watchmen shall lift up the Voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion." Read verses 6&7 also.... Isaiah 52:6-7 6. Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. 7. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

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The Prophets and the Apostles have understood through the Inspiration of God's Spirit, and have written in part, in the Books of the Bible for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear. The contents of the seals have been foreshadowed and manifested in part, since the beginning of the last century of the Age. The prophecy of Daniel said that many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase in the End Time. This began when the automobile came into existence somewhere around 1906. Nahum also gives us some information of their coming and speed. Nahum 2:3-5 3. The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. 4. The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings. 5. He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk: they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. This, of course, was only the beginning of the running to and fro, and now men travel to the moon in just a short time. Knowledge was also increased in the recent past and the present time; not only worldly knowledge, but also Scriptural knowledge. The opening of the seals pronounce judgment upon the earth. The first seal deals with the church. 1 Peter 4:17 says, that judgment must begin first at the house of God. "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?" ... God is now judging His people because of sin. In order to have a pure clean church. He judges His people by their walk in Christ............ 1 Timothy 5:24-25 "Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.... Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid"....It is according to their walk. The sins of the Last Day Church will be judged beforehand unto perfection, or unto a perfect Church.

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THE WHITE HORSE AND THE RIDER The contents of the first seal was manifested in type around the year 1906, when God brought a mighty deluge of His Spirit upon the people of God. Thousands were slain under the power of God. In the streets and in the churches, souls were baptised with the Holy Spirit and fire, and they began to speak in the unknown tongue as they did in the early church, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, etc. all were baptised in the Holy Ghost and fire: that would accept it, and in all different churches, God worked by His Spirit restoring unity and oneness. God's people will be judged and separated according to their deeds and actions. The opening of the first seal is the beginning of the church revival in the Last Day. This seal will not be closed until God's purpose has been concluded. The same applies to all seals. When they are opened, they must run their course from the time of their opening until the end. Revelation 6:1-2 "And I saw when the Lamb opened, one of the seals,and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying. Come and see. …..And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer." The White Horse and the Rider symbolizes a great revival of the Last Day. The Holy Spirit carries the weight of the revival. God is now in the process of preparing His Army, Who will be the Rider of the White Horse. Jesus said He would send the Comforter to show us things of Himself, and to convince the world of righteousness, and of sin, and of judgment. John 16:7-11 7. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 8. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9. Of sin, because they believe not on me: 10. Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 11. Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. Jesus is now in the process of preparing the Army. The seal will not be opened until the Army has been tested, proven, and perfected. This Army is the Elect and She will be gathered at the Second Coming of Jesus, unto salvation..... Hebrews 9:28 “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”… 59.

Matthew 24:31 "And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Matthew 24: 40-41 40. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Luke 17:34-36 34. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 35. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 36. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.......The ELECT SHALL BE TAKEN and the other left. The contents of this seal as a fore- runner, has been manifested since the beginning of the 19th century, and is released in its fulness at the specified time, at the beginning of the Last Day Ministry. Since Jesus departed into heaven, the Holy Spirit (the White Horse) is carrying the whole load of developing the Church as the Body of Christ, which is to be joined together with Him when She is perfected. Click to Read : 1 Corinthians chapter 12 and Ephesians chapters 4 and 5. The Holy Spirit (the White Horse) has been given the responsibility of carrying the weight of the finished ministry of the Son of God and the Church. Therefore, the Riders are Jesus and the Church. Under the supervision of the Holy Spirit, the Church is now going through the stages of development to become the Body, the Elect, and eventually the Bride of Christ. When Her perfection is completed the first seal will be opened, and the Body as a great Army, will go forth conquering and to conquer, with Jesus at the Head. Joel 2:11, "And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?" and â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Ś. Joel 3:16, "The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel."

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The only weapon that the Rider of the White Horse carried was a BOW. It was a weapon that could shoot fiery darts to the heart. Not the darts of the Enemy, but the darts of the WORD OF GOD, that could pierce asunder the soul and body. The BOW in hand was the only weapon of strength that could conquer the Foe. The BOW is the WORD of GOD, Genesis 9:13-16 tell us that God put a BOW in the cloud to remember His WORD to Noah. It was called a RAINBOW and signified that when it rained on earth He would remember His WORD of promise.

Genesis 9:13-16 13. I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 14. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15. And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. Habakkuk3:9 "Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers."......This Rider fights not with natural instruments of war, but with the WORD of God. He was crowned KING OF KINGS, and LORD of LORDS. His battle was unto Salvation. The only protection therefrom is the full armor of God. God's Word shall not be void. It is the power of life or death. The Rider is crowned with power and strength of the Almighty by the Word. In THAT DAY, the elements of heaven will move at the command BY THE WORD. The earth will tremble and the mountains shall be removed at the command. The Church, the great Army of God, will have power to remit sins, Joel 2: 1-11, Matthew 16:18,and John20:23 (below).The gates of hell shall not prevail against the Church, The gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations, and then shall the End come, Matthew 24:14 â&#x20AC;?And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.â&#x20AC;? Joel 2: 1-11 1. Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain:let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2. A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 61.

3. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 4. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 5. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 6. Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. 7. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: 8. Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. 9. They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall,they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 10. The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: 11. And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? Matthew 16:18 “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” John 20:23 “Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.” Some seminaries interpret the White Horse and His Rider as the Devil or the Anti-christ. But this would be impossible, for the Antichrist does not come in Person until the seals are all opened. We go to the Bible for further understanding, by analyzing the word WHITE. White is used only three times in the Gospels, and each time it is in connection with the Son of God and His clothing. AT HIS TRANSFIGURATION: Matthew 17:2, Mark 9:3, Luke 9:29....He was transfigured before Peter, James, and John, and His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was WHITE as snow…

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Matthew 17:2 “And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun,and his raiment was WHITE as the light.” Mark 9:3 “And his raiment became shining, exceeding WHITE as snow; so, as no fuller on earth can white them.” Luke 9:29 “And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was WHITE and glistering.” AT HIS RESURRECTION: Matthew 28:3, Mark 16:5, John 20:1? His countenance was like lightning, and His raiment WHITE as snow. Matthew 28:3 “His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment WHITE as snow:” Mark 16:5 “And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long WHITE garment; and they were affrighted.” John 20:12 “And seeth two angels in WHITE sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.”

AT HIS ASCENSION: Acts 1:10 "And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in WHITE apparel." WHITE is symbolic of purity in relation to righteousness and holiness. It is never used in connection with sin and corruption.

In the Book of Revelation, WHITE is used 15 times.... Rev 1:14 His head and his hairs were WHITE like wool. ”His head and his hairs were WHITE like wool, as WHITE as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;” Rev 2:17 A WHITE stone for the overcomers. “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the

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hidden manna, and will give him a WHITE stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” Rev 4:4

Twenty four elders clothed in WHITE raiment. “And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in WHITE raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.”

Rev 6:11

Martyrs given WHITE raiment. “And WHITE robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.”

Rev 7:1-13 Multitudes out of the great tribulation in WHITE robes. ( See Scriptures Here ) Rev 7:14

They washed their robes and made them WHITE in the blood of the Lamb. “And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them WHITE in the blood of the Lamb.”

Rev 14:14

The Son of Man sat upon a WHITE cloud. “And I looked, and behold a WHITE cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.”

Rev 20:11

The Great WHITE Throne Judgement. “And I saw a great WHITE throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.”

Rev 19:8

The Bride arrayed in fine linen, WHITE and clean. “And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen,clean and WHITE: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.”

Rev 19:11

Christ the Rider on the WHITE Horse. “And I saw heaven opened, and behold a WHITE horse;and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.”

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Isaiah 1:18

Army on WHITE horses, clothed in WHITE. “And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon WHITE horses, clothed in fine linen, WHITE and clean.” Others also......... “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as WHITE as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”

Daniel 11:35 “And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them WHITE , even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.” In these scriptures we can understand that WHITE has no part with the Devil. The WHITE Horse and It's Rider, (Christ and His Church) will evangelize the whole earth in THAT DAY. Read about it in the Book of Joel and Isaiah and in Rev 19:11-16 below. Revelation 19:11-16 11. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called THE WORD of GOD. 14. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon WHITE horses, clothed in fine linen, WHITE and clean. 15. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

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THE RED HORSE AND HIS RIDER (The Second Seal) Revelation 6:3-4 3. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 4. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take PEACE FROM THE EARTH, and that they should KILL ONE ANOTHER: and there was given unto him a great sword. The mission of this Rider was to kill and shed blood by waring with a SWORD, (not the two-edged sword) but an instrument to kill in warfare, to bring nation against one another and take peace from the earth. The horse is the symbol of force and power. In our day we would call it a great machine. It is a RED HORSE going out to take peace from the earth by warfare and blood shed, a great slaughter, and the outpouring of red blood upon the earth in killing of one another. The White Horse and His Rider comes to conquer sin and to bring peace to the earth, but the Red Horse and His Rider comes to kill and take peace FROM THE EARTH. These Two Riders are on opposite sides. They oppose one another. They both have a job to do on earth and are Enemies of one another. The Rider of the Red Horse is the brains of this world, empowered by the spirit of Antichrist. The wars is Satan's doings. He is out to take peace from the earth. The Red Horse is the spirit of the Antichrist, carrying Satan's prepared Rider. The World War of 1914 foreshadows the beginning of taking peace from the earth; unrest, strife, wars, and rumors of wars have filled the earth. Every attempt to bring the nations together by the League of Nations or the United Nations has failed. The second World War shook the world again when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Thousands more passed into eternity as the war continued. The Red Horse was on the move again taking his toll. The Atom bomb brought fear to the whole world. The United Nations was formed in an attempt to control the nations, but in just nine short years the Korean War broke out in the year 1950. And then there was the undeclared war in Viet Nam which followed, and now we have trouble in the Middle East where another war has put the nations in confusion With great fear in the nations, they become sick at heart not knowing which way to turn in order to prevent the Nuclear war from breaking out and destroying the earth. Red China, the great communistic antichristal nation, which flies the flag with the Red Dragon, is coming to the front, and Russia is living in a state of nerves.

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Yes, peace is being taken from the earth by the Red Horse and His Rider, with the sword given to Him. This is a fore-runner of nation against nation when peace will be taken from the earth at the conclusion of the second seal. For centuries the world has had peace, wars and disturbances have only been miner. Then suddenly like the bursting of a bomb shell, war struck the nations. Not a coincidence but a prophecy. John saw the war of the nation’s almost 2,000 years ago. Jesus foretold of nations rising against nations, Mathew 24:24-25 “Behold, I have told you before”...... 24. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25. Behold, I have told you before. Mathew 24:6-7 6. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Christians take the actions of the nations too lightly. Because of nation rising against nation gradually through the years we have grown up with accepting these things without realizing the outcome. Now it is here and it shall grow worse and worse. This is prophecy being fulfilled before our eyes. Yet the Christian world is not stirred........WHY?...........Because they are not aware of the truth, and many are not concerned. This is the way the Enemy wants it. We are warned in the Scriptures that HE would blind our eyes. In the same chapter that tells us of wars in the nations, It warns us of false prophets and false christs. The Devil has taken the desire to know from our hearts, that He might catch us off guard. If one could know that a flood was coming and that it would destroy his home and take his life, then he would prepare for that event. When our financial wizards foresee a depression, they begin to prepare the people for the occasion. Jesus has told us of these things that are to come in the End Times. John has shown us his great Revelation. WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT?........Most Christians are just sitting, waiting for Jesus to COME, not REALIZING what must happen in the world before He comes. You and I will be here in these End Times. Those of us who are living in the END TIMES are warned by prophecies in the Scriptures of these times and we are without excuse. There will be a great tribulation upon the earth, before the 3 1/2 year Antichristal Reign. This is shaping up now, READ Matthew 24:21.... Mathew 24:21 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” 67.

THE BLACK HORSE AND HIS RIDER (The Third Seal)

Revelation 6:5-6 "And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.....And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny; and three measures of barley for a penny, and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine." This Black Horse and His Rider declare famine.....Matthew 24:7, "There shall be famines and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.”.....Mark 13:8 also declares trouble with famines. “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.”: These Scriptures are linked together, the Rider of the Black Horse brings famines and starvation. Certainly, these Scriptures fit the description of the days in which we live and they are a forerunner. In 1930 over 5,000,000 people in Russia died because of famine. Other millions have died of starvation in China, India, and other parts of the earth. Worldwide famine is deepening and shall prevail until the very End. The ground is over fertilized, over-taxing the substance of the soil. Africa is near starvation because of famine and war, and there are other nations where people are now starving. Scarcity of food will prevail. Rationing will come as it was in the 1st and 2nd World Wars. America, the land of plenty, will not be able to feed the world. The balances in the Rider's hand signifies scarcity and rationing. Worldwide famine shall exist. The Black Horse is the sign of sorrow and want. Jeremiah 14:1-2 "The Word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.” Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof anguish; they are BLACK UNTO THE GROUND: and the CRY OF JERUSALEM IS GONE UP."..... Lamentations 5:10 "OUR SKIN WAS BLACK LIKE AN OVEN because of the TERRIBLE FAMINE.".....This is the fore-runner of the Black Horse. АLL of these experiences of Israel are written for our admonition. They foreshadow the hardships of famine of That Day of the opening of the third seal. The Book of Joel verifies the condition and the movements in THAT DAY. Read it CAREFULLY and let the WORD speak for Itself.

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Joel 1:2-4 Declares the positive famine of That Day, and that is to be in the days of the coming of the Lord. It is the theme of the whole chapter. The second and third chapters declare the movements of the Elect Army, with Jesus at the Head. A strong People manifesting the supernatural power of God on earth. The earth and the heavens will shake. Nothing like it has ever happened on earth before, 2. Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? 3. Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. 4. That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten.

FAMINE FOLLOWS WARS: They claim this world is increasing its population so rapidly that in a few years it will not be able to supply the needs of the people. Birth control is recommended. A few nuclear bombs dropped here and there will decrease vegetation and the population of the earth. The prophecies of famine should be expected. Famines will increase until the End of the earth. Revelation 6:6 "A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine." God's People will have plenty. The mountains of Israel that was desolate will produce in THAT DAY and Israel will be brought together, Read Ezekiel the 36th chapter.. (See Scriptures Here). This takes place in the fulness of the prophecy when the third seal is opened. Jesus declares famine in the Last Days..... Matthew 24:7 â&#x20AC;&#x153;For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.â&#x20AC;? BUT SEE THOU HURT NOT THE OIL AND THE WINE.....1 Kings 17:14 "For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth"....The cruse of oil and the meal in the barrel of the widow did not fail, and there will be plenty for the TRUE CHILD OF GOD, in THAT DAY.

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THE PALE HORSE AND HIS RIDER (The Fourth Seal)

Revelation 6:7 "And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say. Come and see.... And I looked, and behold a Pale Horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. “The Pale Horse and It's Rider signifies ghastly, deathly, pale unto death. Death is the Rider's mission. Death throughout the land. Remember what happened in Egypt before Israel went out?... .There was death to all the first born...... Revelation 6:8 "And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with the sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.".....One fourth of the population of the earth is given over to the agencies of destruction. Ezekiel 14:21 "For thus saith the Lord God; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beasts?"........Jerusalem, as it is now controlled by the Antichristal Jews will be cleansed and the SPIRITUAL JEWS will take over as God's Chosen People. Death through wars, famine, pestilence, strife, hatred, etc. will abound. This will be worldwide and will continue until the End comes. Dreadful conditions are in the world now, but they do not compare with the coming conditions that will come in the very near future, at the opening of these seals. Seal Number 1. The WHITE HORSE: Worldwide revival will continue until the Church is taken out as on Eagle Wings' power. Rev 12:6 “And the woman fled into the wilderness,where she hath a place prepared of God,that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and three score days.” Seal Number 2. The RED HORSE; Worldwide war and blood shed, which will continue until the Beast takes over the world. Seal Number 3. The BLACK HORSE: Worldwide famine, which will continue until the End of the Age, with food becoming scarcer as time passes by.

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Seal Number 4. The PALE HORSE: Worldwide death; pestilence, disease, death is everywhere in the world today, but woe unto the world in THAT DAY. The OPENING OF EACH SEAL releases certain judgments upon the earth. The End of the Age is near. The opening of the SEALS is divided into two groups. The four Horses and Their Riders in the first group, and the last three, which have altogether different features. The seven days of the Lord's Week, likewise is divided similarly. The first four 1,000 year days of God's time are progressive days in preparation under the first 4,000 years. The last three days of 3,000 years feature the dispensation under Grace, and the 1,000 year day of the Millennium. Psalms 90:4 "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.".......And I quote from 2 Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as ONE day. "

THE FIFTH SEAL Revelation 6:9-11 "And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:... And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, Đ&#x17E; Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? ....And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled." The opening of the fifth seal declares a great martyrdom in the Christian ranks of the Last Days. There is yet to come a great tribulation upon the earth with false prophets, and false christs before the Beastly Antichristal Reign, which will create a great deception upon the earth. The sinners are already deceived; therefore, this prophecy pertains to the professing Christians in THAT DAY who do not know the reality of God by the quickening Spirit of God dwelling in their bodies, and not dwelling in their minds only. It will be those who only believe that they are Christians without having the Quickening Spirit of confirmation or the fruits of the Spirit, who will be deceived first in THAT DAY. The souls under the altar are not sleeping as some declare, but rather they are crying for revenge. Many have been martyred, and much blood has been shed in the past. They are resting for a little season, until their brethren that were yet to be martyred as they were should be fulfilled.

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The Spirit of martyrdom is Satanic and has been in existence since the creation of mankind. The Spirit of martyrdom manifests the reality of the hatred of Satan against God and His creative plan. The cry for vengeance began when Cain slew his righteous brother Abel, and his righteous blood cried unto the Lord from the ground, Genesis 4:10“And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.” Romans 12:19, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord”........ And every martyred soul shall be avenged by God at the close of the Last Day dispensation of the Ages. All of God's people have been the target of martyrdom by the Enemy since the Beginning of the world, but God has stayed His hand from wholesale martyrdom until His purpose of salvation shall be brought to an end. During the Apostolic ministry, and centuries following, thousands of Christians were martyred due to the hatred of Christ and the Gospel message. Prophecy has been declared that many shall be martyred in the Last Day, the day which we are now entering into. Hatred of Christianity is clearly seen and swiftly advancing unto that day of martyrdom. The Martyrs, spoken of, are those of the past and of the future who give or have given their lives for the Lord. The Scripture forewarns of these times, Matthew 24:9-13 9. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. and........ Matthew 10:16-23 16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18. And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 21. And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. 72.

22. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. 23. But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. And....... 2 Timothy 3:12-13 12. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 13. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, decieving, and being decieved. Many people will touch the suffering of Christ and will die for Him. It will take more than a religious spirit in this LAST DAY to give our life's blood. They (the souls crying unto the Lord) were under the altar. The altar was the place where the blood was shed and the sacrifice burned. The custom of the temple worship, after the blood had been sprinkled before the Lord, was to pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the Brasen Altar. It was carried from there through conduits, which were laid for that purpose, to be carried to the brook of Kidron, Leviticus 4:7,25,34 7. ”And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD,which is in the tabernacle of the congregation;and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering,which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.” 25.”And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering” 34.”And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger,and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering,and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.” The sacrifice took place at the altar. The life that was in the blood was poured at the base thereof. The sacrifice was killed (martyred), The blood was poured out there and the life was taken. The blood of Jesus cries for forgiveness of the sinner. The blood of Abel and the martyrs, cries out for righteous judgment and the coming of the Lord. How long О Lord must we wait for vengeance? The soul cries for vengeance because the time is near at hand. These souls were slain for the Word of God, and for their testimony. 73.

God, and His Word, was so mighty in the Apostles that it aroused the anger and hatred of the world. The LAST DAY martyrs will have a peculiar testimony that will cause the world to want to kill them. Jesus angered the Jewish world with His teachings, and when He testified that He was the SON of God, they railed on Him and nailed Him to the Cross. The martyrs will stand true to their testimony of the Church, and will not compromise, even as Jesus stood fast that He was the SON of God. Many shall be martyred in the opening of the fifth seal....... Matthew 24:9 “Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted,and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.” Revelation 12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb,and by the word of their testimony;and they loved not their lives unto the death.” White robes were given them. They were the robes of purity and righteousness, because the time is near when their cry will be answered. They must wait and rest a LITTLE SEASON until their fellow servants and brethren should be killed as they were. Further persecution will be upon the Believers and many shall give their lives as martyrs in the near future. Violence filled the earth in the days of Noah, and Jesus says these days will come again in the End Days, Matthew 24:38-39 ”For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,...And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” The Great Harlot of Revelation 17 (See Scriptures Here) is drunken with the blood of the prophets and saints and all that is slain upon the earth. She is Satan's woman of the Ages and Satan is a murderer. Mystery Babylon, the Mother of Harlots, seeks the souls of men, Revelation 18:13,24 13.”And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves and souls of men.” 24.”And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.”....... MYSTERY BABYLON is the great City of Wickedness,(counterfeiting God's City, New Jerusalem,) She is the Wife of the Beast. The day of vengeance will come as the day of the Battle of Armageddon when the wicked shall be bathed in blood that will flow for two hundred miles upon the earth. Revelation 14:18-20, Revelation 16:16-21 .The Scripture saith, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."

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Revelation 14:18-20 18. And another angel came out from the altar,which had power over fire;and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle,saying,Thrust in thy sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth;for her grapes are fully ripe. 19. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth ,and gathered the vine of the earth,and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20. And the winepress was trodden without the city,and blood came out of the winepress,even unto the horse bridles,by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Revelation 16:16-21 16. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. 17. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 18. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. 19. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. Revelation 6:12-17 "And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;...And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.....And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places...And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;... And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb...For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?" The releasing of the sixth seal will bring the greatest awakening of all times. The events of the past are minor compared to what the world will face in the near future. Christians and sinners alike, will lose their proud indifference and arrogant spirit. Suddenly they will become abased. Realizing that what is happening to the earth is not a natural phenomenon but a supernatural act of God they will be very fearful.. 75.

A GREAT EARTHQUAKE: This time it will not be just in divers places far off from us, but the whole universe will be shaken all at once. This is NOT the END OF THE WORLD as many will believe, at that time, but it is an awakening of the world that GOD IS LORD and is not an imaginary or a dead God. The End cannot come until all the seals have been opened and run their course, and all prophecies have been fulfilled. The Bible clearly states and prophecies of these coming events.....

Matthew 24:29-30 29. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Mark 13:24-26 24. But in those days,after that tribulation,the sun shall be darkened,and the moon shall not give her light, 25. And the stars of heaven shall fall,and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. Luke 21:25-33 25. And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26. Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 27. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. 29. And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; 30. When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. 31. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 32. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. 33. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. (Six is the number of man)

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PAST PHENOMENONS God has brought similar supernatural manifestations upon the world and some are recorded in the Bible, as transactions that took place in times past. We will call your attention to some of the most outstanding ones. Exodus 19:18 "And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly."

Matthew 27:45-52 "Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour...And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me?...Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias... And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him To drink...The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him... Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost....And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;...And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose." Matthew 28:2 "And behold, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it."

CONDITIONS OF THE SIXTH SEAL AND THE END DAY The sun became black as sackcloth of hair. Darkness was upon the whole earth. Black as sackcloth! Sackcloth speaks of mourning and repentance. This will be brought about by the events of the sixth seal. God's call for all men to repent everywhere is brought about by these mighty acts. Jesus says that if the mighty works or acts of God had been done in Tyre and Sidon as will be done in THAT DAY, they would have repented long ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes, Matthew 11:21 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Woe unto thee,Chorozin!woe unto thee Bethsaida!for if the mighty works, which were done in you,had been done in Tyre and Sidon,they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.â&#x20AC;? Darkness in all the earth compares with the Scripture Exodus 10:22 "And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:" 77.

The moon became as blood. The moon is a symbol of Jesus the Son of God. The moon's, becoming as blood, is a sign to the world of the blood of Jesus that was shed for them, when Jesus was crucified. The Woman, the Church is standing upon the moon, Revelation 12:1 "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;" ...The blood of Jesus is the foundation of all Christianity. The Woman has prepared Herself by submitting Herself to the full essence of the power in the blood. The stars of heaven will fall when they are shaken like a mighty wind. The heavens will be rolled together for a time...........The mountains on earth will be removed out of their place.

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The kings, the captains, the mighty men, and all upon the earth, and all that don't know God will hide in the rocks and caves of the mountains..........WHY?............. BECAUSE they will have had a glimpse of the glory of God. They will cry for the rocks and the mountains to fall upon them to hide them from the face of God. Fear of the wrath of God and death, which they feel is near, will cause them to Seek death. They desire to die any other way rather than by the Fire of God's Glory. This is another great phenomenon of God, to create HIS FEAR upon the men of the earth, that they might know that He is God and LORD OVER BOTH HEAVEN AND EARTH, However, these great features are not the End of the world. The earth will quake. The sun will be darkened. The moon will turn to blood. The Chosen Elect of God's Army are gathered. Famines and hardships will increase. Fear and Demonic power of great deception will flood the earth. Many will be deceived, and the great Last Day Ministry will begin.

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CHAPTER SEVEN 144,000 of Israel sealed in Their foreheads. Revelation 7:1-4 1. And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth,that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,. 3. Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.(Rev.chapter 7 here) The seventh chapter is a continuation of the events recorded that transpire under the sixth seal. It therefore covers the same period of time, The four angels, standing on the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that is, from the south, west, north, and from the east, with no circulation of the air current, will result in stagnation which will set in. This follows the great earthquake and the darkness upon the earth, Revelation 7:1 (above) Before the winds are released, the angel from the east must seal the servants of God in their foreheads. The command is to hurt not the earth or the sea or the trees until the 144,000 are sealed. One hundred and forty four thousand is a part of the Church, the Bride to be. Great damage to the earth, sea and the trees is caused by with-holding the air currents. The water becomes stagnant: vegetation and crops will wither; the air will become vile and sultry. Revelation 7:2 (above)The Strong Angel from the East is the LORD JESUS CHRIST. He is coming to seal His bond servants. Only 144,000 are sealed: 12,000 out of each tribe of Israel: 12x12,000=144,000. The 144,000 spoken of in the seventh chapter are the same company as the ones in the Revelation 14 verses 4 and 5. (Read on next page) They are all the same Company as Revelation 7:2 . Revelation 14:1 and 14:4 & 14:5 are two different companies, but are related: they are Mother and Son......

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Revelation 14:1 “And I looked,and,lo,a Lamb stood on mount Sion,and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.” Revelation 14:4 “These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins.These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.These were redeemed from among men,being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.” Revelation 14:5 “And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.” The sealing in the foreheads of 12,000 from each tribe of Israel spoken of in Revelation chapter 7, totals 144,000 sealed. ALL ISRAEL, Spiritually speaking, is the Complete Body of God's People under Grace. That is "They that are Israel" by the New Birth............Romans 9:6, “They are not all Israel, which are of Israel.”......That is, they that are of Israel in the flesh, are not Spiritual Israel, unless they are born of the Spirit of God. Thus, the twelve tribes of Israel are Israelites and Gentiles Who have BOTH been grafted into the Olive Tree. The 144,000 sealed in Their foreheads, are only a part of the Body of the great Multitudes of His Last Day Church. The 144,000 signifies a part of the Bride of Christ. The Woman consists of many Members. Every Member is a part of the whole Body, and has Its place of functioning in the Body. As it is in the natural, so it is in the Spiritual. Until the fleshly body has been glorified, the Lord works through the natural. The sealing Of the 144,000 is not referring to Israel which was under the Law, but rather is referring to the Israel under Grace, who has been born of God's Spirit and has become Spiritual Israel, still living in Their fleshly bodies. The tribes of Israel are a distinct reality in this day. They are composed of all Israelites, which consists of all twelve tribes, including the Gentiles who have been adopted into their number by the New Birth. The moment one becomes a son of God by the New Birth, that same moment he becomes a child of Abraham's seed through faith and is adopted into one of the twelve tribes of Israel as a part of the Body of God's People…..

Galatians 3:28-29, "There is neither Jew nor Greek,there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus..... And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the Promise."

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Israel was God's people under the Law, and they served God under the Old Covenant in the flesh. But under the New Covenant of the Spiritual dispensation, all that serve God must do so in Spirit and Truth. Thus, the need to be born of God's Spirit is a necessity. The Promise to Abraham for his seed was not changed, but the method of worship was. Therefore, to inherit the Promise which was given unto Abraham while he was yet under the fleshly covenant, all Israel must be born again in God's Spirit. The study of the twelve sons of Jacob, who were the heads of the twelve tribes of Israel, foreshadows much of the End day truths, especially in the life of Dan who is spoken of as an adder by the wayside. Genesis 49:17, ”Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.” Dan was the Judas of the twelve tribes of Israel, and foreshadows the Judas of the twelve Apostles of Jesus' day, and he foreshadows the Antichrist among the Last Day Apostles, which betrays the Church. The number 144,000 appears to carry a special place in Biblical numbers. God' s people, Israel, were afflicted and suffered 400 years before they were delivered from Egypt.If we multiple 400 years by 360 days per year it equals 144,000 days. Israel was delivered by the power of eagles wings into the wilderness and was nourished for 40 years, Exodus 19:4“Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings,and brought you unto myself.”Israel was delivered from the land of Egypt at the Red Sea by the power of Eagle's wings. The Woman of Revelation 12:2”And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered” will be delivered by the same power into the wilderness, Revelation 12:14”And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent”, but this time She will be there only 1260 days or 3 1/2 years where She is fed and nourished by God. The number 144,000 refers to 12,000 out of each tribe of all of Israel, which have a special place in God's great plan of salvation. Revelation 7:9 Here again the time element changes again and John sees the Millennium setting. The statement John made,(“After this I beheld,") changes the scene. Sometimes it reaches ahead of the scene, and sometimes it is previous to the scene. We discern this by the Scriptural contents of the division of the times…. Revelation 7:9 ”After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;” …..Palms were used by the

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great multitudes who met and praised the Lord when He entered Jerusalem, John 12:12-13“On the next day much people that were come to the feast,when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem...Took branches of palm trees,and went forth to meet him,and cried,Hosanna:Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.” Palms are a token of victory, peace, and great joy in praises. Palm branches were used in the feast of Tabernacles, the last and greatest feast of the year, Leviticus 23:40 "And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days." The palm tree was one of the most important trees of the east, especially the date palm, The fruit was the daily food of millions, and wine was made from the sap. The seeds were made into feed for the camels. The fibers of the leaf stems were woven into ropes and riggings. The leaves were made into many different articles. The trunk grew straight and upright and was very valuable for timber. Therefore, the palm is used in symbol of victory, joy and praise. This will truly be a great feast of praise with all the hosts of heaven worshipping the Lamb, with those who have gained victory through martyrdom. Revelation 7:13-14 "And one of the elders answered, saying unto me. What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?....And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood Of the Lamb”.....They laid down their lives for Jesus. This signifies the great persecution that is yet to come upon God's people. Many of God's people have suffered tribulation and persecution, and many have been martyred throughout the Ages. The martyrs under the fifth seal signifies all martyrs including those that will be martyred during the great tribulation of the opening of the seals. There are two tribulations of the Last Day One appears after the coming of the Lord, but the other one is before His coming, Matthew 24:21 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” Jesus describes the tribulation of Matthew 24:21, to be the greatest persecution, and deception that the world has ever experienced. There' has been none like it on earth before or shall there ever be again. Matthew 24:21-25 21. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

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23. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25. Behold, I have told you before.

Even the very Elect will face it and IF IT WERE POSSIBLE, even They could be deceived. The 29th and 31st verses of this same chapter says, "immediately after the tribulation of those days will the Son of Man appear in clouds of glory”......Those days are before the great ministry to every nation, and not the days immediately after the Antichristal 3 1/2 year tribulation. Matthew 24:31 “And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”.........Not all Christians will be in the Elect class, for one will be taken and the other left… Matthew 24:40-42 “ Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.... Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left...Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come”....The 144,000 will be sealed in Their foreheads. Revelation 7:3-8 (Read Here)

The coming of the Lord is spoken of in Matthew 24:27-31 Matthew 24:27-31 27. For as the lightning cometh out of the east,and shineth even unto the west,so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28. For wheresoever the carcase is,there will the eagles be gathered together. 29. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened,and the moon shall not give her light,and the stars shall fall from heaven,and the powers of heavens shall be shaken: 30. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all of the tribes of the earth mourn,and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

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THE SEVENTH SEAL The events brought about by the opening of the seven seals, are shown as a complete operation, and conditions of the Last Days. The component of each seal is foreshown as they progressively build up to the time of the opening. Even the Elect, or the Church, are growing progressively unto perfection in preparation for the Rider of the White Horse which we see in the opening of the first seal: so also, are the events of the other six seals progressively building to that day of release. The foreshadowing of these great events helps us to understand the prophecies of world conditions during the time of the Last Day ministry. In the opening of the seventh seal, these shadows will become a reality. The White Horse and Its Rider will move into action and the other seals will become active in their fulness.

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CHAPTER EIGHT Seventh Seal Opened...Silence in Heaven....Anointed Fire of God falls from Heaven....Four of the Seven Angels pour out the Plagues of God.

Revelation 8:1 "And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour." The time of this transaction is of great importance in the understanding of this great event, which can only fully be known by the signs of the times.(Rev.chapter 8 here) The Book of Revelation, declares many mysteries of the End Days, and much of the writing therein is recorded in language of symbols, types, and shadows. It is therefore difficult to understand without Biblical knowledge and the meaning of the speech in which it is recorded. Jesus says that no man knows the day or the hour of the coming of the Son of Man, however. He has declared that we shall know by the signs of the TIMES in the Last Days. This great event and the opening of the seventh seal is revealed by the proceeding and approaching signs. The greatest mystery of the Bible is revealed to be Christ and His Church, and the uniting together of His Elect, Matthew 24:27-31. Matthew 24:27-31 27. For as the lightning cometh out of the east,and shineth even unto the west,so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28. For wheresoever the carcase is,there will the eagles be gathered together. 29. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened,and the moon shall not give her light,and the stars shall fall from heaven,and the powers of heavens shall be shaken: 30. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven:and then shall all of the tribes of the earth mourn,and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

The opening of the first seal declares the going forth of the White Horse and His Rider, conquering and to conquer. Although this is declared by some to be the Antichrist, the Bible symbol teaches us that such cannot be true. White is never associated with the Devil, but contrary to this, for white is shown to represent righteousness and purity.

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The White Horse and His Rider, declares in symbolic language, the beginning of the Church Age of the Last Days, which was foreshadowed with the outpouring of the mighty revival of the Holy Spirit. The first church in its making in the Early Apostolic Age, began by its declaring the Promise of the Father, and the resurrection of Jesus, which were witnesses to us. The second seal foreshadows the beginning of the World War 1, which began in 1914 to take peace from the earth. The League of Nations or as it is now called the United Nations, will never be able to conquer this Red Horse, for war has come to stay until the End of time on earth. All of the seals will be opened in their specified time. All of these events are known by the signs of the times, so also is made known the event of the opening of the seventh seal and the silence in heaven for the space of half an hour. The preceeding sign of this great mystery we are told, shall bring the finish therein when the last trumpet fulfills it's mission. Revelation 10:7 ”But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel,when he shall begin to sound,the mystery of God should be finished,as he hath declared to his servants the prophets”, the Mystery of the Church. The Mystery of the Church has been seen in Adam and Eve, as they are declared to be ONE in the flesh. Genesis 2:24 “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother,and shall cleave unto his wife:and they shall be one flesh”.Most of our forefathers have spoken thereof. All of the Books of the New Testament speak concerning Christ and His Church, which is to become His Body. The whole Book of Ephesians is devoted to the processing of the Body, in bringing It into perfection, as a perfect Church, without spot or wrinkle, until we come into the unity and knowledge, and until we measure up to the perfect stature of the fulness of Christ. Thus, the Church must come into this perfect condition the same as Jesus was, before She can be known as His Elect. This condition is not to be done in heaven, but while we are here on the earth, and it is not an instant transaction, for we must grow into perfection as the Bible declares. All of this the angels in heaven desire to look into. They have never experienced the redemption of the body, for they were created spirits. However, they know that something more wonderful than they had ever seen was taking place on earth, and of which they could not be partakers. WILL HE FIND FAITH WHEN HE COMES?....YES INDEED! for the Elect Who are called Eagles, are around the broken Body eating and drinking of His Life's blood. Matthew 24:28 "For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together"......And Luke17:37 "And they answered and said unto him, Where Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the BODY is, thither will the eagles be gathered together."

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Matthew 24:30 “And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”Jesus will come, and then suddenly, the seventh seal is opened, and the curtain is rolled back. They will behold the greatest scene of all heaven and earth. Jesus will be gathering His PERFECTED ELECT around Him for the long awaited ceremony of the marriage which is yet to come. All heaven comes to attention. They will be awe stricken. They will be speechless as they stand in reverence and respect. The great supernatural phenomenon of the sixth seal will not only stir the inhabitants on earth, but it will also stir the inhabitants of heaven. Suddenly the Son of Man will appear to gather His Elect, the Bride to be. The angels in heaven will behold in full view the opening of the seventh seal. The angels of the Son of Man will be gathering the Elect from the four winds under heaven. The moon's turning to blood, Acts 2:20 “The sun shall be turned into darkness,and the moon into blood,before that great and notable day of the Lord come:”and Joel 2:31”The sun shall be turned into darkness,and the moon into blood,before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.” is a reminder to the world that they shall be judged by the blood of Jesus which they trampled under foot. Judgment comes through the Son of God. Acts 17:31 “ Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead” and ….. John 5:22-27 ”For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:....That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him ....Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life......Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live..... For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;....And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. The assurance of His resurrection is conveyed through the moon which turns to blood. Jesus will return again and the sign of His coming will be the moon's turning to blood. The moon turning to blood takes place just before the great gathering of the Army of God,(His Chosen Elect) of the Church. It is the time of the evangelising of the earth. Due to past teachings of the second coming of the Lord, there has been a misunderstanding in the Christian world about His SECOND COMING. Jesus is coming the SECOND TIME, without sin, UNTO SALVATION. That is, to minister salvation to the whole world. According to Hebrews 9:28 this is the purpose of His second coming and I quote:…

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“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and UNTO THEM THAT LOOK FOR HIM shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation” , Read also Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations;and then shall the end come”.

THE SECOND COMING OF GOD' S SON

Matthew 24:29-30 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: ….And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." This is the SECOND COMING of Jesus the Son of Man, Who comes UNTO SALVATION, Hebrews 9:28(above). He is coming to evangelize the world, the whole earth. He comes AFTER the tribulation of "those days". That is, after the tribulation of Matthew 24:21 ”For then shall be great tribulation,such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time,no,nor ever shall be” has begun. This tribulation has no part of the 3 1/2 year time of trouble which is spoken of in Daniel 12:111.(Read Here) :also spoken of in Revelation 11:2-3 (Read Here),but uses the term 42 months, and 1260 days: also spoken of in Revelation 12:6 (Read Here) using the term 1260 days, and in verse 14 (Read Here) uses the terminology time, times, and half a time:and again in Revelation 13:5 “ And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months” as 42 months. When one uses the method of 30 days to each month, and 12 months in each year, each year has 360 days. And when one computes time after this manner, 360 days in each year (as was the order in those days) then these periods of times are the same period of time. When Jesus comes. He immediately gathers together His Elect in preparation for the ministry of His coming to reap the harvest of souls. The 14th chapter of Zechariah, verses 1-4 (Read Here) speaks of the day of the Lord's coming, when He will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle. "Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the days of battle." This takes place AFTER His coming, and not AT His coming. The Bible declares four comings of Jesus, the Son of Man. His first coming was to die on the Cross to bear the sins of many. His second coming is UNTO SALVATION, to reap the Last Day Harvest of souls, Hebrews 9:28 “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many;and UNTO THEM THAT LOOK FOR HIM shall he appear a second time without sin unto salvation”. 88.

His third coming is to raise the righteous dead.1 Corinthians 15:51-54"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,... In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,and we shall be changed... For this corruptible must put on incorruption,and this mortal must put on immortality.... So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory."..... 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 "For the LORD HIMSELF SHALL DESCEND FROM HEAVEN with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." Please read His fourth coming in Revelation 19:11-21, and Jude 14-15. Revelation 19:11-21 11. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18. That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.

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20. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. Jude 14-15 14. And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15. To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. When these comings are bunched together and accepted as only ONE coming, it brings confusion in the understanding of prophecy of the Last Day movements of God's plan on earth. The fourth coming pertains to the judgments and destruction of the sinners and the cleansing of the earth in the preparation for the Millennium Age on earth, of the Kingdom of God. The contents of all seven seals are ordained and sealed until the End, when great supernatural power and strength will be manifested by Jesus and His Army of His Chosen Elect. For this reason, the Church has not received the Promise of Jesus, when He said, "Greater works than these shall ye do" All seven seals will be opened and released consecutively as needed, AFTER the Second Coming of the Lord, and will continue in action to the end of their course. Matthew 24:31 "And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."...... All heaven will be speechless for one half hour. They will be awe stricken, for God's Son will be choosing His Bride. This is not the wedding or marriage, but rather it is the engagement. The Elect has a ministry to perform before the marriage. All of God's people are invited to be in the Bride, but only those Who are qualified will be Chosen. Luke 17:34-37 â&#x20AC;?I tell you,in that night there should be two men in one bed;the one shall be taken,and the other shall be left...Two women shall be grinding together,the one shall be taken,and the other left....Two men shall be in the field;the one shall be taken,and the other left....And they answered and said unto him,Where, Lord?And he said unto them,Wheresoever the body is,thither will the eagles be gathered together. and â&#x20AC;Ś.. Matthew 24:40-42 "Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left....Two women shall be grinding at the mill ;the one shall be taken, and the other left....Watch therefore:for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.â&#x20AC;?.........

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The Elect has a ministry to perform. An invitation to the wedding must go out to the whole world. Both bad and good are called, but only those who will put on the wedding garment (the righteousness) of God will be accepted. Please read this parable in Matthew 22:8-14. 8. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. 9. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 10. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. 11. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 12. And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14. For many are called, but few are chosen. Few Christians realize or understand the full essence and glory of this coming together as Husband and Wife. The Bride will actually become a part of the Godhead. One more will be added to the Family of God. She inherits the glory and power of the Son of God. This great mystery will not be finished until the seventh trumpet shall sound. The Church is still on earth, and the Bride will be made ready for Her final ministry upon the earth. Every nation shall hear the Gospel preached, Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations;and then shall the end come”.The gates of Hell shall not prevail against Her. She has inherited, all the power of Jesus, Her Husband to be. She shall go forth conquering and to conquer. Whosoever's sins She remits, they are remitted unto them: and Whosoever's sins She retains, they are retained.... John20:23 “Whose soever sins ye remit,they are remitted unto them;and whose soever sins ye retain they are retained.” Only the Family of God in heaven has this power, and the Elect is at this time given this POWER, being engaged in unity with the Son of God, and soon She will become ONE in Body, and will be married to Jesus the Living Head. The Great Revival due upon earth, will appear at the going forth of the sixth and seventh seal. More and more of God's ministers and people are realizing that there must come a Last Day revival. Let us hope and pray that the understanding of this great activity will be revealed.

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The Early Rain out-pouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, is the beginning of the preparation of the Church, but the Scripture declares in the Last Days, God will give us the EARLY AND THE LATTER RAIN. The time of this double portion of Rain, is clearly declared to be AFTER the army from the north, and other nations gathers together against the land of Israel..... Ezekiel 38:15-16, “And thou shall come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: ...And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the LATTER DAYS, and I will bring thee against my land, that THE HEATHEN MAY KNOW ME, WHEN I SHALL BE SANCTIFIED IN THEE, О GOG, BEFORE THEIR EYES.".......Read Ezekiel chapters 36, 38, and 39, and accept them at face value.(See Scriptures Here) Zechariah 14:1-3, gives the results of the armies from the north when they come against the land of Israel. Jerusalem will be taken and spoiled, and one half of the city will be taken captive. Then shall the Lord go forth and fight against the nations. Zechariah 14:1-3 "Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee... For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and ,the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city... Then shall the Lord go forth and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle."....This is not the Battle of Armageddon. At this time the world will be in great confusion, wars, earthquakes, famine and pestilence, and the greatest persecution upon the Christians that the world has ever seen, or ever shall see again. There will be hatred and deception, false prophets and false christs. This world condition will bring an end of the ministry as we know it in this day. Matthew 24:29-30” Immediatly after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened,and the moon shall not give her light,and the stars shall fall from heaven,and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:... And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven:and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn,and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Jesus comes with supernatural power and glory. The Elect are gathered to preach the Gospel. The first six seals are fully opened. Then the seventh seal is opened, and the seventh trumpet is ready to sound. The plagues of God in judgment are poured out upon the nations while the Army of the Elect is gathering every available soul through the ministry. The Early and Latter Rain is poured out as ONE RAIN and the harvest for souls begins. After the victory over Gog, and the evil nations, and the Satanic forces which will be in control of Jerusalem in THAT DAY, Jerusalem will be cleansed and God's People will live in the blessing of 92.

Eden throughout the mountains of God, which was once a desolate wilderness while the rest of the world will suffer famine, Ezekiel chapters 36,37, and 38.(See Scriptures Here)

The Church carries a great responsibility in the Last Day events. It is through Her that the judgments are brought upon the ungodly world, just as God used Moses to bring ten plagues of judgment upon Egypt. It would be well to remember that the Lord, in working His plan of regeneration upon the earth has always worked through the human vessel. Angels have been used as messengers to His earthly ministers and prophets, but the earthly ministration has been powered, by God, through the human vessel.

THE SEVEN ANGELS Revelation 8:2 "And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.".....The Seven Angels that stood in the presence of God are not celestial Beings, but They are symbolic of Seven Men who have been prepared to sound the alarm of war, etc. They belong to the Church ministry of salvation and judgment of the Last Day. When Jesus appeared to John on the Isle of Patmos, in the midst of Seven Golden Candlesticks, He held Seven Stars in His right hand. He interpreted the Seven Golden Candlesticks as the Seven Churches, and the Seven Stars as the Seven Angels of the Churches, Revelation 1:20 â&#x20AC;?The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.â&#x20AC;? The second and third chapters show Them to be the pastors of the Churches. As those Men which are called Angels are a part of the Church, so are the Angel Trumpeters a part of the Church, sounding the plagues of Their ministry, even as Moses and the Prophets did. Read Revelations chapters 2 and 3 (See Scriptures Here)

THE SEVEN TRUMPETS The sounding of the trumpets was a very important occasion to Israel. TRUMPETS SOUNDED THE CALL TO WAR...TRUMPETS SOUNDED THE MOVING OF THE TABERNACLE....Read Numbers 10:9 and Numbers 10:1-7. Numbers 10:9 9. And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

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Numbers 10:1-7 1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2. Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. 3. And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4. And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. 5. When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward. 6. When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys. 7. But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR THE GATHERNG AT ТHE FEAST. TRUMPETS SOUNDED AND THE WALLS OF THE ENEMY FELL....Read

Numbers 10:10 and Joshua 6:13-16 Numbers 10:10 “Also in the day of your gladness,and in your solemn days,and in the beginnings of your months,ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings,and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings;that they may be to you for a memorial before your God:I am the LORD your God.” Joshua 6:13-16 13. And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14. And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. 15. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.

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16. And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.

TRUMPETS SOUNDED AT THE FEAST OF JUBILEE. TRUMPETS SOUNDED AT THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE. The trumpets of the Church are a very important occasion to the Church in Her Last Day ministry. The trumpeters will be made ready with the trumpets in their hand, waiting for the Word from the Captain of the Army to give the order. The voice of the trumpet at mount Sinai, revealed the glory and strength of God in holiness..... Exodus 19:16-19, Exodus 20:18-19, Hebrews 12:18-29. Exodus 19:16-19 16. And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. 17. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 18. And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. 19. And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. Exodus 20:18-19 18. And all the people saw the thunderings,and the lightings,and the noise of the trumpet,and the mountain smoking:and when the people saw it,they removed,and stood afar off. 19. And they said unto Moses,Speak thou with us,and we will hear:but let not God speak with us, lest we die. Hebrews 12:18-29 18. For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 19. And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: 20. (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: 95.

21. And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:) 22. But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, 23. To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24. And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. 25. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: 26. Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 27. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29. For our God is a consuming fire.

This was the first meeting of called out Israel with God. They gathered at the base of the mountain to hear the trumpet, the voice of God that caused the whole mountain to tremble and shake. God appeared in Person, although the people did not see Him, lest they be consumed with His brightness. The trumpet declared the Law and will of the Almighty, and the sounding thereof manifested the reality of His strength and power in the shaking of the mount, and the fire that was thereupon. God set up the order of worldly worship for His people on earth, and introduced the use of a trumpet to call His people to the feasts and to war. His voice was heard through the trumpet. Later He raised up prophets whom He spoke through, to declare that which the trumpets did not reveal unto Israel. They were used as a trumpet to Israel: that they might hear His voice, as they were led through the dispensations of the Old Order of the Law, and the prophecy of the End times. Under the New Order of the New Testament, the trumpet or voice, of the Lord, is heard through the Apostles: and some through prophets, and some through evangelists, and some through pastors, and some through teachers, Ephesians 4:11 â&#x20AC;&#x153;And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists;and some, pastors and teachers;â&#x20AC;?and in the End Days, until the consummation of His plan on earth God will use these vessels.

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He does not change His method of speaking unto the people on earth. He speaks through His anointed messengers in This Day, and He shall continue to do so in THAT DAY of great miracles and once again shaking the earth. Hebrews 12:18-26. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,... And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:â&#x20AC;?......... verses 22-26, "But ye are come unto mount Sion,and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,.... To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect..... And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling,that speaketh better things than that of Abel.... See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:.... Whose voice then shook the earth:but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more,I shake not the earth only, but also heaven."

How is He going to do this?........................By appearing in Person and speaking as a Trumpet through His Anointed, Who shall blow the trumpet by their own voices at the opening of the seventh seal. Leviticus 23:24-25, Numbers 29:1-6, The trumpet sounded on the first day, of the seventh month. Likewise, the sounding of the trumpet will be heard by the seventh seal, with the going forth of the Great Revival. Leviticus 23:24-25 24. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 25. Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Numbers 29:1-6 1. And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. 2. And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

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3. And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, 4. And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs: 5. And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you: 6. Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. Joshua 6:4 â&#x20AC;&#x153;And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.â&#x20AC;? SEVEN PRIESTS went before the Ark with SEVEN TRUMPETS and compassed the walls of Jericho SEVEN TIMES on the SEVENTH DAY. The observance of trumpets casts a shadow on the End Day events. There are SEVEN ANGEL messengers with SEVEN TRUMPETS in the End Day, sounding the SEVEN last blasts of their trumpets with the SEVEN last judgments of God, which will cause the walls of Jericho to fall. The spirit of unbelief in the world will fall and all will be made to believe and will know that He is the only God, by His movements through the Church. The gates of Hell shall not prevail against Her. The angels are SEVEN MESSENGERS of the Elect of the Church which will be used of God in the great ministry in THAT DAY, to speak through as a trumpet. All the events that followed the sounding of the trumpet of Israel, were ordained by God. Likewise, are the events in their time, when the SEVEN TRUMPETS shall sound through the Church. These ordained Trumpeters are not ordinary Men, for They are a part of the PERFECT BODY of CHRIST. At the sounding of the trumpet, great fear will grip the world. With the great deliverance of the souls of men, God will pour out the plagues in judgment, through the Church. Amos 3:6 "Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?"

ANOTHER ANGEL Revelation 8:3 "And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne."......... The duty of this angel was to offer incense upon the altar. The altar is the altar of incense which the earthly altar in the tabernacle was patterned from... 98.

This was the office of the High Priest. None other was permitted to burn incense before the Lord, nor could they enter into the tabernacle, or even look upon the sacred furniture therein. When the tabernacle was moved from place to place, all the sacred furniture was covered by the priest, Numbers 4:5-20 (Read Here) It was the Priest's duty to offer incense upon the altar twice a day before the Lord. The Altar of Incense sat back to back with the Ark of the Covenant where the presence of God dwelt, in the Holy of Holies, or the Most Holy Place. A golden entwined vail separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. The Altar in heaven sets before the throne of God. The incense under the Law, was a special composition of spices ordained by the Lord, which created a sweet odor when it was burned upon the altar. Incense is symbolic of the earthly prayers of God's people. The golden censer was a golden pot which was used to carry live coals of fire, from the brazen altar of sacrifice, to the altar of incense. Any other fire was known as a strange fire and was not acceptable unto the Lord. All sin offerings and petitions were brought to the High Priest and offered to the Lord. He was the mediator between God and man. All of these things on earth, the tabernacle, the furnishings, and the High Priest, are patterned after the things in heaven, and written for admonition and for our understanding, Hebrews 9:23-24 â&#x20AC;?It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.....For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:â&#x20AC;? They speak to us in symbols, types, and shadows in a Biblical language, which brings a true understanding of things yet future. Now the earthly order under the Law, has given way to the New Order of Grace. God dwells no longer in a temple of material things, but He seeks to form a New Tabernacle in the bodies of His people, which shall develop into a New City, New Jerusalem, that will dwell forever in the New Heaven and Earth, 2 Corinthians 5:1-4 and Revelation 21:1-5. 2 Corinthians 5:1-4 1. For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved,we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

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3. If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 4. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. And.... Revelation 21:1-5 1. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 5. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. This necessitates a New Order of Priesthood such as Melchizedek, a Ruler of righteousness and peace, like unto the Son of God Who will abide a Priest continually. This Priest will bring the Elect of the Church into perfection by the Holy Spirit, and will accept Her for His Wife, for He is the Son of Man and also the Son of God. In Revelation the eight chapter, the angel which stands before the throne at the altar, with the golden censer in His hand, is our HIGH PRIEST, and none other than the Son of Man, JESUS the CHRIST of CALVARY, and not just another angel. The Son of Man is a part of the Church, redeemed from this earth by His Own blood. He is the Head of the Church, living in His glorified Body as the High Priest. The Angel at the altar is a part of the Church, as are all the other Seven angels. He is fulfilling His office before God, offering incense which is the prayers of God's people on earth. The sounding of the trumpets will bring upon the earth a prayer meeting from every part of the world, that never has been heard of by the saints.Those who have never seen the importance of prayer, and those who have been slothful, and have missed the High Calling in Christ in the Bride, will cry unto God in sorrow and repentance when they are finally awakened by the move of God through the Last Day ministry. Jesus, the Head of the Church, is in charge of the Last Day plagues, and warfare of the Saints against sin. He will have all control through the Father, until He has reigned for a thousand years, sitting upon the throne of David. Then all things shall be turned back to the Father. 1 Corinthians 15:24, "Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God even the Father: when He shall have put down all rule and all authority and power." 100.

Every transaction and every judgment upon the earth, by the Church must pass through our High Priest. He stands at the altar of incense before the throne, listening to the cry of the people upon the earth. Although incense is the symbol of prayer, it is ineffective until the fire begins to burn. There are two fires spoken of in the Bible: strange fire, and God's Fire. Aaron's sons took their censers and put incense thereon and offered strange fire before the Lord, and there went out fire from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord, Leviticus 10:1-2 ”And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.... And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.” The Fire of God is the Fire of the Altar of Sacrifice, which GOD-KINDLED. This Fire ignites the incense of prayer. It creates action, a smoke, the evidence of a Sacrifice. The Fire that ignited the candles, the incense, and the burnt sacrifices is taken from the brazen altar of Sacrifices that God kindled and was never permitted to go out, Leviticus 6:12-13 ”And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.... The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.” All who have resisted the Fire in their prayer to God will understand why they missed the Bride in THAT DAY, when they begin to cry aloud in much tears and repentance. When the Fire of God begins to burn in their souls they no longer will deny or resist the power of God in prayer, nor shall they be afraid someone will laugh at them. At last they will have been awakened to their frightful condition. The perils of the Antichristal spirit will at that time be running rampant. At last, they will realize that their security rests in prayer to God. The sure way their cries will be heard is when the anointing of Fire is upon them. The High Priest stands before God the Father, receiving the prayers from earth and pleading the cause of His people with the sweetness of incense. All prayers must pass through Him (JESUS) to reach the Father. He will be the Judge of all prayers. Only the JUST and RIGHTEOUS prayers will He plead. Ephesians 2:18, "For through Him (Jesus) we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father,"........Hebrews 13:15, "By HIM therefore, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." 1 Peter 2:5 "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, ACCEPTABLE to God by JESUS CHRIST."

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Revelation 8:4 "And the smoke of the incense, which came up with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand." The smoke was the incense of the prayers of God's people on earth, which prayers came upon the altar in heaven when the Fire began to burn in their souls. They were being offered by the hand of Jesus, to rise in the smoke of the incense. Jesus is our Advocate with the Father. He is our Intercessor, our Mediator before the Father. He stands at the altar of incense pleading our cause, even as Moses pleaded the cause of Israel.

FIRE FROM THE ALTAR Revelation 8:5 "And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.".............It is the same fire that burned on the altar of sacrifice on earth. Jesus sent the Comforter. The Comforter was sent to bring the Church into perfection. Now the Fire is sent to anoint the Church with Fire for the ministry. The Fire was cast into the earth by Jesus. He is the Head of His Body, His Army on earth. The Fire is taken from the altar of God. It is the Fire that consumes the incense of prayer. It is the anointing of Fire and power upon the Church, the anointing of action through the Church which creates the voices of the Church. The first trumpet is prepared to sound. The voice of God is ready to sound. It will roar forth throughout the earth in the Gospel message, it is like the thunder of heaven. The lightning will flash through the earth in the illumination of God the Father and the Gospel of Salvation. This is Zion upon the mount in the presence of God. Mount Horeb is called the Mount of God. The presence of God was Seen by Israel in the Fire upon the Mount. The whole mountain was on fire, and Moses was in the midst thereof. The voice of God was heard, and lightning flashed, and the mount began to quake to and fro. This foreshadows the Church, when the Fire of God comes upon Her from the Altar in heaven. It is the presence of God upon Mount Zion, (the Church). Great fear will fall upon those who stand at the base of the Mount. God's voice will be heard through Her. Thunder will sound, lightning will flash, and the earth will quake before Them. Joel 2:10-11 "The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:... And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?" God Is a consuming Fire. His Spirit of Fire is sent to the Church to bring judgment upon the earth. Fire was used in bringing judgment upon Sodom and Gomorrah,

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Genesis 19:24 “Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;.” Coals of Fire were taken from between the Cherubims and scattered over the city, Ezekiel 10:2 ”And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.”

Malachi 4:1 " For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch."

PREPARATION FOR THE MINISTRY Revelation 8:6-7 Revelation 8:6-7 ”And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound... The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.” The casting of Fire upon the earth concludes the setting of the stage for the beginning of the LAST DAY MINISTRY. The Seven Angels which had the Seven Trumpets prepared to sound. The stage was set in heaven. The Father sits upon His throne, and the Elect has been PERFECTED. The Seven Trumpeters have been made ready. The Trumpets were given into Their hands. The GREATEST WIRELESS SYSTEM EVER KNOWN IS READY TO GO INTO OPERATION FROM HEAVEN TO EARTH. The altar of Incense has been set up to RECEIVE THE PRAYERS OF HIS SAINTS ON EARTH. EVERY PETITION, EVERY CRY FOR HELP, EVERY NEED FOR THE GREAT WARFARE THAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO ENTER INTO ON EARTH, EVERY REQUEST WILL IMMEDIATELY BE FLASHED TO THE ALTAR, where the PRIEST IS STANDING TO PASS THEM TO THE FATHER. He (Jesus) Is the Captain of His Army on earth. He is the Great Commander. He is the Head that controls every move of His Army, even as a traffic air controller directs a plane. The Church has been anointed with Fire from the Altar. The time is ready for Her ministry to begin upon earth, and the first Trumpet is ready to sound.

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THE FIRST TRUMPET SOUNDS Revelation 8:7 "The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up." Micah 7:15-16 "According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things...The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf." Jeremiah 23:7-8 "Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;...But, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land." As He gathered His people out of Egypt, so shall He gather Them that He has scattered throughout the earth. The same plagues which was used on Egypt, will be seen again, and they shall say no more, "The God that delivered Israel", but they shall say,"The God that delivered His people in THIS DAY". All shall know that He is not only the GOD OF THE PAST, but that HE STILL LIVES IN THIS PRESENT DAY. The very first plague which will be delivered through the Church involves the blood, which blood the world rejected when they crucified the Son of Man. The ONLY Life that can protect them and save them is being manifested through the Church by the use of plagues. The plagues are a reminder of the crucifixion of Jesus, and a warning for them to repent before greater plagues fall upon them. God is a righteous God, yet He is a merciful God. This is a call from the Church in the FINAL Revival. A call from the Trumpet, or the VOICE OF GOD. A third part of the trees and all green grass were destroyed by hail, fire and blood. The third part is symbolic, of course, and a reminder of the crucifixion of Christ which involves the third part of the Family in heaven. The sounding of the first four Trumpets presents this warning by the plagues of a third part being involved. The Early Church was commanded to take Their ministry of salvation to the Jews first. The Jews of that day were the instigators of the crucifixion of Christ, and they fought against the preaching of Jesus and His resurrection. They were antichristal promoters of that day, and they will be preached to and drawn to God in the days of these plagues. The signs and plea of the Church will go first to Israel.

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Hail and fire are used in the plagues of judgment, always as a destructive agent, Isaiah 28:2 "Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one,which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand." Isaiah 28:17 "Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place."........Hail and fire were used in the plagues of judgment in Egypt at the deliverance of Israel, Read it in Exodus 9:22-28, Hail will be used once again.

Exodus 9:22-28 22. And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. 23. And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 24. So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25. And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. 26. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. 27. And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. 28. Entreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. Revelation 16:21 "And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent; (115 lbs) and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great." This weapon (hail) is used in the Battle of Armageddon. The Elect will have Their part therein as the Great Army, the clean-up Army. The plagues and judgments will be just as literal through the Church as they were through Moses, whom God prepared as the vessel used to deliver Israel. It is hard for some to believe that there could be hail and fire mingled with blood cast out of heaven in a literal sense, but history has recorded some of the reports in the world, where they have seen snow and hail rained like blood, and it is not unusual to see fire come forth out of lightning. 105.

November 17, 1920, China reported such an event. And again, on August 17, 1819, Captain Ross saw snow at Baffin's Bay, which covered about eight miles, and was blood red and many feet deep. The Bible says that a third part of the trees are destroyed. A tree is symbolic of a life and Jesus is said to be the Tree of Life. In the hour that these plagues and destruction are happening, they will be understood by hordes of the antichristal Jews, for they will be made to recall the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

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Revelation 8:8-9 "And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood..... And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.”..............A third part of sealife is symbolic of the third part of humanity and the blood of the sea is typical of human blood. Although these plagues actually take place, the world is made to know and understand the meaning thereof. The sound as of a great mountain, (Mount Zion, the Church, upon the Mount) to Whom the Fire was given from heaven to cast into the sea of humanity. As Moses stretched forth his rod, so does the Trumpeter sound from the Church. A warning goes forth from the Church; a warning of Her POWER IN JUDGMENT. At the Sound of the first Trumpet, only a third part of the vegetation was moved upon. But at the sound of the second Trumpet, one third of the life was taken from the sea. The plagues become gradually more serious. Can such a thing come to pass as the waters being turned to blood? Exodus 7:20-21 “ And Moses and Aaron did so as the Lord commanded, and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharoah, and in the sight of his servants, and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood..... And the fish that was in the river died;” Psalms 78:44 ” And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.” Psalms 105:29 "He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish."....It actually happened in Egypt, and it will come again when the plagues of God's judgment comes forth in the Last Days.

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Revelation 8:10- 11 "And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;... And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.” Listen to the prophecy of this plague.....Jeremiah 9:13-15 "And the LORD saith,Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;... But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:...Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink." A star is the symbol of a Spirit-filled saint, and when it is used with the word FELL or FALL, it signifies the falling away from grace. This star fell from heaven, which relates and connects Him with Lucifer, Who is called Satan, and Who fell from the relationship and the righteousness of God in heaven. This fallen Star is the future Antichrist, one of the twelve Spirit-filled Apostles Who falls from grace. He is the Judas of the Church Who sells out to Satan. This fallen One will gain favor with the Satanic world because of His great wisdom of the Word of God and the movements of the Church. He will reveal the secrets of the Church, and He will use the sacred transaction of the birth of the Manchild to twist the minds of thousands of saints and bring persecution upon the Church, thus causing wholesale backslidings. The eyes of the world will be upon Him and great favor will be shown Him even with those of the Christian world, because of His previous place among the Apostles. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;" The Apostle Paul was a favorite of the Jews because He persecuted the Church and hated all Christians, but when the change came into His life. He used His previous experience and knowledge to turn the Jews from Their traditions. And so will it be with the Fallen Star; He will use His previous experience and knowledge by falsifying it with a counterfeit of the truth. The Antichrist is not the Beast of Revelation 13:1 (Read Here) . 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-4,“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;.. Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” This is the fore-runner to the revelation of the Antichrist….

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2 Thessalonians 2:11 “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:” and Romans 1:21-32 , God will turn them over to their own ways and cause them to believe a lie. Demon worship will be set up on earth and Satan will be worshipped as God...

Romans 1:21-32 21. Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 24. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25. Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27. And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. 28. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29. Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30. Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31. Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32. Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. This is not Satan, but it is a man Who has been filled with all the poison and bitterness of Satan. He is called Wormwood and makes His appearance to oppose the Church in the early part of Her ministry. His ministry brings into view, the beginning of the great falling away, as is foretold in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 ”Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;.”

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There will be a great deception of those who at one time served the Lord in the imagination of their own hearts, who followed the teachings of their fore-fathers in Christianity BY BELONGING TO A CHURCH WHO REJECTS THE HOLINESS OF THE LORD. The Fallen Star, Who has all knowledge of God and the Church knows the weak points, how to approach the lukewarm Christians and tear down what they have been taught about Christ. Millions will turn away from the Church and follow this Star, even as the angels of heaven followed Lucifer. This Star, which is connected with the fall from heaven, is the Judas of the Last Day Apostles, Who was rejected from the Church, He is the Star that comes burning as a lamp. He comes as an angel of light in great deception. He comes as a Lamb. He is the False Prophet, Who deceives by means of these miracles, and many men die because of the bitterness of the waters. Water is symbolic of Spiritual Life. The Spiritual life of the water of Satan is the bitterness of death: when life is cut off from God. This is not the time of great tribulation of Revelation chapter 13 (See Scriptures Here) , but it is the same Beast or False Prophet Who is raised up out of the EARTH, manifesting Himself in wisdom and character and power to be selected as a Leader of demonic energy in His time. He will serve under the Leadership of the first Beast Who is raised up out of the sea in their time. Revelation 13:1â&#x20AC;? And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemyâ&#x20AC;? As we watch the formation of the nations, we shall see this great man who turns as a Traitor from the faith of Christ, to gain riches and power of the world, and Who will eventually be elected by the Antichristal world, to become the False Prophet, the Antichrist. The fall of this Star with all His wisdom and knowledge of the Church, will gain a following, even as Lucifer led many of the angels in heaven with Him when He fell. He will be granted power of miracles, like unto the power to do miracles that was granted unto the magicians in opposition to Moses. Those who die by literally drinking of the bitter waters, will belong to the Antichrist as well as those who drink of the bitter poison of His Spirit of Sin. Just as the Church was allotted a special time to begin Her great ministry of the final Revival on earth, at the opening of the seventh seal, so is the time for the release of the great revival of sin upon the earth at the sounding of the third Trumpet. God had appealed to all Israel by plagues of judgment and the loud voices of thunderings and lightnings in the Gospel of Truth through the Church. The fall of the Star, Wormwood, is the beginning of the bitterness and poison of the revival of sin. The Antichristal Spirit rises up against the Church just as they rejected Christ and the miracles performed by the Apostles through the Church.

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Revelation 8:12 "And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise." Notice that the third part of the grass and trees were burnt up at the sounding of the first Trumpet. The third part of the seas became blood, and the third part of the sea life died at the sounding of the second Trumpet: And a third part of the rivers and fountains were poisoned at the sounding of the third Trumpet: and a third part of the sun, moon, and stars were darkened at the sounding of the fourth Trumpet. At the Crucifixion, the sun was darkened for three hours. It is a reminder and a warning continually before Israel, by the Church, of the Crucifixion, while the Church is making a plea for Israel's souls. The plea to Israel through the darkening of the sun, moon, and stars, declares the majesty and power of the church, and this is followed with the warning of the three woes that are yet to follow. The last plague of the Church will create distress and perplexity of the nations. Men's hearts will fail them in fear, by looking on those things which are coming on the earth. For the powers of heaven shall be shaken. Luke 21:25-26 "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;...Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken."

THE ARMY OF GOD Joel chapter 2 (See Here)......The undeniable statements recorded in this chapter cannot be neglected because of the lack of understanding, and yet expect to receive knowledge of the Last Day prophecies. Although Joel is one of the minor prophets, God has used him to bring one of the greatest transactions of His motivated Plan of Salvation. The Army of God is said to be Zion, God's Chosen Vessel. They are the Elect of His People which will gather at His Second Coming. The Trumpet is blown from within Zion, (the Army) and it sounds an alarm in the Holy Mountain to prepare for His coming. The ELECT of THAT DAY will be a great People and with great supernatural strength. There has never been a People like Them before, nor shall there be hereafter. They are protected by the Flame of Fire of God before Them and behind Them. The battle is set in array and They are a strong People. They thoroughly cover the cities and the territories where ever They go. The earth shall quake before Them, and the heavens shall tremble. The Lord shall utter His voice before Them and execute His Word. 110.

This is the great Last Day Ministry of the Lord and His Elect for the souls of men. Joel 2:1-11, 1. Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh,for it is nigh at hand; 2. A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 3. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 4. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 5. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 6. Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. 7. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: 8. Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. 9. They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 10. The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: 11. And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

THE CALL,THE PREPARATION,Đ?ND THE PROMISE Study the remaining part of this chapter. Joel 2:31-32 , "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD COME... And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered:

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for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call."(See Here) for full Joel chapter 2. The third chapter is a continuation of the second chapter of Joel.... Joel 3:12-21 12. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. 13. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great. 14. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 15. The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 16. The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 17. So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. 18. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. 19. Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. 20. But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 21. For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion. (See Here) for full chapter Joel 3.

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CHAPTER NINE THE FIFTH TRUMPET SOUNDS Fifth and Sixth Angels pour out Their Woes Demons released on earth...The Four Wicked Angels released that were bound in the Euphrates ... The Last World War to control the earth begins.

Revelation 9:1 " And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit."...Again this Star is Satan, tabernacling in another demonic filled man even as was the Fallen Star. He is another beast that rises out of the sea of humanity, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon His heads the name of blasphemy, Revelation 13:1”And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” This Beast has gained political power in the world and rises up with the beastly communistic strength of ten crowned kings or ten nations backing Him. The name of blasphemy upon their heads declares that they are Antichristal minded. He will lead the nations into the Tribulation of 31/2 years.(Rev.chapter 9 here) As we shall see the building up of political favoritism in the beastly man of the third Trumpet, so shall we see this man rise up out of the sea of humanity as a great Leader of the nations, to take His seat of power in the specified time at the beginning of the beastly Tribulation. Again, let me say that the SIGNS of the times are being set in array before our eyes, through the communistic spirit of the Antichrist in operation at this present time. Watch the formation of the United Nations in the next few years. Communistic Red China, who flies the flag with the emblem of the Red Dragon, takes a seat in the United Nations, while Nationalist China, who was in favor of Christianity is voted out. The Ten Kingdom Empire is swiftly taking formation in its early stages. Let us not be confounded as we watch the signs of the times develop into a world dictatorship to be led by the Beast of the hour. Satan is given the key to the bottomless pit. The bottomless pit is not a hole in the earth, but a place where evil spirits are bound and confined. Jude 6 and 2 Peter 2:4. Jude 6 “ And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.” and 2 Peter 2:4 ”For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;” Satan and His Imps have reigned under a limited capacity since their fall from heaven, and hordes of demonic spirits are said to be released and the Beast will take over His Army of reinforcements in strength and demonic power.

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The warning has been sounded by the fourth Trumpeter, WOE, WOE, WOE, to the inhabitors of the earth by reason of the last three trumpets to sound. All hell will break loose, and men will desire to die, but death will flee from them. The preparation for this day has been in process for fifty or more years, by the breaking down of morals and the holiness of God upon the earth, and the preparation of bodies for demons from the pit. Just as the Church has been growing into Her state of righteousness, so has the Devil been filling His Own Army with poisoned filth and corruption, until the world in this day has suffered the breaking down of morals in our human nature, so that men have become murderer's and brute beasts. Soon the demonic power will reach the fulness of the Satanic spirit in perfection. When the bottomless pit is opened, the full strength of demonic power will be released upon the earth. Just as God's power is given to the Church at the time of perfection, so also will the fulness of demon, beastly, sataniŃ power be given to the demons of the pit. When the pit is opened a cloud-like smoke will rise out of the pit that darkens the sun and air. What a host of demon darkness will be released! This presents the bursting forth of the Great Revival of Sin in all fulness of demon power and worship. Shortly after this, the Last World War of nation against nation will begin, to determine who will be the Beast that will rule the world. Witchcraft in all of its devilish power will increase in covens throughout the world. Even now covens of Devil worship are being set up all over the world. All earthly conditions now point to the breaking down of morality and righteousness, leading up to the greatest tribulation that will ever come upon the earth. Matthew 24:21 â&#x20AC;&#x153; For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no,nor evershall beâ&#x20AC;? This is not the great tribulation of the 31/2 year of Antichristal Reign, when the Antichrist will completely control the world and rule by His power as foretold in Revelation chapters 12 and 13. (See Here) The full transactions of the eighth, ninth, and tenth chapters transpire before the Antichristal Reign. This also is the period of time of the great Last Day Ministry of the Church and God's Chosen Elect, warring against the Devil for the souls of men. This will be the final battle, and the last chance to become a christian. This battle closes the redemptive plan of Salvation, after which the Woman, the Church, is caught out into the wilderness to be protected and nourished by God. Then Satan controls the world. They that are saved and are left to face the Antichrist will become martyrs for God, Revelation 12:11-17 11. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 114.

13. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth,and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God,and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

THE RELEASE OF DEMONS

Revelation 9:1 ”And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit”.....Revelation 1:18,”I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.” Only Jesus has the key to the bottomless pit where all of demons have been held since they were put out of the third heaven and the Paradise of the Garden. The bottomless pit is a prison in space. The demonic power has been released upon the earth in the past in a limited capacity, according to God's proposed plan on earth. In due time, they will be cast into the Lake of Fire, where the Beast and False Prophet will be. Revelation 20:10 & 14. Revelation 20:10”And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” Revelation 20:14”And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.” Isaiah 14:12-15” How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations.... For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:... I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High....Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.” The Fallen Angel known as Lucifer the Devil, will be given the key to His prison called the bottomless pit, to release all of the demon spirits. This is the first woe that will be released upon the earth in THAT DAY. Smoke darkens the sun and air, as a smoke from a furnace. 115.

Revelation 9:2 , "And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit." Hordes of demon spirits flooding the earth, looking for earthly bodies to abide in. Will these demons find bodies in which to abide?..................YES INDEED! Read Romans 1:21-32 and 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12. All of this means that God has released His hold upon the soul, and Satan has taken control.

Romans 1:21-32 21. Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 24. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25. Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27. And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly,and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. 28. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29. Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30. Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31. Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32. Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

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2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 9. Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10. And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12. That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. The minds of humanity will become more and more trained In impurities, until the lusts and desires will turn them into the nature of brute beasts. Their corrupt minds will not permit them to repent when the plagues are released upon the earth. The plagues on Egypt, just before the deliverance of God's people, Israel, presents an example of this time, Exodus chapters 7 through 11. (See Exodus chapters 7-11 Here) The death-dealing devices that we are becoming more and more accustomed to in our modern warfare, will no doubt be operated by demon possessed human bodies in THAT DAY. Revelation 9:3 “And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.”.......They are not locusts,but they are symbolic of locusts as they had a king over them, Revelation 9:11”And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.” The king of the bottomless pit will enter into the beastly man who will be raised from the earth. All nations will be conquered after a period of time of warring against themselves, and will be ruled by one head. This will be the seventh head, and the Beast of Revelation chapter 13. (See chapter 13 Here) The first four Trumpets are directed to the vegetation on earth. But the last three Trumpets are to the woes of men. IN the going forth of the first woe, they were not to hurt the vegetation on earth, but only those who did not have the seal of God in their foreheads. Revelation 9:5, “And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.” The fourth to the twelfth verses is a warfare conducted by the demons released from the pit. They are called locusts, and their shape were like horses prepared to battle. And on their heads were as it were crowns of gold, and their feces were as the faces of men. At the beginning of this war under the first woe, men will seek death, Revelation 9:6, "And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.".... It was given that they should not be killed, but to be tormented for five months. Only They, God's People Who were sealed in Their foreheads were saved from this torment. 117.

The latest modern equipment of war on earth and in the air will be brought into existence. Airplanes, missiles, the latest tanks, and perhaps greater and more deadly inventions than we can imagine. Even now unknown to us, there are some most likely in storage just waiting the time of release, many more destructive weapons. While John saw all of these things, yet future, he never had words to explain in detail as he wrote of the modern equipment of our day. Like Nahum, he hastily described it in the language of his day, as these things appeared to him, things that they resembled. Nahum, when he was given the vision of the automobile of today, called them chariots that rage in the streets, that jostle one against the other in the broad ways; they seemed like flaming torches, they ran like lightning, Nahum 2:4 â&#x20AC;?The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.â&#x20AC;? The locusts were said to be like horses, that is, to be powered with horse power. He saw horseless powered machines prepared to move into battle. They were crowned with gold upon their heads, that is, the front part of the machine or the heads were crowned with gold, AS THE DIETY IN POWER. Most machines are powered from the front in the operation in warfare in our day. They have faces of men, that is, they are controlled by men at the throttle. They had the hair of women. In John's day a woman was respected and is said to be the glory of the man. Her hair represents her glory. These machines will be respected by all nations. What John saw was a decoration upon the front or head of the machine that appeared to look like the hair or glory of a woman. It could be the flag of the nation, for these machines will be the glory in power of the world. Their teeth were as the teeth of lions. Strong, powerful, like the king of the beasts, who is feared by all other animals. They had breastplates as of iron, protected by an armor or a shield of hardened metal so that they could resist the bullets of the enemy. When they moved the sound of their wings were as the sound of many chariots and horses running to battle. The wings and the roar of the horse powered motors point to a machine that moves through the air in warfare. Their tails were like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. The deadly poison of a scorpion is in their tails. Although it does not create much swelling, it can cause death. The tail gunner of our modern planes has such a sting. The sting of death. The airplane of our day fits the description of John's vision, and who can tell what changes will be made in the future that will enlighten us in more detail? Although the opened pit released the blast of demon power, God still has control for He commanded that grass, and trees, and all green things of the earth be protected. Only those who had not received the seal of God in their forehead were to be hurt, and they were not to be killed, but they were to be tormented for five months. Five months is 150 days if we use the method of Jewish time. Revelation 9:11 "And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon."..... 118.

Abaddon in the Hebrew tongue and the Greek means Destroyer. He is the king of the bottomless pit. The Leader of His Army will be the Beast of Revelation 13:1”And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.”

THE SIXTH TRUMPET SOUNDS Revelation 9:13, "And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God." The voice which John heard comes from the four horns, from the Altar of Prayer. The number four is the number of the world. The four horns of the Altar represents the voice of the four Living Ones, Who are redeemed from the world. They are Enoch, Moses, Elijah, Who stood by the Son of Man as Witnesses to the world, and Whom God used to bring plagues and judgments in Their day, and They are still working with Jesus from the Golden Altar in heaven. The voice was spoken to the sixth angel Who had the sixth Trumpet. The four Angels loosed in the great river Euphrates, are demon angels. Satan again counterfeits the pattern of God by these four Angels Who are His four great Leaders of THAT DAY, and they have been bound until Their time of release. Euphrates is in the land of Mesopotamia, the land of Shinar where the first attempt upon the human race is made, introducing the evil and oppressive world power. This brings about a great apostacy in the eastern country and the origination of heathen religion and demonic worship. The great river Euphrates has been recognized as a boundary between the East and the West. It is said to be 1700 miles long, and from three to twelve hundred feet deep. The four Angels of Euphrates let down the flood gates of the Euphrates, and the earth is flooded with the overpowering forces of demon power. The armies from the river of Euphrates, are the nations of the RISING SUN. Apostacy through Babylon and the heathen religion of evil powers will spread upon the whole earth from the borders of the Euphrates. The four Angels of Euphrates will bring upon the earth the greatest onslaught of sin and warfare that the world has ever seen. Distress and anguish will prevail upon all flesh, and none will escape. This a warfare among the nations of the world who are seeking political leadership of world power. These are the days when the Beast and False Prophet receive their glory as political leaders just before they are chosen for their office of demonic worldly power. The earth will be plagued by wars, one against another, while the Army of Jesus will be pouring out the plagues of God upon all nations. Revelation 9:16 " And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them."…… 119.

Two hundred thousand thousand: or two hundred million: an army which had been trained and held in the river Euphrates. They had been made ready for some time but they were bound until the time of their release. These armies will not be fighting against God, but for Leadership of the world. The phrase, one hour, one day, and one month, and one year, declares the time of their release. They are bound by God until the time of the destruction of the third part of mankind. This takes us to the last act of the great Ministry of the Army of God, in the Salvation of souls of men, which ends shortly after the pit is opened. Revelation 9:20-21 " And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:.........Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.." Thus, the mercies of God had been extended unto the very last hour in the saving of the souls of men, until man could no longer be moved upon by God's Spirit. The releasing of the four demon Angels which are bound in the river Euphrates, is the opening of the flood gates of evil that will overflow the earth when the 200 million horsemen of the devil will make the final attempt. Just before the taking out of the Church into the wilderness, the earth is turned over to the forces of Satan for а З ½ year period of time and He will reign in full power. These four Angels were prepared for this particular time and ministry, even as the four Living Ones were prepared by God for Their ministry in God's specific time. The time is described as an hour, a day, a month, and a year. This specifies the time of Their release JUST BEFORE the Antichristal TRIBULATION. Their ministry is to slay a third part of men. The time for this operation is given as a little over thirteen months. Under the fifth Trumpet they were to hurt and torment men, but under the sixth Trumpet, they were to kill men. After the sounding of the fourth Angel a special notice is called to behold the next three Trumpets sounded by the next three Angels. They are called, WOES that will plague the earth. Revelation 8:13 , "And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!” Revelation 9:1 " And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit." ....And the fifth angel of the first WOE sounded. The first woe brings about warfare, famines, earthquakes, persecutions, martyrdoms and hardships on the earth. Read Revelation 9:1-11.

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Revelation 9:1-11 1. And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 2. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. 5. And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. 6. And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. 7. And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. 8. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. 9. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 11. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. Revelation 9:12 " One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter." The first WOE is the releasing of the 200 million horsemen from the river Euphrates. They will flood the earth with the great warfare. The first woe begins shortly after the opening of the bottomless pit. The ministry of Salvation ends, and the ministry of plagues is ministered and poured out upon the nations who have rejected Salvation. When the Woman, the Elect Army of God, is taken out into the wilderness. Her ministry of plagues is given unto the Two Witnesses and They minister the plagues unto the inhabitants on earth which begins with the 31/2 years or 1260 days, until the Antichristal Reign is over. Revelation 11:3-14, "And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth..... These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.....

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And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.....These have power to shut heaven,that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.....And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.....And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified....And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves...And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.....And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them....And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.... And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven......The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.."

The first Woe carries on until the ministry is finished, and the Woman is taken into the wilderness. Revelation 9:12-21 , "One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter...And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,...Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates...And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men....And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.... And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone......By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths....For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt..... And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:â&#x20AC;Ś.Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts." The second woe carries through until the Seven Angels begin to release the Seven vials. Revelation chapter 15.(See chapter 15 Here)

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Revelation 11:14-15 " The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.... And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever." The second woe is past; and behold, the third woe comes quickly. And the seventh angel began to sound. These seven angels carry the wrath of God. His wrath pronounces death to the flesh. The wicked will first be judged in the flesh unto death and raised at the great White Throne Judgment which will be their spiritual judgment. The releasing of the plagues or vials is the beginning of the preparation of the Battle of Armageddon. At the releasing of the seventh vial the Battle shall begin.

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REVELATION CHAPTER TEN John Eats the Book, that He might Prophesy to Many Nations. Revelation 10:1-3 " And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:.... And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,.... And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices."(Rev. chapter 10 here)

In verse one, the mighty Angel is the Lord Jesus Christ. He comes clothed with a cloud. The cloud is always used in connection with the presence of the glory of God. The cloud led Israel, Exodus 13:21-22. The cloud appeared on Mount Sinai, Exodus 19:9-25. The cloud proclaimed the name of the Lord, Exodus 34:5-7. The glory of God also filled the tabernacle. Exodus 40:34-38. The cloud filled the temple, 2 Chronicles 5:12-14. The cloud was upon the mercy seat, Leviticus 16:2, Exodus 25:22, and the cloud also overshadowed Jesus and the disciples on the Mount of Transfiguration, Matthew 17:5 ; and a cloud received the Lord Jesus Christ when He ascended, Acts 1:9,and Jesus will come again in the clouds, Matthew 24:30, Revelation 1:7, and Daniel 7:13. Read all versus (Here)

The rainbow on His head is a token of the Mercy of God and the remembrance of the covenant of promise which is found in the rainbow which is always about the throne of God, Genesis 9:8-17, Ezekiel 1:28, and Revelation 4:3. Genesis 9:8-17 8. And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, 9. And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; 10. And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. 11. And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. 12. And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13. I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

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14. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15. And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. 17. And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. Ezekiel 1:28 “As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.” Revelation 4:3 “And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.” "His face as it were the sun," is the symbol of the Glory of God in strength, Matthew 17:2, Revelation 1:16, and Acts 26:13. Matthew 17:2 “And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.” Revelation 1:16 “And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.” Acts 26:13 “At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.” "His feet as pillars of fire." Pillars are symbolic of strength and support. The fire and glory are symbolic in judgment. When Samson was led to the two pillars of the temple, judgment was pronounced upon the Philistines. The mighty Angel (Jesus) has the power and strength to consummate God's plan and finish the ministry. Revelation 10:2 "And he set His right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth.".....

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He takes full possession of the Universe. The description of this mighty Angel is clearly described as the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, Who also is spoken of as the Lion of the tribe of Judah. He set His right foot upon the sea and His left foot upon the earth, and cried with a loud voice like a Lion. No longer the voice of a meek Lamb, but the voice of a roaring Lion of the tribe of Judah. A voice of strength and victory. He has won a great victory in defeating the Devil. He had brought His Elect into a state of Perfection, a complete New Creature. He had tested and tried Them as His Bride to be. He had a reason to shout aloud. Revelation 10:3-4 " And cried with a loud voice, as when a Lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices..... And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not."What the Seven Thunders uttered was in connection to the Church, and the finish of the Mystery of God. What did John hear that he was not permitted to write?........ Paul also was caught away into heaven and heard things which were unlawful to utter on earth, 2Corinthians 12:1-4 “ It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.... I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.... And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;).......How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.” Both Paul and John saw and heard things which they were not permitted to reveal. Because of the carnal minds of all earthly people, the words were sealed, and can only be revealed by the Spirit to those of a pure mind. At the sound of the loud voice, the Trumpet Angel, the voice of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the secret of the Lord will be revealed to the Church in the proper time, Amos 3:4- 8”Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?... Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?..... Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?.... Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets...... The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? The time for pregnancy was at hand, the persecution of the Son of Man, as a child being born out of adultery is minor to the persecution which the Church will suffer at this time. But Jesus will stand by Her side, and the GREATEST MINISTRY of the Church will be conducted under the persecution of this hour, until the Child is born and caught away to the throne of God, Revelation 12:2 and Revelation 12:5.

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Revelation 12:2 “And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.” Revelation 12:5 “And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.” Revelation 10:5-6 "And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,...And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer."........ This is not the End of time or the End of the world, but it is the End of the Great Mystery of Christ and His Church.

THE MYSTERY Jesus, when speaking of the New Birth, the newborn child, said, "If I have told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?", John 3:12. This is one of the GREAT MYSTERIES of God that seemingly is so hard to understand by many. The birth of the Manchild through the Church is also another Mystery of God which has not been fully understood, except by a few. And when it is fully revealed, it will bring a reproach upon the Church, from both within and without. This is the Mystery that all heaven has been waiting for. The Mystery of God is the events of Christ and His Church. Ephesians 5:32, "This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church." Read verses 25-32 (below). The finished Mystery of God, will bring about the Perfect Church,Revelation 12:1- 2”And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:....And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.” Ephesians 5:25-32 25. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26. That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

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29. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. The Mystery of God's Salvation ends at the taking out of the Woman Into the wilderness, which brings the end of the first woe or the fifth Trumpet. The sixth woe is released at the beginning of the Antichristal Reign, and the seventh Trumpet sounds and the third woe is released at the beginning of the Battle of Armageddon. Revelation 10:7 "But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets." After John's vision of the finished ministry of the seventh verse, he had a complete change in his vision, which concerned the little book, and which was to take place before the mystery was finished. Revelation 10:8 "And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me AGAIN, and said. Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth."....The open Book was a very important matter. It was open for the understanding of Its contents. But before It could be understood. It must be eaten so that It could be fully digested. Revelation 10:9-10, "And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey,...And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter." John obeyed the voice from heaven and ate the little Book, and It was sweet as honey in his mouth. There is nothing more pleasant or sweeter to the man of God than the revelation of the mysteries of the Word of God. We read, we study, and we wait on God. Hours slip by, and it seems as just a few moments, but when It is being digested in our belly, It sometimes becomes bitter, but the sweetness of the Word offsets the bitterness thereof. Revelation 10:11 "And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings."...How was he to prophesy before many peoples?.......JUST AS GOD HAS DECLARED TO HIS servants the prophets, the prophets Who still prophesy and declare the mysteries of God through the written Word: so is John prophesying the eaten Word in this Last Day. The eating of the Book was preparatory to, and necessary to further the revelation that John had already received.

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In Revelation 1:17“ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:” The hand of the Lord was laid upon him to enable him to receive the revelation of the Seven Churches, In Revelation 4:1-2,” After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter....... And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.” He was bidden to come up hither, and he was in the Spirit to receive the revelation of the Seven sealed Book, and the sounding of the Seven Trumpets. John needed to take the Book and eat It, in order to bring forth even greater revelations as shown in Revelation 11,12, and 13th chapters, and the chapters that were to follow. To prophesy to many peoples, nations, and tongues also signifies the need in the Church to eat the Little Book to qualify for this Last Day Ministry, which will be to every nation, kindred, and tongue. John's testimony is revealed by the reading of His written Word in the Bible. Nothing takes the place of the Word of God. When the leadership of Israel was turned over to Joshua, he was told to meditate in the Book of the Law day and night. This was needed to keep on the victorious side of life, We need to esteem It above our necessary food and It will be sweet as honey in our mouth. Ezekiel 2:9-10 and 3:1-3, Jeremiah 15:16, Job 23:12. Ezekiel 2:9-10 “And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;... And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.” Ezekiel 3:1-3 “ Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel... So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll... And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.” Jeremiah 15:16 “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.” Job 23:12 “Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.” Although the Word becomes sweet in our mouth as we eat thereof. It also becomes bitter in the inner man when dying out to the flesh. (Back to Main Index) 129.

REVELATION CHAPTER ELEVEN Measurement of the Temple, The Church,... The Two Witnesses appear for 3 1/2 years to torment the Beast. The eleventh chapter begins with the measuring of the Temple of God, His Building which is built of Lively Stones. The Temple in which He will abide. Not an earthly Temple of wood and stone and made by the hand of man. The assumption that there will be another earthly temple built is not scriptural, but is only a theory to strengthen the seven years of tribulation. (Rev.chapter 11 here) Revelation 11:1 "And there was given me a reed like unto a rod; and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein." The Temple spoken of here is the Temple which is spoken of in.. Ephesians 2:21-22 It is a Temple put together by the Spirit, consisting of the bodies of humanity. ”In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:...In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.” Note, that YE, God 's People, are builded together for a dwelling place of the Spirit of God. Note also, that we are FITLY FRAMED TOGETHER, and that we GROW INTO A HOLY TEMPLE of the Lord. That is, we grow into holiness and righteousness by the embedding of His Spirit. 1 Peter 2:5 says,"Ye also, AS LIVELY STONES, are built up a SPIRITUAL HOUSE, AN HOLY PRIESTHOOD, to offer up SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES, ACCEPTABLE to God by Jesus Christ”........,We must grow into a qualified PRIESTHOOD, Read 1 Peter 2:9 “ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:” 1 Peter 2:2 "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"....As newborn babes, we must be born of God's Spirit in order to become a Temple of God. It depends upon our Spiritual growth in the Fruits of the Spirit, whether we become a part of the Holy Temple of the Lord as One of His Elect. The True Temple when completed, will be the perfected Elect Who are immune to the corruption of sin, and will become the wedded Wife of Christ Jesus after the glorifying of Their bodies. The way to become a part of this Temple is by a progressive obedience to God's Word and will, after His Spirit has come into the Body. Please read these scriptures carefully........ 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 6:19, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Ephesians 2:21-22, Revelation 3:12, and Revelation 7:15. Read on next page... 130.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 ”Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?...If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” 1 Corinthians 6:19 ”What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?” 2 Corinthians 6:16 ”And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” Ephesians 2:21-22 ”In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:....In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.” Revelation 3:12 ”Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.” Revelation 7:15 ”Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.” Jesus declares His Own Body to be a Temple, John 2:19-21, Matthew 27:51, Mark 15:38, and Luke 23:45(below). When Jesus died on the Cross the veil of the temple (Herod's Temple) was rent in twain. Thus, declaring the departure of God's Spirit, and signifying that He would no longer dwell in temples made by hands, but that He would dwell in His people. To build a Spiritual Temple that will abide forever is the goal and the plan that He is now perfecting. If a literal temple is built again, God's Spirit will not abide therein. John 2:19-21 ”Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up....Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?...But he spake of the temple of his body. Matthew 27:51 ”And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;” Mark 15:38, ”And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.” Luke 23:45 ”And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.”

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The measuring rod is the standard of His righteousness and perfection. This is the will of God's purposed plan of creation, to create perfection in a People that sin cannot touch, Ephesians 4:13 ”Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:” Not all will attain to perfection, so they must be measured accordingly. The Temple, the Perfect Building, was measured and are Those which were taken into the wilderness, as the Bride of Christ. The altar and those that worship therein were also measured. The altar is Those that dwell within the Temple. There are two separate groups of people.

The Temple is built of those which grew into perfection, and the altar is made of those who grew together with the Temple, but were unwise and grew only sixty fold in fruits. They were not taken out into the wilderness, nor were they taken from the Antichristal Tribulation, but they love the Lord and preferred death rather than to take the Mark of the Beast. Revelation 12:11, "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.".....These are the remnant of the Woman's Seed Who missed the High Calling of Perfection. The court without the Temple, is the thirty-fold, they who professed and never fully possessed. These are the ones who tried to get into heaven by some other way than bearing the fruits of Christ. They entered into the court but were not able to enter the Temple Class. Their morality in the flesh bore only thirty fold in the Spirit. And then again, there were those who were dwelling in the court whose temple, or heart, was never an abiding place for the Holy Spirit. These are those who will not bear any fruit and will be lost. Revelation 11:2" But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.".....Jerusalem, the once holy city of God on earth, will be the headquarters of the Antichrist during His 3 1/2 year Reign. The rest of this chapter speaks of the Two Witnesses which God has prepared and reserved for this special ministry: to testify and torment the antichristal hordes, who trampled the blood of Jesus Christ under foot. The 42 months is a period of 31/2 years. The 1260 days of prophecy of the Two Witnesses is also a period of 31/2 years. This is the same period of time spoken of in the 12th chapter verse 6 ”And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.” when the Woman is taken into the wilderness, where She remains, while the Antichristal Tribulation is taking place. It is also the same period of time in verse 14,” And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for

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a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.â&#x20AC;? spoken of as time, times, and half a time. During the period of time when these prophecies were written, time was computed under the Mosaic calendar of 360 days in each year. Therefore, all prophecy must be interpreted thus. Revelation 11:3-5 "And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.... These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.... And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed." The Two Witnesses are not sent to preach Salvation, but to torture and prophesy to the wicked of their downfall which will shortly come to pass, and to lift up and maintain God's power over the Antichrist and the Beast. Although God released Satan and His power, and allowed Him to rule the world for 31/2 years, Satan was reminded and tormented daily by the Two Witnesses that His time was short. They fulfilled the last half of the week which remained to be fulfilled in the seventy week prophecy. Jesus Christ completed the first half of the seventieth week and then was hung on Calvary, and left the last half of the week unfulfilled, while the overspreading of abomination carried on until the Two Witnesses begin Their 31/2 year ministry. The devils knew Jesus and His power, and the Two Witnesses never permitted them to forget Him, and they used Their supernatural power and strength daily..... Revelation 11:6 " These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will." Revelation 11: 7-10 7. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. 9. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. When They shall finish Their testimony at the end of the 31/2 years, God permits them to be killed by the Beast. And He permits Their bodies to lie in the street of the great City of Jerusalem

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for 3 1/2 days, to be looked upon by all the people of all nations. All the people on earth make merry and rejoice and send gifts one to another because These Two Prophets had tormented them that dwell on the earth. Revelation 11: 11” And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.It appears that the Lord let them suffer the cat and mouse game. "And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. "....THEIR REJOICING SUDDENLY TURNED TO FEAR... Revelation 11: 12 " And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them." Revelation 11: 13 "And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven."

Just because they gave glory to the God of heaven does not signify that God saved their souls. They gave glory to God because they feared Him and because they had been fully persuaded that He WAS the TRUE and ONLY GOD. It is the purpose of God in the Last Day, to bring all men and nations to their knees in a confession that He IS the LORD of Lords. This theme is mentioned in both the major and minor prophets, the Book of Ezekiel is full of the phrases, "THAT THEY MIGHT KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD". Revelation 11: 14 "The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly." Immediately after the second woe finishes the third woe begins. The third woe ends with the destruction of all ungodly flesh at the Battle of Armageddon. Revelation 11: 15 "And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. "..... .This is the 1,000 YEAR KINGDOM ON EARTH.

Verses 18 and 19 speaks of the judgment Seat of Christ when the righteous dead shall be judged and rewarded; and of the destruction of the ungodly, which is known as the Battle of Armageddon, and which will take place after the Antichristal Reign.“ And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth....And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.”

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Revelation 11:4 "These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth."....These Two are called the Two Witnesses..........WHO ARE THEY?....... Zechariah 4:14 "Then said he,These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth." The LORD OF THE WHOLE EARTH is JESUS the Son of God. He was sent by the Father, and made everything that was made. He was the WORD, God's eternal Son, and was made flesh as the Lord of the earth. John 1:3,10,14. He was anointed by His Father God and He became the Lamb which was slain for the remission of sins, and He was to bear witness of His Father, the Lord of heaven. John 1:3 ”All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” John 1:10 ”He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.” John 1:14 ”And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” Two other Men of this world were anointed to stand by Him. These Two Men were before Him and They were prepared to be Witnesses during the Tribulation. God said that They were HIS and HE WOULD GIVE THEM POWER TO PROPHESY during the 31/2 years of Tribulation. These are the Two Olive Trees that stand by His Son throughout the earth. Both of These Men were taken into heaven after They had witnessed, They were actually present at His ascension. These Two visited Jesus when He was born. They came from the East, the holy direction of God, the same direction that Jesus will come from when He comes again, Matthew 24:27” For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. East is the direction of the SUNRISING, the glory of God in the Sun, the source from which life is maintained. These Men were not magicians or astrologers. They were sent by God from heaven, and They were led by a Star. They knew that the Babe (Jesus) was God's Son, the WORD MADE FLESH. They brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Gold....The Deity of God. Frankincense....The fragrance of the Holy Spirit. Myrrh....The bitterness of the soul. These were special gifts sent from God the Father to His Newborn. They represent the Life of His Son on earth. Although He was to manifest the Deity of His Father and the blessings of the Holy Spirit, He also suffered the bitterness of myrrh. The birth of Jesus was witnessed by a host of angels from heaven, and then reported to the shepherds the "good news". Luke 2:8-16 8. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 135.

9. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 15. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 16. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. Paul also bears witness of Their visit when he said, "was seen of angels" , 1 Timothy 3:16 ”And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. At His resurrection These TWO Witnesses were CALLED MEN, and appeared at the tomb, Luke 24:4 “And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:”, in John 20:12 ”And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.”, They were CALLED ANGELS. At Gethsemane an Angel strengthened Him, Luke 22:43” And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.. At His Temptation in the wilderness for 40 days, ANGELS ministered to Him ,Matthew 4:11” Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.” Who are These (MEN,...ANGELS) that stand by the Lord of the whole earth, and appeared at important periods of the life of Jesus?.....................They are the SAME Two that appeared with Him on the Mount of Transfiguration. Matthew 17:3”And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.”, Mark 9:4”And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.”…… Luke 9:29-31 "And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistening....And, behold, theretalked with him two men, which were MOSES AND ELIAS....WHO APPEARED IN GLORY, and spake of his DECEASE WHICH HE SHOULD ACCOMPLISH AT JERUSALEM." 136.

They brought Him gifts after He was born. They talked with Him on the mountain before three living witnesses,....which were Peter, James, and John, about His coming death. They were with Him in the Garden of Gethsemane while He was in great agony and distress, and THEY, (MOSES AND ELIJAH) strengthened Him........THEY were with Him when He was tempted in the wilderness...They were with Him when He was raised from the tomb,....and They stood by Him when He was taken up into the cloud, Acts 1:9-10” And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.....And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;” Four men were born on earth that were taken into heaven before the righteous resurrection takes place. They are, ENOCH, MOSES, ELIJAH, and the SON of MAN, (JESUS). ENOCH was privileged to see the newborn Babe and He appeared with Moses and Elijah as One of the Wisemen. But only Moses and Elijah lived in the days of miracles, and in the days of Israel, and because They actually lived in those days and experienced and witnessed the miracles and actions of God where They qualified to be prepared as the Two Witnesses and fulfill the last half of the 70th week of Prophecy. In order to be a Qualified Witness, it was necessary that They also appear on earth with Jesus, and stand by Him in His times of suffering and His need of encouragement. Note that the sixth verse of Revelation chapter 11, mentions some of the experiences of Moses and Elijah : the experiences that They ministered during Their ministry on earth." These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will." Read about some of Their experiences in 1 Kings 17:1, James 5:17, Exodus 7:19-20. 1 Kings 17:1 “And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.” James 5:17”Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.” Exodus 7:19-20 ”And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone....And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. In the study of the lives and ministries of Moses and Elijah, the Bible declares some outstanding similarities which binds them together as God's prepared Witnesses. 137.

In one of Reverend W.W. Patterson's Bible Lesson Outlines, he itemizes the similarities which binds them together and I will quote: 1. Both received divine revelations on Mount Horeb, in fire and other manifestations of God. 2. Both fasted 40 days and 40 nights, before and unto the Lord. 3. Both erected altars unto the Lord and saw God's Fire consume the sacrifices. Moses at Mt. Sinai, Leviticus 9:14-24,(See below) and Elijah at Mt. Carmel, 1 Kings 18th chapter.(See Here) 4. Both were sent to wicked kings and were persecuted by them. Moses to Pharoah, and Elijah to Ahab. 5. Both used the sword against idolatries. Moses against the worshippers of the golden calf, Elijah against the 400 prophets of Baal. 6. Both divided the waters. Moses at the Red Sea by the Rod, Elijah at the Jordan by His mantle. 7. Both were translated beyond the river Jordan. Moses by dying and being raised from the dead, Elijah by the whirlwind. 8. Both had Spirit filled Successors who had been with Them. Moses had Joshua, Elijah had Elisha. Their successors also divided the waters. Joshua at the Jordan, and Elisha at the Jordan, 9. Both Moses and Elijah saw the Fire of God consume Their enemies. Moses the 250 men at the rebellion of Korah, Numbers 16:35, (See below) and Elijah the two groups of men who came against him, 2 Kings 1:10-11,(See below) 10. Both appeared on the Mount of Transfiguration with Jesus, Matthew 17th chapter, (See Here). 11. Both will appear as the Two Witnesses during the Great Tribulation, Revelation 11:13-15. See scriptures below.... Leviticus 9:14-24 14. And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar. And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first. 16. And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner. 17. And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning. 18. He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, 19. And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:

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20. And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: 21. And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded. 22. And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings. 23. And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people. 24. And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. Numbers 16:35 ”And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.” 2 Kings 1:10-11 ”And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.....Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. Revelation 11:13 ”And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.” Revelation 11:14”The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. Revelation 11:15” And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.” Moses and Elijah are the Two Anointed Ones of Zechariah 4:14 that stood by the Lord of the whole earth.'' Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”, God has prepared a special place for them in the Kingdom Age. One will sit on the right and the other on the left of Jesus, Matthew 20:20-23 " Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him..... And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.... But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able....

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And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.".............Yes, Jesus was fully aware of the Ones Who would sit on His right and left hand, for it was fore-ordained of His Father.

REVELATION CHAPTER ELEVEN REVIEW After eating the Little Book, John prepared to receive the understanding of what he was about to be shown concerning the Temple of God. This is not a literal Temple, built by the hands of men, with stone, brick or material things as is generally believed today. But this is the real Temple which is being built now of LIVELY STONES, 1 Peter 2:5 ” Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” Since the time of Christ, the literal temple is a thing of the past. Jesus shows His Own Body to be the Temple of God, John 2:19-21” Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.... Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?.....But he spake of the temple of his body.” Paul declares that our bodies are temples of God, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 ”Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?.... If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”, and that God is joining them together for a habitation of His Spirit,Ephesians 2:21-22 ”In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:.....In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.” The Temple that John saw was the Church of Ephesians 4:16 “ From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth,according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.” and ….. Revelation 3:12 ”Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.” and Revelation 12:1 “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:”

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John was given a REED LIKE UNTO A ROD, (Jesus) to measure the Temple of God, Isaiah 11:1, "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:" The Temple was not to be measured by inches, feet, or yards but by a Rod which is shown to be Jesus the Son of God. The Temple of God was to be measured to the standard of God, which Jesus set forth for the Church, through Himself. This Temple is measured to meet the fulness of the standard of Jesus, Ephesians 4:13 â&#x20AC;? Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:â&#x20AC;?All of God's people will be measured by this same ROD, some to bear thirty fold, some sixty fold, and some to bear one hundred fold, and they, the one hundred fold, will be the Temple. The Temple, the Altar, and all that worship therein are one in Christ, They must measure up to the full standard of Christ to be one in that City, the Bride, the Perfect Temple. The Temple Worshippers are the one hundred fold. The Altar worshippers are the unwise virgins. The Court was not measured, for they bore no fruit. They turned to the Antichrist and the city Jerusalem, was trodden under foot for 42 months or 31/2 years. The Temple and the Altar were measured and judged and received their qualification as God's People. This judgment is referred to as the Judgment Seat of Christ.

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REVELATION CHAPTER TWELVE Woman taken into the Wilderness...Dragon takes over the earth... The Second Woe is Past and the Seventh angel sounds His Woe. The first six verses of this chapter presents a vision which appeared unto John in heaven featuring two very important Personalities. Both of these Personalities presents a wonderment.....First there is, "A WOMAN CLOTHED WITH THE SUN, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:".......Second there is, a GREAT RED DRAGON, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads,"(Rev.chapter 12 here)

The WOMAN is the Elect, the Church of Perfection, bearing the full fruits and characteristics of the Godhead, engaged to Jesus and is to become the Bride of the Son of God. To fully understand the clothing of this Woman, it is necessary to study the symbol of the sun, which provides all energy and life to the earth. The sun is a symbol of God the Father. This Woman is clothed with the life of the Father, symbolizing all of His characteristics of purity and power. She is standing on the moon, which receives Its light from the sun. The moon is the symbol of Jesus the Son, which receives His light from His Father. Thus, the Woman is standing upon the foundation of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Psalms 19:1-6, clearly shows the sun and the moon as the glory of the Father, and which can be seen in the firmament of heaven. I will quote verses one through six. â&#x20AC;&#x153; To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork...Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge....There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard..... Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,... Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.....His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof." The heavens declare the glory of God through the sun and the moon, which God placed in the firmament, and the firmament shows His handy-work. The sun uttereth speech by day and the moon by night. The sun shows forth the Father God, and His glory unto the earth, All life on earth exists through this sun. The moon is a lesser light which is the reflected light from the sun to the earth by night. Both the sun and the moon uttereth speech unto the earth. The sun is the symbol of the Father which shares the brightness of His glory. The moon is a symbol of God's Son (Jesus) Who receives a lesser light of God's glory and brings it to the sinful darkened earth through God's earthly Son.Romans 1:20 â&#x20AC;? For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, EVEN HIS ETERNAL POWER AND GODHEAD; so that they are without excuse:"

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This scripture refers to the sun, moon, and stars. They are the only visible created things that speak in the beginning of the ETERNAL POWER and GODHEAD, that can CLEARLY BE SEEN by the whole world today. The stars also receive their light from the sun. This dismisses every doubt that the SUN, MOON, AND STARS are not the TYPE and shadow of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of eternity. The moon, being the TYPE OF JESUS, God's Son Who shed His blood and Who is the foundation of all Christianity, and Who is the chief Corner Stone, of the Building and structure of the Woman, the Church Who is standing upon the moon, is rightly and clearly revealed in Revelation 12:1 " And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:"

When we compare this Woman's ministry with the statements of Psalms 19:1-6, it clearly shows her glory, and Her knowledge, and Her language, and Her speech. She is clothed with the brightness of God's glory in His full characteristics and knowledge, and purity, and She is crowned with the Leadership of the twelve Last Day Apostles. She had finished Her mission on earth. The line of Her message will have gone out through all the earth, and Her words to the end of the world. In Them God has set a tabernacle for the sun. That is, God as the sun dwelleth in Them, which is as a Bridegroom coming out of His chamber, and rejoicing as a strong Man to run a race. Her going forth is from the end of heaven, and His circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing that shall be hid from the power and glory of it.

The crown of 12 stars upon Her head symbolizes the Last Day Apostles Who are filled with the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, which God the Father sent after Jesus departed from the earth. The Holy Spirit governs and leads the Woman, through the Last 12 Leaders of the Elect Church, In the Last Days. The crown upon the head signifies that this Woman is crowned with the Kingdom of God and ALL THE POWER OF HIS KINGDOM. The stars are symbolic of the Holy Spirit, Who also receives light from the Father. One star signifies a Spirit filled Christian. Twelve stars signifies the 12 Spirit filled Apostles with the power to lead and govern the movement of the Woman, even as the 12 Early Apostles were the head of the church in Their day. This great Wonder, which John visualized in heaven, was invested with the FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY, Who had just finished the Last Day ministry. She shares the Light of the Godhead to the world in action. She will become the Bride of the Groom. This is a great MYSTERY, which foreshadows this Perfect Woman, Who is to become the Wife of Jesus, and not very many understand it. Revelation 12:2 "And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.".....She was ready to give birth to a MANCHILD, Many theories have been produced by Bible students concerning this mystery, but when we consider ONLY WHAT THE BIBLE

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DECLARES and OPENLY SHOWS without changing the wording thereof, then we are forced to accept the actuality of facts and the true meaning that the WORD , (The Bible) means just what it says. The Christian world has found no gripe or fault, with the scripture that declares that the virgin Mary was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit, and that the Seed was sown in the womb of a fleshly woman, and it produced Jesus, the Manchild as the Son of God. "AND THOU SHALT CALL HIS NAME JESUS," Matthew 1:18-25 18. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 20. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23. Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,which being interpreted is, God with us. 24. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: 25. And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. For Mary to be with child in the flesh by the seed of one which was not her husband would be adultery. But since the seed was not of the flesh, it was concluded to be holy and righteous in the sight of God. Joseph, Mary's husband not desiring to make a public example of Mary, was minded to put her away privately, but when he was informed by the angel that the Seed was sown by the Holy Spirit, he knew her not until the Child was born. Jesus was the first born manchild in the flesh, having a Spiritual Father. The Woman of Revelation 12:1" And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:" was with Child. She was pure and undefiled, righteous and holy. Sin had no more dominion over Her. She was still a fleshly body, but PERFECT and without sin: waiting to be delivered into the wilderness. It was time for Her to deliver Her Child. This language is clear and simple. We are told here how She became with Child, and let us accept the open statement, since we do have an example of the pregnancy of Mary, the one who brought Jesus into the world. 144.

The Lord says in Ezekiel 18:4 " Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die." Since Mary wag overshadowed and the Seed of the Soul of God, developed the Son of Man, and He was delivered into the world, can we deem it to be so out of order when God's plan of a new Creation, PRODUCED ON THE EARTH, requires His Perfect Woman to undergo a similar transaction as Mary did?.... Is this not the same method that God used to give life to His first created fleshly man? and did He not breathe His Own Soul life into Adam? and did He not provide that the same Soul life could be planted as a Seed in the womb of woman and she would bring forth another Soul life? and is this not a proven fact by Adam and Eve's producing children when Adam knew his wife Eve? The production of all living nature is produced by the seed. No one is authorized to change God's plan because of the lack of understanding, but rather they are to accept it that they may gain greater understanding. John saw another great wonder in heaven. A dragon, whose personality was in direct opposition to the Woman. The Dragon's personality was wicked. He was a murderer, a killer, a leader of all things, that were not good, and He opposed the God of Righteousness. He is called the old Serpent, the devil, and Satan who deceives the whole world. He sought to overcome the God of heaven and rule in the eternity. Although He was defeated in heaven His mission on earth is the same. Up until the time when He becomes the Ruler on earth, His mission will be to overcome and defeat God and His Army of Elect Saints. The Lord's ministry for souls will be completed and the Dragon's time will come to rule the earth for 3 1/2 years. Revelation 12:4,5,6,7,8,9 The Dragon and His angels are cast out unto the earth. His tail signifies those angels that follow Him. After He is cast to the earth. He stands before the Woman to devour Her Child as soon as It is born. But when She brought forth the Manchild, God immediately caught the Child up to His throne. This Child is later to rule the nations of heaven with a rod of iron. Revelation 12:4-9 4. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 6. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. 7. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8. And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 145.

Revelation 12:13 “And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.” Revelation 12:14 "And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent." Eagle wings is symbolic of the power of deliverance. Israel, when She was at the Red Sea, was delivered by the same power from the evil of Pharaoh, who sought to destroy her, Exodus chapter 14 (See Here) and Exodus 19:4“Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.” The Woman will have a place prepared by God, where She will be nourished the 3 1/2 years of the old Serpent, the Dragon's Reign on earth. Revelation 12:6 " And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days." A thousand two hundred and threescore days is 1260 days, and 1260 days is exactly 31/2 years when we use the method of 360 days in a year. Three and a half years, and a thousand two hundred and threescore days is the same period of time which is also mentioned as 42 months, a time, and times, and an half a time. Revelation 12:15-17 "And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood....... And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.....And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.." Revelation 12:11 "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." The remnant of the Woman's seed, are the unwise virgin class. They were not brought into perfection and were not taken into the wilderness. The seven heads seen upon the Dragon represents seven ungodly nations. They are Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome, which is the Last Day kingdom or power. Revelation 17, says that five of these powers are fallen, one is, and the other is not yet come. (See Scriptures Here for Revelation chapter 17) The great red Dragon, the old Serpent, the devil, and Satan are one and the same Person. They represent Lucifer Who became infested with the characteristics of the sin of the GOD OF SIN IN ETERNITY, and was given power to become the master of sin when He was cast out of heaven. 146.

He and His angels were imprisoned in the second heaven where they were given a limited freedom to release the power of sin on earth and confront God in accusing His subjects on earth. It was the second heaven that He was cast out of, and which is spoken of in Revelation 12:7-9 ”And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,... And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven... And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.” 2 Corinthians 12:2 “ I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.”Paul said he knew a man who was caught up to the third heaven, therefore there is a second heaven. Michael was twenty one days in breaking through the evil forces of Satan to come to Daniel, Daniel 10:12-14 12. Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 14. Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

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REVELATION CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Beast takes His throne...Ten Kingdom Empire...Another Beast rises up from the earth...The Anti-Christ and False Prophet ...The Mark ,666, stamped upon His people. There are two demonic beasts referred to in this chapter. The Beast Who rules the world, and the Antichristal Beast Who performs miracles and backs up the first Beast.(Rev.chapter 13 here) The theme of the Antichristal Reign is declared from the 11th to the 19th chapters of Revelation. During this period of time John the revelator, touches upon the Battle of Armageddon, which takes place after the 31/2 year Reign of the Antichrist comes to a close. Revelation 13:1 "And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” This is the same Beast as is spoken of in Revelation 12:3”And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.”, only there are ten crowns on the ten horns instead of seven. This signifies that all ten powers have become crowned as kingdoms. Thus, the ten kingdom empire will back the Beast in His demonic move to organize the nations during the 31/2 year Reign. This is one of the most terrifying chapters of the Book of Revelation to those who do not understand the symbolic setting which the language declares. A world condition which no one upon the face of the earth shall escape. Gradually this condition has been shaping up through the beast like nature of immorality in the human race, shunning the purity and deity of the Almighty God, until it will become a death penalty for all who confess Christ Jesus, as Lord. The Apostle John was upon the sands of the sea, beholding the vision of the last 31/2 years of the dispensation of the Age, which will come to a close when Jesus comes to raise the righteous dead. The word "sea" in scripture represents people (i.e. sea of humanity), Revelation 17:1, Revelation 12:15, Isaiah 57:20-21, 17:12-13, Daniel 7:2-3 & 7: 17, Revelation 19:6, Jude 10-13. The sea of humanity in their surging restless condition, already is developing into a tension of nerves and frustrations. John was standing upon the sand of the sea watching a beast (a man) of demonic nature rise up out of the sea. A man of great political power. Revelation 17:1 ”And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:” Revelation 12:15” And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.” 148.

Isaiah 57:20-21” But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.... There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.” Isaiah 17:12-13 ” Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!... The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.” Daniel 7:2-3 “ Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.” Daniel 7:17 ”These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.” Revelation 19:6 ”And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” Jude 10-13 ”But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves....Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core....These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;....Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.” The beast that John saw had seven heads. Seven is the number of completeness, and the seven heads signifies that this beast will have all the power of the six heads before him, plus the authority and power of the last and final Satanic investment. The six heads before him were Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome. These six heads or kings were the six great nations who ruled the whole world in ungodliness and power of the past. At the time John saw this vision, Rome was the sixth head in power. Soon another political beast will win favor with the world, and shall receive the power of all the six heads of the past and will become the 7th head, and will be infested with all of the demonic power of the Dragon. The response to the Dragon's enduement of Satanic power in persecuting the Church will be honored by the Communistic world. This will bring him fame and will give him power with the nations, to rise out of the earth as the seventh head. Ten world powers will lean His way and protect His judgment.

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When He is elected to rule the world, He will crown ten powers and place the crown of blasphemy upon His Own head. The ten horns are ten Last Day kings or powers who will join with Him and will exercise Their power at His command,......Daniel the 2nd chapter (Here) foreshadows these ten kings by the great image of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. The ten toes, part iron and part clay, gives us a picture of these ten powers who are one with the Beast. The kingdom shall be divided, but there will be in it the strength of iron. The feet being part iron and part clay, declares that everything will not run too smoothly among these kings, yet they will cling together in the cause of the Beast, But the STONE (JESUS) which was cut out of the mountain without hands shall break them to pieces and shall set up a Kingdom that shall never be destroyed. Daniel 2:44-45 This is the 1,000 year Kingdom of God on earth after the fleshly kingdom has been destroyed.

Daniel 2:44-45 “ And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.... Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.” (See Scriptures for Danial chapter 2 and 7 ) Daniel chapter 7 shows us the same ten kings through Daniel's dream of the four beasts. The fourth beast who was diverse from the other, had ten horns upon his head, Daniel 7:20”And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. The 24th verse interprets the ten horns to be ten kings that shall arise with the little horn who shall lead them and make war with the saints….. Daniel 7:24” And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. The 25th verse gives us the time of their reign to be 31/2 years. These kings are spoken of as the Ten Kingdom Empire, Daniel 7:25”And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” This Empire has been forming since Russia first began to control some of the smaller nations with the communistic teachings, such as East Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Afghanistan.

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These, no doubt, will be a part of the Ten Kingdom Empire, who will join their power with the Beast, as they now are allies of Russia. There are also other nations which are mentioned in Ezekiel chapter 38, that will come from the North with Russia, (Gog) such as Persia, Ethiopia, Libya, etc. This is not the Last World War, for here Gog wars only against Israel. Nation against nation will follow when the bottomless pit is opened. These kings are selected by the Beast after He takes up His Reign as the Ruler and Head of the 3 1/2 year Reign.(See Ezekiel chapter 38 Here)

The Beast rises up out of the people of the earth, the sea of humanity to exercise His satanic power with a beast-like nature, and to wipe all Christianity from the face of the earth. He is like a leopard, very cunning and sneaky, and He ferociously steals upon his prey. His feet were as the feet of a bear, strong and powerful. His mouth was as the mouth of a lion. The lion is the king of the beasts, when he roars, fear stills the hearts. Blasphemy is broadcast throughout the earth. The Dragon gave Him His power, and His seat and great authority. Revelation 13:3 â&#x20AC;? And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast." One of his heads wounded unto death. One of his heads could only be the sixth head, for the other five are in the past, and represent only the Satanic power of the past..,We are now still under the Satanic power and dominion of the sixth head, Rome. The martyrdom of the early Apostolic ministry and of the past centuries came about through this demonic power. Protestantism in the 18th century has remained and the church became alive again. Rome dwindled down to just a few thousand inhabitants and the Satanic spirit was blanketed and all but died out. When the church began to come back in power in 1900 and 1906, the Roman spirit was revived and also became active. In the course of seventy years the "Rome" spirit has progressed to the beginning of a great revival of sin and corruption, which again will develop into a persecution and martyrdoms surpassing that of the past Early Church Age. We see this condition now gradually in progress. What the most of the Christian world has failed to understand is that the Church is not going to bow down to the Beastly Head, but She is going to go forth conquering, and to conquer. Not only in the winning of souls but also in delivering the Last Day plagues upon the world, being led by Jesus, the Captain of His Army. Although Rome has dwindled away as a nation, the demonic spirit that once gave her power over all nations has never been completely conquered. It is still being manifested in the world today and will increase until it is conquered by Jesus and His Army. The head that is wounded by the sword unto death, and is healed is the sixth head, Rome. The sword that wounded the head is the SWORD, THE WORD OF GOD. The final blow will be struck just before the Beast, the 7th head is raised up to reign. The prophecy of the Last Day Ministry cannot be denied if all prophecy is accepted and left in the time element of which it is placed in prophecy. The time element for the Last Day Ministry is before the 31/2 years of the Antichristal Reign. 151.

Every ungodly knee will be made to bow and every tongue will be made to confess that the Lord is the God of the earth, Satan's defeat will come through the Church, The gates of hell shall not prevail against Her. The Manchild and the Woman are delivered, and then the seventh head is raised up as the Beast. God cast the Dragon out of the second heaven, and releases Him from His captivity. The world is turned over to Satan, that Old Dragon, and the influence of the sixth head becomes alive in the seventh head, the Beast, who will rule the earth for 31/2 years. Upon His head is the name of Blasphemy. The purpose of His mind is to blaspheme God, and to kill all Christians, and to seal His Own people with the number of His name, 666. The activities of the Church will defeat the Devil's cause, and Rome will die in defeat to the objective for which she has endeavored. When the Dragon is cast out of heaven, God's hand is withdrawn from the Devil's captivity and He is healed of the deadly wound inflicted by the Church, and all of His strength and life is returned in the seventh head, the Beast. This last defeat by the Church, is inflicted by the SWORD, (THE WORD OF GOD). This is the final death to the satanic objective to destroy the Manchild, and the Church, and it brings a noticeable reproach upon the Devil to all living in that day. But when the Devil, through the Beast, takes supreme control over the earth, and the Church withdraws from Her FINISHED MINISTRY, it brings a great confidence to His followers. The 6th head, Rome, becomes alive as the 7th head with a new king, the BEAST, as the head of the 7th kingdom. In the Beast and head of the greatest demonic human being upon the face of the earth, as the Ruler of the world, is found the characteristics of the fulness of Satan which is given Him by the Dragon. His very soul life has changed to murder and hate. He is so saturated with the life of Satan that His whole spirit-nature is entwined in Satan's spirit. God has turned the Beast's soul over to be used by Satan. Satan can retain that soul from entering the place of the dead until Jesus comes. The soul is no longer claimed or protected by God. All the power of the six heads represents the full power of Satan who shall infest Himself and dwell in one man who rises up out of the sea of humanity, Satan lives on an eternal plane, and has the power of Satanic life. He cannot be killed, He is not flesh and blood, but he is a spiritual Being having spiritual life drawing His existence from His father. (The God of Sin), even as we draw our Spiritual life from our Father, (The God of Righteousness). If the God of Sin could have been killed, then there would have been no need for God's plan of Salvation and God would have put an end to Him long ago. The spiritual power of Satan during the period of the Great Tribulation, has not been fully realized by the Christian world. The fulness of His demonic power has been restricted since the creation of the world, until God's purpose and plan has been consummated. During the last 31/2 years He will be given full Reign. The Church will have been removed and the restricted hand of God lifted, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-7. Every ungodly soul has been released to Satan during His time of Reign. He will have power to endue the soul with His demonic spiritual nature, entwining them into His spiritual life, 152.

and retaining them in the body of flesh until Jesus comes and destroys the flesh and reserves the soul to wait the Great White Throne Judgment, after the thousand years are past. Even God is capable of healing the body and refraining the soul from departing, and Satan will also have the same power by His evil spirit when all dominion and authority is turned over to Him for 31/2 years. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-7 â&#x20AC;&#x153; Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,.... That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand..... Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;.... Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.... Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?......And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.... For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.â&#x20AC;? The only deaths during the Reign of the Beast are those who are martyred for their faith in the Lord. The Beast has power to retain His own. During the Reign of the Beast, all whose names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life belong to Satan. Just as God brings those who will sell out wholly to Him into perfection of His Spirit, so Satan brings into perfection of His spirit those who whole heartedly sell out to Him. Satan has full control to retain the soul until the Tribulation is over. The soul of the Beast, (a human being) is fully sold out to Satan and entwined in His spirit. Therefore, although the body is slain, Satan can revive it again. The 15th verse declares that the Antichrist has power to give life to the image of the Beast.'' And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.''....... In Revelation 9:6,'' And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them'' we are told that when the fifth angel sounds men will seek death because of the torment but death shall flee from them. Those that are under the demonic power of Satan are servants of Satan, and shall be controlled by Him. The fourth beast of Daniel 7 , is the sixth head and represents the spiritual power of Satan, using the instruments of humanity. In the days of Christ, He used the emperor or Rome. Rome controlled almost all of the known world and manifested Satan's demonic power in persecuting the church and martyring the Christians. Rome eventually lost her power and dwindled down to about twenty thousand population, as a nation.

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Although Rome, the sixth head has lost its power, it is still alive spiritually, and is now being revived in leaps and bounds and shall be restored to her full power. Martyrdom and great persecution shall prevail through the sixth head again before the antichristal Reign begins. The little horn of Daniel's dream will be the seventh head who shall have complete dominion and rulership over the WHOLE world for the last 42 months of the dispensation of the Age. Read. Daniel 7:6-25 (Here) The healing of the wound brings about a resurrection of the Beast, which is the counterfeit of the resurrection of Jesus. It was the Dragon that raised up the Beast, Who is the Father of His power, even as the Father God, raised Jesus from the dead by His power. Because of this resurrection of the Beast, it brings about universal worship. He becomes the god of the earth. "Who is like unto the beast, who received the deadly wound by the sword and did live, who is able to stand against him in war?" Rev 13 Verses 4&14. 4.”And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?” 14.”And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.” Rev 13 Verse 5 “And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.” He was anointed by the dragon to speak great things and blaspheme, and power was given Him to continue 42 months. This is the same period of time that the Two Witnesses are to testify. Rev 13 Verse 6 “And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.” He opened His mouth in blasphemy against God, (the Father) and blasphemed His name, which was given unto the Church, through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ, and His Tabernacle, (the Church which is in the wilderness) and Them that dwell in heaven. He was given the same length of time to present the False Christ, (the Counterfeit) and to bring destruction and damnation, as the True Christ was given to bring Salvation, just 3 1/2 years. Rev 13 Verse 7 “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.” He makes war against the saints and overcomes them. The saints had to take the Mark of the Beast and be eternally lost or stand true to the Lord and die as martyrs. Those whose names were written in the Lamb's Book of Life, and who had the power of God in their lives and loved not their lives unto death, stood true.

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Revelation 12:11 ” And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.” Rev 13 Verse 11"And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon."....This Beast is the False Prophet Who deserted the Church and is the main cause of the great apostacy of the Church in the Last Days. His past record of desertion, and of persecuting the Church wins for Him great political power in the Communistic world, and He is favored as the False Prophet, and will deceive the world. Because of His desire to be great and have control, He is deceived by Satan and He will sell out to the Enemy and become the Antichrist in power. He will work in unity with the first Beast. He is a great asset to Satan, and as a traitor to God. He becomes the Judas of the Last Day Apostles. He rises up like a lamb in real meekness and deception. In appearance He seems like a lamb. His scriptural knowledge has made it possible to counterfeit the Word of God and present Himself as the Antichrist, Not anti-God, or anti-Jesus, but anti-Christ. He presents Himself as an angel and the light of God. Christ is the name of the third Person in the Godhead. Christ is not the Son, but Christ is the anointing of the Son. Christ means "ANOINTING", and Jesus is often spoken of in scripture as Christ because of the ANOINTING. When Jesus left this world, He sent the promised Holy Spirit, Christ the anointing, to take His place in teaching the church and in bringing them into perfection. This Beast is "COUNTERFEITING” the Holy Spirit, and is known as the False Prophet. The Beast with the seven heads and ten horns is counterfeiting the Son of God. This Beastly Power, died and rose again as the Beast; Satan working through this resurrection is counterfeiting the Resurrecting Power of God. All the power of the Dragon was given to the Beast, even as all the power of God was given to the Son of God. The power which was given to Jesus was to put down Satan and show the power of God and lift God up. The Beast counterfeits Jesus by lifting up the Dragon as He manifests the power of the Dragon. Satan has impersonated God, and God's method of operation, from the very beginning of the Age, and in His last and final movements He is counterfeiting the Godhead, as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Dragon is illustrated as the invisible "father", the Beast is likened as Jesus the Son, and the False Prophet is likened as the Holy Spirit. The False Prophet had two horns like a lamb. These two horns represent two powers which He will rule over. Notice that He spake as a Dragon, that is, with all authority, for He exercised all the power of the first beast before Him. However, He came as a lamb and approaches His objective with a milder attitude but with a voice of authority and sternness. His two powers were the power over commerce and religion, Rev 13 verses 15 and 17. 15.”And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.” 17.”And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” 155.

He has no control over Salvation, for the only Christians left on earth at this time, are those who were taken into the wilderness. Revelation 12:6 & 14. 12:6 ”And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.” 12:14 “And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.” All other Christians, the Woman's seed, had already been martyred, Revelation 12:11 & 17 . The religion is said to be the worship of the Beast, and commerce is shown to be the product of livelihood. 12:11”And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.” 12:17”And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” Like the Holy Spirit, Who came into the world to lift up Jesus and to bring worship unto Him, so the False Prophet lifts up the Beast and makes an image of the Beast to be worshipped. Over 2500 years ago, during the reign of the third demonic power, Nebuchadnezzar, who is said to be the beast of his day, and is the first of the four beasts described and shown as the head of gold, there was also an image made to be worshipped, Daniel 2:38, and Daniel 7:4. This image was in honor to the king the great head of gold, the beast and ruler of the world. While the king (Nebuchadnezzar) still lived and ruled with a hand of iron, all the people were made to bow down and worship the image or be cast into the fiery furnace… Daniel 2:38 “ And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. Daniel 7:4 “ The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man,and a man's heart was given to it.” In these Last Days, once again, the seventh head, the Beast of the world power will be represented by the image of the Beast set up by the False Prophet. All must worship the image or die.

THE NUMBER 666 Revelation 13:18 "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."

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For many years this prophecy has disturbed the Christian world...The prophecy is divided into three aspects. 1. There is a need of wisdom to understand, 2. It is the number of the Beast. 3. It is the number of a man. The first aspect is, that he who will, needs to be capable of understanding, and he needs to be capable of counting the number of the Beast, and he must have a thorough knowledge of the prophetic statements throughout the Word of God. The understanding of the mysteries of prophecy does not come through the intellect of the world, but rather it comes through the inspiration of the Spirit of God in which it was written. The second aspect is, that it is the number of the BEAST. Here again we must rely upon the Biblical information concerning prophecy of the coming Beast of Revelation 13:1” And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” Who rises up out of the sea of humanity. We are not told what nation He will rise up from, and only when He appears shall we know. Let us stay in the confines of the prophecy, with no guesses.

The third aspect is that the number 666 is the number of a man. This tells us that the Beast is a human being and that the number of the Beast and the number of man are the same. Here is some of the wisdom that is needed to be able to understand....There are two outstanding numbers recorded in the Bible that symbolizes the nature and condition of life invested in the human body. Number SEVEN refers to the completeness of the righteous God of SEVEN SPIRITS, Who is Almighty in power and holiness. He created the world and all that there is within it, and on the SIXTH day He created man, and rested on SEVENTH day, completing a full week and completing a complete foundation for His plan of redemption. The number SEVEN, when followed through the Bible, not only declares His Personal completeness, but also His proposed plan of completeness. The number SIX is the number of unredeemed man, created on the SIXTH day, and deceived and taken over by Satan, and hence-forth manifested the evil of sin. The Bible declares the fulness of man in God to be BODY, SOUL, and SPIRIT, of God. Yet when man was created, God made him only BODY and SOUL, without the Quickening Spirit.......Why did God create him in only Body and soul life?......Because man was created to sin, so that sin might abide in his body, thus when the Devil entered into the body, He controlled the BODY and SOUL. He then became Satan's man, the Body 6, the Soul 6, and the spirit of Satan 6. This number SIX clearly declared to be the number of the Beast, Revelation 13:18 “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.”….

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and man rightly inherited the number of the Beast at creation, and if not redeemed he will be marked in his forehead or on his right hand, with the numbers 666 by the Antichrist during His 3 1/2 year Reign. BUT ALL REDEMPTION TAKES PLACE BEFORE THE 3 1/2 YEAR ANTICHRISTAL REIGN. The number 666 signifies the demonic nature of sin. The number is declared by God as the opposite of His Own number which is 777, His Own nature and characteristic. The motivation of God is that His new creature should take on His divine nature by injecting His Own Spirit Nature through the New Birth into the body of His Adamic man who was created perfect in SOUL LIFE ONLY. The Adamic man was overcome by the spirit of sin entering into his body while he was in the Garden of Eden, even as Lucifer was overcome while He was in the GARDEN in heaven, Ezekiel 28:13 â&#x20AC;?Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.â&#x20AC;? God permitted the spirit Of sin to enter into the body of Adam for it was a part of His plan to use sin to prove His New Creation, while promoting His plan of Salvation. Sin was needed for God to prove His New Creature because God needed to have His creature resist sin unto perfection. Thus, Adam was deceived and accepted the spirit of sin, which polluted his body, and took over his soul life that lived in his sinful body, and he then became body, soul, and the spirit of the Devil. The number 666, became the number of all unredeemed mankind. All prophecy has its place in the time element of the Last Day movement. It has been Very difficult for the Christian world to understand the time element, due to the various doctrinal faith in which they have followed in their early teaching. Every prophecy which is removed from its intended place of fulfillment because it clashes with one's teachings, only brings about greater confusion. Much prophecy is set aside because there is no place found for it in the time element. The theory that all will be fulfilled at once when Jesus comes is not scriptural. This leaves the Christian wide open for deception in the Last Days. All that is published concerning the number 666, or the Mark of the Beast, should be understood by what the Bible records and not by searching the world for every number that is being used as 666. Throughout the world the method of using digits, numbers, letters, narrow and wide lines, etc., are being used as identification marks as a shorter and faster method of bookkeeping. This procedure is now in operation, and no doubt will increase in the cutting down of labor and expense. Many new devices shall appear in the next few years that will change our book keeping system. However, the NUMBER 666 AS THE MARK OF THE BEAST deals exclusively with the ungodly people on earth and not with the Christian world.

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This may seem as a far out remark to you, but no Christian WILL RECEIVE THE MARK OF THE BEAST, nor will the mark be effective upon any man until the Beast has been given full power during the 31/2 year period. At this time the mark system will be fully revised in the world and the Antichrist will use it upon His Own. Only those that are deceived through His great ministry of miracles so that He might be lifted up as the God of power will receive the mark. In this day we have much scripture being used, steeped with man's imagination and assumption. We do well if we heed more closely to the scriptural quotations and the time element, and do less searching the world for signs to prove our theories. However, the number 666 is not a theory, but a fact and it will be stamped upon all who follow the Antichrist, and all professing Christians who have been deceived. The Old Testament scriptures foreshadow the worship of images, and when an attempt was made to force God's people to worship the image, it turned out to be a boomerang, Esther 7:10 “So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified” and Daniel 3 (Read Here). Never has Israel been forced to take a mark of any kind. Why do I say this?.........Because the same is true when Satan takes over the world. No Christian will be forced to take the mark 666. Those who will be martyred, will lay down their lives willingly. If you are one who follows your fore-farther's teachings, and will be honest with God and yourself, then you will let the Word of God say what it means, and mean what It says, even if it crosses what you have been taught and have accepted. After the Beast takes over, ALL that are left on earth will worship Him and take the mark 666 or they will be killed............Who are they?..........Let the Bible answer Revelation 13:8 "All that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, WHOSE NAMES ARE NOT WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. “Please notice that all that worship him ARE NOT CHRISTIANS, but rather it is those whose names are not written in the Book of Life. Those that loved not their lives unto death, Revelation 12:11 & 17. Rev 12:11” And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.” Rev 12:17” And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” They are not forced to take the mark and They laid down their lives willingly. The Beast's only interest in this class of Christian is to destroy them. All others were deceived by the False Prophet and the False Christs, Matthew 24:11 and 24. Matthew 24:11 “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.” Matthew 24:24 “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” (Back to Main Index) 159.

REVELATION CHAPTER FOURTEEN 144,000 Company Sealed with Their Father's Name in Their foreheads...Wrath of God released. In this chapter John is given the vision of the 144,000 company: the three angelic messages: and a vision of the harvest. It brings into view, some of the transactions spoken of in Revelation 12, and also the Battle of Armageddon.(Rev.chapter 14 here) The most complicated transaction to understand is the company of 144,000, The fact that They stood with the Lamb on Mount Zion, having His Father's name written in Their foreheads, connects Them in close relationship with Jesus the Lamb of God. They were very happy with Their place with the Lamb, and rejoiced and sang a New Song that even the Elders and the Four Beasts could not learn. Only Those Who had experienced the satisfaction and blessing of Their close relationship with the Lamb could sing that song. The 14th chapter opens with the continuation of the vision of the Woman and the Manchild, which were both delivered from the Beast, and are seen in heaven by John. The Woman, the Chosen Elect, the First Fruits of fleshly perfection, gave birth to the Manchild which was caught up to the throne of God. Revelation 14:1-5 John beheld a scene which has mystified the understanding of the Christian world, and I will quote from the scripture: "AND I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads... And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:...And THEY SUNG AS IT WERE A NEW SONG BEFORE THE THRONE, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the HUNDRED AND FORTY AND FOUR THOUSAND, WHICH WERE REDEEMED FROM THE EARTH,...These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These WERE REDEEMED FROM AMONG MEN, being the FIRST-FRUITS UNTO GOD AND TO THE LAMB...And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God." The unity of the contents of the first five verses of this chapter should not be broken, for they are the continuation, and carry over from the 12th and 13th chapters of Revelation. There are two companies of people shown: the 144,000 Who were before the throne and who were singing a song, and another 144,000 who were REDEEMED FROM THE EARTH. They were the ONLY company which could learn that song. This was a song of joy and happiness, not just a song of words, but of peace and love which could only be learned through experience.

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Revelation 14:1 The Lamb was Jesus, the Father of the 144,000, and His name was written in Their foreheads, They were not singing a song of REDEMPTION, but a song of DELIVERANCE. They were not redeemed from sin, but were caught up to the throne of God as soon as They were born, Revelation 12:5 ”And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.” They were without sin, and were immediately caught up to God and His throne. They never knew sin; therefore, They could not be redeemed. However, the Mother had been redeemed from sin, and She had been made perfect, and was DELIVERED into the wilderness from the face of the Dragon, after She gave birth to the Manchild, Revelation 12:6 & 14. Rev 12:6 ”And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. Rev 12:14 ”And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.” Revelation 14:4-5 “ These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.....And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.” The Woman is a many membered Body, and the 144,000 is the part of the Body that delivered the Manchild, and the only ones that could learn the song by experience. She was REDEEMED from the earth. She was REDEEMED from among men, being the FIRSTFRUITS unto God and the Lamb. They were not defiled, for They were virgins....There was no guile found in Their mouth....They were without fault before the throne of God...They followed the Lamb whithersoever He goeth....They are a part of the Body. Revelation 14 Verses 6-7 "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,...Saying with a loud voice. Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." This is the Lord's final warning and call to all mankind of every kindred, and tongue in all nations. A warning to fear God and not the Antichristal Beast. This is an encouraging message to the unwise virgin class who missed the Bride of Christ; a message to stand true unto death. This takes place in the early part of the Antichristal Tribulation, a warning not to take the mark of the Beast. Revelation 14:6-13 6. And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 161.

7. Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8. And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10. The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11. And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 13. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them..... Angels of the Lord were sent to preach to those who loved not their lives unto death, encouraging them to hold fast and not take the mark of the Beast. Revelation 12:10-11â&#x20AC;?And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night....And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. and 14:12, "Here is the patience of the saints'' This ends all saints on earth. Henceforth the deception of the Antichrist was upon the Gentile nations. He set up His Own religion and deceived them with the power of miracles. Verse 8 (above)The second angel brings a message concerning Babylon saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. Mystery Babylon is in the making now, and She is becoming more corrupt every hour. She will be fully demonically powered with the spirit of Satan, along with the Beast before She enters into the 3 1/2 year Tribulation. She manifests Herself as the Wife of the Beast, in counterfeiting the Bride of Jesus, but Her time is short lived. The third angel delivers the message of the terrible judgments and penalties of those who do not lay down their lives as martyrs. In the early part of this Tribulation, the call goes out for His people to come out of Her (Mystery Babylon) that they be not partakers of Her sins, Revelation 18:4 ''And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.'' The 17th and 18th chapters of Revelation gives the description and the characteristics of Mystery Babylon in all Her filth and corruption. ( READ HERE ) 162.

Revelation 14:13 "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me. Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them." These are the martyrs of ………… Revelation 12:11-17. 11.And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. From Revelation 14:13 to the 20th chapter (Read Here) speaks of the judgment of Mystery Babylon the great whore, the plagues and vials being poured upon the earth, and partially speaks concerning the Battle of Armageddon . Revelation 14:14 to 20 (Read Here), speaks of Two harvests, first the righteous, and then the wicked. The time of the Righteous harvest is just before the Antichristal Reign. The time of the Wicked harvest is after the Antichristal Reign.

HARVEST OF THE RIGHTEOUS The 14th, 15th, and 16th verses speak of the time of the harvest. This is the reaping time of the Righteous upon the earth. Jesus is the Reaper, of the harvest. Matthew 9:38 “Pray ye therefore the Lord of harvest that he will send forth laborers into the harvest.” Looking forward almost two thousand years to the End Day harvest, the Son of Man declares Himself to be the Lord, (the Head) of the harvest. He is asking for laborers to help Him gather in the golden grain at the reaping time. Luke 10:2” Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.”, tells us that the harvest is great, or that there will be multitudes gathered in, but only a few laborers to reap the crop.

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Matthew 13:39 “The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. ”Jesus explaining the parable of the harvest reaping to His disciples said that it would be at the End of the world. Mark 4:26-29”And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;...And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how..... For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear....But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. He gives us the details of the planting and progress of the seed and says that when the FRUIT IS BROUGHT FORTH He immediately puts in the sickle because the harvest is come. The parable is referring to the spiritual seed which produces spiritual fruit at harvest time. The fruit is brought forth by the Righteous. The time of reaping is at hand, the Son of Man riding upon the White Cloud, (the Holy Spirit) wearing the golden crown with the sickle in His hand, is ready to reap the harvest. The sickle is the twoedged Sword. Revelation 1:16 ”And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.”, Out of His mouth goeth a Two-Edged Sword. The sickle or Sword, is the Word of God. The Word or Sword here is found in the hand, not in the mouth and it is used to glean the harvest, and not to destroy it. This is the time for the Last Great Revival. It is the final ministry of Christ and His Church. The harvest time has arrived. The laborers have been made ready to follow Him. They too will share the White Cloud, the Holy Spirit. The harvest for souls will reap multitudes in righteousness, in the final ingathering. Thus, the time of Mystery Babylon's doctrinal defeat is at hand. The earth must be reaped of the precious grain, before the reaping and destruction of the tares takes place, and the wicked in the Battle ог Armageddon. The call and final ministry shall be fulfilled by the Church with the Commander in Chief at the Head of His Great Army, Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-18, Acts 1:8,Matthew 24:14 , Joel 3:13-16. Matthew 28:18-20”And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.... Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:...Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Mark 16:15-18”And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature..He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned..And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;...They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 164.

Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” Joel 3:13-16 “Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great....Multitudes,multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision... The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.....The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.”

HARVEST OF THE WICKED Revelation 14:17-18 “And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.... And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.” These two verses declare two angels, one came out of the temple which is in heaven, having a sharp Sickle, the other angel came out from the Altar. The first Angel is the Son of God with the sickle of judgment to be used upon the sinful wicked. The other Angel is the Holy Spirit Who always associates with Jesus in Judgment. In Genesis 18:1-2 and 20-22, and 19:24, the Bible clearly states that the three men, ANGELS, that visited Abraham were the Lord. Genesis 18:1-2”And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;...And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,” Genesis 18:20-22”And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.... And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. Genesis 19:24”Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; 165.

Two of These Angels were sent on to Gomorrah to bring judgment upon the wicked, while the Lord stayed and talked with Abraham. The Two Angels that pronounced judgment, also shared the name Lord. The Two Angels of Revelation 14:17-18 (above), comes to earth for the same purpose, bringing judgment upon the wicked. This is the time of the Battle of Armageddon, when all the wicked on earth will be destroyed. The second Angel came from the Altar. The Altar of incense in the tabernacle, was where special composed incense was offered by the high priest. Incense is symbolic of prayer. Under the Law while the operation of rituals and ceremonies were in the literal form, it produced a spiritual symbol. The high priest symbolizes Jesus Who is our heavenly High Priest. The incense is symbolic of the prayers of the people, while the fire that burns the incense is symbolic of the Holy Spirit. He is the Holy Ghost and Fire, promised to the world before Jesus's departure… Matthew 3:11-12”I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:.. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”, He is the One that sets the prayers of the saints on Fire. Paul says that no one knows how to pray as we ought to pray, for the Holy Spirit must pray through us, Romans 8:26 ”Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” The second Angel HAD POWER OVER FIRE and came out FROM the Altar, and cried with a loud cry, “Thrust in thy sharp sickle." The cluster of the vine was ripe. The cup of man's iniquity has come to its full. Revelation 8:5 ”And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.” The fire from the Altar had a part in the judgments under the Seventh seal and the Fire has a great part in the final judgment. The Fire of vengeance of the Holy Spirit and the reaping sickle of the Son of God brings the final judgment upon the wicked. With Them are the Armies of heaven. Revelation 19:11, 15, 21, and Deuteronomy 32:22-42. Revelation 19:11”And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.” Revelation 19:15” And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.”

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Revelation 19:21 â&#x20AC;?And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.â&#x20AC;? Deuteronomy 32:22-42 22. For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. 23. I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them. 24.They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. 25.The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. 26. I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men: 27. Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. 28. For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. 29. O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! 30. How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up? 31. For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. 32. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: 33. Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. 34. Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures? 35. To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. 36. For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. 37. And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, 38. Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. 39. See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 40. For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. 41. If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. 42.I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. 167.

The Beast and False Prophet are cast into the lake of fire and the remnants were slain with the Sword that proceeded out of His mouth. The world is cleansed of all sinners. The 1,000 year Reign with Christ will be free from the ungodly sinner. Rev 14 Verse 20 The wine press was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horses bridles, by the space of 1600 furlongs, about 200 miles. Blood will flow like a river. Judgment of the flesh must take place before the final judgment of the soul. John saw the extreme End of the Battle of Armageddon, when all sinful flesh was destroyed from the earth.

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REVELATION CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Seven Angels with Their vials of the wrath of God prepared to be poured out upon the earth. The Book of Revelation is the greatest and one of the most complicated prophecies of the whole Bible, and it is placed in its proper place, (the End) even as Genesis is placed in its proper place, (the beginning). Genesis means the Beginning, and reveals the beginning of all things, therefore it is the first Book and the foundation of our understanding. Revelation is the last Book in the Bible, and reveals the finish of all things in their order. It is impossible to thoroughly understand the prophecies of this Book without first studying and understanding all other Books of the Bible, which were recorded for that purpose. Just as the text books is used in our schools to enlarge our knowledge, and open to us the finished product, so does the Books of the Bible serve to lead us to the finished product declared in Revelation. Even the timing of each prophecy is guided by the future sayings and prophecies recorded.(Rev.chapter 15 here) At the close of the 14th chapter the reaping of both the Righteous and the Wicked harvest is declared, which brings us to the close of the Age, and the destruction of all ungodly flesh and the opening of the Millennial Reign. Chapters 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, (Read Here)declare further details which were not declared in their fulness in the previous chapters. The details of these chapters all transpire under the Seventh Seal, which will go back as far as chapter 8 and verse one where there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour, while the engagement of the Bride takes place. Rev 8:1”And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.” The 15th and 16th chapters give further description of the wrath and judgments of Almighty God. The fulness of the "mystery of iniquity" had to run its course. The Seven Angels, each carry a vial of the wrath of God. The long suffering of our God waited until the "mystery of iniquity" was FILLED to the brim of the cup, before His wrath was manifested. The resurrection of the Righteous dead, and all Christians that were left on the earth had been caught up in the air to meet the Lord and were taken into heaven. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 ”For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep....For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:..Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” The only flesh that is left on earth are sinners whose resurrection does not take place until the Great White Throne Judgment, which does not come to pass until the1,000 year Reign is over, Revelation chapter 20.(Read Here) 169.

Revelation 15:2,3,4 “And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God....And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.... Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. When These Angels appeared, John saw all the martyrs of Those Who loved not Their lives unto death, standing on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. They were about to be avenged by the judgments of God. They rejoiced and sang the song of Moses, the song of praise and honor to a just God. The Seven Angels were given the vials of the wrath of God to pour out upon the earth. The temple was filled with smoke from God's glory and power. The wrath of God became alive and no man could enter the temple until the Seven plagues were fulfilled. Revelation 15:1 "AND I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God." John saw this SIGN in heaven just as he saw the SIGN of the Woman in Revelation 12:1” And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:” , and the great wonder of the Dragon with SEVEN HEADS and TEN HORNS. He saw that which was to take place on the earth by the Woman, which is the Church, and the Dragon, the Beast. The Seven Angels having the Seven plagues are REDEEMED SAINTS of the earth. Revelation 15:2 "And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God." These also were REDEEMED from the earth. They were singing the song of Moses and of the Lamb. Revelation 15 Verses 3-4 (ABOVE)All the nations on earth shall come and worship before God. Verse 5 "And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:"....Read verses 7 & 8. 7. ”And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.” 8.“And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.”

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The temple of the tabernacle is the Temple of God which is built out of Lively Stones on earth for a habitation of God through His Spirit, Ephesians 2:21- 22” In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:...In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.” 1 Peter 2:5-6 “ Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.....Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.”speaks of the same House that God established upon the mount where the Son of God dwelt during the great Last Day ministry and which He led as a Testimony to the world. Isaiah 2:2-3 "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S HOUSE shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it....And many people shall go and say. Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of ZION shall go forth the law, and the WORD OF THE LORD FROM JERUSALEM." The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, while it is still on earth will be opened also. Thus, the Testimony of the Temple and the Tabernacle, will be heard throughout the earth from the House upon the Mount. This is the Last Day Ministry. Matthew 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a WITNESS unto ALL NATIONS; and THEN SHALL THE END COME." The Temple and Tabernacle of God on earth carried the Testimony of redemption. The Tabernacle was the perfect Temple of Lively Stones, which God created on earth and will use in the Last Day Ministry. They are the House of God upon the Mount, They are a many membered Body. Now this same Temple is in heaven. The Seven Angels come out of the Temple with a mission of plagues and the wrath of God unto destruction. They come out of the Temple of the House of God, having the Seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having Their breasts girded with golden girdles. This is the clothing of the Priests of the Temple in the world. The same clothing of the Bride of the Lamb, and of the Armies that followed the Word (Jesus) on White Horses. Revelation 19:8 ”And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.”, Revelation 19:13 “And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.”,Revelation 19:14 ''And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. ‘They were made Kings and Priests of God, Revelation 1:5”And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,”. 171.

They were of that Chosen Generation, a Royal Priesthood, the Holy Nation, that Peculiar People, 2 Peter 2:9” The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:”. They were of the earth, and made perfect and followed Jesus whithersoever He goeth. They are the Same Angels of Revelation Chapter 8 (Read Here). They were held in the wilderness until the resurrection of the Righteous dead, and then They were taken into heaven. After viewing the conclusion of the Battle of Armageddon, which was to come, John was shown the wrath of God being poured out upon the world through the last Seven plagues. Before the vials of the wrath of God were released, John was shown a sea of glass mingled with fire, Rev 15 verses 2,4 . Upon the sea of glass he saw those who had gotten the victory over the Antichristal Beast, and the number of His mark, Their victory came by Them giving Their lives in martyrdom. They stood upon the sea of glass with harps, singing of Moses and the Lamb, the song of Deliverance. They were singing, "Great and Marvelous are Thy works, Lord God Almighty; Just and True are Thy ways, thou King of Saints..Who shall not fear thee, О Lord, AND GLORIFY THY NAME? for thou art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee: for thy judgments are made manifest." verses 2''And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.'' Verse 4 "Who shall not fear thee. О Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest."

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REVELATION CHAPTER SIXTEEN Seven Vials of God were poured out declaring the Battle of Armageddon and the destruction of Babylon. Revelation 16:1 "AND I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels. Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth." (Rev.chapter 16 here) Rev 16 Verses 3-11 (Here)The first five vials of God's wrath brings suffering and torment upon the inhabitants of the earth. They all have heard the gospel ministered (preached) unto them, and have rejected God and His ministry. They have slain God's people and poured out innocent blood, and set up their own gods, and now they must suffer the wrath of God's judgment in the flesh. God's wrath, and grievous sores were poured upon men which had taken the mark of the Beast, and upon them which worshipped His image. The water of the sea became as blood of a dead man, and all of the living of the sea died. The rivers and fountains of waters became blood. The water was turned to blood as a reminder of the blood of Jesus and the blood of His innocent people which had been shed by the ungodly wicked. Rev 16 Verses 6-11 6. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 7. And I heard another out of the altar say. Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. 8. And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. 10. And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,. 11.And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sours, and repented not of their deeds." A vial of pain and terror, and great sores were poured out upon the seat of the Beast. It was a time to prepare for the last and final war in the flesh, and the time for the Beast to gather and prepare His army. Rev 16 Verse 12 â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.â&#x20AC;? In the Old Testament, the river Euphrates is spoken of as the great river. It winds its way to the Persian Gulf in a course of approximately 1780 miles. It serves as a boundary, the east from the west. To reach the land of Israel it is necessary to cross the River. The kings of the east are Those from the land of the rising sun, namely, China with the ensign of the great Dragon. 173.

Japan is also the land of the rising sun; North and South Korea, and North and South Vietnam. They are gathered together with the rest of the nations to a place in the land of Israel, which in the Hebrew tongue is called Armageddon. There they are all prepared to fight against the wrath of the Almighty God the Last and Final Battle, where they will all be destroyed in the flesh, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 "And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,...In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:... Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power." Read also Jude 14,15,16, Revelation 19:11-21, Isaiah 13th chapter, Isaiah 24:1-3,4,6, Isaiah 24:17-20, Isaiah 26:14, Isaiah 26:20-21, Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 34:1-6. (READ HERE)

Revelation 16:13-16 "And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet... For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. ..Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame...And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon."…...They are in preparation for battle against the great Armyof God from heaven. The Dragon is Lucifer Who was cast out of heaven and has been held in a state of limited capacity. He is called the Dragon, the Old Serpent, the Devil, and Satan, Revelation 12:9 ”And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”. The redemption of man on earth has ended and the Dragon and the Beast and the False Prophet were released by God, and given their full strength to gather the kings and nations together to prepare them for the great battle against the Almighty God. Armageddon is mentioned but once in the Bible. It refers to the great plain which lies at the foot of Mount Megiddo where the last battle between good and evil will occur. Many battles have been fought there in the past. The Army from heaven is clearly declared to be Jesus Christ and His Elect, after They have been married. Revelation chapter 19.(Read Here) Revelation 16:17 -21"And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying. It is done."….

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The last vial will be poured out upon the whole world of ungodly sinful flesh, and the earth will be cleansed of all sin. The results of the releasing of the seventh vial we read about in Revelation 16 verses 18-21..."And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great...And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath...And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found...And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great." The preparation for the 1,000 year Reign with Christ on earth can readily be seen by the great phenomenonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of this prophecy when He will have cleansed the world of all sin and sinners. Verses 18 through 21 (above)refer to the Battle of Armageddon and the destruction of all flesh from the face of the earth. More details of this battle are given after chapter 17, and after Mystery Babylon has been destroyed.

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REVELATION CHAPTER SEVENTEEN John is shown Mystery Babylon the Great Whore. Before we enter into this chapter it is necessary to understand the origin of Mystery Babylon, the mother of harlots, as well as the Mystery of the Church. Both of These are spoken of as Women in the scripture and They are in opposition One to the Other in character.(Rev.chapter 17 Here) As the Church is known by Her fruits of Righteousness, so also is the Woman, Mystery Babylon, known by Her fruits of evil. Both the Lord and Satan have been preparing to manifest Their powers in the Last Day. The Lord to Perfection and Godly Righteousness, and Satan to Perfection in Satanic madness. Mystery Babylon shows the perfect mystery as the great mother of harlots, and the abomination of the earth. Satan has labored for 6,000 years to produce this satanic Woman. She is the pride and joy of His efforts. She is a flesh and blood Woman, clothed with the demonic power of hatred for God and His righteousness. She is a thief and a murderer of souls. She leaves a trail of the Serpent of sin that was planted in the Garden of Eden, and was transmitted through Adam and Eve, and their first born, Cain, who was a murderer himself. The generations of Cain came to an end with the coming of the flood, approximately 1650 years after the earthly creation. At that time, sin had overcome the whole earth, with the exception of Noah and His family, who was saved by the Ark. The earth was again cleansed and repopulated through Noah's unworthy son, Ham. Ham followed in the footsteps of Cain and begat Cush, and Cush begat Nimrod. Nimrod became a great man on earth, a great hunter and organizer. Nimrod married a woman who set herself up as a Princess. She was a worshipper of idols and a leader of Pagan followers, and called herself QUEEN OF HEAVEN. She gave birth to Tammuz, Nimrod's son. Tammuz eventually was killed by a wild boar and was raised from the dead, and hailed as a miraculously conceived son. A study of ancient Babylonian history will reveal the origin of Babylon, and will bring the true meaning of the picture of the mother and child, and the babe in her arms. This has no relationship with Mary, the virgin mother, Who brought the baby Jesus into the world. The Bible gives very little in detail compared to the historical facts of the Babylonian teachings which most certainly does not characterize the Bible teachings of righteousness. Not only was the Queen of Heaven and her son Tammuz taught in early history, but it was brought in through the dispensations of time unto Rome. It was through this teaching that Rome received much of her theories which is practiced today and added to church history, beliefs such as, purgatory, purification after death, salvation by 176.

certain sacrifices, sprinkling with holy water etc.: the offering of round cakes, and the burning of incense to the queen of heaven, Jeremiah 7:18â&#x20AC;? The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger, Jeremiah 44:17-30 17. But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. 18. But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. 19. And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men? 20. Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying, 21. The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into his mind? 22. So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. 23. Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day. 24. Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt: 25. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. 26. Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth. 27. Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. 28. Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.

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29. And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil: 30. Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life. By weaving this in with the priesthood, and the Old Testament, they came up with a mixture of Babylonian teachings and the Law of the priesthood. Although the Roman Church proclaims to be the decendant of Peter, their doctrines and history proves otherwise. The theory that Mystery Babylon is the Catholic Church bears no scriptural evidence. Although history declares that the Roman church originated through mixed teachings of Pagan teachings and the Old Testament order, she has changed her order of faith from time to time, and is now accepting the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking with tongues. Believing is not the evidence of salvation, for Jesus says that we must be born of God's Spirit, which is the next step after believing. Therefore, all that are born of the Spirit into the New Birth are eligible for salvation, providing they bear the fruits of the Spirit according to scripture. God is no respecter of persons, but He will not recognize any demonic action. Some, however, from all Christian faiths have penetrated beyond their rituals and ceremonies and have found God. Genesis 11:1-9 declares the organizing of Babylon when the people joined together in an attempt to build a tower that would reach to heaven. Also, the teaching of Jezebel throughout the Bible brings much light in understanding Mystery Babylon's activities in these Last Days. Genesis 11:1-9 1. And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 2. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. 4. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 5. And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6. And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. 7. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

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9. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Although Mystery Babylon is considered a nation, She is also a many membered Body joined together with the sin of evil and corruption, and is referred to as a Woman. Mystery Babylon is shown to be a direct opposite to the Church of Purity. To this end Satan has labored from the beginning of time, to break down morality. Jesus calls the attention to Spiritual immorality winding its way into the church through the spirit of Satan, and through the Woman Jezebel, Revelation 2:20-23. The breaking down of the marriage, and the introduction of fornication is due to the immoral Satanic spirit which is presiding in the world now. In "this year", September, 1981, Satan is well along in progress, in creating His image in the great harlot which will soon develop into the fulness of Mystery Babylon. Revelation 2:20-23 ” Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols...And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not...Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.... And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.” The revelation of Mystery Babylon, the great Mother of Harlots, was revealed to John after he was made to understand the Beast and False Prophet. The vials of the wrath of God were being poured out upon the earth and the fierceness of His wrath was being shown. It is then that the "great City" will be divided into three parts, and the cities of the nation will fall, and great Babylon will come into remembrance before God, and He will give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. The "great City" referred to in this verse is the literal city of Jerusalem, which is given over to the Beast when the Church is taken out into the wilderness, Revelation 12:6 & 14. Revelation 12:6 “And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.” Revelation 12:14 “And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.” Mystery Babylon has run Her course for approximately three and one half years, and the seventh vial, the last plague of God's wrath is being released in the air. Revelation 16:7 "And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done." 179.

The pouring out of the vial in the air signifies that this great phenomenon is of a supernatural nature, directly from above. Thus, we understand that the revelation given unto John of the judgment of the Mother of Harlots, was to take place in the first stages of the seventh vial. This vial will be released after the Beastly 3 1/2 year Reign and the resurrection of the righteous dead. Then judgment will be poured out upon the great Whore, and She will be destroyed with Fire in the sight of Her Lovers. Revelation 17:1 "AND there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:"......This definition of "many waters" is interpreted in the fifteenth verse as peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. This signifies that the multitudes of nations and peoples upon the earth were under the influence of the "great Whore", reigning under the demonic power of the Beast. Verse 2 "With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.".......They were intoxicated with Her sins; She sitteth upon the kings of the nations. They who have enjoyed all the sins of her fornication. She becomes a "mother" as a hen over Her chicks. The kings are gathered under Her wings to receive the comfort of Her Body and all the pleasures of Her merchandise. The word "fornication" is not only used as in the sense of "SEX", but covers every nature of sin and the pleasure of sinful flesh. The 18th chapter itemizes a few of these sins.(Read Here) The kings are the leaders of the nations, and receives all the delicacies given by the "mother of Harlots" and She controls the inhabitants of the earth, making them drunk with the wine, or the intoxicating influence of Her fornication. Verse 3 â&#x20AC;&#x153;So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.â&#x20AC;? John, being carried away IN THE SPIRIT into the wilderness, (an isolated place of quietness) saw a woman set upon a SCARLET COLORED BEAST. Scarlet is a Biblical word which symbolizes sacredness. This Beast, after rising out of the sea of humanity, became the most sacred person of all the earth, in demonic power and honor. He was worshipped as God on earth. Only those who were martyred stood true to the True God of heaven. The remaining people of the earth magnified the Beast because they were forced. The Beast had seven heads, and upon His head was the names of blasphemy. This signifies the nature of the Beast and His hatred for God and His followers. Six of these heads signifies leaders, or kings of the past, who at one time ruled over the earth. These heads are Biblically and historically shown to be the nations, Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome, who once led and controlled the earth under the influence of the Satanic powers. The seventh head is yet to come. He will rise up out of the sea of humanity as the Beast Who will reign for 31/2 years. The ten horns are ten kings or nations who will follow the Beast. These kings are spoken of as the Ten Kingdom Empire. 180.

Verse 4 “ And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:” The Woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet color. Purple SIGNIFIES PURITY. This WOMAN is setting Herself up as sacred and pure in the sight of the Antichristal world. She is decked with gold, which signifies DEITY, and She is decked with all the precious stones overladen with jewels and silks of the world. She is Jezebel not only in disguise, but in reality. She is decked with all the finery of the world and with riches untold. This is what the fleshly world lusts after and she has made Herself appropriate. All this is in opposition to the Bible teachings and duties of the God of righteousness, but She is lifting Herself up by counterfeiting God and His righteousness, to the ungodly fleshly world, who has lusted after Her majestic charm of sin. In Her hand is held the golden cup full of abominations and filthiness of Her fornication. From this cup the wine of her fornication is drunk until Her influence overcomes the nations in drunkenness. The sixth verse declares Mystery Babylon's past as well as Her future. She is drunken with the blood of the saints of the past, as well as those that will give their lives in martyrdoms while loving not their lives unto death, because of their testimony for Jesus, during the great Tribulation. Verse 5 "And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."..... She is the most abominable, corruptable, filthy, demonic, beastly filled Body of people with the poison of death that has ever been before, and She becomes the murderer of the souls of men. Revelation 17:6 "And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration." Not only was the inhabitants drunk with the wine of Her fornication, but She Herself was drunk with the blood of the saints of Jesus. The drinking of the blood signifies the death of souls of the body. She had no power to kill the soul but She did have the power to kill the fleshly body in which the soul dwelt. John saw this Beast as a leopard, with feet as strong as a bear, and a mouth as a mouth of a lion rise up out of the sea of humanity. And he saw "one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. Revelation 13:3 ”And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast”. Revelation 17:9 "And here is the mind which hath WISDOM.".............

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Mystery Babylon is declared to be a Woman, a GREAT CITY which reigns over the kings of the earth. But there is need of wisdom to be able to understand this Beast with the seven heads and the ten horns and the Woman as the GREAT CITY. Not the wisdom of the world, but the wisdom gained by the Spirit of the Written Word of God. The seven heads are seven mountains or kingdoms on which the Woman sitteth. After John saw the vision of the great Whore upon the scarlet beast, He was shown the mystery. Revelation 17:7-8 "And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns...The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, WHOSE NAMES WERE NOT WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast THAT WAS, and IS NOT, and YET IS." Now we approach the mystery. Revelation 17 Verses 9-13 defines the beast with seven heads and ten horns which carried the mystery of iniquity throughout the Ages. The seven heads are seven mountains, or seven kingdoms, on which the Woman, MYSTERY BABYLON, sitteth, or is carried throughout the Ages. These kings were given power of Satan, each to rule in His day. Revelation 17: 9-13 9. And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 12. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. The tenth verse says that five of these kings have come and gone, or are fallen, and one is, and the other has not yet come and when he comes he will continue a short space. The five kings that are fallen are the five world powers that ruled the world in sin the past ages. They are Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, and Greece. The one that is, was Rome, who was then in power and the one that is not yet come is the beast of the future who will begin the beastly reign of 31/2 years. And the beast that was and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven. The beasts of all seven heads operate from the power of the Dragon. In reality it was not the kings that were ruling, but the Dragon operating through them. They were only instruments of the Devil. The eighth beast is of the seven. He is the Antichrist which comes up out of the earth and upholds the seventh beastâ&#x20AC;Ś

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Revelation 13:17 “ And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” The demon spirit which comes up out of the bottomless pit and becomes the head of all six nations has been dying out to the world but is still operating under the sixth head Rome, under which we are now living. This head is yet to suffer death by the Sword (the Word of God) but the head shall be healed and live again. The death spoken of here is the death to power. The Roman spirit has been doing just that for the past three hundred years: This being in the days of Protestantism when the church began to come out from the rule of the Roman power. The head and power of these nations was not a man, but was Satan who was working through the fleshly kings. The heads which John speaks of in Revelation 13:3 “ And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.” are national demonically filled heads. One of the heads that was wounded unto death and was healed is Rome. According to the scripture the demonic head of Rome, which has ruled the sinful nations will be brought to His knees, and overcome by Christ and His Ministry in the Last Day before the Church is taken into the wilderness and then the demonic head will be revived, and lives again as the seventh ruler, the Beast of Revelation 13. (Read the chapter here) The ten horns are ten kings who ruled their own kingdom and supported the political genius who is called the Beast that was to rise up out of the sea. All kingdoms were taken over by the Beast when He came into power. The ten horns will come up with Him. It is these ten kings that the Dragon sends as a flood of water to swallow up the Woman Who was caught away into the wilderness, but the "eagle wing" power of God delivered the Woman and caused the earth to swallow up the armies. God's Woman of Israel also was delivered by "eagle wing" power on her way to the wilderness, and God opened up the water of the Red sea and swallowed the armies of Pharaoh, Exodus chapter 14.(Read Here) Revelation 17:12 "And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast."......... No territorial kingdom will be given them but they will be accepted as kings for one hour. Verses 13-14 "These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast....These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them:for he is LORD OF lords, and KING of kings: and they that are with him are CALLED,and CHOSEN, and FAITHFUL." The Chosen, and Faithful, are the Elect Saints, the Woman of Revelation 12:1. It is Those Who overcomes the ten kings by the power of "Eagle's wings", the strength of God. Revelation 12:1”And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:”

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The ten kings were given power for only one hour, and later turned against Mystery Babylon, the Woman, Who typifies the Wife of the Beast. The one hour, if spoken of in God's time, i.e. 1,000 years = one day, would be a lot longer period of time than our 60 minute hour. Just how long one hour is with God, we do not know, so if God is using His time we can only speculate as to how long it will be. At the latter part of the Beastly Reign, the ten kings rise up against Mystery Babylon in hatred and destroy Her, Revelation 17:15-18”And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues... And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.... For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled... And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.. The one hour ministry of the ten kings is also spoken of in the destruction of the great Whore, Revelation 18:11,17,19. Rev 18:11” And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:” Rev 18:17“ For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,” Rev 18:19” And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.... This takes place at the beginning of the seventh vial. Thus, the great Whore was judged in the flesh. Verse 18 "And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth."................She is called a "great city" not the literal city of Jerusalem in which the kings of the earth will gather, but She is referred to as a many membered Body of people, even as the Church is shown to be a many membered Body of Christ. The difference between these Two is that the Church is filled with the Spirit of God, and Mystery Babylon is filled with the spirit of the Devil. This 17th chapter is an outstanding record of both the corrupt religion, and the corrupt political system of the whole earth in the Last Days. Both are traced from the creation of the world, and both (corrupt religion, and political corruption) end in destruction.(Read Here)

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Verses 5-7 She was to be rewarded double for Her iniquities, for Her cup had been filled to the brim. She has glorified Herself and lived deliciously, and saith in Her heart that She is a Queen, and is no more a widow, and shall see no sorrow. This treacherous spirit is mingling in the spirit of many church goers today, saying, "I will follow my own way of thinking and will see no sorrow." Rev 18 Verses 5-7 “For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.... Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double....How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.” Rev 18 Verse 8 “ Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.” Therefore She was utterly burned with Fire. Revelation 17:16, Isaiah 47:1-15,gives us the prophetic future of Mystery Babylon, while Ezekiel 26th and 27th chapters (Read Here) foreshadows and typifies the characteristics and destruction of Babylon, by using the City of Tyrus as an example. The destruction of Tyrus by Nebuchadnezzar who was the diabolical leader of his day, destroyed Tyrus, even as the ten kings will destroy Mystery Babylon. The city of Tyrus, is used in a natural literal sense to convey the spiritual, even as literal Jerusalem is used as the city of God to convey the spiritual Jerusalem, Revelation 21:10 “And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,” Mystery Babylon is called a city and is said to be the Mother of Harlots and the abomination of the earth. This City, Mystery Babylon, like the City of New Jerusalem, is made up with human inhabitants. The corruption of this City is produced through the members of inhabitants which constituted the City. The dead stones and buildings of a literal natural city cannot produce such corruption as is characterized of Mystery Babylon, for this is a fleshly corruption. The same language which is used to describe the righteous city New Jerusalem as a many membered Body, unified together for a habitation of God, is used to describe this unholy, corruptible city Mystery Babylon, describing Her as a many membered body, infested with all unrighteousness, and whoredoms of the world. She is classed as a Woman, the Bride of the Beast, even as the Woman of righteousness is classed as the Bride of Jesus. Let us not visualize these Two Cities as material things such as stone and brick, but let us enter into the true sense of understanding which John saw in the Last Day vision. No city in the world can be built without the effort of the fleshly man. The filth and pollution of Mystery Babylon is produced through the sin cursed flesh and not the brick and stone which have no spirit life. Therefore, Mystery Babylon spoken of as the Mother of Harlots, and the abomination of the 187.

earth, are the people who are infested with the embodiment of the rotten diabolic and corruptible spirit of Satan, constituted as a city. The same principle must be understood in visualizing the City, New Jerusalem, as the Bride of Christ. The only difference is that the Spirit of the God of righteousness is embodied in these fleshly bodies, and It produces fruits of righteousness. Consider the immorality of the future world, and know for an assurity that we have to make our stand for God or be swept into the damnable spirit of the Antichristal world. This magnetic spirit is gripping the spirit of many professing Christians even in this hour, until they can't refrain from following the Jezebel spirit which exists in both male and female. Rev 18 Verses 9 and 19 Describes the merchandise of trade which is used in dealing with this Babylonian system set up by this Woman. She was the rotten head of all commerce at this time, with Her fornications, and dealings with all the merchants and shipmasters of the world. Satan began in the early creation of the world, to bring about this world condition, and to develop His Satanic perfection in Mystery Babylon the great. She traded the merchants of the world in all manner of merchandise, even to the slavery and souls of men. Reveling in Her drunkeness with the blood of the saints, and martyrs of Jesus, She stood ready to accept anything that would bring pleasure to the fleshly desires and lusts of her worldly lovers. The whole world found the sweetness of pleasure as they indulged in Her harlotry. Verses 9,11,15,19, shows the great sorrow, and the weeping and wailing because of Her destruction. Verses 21,24 Demonstrates the violence of Her downfall as a millstone being thrown down and that brought an end to all activity that existed in Her, and the enchantment of Her evil sorceries used to deceive the nations. She was the means and cause of all the blood of the prophets and saints that was shed upon the earth. The Babylonian spirit has been in operation from the beginning of the Ages, and will explode into a worldwide political Satanic warfare in the Last Day, and She will be destroyed by the ten kings who once enjoyed Her demonic blessings. (Read the 18th chapter verses 9,11,15 ,19,21 and 24 Here) (Back to Main Index)

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Marriage of the Lamb...Armies from Heaven to destroy all sinners from the earth... The Battle of Armageddon. Revelation 19:1 "AND after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying. Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour,and power, unto the Lord our God:" (Rev.chapter 19 Here) The GREAT WHORE, the GREAT CITY, MYSTERY BABYLON, has been destroyed by the kings, then the praise from heaven and the marriage of the Lamb takes place. The voices of the many people in heaven are those of the righteous resurrection and the Bride of Christ. The Great Whore on earth has been judged in the flesh and is waiting for the Books to be opened at the Great White Throne Judgment, that will condemn Her to the Lake of Fire, Revelation 20:11-15 (Here) The blood of the marytrs has been avenged and again they say, "ALLELUIA".......Revelation 19:4 "And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying,Amen; Alleluia." Verses 5-7 "And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great...And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying. Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth...Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and HIS WIFE HATH MADE HERSELF READY." This is the greatest occasion in all heaven. The long awaited time of Her preparation has come to an End, and She has been made ready. Verses 8-10 She was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean, and white, for She had proven Herself in righteousness. The marriage supper was to be made ready.Verse 9 "And he saith unto me, Write, BLESSED are they WHICH ARE CALLED UNTO THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB. And he saith unto me, THESE ARE THE TRUE SAYINGS OF GOD."..................This included all the Righteous saints in heaven. Verse 10 “ And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” The marriage is оver and the supper had been served. Then the heavens were opened. It was time for the cleansing of the earth for the glad Millennial Age.

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Verse 11 "And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war." It was the SAME WHITE HORSE, AND THE SAME RIDER of Revelation 6:2” And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.” The Rider is Jesus the Son of God, Who leads the great Army of His Elect Saints, in the Last Day Ministry in the warfare for souls. The White Horse represents the Holy Spirit Who carried Him in the Battle. The Elect are the engaged Bride, Who were married to Jesus in heaven. The time arrived and now once again They go out for the final battle, only this time the warfare is to destroy all flesh of men from the face of the earth, and bind the Devil and sin for a thousand years. Verses 12-14 "His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself..... And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called, THE WORD OF GOD...And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, CLOTHED IN FINE LINEN, WHITE AND CLEAN." Again, the Rider upon the White Horse was the Son of God, (Jesus) Whose robe was dipped in the blood from the Cross. He appeared to John while he was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day. His eyes were as a flame of Fire, and in His mouth was a sharp twoedged Sword. See Revelation Chapter One.(Read Here) Verse 14 “And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon White Horses, CLOTHED IN FINE LINEN, WHITE AND CLEAN.” The armies which followed Him was His wedded Wife, clothed in fine linen. See verses 7 & 8 above. This same Army He led in the great Ministry of Salvation before they were taken up into heaven with the righteous dead before the marriage. Verses 15-16 "And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God... And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." He came with His Army to smite all nations and tread the wine press, that is, to crush out the life's blood and to set up His Kingdom on earth for a thousand years. Verses 17-20 "And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God....That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great...And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army...And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before 190.

him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image...These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone." This is the Battle of Armageddon, spoken of in Revelation chapter 14 and 16. This takes place just before the 1,000 year Kingdom Reign. The Beast and False Prophet were cast into the lake of Fire. (Read chapter 14 and 16) Verse 21 "And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh."...... This brings an end to all sinful flesh on the earth. Scriptures concerning the Battle of Armageddon, and the destruction of the remnant that were slain follows. Revelation 14:17-20, Revelation 16:12-21, Revelation 19:14-21, Isaiah 13, Isaiah chapter 24, Isaiah 26:20-21, Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 34:1-8. (Read all Scriptures Here) The Lord brings this to pass by His Spiritual Army from heaven and the "TWO-EDGED SWORD from His mouth.â&#x20AC;? His weapon is said to be by great phenomenonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such as, earthquakes, the Fire of God from the sun, turning the rivers to blood, thundering and lightnings, raining great hail stones upon the earth, great vials of plagues, etc. No material weapons of the earth are used. This great battle comes to an end, the old Dragon, the Devil, the evil Spirit of the God of Sin through Lucifer the servant, is bound for a thousand years, and is loosed for a little season after the 1,000 years have been fulfilled, Revelation 20:1-4 1. And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3. And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. 4. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

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REVELATION CHAPTER TWENTY Satan is Bound for 1,000 years...Jesus sets upon the throne on earth...Wicked Dead raised...Battle of Gog and Magog...White throne Judgment of the Wicked. This chapter declares the thousand years of the Kingdom Age.(Rev.Chapter 20 Here) It is known as the Millennial Age, or the Sabbath Day of Rest. It is the Last dispensation of a ONE THOUSAND YEAR DAY: God's day of one thousand years,2 Peter 3:8”But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” Psalms 90:4 “For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.” This represents the answer to the prayer that Jesus asked all of His followers to pray about. Matthew 6:9-10”After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name....Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven., When you pray, pray thus, Thy KINGDOM COME, Thy will be done ON EARTH, as it is in heaven.......This is not a natural kingdom of flesh and blood, as it takes place after the resurrection of the righteous dead. This Kingdom is like unto the Kingdom in heaven. The righteous bodies will have been given their glorified bodies at the righteous resurrection. Luke 17:21 “Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” Jesus says that the Kingdom of God is CHRIST IN YOU, which is received at the New birth, and returns after the death of the flesh, unto the new bodies given by God at the resurrection, 1 Corinthians 15:38 ”But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.” Romans 14:17 “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.“ Paul says that the Kingdom is not meat or drink, but righteousness and peace, and joy in the HOLY GHOST. The Kingdom of God cannot be obtained by natural means of eating natural food or drink but is received by dying out to the natural and entering into the Spiritual which will bring righteousness and joy in the HOLY GHOST. Luke 17:20 “ And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:” Neither can the Kingdom of God be seen in the natural, but it will be fully felt and enjoyed in that Kingdom Day when the flesh has become a thing of the past. Colossians 1:13 “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:”……

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Paul says that we are translated into that Kingdom after we are delivered from the powers of darkness, into the KINGDOM OF HIS DEAR SON. Although the process of deliverance begins when the Spirit of God comes into the body, the fulness of the Kingdom shall not be received until the fulness of the Kingdom of His dear Son, which is the Kingdom Age. The power of darkness will be no more, for Satan and sin shall be bound for 1,000 years of Reign, with Jesus sitting upon the throne of HIS Kingdom. 1 Corinthians 15:42-58 (Read Here)This chapter is known as the resurrection chapter. The trumpet of the Lord shall sound and the dead shall be raised an incorruptible body, a Spiritual body that God will supply. There will be no more flesh and blood. It will be a thing of the past. The righteous resurrection will produce a Spiritual body. The 50th verse says that “flesh and blood shall not inherit the KINGDOM OF GOD." Paul goes on to say neither shall the corrupted body inherit the incorruptible. What is Paul saying?.....That there WILL BE NO CORRUPTION OR SINFUL FLESH DWELLING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD. At the resurrection of the righteous dead all will be taken into heaven. The "marriage and the marriage supper" will take place. Then the Armies of heaven will return to earth and the Battle of Armageddon will take place and the earth will be cleansed, and the Kingdom of God shall be set up on earth for a 1,000 year Reign, After which there will be a New heaven and earth…… Isaiah 65:17”For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.”, Revelation 21:1 “ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”,Revelation 21:5 “ And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.”.......... Jesus spoke of this Kingdom when He said, in Matthew 6:10 and Luke 11:2, Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ON EARTH as it is in heaven. This was the will of the Father that sits upon His throne in His heavenly Kingdom, that His Kingdom should be established on earth for His Son as the King, for a period of 1,000 years, before They entered into the New Heaven and Earth. Revelation 20 Verse 1-3 1. And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3. And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

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An Angel coming down from heaven, having the keys to the bottomless pit, with a great chain in His hand. Read the 9th chapter, when the fifth Angel sounds His Trumpet, the key is given to an Angel to open the bottomless pit, and set a seal upon Him, that He should deceive the nations no more till the 1,000 year Kingdom should be fulfilled. (Read 9th chapter Here) This Angel in Revelation 20:1 is the Lord Jesus Christ. The Antichrist has been defeated, and Jesus has the key to the pit where Satan is kept until He is judged and cast into the lake of Fire. Jesus is the only One Who can bind Him, and the only One Who can judge Him, John 5:22” For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:” He is bound for a 1,000 years and after the 1,000 years are over He is resurrected and judged. All flesh will have been destroyed, and the righteous dead resurrected, and the 1,000 years have been completed. The wicked dead are still in the grave, and will remain there until the thousand years are over. The only living Ones are the resurrected Righteous, Who reign in a sinless Kingdom of God upon earth for 1,000 years. After that, Satan will be loosed for a little season. The binding of Satan, the Old Dragon, is not the binding of a man, but it is the binding of the spirit. With the spirit of the Devil bound there can be no sin, for all sin is by the spirit, so no sin will be manifested until after the thousand years is over, and Satan is released for a little season from the pit. Rev 20 Verses 4 & 5 “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.....But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.” Those Who sit upon the thrones are the twenty four Elders, or Apostles which were redeemed from the earth. Jesus has promised that the disciples who had continued with Him in His temptations, would be appointed a Kingdom even as His Father had appointed Him a Kingdom. That is. He would appoint Them a part of His Kingdom, and They would eat and drink at His table in His Kingdom, and They would set upon thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel……. Luke 22:28-30 “Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.... And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;... That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” Matthew 19:28” And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” The 24 Elders are 12 of the Early Church Apostles and 12 of the Last Day Church Apostles. John also saw the martyrs: those who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the Word of God, and had not worshipped the Beast or received His mark: and they reigned with Christ in His 194.

Kingdom for 1,000 years. But the rest of the dead (the wicked dead) lived not until after the 1,000 year Kingdom had come to an end. Rev 20 Verse 5 & 6 “But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.” This is the first resurrection, and blessed and holy is he who has part in that resurrection, for the SECOND DEATH, will have no power over them. They are the ones that shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they shall reign with Him for 1,000 years in His Kingdom on the earth. The SECOND DEATH is the death of the condemned soul, which was corrupted by the sin of the Devil. The soul will be cut off from God's Spiritual Kingdom, and will be turned over to the God of Sin, whose nature the soul has yielded to, even as Lucifer was cut off from God when sin overcame Him in heaven. Rev 20 Verses 7 & 8 “And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,... And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.”After the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed for a season out of His prison, and He goes out to deceive the nations, which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle. Gog means "person or prince". Magog means "person or people". This is the last and final attempt of Satan to conquer God and His Kingdom. It takes place immediately after His release and the resurrection of the wicked dead. Remember this is a Spiritual war, conducted with resurrected bodies who have died to the flesh. Gog and Magog are the wicked dead who are deceived. Satan's great Antichristal Leadership, as god of the world, enabled Him during the Tribulation Reign, to bring about a great deception, and a following which tried to overthrow Christ and His Church. He failed and now He goes into the four quarters of the earth to deceive the wicked resurrected dead. These are the ones who did not have a part in the Battle of Armageddon, whom He deceived and caused to believe that they could overthrow Christ and His Church. This is a SPIRITUAL BATTLE which takes place after both resurrections, and ALL the wicked dead are deceived into believing that they can take the SPIRITUAL BATTLE. This is ALL THE WICKED DEAD, FROM THE CREATION OF THE EARTH. Rev 20 Verse 9 "And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them."

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The "Beloved City" is the Bride of Christ with Her Husband, THE WORD, Revelation 19:11-16 11. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13.And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. After the Battle of Gog and Magog, She will be taken into the New Heaven and Earth, and will become the "City New Jerusalem", Revelation 21:1” And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.” Jesus is the King of the 1,000 year Reign or Kingdom Age, and He is confined in the boundary of His Wife. The TWO have become ONE. Jesus is the HEAD and He sits upon the throne. With Him are the Four and Twenty Elders, (the Apostles of the Lamb) and the Four Living Ones in the midst of the throne, and around and about the throne. The Apostles receive the promise made to them by Jesus, that They would sit with Him in His Kingdom upon thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel…. Luke 22:30 “ That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” They are rewarded for their part in the ministry, and the production of the City New Jerusalem, Ephesians 4:10-13 10. He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12. For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: This happy union in the Promised Kingdom Age, with all the resurrected Righteous, are blessed together as they enjoy the Kingdom Rest of the Father. This is the time of the "Honeymoon" of the Bride and Groom. 196.

The blessing and assurance of God's promise is seen in the rainbow as it shines around the throne throughout the Kingdom Reign. Revelation 20:10 "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,where the beast and the false prophet are," Rev 20 Verse 11 “ And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.” This scripture speaks of the "Great White Throne, and He Who sat upon It. This is the judgment seat of God, set up to judge all wicked resurrected. Not even the wicked shall be condemned to death until they have been fairly tried. Rev 20 Verse 12 & 13 “ And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works..... And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.”… The dead, both small and great, shall be judged. They stand before our Great Judge. They need no defense to plead their cause, no witnesses to testify, no need to plead for mercy, the days of the mercy seat are past. Their acts and deeds have been recorded in the Books, so the Books are opened and their record testifies of their wicked deeds. They become an open book before the Judge. The Book of Life (the Bible) is opened, which condemns them to eternal hell. All are judged according to their works which are recorded in the Books. They were fore-warned that they would have to give an account of the deeds done in the flesh. Revelation 20:12, "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works."......... 1 Peter 1:17, "And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:" So we see, ALL ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE …..Revelation 20:13 "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. " Rev 20 Verse 14 "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This the SECOND DEATH."....The second death is like unto the first death, only "this death" is of a Spiritual nature, while the first death was the death of the flesh. The first death takes place while the fleshly kingdom was yet in existence but the SECOND DEATH takes place after the resurrection into the Spiritual Realm. In the first death the soul did not actually die to eternity, but it merely died to the fleshly realm, when it departed there from.

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Even so in the second death, the soul dies out to God when it is cut off from the paradise of God's eternal Kingdom by its being severed from His Spirit, Job 27:8 "For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?"...........Herein is upheld the truth of life after death, even as Paul declares, we can be dead in trespasses and sins, yet the soul lives on. While we walk in sin we live in death, we are dead to God, for we live in the Devil. The soul liveth, whether in sin or in righteousness. The SECOND DEATH is the death to God. When the soul dies to God it lives entwined in the spirit of the Devil in eternity. Every soul must die to the flesh, regardless which Master they serve. The REDEEMED live on in God, while the wicked are severed from God to live on in the wicked spirit. All souls are of God, therefore they belong to Him, Ezekiel 18:4,"Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.".......until He severs the wicked souls from Himself unto eternal damnation, and turns them over to the Spirit of Sin.....This is what is meant by the soul that sinneth, it shall die. They are cut off from God, and they die to God and live in the Devil. Death and hell are cast into the lake of fire, this the SECOND DEATH. There will be no more death. The soul can never be cut off from the Devil for it was from God. He is doomed for eternity. There will be no more graves, and no more rest for the soul, judgment has been pronounced. This is the beginning of a NEW eternity for the wicked, with fire and brimstone, where the worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched. This is not a literal fire, but the Fire of God. It is a Fire that burns eternally but never consumes. This is eternal hell's Fire for the wicked.

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REVELATION CHAPTER TWENTY ONE New Jerusalem...The City Foursquare. This chapter brings the revelation of the New Beginning, and the creation of a New Heaven and Earth. To this end the Lord has labored for six thousand years, producing a New Creature to inhabit the New Heaven and Earth. Even the heavenly order is declared to be changed in a New setting. The throne of God and the Lamb, is established in the New City, Jerusalem. The New Jerusalem, and the walls of the City, and the foundation thereof are put together by members of His New Creation, built out of Lively Stones of a new Spiritual Creation. The old heaven will be deserted and the earth shall be remembered no more.(Rev. Chapter 21 Here) Revelation 21:1 "AND I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." The creation of the New Heaven and New Earth, was foretold by the Prophet Isaiah over twenty five hundred years ago, and also declares it to remain,Isaiah 65:17” For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.”, Isaiah 66:22”For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.” The first heaven and earth were passed away, and shall never be remembered again. The New Earth will be a New Beginning like the birth of humanity. The only thing you remember is that you came into existence of a new life, and the past is unknown. 1 John 2:15-17 Says that the world passes away, and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of the Father abideth forever. The creation of a New Heaven and New Earth, is definitely pronounced to be another heaven and earth, not the making over of this present earth. It takes place after the 1,000 year Kingdom Age on this earth, after Jesus sits upon the throne of David. Jesus is still Master of this Kingdom Age on earth. He enjoys the REST of this SEVENTH 1,000 year day with His saints, in the New Creation, even as His Father RESTED on the seventh day after the first creation…. 1 John 2:15-17 “ Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.... For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.... And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.Says that the world passes away, and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of the Father abideth forever. “ After the Great White Throne Judgment of the wicked dead. His Kingdom is turned back to the Father.....1 Corinthians 15:24 "Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father;when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power."........ 199.

1 Corinthians 15:28, "And when all things shall be subdued unto him,then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all." The New Heaven and New Earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain, Isaiah 66:22”For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.” This is the eighth day, the dawning of the New Eternity for God's New Creation to dwell in His Kingdom for ever more. "Behold, I make all things new." Revelation 21:5 “And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.” Revelation 21:2 “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” The holy city. New Jerusalem, came down out of heaven as a Bride prepared and adorned for Her Husband. She has already been married, Revelation 19:7-10 7. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. 10. And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. The Battle of Armageddon is over, the earth has been cleansed from all sinful flesh; the False Prophet and the Beast have been bound for a 1,000 years, and the throne of David (Jesus) has been set up on earth; and the saints and the Bride have Reigned with the Son of God on earth for a 1,000 years. The wicked dead have been raised and Judged. The New Heaven and New Earth has taken its place and New Jerusalem is adorned for Her Husband.

THE THRONE OF THE 1,000 YEARS The fourth chapter of Revelation gives the details of the throne on earth. The Four Beasts, or Living Ones, and the 24 Elders, or Apostles, will be sitting around the throne. Twelve of these thrones were promised by Jesus to the 12 Early Day Apostles, Matthew 19:27-28” Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what

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shall we have therefore? …..And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.,” Luke 22:29-30 "And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;..That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel,” The other 12 seats are for the 12 Last Day Apostles. The 1,000 year Reign belongs specifically to Jesus Who sits upon the throne on earth. It is the time of the "HONEYMOON" of the Groom and the Bride Who are the FIRSTFRUITS OF PERFECTION UNTO GOD. Revelation chapter 21 describes the City, New Jerusalem, as the City Foursquare in the New Heaven and New Earth, The order of the City has been changed. Twelve of the Apostles are seen as the "foundation" of the City, NOT AROUND THE THRONE. The Other 12 are seen in the 12 MANNER OF FRUITS. They no longer judge the 12 tribes of Israel. The throne of God and the Lamb are the ONLY thrones therein. The pure river of Life (the Holy Spirit) proceeds out of the throne of God and the Lamb. In the midst of the street of It, and on either side of the river, was the TREE OF LIFE, and the nations walked in the light of the City, There are 12 gates to enter the City. This is the permanent setting in the New Heaven and New Earth, it is the complete New Order of the eternal City, It was needful for every inhabitant in the nations of heaven to enter into the City to drink of the pure river of Life and partake of the Fruit of the Tree of Life which bears Fruit every month. Fears, death, sorrow, crying, pain is a thing of the past for they are all former things which shall never be again or come into mind, Isaiah 65:17”For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind”…… Behold, all things are made new, no more worldly lusts. The Old Adamic nature has vanished. The earthly flesh has been cleansed, purified, and translated into the New Order of the New Heaven and New Earth. The Finished Product of the Lord has matured, and ALL THINGS ARE MADE NEW. Rev 21 Verses 9 & 10 “ And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.... And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,” One of the Seven Angels that had the Seven vials full of the Seven last plagues, came and talked with John, and carried him away to a great and high mountain and showed him the City New Jerusalem, the Bride, the Wife of the Lamb. She was descending down from heaven prepared as a Bride adorned for Her Husband. This is a vision of the complete City, known as the City Foursquare.

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This is the City completely finished with all Her surroundings. She was seen coming down from the OLD heaven ready to enter into the NEW Heaven and NEW Earth. She came with the brightness of the glory of God and decked with precious Stones, clear as a crystal, she has a great and high wall around Her. There were twelve gates in the wall and twelve Angels at the gates, and there were names written in the gates, which are the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. Three gates were on the East; three gates were on the North; three gates were on the South; and three gates were on the West. The wall of the City had twelve foundations, and in them the name of the 12 Apostles of the Lamb. The City, the gates, and the wall were measured with a GOLDEN REED. Gold symbolizes Deity. She met the measurement of Deity. The City was foursquare. HE MEASURED THE WALL THEREOF, 144,000 cubits according to the MEASURE OF A MAN, that is, of the Angel. Although nothing is mentioned or named, as it were of the gates and foundation, it does connect the wall with the 144,000 spoken of in Revelation 14:1, Revelation 7:3-8(Below) The 12 tribes of Israel were sealed, 12,000 out of each tribe; and 12,000 X 12,000 = 144,000. The 144,000 produced the perfect Manchild company. The Mother and Child were both Perfect. The Manchild needed no redemption. He was born perfect. The 144,000 Manchild company produced from the 144,000 members of the Bride of Christ will rule all nations with a rod of iron. He is a Royal Son of King Jesus and he controls the walls around the City. The foundation, the gates, and the Angels at the gates are at His command in the protection of the City. The nations are controlled with a rod of iron by the Son of the King. The Bride of Christ had become One in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, and the Bride, One in the Family in Heaven. Revelation 14:1â&#x20AC;? And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.â&#x20AC;? Revelation 7:3-8 3. Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5. Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 7. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. 8. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

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The City was of pure gold (Deity) and the foundation of the wall was garnished with all manner of precious Stones. Even the streets of the City was pure gold, as it were, "transparent" glass. There was no sun there, for the glory of the Lord did lighten It, and the Lamb is the Light thereof. And the NATIONS THAT ARE SAVED shall walk in the Light of It, and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into It. And the gates of It shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nation into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. It is declared, and very clearly, that sin dwells in eternity, or liars and abomination could not possibly be there to enter into the City, nor would there be a need to protect the gates that nothing that defileth could enter therein. The City, New Jerusalem, was the city that Abraham was looking for, whose Builder and Maker is God, Hebrews 11:10 ”For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” Hebrews 11:16” But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.” Abraham had no desire to go back into the country from which he came, but he was looking forward to the New Heaven and New Earth, the heavenly country. John saw the "Finished Product" of the Adamic Creation, which had been changed from the first Man Adam to the Second Man Adam. The City, New Jerusalem, is the Perfected Ones Who cannot sin. They are the Wife of Jesus, the Son of God.

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The wall around the City had twelve gates with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. They are the Only Way to approach the City. The 12 gates to the City portrays Israel's part and inheritance in the New Heaven and New Earth. This was their reward for their part of God's salvation while on earth. The gates provide the Way for the nations to enter into the City to partake of the Tree of Life, which produces the 12 manner of Fruits. It was the 12 tribes of Israel that protected the Tabernacle as they camped around about it in protecting it from the sinful nations as they marched through the wilderness. And it was Israel that opened the Way to the New Dispensation of the Spirit,

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They were the Gateway unto full salvation on earth. When they camped around the tabernacle, they camped with three tribes on all four sides. Stationed at each gate in the New Heaven and New Earth was an Angel to turn away all defilement from the City.

THE TWELVE FOUNDATIONS The twelve foundations with their names thereon signifies the twelve Early Day Apostles, and their inheritance, and reward for their part while on earth. It was those who founded the gospel of Christ, and salvation for the building of the New Creation unto perfection. They earned their inheritance as the foundation of the City, New Jerusalem.

THE TWELVE MANNER OF FRUIT The twelve manner of fruit and the rights to the Tree of Life will be ministered through the Last Day Apostles, (which are yet to come) in the great Last Day Ministry while the Church is still here on earth. They will feed and nourish the New Creature unto perfection through the Tree of Life while on earth. They shall be a part of the new City, New Jerusalem. They are a part of the Bride of Christ. They minister the Fruit of the Tree of Life to the nations which are saved, who enter the City every month to partake thereof. Their position and ministry in the New Heaven and Earth, is the same as their ministry while on earth. The twelve tribes of Israel and the Four and twenty Apostles all labored to open the Way to the Tree of Life, and they shall maintain their same position in the New Heaven and Earth. The leaves of the Tree were for the healing of the nations, Revelation 22:2” In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” And.. Ezekiel 47:12”And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. Who are they that will be in need of healing?......The nations on the outside of the walls of the City. All of these are redeemed creatures from the earth who were not able to be made perfect and they are still subject to sin. They were resurrected and given a Spiritual body, but they are hot immune to sin, and are in danger of being overcome, even as Lucifer was overcome. All sickness is due to sin in the body, whether it be in heaven or earth. Sin is a product of eternity and not of this earth. The leaves are for the healing of the nations on the outside of the walls of PERFECTION.

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REVELATION CHAPTER TWENTY TWO The New Heaven and Earth...The throne of God and the Lamb set up in the City, New Jerusalem...The Trees of Life and Their Fruit...The River of Life in the midst of the City. (Rev.chapter 22 Here) Chapter 21 has revealed the City called the "holy city". New Jerusalem, as a Bride adorned for Her Husband, In verses 9 and 10 John declares Holy Jerusalem to be a great City, the Bride the Lamb's Wife, Verse 16 calls the New Jerusalem, the Bride, the Wife, a City Foursquare. Verse 1 declares this City to be in the New Heaven and New Earth. Verses 11 and 23 declares that the glory of God and the Lamb are the Light of the City, and that the sun that brought light to the Old Earth is passed away, and that it was no longer needed. This City was not a part of the Old Earth, but it is a part of the NEW. Verses 4 and 5 declare that all death, sorrow, crying, and pain are a thing of the past, for such is of the natural and were of the former earthly life, but He has made ALL THINGS NEW, to dwell in the New Heaven and New Earth. This brings us to the conclusion of the plan of God which He purposed from the beginning, to create a New Order in heaven with a New Perfect Creation.(Read all the above scriptures Here)

THE PROMISE It begins with the New Covenant, Jeremiah 31:31-33: a new and living way, Hebrews 10:19-20; through the New Birth, John 3:5; by the New Spirit to produce a New Creature, Ezekiel 11:19-20, 36:26.(Read all Scriptures Here)

THE PROCESS A New Mind, Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:23; A New Heart, Ezekiel 36:26-28; A New Commandment, John 13:34, Matthew 22:37-39.(Read all Scriptures Here)

THE BLESSING A New Wine,Acts 2:13, Acts 1:1-8; A New Tongue, Acts 2:34,1 Corinthians 14:21-22; A New Song, Isaiah 42:1-12, Revelation 14:3.(Read all Scriptures Here)

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THE RESULTS A New Doctrine, Mark 1:27, Isaiah chapter 42, A New Nature, 2 Peter 1:4: A New Man, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:15. (Read all Scriptures Here)

THE REWARD The New Name, Revelation 3:12; A New Jerusalem, Revelation 21:2; A New Heaven and New Earth, Revelation 21:1; All things New, Revelation 21:5. (Read all Scriptures Here) The City Foursquare is not built with material things such as brick and stone that can perish with the destruction of the Old Earth, but It is built with Lively Stones. 1 Peter 2:4-5, "To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,.. Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." The City New Jerusalem is built with Spiritual Stones or the New Creature, There is no way that we can see this City while we are in the flesh, other than a Spiritual revelation delivered unto us by using the natural and fleshly things which only conveys the Spiritual. It is hard for us to accept the Spiritual vision given in this chapter because of our past teachings, and natural earthly vision of earthly things, which we try to place in heaven as Spiritual. The formation of the City Foursquare and the walls thereof, is visualized for us through John's vision, but the actual Building of each Lively Stone in Its place in the structure is as difficult to understand as the physical body of the flesh. Only those who give a life time of study understands the full operation however, no one disbelieves or denies the functioning of the many Members of the body of flesh.

In the beginning, before all the discoveries of medicine, the body functions were just as much of a mystery as the City Foursquare is to the Christian world today. Let us not disbelieve or deny the functioning of this New Creation of God in the New City, and the New Heaven and New Earth because we do not understand the mystery of the City. The unity of every Member in the City will function in perfect harmony in the New Heavenly Order. Revelation 21:12 â&#x20AC;&#x153;And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:â&#x20AC;? There was a great and high wall around the City with twelve gates, with names of the twelve tribes of Israel. This signifies that the children of Israel who were under the

Mosaic Law were a part of the wall. They who were classified with the strength of God's Spirit to be fitted in the wall with their leaders. They glare in the walls as precious stones when the light of the City shines upon them.

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They were never to be forgotten of their worth in bringing in the New Order on earth. The walls had twelve foundations which carried the names of the Apostles. The Early Apostles were credited with Their inheritance. They were more precious than the tribes for they held up the full weight of the wall. Rev 22 Verse 24” And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.” The nations which were saved are from the Old Earth, and are those who did not make the Bride, New Jerusalem, They will walk in the Light of the City. The twelve gates will not be closed to Them. Without knowledge and the understanding that sin is the product of all eternity and it still exists, and is not just a product of God's production of His heavenly domain; and without a complete understanding of the wall around the City New Jerusalem, and the 12 gates thereof, and of the nations on the outside of the city, then one cannot understand in the fulness thereof the complete purpose and plan of God's salvation. God's New Heaven and New Earth, as was the old heaven and earth, will be established in only a part of the space of eternity's territory. Revelation 21:27 "And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life." If there was not sin in eternity, then there could not be any defilement, or abomination, or liars to enter into the City. For this reason, the wall around the City was high and the 12 gates were protected by the 12 Angels that only the nations that were saved could enter therein, Revelation 21:12 “And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:” A pure river of life came out from the throne of God and the Lamb. The throne of God and the Lamb was set up in the City Foursquare and issued the river of the water of life. Rev 22 Verse 2 “In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” The river flowed from the thrones into the middle of the street of the City, This is the "same" River of Life the Lord sent unto the world to bring Spiritual Life. Jesus said, I will pray the Father and He will send you the Comforter (the Holy Spirit). He who drinketh of this Water will live forever, John 4:13-14” Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:.... But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” 207.

On either side of the River was there the Tree of Life, which bare twelve manner of fruit, and yielded her fruit every month and the leaves of the Tree were for the healing of the nations...... The City New Jerusalem, not only supplied Light for the nations, but She provided the River of Life for the nations. The River flowed in Her. To drink of the River, the nations must enter through Her gates, likewise to partake of the Fruit of the Tree they must come to the Tree which stood by the River. The City was made perfect by partaking of the Bread and Water while on the old earth, but the nations that were saved are imperfect. They still have need of the Fruits of the Tree and the Water of Life, They must draw from the Tree of Life in the City. They must enter into Her gates. Rev 22 Verse 3 “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: “There shall be no more curse, which is the results of sin. There shall be no more curse or sickness, for God has prepared perfect health through the leaves of the Trees. The glorified body can not be infected with sickness and decay as the fleshly body does, but if sin should enter in they become sick in mind and need healing. The leaves of the Tree are a constant reminder and warning each month of the danger of sin as they come each month to partake of the Fruit of the Tree. God and the Lamb have moved Their thrones into the City of the New Heaven and New Earth. The old heavenly order has been changed. When He said that He made all things NEW, He was speaking of the Spiritual Order of heaven as well as the New Creature. The City is with God in heaven, and became His abode or Tabernacle, and the Tabernacle of God was with men, Revelation 21:3” And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men,and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God., Her foundation. Her wall, the gates and the structure is made of Lively Stones, Men of earth Who are Spiritually made perfect. God and the Lamb dwell with Them, and They became His People. God and His Son set up Their throne in the Tabernacle, the City New Jerusalem, the City Foursquare...... Revelation 22:3-4 "And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:...... And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads." Revelation 21:22 "And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it...And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof."...The name of the Godhead bodily, which is the LORD JESUS CHRIST, shall be in the foreheads of Those Who are a part of the City. The City becomes the fourth part of the Godhead as the Bride or Wife of the Son of God. The Father and the Son set up Their thrones in the City. All four in the love and unity in the Spirit are the City Foursquare.

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Verses 10-15 10. And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. 11. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 12. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. The Book of Revelation is the Last Book in the Bible. It has been a sealed Book of prophecy to be released in the Last Days. Daniel sought to understand the prophecies and was obliged by the Lord, but was only permitted to write a portion thereof. He was then told to seal up the prophecy, for it was to be released in its time in the End, Daniel 12:9-10," And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.... Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand." Daniel 12:4 "But thou, О Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.". ...The latter part of this century has certainly revealed this prophecy to be true. The scientific increase in knowledge has over run the earth, and the method of traffic has increased almost unbelievably. It is also the time when wisdom and knowledge of God and His movements of the End Days should increase. It is the time when God's people will be TRIED, AND MADE WHITE IN PURITY, and White Robes will be given unto only Those Who are wise. The wise Virgin Class are the City Foursquare. The unwise Virgin Class are the nations outside of the wall of the City. The Book is open to all the righteous. Rev 22 Verse 11 "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still," Rev 22 Verse 12 "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."...In Rev 22 verse 15”For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.” the unjust, and the filthy are classed as dogs, sorcerers, whoremongers, murderers, idolators, and LIARS. They will not be in the New City Jerusalem, but they do exist in eternity and are Enemies of the God of Righteousness.

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Rev 22 Verse 16 "I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star,"...The message to the SEVEN CHURCHES in the second and third chapters of this Book has been revealed by Jesus, the Bright and Morning Star, He gave us the key to open the Book, that we might understand the full message. Only Those who fully surrender wholly to God in righteousness according to the Spiritual Law of the Bible can be made into One Mind, Heart, and Soul. Rev 22 Verse 19 "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." The words of this Book says, "I am Alpha and Omega," the Holy and True God. To have a part in the Book of Life, and Holy City, Ye too must be HOLY, AMEN.

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Scripture Index Old Exodus

Testament

New

chapters 7-11, 14

Mathew

Testament chapter

Numbers chapters 2,4:5-20, 22

1 Corinth. chapters

1 Kings

Ephesians chapters 4, 5

chapters 18, 21

Nehemiah chapter

12 ,15

Revelation chapters 1, 2, 3, 4,

Ezekiel

chapters 26,27

Revelation chapters 5, 6, 7, 8,

Ezekiel

chapters 36,37,38,39

Revelation chapters 9, 10, 11, 12,

Isaiah

chapters 13, 24,34, 47

Revelation chapters 13, 14, 15, 16,

Danial

chapters 2, 3, 7,12:1-11

Revelation chapters 17, 18, 19, 20,

Joel

chapters

2,3

Revelation chapters 21, 22

Zecharia chapter 14

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STUDIES THE PROMISE It begins with the New Covenant, Jeremiah 31:31-33: a new and living way, Hebrews 10:19-20; through the New Birth, John 3:5; by the New Spirit to produce a New Creature, Ezekiel 11:19-20, 36:26.(Read all Scriptures Here)

THE PROCESS A New Mind, Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:23; A New Heart, Ezekiel 36:26-28; A New Commandment, John 13:34, Matthew 22:37-39. (Read all Scriptures Here)

THE BLESSING A New Wine,Acts 2:13, Acts 1:1-8; A New Tongue, Acts 2:34, 1 Corinthians 14:21-22; A New Song, Isaiah 42:1-12, Revelation 14:3. (Read all Scriptures Here)

THE RESULTS A New Doctrine, Mark 1:27, Isaiah chapter 42, A New Nature, 2 Peter 1:4: A New Man, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:15. (Read all Scriptures Here)

THE REWARD The New Name, Revelation 3:12; A New Jerusalem, Revelation 21:2 ; A New Heaven and New Earth, Revelation 21:1; All things New, Revelation 21:5. (Read all Scriptures Here)

Battle of armageddon Scriptures concerning the Battle of Armageddon, and the destruction of the remnant that were slain follows. Revelation 14:17-20 , Revelation 16:12-21, Revelation 19:14-21, Isaiah 13, Isaiah chapter 24, Isaiah 26:20-21, Isa iah 27:1, Isaiah 34:1-8. (Read all Scriptures Here)

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Study from page 174 Jude 14,15,16, Revelation 19:11-21, Isaiah 13th chapter, Isaiah 24:1-3,4,6, Isaiah 24:17-20, Isaiah 26:14, Isaiah 26:20-21, Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 34:1-6. (Read all Scriptures Here)

Plagues of Egypt Exodus chapters 7-11 (Read all Scriptures Here)

The Glory of God seen in the cloud (Read all Scriptures Here)

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Old Testament Exodus Chapter 14 1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2. Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3. For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 4. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so. 5. And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6. And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him: 7. And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. 8. And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand. 9. But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon. 10. And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. 11. And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? 12. Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. 13. And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14. The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 15.And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: 16. But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

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17.And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18.And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 19.And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: 20.And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night. 21.And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22.And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 23.And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24.And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, 25.And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians. 26.And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. 27.And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28.And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them. 29. But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 30. Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

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Numbers chapter 2 1. And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2. Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. 3. And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. 4. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 5. And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar. 6. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 7. Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. 8. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 9. All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth. 10. On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. 11. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. 12. And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 13. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 14. Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 15. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 16. All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

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17. Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards. 18. On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. 20. And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 21. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 22. Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 23. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 24. All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank. 25. The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 27. And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 28. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. 29. Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 30. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 31. All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards. 32. These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. 33. But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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34. And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers. (GO BACK TO PAGE 44) (GO TO INDEX) (GO TO MAIN INDEX) Numbers 4:5-20 5. And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering veil, and cover the ark of testimony with it: 6. And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. 7. And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: 8. And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof. 9. And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: 10. And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar. 11. And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof: 12. And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar: 13. And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: 14. And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it.

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15. And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation. 16. And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof. 17. And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 18. Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: 19. But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden: 20. But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

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Numbers chapter 22 1. And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho. 2. And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3. And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. 4. And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

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5. He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: 6. Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them,and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed. 7. And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. 8. And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. 9. And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee? 10. And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, 11. Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. 12. And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed. 13. And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you. 14. And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. 15. And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. 16. And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: 17. For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. 18. And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. 19. Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more. 20. And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. 21. And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

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22. And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 23. And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. 24. But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. 25. And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again. 26. And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 27. And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. 28. And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? 29. And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. 30. And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. 31. Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. 32. And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: 33. And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. 34. And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. 35. And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. 36. And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast. 37. And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?

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38. And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. 39. And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth. 40. And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him. 41.And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.

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1 Kings chapter 18 1. And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. 2. And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. 3. And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: 4. For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 5. And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. 6. So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. 7. And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my Lord Elijah? 8. And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy Lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 9. And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

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10. As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my Lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 11. And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy Lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 12. And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. 13. Was it not told my Lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 14. And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy Lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me. 15. And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to day. 16. So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17. And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? 18. And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim. 19. Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. 20. So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. 21. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22. Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23. Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: 24. And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 25. And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. 26. And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 27. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

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28. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. 29. And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. 30. And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. 31. And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: 32. And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 33. And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. 34. And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. 35.And the water ran round about the altar; and filled the trench also with water. 36.And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37.Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 38.Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39.And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God. 40.And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. 41.And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. 42.So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43.And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 44.And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45.And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. 46.And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. (GO BACK TO PAGE 138) (GO TO INDEX) (GO TO MAIN INDEX) 224.

1 Kings chapter 21 1. And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2. And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. 3. And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 4. And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. 5. But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 6. And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. 7. And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. 8. So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. 9. And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10. And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. 11. And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 12. They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13. And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. 14. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

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15. And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. 16. And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it. 17. And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18. Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. 19. And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. 20. And Ahab said to Elijah, hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee; because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD. 21. Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, 22. And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin. 23. And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. 24. Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat. 25. But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. 26. And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. 27. And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. 28. And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29. Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. (GO BACK TO PAGE 24) (GO TO INDEX) (GO TO MAIN INDEX) 226.

Nehemiah chapter 8 1. And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel. 2. And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. 3. And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. 4. And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: 6. And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground. 7. Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. 8. So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 9. And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. 10. Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength. 11. So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. 12. And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

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13. And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law. 14. And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: 15. And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written. 16. So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim. 17. And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness. 18. Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.

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Ezekial chapter 26 1. And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2. Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: 3. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. 4. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. 5. It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations. 6. And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 7. For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. 8. He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee. 9. And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers. 10. By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. 11. With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground. 12. And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. 13. And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard. 14. And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 15. Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? 16. Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. 17. And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!

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18. Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure. 19. For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee; 20. When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living; 21. I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.

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Ezekiel chapter 27 1. The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2. Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; 3. And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. 4. Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 5. They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. 6. Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim. 7. Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. 8. The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. 9. The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. 10. They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.

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11. The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect. 12. Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs. 13. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. 14. They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules. 15. The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. 16. Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. 17. Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm. 18. Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool. 19. Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. 20. Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. 21. Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants. 22. The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. 23. Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants. 24. These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. 25. The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas. 26. Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. 27. Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. 28. The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. 29. And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; 30. And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

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31. And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. 32. And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea? 33. When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise. 34. In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall. 35. All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance. 36. The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.

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Ezekiel chapter 36 1. Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD: 2. Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession: 3. Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: 4. Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about; 5. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.

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6. Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen: 7. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame. 8. But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come. 9. For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown: 10. And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it:and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded: 11. And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 12. Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men. 13. Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations; 14. Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD. 15. Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD. 16. Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 17. Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman. 18. Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it: 19. And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them. 20. And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land. 21. But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. 22. Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. 233.

23. And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. 24. For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 25. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. 28. And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 29. I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. 30. And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen. 31. Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. 32. Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel. 33. Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded. 34. And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by. 35. And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited. 36. Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it. 37. Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock. 38. As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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Ezekiel chapter 37 1. The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, 2. And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. 3. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. 4. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: 6. And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 7. So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. 8. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. 9. Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. 11. Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. 12. Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

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13. And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 14. And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. 15. The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 16. Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: 17. And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. 18. And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these? 19. Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. 20. And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. 21. And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: 22. And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: 23. Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. 24. And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25. And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. 26. Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. 27. My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 236.

28. And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

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Ezekiel chapter 38 1. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2. Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3. And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: 4. And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: 5. Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: 6. Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. 7. Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. 8. After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. 9. Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. 10. Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: 11. And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, 12. To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of

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the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. 13. Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? Hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? 14. Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it? 15. And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: 16. And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. 17. Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? 18. And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face. 19. For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; 20. So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. 21. And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother. 22. And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23. Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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Ezekiel chapter 39 1. Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: 2. And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: 3. And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. 4. Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. 5. Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 6. And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. 7. So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. 8. Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken. 9. And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: 10. So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD. 11. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog. 12. And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. 13. Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD. 14. And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.

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15. And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog. 16. And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land. 17. And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. 18. Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. 19. And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 20. Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD. 21. And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. 22. So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward. 23. And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. 24. According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them. 25. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; 26. After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. 27. When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; 28. Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. 29. Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

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Isaiah chapter 34 1. Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. 2. For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. 3. Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. 5. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. 6. The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. 7. And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. 8. For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion. 9. And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. 10. It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. 11. But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it:and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. 12. They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing. 13. And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. 14. The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. 15. There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate. 16. Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. 17. And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein. (GO

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Isaiah chapter 47 1. Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. 2. Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. 3. Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man. 4. As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. 5. Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms. 6. I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst show them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. 7. And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it. 8. Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children: 9. But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments. 10. For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. 11. Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. 12. Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. 13. Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. 14. Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. 15. Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.

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Danial chapter 2 1. And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 2. Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to show the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 3. And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. 4. Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation. 5. The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. 6. But if ye show the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore show me the dream, and the interpretation thereof. 7. They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it. 8. The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. 9. But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can show me the interpretation thereof. 10. The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king's matter: therefore there is no king, Lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean. 11. And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. 12. For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13. And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. 14. Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: 15. He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 16. Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation. 17. Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: 18. That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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19. Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 20. Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: 21. And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: 22. He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. 23. I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter. 24. Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will show unto the king the interpretation. 25. Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. 26. The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? 27. Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, show unto the king; 28. But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; 29. As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. 30. But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. 31. Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. 32. This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 33. His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 34. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. 35. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

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36. This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. 37. Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. 38. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. 39. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. 40. And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 41. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 42. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 43. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. 44. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. 45. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. 46. Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. 47. The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. 48. Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon. 49. Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

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Danial chapter 3 1. Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2. Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3. Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 4. Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, 5. That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: 6. And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 7. Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 8. Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews. 9. They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. 10. Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image: 11. And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 12. There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 13. Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king. 14. Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? 15. Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? 16. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

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17. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 19. Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. 20. And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21. Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22. Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 23. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 24. Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. 25. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. 26. Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire. 27. And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. 28. Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. 29. Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. 30. Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon. (GO BACK TO PAGE 159) (GO TO INDEX) (GO TO MAIN INDEX)

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Danial chapter 7 1. In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. 2. Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. 3. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. 4. The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. 5. And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. 6. After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. 7. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 8. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. 9. I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 10. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. 11. I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 12. As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. 13. I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. 15. I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16. I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 17. These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. 18. But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

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19. Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 20. And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. 21. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22. Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 23. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. 26. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. 28. Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

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Daniel 12:1-11 1. And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. 4. But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. 5. Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. 6. And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? 7. And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. 8. And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 9. And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 10. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. 11. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

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Joel chapter 2 1. Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2. A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 3. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 4. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 5. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 6. Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. 7. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: 8. Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. 9. They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 10. The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: 11. And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? 12. Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13. And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 14. Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? 15. Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

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16. Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. 17. Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? 18. Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 19. Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: 20. But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. 21. Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. 22. Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. 23. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. 24. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. 25. And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. 26. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. 27. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. 28. And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29. And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 30. And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

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31. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. 32. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

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Joel chapter 3 1. For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, 2. I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. 3. And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. 4. Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head; 5. Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: 6. The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. 7. Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head: 8. And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it. 9. Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

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10. Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11. Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. 12. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. 13. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great. 14. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 15. The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 16. The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 17. So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. 18. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. 19. Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. 20. But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 21. For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.

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Zecharia chapter 14 1. Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 2. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3. Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 4. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5. And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. 6. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: 7. But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. 8. And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. 9. And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. 10. All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. 11. And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. 12. And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 13. And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 14. And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. 15. And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague. 16. And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

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17. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 19. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 20. In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar. 21. Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

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New Testament Mathew chapter 17 1. And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2. And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. 4. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 5. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. 6. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 7. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 8. And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. 9. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. 10. And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? 11. And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. 12. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. 13. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. 14. And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, 15. Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is a lunatic, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. 18. And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. 19. Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? 20. And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 21. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. 22. And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:

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23. And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry. 24. And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? 25. Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. 26. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

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1 Corinthians chapter 12 1. Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 2. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 3. Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 4. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9. To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

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10. To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11. But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 12. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 13. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 14. For the body is not one member, but many. 15. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16. And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 17. If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 18. But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. 19. And if they were all one member, where were the body? 20. But now are they many members, yet but one body. 21. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 22. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 23. And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 24. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: 25. That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 27. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 29. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? 30. Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

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31. But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more excellent way.

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1 Corinthians chapter 15 1. Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5. And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6. After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. 9. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11. Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. 12. Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13. But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14. And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 15. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 16. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 17. And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

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18. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 20. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 24. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 28. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. 29. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? 30. And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? 31. I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 32. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. 33. Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 34. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. 35. But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 36. Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 37. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: 38. But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 39. All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 40. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 42. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43. It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 44. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

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44. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 45. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 46. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 47. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 48. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 49. Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 50. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 51. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 52. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 53. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 54. The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 55. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 56. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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Ephesians chapter 4 1. I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2. With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3. Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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4. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5. One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10. He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12. For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14. That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15. But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16. From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. 17. This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18. Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 19. Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20. But ye have not so learned Christ; 21. If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22. That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23. And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

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24. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. 25. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. 26. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27. Neither give place to the devil. 28. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. 29. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32. And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

(GO BACK TO PAGE 60) (GO BACK TO PAGE 41) (GO TO INDEX) (GO TO MAIN INDEX) Ephesians chapter 5 1. Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2. And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. 3. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4. Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. 7. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. 8. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

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9. (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10. Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 11. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 13. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 14. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 15. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16. Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17. Wherefore be ye not unwise,but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19. Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20. Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21. Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26. That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. (GO BACK TO PAGE 60) (GO TO INDEX) (GO TO MAIN INDEX) 265.

Complete Book of Revelation Revelation chapter 1 ( BACK TO MAIN INDEX) 1. The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2. Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 4. John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 5. And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6. And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 7. Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 8. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. 9. I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11. Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia,and unto Laodicea. 12. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; 13. And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. 14. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 15. And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

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16. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. 17. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18. I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. 19. Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; 20. The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

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Revelation chapter 2 1. Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2. I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3. And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 6. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes,which I also hate. 7. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life,which is in the midst of the paradise of God. 8. And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; 9. I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

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10. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. 11. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. 12. And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 13. I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith,even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. 14. But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. 15. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate. 16. Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. 18. And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; 19. I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience,and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. 20. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 21. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. 22. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. 23. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. 24. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. 25. But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. 26. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: 27. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. 28. And I will give him the morning star. 29. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

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(GO BACK TO PAGE 93) (GO TO INDEX) (GO BACK TO PAGE 38) (GO BACK TO REV. 2) (GO BACK TO PAGE 37) (GO TO MAIN INDEX) Revelation chapter 3 1. And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 2. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. 3. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. 4. Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. 5. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 6. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 7. And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth;and shutteth, and no man openeth; 8. I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. 9. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 10. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. 11. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. 12. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God,and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem,which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. 13. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 14. And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15. I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

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17. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18. I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 21. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. 22. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

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Revelation chapter 4 1. After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter. 2. And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 3. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 4. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 5. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 6. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 7. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. 8. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

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10. The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

(GO TO INDEX) (GO BACK TO REV. 4) (GO TO MAIN INDEX) Revelation chapter 5 1. And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 2. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3. And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 6. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10. And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12. Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. (GO TO INDEX) (GO BACK TO REV. 5) (GO TO MAIN INDEX) 271.

Revelation chapter 6 1. And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. 2. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. 3. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 4. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. 5. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 7. And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 8. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 9. And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11. And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. 12. And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 13. And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 14. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16. And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17. For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

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Revelation chapter 7 1. And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3. Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5. Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 7. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. 8. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. 9. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes,and palms in their hands; 10. And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12. Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 13. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14. And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 16. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17.For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. (GO BACK TO PAGE 83) (GO BACK TO PAGE 64) (GO TO INDEX) (GO BACK TO REV. 7) 273. (GO TO MAIN INDEX)

Revelation chapter 8 1. And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 3. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. 5. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. 6. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. 7. The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. 8. And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; 9. And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. 10. And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 11. And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. 12. And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. 13. And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

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Revelation chapter 9 1. And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 2. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. 5. And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. 6. And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. 7. And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. 8. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. 9. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 11. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. 12. One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. 13. And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14. Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. 15. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. 16. And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. 17. And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. 18. By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. 19. For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. 20. And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver,

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and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk 21. Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

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Revelation chapter 10 1. And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 2. And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, 3. And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. 4. And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. 5. And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, 6. And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: 7. But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. 8. And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 9. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. 10. And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. 11. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. (GO TO INDEX) (GO BACK TO REV. 10) (GO TO MAIN INDEX) 276.

Revelation chapter 11 1. And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2.* But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3.* And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. 5. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. 7. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. 9. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. 11. And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 12. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. 13. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14. The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. 15. And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. 16. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17. Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. 18. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

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19. And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

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Revelation chapter 12 1. And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2. And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 6.* And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. 7. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8. And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 11. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

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14.*And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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Revelation chapter 13 1.* And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast:and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast?who is able to make war with him? 5. And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9. If any man have an ear, let him hear.

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10. He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 11. And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14. And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17. And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

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Revelation chapter 14 1. And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. 2. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3. And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 4. These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they

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which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. 5. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God. 6. And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7. Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8. And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10. The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11. And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 13. *And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. *14. And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 16. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. 17. And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18. And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 19. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. (GO BACK TO PAGE 191) (GO BACK TO PAGE 169) (GO BACK TO PAGE 163) (GO TO INDEX) (GO BACK TO REV.14) (GO TO MAIN INDEX) 281.

Revelation chapter 15 1. And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 2. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. 3. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 4. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. 5. And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 6. And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7. And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. 8. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

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Revelation chapter 16 1. And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 2. And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. 3. And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man; and every living soul died in the sea. 4. And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. 5. And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

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6. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 7. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. 8. And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. 10. And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11. And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. 12. And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 13. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 15. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. 17. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 18. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. 19. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

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Revelation chapter 17 1. And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2. With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5. And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. 7. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. 8. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9. And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 12. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 14. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of Lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 15. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 16. *And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 18. And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

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Revelation chapter 18 1. And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. 6. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. 7. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. 9. And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 10. Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 11. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12. The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13. And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

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14. And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. 15. The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16. And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 17. For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, 18. And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! 19. And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. 20. Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. 21. And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. 22. And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; 23. And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 24. And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

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Revelation chapter 19 1. And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: 2. For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. 3. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. 4. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. 5. And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. 6. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 7. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. 10. And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. 11. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18. That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

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19. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

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Revelation chapter 20 1. And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3. And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. 4. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. 7. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8. And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

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9. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. 10. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 11. *And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

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Revelation chapter 21 1. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 5. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 7. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

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8. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 9. And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11. Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12. And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13.On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. 17. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. 18. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20. The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 22. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 24. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 25. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 26. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 27. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

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28. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. 29. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 30. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 31. The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 32. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 33. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 34. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 35. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 36. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 37. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 38. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

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Revelation chapter 22 1. And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4. And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

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5. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. 6. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7. Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 8. And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which showed me these things. 9. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. 10. And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. 11. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 12. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 16. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. 17. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. 18. For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. 20. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 21. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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( STUDIES ) *THE PROMISE * It begins with the New Covenant, Jeremiah 31:31-33: a new and living way, Hebrews 10:1920; through the New Birth, John 3:5; by the New Spirit to produce a New Creature, Ezekiel 11:19-20, 36:26.

New Covenant. Jeremiah 31:31-33 31. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32. Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: 33. But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

A New and Living way. Hebrews 10:19-20 19. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20. By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

New Birth. John 3:5 ''Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.''

By the New Spirit to produce a New Creature. Ezekiel 11:19-20 19. And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: 20. That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. Ezekiel 36:26 ''A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.'' (GO BACK TO PAGE 212) (GO BACK TO PAGE 205) (GO TO INDEX) (GO TO MAIN INDEX)

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*THE PROCESS* A New Mind, Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:23; A New Heart, Ezekiel 36:26-28; A New Commandment, John 13:34, Matthew 22:37-39.

A New Mind. Romans 12:2 2. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Ephesians 4:23 23. And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

A New Heart. Ezekiel 36:26-28 26. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. 28. And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

A New Commandment. John 13:34 34. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. Matthew 22:37-39 37. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38. This is the first and great commandment. 39.And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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*THE BLESSING* A New Wine,Acts 2:13, Acts 1:1-8; A New Tongue, Acts 2:34, 1 Corinthians 14:21-22; A New Song, Isaiah 42:1-12, Revelation 14:3 A New Wine. Acts 2:13 13. Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. Acts 1:1-8 1. The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2. Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: 3. To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: 4. And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. 5. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. 6. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7. And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

A New Tongue. Acts 2:34 34. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 1 Corinthians 14:21-22 21. In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. 22. Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

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A New Song. Isaiah 42:1-12 1. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 4. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. 5. Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: 6. I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; 7. To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. 8. I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. 9. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. 10. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. 11. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. 12. Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands. Revelation 14:3 3. And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

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*THE RESULTS* A New Doctrine, Mark 1:27, Isaiah chapter 42, A New Nature, 2 Peter 1:4: A New Man, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:15. A New Doctrine. Mark 1:27 27. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. Isaiah chapter 42 1. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 4. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. 5. Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: 6. I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; 7. To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. 8. I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. 9. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. 10. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. 11. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. 12. Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands. 13. The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. 14. I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. 15. I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

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16. And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 17. They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods. 18. Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 19. Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant? 20. Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. 21. The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. 22. But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. 23. Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come? 24. Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. 25. Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

A New Nature. 2 Peter 1:4” Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”

A New Man. Ephesians 2:15 ''Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;'' 2 Corinthians 5:17” Therefore if any man be in Christ,he is a new creature:old things are passed away;behold all things are become new. (GO BACK TO PAGE 212) (GO BACK TO PAGE 206) (GO TO INDEX) (GO TO MAIN INDEX)

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* THE REWARD * The New Name, Revelation 3:12; A New Jerusalem , Revelation 21:2 ; A New Heaven and New Earth, Revelation 21:1; All things New, Revelation 21:5.

The New Name. Revelation 3:12 12. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

A New Jerusalem. Revelation 21:2 2. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

A New Heaven and New Earth. Revelation 21:1 1. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

All things New. Revelation 21:5 5. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

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*Battle of armageddon*

Scriptures concerning the Battle of Armageddon, and the destruction of the remnant that were slain follows. Revelation 14:17-20 , Revelation 16:12-21, Revelation 19:14-21, Isaiah 13, Isaiah chapter 24, Isaiah 26:20-21,Isaiah 27:1,Isaiah 34:1-8. Revelation 14:17-20 17. And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18. And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 19. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Revelation 16:12-21 12. And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 13. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 15. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. 17. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 18. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. 19. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

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Revelation 19:14-21 14. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18. That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. Isaiah 13th chapter 1. The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. 2. Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. 3. I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. 4. The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. 5. They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. 6. Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. 7. Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: 8. And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. 9. Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10.For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

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11.And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. 12.I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. 13.Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. 14.And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land. 15.Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. 16.Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. 17.Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. 18.Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. 19.And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 20.It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. 21.But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. 22.And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. (GO BACK TO PAGE 212) (GO BACK TO PAGE 191) (GO TO INDEX) (GO TO MAIN INDEX) Isaiah chapter 24 1. Behold, the LORD maketh the earth upside down, and scattereth abroad empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it the inhabitants thereof. 2. And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 3. The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word. 4. The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 5. The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 302.

6. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 7. The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh. 8. The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. 9. They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. 10. The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in. 11. There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. 12. In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. 13. When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. 14. They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea. 15. Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. 16. From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. 17. Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. 18. And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake. 19. The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. 20. The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. 21. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 22. And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. 23.Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

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Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. Isaiah chapter 34:1-8 1. Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. 2. For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. 3. Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. 5. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. 6. The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. 7. And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. 8. For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion. ( GO BACK TO PAGE 212) (GO BACK TO PAGE 191) (GO TO INDEX) (GO TO MAIN INDEX)

*Study from page 174* Jude 14,15,16, Revelation 19:11-21, Isaiah 13th chapter, Isaiah 24:1-3,4,6, Isaiah 24:17-20, Isaiah 26:14, Isaiah 26:20-21, Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 34:1-6. Jude14,15,16 14. And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15. To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16. These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

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Revelation 19:11-21 11. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18. That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Isaiah 13th chapter 1. The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. 2. Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. 3. I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. 4. The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. 5. They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. 6. Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. 305.

7. Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: 8. And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. 9. Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10. For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. 11. And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. 12. I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. 13. Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. 14. And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land. 15. Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. 16. Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. 17. Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. 18. Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. 19. And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 20. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. 21. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. 22. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. Isaiah 24:1-3,4,6 1. Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2. And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 3. The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word. 306.

4. The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 6. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

Isaiah 24:17-20 17. Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. 18. And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake. 19. The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. 20. The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. Isaiah 26:14 14. They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. Isaiah 26:20-21 20. Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. 21. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. Isaiah 27:1 1. In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. Isaiah 34:1-6 1. Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. 2. For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. 3. Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. 5. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. 307.

6. The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. (See Isaiah 34 full chapter Here)

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Plagues of Egypt Exodus Chapters 7-11

Exodus Chapter 7 1. And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 2. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. 3. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. 4. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. 5. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. 6. And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they. 7. And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. 8. And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 9. When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. 10. And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. 308.

11. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. 13. And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. 14. And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. 15. Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. 16. And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. 17. Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river. 19. And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. 20. And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21. And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22. And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said. 23. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. 24. And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. 25. And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river. (GO BACK TO PAGE 213) (GO BACK TO PAGE 117) (GO TO INDEX) (GO TO MAIN INDEX)

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Exodus Chapter 8 1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs: 3. And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: 4. And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants. 5. And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. 6. And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. 7. And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. 8. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. 9. And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? 10. And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God. 11. And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only. 12. And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh. 13. And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields. 14. And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank. 15. But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. 16. And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 17. And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 18. And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 19. Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

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20. And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 21. Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. 22. And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth. 23. And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. 24. And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. 25. And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land. 26. And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us? 27. We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us. 28. And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat for me. 29. And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD. 30. And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. 31. And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one. 32. And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.

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Exodus Chapter 9 1. Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2. For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, 3. Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. 4. And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel. 5. And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land. 6. And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. 7. And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. 8. And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9. And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. 10. And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast. 11. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. 12. And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses. 13. And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 14. For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. 15. For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. 16. And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. 17. As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? 18. Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now. 19. Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. 20. He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

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21. And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field. 22. And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. 23. And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 24. So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25. And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. 26. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. 27. And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. 28. Entreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. 29. And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD's. 30. But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God. 31. And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. 32. But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up. 33. And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. 34. And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. 35. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

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Exodus Chapter 10 1. And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might show these my signs before him: 2. And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD. 3. And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. 4. Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast: 5. And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field: 6. And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh. 7. And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? 8. And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go? 9. And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD. 10. And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you. 11. Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence. 12. And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. 13. And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14. And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15. For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt. 314.

16. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. 17. Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only. 18. And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. 19. And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 20. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go. 21. And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 23. They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 24. And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you. 25. And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. 26. Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither. 27. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 28. And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. 29. And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.

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Exodus Chapter 11 1. And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. 2. Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. 3. And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people. 4. And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 5. And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 6. And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7. But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. 8. And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger. 9. And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. 10. And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

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The Glory of God seen in the cloud

Exodus 13:21-22 â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:....He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.â&#x20AC;? Exodus 19:9-25 9. And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD. 10. And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, 11. And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 12. And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death: 13. There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned,or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. 14. And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes. 15. And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives. 16. And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. 17. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 18. And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. 19. And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.

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20. And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai,on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up. 21. And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people,lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. 22. And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them. 23. And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. 24. And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them. 25. So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.

Exodus 34:5-7 â&#x20AC;?And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD........ And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,..... Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.â&#x20AC;?

Exodus 40:34-38 34. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 36. And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: 37. But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. 38. For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

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2 Chronicles 5:12-14” 12. Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:) 13. It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD; 14. So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.

Leviticus 16:2 ”And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.” Exodus 25:22 ”And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.” Matthew 17:5 “ While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.” Acts 1:9 “ And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.” Matthew 24:30 “And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” Revelation 1:7 ”Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.”

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Daniel 7:13 “I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.”

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