Amen seeking the truth as it is written.It is a lifetime work that Christ's works in us with us. If he began it he will finish it till the end (Philippians 1:6) The last day under the Sun.
I do believe I have a reason for this living hope that lies in believer’s .
When looking at the opening (interpretation instruction.) The whole context of the book of Revelation is not only shown as inspired but also is signified. What I would call the poetic tongue of God as parable.
Revelation 1 King James Version (KJV) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which
must shortly come to pass; and
he sent and
signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
By declaring “must shortly come to pass” it would seem he is speaking from the stand point last day under the Sun looking back . The last day which will shortly come to pass began at the time or reformation when the veil was rent from above.
We are clearly in the last days.. A kingdom of preist reigning with Christ from all nations men and woman holding out the gospel sent out two by two
Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the
last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
2 Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the
last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
Christ will wrap it up when he comes as a thief in the night. We can watch for it but it will not change how he comes whenno one expects. We must walk by faith the unseen.
If do not walk by faith then we can miss the value of the signified understanding of parables as they teach us how to walk after the unseen will of our Father. In Revelation 2:17 it is referred to as the hidden manna.
Revelation 1: 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard
behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
The great voice behind (it’s the end of time) under the Sun the last trump.
Revelation 1: 12 And I turned
to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
Revelation 1: 20 The
mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
To see the voice that spoke John in that parable above he saw a vision using the temporal things seen that represented our unseen. . God. Believers represent stars as the signified understanding.
Using the prescription given in 2 Corinthian 4 is useful when rightly dividing the parables. They reveal the mysteries of the seven churches, seven representing all .
2 Corinthians 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are
temporal; but the things which are
not seen are
eternal.
In that parable (see the voice that spoke) with John the prophet it is used to represent the voice of Christ the last trup the unseen using the temporal seen "one
like unto the Son of man" as a witness of the unseen power working in him it would be like the prophet Jeremiah. God put his words on the tongue of Jeriimiah1 revealing Him our not seen eternal Spirit .Turnng signified into a literal understanding.
Jerimiah 1:9-11 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold,
I have put my words in thy mouth. See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah,
what seest thou? And I said,
I see a rod of an almond tree.
Above Jeremiah is using the "signified" to give us the unseen understanding .
Below. . . “And his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength”. It’s the end of time. The sun and the moon no longer needed. The glory of the father and the reflected glory of the Son become one source of light .
Revelation 21: And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Reading Hebrew Greek, and Aramaic and not defining the usage of words can do just the opoopsite. I would offer. With todays technolgy its much easier to study the foundation of words. And go out into the world two by two as an abiding loving comandment that works in all beleivers . Many key words during the dark ages have been made to no effect in that way. . . by changing the meaning. . . stealing the authorship of one Holy Spirit.
Like plagerism that gegan in the garden of Eden .. (Thou surely will not die; look at my form and live.) No faith needed.
We must be careful how we hear or say In that way (Emanuel Christ in us ) is the one teacher . He informs us to call no man on earth teacher in that exclusive way. He remains our unseen teacher as Lord . We can plant the seed of his eternal word and water with the doctrines of God that fall like rain but have nothing to do with any living growth .
The Greek word apostle in that way has been totally destroyed by most religious groups . Why they did not use the definition "sent one" with no other meaning attached remains a mystery. The first recorded “sent one” (apostle) as a martyr was the renown Abel .
It set the stage or foundation of the doctrine of Apotles (sent ones) making way for all the old testament apostles sent with the gospel . Like other renown men of faith (Christ working with in) Moses and Aarron . David and Johnathon . .Mary and Martha. Deborah whose name means The BEE (who floats like a butterfly lol ) and Barak . The blood of all saints cries out to be clothed with the eternal.
Judges 4: 8; And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me,
then I will go: but if thou wilt
not go
with me, then I will
not go.
And she said,
I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall
not be for thine honour; for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
The promise of the gospel "I will surely go with thee:" He is our rest .
