The Book of Revelation
In
Words of Understanding
Part 12
I
wish to remind you that the Book of Revelation is written in symbolic
language and we must erase all past teachings and sermons we have heard
that incorrectly interpret this most enlightening Book that God has
given us. To rely on earlier teachings is to deny God’s Word as it is
His revelation to John that has meaning; not the imaginations of any
Denomination, sect, man or group of men.
Revelation 13 The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the horns of the golden altar that is before God. 14It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." 15 And
the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and
month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. 16 The number of the mounted troops was two hundred million. I heard their number.
The
voice that came from the “horns of the golden altar” is the Blood of
Christ that purchased Christians that truly believe God’s Word. The 4
angels that were released represent the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th angels earlier told of.
The
“great river Euphrates ,” describes heathen Rome and later the RCC as
well as false religions. The people had been bound by false preaching
and doctrines that were not Christian and were in need of being taught
true Christianity. The killing of 1/3 of mankind is to symbolize the
number brought to God.
The 6th trumpet began to sound about AD 1880 or shortly before.
The
horde of horsemen that were set upon mankind represents the men that
caused the spiritual deaths of many by their preaching and teachings of
false Christianity.
Revelation 17 The
horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their
breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads
of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came
fire, smoke and sulfur. 18 A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths. 19 The
power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; for their
tails were like snakes, having heads with which they inflict injury. 20 The
rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues still did not
repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons,
and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see
or hear or walk. 21 Nor did they repent
of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts.
Armored
in raiment that bespoke God’s Word, red (Blood of Christ) blue (purity)
and yellow (God’s light) all being taught as God’s truth forcefully by
His chosen ministers.
The
“heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions,” is the powerful
preaching of true Christianity with God’s Word of the need to repent
while “their tails were like snakes,” which is to say that Protestantism
inflicted the false doctrines that killed the souls of many. 2 Corinthians 3:6
The
“third of mankind killed by the three plagues of fire, brimstone and
sulfur,” represents the deaths of the men to false preaching that
accepted God’s Word as truth and were reborn as Christians. The “rest of
mankind” represents those that continued their sinful and man made
religions that are the worship of things other than God. Although they
are the people that we hear, “I am saved,” they see no need for
repentance as they falsely claim that they are saved by the “Blood,” but
are not.
Those
that continue to practice their sinful ways as they claim to be saved
are only making fools of themselves by thinking there are no
consequences to their actions. If they, as we have done, truly repent
and give our all to Christ by trusting in Him with no reservation, they
too could have been saved. Alas…they were not.
We
will learn of the battle waged for the souls of men as true
Christianity, preached by men of faith, anointed by God, is taught. Throughout this time period men continued to evangelize and teach God’s Word as He intended it to be taught.
Revelation 10: 1 Then
I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a
cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his
legs were like fiery pillars. 2 He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3 and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. 4 And
when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a
voice from heaven say, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do
not write it down." 5 Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6 And
he
swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and
all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and
all that is in it, and said, "There will be no more delay! 7 But
in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the
mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his
servants the prophets." 8 Then the voice that
I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: "Go, take the scroll
that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and
on the land." 9 So I went to the angel and asked him to
give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take it and eat it. It will
turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey."
10 I took the little scroll from the angel's hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth,
but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. 11 Then I was told, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings."
Woe
had befallen those who denied the truth of God’s Word and will befall
any that refuse to see His Word as His directive as to how man must live
and worship. False religions and false government continued to seek to put silence to God’s Word and His Ministers.
John
now witnessed another angel coming down from heaven. “Robed is a
cloud,” is to be robed in white that, in turn, represents righteousness.
The description of the “angel” can only be satisfied in realizing that
Christ Himself stood with one foot among men, “sea,” another on the
“land,” the firmness we know to exist when we speak truth.
The thundering voice speaks of the power spoken with as He warned of the coming of the 7th angel whose trumpet would signal the Second Coming of Christ.
John was instructed to NOT WRITE what was said. He was instructed to take the “scroll” from the hand of the angel and eat it. To
eat God’s Word is to take all of it in and live by it. Although it may
seem ‘indigestible’ and “sour your stomach,” by His granting of true
understanding the “prophesies” are understandable and grant God’s Wisdom
to those that truly live by His Word.
What
must be realized is that we, true Christians, are facing a long
established false religious rule as we speak against the RCC,
Protestantism and false Christian preaching. This group of ‘truth
deniers’ have gone so far as to establish colleges and universities that
issue degrees in false teaching!
You
may think, “We cannot compete with such teaching and men that possess
such degrees. They are men of intelligence and education. How can I
pretend to be ‘in the battle’?”
First
of all it must be realized that, ‘a simple man of God, saved and filled
with the Holy Spirit is armored with the “breastplate of fire.” That
anointed man has the advantage as the false preachers are only protected
by ‘breastplates of iron,’ which is to say, our breastplates are of
God’s Word as theirs are of false doctrines!
The
only possible way your adversary could ever defeat you is for you to
discard the breastplate of fire, God’s Word, accept the false teaching
of a man clad in a breastplate of iron, which is the false doctrines
imagined and established by man! I ask, who is most powerful? God or men
of false teachings?
(Closing prayer)
Almighty
God, Lord and King, You are our truth, our Light and our Salvation. We
come to You with praise on our lips and worship in our hearts. It is by
the Blood of Jesus Christ that we are brought to belief and it is by
faith that we know we can seek forgiveness for our transgressions and by
repenting to You, Lord and from continued sin, we are able to say, we
are saved.
Father,
we ask that You continue to have Your Holy Spirit fill our hearts as He
grants the wisdom required to fight the good fight as we seek to bring
souls to You. Lord, we will willingly sow Your seed and ask that You
water that seed if it is Your will.
Lord,
we ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior,
who is One with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever,
Amen, amen and amen.
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