Revelation 10; Verses 4-7; The 7th Trumpet; The Oath of the Lord; Completion

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Remember, we're between trumpets 6 and 7 still here, a pause in the action, if you will. Here's another angle showing the absolute emphasis and importance of this time period. The "forest for the trees" are seen here. Then we go back into the details, and the Lord not only gives us detail but outlines them for us.

(Revelation 10:4-7) 4"And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

(In other words, we're not finished yet John, as in verse 11 the Apostle John had to prophesy/teach the rest. Essentially, we have 12 more chapters. Thunder--what comes before thunder? Lightning does.)

(Luke 17:24) "For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day."

(The sound of speed is 767mph. The speed of lightning 671 million mph. So, while reading the story, it may seem slow, but the action is simultaneous at Christ' coming. It is bang/bang.)

Back to Revelation 10:5,

5And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

Also, why we learn the Song of Moses for the end-times. As those who overcome will be singing it.

(Deuteronomy 32:40) "For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever."

(Deuteronomy 32:43) "Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people."

Back to Revelation 10:6,

6And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

(For God's elect. The angel of the LORD (overlooking the whole planet) whom the LORD sent here is raising His hand in oath that God's wrath will surely come to pass. So much so that God took a pause and inserted this into what we call chapter 10 of Revelation. See the reference below for what this is to mean God's people.)

7But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets."(Where? The Old Testament. Woe to those who call themselves teachers and do not teach it. As we see here one in many from the Song of Moses).

Some cross references:

(This is of course the 7th trumpet. What days is that? It is the generation of the parable of the fig tree which is the biggest benchmark Christ gave us. That generation began in 1948, with sign after sign Christ gave us in Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21.)

(Revelation 11:15) "The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”

(This is why it's also called a mystery in I Corinthians 15:51-52.)

(I Corinthians 15:51-52) "Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

(It's not a mystery if you're a Christian. Even still, this resurrection may surely be something we've never experienced before. However, in a sense we have as repentant sinners with a change in heart and mind (going from death to life) and knowing the LORD can accomplish anything. Remember, the Kingdom of Heaven begins within you.)

52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

(Check this out. Here is why God is the author of everything you know or don't know in life. The average human blinks an eye at 300-400 milliseconds. That is 783 mph which is about the same as the speed of sound.)

(The last trump means the furthest one out. The 7th trumpet in Revelation 11:15 is that last trump and is the same trumpet as in I Thessalonians 4:13-18. Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21 among others). The first resurrection is also in Revelation 20:4-6. Revelation 18 and is the fall of Babylon; Revelation 19 and 20 contain the details and happenings in Christ's coming.)

Remember, in I Thessalonians 4:17 He is coming with clouds--that is the cloud of witnesses. Also, refer to Daniel 7:13; Mark 13; Revelation 1:7 among many other references. It is clear there is no rapture/pre-trib rapture.

Reference:

(Hebrews 6:16-18) "For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

(People are adamant and very emphatic when it comes to swearing, an oath. For example now you would hear many things like I swear on my mother's grave from people, etc).

17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us."
(Therefore, how much more with the Lord who will not and cannot lie)!


Amen. †