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19 And [kai] the temple [naos] of God [theos] was opened [anoigo] in [en] heaven, [ouranos] and [kai] there was seen [optanomai] in [en] his [autos] temple [naos] the ark [kibotos] of his [autos] testament: [diatheke] and [kai] there were [ginomai] lightnings, [astrape] and [kai] voices, [phone] and [kai] thunderings, [bronte] and [kai] an earthquake, [seismos] and [kai] great [megas] hail. [chalaza] KJV-Interlinear
19 And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm. NASB
The temple of God long has been represented as the permanent dwelling of God, and the point of contact of mans communion with God.
The Ark has long been represented as Gods promises and provision for man.
This verse represents that the Temple and the Ark, in history, have now been fulfilled and are now opened up for all to see them for exactly what they are. Believers already know the truth, and now unbelievers will have it thrown in their faces, so to speak, thus obliterating their false beliefs.
Unfortunately unbelievers will cling to their false beliefs, rejecting the total revelation of God and truth.
This is followed by various events and sounds from the Temple within heaven.
Lightning's, voices, thundering, earthquake, and hail, all have been events that have been associated with Gods judgment, and none of which man can prevent.
Lightning's represent flashes and speed, brightness and light.
Voices represent the voice of truth from so many who have believed.
Thundering represents awesome power and force.
Earthquakes represent commotion, shaking or a movement of earth and air as in a tempest or earthquake.
And hail is obvious hail, but here it is more than that. It means to let down, to strike, an interval or gulf or chasm. And here is represents a line crossed that cannot be reversed. Judgment has arrived.
All terms are spoken of in the present tense, because of their certainty of occurring, though they are future events.
Mans utopia will never occur. Mans destiny as ruler of the galaxy or of the universe will never occur.
However, because of mans intolerance, because of mans arrogance, because of mans indifference toward truth, judgment will come. And there is nothing that anyone can do to stop or prevent it for human history.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Revelation 11:18
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18 And [kai] the nations [ethnos] were angry, [orgizo] and [kai] thy [sou] wrath [orge] is come, [erchomai] and [kai] the time [kairos] of the dead, [nekros] that they should be judged, [krino] and [kai] that thou shouldest give [didomi] reward [misthos] unto thy [sou] servants [doulos] the prophets, [prophetes] and [kai] to the saints, [hagios] and [kai] them that fear [phobeo] thy [sou] name, [onoma] small [mikros] and [kai] great; [megas] and [kai] shouldest destroy [diaphtheiro] them which destroy [diaphtheiro] the earth. [ge] KJV-Interlinear
18 "And the nations were enraged, and Thy wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to give their reward to Thy bond-servants the prophets and to the saints and to those who fear Thy name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth." NASB
At the end of our current dispensation, the Church Age, a great apostasy will take over the minds and thoughts of the peoples of the world.
Apostasy is not just the rejection of truth, but the embracing of lies. The numbers of new believers which are added to the believing population will diminish to zero, and a great gap in history will occur.
God will then remove all believers at the Rapture, and thus will begin the seven year Tribulation, and final seven years of the dispensation of the Age of Israel. The population of the world immediately after the Rapture, will be a one-hundred percent unbelieving population.
But salvation is not yet over. There will remain millions of people who will believe in Christ during the Tribulation. They will just need some incentive to help them reach out to faith in Christ. That incentive will be the ruined world due to mans failed utopia policies, and from Gods judgments.
Just as the winepress is squeezed down tighter and tighter, to get every last good drop of the juice, so too, God will apply more and more pressure in the form of judgments to squeeze out of an unbelieving world, the very last person who will believe in Christ.
At some point in the latter half of the Tribulation, the good juice will finally be obtained, and the rest of the bad, will finally be judged in ever increasing judgments.
In our verse, that point will have been reached.
Likewise, every person who has ever been born into life, has a reward waiting for them in heaven. Those who reject Christ and die as unbelievers, lose their reward. Their reward will be redistributed to believers.
But just to make a quick note, for all believers who reject doctrine and do not grow up in their spiritual life, their additional rewards of eternity will be lost to them as well, and redistributed to those who do grow up in their spiritual lives. God gives us all every incentive and every opportunity to grow up in our spiritual lives.
All unbelievers and all who reject truth, are in fact the destroyers of the world and life. There is no such thing as a legitimate alternative opinion to replace truth.
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18 And [kai] the nations [ethnos] were angry, [orgizo] and [kai] thy [sou] wrath [orge] is come, [erchomai] and [kai] the time [kairos] of the dead, [nekros] that they should be judged, [krino] and [kai] that thou shouldest give [didomi] reward [misthos] unto thy [sou] servants [doulos] the prophets, [prophetes] and [kai] to the saints, [hagios] and [kai] them that fear [phobeo] thy [sou] name, [onoma] small [mikros] and [kai] great; [megas] and [kai] shouldest destroy [diaphtheiro] them which destroy [diaphtheiro] the earth. [ge] KJV-Interlinear
18 "And the nations were enraged, and Thy wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to give their reward to Thy bond-servants the prophets and to the saints and to those who fear Thy name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth." NASB
At the end of our current dispensation, the Church Age, a great apostasy will take over the minds and thoughts of the peoples of the world.
Apostasy is not just the rejection of truth, but the embracing of lies. The numbers of new believers which are added to the believing population will diminish to zero, and a great gap in history will occur.
God will then remove all believers at the Rapture, and thus will begin the seven year Tribulation, and final seven years of the dispensation of the Age of Israel. The population of the world immediately after the Rapture, will be a one-hundred percent unbelieving population.
But salvation is not yet over. There will remain millions of people who will believe in Christ during the Tribulation. They will just need some incentive to help them reach out to faith in Christ. That incentive will be the ruined world due to mans failed utopia policies, and from Gods judgments.
Just as the winepress is squeezed down tighter and tighter, to get every last good drop of the juice, so too, God will apply more and more pressure in the form of judgments to squeeze out of an unbelieving world, the very last person who will believe in Christ.
At some point in the latter half of the Tribulation, the good juice will finally be obtained, and the rest of the bad, will finally be judged in ever increasing judgments.
In our verse, that point will have been reached.
Likewise, every person who has ever been born into life, has a reward waiting for them in heaven. Those who reject Christ and die as unbelievers, lose their reward. Their reward will be redistributed to believers.
But just to make a quick note, for all believers who reject doctrine and do not grow up in their spiritual life, their additional rewards of eternity will be lost to them as well, and redistributed to those who do grow up in their spiritual lives. God gives us all every incentive and every opportunity to grow up in our spiritual lives.
All unbelievers and all who reject truth, are in fact the destroyers of the world and life. There is no such thing as a legitimate alternative opinion to replace truth.
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Revelation 11:17
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17 Saying, [lego] We give [eucharisteo] thee [soi] thanks, [eucharisteo] O Lord [kurios] God [theos] Almighty, [pantokrator] which [ho] art [on], [ho on kai ho en kai ho erchomenos] and [kai] wast [en], [ho on kai ho en kai ho erchomenos] and [kai] art to come [erchomai]; [ho on kai ho en kai ho erchomenos] because [hoti] thou hast taken to thee [lambano] thy [sou] great [megas] power, [dunamis] and [kai] hast reigned. [basileuo] KJV-Interlinear
17 saying, "We give Thee thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who art and who wast, because Thou hast taken Thy great power and hast begun to reign. NASB
Psalm two signifies that the second person of the Trinity was given the title, Son of God, and to Him was given all authority and dominion over all that exist.
Here in our passage, that concept and truth is reinforced, in the recognition of the elders of Gods divine authority and power, referring to the Almighty.
And to the person of Jesus Christ, referring to the Lord God. The term, Lord, referring to the second person of the Trinity.
And to the eternal nature of Jesus Christ, in using the phrase, who is and who was, making reference to eternity past, now, and eternity future, Rev. 7:2; Deut 5:26; Josh 3:10; 1 Sam 17:26; 2 Kings 19:4,16; Ps 42:2; 84:2; Jer 10:10; Matt 16:16; 2 Cor 3:3; Heb 12:22.
In utilizing His great power, making reference to His undisputable sovereign authority. See also Psa. 24:1.
And has begun to reign, is a reference to Gods final application of judgment over evil and its termination from history.
The ultimate reign of Christ over all the earth is not dependent on any human event or activity of human history, nor on the establishment of the current Church, or any other church, nor on anything affected by humanity.
Christ’s reign ultimately begins historically when the final judgments against evil are initiated, thus defeating and removing evil and its rule.
Jesus Christ controls history. The plan of God is the blueprint of history, which is never altered and never changed despite the efforts of humans and angels to cause changes, to their own liking.
Gods plan reflects all of Satan’s and mans efforts and plans, and ultimately Satan’s and mans failure to bring their own destiny into being.
Mans plans destroy everything. Gods plan preserves and perpetuates blessings, happiness’s, and completeness in those who subscribe to His will.
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17 Saying, [lego] We give [eucharisteo] thee [soi] thanks, [eucharisteo] O Lord [kurios] God [theos] Almighty, [pantokrator] which [ho] art [on], [ho on kai ho en kai ho erchomenos] and [kai] wast [en], [ho on kai ho en kai ho erchomenos] and [kai] art to come [erchomai]; [ho on kai ho en kai ho erchomenos] because [hoti] thou hast taken to thee [lambano] thy [sou] great [megas] power, [dunamis] and [kai] hast reigned. [basileuo] KJV-Interlinear
17 saying, "We give Thee thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who art and who wast, because Thou hast taken Thy great power and hast begun to reign. NASB
Psalm two signifies that the second person of the Trinity was given the title, Son of God, and to Him was given all authority and dominion over all that exist.
Here in our passage, that concept and truth is reinforced, in the recognition of the elders of Gods divine authority and power, referring to the Almighty.
And to the person of Jesus Christ, referring to the Lord God. The term, Lord, referring to the second person of the Trinity.
And to the eternal nature of Jesus Christ, in using the phrase, who is and who was, making reference to eternity past, now, and eternity future, Rev. 7:2; Deut 5:26; Josh 3:10; 1 Sam 17:26; 2 Kings 19:4,16; Ps 42:2; 84:2; Jer 10:10; Matt 16:16; 2 Cor 3:3; Heb 12:22.
In utilizing His great power, making reference to His undisputable sovereign authority. See also Psa. 24:1.
And has begun to reign, is a reference to Gods final application of judgment over evil and its termination from history.
The ultimate reign of Christ over all the earth is not dependent on any human event or activity of human history, nor on the establishment of the current Church, or any other church, nor on anything affected by humanity.
Christ’s reign ultimately begins historically when the final judgments against evil are initiated, thus defeating and removing evil and its rule.
Jesus Christ controls history. The plan of God is the blueprint of history, which is never altered and never changed despite the efforts of humans and angels to cause changes, to their own liking.
Gods plan reflects all of Satan’s and mans efforts and plans, and ultimately Satan’s and mans failure to bring their own destiny into being.
Mans plans destroy everything. Gods plan preserves and perpetuates blessings, happiness’s, and completeness in those who subscribe to His will.
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Revelation 11:16
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16 And [kai] the four [tessares] and [kai] twenty [eikosi] elders, [presbuteros] which [ho] sat [kathemai] before [enopion] God [theos] on [epi] their [autos] seats, [thronos] fell [pipto] upon [epi] their [autos] faces, [prosopon] and [kai] worshipped [proskuneo] God, [theos] KJV-Interlinear
16 And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, NASB
The twenty-four elders were first introduced in Rev. 4:4, and are representative of the Raptured Church Age believers, who were taken up into heaven at the Rapture. This is from the perspective of Johns vision of these future events. The Rapture from our perspective, of course, has not yet occurred.
But it will occur at some point in the future, and when we are all in heaven, and while the world is undergoing its massive judgments during that future Tribulation period, we will be fully aware of the events that are taking place, as they are taking place.
And even though we will already have our resurrection bodies, and our evaluation before Christ will have been completed, and we will already have received our eternal rewards, or at least the formal notice of them, along with our crowns for being a part of the Royal Family, we will all still give honor and proper respect and worship, to Christ.
Our crowns and honors and recognitions will be set aside and we will all know and understand the truth perfectly, and every one of us, will of our own volition, voluntarily kneel before Christ.
For were it not for Christ, none of us would even exist. For from dust, He gave humanity the ability to perpetuate biological life, and from nothing Christ created our individual human life.
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16 And [kai] the four [tessares] and [kai] twenty [eikosi] elders, [presbuteros] which [ho] sat [kathemai] before [enopion] God [theos] on [epi] their [autos] seats, [thronos] fell [pipto] upon [epi] their [autos] faces, [prosopon] and [kai] worshipped [proskuneo] God, [theos] KJV-Interlinear
16 And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, NASB
The twenty-four elders were first introduced in Rev. 4:4, and are representative of the Raptured Church Age believers, who were taken up into heaven at the Rapture. This is from the perspective of Johns vision of these future events. The Rapture from our perspective, of course, has not yet occurred.
But it will occur at some point in the future, and when we are all in heaven, and while the world is undergoing its massive judgments during that future Tribulation period, we will be fully aware of the events that are taking place, as they are taking place.
And even though we will already have our resurrection bodies, and our evaluation before Christ will have been completed, and we will already have received our eternal rewards, or at least the formal notice of them, along with our crowns for being a part of the Royal Family, we will all still give honor and proper respect and worship, to Christ.
Our crowns and honors and recognitions will be set aside and we will all know and understand the truth perfectly, and every one of us, will of our own volition, voluntarily kneel before Christ.
For were it not for Christ, none of us would even exist. For from dust, He gave humanity the ability to perpetuate biological life, and from nothing Christ created our individual human life.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Revelation 11:15
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15 And [kai] the seventh [hebdomos] angel [aggelos] sounded; [salpizo] and [kai] there were [ginomai] great [megas] voices [phone] in [en] heaven, [ouranos] saying, [lego] The kingdoms [basileia] of this world [kosmos] are become [ginomai] the kingdoms of our [hemon] Lord, [kurios] and [kai] of his [autos] Christ; [Christos] and [kai] he shall reign [basileuo] for [eis] ever [aion] and ever. [aion]KJV-Interlinear
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there arose loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever." NASB
Since Genesis, the anointed of God, Jesus Christ, has been the focus and center piece of Gods divine plan. Since eternity past, when the second person of the Trinity was given the title, Son of God, His rule and sovereignty was foretold and conveyed as an event which is certain.
In many passages in the Old Testament, His Kingdom and eventual rule is promised and explained, but not until this book of Revelation, are the details of those final years of human rule, explained in such great detail.
In three series of steps, Christ, through John, describes the written warnings through the seals, the imminent warnings through the trumpets, and finally the actual judgments themselves through the bowl judgments.
The final three in each respective category, represent the most horrific of judgments ever.
Christ, through this book has given humanity fair warning in writing. Christ has given humanity fair warning through real events in history. And now, in the end, the final warning will come when the actual final events of history are carried out.
Through the seven years of the tribulation, there will be many who will ignore the warning signs. Signs that are simply too real to ignore, and yet they will be ignored.
Just as in other times of history, when people have ignored the warnings signs of current events in each respective generation, then there will always be those who never accept the truth of life and the truth of their own failure to see it. We are living such an example even in our current day, with all of the horrible government policies and social attitudes that we have now, combined with the many problems that we all face today. People simply ignore them, and many presume that the problems are due to someone else's fault. Not their own.
But with the seventh trumpet, all the warnings will have been made, and now the actual judgments will begin.
The seventh trumpet sets in motion the final consummation of Gods redemptive plan. This trumpet describes the final fury of the Day of the Lord judgments (16), the final harvest of judgment on earth (11:18; 16:19), and the Lamb's defeat of the kings of the earth (17:12-18), culminating in the final, climactic triumph of Christ at Armageddon (19:11-21).
With the sounding of the seventh trumpet, the warnings have been completed, and now God will act and retake from Satan, that which is rightfully His.
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15 And [kai] the seventh [hebdomos] angel [aggelos] sounded; [salpizo] and [kai] there were [ginomai] great [megas] voices [phone] in [en] heaven, [ouranos] saying, [lego] The kingdoms [basileia] of this world [kosmos] are become [ginomai] the kingdoms of our [hemon] Lord, [kurios] and [kai] of his [autos] Christ; [Christos] and [kai] he shall reign [basileuo] for [eis] ever [aion] and ever. [aion]KJV-Interlinear
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there arose loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever." NASB
Since Genesis, the anointed of God, Jesus Christ, has been the focus and center piece of Gods divine plan. Since eternity past, when the second person of the Trinity was given the title, Son of God, His rule and sovereignty was foretold and conveyed as an event which is certain.
In many passages in the Old Testament, His Kingdom and eventual rule is promised and explained, but not until this book of Revelation, are the details of those final years of human rule, explained in such great detail.
In three series of steps, Christ, through John, describes the written warnings through the seals, the imminent warnings through the trumpets, and finally the actual judgments themselves through the bowl judgments.
The final three in each respective category, represent the most horrific of judgments ever.
Christ, through this book has given humanity fair warning in writing. Christ has given humanity fair warning through real events in history. And now, in the end, the final warning will come when the actual final events of history are carried out.
Through the seven years of the tribulation, there will be many who will ignore the warning signs. Signs that are simply too real to ignore, and yet they will be ignored.
Just as in other times of history, when people have ignored the warnings signs of current events in each respective generation, then there will always be those who never accept the truth of life and the truth of their own failure to see it. We are living such an example even in our current day, with all of the horrible government policies and social attitudes that we have now, combined with the many problems that we all face today. People simply ignore them, and many presume that the problems are due to someone else's fault. Not their own.
But with the seventh trumpet, all the warnings will have been made, and now the actual judgments will begin.
The seventh trumpet sets in motion the final consummation of Gods redemptive plan. This trumpet describes the final fury of the Day of the Lord judgments (16), the final harvest of judgment on earth (11:18; 16:19), and the Lamb's defeat of the kings of the earth (17:12-18), culminating in the final, climactic triumph of Christ at Armageddon (19:11-21).
With the sounding of the seventh trumpet, the warnings have been completed, and now God will act and retake from Satan, that which is rightfully His.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Revelation 11:14
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14 The second [deuteros] woe [ouai] is past; [aperchomai] and, [kai] behold, [idou] the third [tritos] woe [ouai] cometh [erchomai] quickly. [tachu] KJV-Interlinear
14 The second woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly. NASB
The first woe was the fifth trumpet. The second woe, which we have just finished studying, is the sixth trumpet. The third woe, is yet to come. That third woe is the seventh trumpet, which will include all of the remaining judgments, the seven bowl judgments.
Have you ever been in trouble as a child, and your parent starts counting to three, and if you don’t start or stop whatever it is that you are doing by the time they get to three, then your parent will lower the boom on you?
Well, that is what the world is in for. God is going to count to three and most everyone is going to ignore Him.
When you have a parent after you, the worst might be a spanking or getting grounded or something like that. That is, when a responsible parent is on the other end of the discipline.
But when God is on your case, and you flip him off, so to speak, then the stakes become much higher.
For just a few years, truth will have been rejected and replaced with evil, corruption, murder, theft, immoralities beyond description, atrocities beyond description. Economies will have been dismantled, inflation and famine will be running out of control, and death will be all around.
People will have the gospel every day. People will have the opportunity to change their minds away from evil. People will have the opportunity to turn to God, to Christ, to truth, and to the accomplishment of a completed life of blessings for themselves, but they will reject it.
And then God will say, ‘Three!’
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14 The second [deuteros] woe [ouai] is past; [aperchomai] and, [kai] behold, [idou] the third [tritos] woe [ouai] cometh [erchomai] quickly. [tachu] KJV-Interlinear
14 The second woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly. NASB
The first woe was the fifth trumpet. The second woe, which we have just finished studying, is the sixth trumpet. The third woe, is yet to come. That third woe is the seventh trumpet, which will include all of the remaining judgments, the seven bowl judgments.
Have you ever been in trouble as a child, and your parent starts counting to three, and if you don’t start or stop whatever it is that you are doing by the time they get to three, then your parent will lower the boom on you?
Well, that is what the world is in for. God is going to count to three and most everyone is going to ignore Him.
When you have a parent after you, the worst might be a spanking or getting grounded or something like that. That is, when a responsible parent is on the other end of the discipline.
But when God is on your case, and you flip him off, so to speak, then the stakes become much higher.
For just a few years, truth will have been rejected and replaced with evil, corruption, murder, theft, immoralities beyond description, atrocities beyond description. Economies will have been dismantled, inflation and famine will be running out of control, and death will be all around.
People will have the gospel every day. People will have the opportunity to change their minds away from evil. People will have the opportunity to turn to God, to Christ, to truth, and to the accomplishment of a completed life of blessings for themselves, but they will reject it.
And then God will say, ‘Three!’
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Revelation 11:13
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13 And [kai] the same [en] [ekeinos] hour [hora] was there [ginomai] a great [megas] earthquake, [seismos] and [kai] the tenth part [dekatos] of the city [polis] fell, [pipto] and [kai] in [en] the earthquake [seismos] were slain [apokteino] [onoma] of men [anthropos] seven [hepta] thousand: [chilias] and [kai] the remnant [loipoy] were [ginomai] affrighted, [emphobos] and [kai] gave [didomi] glory [doxa] to the God [theos] of heaven. [ouranos] KJV-Interlinear
13 And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; and seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. NASB
The two witnesses are Hebrew and therefore point to the Jewish community, which is an unbelieving people.
The location is Jerusalem, the capital of Israel and the center location of history.
The message is the gospel of Christ, of which will be repeated, by these two witnesses, for 1260 days or about three-and-a-half years, and from other sources for a longer length of time.
And during all of that time, those folks will be rejecting the message, with indifference and annoyance, until the two witnesses are actually killed.
Throughout all of this time, there will be the simultaneous disasters and problems of the world, where millions of people will die, where inflation and famine will ravage the planet, where crime and atrocities will abound, and still the local population will remain indifferent toward Christ.
But then after three and a half days, these two witnesses will arise back to life and ascend to heaven before everyone's eyes, and still people will look at the scene with awe but no faith.
Until, that is, the world around them comes crashing down around them, literally.
An earthquake will result immediately, just as it did when Christ died His physical death on the Cross.
Now this earthquake is nothing when compared to earthquakes in past history, but it is sufficient to finally bring the population of Jerusalem, to faith in Christ.
Primarily a Jewish population, this city will be one of the hold-outs fighting faith in Christ, until this earthquake strikes.
The verse is clear. A tenth of the city will collapse, so the earthquake will be violent enough to bring down buildings and structures. The death count will be seven thousand.
And just as these exact facts have already been recorded now, for a future event, so too, many folks will probably know of this specific prophetic event sequence, and that certainly, along with fear, will bring people to Christ, in what may be the greatest revival of faith in all of Jewish history.
And they will need all of the faith that they can get, because this city is going to become the target of the greatest military attack in all of human history.
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13 And [kai] the same [en] [ekeinos] hour [hora] was there [ginomai] a great [megas] earthquake, [seismos] and [kai] the tenth part [dekatos] of the city [polis] fell, [pipto] and [kai] in [en] the earthquake [seismos] were slain [apokteino] [onoma] of men [anthropos] seven [hepta] thousand: [chilias] and [kai] the remnant [loipoy] were [ginomai] affrighted, [emphobos] and [kai] gave [didomi] glory [doxa] to the God [theos] of heaven. [ouranos] KJV-Interlinear
13 And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; and seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. NASB
The two witnesses are Hebrew and therefore point to the Jewish community, which is an unbelieving people.
The location is Jerusalem, the capital of Israel and the center location of history.
The message is the gospel of Christ, of which will be repeated, by these two witnesses, for 1260 days or about three-and-a-half years, and from other sources for a longer length of time.
And during all of that time, those folks will be rejecting the message, with indifference and annoyance, until the two witnesses are actually killed.
Throughout all of this time, there will be the simultaneous disasters and problems of the world, where millions of people will die, where inflation and famine will ravage the planet, where crime and atrocities will abound, and still the local population will remain indifferent toward Christ.
But then after three and a half days, these two witnesses will arise back to life and ascend to heaven before everyone's eyes, and still people will look at the scene with awe but no faith.
Until, that is, the world around them comes crashing down around them, literally.
An earthquake will result immediately, just as it did when Christ died His physical death on the Cross.
Now this earthquake is nothing when compared to earthquakes in past history, but it is sufficient to finally bring the population of Jerusalem, to faith in Christ.
Primarily a Jewish population, this city will be one of the hold-outs fighting faith in Christ, until this earthquake strikes.
The verse is clear. A tenth of the city will collapse, so the earthquake will be violent enough to bring down buildings and structures. The death count will be seven thousand.
And just as these exact facts have already been recorded now, for a future event, so too, many folks will probably know of this specific prophetic event sequence, and that certainly, along with fear, will bring people to Christ, in what may be the greatest revival of faith in all of Jewish history.
And they will need all of the faith that they can get, because this city is going to become the target of the greatest military attack in all of human history.
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Friday, August 6, 2010
Revelation 11:12
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12 And [kai] they heard [akouo] a great [megas] voice [phone] from [ek] heaven [ouranos] saying [lego] unto them, [autos] Come up [anabaino] hither. [hode] And [kai] they ascended up [anabaino] to [eis] heaven [ouranos] in [en] a cloud; [nephele] and [kai] their [autos] enemies [echthros] beheld [theoreo] them. [autos] KJV-Interlinear
12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies beheld them. NASB
They, is an immediate reference to the two witnesses.
The two witnesses heard a voice, not directed to them only, but a voice from heaven, a voice which could be heard by everyone.
The two were killed just three-and-a-half days earlier, in full public view. We can reasonably presume that they would or may be killed with some form of firearm, being shot with bullets and such. So there would be bullet holes and blood and everything that you would expect in a public killing.
A large audience will view this event, and a similarly large audience will witness their being raised from the dead, back to life.
Note one important thing, this is not a resurrection, but a resuscitation. There is a big difference between the two.
Resuscitation means bringing life back into a biological body, where it resumes life as it was before. A resuscitated body is subject to death again, in the normal sense of physical death.
Resurrection is the replacement of the physical body with a new and perfect body which will not and cannot ever die.
Throughout history there are many examples of people who have presumably died, and then came back to life, to live their life and then die a physical death in due course.
Lazarus died, and remained dead for several days, then Jesus brought him back to life. Lazarus was resuscitated, lived his normal life and then died a natural death as everyone does.
These two witnesses, if indeed they are Elijah and Moses, will have already lived their lives thousands of years ago, and were taken from this world in the manner in which we have already studied, and kept by God until the Tribulation. Then, God will bring them back in a manner which is not disclosed to us, then they will conduct their ministry, and then be killed in a very public event.
Their death will be violent enough that everyone can clearly see that they are indeed dead, and not faking it.
God will again, restore them to their physical bodies. They will stand up so that all can clearly see that they are alive, and then God (Christ), will call them (for all to hear) up to heaven, and up they will be lifted out of the sight of all of humanity, and whisked off to heaven.
They will not be resurrected, because their resurrection is with those believers from the Age of Israel, which will occur at the end of the Tribulation, following the Second Advent. This is the third resurrection.
Jesus was the first (first of the first fruits).
Church Age believers are the second resurrection (the rest of the first fruits) which will occur at the Rapture.
Old Testament believers will be resurrected in the third resurrection which will occur after the Second Advent. This also includes all Tribulation believers.
The fourth and final resurrection will be for believers from the Millennium, which will occur at the end of the Millennium.
Each group of believers will receive their Judgment Seat of Christ evaluation immediately following their resurrection.
Both awe and fear and terror will strike the hearts of all who witness their ascension. This combination of emotions will be caused by uncertainty, wonder, and second guessing if they, the public, have not made some big mistake.
But note, this emotional reaction is not followed with faith in Christ. At least not immediately. Yet another big event is required before some (not all) will actually believe in Christ.
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12 And [kai] they heard [akouo] a great [megas] voice [phone] from [ek] heaven [ouranos] saying [lego] unto them, [autos] Come up [anabaino] hither. [hode] And [kai] they ascended up [anabaino] to [eis] heaven [ouranos] in [en] a cloud; [nephele] and [kai] their [autos] enemies [echthros] beheld [theoreo] them. [autos] KJV-Interlinear
12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies beheld them. NASB
They, is an immediate reference to the two witnesses.
The two witnesses heard a voice, not directed to them only, but a voice from heaven, a voice which could be heard by everyone.
The two were killed just three-and-a-half days earlier, in full public view. We can reasonably presume that they would or may be killed with some form of firearm, being shot with bullets and such. So there would be bullet holes and blood and everything that you would expect in a public killing.
A large audience will view this event, and a similarly large audience will witness their being raised from the dead, back to life.
Note one important thing, this is not a resurrection, but a resuscitation. There is a big difference between the two.
Resuscitation means bringing life back into a biological body, where it resumes life as it was before. A resuscitated body is subject to death again, in the normal sense of physical death.
Resurrection is the replacement of the physical body with a new and perfect body which will not and cannot ever die.
Throughout history there are many examples of people who have presumably died, and then came back to life, to live their life and then die a physical death in due course.
Lazarus died, and remained dead for several days, then Jesus brought him back to life. Lazarus was resuscitated, lived his normal life and then died a natural death as everyone does.
These two witnesses, if indeed they are Elijah and Moses, will have already lived their lives thousands of years ago, and were taken from this world in the manner in which we have already studied, and kept by God until the Tribulation. Then, God will bring them back in a manner which is not disclosed to us, then they will conduct their ministry, and then be killed in a very public event.
Their death will be violent enough that everyone can clearly see that they are indeed dead, and not faking it.
God will again, restore them to their physical bodies. They will stand up so that all can clearly see that they are alive, and then God (Christ), will call them (for all to hear) up to heaven, and up they will be lifted out of the sight of all of humanity, and whisked off to heaven.
They will not be resurrected, because their resurrection is with those believers from the Age of Israel, which will occur at the end of the Tribulation, following the Second Advent. This is the third resurrection.
Jesus was the first (first of the first fruits).
Church Age believers are the second resurrection (the rest of the first fruits) which will occur at the Rapture.
Old Testament believers will be resurrected in the third resurrection which will occur after the Second Advent. This also includes all Tribulation believers.
The fourth and final resurrection will be for believers from the Millennium, which will occur at the end of the Millennium.
Each group of believers will receive their Judgment Seat of Christ evaluation immediately following their resurrection.
Both awe and fear and terror will strike the hearts of all who witness their ascension. This combination of emotions will be caused by uncertainty, wonder, and second guessing if they, the public, have not made some big mistake.
But note, this emotional reaction is not followed with faith in Christ. At least not immediately. Yet another big event is required before some (not all) will actually believe in Christ.
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Revelation 11:11
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11 And [kai] after [meta] three [treis] days [hemera] and [kai] an half [hemisu] the Spirit [pneuma] of life [zoe] from [ek] God [theos] entered [eiserchomai] into [epi] them, [autos] and [kai] they stood [histemi] upon [epi] their [autos] feet; [pous] and [kai] great [megas] fear [phobos] fell [pipto] upon [epi] them which saw [theoreo] them. [autos] KJV-Interlinear
11 And after the three and a half days the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were beholding them. NASB
The physical human body is enabled by biological life. The biological life requires support from some outside force in order to survive.
In the womb, the biological is supported by the mother through the umbilical cord. Outside of the womb, when that cord is cut, then another force is needed in order to support life in the person, and that force is human life, which God breathes into the human soul, which both, reside in the biological body during the time that the individual is alive in this world.
When a person dies, then the soul along with its resident human life, leaves the body. The physical body lacking that support, dies and immediately begins the process of decay. The body returns to the dust from whence it came, and the soul returns to its source, God. That is why we say, ‘Absent from the body and face to face with the Lord.’
The body is not face to face with God, only the soul with its resident human life.
Believers have one more component of life and that is the human spirit, into which eternal life is placed by God, when the person believes in Christ.
Unbelievers do not have a human spirit, and therefore lack eternal life.
Eternal life is the life that is extended by God to believers, allowing them to live in heaven forever, and thus prevents them from dying yet again, as unbelievers will, when they are cast into the Lake of Fire.
These two men are believers in Christ. They are mature believers. When they are killed, God removes their souls and spirits for their bodies. The bodies fall where they stand, and their souls and spirits return to God in complete safety. They will wait in heaven for the required three-and-a-half days, and God will bring them back into their physical bodies, which humanity will see them as coming back to life, and these two men will stand up as though nothing had ever happened to them.
If there are holes and cuts and bruises and such on their bodies, then the wounds will remain and will still be visible.
But then, God commands life, not biology. Jesus once said that He could command rocks to rise into descendants of Abraham. God does not require the physiology that you and I believe in needed in order to support life. Neither is man the origin of human life as so many seem to believe, but God alone is the origin and creator of human life, Gen. 2:7.
Those who see them rise, means that not everyone will see them rise.
The city is about to get hit with a powerful earthquake, so people in the local region will certainly see them rise back to life. And we can presume that everyone who has some semblance of media, whether television, internet, or some other technology, will also see them rise.
And now, they, the viewing public, will experience fear as never before, which seems rather odd since all of these people will have already seen demon hoards, tormentors, disasters as never before recorded in history, half of the worlds population fallen into death for one reason or another, a world in chaos and so forth.
If that did not frighten them, then why would two formerly preaching dead guys coming back to life, frighten them? And not only frighten them, but throw them into total terror, a fear beyond anything that any person has ever experienced.
And the answer to that question is answered in the next verse, which we will study tomorrow.
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11 And [kai] after [meta] three [treis] days [hemera] and [kai] an half [hemisu] the Spirit [pneuma] of life [zoe] from [ek] God [theos] entered [eiserchomai] into [epi] them, [autos] and [kai] they stood [histemi] upon [epi] their [autos] feet; [pous] and [kai] great [megas] fear [phobos] fell [pipto] upon [epi] them which saw [theoreo] them. [autos] KJV-Interlinear
11 And after the three and a half days the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were beholding them. NASB
The physical human body is enabled by biological life. The biological life requires support from some outside force in order to survive.
In the womb, the biological is supported by the mother through the umbilical cord. Outside of the womb, when that cord is cut, then another force is needed in order to support life in the person, and that force is human life, which God breathes into the human soul, which both, reside in the biological body during the time that the individual is alive in this world.
When a person dies, then the soul along with its resident human life, leaves the body. The physical body lacking that support, dies and immediately begins the process of decay. The body returns to the dust from whence it came, and the soul returns to its source, God. That is why we say, ‘Absent from the body and face to face with the Lord.’
The body is not face to face with God, only the soul with its resident human life.
Believers have one more component of life and that is the human spirit, into which eternal life is placed by God, when the person believes in Christ.
Unbelievers do not have a human spirit, and therefore lack eternal life.
Eternal life is the life that is extended by God to believers, allowing them to live in heaven forever, and thus prevents them from dying yet again, as unbelievers will, when they are cast into the Lake of Fire.
These two men are believers in Christ. They are mature believers. When they are killed, God removes their souls and spirits for their bodies. The bodies fall where they stand, and their souls and spirits return to God in complete safety. They will wait in heaven for the required three-and-a-half days, and God will bring them back into their physical bodies, which humanity will see them as coming back to life, and these two men will stand up as though nothing had ever happened to them.
If there are holes and cuts and bruises and such on their bodies, then the wounds will remain and will still be visible.
But then, God commands life, not biology. Jesus once said that He could command rocks to rise into descendants of Abraham. God does not require the physiology that you and I believe in needed in order to support life. Neither is man the origin of human life as so many seem to believe, but God alone is the origin and creator of human life, Gen. 2:7.
Those who see them rise, means that not everyone will see them rise.
The city is about to get hit with a powerful earthquake, so people in the local region will certainly see them rise back to life. And we can presume that everyone who has some semblance of media, whether television, internet, or some other technology, will also see them rise.
And now, they, the viewing public, will experience fear as never before, which seems rather odd since all of these people will have already seen demon hoards, tormentors, disasters as never before recorded in history, half of the worlds population fallen into death for one reason or another, a world in chaos and so forth.
If that did not frighten them, then why would two formerly preaching dead guys coming back to life, frighten them? And not only frighten them, but throw them into total terror, a fear beyond anything that any person has ever experienced.
And the answer to that question is answered in the next verse, which we will study tomorrow.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Revelation 11:10
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10 And [kai] they that dwell [katoikeo] upon [epi] the earth [ge] shall rejoice [chairo] over [epi] them, [autos] and [kai] make merry, [euphraino] and [kai] shall send [pempo] gifts [doron] one to another; [allelon] because [hoti] these [houtos] two [duo] prophets [prophetes] tormented [basanizo] them that dwelt [katoikeo] on [epi] the earth. [ge] KJV-Interlinear
10 And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. NASB
The word for earth, ‘ge,’ is a general word for the land, or for the region. It can also be applied to the entire planet, however in scripture it is generally used for the local area more so than the entire world, Ex 3:8; 13:5; Deut 19:2,10; 28:12; Neh 9:22; Ps 37:9,11,22,29; 66:4; Prov 2:21; 10:30; Joel 1:2, Matt 2:6,20-21; 14:15; Acts 7:7,11,36,40; 13:17.
This suggests to us a couple of things about life in the Tribulation.
First, we know that the tribulation is filled with judgments.
Second, we know that of those judgments, there will be lots of disruption, damage and death scattered across the entire planet.
Third, we know that these two witnesses, will be preaching to the entire world.
Fourth, we know that their ministry will last for 1260 days, or roughly three-and-a-half-years.
Fifth, we know that when their demise occurs, there will be many people of all nations and cultures, in Jerusalem.
Sixth, therefore, we know that somehow, their message will be transmitted or relayed, or transmitted either by mouth or technology, around the entire world.
Seventh, when these two are killed, and their bodies left in the street, then the entire world will not know of it immediately, but the local residents or visitors, will know of it immediately, and the rest of the world will probably hear of it in due course.
We have not yet studied their being raised from the dead, but when that occurs, then some people will respond favorably toward Christ, but most will not. And, then there will be a great earthquake in Jerusalem, where folks will perceive themselves as impervious to disasters.
So, even though the response and reaction to their deaths will eventually be worldwide, the emphasis in this passage is toward the local population in Jerusalem.
When evil people and gossips get together and hound a chosen victim, they celebrate when their victim falls on hard times or difficulties. It has nothing to do with what their victim has done, for most victims do nothing to deserve being targeted as such.
This is no different. The two witnesses, will have been teaching truth, salvation and posing no threat to anyone. However, those who are negative toward God and doctrine, will see their preaching as annoying and a nuisance to their lifestyles. Perceiving truth as a torment, when in fact their own evil is the real tormenting of life.
The rejoicing is not a party atmosphere, but a celebration of sorts, over the demise of something that was really good, but hated by those who are really evil.
Remember when the two towers in New York were crashed into by the planes, and the celebrations that occurred in some countries, because of the deaths of nearly 3000 people? This then is very similar. With no harm done to anyone by the victims, celebrations will spontaneously erupt when they are killed.
Such is the nature of evil and people who reject truth, God, Christ and His message, and His messengers.
To evil people, truth is a nuisance and is annoying to their everyday life.
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10 And [kai] they that dwell [katoikeo] upon [epi] the earth [ge] shall rejoice [chairo] over [epi] them, [autos] and [kai] make merry, [euphraino] and [kai] shall send [pempo] gifts [doron] one to another; [allelon] because [hoti] these [houtos] two [duo] prophets [prophetes] tormented [basanizo] them that dwelt [katoikeo] on [epi] the earth. [ge] KJV-Interlinear
10 And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. NASB
The word for earth, ‘ge,’ is a general word for the land, or for the region. It can also be applied to the entire planet, however in scripture it is generally used for the local area more so than the entire world, Ex 3:8; 13:5; Deut 19:2,10; 28:12; Neh 9:22; Ps 37:9,11,22,29; 66:4; Prov 2:21; 10:30; Joel 1:2, Matt 2:6,20-21; 14:15; Acts 7:7,11,36,40; 13:17.
This suggests to us a couple of things about life in the Tribulation.
First, we know that the tribulation is filled with judgments.
Second, we know that of those judgments, there will be lots of disruption, damage and death scattered across the entire planet.
Third, we know that these two witnesses, will be preaching to the entire world.
Fourth, we know that their ministry will last for 1260 days, or roughly three-and-a-half-years.
Fifth, we know that when their demise occurs, there will be many people of all nations and cultures, in Jerusalem.
Sixth, therefore, we know that somehow, their message will be transmitted or relayed, or transmitted either by mouth or technology, around the entire world.
Seventh, when these two are killed, and their bodies left in the street, then the entire world will not know of it immediately, but the local residents or visitors, will know of it immediately, and the rest of the world will probably hear of it in due course.
We have not yet studied their being raised from the dead, but when that occurs, then some people will respond favorably toward Christ, but most will not. And, then there will be a great earthquake in Jerusalem, where folks will perceive themselves as impervious to disasters.
So, even though the response and reaction to their deaths will eventually be worldwide, the emphasis in this passage is toward the local population in Jerusalem.
When evil people and gossips get together and hound a chosen victim, they celebrate when their victim falls on hard times or difficulties. It has nothing to do with what their victim has done, for most victims do nothing to deserve being targeted as such.
This is no different. The two witnesses, will have been teaching truth, salvation and posing no threat to anyone. However, those who are negative toward God and doctrine, will see their preaching as annoying and a nuisance to their lifestyles. Perceiving truth as a torment, when in fact their own evil is the real tormenting of life.
The rejoicing is not a party atmosphere, but a celebration of sorts, over the demise of something that was really good, but hated by those who are really evil.
Remember when the two towers in New York were crashed into by the planes, and the celebrations that occurred in some countries, because of the deaths of nearly 3000 people? This then is very similar. With no harm done to anyone by the victims, celebrations will spontaneously erupt when they are killed.
Such is the nature of evil and people who reject truth, God, Christ and His message, and His messengers.
To evil people, truth is a nuisance and is annoying to their everyday life.
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Revelation 11:9
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9 And [kai] they [blepo] of [ek] the people [laos] and [kai] kindreds [phule] and [kai] tongues [glossa] and [kai] nations [ethnos] shall see [blepo] their [autos] dead bodies [ptoma] three [treis] days [hemera] and [kai] an half, [hemisu] and [kai] shall [aphiemi] not [ou] suffer [aphiemi] their [autos] dead bodies [ptoma] to be put [tithemi] in [eis] graves. [mnema] KJV-Interlinear
9 And those from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. NASB
The phrase, they of the people, indicates that some of the people, but not all of the people. And these would refer to the people that were local to the city in which the two witnesses were killed.
These people will represent many nations and cultures and languages. They will be in Jerusalem for whatever reasons that brought them there, but obviously they will see and be aware of the two witnesses, since the two will have been preaching for 1260 days, or about three-and-a-half-years.
Their ministry will have attracted the curiosity of people from all over the world, who will come to the city to see them in person. After all, these two men will have been performing miracles and will have demonstrated powers of defense against attackers and so forth.
And, rather than coming to the city to hear their message, people will come to see their miracles. And, perhaps since this prophecy of their demise could easily be known to everyone, then people may well have come to see them get killed, and/or even be raised back to life.
The next verse shows the reaction that folks will have when that occurs.
The two witnesses, when they are killed, will be left lying in the street where they are killed. People will come to gawk at them. And no one will try to bury them. No one will be allowed to bury them. They will lay there for three-and-a-half-days.
And even if people know of their predicted deaths, and should also know of their being raised back to life, most folks choose to believe and remember only what they want to believe and remember.
Many folks unfortunately are very selective about things in life, and live life only for the entertainment value of events, never learning from them.
The power of their message was not sufficient to get folks to believe in Christ. The power of the many judgments that will have occurred during that same timeframe, will not be sufficient to get people to believe in Christ. And yet there will still be some who will believe, but only if something even more threatening occurs. And that something, is coming up in the next couple of verses.
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9 And [kai] they [blepo] of [ek] the people [laos] and [kai] kindreds [phule] and [kai] tongues [glossa] and [kai] nations [ethnos] shall see [blepo] their [autos] dead bodies [ptoma] three [treis] days [hemera] and [kai] an half, [hemisu] and [kai] shall [aphiemi] not [ou] suffer [aphiemi] their [autos] dead bodies [ptoma] to be put [tithemi] in [eis] graves. [mnema] KJV-Interlinear
9 And those from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. NASB
The phrase, they of the people, indicates that some of the people, but not all of the people. And these would refer to the people that were local to the city in which the two witnesses were killed.
These people will represent many nations and cultures and languages. They will be in Jerusalem for whatever reasons that brought them there, but obviously they will see and be aware of the two witnesses, since the two will have been preaching for 1260 days, or about three-and-a-half-years.
Their ministry will have attracted the curiosity of people from all over the world, who will come to the city to see them in person. After all, these two men will have been performing miracles and will have demonstrated powers of defense against attackers and so forth.
And, rather than coming to the city to hear their message, people will come to see their miracles. And, perhaps since this prophecy of their demise could easily be known to everyone, then people may well have come to see them get killed, and/or even be raised back to life.
The next verse shows the reaction that folks will have when that occurs.
The two witnesses, when they are killed, will be left lying in the street where they are killed. People will come to gawk at them. And no one will try to bury them. No one will be allowed to bury them. They will lay there for three-and-a-half-days.
And even if people know of their predicted deaths, and should also know of their being raised back to life, most folks choose to believe and remember only what they want to believe and remember.
Many folks unfortunately are very selective about things in life, and live life only for the entertainment value of events, never learning from them.
The power of their message was not sufficient to get folks to believe in Christ. The power of the many judgments that will have occurred during that same timeframe, will not be sufficient to get people to believe in Christ. And yet there will still be some who will believe, but only if something even more threatening occurs. And that something, is coming up in the next couple of verses.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Revelation 11:8
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8 And [kai] their [autos] dead bodies [ptoma] shall lie in [epi] the street [plateia] of the great [megas] city, [polis] which [hostis] spiritually [pneumatikos] is called [kaleo] Sodom [Sodoma] and [kai] Egypt, [Aiguptos] where [hopou] also [kai] our [hemon] Lord [kurios] was crucified. [stauroo] KJV-Interlinear
8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which mystically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. NASB
The city is identified. The city where Jesus was crucified, namely Jerusalem. However, the Jerusalem of which God speaks in the Psalms, the city of David, the city of peace, the future capital of the Kingdom of Christ, has long since forgotten its heritage, and has long since abandoned is honor.
For 1260 days, Gods two witnesses will preach the gospel of Christ, that all who would believe would be saved.
They will be met with harassment, ridicule, and attempts on their life. And finally, when their allotted time is up, God will allow the citizens of the city, led by a beast of evil, to kill them.
Under normal circumstances, the dead are treated with respect and honor and buried in a dignified manner, however the two witnesses will be left in the street where they will fall, to rot in the sun, in a most undignified manner.
They will be left on the street of the ‘great city.’
This is a reference to how the citizens of the city see themselves, with greatness.
As they treat the dead bodies with contempt, so too, the citizens who view the bodies, will treat Gods message with contempt. For three and a half years, they will have heard the gospel, seen the miracles performed by the two witnesses, and just as the crowds who saw the miracles of Jesus, rejected Him, so those people will reject His message through these two witnesses.
They think highly of their city, but in fact it is degenerate to the core, as represented by the comparisons to Sodom and Egypt. Both are typified by vulgar sin and slavery.
The people are both sinful, and enslaved by their own sins. The two witnesses were there to free them, but were killed instead. Remind you of anyone in particular, from about 2000 years ago?
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8 And [kai] their [autos] dead bodies [ptoma] shall lie in [epi] the street [plateia] of the great [megas] city, [polis] which [hostis] spiritually [pneumatikos] is called [kaleo] Sodom [Sodoma] and [kai] Egypt, [Aiguptos] where [hopou] also [kai] our [hemon] Lord [kurios] was crucified. [stauroo] KJV-Interlinear
8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which mystically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. NASB
The city is identified. The city where Jesus was crucified, namely Jerusalem. However, the Jerusalem of which God speaks in the Psalms, the city of David, the city of peace, the future capital of the Kingdom of Christ, has long since forgotten its heritage, and has long since abandoned is honor.
For 1260 days, Gods two witnesses will preach the gospel of Christ, that all who would believe would be saved.
They will be met with harassment, ridicule, and attempts on their life. And finally, when their allotted time is up, God will allow the citizens of the city, led by a beast of evil, to kill them.
Under normal circumstances, the dead are treated with respect and honor and buried in a dignified manner, however the two witnesses will be left in the street where they will fall, to rot in the sun, in a most undignified manner.
They will be left on the street of the ‘great city.’
This is a reference to how the citizens of the city see themselves, with greatness.
As they treat the dead bodies with contempt, so too, the citizens who view the bodies, will treat Gods message with contempt. For three and a half years, they will have heard the gospel, seen the miracles performed by the two witnesses, and just as the crowds who saw the miracles of Jesus, rejected Him, so those people will reject His message through these two witnesses.
They think highly of their city, but in fact it is degenerate to the core, as represented by the comparisons to Sodom and Egypt. Both are typified by vulgar sin and slavery.
The people are both sinful, and enslaved by their own sins. The two witnesses were there to free them, but were killed instead. Remind you of anyone in particular, from about 2000 years ago?
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Revelation 11:7
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7 And [kai] when [hotan] they shall have finished [teleo] their [autos] testimony, [marturia] the beast [therion] that ascendeth [anabaino] out of [ek] the bottomless pit [abussos] shall make [poieo] war [polemos] against [meta] them, [autos] and [kai] shall overcome [nikao] them, [autos] and [kai] kill [apokteino] them. [autos] KJV-Interlinear
7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. NASB
The two witnesses will teach and preach the gospel and doctrine for 1260 days. During that time, nothing and no one can bring harm of any kind, to them.
God has a purpose in life, and that purpose is to get the truth to everyone, such that everyone will have the opportunity to hear truth, and decide what they will do about it.
Evil, on the other hand, tries to do its will in secret, in deceit, by devious methods, and out of sight of everyone. Evil cannot stand on its own when people know the facts and have a clear choice.
Truth on the other hand, stands on its own, and does not need to hide its purpose, but is open and in plain sight of all.
Jesus Christ controls history. Jesus Christ can accomplish things by means of something, or without means. He created the universe out of nothing. He accomplished it by His own will. He created Adam’s body from the dust. He accomplished that creation by using dust.
Christ can use tools or no tools to accomplish His purpose. His lack of using tools, does not mean that he cannot do something, only that His purpose does not require them. His lack of accomplishing something does not mean that he cannot accomplish it.
There is a great deal of evil and suffering in the world. God could surely end it all in a heartbeat, but he chooses not to, because history and the angelic conflict must run its course to the last person born in the last generation of history. To end it all prematurely, would deny all of those future people who would believe in Him, the opportunity of eternal life, blessings and so forth.
Even though evil runs rampant in the world, and seems as though it is in control, it is not. God often times permits the free will of man to run its course.
Likewise, when God has a purpose to accomplish, then nothing will be able to interfere with it, until Gods purpose has run, its course.
And here, within our study, we have a world that has totally flipped off its rocker. God places two individuals in the middle of chaos and judgment so that they can deliver His message to a world gone mad. This is, so that people will have the opportunity to hear the gospel and be saved. Whereas evil is going out of its way to prevent the message of truth, in its attempt to cause everyone to lose out on salvation.
For 1260 days straight, God prevents harm in every form, from coming to His messengers.
And remember that anyone who attempts or even orders harm to the two witnesses, will die.
So, when the 1260 days has run its course, then guess who comes crawling up out of his little hole of evil, to fight the two witnesses?
Here, for the first time in this book, the term beast, is used. And even though it refers to a specific individual, that individual is not identified except in terms of where he comes from, namely out of the Abyss.
So the emphasis is not on the person, but his origin, the Abyss, which represents the quintessence of evil in its worst, worst, worst of forms.
The contrast here is, God bringing good, and evil trying to take it away.
But not until the full course of their ministry is competed does this evil beast, approach them and kill them.
But why do they die? God accomplishes His purpose both in life and in death. Whereas many did not receive Christ as savior during their evangelism, however many will in fact believe in Christ after their death. And that study is just a few verses away.
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7 And [kai] when [hotan] they shall have finished [teleo] their [autos] testimony, [marturia] the beast [therion] that ascendeth [anabaino] out of [ek] the bottomless pit [abussos] shall make [poieo] war [polemos] against [meta] them, [autos] and [kai] shall overcome [nikao] them, [autos] and [kai] kill [apokteino] them. [autos] KJV-Interlinear
7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. NASB
The two witnesses will teach and preach the gospel and doctrine for 1260 days. During that time, nothing and no one can bring harm of any kind, to them.
God has a purpose in life, and that purpose is to get the truth to everyone, such that everyone will have the opportunity to hear truth, and decide what they will do about it.
Evil, on the other hand, tries to do its will in secret, in deceit, by devious methods, and out of sight of everyone. Evil cannot stand on its own when people know the facts and have a clear choice.
Truth on the other hand, stands on its own, and does not need to hide its purpose, but is open and in plain sight of all.
Jesus Christ controls history. Jesus Christ can accomplish things by means of something, or without means. He created the universe out of nothing. He accomplished it by His own will. He created Adam’s body from the dust. He accomplished that creation by using dust.
Christ can use tools or no tools to accomplish His purpose. His lack of using tools, does not mean that he cannot do something, only that His purpose does not require them. His lack of accomplishing something does not mean that he cannot accomplish it.
There is a great deal of evil and suffering in the world. God could surely end it all in a heartbeat, but he chooses not to, because history and the angelic conflict must run its course to the last person born in the last generation of history. To end it all prematurely, would deny all of those future people who would believe in Him, the opportunity of eternal life, blessings and so forth.
Even though evil runs rampant in the world, and seems as though it is in control, it is not. God often times permits the free will of man to run its course.
Likewise, when God has a purpose to accomplish, then nothing will be able to interfere with it, until Gods purpose has run, its course.
And here, within our study, we have a world that has totally flipped off its rocker. God places two individuals in the middle of chaos and judgment so that they can deliver His message to a world gone mad. This is, so that people will have the opportunity to hear the gospel and be saved. Whereas evil is going out of its way to prevent the message of truth, in its attempt to cause everyone to lose out on salvation.
For 1260 days straight, God prevents harm in every form, from coming to His messengers.
And remember that anyone who attempts or even orders harm to the two witnesses, will die.
So, when the 1260 days has run its course, then guess who comes crawling up out of his little hole of evil, to fight the two witnesses?
Here, for the first time in this book, the term beast, is used. And even though it refers to a specific individual, that individual is not identified except in terms of where he comes from, namely out of the Abyss.
So the emphasis is not on the person, but his origin, the Abyss, which represents the quintessence of evil in its worst, worst, worst of forms.
The contrast here is, God bringing good, and evil trying to take it away.
But not until the full course of their ministry is competed does this evil beast, approach them and kill them.
But why do they die? God accomplishes His purpose both in life and in death. Whereas many did not receive Christ as savior during their evangelism, however many will in fact believe in Christ after their death. And that study is just a few verses away.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Revelation 11:6
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6 These [houtos] have [echo] power [exousia] to shut [kleio] heaven, [ouranos] that [hina me] it rain [brecho] [huetos] not [hina me] in [en] the days [hemera] of their [autos] prophecy: [propheteia] and [kai] have [echo] power [exousia] over [epi] waters [hudor] to turn [strepho] them [autos] to [eis] blood, [haima] and [kai] to smite [patasso] the earth [ge] with all [pas] plagues, [plege] as often [hosakis] as [ean] they will. [thelo] KJV-Interlinear
6 These have the power to shut up the sky, in order that rain may not fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they desire. NASB
Not only can these two not be harmed, but they will grab the attention of the entire world with their abilities to stop or start all rainfall, turn the worlds water supplies into blood rendering them undrinkable and unusable, and cause the spreading of plagues of every type imaginable.
All of this with the mere command of their voices.
During the days of their prophesying, means two things. Their ministry will last for 1260 days, which refers to the days of their prophesying. But also, on the days that they actually teach or preach, that too is a reference to the days of their prophesying.
Presumably they will be standing outside and teaching while various media outlets or resources that they may have at their disposal, will be broadcasting their message to the entire world. Their message of the gospel and judgment is not limited to only the Jews. Everyone around the world will hear them.
Their power will wreck havoc all over the world, sufficient enough to get everyone's attention.
With all of the problems that the world is already having because of the judgments, this will add only more heartache to everyone as the world continues to reject Christ.
The power of these two witnesses is not simply an all or nothing power, but they may initiate any of their powers anytime at anyone, anywhere.
The phrase, as often as they will, means simply that. God has given to them not only the power, but the freedom to apply their powers at their own discretion.
God knows exactly what they will do and when and where and for how long and so forth, and they will do exactly what God intends of them to do without even being told or instructed.
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6 These [houtos] have [echo] power [exousia] to shut [kleio] heaven, [ouranos] that [hina me] it rain [brecho] [huetos] not [hina me] in [en] the days [hemera] of their [autos] prophecy: [propheteia] and [kai] have [echo] power [exousia] over [epi] waters [hudor] to turn [strepho] them [autos] to [eis] blood, [haima] and [kai] to smite [patasso] the earth [ge] with all [pas] plagues, [plege] as often [hosakis] as [ean] they will. [thelo] KJV-Interlinear
6 These have the power to shut up the sky, in order that rain may not fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they desire. NASB
Not only can these two not be harmed, but they will grab the attention of the entire world with their abilities to stop or start all rainfall, turn the worlds water supplies into blood rendering them undrinkable and unusable, and cause the spreading of plagues of every type imaginable.
All of this with the mere command of their voices.
During the days of their prophesying, means two things. Their ministry will last for 1260 days, which refers to the days of their prophesying. But also, on the days that they actually teach or preach, that too is a reference to the days of their prophesying.
Presumably they will be standing outside and teaching while various media outlets or resources that they may have at their disposal, will be broadcasting their message to the entire world. Their message of the gospel and judgment is not limited to only the Jews. Everyone around the world will hear them.
Their power will wreck havoc all over the world, sufficient enough to get everyone's attention.
With all of the problems that the world is already having because of the judgments, this will add only more heartache to everyone as the world continues to reject Christ.
The power of these two witnesses is not simply an all or nothing power, but they may initiate any of their powers anytime at anyone, anywhere.
The phrase, as often as they will, means simply that. God has given to them not only the power, but the freedom to apply their powers at their own discretion.
God knows exactly what they will do and when and where and for how long and so forth, and they will do exactly what God intends of them to do without even being told or instructed.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Revelation 11:5
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5 And [kai] if any man [ei tis] [autos] will [thelo] hurt [adikeo] them, [autos] fire [pur] proceedeth [ekporeuomai] out of [ek] their [autos] mouth, [stoma] and [kai] devoureth [katesthio] their [autos] enemies: [echthros] and [kai] if any man [ei tis] will [thelo] hurt [adikeo] them, [autos] he must [dei] in this manner [houto] be killed. [apokteino] KJV-Interlinear
5 And if anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds out of their mouth and devours their enemies; and if anyone would desire to harm them, in this manner he must be killed. NASB
Sometimes the Bible speaks in terms of symbolism, and sometimes it speaks in terms that are quite literal. The phrase, fire proceeds out of their mouth, can be viewed both ways here.
God has used fire to incinerate His enemies in many situations, Lev 10:2; Num 11:1; 16:35; Ps 106:17-18.
And these two witnesses will have sufficient powers and abilities to prevent anyone from stopping their full ministry during the entire 1260 days that God has given to them.
But note, this verse states clearly that anyone who tries to bring them harm or even if anyone wants them harmed, then the same wish or attempt intended for the two witnesses will go right back on the perpetrator.
Be careful what you wish for!
Note something very subtle here. The anti-christ has virtually unlimited power. He could easily order the two witnesses killed, but he does not. Why do you suppose that the order and attempts to kill them, does not come from him, but from others?
Some will know the prophecies, such as this one, but most folks will not know of it. Those underlings who do not know of this prophecy of protection, will try to eliminate the two witnesses, but only to their own surprise and demise.
When we get to the Armageddon study, we will see that the prophecies of the defeat of the southern power, is known by the southern leadership, but they will try to beat the odds anyway.
So, if any person attacks the two, they will be met with fire. End of attack.
If any person wants them killed or issues an order to others to have them killed, in other words, then they will die by the same means as their order.
God knows the orders and attempts that will be made. We do not. But, if you could be a little fly on the wall to listen in, then you would probably hear some of the most interesting conversations ever.
‘Someone needs to do something. But what of the prophecy? Bah! Words that mean nothing. Do it.’
Zap!
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Revelation 11:5
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5 And [kai] if any man [ei tis] [autos] will [thelo] hurt [adikeo] them, [autos] fire [pur] proceedeth [ekporeuomai] out of [ek] their [autos] mouth, [stoma] and [kai] devoureth [katesthio] their [autos] enemies: [echthros] and [kai] if any man [ei tis] will [thelo] hurt [adikeo] them, [autos] he must [dei] in this manner [houto] be killed. [apokteino] KJV-Interlinear
5 And if anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds out of their mouth and devours their enemies; and if anyone would desire to harm them, in this manner he must be killed. NASB
Sometimes the Bible speaks in terms of symbolism, and sometimes it speaks in terms that are quite literal. The phrase, fire proceeds out of their mouth, can be viewed both ways here.
God has used fire to incinerate His enemies in many situations, Lev 10:2; Num 11:1; 16:35; Ps 106:17-18.
And these two witnesses will have sufficient powers and abilities to prevent anyone from stopping their full ministry during the entire 1260 days that God has given to them.
But note, this verse states clearly that anyone who tries to bring them harm or even if anyone wants them harmed, then the same wish or attempt intended for the two witnesses will go right back on the perpetrator.
Be careful what you wish for!
Note something very subtle here. The anti-christ has virtually unlimited power. He could easily order the two witnesses killed, but he does not. Why do you suppose that the order and attempts to kill them, does not come from him, but from others?
Some will know the prophecies, such as this one, but most folks will not know of it. Those underlings who do not know of this prophecy of protection, will try to eliminate the two witnesses, but only to their own surprise and demise.
When we get to the Armageddon study, we will see that the prophecies of the defeat of the southern power, is known by the southern leadership, but they will try to beat the odds anyway.
So, if any person attacks the two, they will be met with fire. End of attack.
If any person wants them killed or issues an order to others to have them killed, in other words, then they will die by the same means as their order.
God knows the orders and attempts that will be made. We do not. But, if you could be a little fly on the wall to listen in, then you would probably hear some of the most interesting conversations ever.
‘Someone needs to do something. But what of the prophecy? Bah! Words that mean nothing. Do it.’
Zap!
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Revelation 11:4
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4 These [houtos] are [eisi] the two [duo] olive [elaia] trees, and [kai] the two [duo] candlesticks [luchnia] standing [histemi] before [enopion] the God [theos] of the earth. [ge] KJV-Interlinear
4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. NASB
Olive trees produce olives, and olives produce olive oil. Olive oil was a common fuel for lamps back in ancient times.
The candlesticks, ‘luchnia,’ refers to lampstands, into which the oil was poured, saturating a wick which was lit and then the burning wick fueled by the oil, provided light.
In order to understand this verse, we need to go back to Zech. 4. However the key verses are found in Zech 4:6, 14.
Zech 4:6
6 Then he answered and said to me, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel saying, 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts. NASB
Zech 4:14
14 Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth." NASB
Now Zechariah was speaking of Joshua the high priest, Zech 3, and Zerubbabel, the political leader, and their rebuilding of the post-exile temple.
However, this passage also refers to the rebuilding of the Millennial Temple as brought about by the national revival caused by the preaching of these two witnesses we have in our current verse.
If indeed these two witnesses are Moses and Elijah, the method of their return is not described. Only that they will be there when the time is right.
They will not be present with guns and bombs, but only with the Word of God. God will grant them with sufficient power to prevent their demise, such that their ministry will last for the full 1260 days.
The lamp stands represent the light of Bible doctrine. The oil represents the power of the Holy Spirit.
The two olive trees connected to the lamp stands, represents the constant pouring out of oil, fueling the lamps which remain lit continuously.
These two witnesses will preach the gospel of Christ, resulting in the greatest revival in all of human history. Most will die as martyrs. Some will survive to fight the anti-christ. Some will survive and remain alive to go into the Millennium.
Therefore, while the world will try everything in its power to destroy Jerusalem, to destroy the Jews, and to destroy these two witnesses, the world will fail. God will succeed by means of the spoken word alone, 'Not by might nor by power [worldly], but by My Spirit.'
And so a great revival, the greatest in Jewish history, will result in huge numbers of Jewish persons believing in Christ.
Standing before God, means that they will be preaching and teaching truth, the gospel, and doctrine, with complete support and authorization from God, as His legitimate representatives.
Needless to say, this also implies a vastly larger population total number, as huge numbers will reject Christ, also.
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4 These [houtos] are [eisi] the two [duo] olive [elaia] trees, and [kai] the two [duo] candlesticks [luchnia] standing [histemi] before [enopion] the God [theos] of the earth. [ge] KJV-Interlinear
4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. NASB
Olive trees produce olives, and olives produce olive oil. Olive oil was a common fuel for lamps back in ancient times.
The candlesticks, ‘luchnia,’ refers to lampstands, into which the oil was poured, saturating a wick which was lit and then the burning wick fueled by the oil, provided light.
In order to understand this verse, we need to go back to Zech. 4. However the key verses are found in Zech 4:6, 14.
Zech 4:6
6 Then he answered and said to me, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel saying, 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts. NASB
Zech 4:14
14 Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth." NASB
Now Zechariah was speaking of Joshua the high priest, Zech 3, and Zerubbabel, the political leader, and their rebuilding of the post-exile temple.
However, this passage also refers to the rebuilding of the Millennial Temple as brought about by the national revival caused by the preaching of these two witnesses we have in our current verse.
If indeed these two witnesses are Moses and Elijah, the method of their return is not described. Only that they will be there when the time is right.
They will not be present with guns and bombs, but only with the Word of God. God will grant them with sufficient power to prevent their demise, such that their ministry will last for the full 1260 days.
The lamp stands represent the light of Bible doctrine. The oil represents the power of the Holy Spirit.
The two olive trees connected to the lamp stands, represents the constant pouring out of oil, fueling the lamps which remain lit continuously.
These two witnesses will preach the gospel of Christ, resulting in the greatest revival in all of human history. Most will die as martyrs. Some will survive to fight the anti-christ. Some will survive and remain alive to go into the Millennium.
Therefore, while the world will try everything in its power to destroy Jerusalem, to destroy the Jews, and to destroy these two witnesses, the world will fail. God will succeed by means of the spoken word alone, 'Not by might nor by power [worldly], but by My Spirit.'
And so a great revival, the greatest in Jewish history, will result in huge numbers of Jewish persons believing in Christ.
Standing before God, means that they will be preaching and teaching truth, the gospel, and doctrine, with complete support and authorization from God, as His legitimate representatives.
Needless to say, this also implies a vastly larger population total number, as huge numbers will reject Christ, also.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Revelation 11:3
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3 And [kai] I will give [didomi] power unto my [mou] two [duo] witnesses, [martus] and [kai] they shall prophesy [propheteuo] a thousand [chilioi] two hundred [diakosioi] and threescore [hexekonta] days, [hemera] clothed in [periballo] sackcloth. [sakkos] KJV-Interlinear
3 "And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." NASB
The Jewish calendar back in ancient times, was based on the lunar activity of the moon, which typically ran twelve or thirteen months of thirty days each.
Our calendar is based on the solar year which is 365 days, which we adjust by one day every four years in order to keep the calendar and sun and moon synchronized.
Te Jewish calendar was adjusted every second or third year, when they added a second, twelfth month, in order to keep their year in sync with the solar year.
In the previous verse, John used the terminology of forty-two months, typically a gentile term, because he was speaking of the outer court and gentiles.
In this verse, John speaks of 1260 days, in parallel with the Jewish calendar, because he is speaking of the two witnesses, both Jewish or Hebrew, if you will, to connect them with their respective dating system.
The reference to 1260 days is an exact count in the number of days. The reference to forty-two months could refer to 1277 or perhaps 1278 days, depending on the exact month and day that the temple is blasphemed. The forty-two month timeframe is more general, whereas the 1260 day timeframe is precise.
However, these two timeframes may not necessarily coincide exactly together. John gives us two different timeframe references, meaning that they are not precisely in sync, but they are both connected with the trampling of the temple concept, as well as the troubled world desperately needing salvation, both of which we have studied in recent verses.
The temple will be disgraced at the mid-point in the Tribulation, and the Tribulation will end in forty-two months with Armageddon and the Second Advent. Remember too, that the mid-point may not be a precise mid-point, but a general timeframe between the third and fourth year of the Tribulation.
For all of the events for these two witnesses to occur, they most likely will be removed from the scene sometime prior to the very end days of the Tribulation. It will take some time for nations to declare war, organize, invade, and so forth. And that does not occur in a single day but over a period of several weeks or months time, most likely. This again, will depend on how well organized or disorganized the militarization of the world comes together in those latter days.
Remember, that by the end of the Tribulation, nearly all of the judgments will have been completed, well over half of the worlds population will already be dead, communications and public services will not be at their best, for obvious reasons, and general chaos will be the order of the day.
The world will however, still be able to view the dead bodies of these two witnesses, from all over the world, so satellite television or some other technology will still be operational for people to use, when that time comes.
The two witnesses will be wearing sackcloth, the clothing of mourning, distress, grieving. The world is in the midst of judgment and these two will be teaching the gospel, and preaching judgment for a world that has been filled with evil and currently undergoing terrible pain, suffering and grieving.
As for the identities of these two individuals, tradition has it that Moses and Elijah will be the ones who will return and become Gods witnesses in those days. This is derived from several scriptures, Zech. 4, Mal 4:5 Deut 18:15,18, John 1:21; 6:14; 7:40, Matt 11:14, Luke 1:17. And due to the unusual nature of both of their deaths, Elijah never died, but was transported to heaven in a fiery chariot, 2 Kings 2:11-12, and God supernaturally buried Moses body in a secret location, Deut 34:5-6; Jude 9. Both participated in the transfiguration of Jesus.
Whether these are actually Moses and Elijah or not is not really relevant, since an unbelieving world which rejects Christ, would also reject their identities. Some, however, will believe in Christ.
John does not identify them as such, but does refer to identities that are far more important, which we will cover in the next verse.
Even though there will be massive violence occurring worldwide, the gospel from these two witnesses and from the 144,000 evangelists and other sources, will still occur, and will still be effective, regardless of what the world does in trying to prevent their message.
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3 And [kai] I will give [didomi] power unto my [mou] two [duo] witnesses, [martus] and [kai] they shall prophesy [propheteuo] a thousand [chilioi] two hundred [diakosioi] and threescore [hexekonta] days, [hemera] clothed in [periballo] sackcloth. [sakkos] KJV-Interlinear
3 "And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." NASB
The Jewish calendar back in ancient times, was based on the lunar activity of the moon, which typically ran twelve or thirteen months of thirty days each.
Our calendar is based on the solar year which is 365 days, which we adjust by one day every four years in order to keep the calendar and sun and moon synchronized.
Te Jewish calendar was adjusted every second or third year, when they added a second, twelfth month, in order to keep their year in sync with the solar year.
In the previous verse, John used the terminology of forty-two months, typically a gentile term, because he was speaking of the outer court and gentiles.
In this verse, John speaks of 1260 days, in parallel with the Jewish calendar, because he is speaking of the two witnesses, both Jewish or Hebrew, if you will, to connect them with their respective dating system.
The reference to 1260 days is an exact count in the number of days. The reference to forty-two months could refer to 1277 or perhaps 1278 days, depending on the exact month and day that the temple is blasphemed. The forty-two month timeframe is more general, whereas the 1260 day timeframe is precise.
However, these two timeframes may not necessarily coincide exactly together. John gives us two different timeframe references, meaning that they are not precisely in sync, but they are both connected with the trampling of the temple concept, as well as the troubled world desperately needing salvation, both of which we have studied in recent verses.
The temple will be disgraced at the mid-point in the Tribulation, and the Tribulation will end in forty-two months with Armageddon and the Second Advent. Remember too, that the mid-point may not be a precise mid-point, but a general timeframe between the third and fourth year of the Tribulation.
For all of the events for these two witnesses to occur, they most likely will be removed from the scene sometime prior to the very end days of the Tribulation. It will take some time for nations to declare war, organize, invade, and so forth. And that does not occur in a single day but over a period of several weeks or months time, most likely. This again, will depend on how well organized or disorganized the militarization of the world comes together in those latter days.
Remember, that by the end of the Tribulation, nearly all of the judgments will have been completed, well over half of the worlds population will already be dead, communications and public services will not be at their best, for obvious reasons, and general chaos will be the order of the day.
The world will however, still be able to view the dead bodies of these two witnesses, from all over the world, so satellite television or some other technology will still be operational for people to use, when that time comes.
The two witnesses will be wearing sackcloth, the clothing of mourning, distress, grieving. The world is in the midst of judgment and these two will be teaching the gospel, and preaching judgment for a world that has been filled with evil and currently undergoing terrible pain, suffering and grieving.
As for the identities of these two individuals, tradition has it that Moses and Elijah will be the ones who will return and become Gods witnesses in those days. This is derived from several scriptures, Zech. 4, Mal 4:5 Deut 18:15,18, John 1:21; 6:14; 7:40, Matt 11:14, Luke 1:17. And due to the unusual nature of both of their deaths, Elijah never died, but was transported to heaven in a fiery chariot, 2 Kings 2:11-12, and God supernaturally buried Moses body in a secret location, Deut 34:5-6; Jude 9. Both participated in the transfiguration of Jesus.
Whether these are actually Moses and Elijah or not is not really relevant, since an unbelieving world which rejects Christ, would also reject their identities. Some, however, will believe in Christ.
John does not identify them as such, but does refer to identities that are far more important, which we will cover in the next verse.
Even though there will be massive violence occurring worldwide, the gospel from these two witnesses and from the 144,000 evangelists and other sources, will still occur, and will still be effective, regardless of what the world does in trying to prevent their message.
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Revelation 11:2
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2 But [kai] the court [aule] which [ho] is without [exothen] [esothen] the temple [naos] leave [ekballo] out, [exo] and [kai] measure [metreo] it [autos] not; [me] for [hoti] it is given [didomi] unto the Gentiles: [ethnos] and [kai] the holy [hagios] city [polis] shall they tread under foot [pateo] forty [tessarakonta] and two [duo] months. [men] KJV-Interlinear
2 "And leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. NASB
Only during the dispensation of the Age of Israel, is there a distinction made between Jews and Gentiles. During our dispensation, the Church Age, that distinction is removed, being neither Jews nor Gentile during our era, Col. 3:11.
The Church Age terminates when the Rapture occurs. All believers who have lived during our era, which has lasted for over 1900 years and still counting, will be removed in a twinkling of an eye, up into the clouds where we will meet Christ, and then whisked off to heaven.
Those left behind on the earth will all be unbelievers at that moment in time. The Age of Israel, which our dispensation interrupted, will resume with seven years remaining in its era. The seven year period is called the Tribulation.
The first half of that seven year period (forty-two months) is called Satan’s failed utopia. The last half of that seven year period (forty-two months) is called the Great Tribulation.
At the mid-point in the seven year period, the anti-christ will desolate the newly rebuilt Temple during its dedication. This mid-point event will mark that mid-point in the Tribulation, leaving forty-two months remaining. By this act, people will know the amount of time remaining.
But remember that during the first half of the Tribulation, a huge number of people will die (one-fourth of the world) at the hands of the anti-christs failed policies. There will be many devastating disasters. It would easily be possible that folks may actually lose track of time on the calendar because of all of those events.
But when the temple is dedicated and the anti-christ desolates it, then people will know with certainty exactly where they are during these last years of that era. The desecration is described by Jesus in Matt. 24:15-20.
And now, John records the measuring of the temple, Christ’s accounting of those who belong to Him, as opposed to those (unbelievers) who will refuse to believe.
The outer court was the area outside of the Temple proper. Unbelievers, described as gentiles, were forbidden to enter into the Temple. Only those who have believed in Christ may enter into a relationship with God.
Unbelievers were forbidden to enter into the temple and were restricted to the areas outside of the temple, indicating their refusal to believe in Christ. Their efforts and ideas and inventions of truth were never allowed to mix with truth.
So, in these verses, John indicates that Christ is now clarifying who has believed, or will believe, and separating them out from those who will never believe.
We have had the seven seals broken revealing all that has been written, will come into being.
We have had six of the seven trumpets announcing that the time of the end is approaching, fast approaching.
There is a pause between the sixth and the seventh trumpet wherein Christ is now revealing the battle lines and who is on which side.
At the mid-point of the Tribulation, the anti-christ will desolate the temple, and that will mark the time for the next forty-two months when evil will trample the temple, the Jews, and the peoples of the world, especially Christians.
In times past in history, the Jews have been the target of horrendous atrocities, however during these forty-two months, the last half of the Tribulation, the atrocities brought against the Jews will be the worst ever in all of human history.
The word for tread under foot, ‘pateo,’ means to literally stamp or pound into dust or nothingness, to destroy, to obliterate such that, what was before, will be totally unrecognizable and unidentifiable.
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2 But [kai] the court [aule] which [ho] is without [exothen] [esothen] the temple [naos] leave [ekballo] out, [exo] and [kai] measure [metreo] it [autos] not; [me] for [hoti] it is given [didomi] unto the Gentiles: [ethnos] and [kai] the holy [hagios] city [polis] shall they tread under foot [pateo] forty [tessarakonta] and two [duo] months. [men] KJV-Interlinear
2 "And leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. NASB
Only during the dispensation of the Age of Israel, is there a distinction made between Jews and Gentiles. During our dispensation, the Church Age, that distinction is removed, being neither Jews nor Gentile during our era, Col. 3:11.
The Church Age terminates when the Rapture occurs. All believers who have lived during our era, which has lasted for over 1900 years and still counting, will be removed in a twinkling of an eye, up into the clouds where we will meet Christ, and then whisked off to heaven.
Those left behind on the earth will all be unbelievers at that moment in time. The Age of Israel, which our dispensation interrupted, will resume with seven years remaining in its era. The seven year period is called the Tribulation.
The first half of that seven year period (forty-two months) is called Satan’s failed utopia. The last half of that seven year period (forty-two months) is called the Great Tribulation.
At the mid-point in the seven year period, the anti-christ will desolate the newly rebuilt Temple during its dedication. This mid-point event will mark that mid-point in the Tribulation, leaving forty-two months remaining. By this act, people will know the amount of time remaining.
But remember that during the first half of the Tribulation, a huge number of people will die (one-fourth of the world) at the hands of the anti-christs failed policies. There will be many devastating disasters. It would easily be possible that folks may actually lose track of time on the calendar because of all of those events.
But when the temple is dedicated and the anti-christ desolates it, then people will know with certainty exactly where they are during these last years of that era. The desecration is described by Jesus in Matt. 24:15-20.
And now, John records the measuring of the temple, Christ’s accounting of those who belong to Him, as opposed to those (unbelievers) who will refuse to believe.
The outer court was the area outside of the Temple proper. Unbelievers, described as gentiles, were forbidden to enter into the Temple. Only those who have believed in Christ may enter into a relationship with God.
Unbelievers were forbidden to enter into the temple and were restricted to the areas outside of the temple, indicating their refusal to believe in Christ. Their efforts and ideas and inventions of truth were never allowed to mix with truth.
So, in these verses, John indicates that Christ is now clarifying who has believed, or will believe, and separating them out from those who will never believe.
We have had the seven seals broken revealing all that has been written, will come into being.
We have had six of the seven trumpets announcing that the time of the end is approaching, fast approaching.
There is a pause between the sixth and the seventh trumpet wherein Christ is now revealing the battle lines and who is on which side.
At the mid-point of the Tribulation, the anti-christ will desolate the temple, and that will mark the time for the next forty-two months when evil will trample the temple, the Jews, and the peoples of the world, especially Christians.
In times past in history, the Jews have been the target of horrendous atrocities, however during these forty-two months, the last half of the Tribulation, the atrocities brought against the Jews will be the worst ever in all of human history.
The word for tread under foot, ‘pateo,’ means to literally stamp or pound into dust or nothingness, to destroy, to obliterate such that, what was before, will be totally unrecognizable and unidentifiable.
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