The Book of Revelation
In
Words of Understanding
Part 5
We
now understand the revelations respecting the Seven Churches and the
letters Jesus had John write to them. We see His Words respecting
Paganism, the RCC, and Protestant Churches as well as the Church of God .
Now we will see and learn about a ‘Vision of God’s Throne, the
governing of the church and learn about God’s plan for the Salvation of
His children.
Revelations 4: 1-5 The Throne in Heaven
1 After
this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven.
And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said,
"Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this." 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne. 4 Surrounding
the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were
twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on
their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and
peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God. 6 Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
We
gain a glimpse of eternity as John, having been exiled to the Island of
Patmos was lifted up spiritually to Heaven. John, as a man of prayer,
had been unable to minister in the manner of which he as accustomed to
and God chose to reveal what He wanted to make known through John.
John, in the spirit saw the ‘door’ which Jesus had spoken of as being His gateway to heaven, As
he entered he heard a loud (trumpet) voice speaking to him telling him
to draw close and be shown things that were to take place.
John saw a throne with ‘someone’ sitting on it. That ‘someone’ was God in all His glory. Kings 22:9 and Isaiah 6:1.
You must realize that as God has taught us through His Word that He will not be seen by man. Exodus 33:20, 1 John 34:12. So what John saw was vivid colors of amber and bright red. Around the person of God was a rainbow.
Rainbows are made up of seven colors and those colors are always in order. As we know, 7 is a Godly number and have significance; 7 spirits of God, 7 gemstones in the breastplate of His high priest.
The colors:
Red – The Blood of Christ through whom we are granted Salvation; symbolizes AD 33 to AD 270, a time of strong Christian belief.
Orange
– Representing the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:2-4); Symbolizes AD 270 to AD
530. The Holy Spirit remained in those who followed true Christianity
and did not succumb to apostasy.
Yellow
– This represents the time period of AD 530 to AD 1530 and within this
time there were an estimated 50-60 million martyrs as they gave up their
earthly lives to gain the glory God promised His servants. God is
light!
Green
– Soft and appealing and signifies God’s mercy. This color has 3 colors
on each side signifying it as the central color God has chosen. This
represents the times period of AD 1530 to AD 1730, the age of
Lutheranism and Protestantism before they became religions that did not
teach God’s true Word.
Blue
– The symbol of heavenly purity and representing the years of AD 1730
to AD 1880. This can be seen as the Wesleyan era and can be seen as the
restoration of Christianity.
Indigo
– A combination of colors representing AD 1880 to AD 1930; turmoil as
the battle for men’s souls is fought. Many realized truth and received
the Salvation of Christ, but many lost.
Violet
– The color of Christ and His royalty. Representing the time period of
AD 1930 to the End; the number of souls saved will be tremendous. Jesus
Christ will prevail over any and all sectarian religions and true
Christian teachings will result in the ‘multitude’ seen by John and
countless in number.
In joining these colors into a single conglomeration you will arrive at the color white. White symbolizes righteousness. If taken as individual colors we can see the positive attributes of Christianity.
The
Blood of Christ; The Holy Spirit; God’s Glory; God’s Mercy; Purity of
Christian Belief, Absolute Truth of Christianity and, Victory through
Jesus Christ.
Now
John tells us of 24 thrones before the throne of God. The 24 seated
thereon are the 24 ministers God had appointed. The color of their
‘raiment’ is s white signifying righteousness and their gold crowns
represent those who have been brought to Christ by their efforts in
preaching true Christianity. Look at them as the Leaders of the 12
Tribes of Israel and the 12 Apostles…
John then tells us that sounds seen as, ‘lightning and thunder,’ were in existence. In reading Exodus 19:16,
Job 37:4-5 and John 12:28-29 we learn that God’s voice is authoritative
and powerful. First lightning gains your attention as thunder delivers
the message.
The 7 spirits of God are the 7 attributes of Christianity.
John
saw before the throne a ‘sea of glass, as clear as crystal.’ What is
being symbolized by the clear sea is God’s Word. God always does what He
says He will do and when He told us that He was sending His begotten
Son as our Redeemer, He was telling us of His love and extending mercy
to all men that saw His Word for what it was, pure truth.
Thus
John told us of the appearance of God’s throne as well as of God’s
Ministers that were before Him. He will tell us of the beings he saw in
my next sermon.
As
you get this sermon, pray for God to grant you understanding and the
wisdom to both hear His Word as well as the wisdom to understand His
symbolic terms.
(Closing prayer)
Father,
our God in Heaven, hear our prayer. We come to You with hearts filled
with love and praise for You. You are our God and no other can come
between You and us. Our worship for You is as Your children with nothing
but You in our minds and heart. You are our strength and we appreciate
all that You do for us and for Your mighty protection. It is with songs
in our hearts that we run to You.
At
this time we are learning of Your Words that are telling us what lies
ahead for true children and the power that You bring to bear for those
that know that You are God and no man has the right to alter Your Mighty
Word. We bow before You.
Father,
be with us and grant us the wisdom to remain strong and sow the seed of
Your Word. Send Your Holy Spirit to be our guide.
Lord,
we ask that You protect our military, our police and those charged with
the duty of keeping America safe. Father, our elected officials are not
doing the job You have allowed them to gain and we ask that You enter
their hearts and direct their paths. This is also true of our judges and
we ask that You guide and teach them for our sakes.
Father,
we need Your help and ask that any that need Your help as well receive
that help and be drawn closer to You and Your mighty ways
We
pray these prayers in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord and
Savior, who is One with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and
ever,
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