wisdom and bill belew. an oxymoron?
1. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth -
a brand new earth and heaven. This is not a remodeled heaven and earth. This is a brand new kind of heaven and earth. This is a special one.
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away -
the [...]
“As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lamp- stands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.” The message here is twofold, Christ is in control, he holds the messengers [...]
11. And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it from whose presence the earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. -
this is most certainly God’s throne. Who else could have such a throne?
12. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before [...]
7. And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison. -
this is what Satan has in comparison to the 1000 year reign of the faithful.
8. and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth. -
Satan in his little time [...]
1. And I saw an angel coming down from heaven. -
the angel comes from God.
having the key of the abyss -
he has authority over the abyss. He can open and close it as he pleases. He has the key to it.
and a great chain in his hand. -
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19. And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies,…against His Army. -
this shows the real nature of the beast and his adversaries. No matter what, they are constantly in opposition to Christ and His faithful.
20. And the beast was seized, -
this is one third of Satan’s [...]
11. And I saw heaven opened; -
John is going to see something great.
and behold a white horse -
a winner. Pure and victorious.
and He who sat upon it called Faithful and True -
This is Christ. Remember chapter 1. Christ was the faithful and true witness.
and in righteous [...]
7. Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to Him -
the faithful are happy. They want to give praise to God.
for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready. -
This is the climax of our relationship with Christ. That when the marriage takes [...]
1. After these things I heard, as it were, a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying -
the great multitude in heaven is to be identified with the faithful. Only they could be in heaven after God’s judgment is completed. The voices sing loud because it is a great praise.
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Chapters 12-22 of Revelation seem to describe the deep Spiritual conflict between Christ and Satan. The main theme is that Christ and His faithful are victorious. Many figures are given in these chapters to describe Satan and the real nature of his ministry. First is the dragon, then the sea beast, then the land
beast [...]
9-10. And the kings of the earth who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying “Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one [...]
1. After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven -
the angel comes from God. He comes down out of heaven rather than John being taken in the spirit. Compare this to 17:3. What will be seen will be seen from man’s vantage point rather than God’s.
having great authority, and [...]
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