Let's note: A picture can never do justice. Elder represents forefathers and not exclusive to appearance in age. We know in Spiritual bodies we will be as the angels. The angels always appear in Scripture as young adults.
Picking it up in Revelation 4. An extremely important study as we cover a lot of ground here. Revelation means to reveal/uncover the truth for us now, in the end-times. We're to be sealed with the truth in our foreheads. Of course, stemming from an open and teachable heart. Not bitter towards God, love grown cold. Many would allow a human Doctor to give physical open heart surgery to preserve their life. Will you do the same for Jesus Christ? Your maker, creator (as seen below)?
(Revelation 4:1-4) "After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
Where is John being taken? Some would of course confuse this a pre trib rapture/rapture. But we have totally dispelled that doctrine because the Church is here when the two witnesses here being fed that double pouring of the Holy Spirit. That is between trumpets 6 and 7. Lets' take a look once again,
(Revelation 11:4) "These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth."
The candlesticks are of course the Churches. The two Churches Christ approves being fed the Holy Spirit, a double pouring. This also seen of course in Zechariah 4. So we have dispelled two lies from two doctrines that come from two verses to go pick and choose without explanation of the previous or after verses around it. In other words, no subject. Them are of course I Thessalonians 4:17, and II Thessalonians 2:7, where the false teaching is the Holy Spirit is gone from earth. Also, if that were so the 144k could not be sealed. So we see the nonsense. Let's move on here...Who murders the two witnesses?
(Revelation 11:7) "And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them."
(Revelation 11:14) "The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly."
What woe? The 2nd of the 3 woe trumpets. In the next verse Christ comes back at the 7th trumpet. Which is the Lord's Day to where we began in Revelation 1:10 giving us our introduction and basic overview of the book (y) Christ' coming also seen in Revelation 1:7 with the clouds, the same clouds as I Thessalonians 4:17; Daniel 7:14, to name a few. For cloud of witnesses, the dead in Christ who have passed away physically and He brings with Him. EASY PEASY.
Moving along...
This trumpet here can only be the 7th trumpet logically. The word speaking means to be shown the events. Like we would say this or that is speaking to me, or speaking out to me through a symbol. Remember up until now John was on earth in the Holy Spirit as the Churches are on earth.
2And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
(What a moment here? The very throne of God. The very throne satan failed to protect in the first age per Ezekiel 28:14-16. When he rebelled against God and a 1/3 of the angels followed him, becoming fallen angels on account).
3And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
(The Shekinah glory. The rainbow always represents the majesty of God, the beauty. Never is a rainbow used in the negative sense in the Bible. Take note of that fact. God of course speaking to us through weather. Therefore, we want to be Holy Spiritual meteorologists. A rainbow also represents two things that allow to grow at the same time: Sun and rain at the same time, now that is growth and flourishing for God's people. This rainbow also for us as God promised He would never physically flood the earth again after Noah's flood. Remember, this time it is satan's flood of lies, as satan also comes with the fallen angels per Revelation 12:7-9; The flood of lies seen thereafter and the woe to the inhabiters on earth for the woe trumpets. That is trumpets 5, 6, and 7. So we hope this is being put together quite nicely for you here).
Remember, we have the 7 thunders and Christ' comes like lightning as well. More in depth as we get to them. Quickly the 7th thunders represent power in voice heard throughout. Lightning represents speed, at the speed of light, as Christ is the light.
The priest's breast plate has twelve stones in it. The Jasper and Sardine are the first and the last. Covering all from first to last. Remember, satan is the false rock, smooth stone worn over time in the negative. Which we will give that full complete comparative analysis in a later study as get there.
Like unto an emerald. How amazing is that? All wrapped in one. Let's note that is green as well. Green always symbolic for living once again.
4And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold."
(There are of course no way to prove who the 24 are. But we do know 12 represents Government completeness/perfection in God's Kingdom. Here we get double that. A good educated conclusion is they are the 12 Disciples (Who Christ said they would sit on the throne with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Therefore, the 12 patriarchs as well). Crowns of gold = Victorious and ruling).
Noting as well they have their exchange of white robes seen at the marriage supper of the Lamb. White always stands for clean and pure. This is why when we are clothed waiting on Christ not removing our garment of salvation and found naked and having a spiritual family with satan (woe to those with child, and give suck, not keeping the womb barren) when He comes back. He clothes His wife. As a perfect gentleman would to a respectable commited lady.
Scripture references for the above:
(Revelation 19:7-8) "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints."
(Isaiah 54:1) "Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD."
(They are of course singing the song of Moses. Not reproducing and nursing satan's works along thinking satan is Christ/God, the savior of the world. More are the children of the desolate = as satan is the abomination that makes desolate).
(Isaiah 54:4-5) "Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
(Because they are not found naked, but having the garment of salvation on staying wise Holy Spiritual virgins with their lamps burning, glowing and flowing. Who? The two churches Christ approves as seen in them candlesticks; SMYRNA and PHILADELPHIA).
5For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
(Matthew 8:11) "And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven."
(Luke 22:29-30) "And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
30That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
AMEN.
I've never seen anyone teach the Bible so clear. Thank you.
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