The Book of Ezekiel End of World Prophecies Compared with Those in The Revelation of Jesus Christ
This is an ongoing major Biblical Research Project. I
felt led to compare the different End of World Prophecies in Isaiah, Ezekiel,
etc. with those in The Revelation of Jesus Christ, analyzing for consistency
and inconsistencies. I realized when I first started taking notes on The
Revelation of Jesus Christ, it covered lots of pertinent details. I was
concerned that it might be difficult for me to pair up the portions of the end
of world prophecy from other books of the Bible with those in Revelation. [I
will use the word ‘Revelation’ most often rather than write out The Revelation
of Jesus Christ, each time. Also, I often abbreviate it as ‘Rev’ in the table I
used that has been put after all my research analysis, for those who would like
to compare it further online.
During this process, I decided to write my notes for
Revelation in small chunks, because it would make it easier for me to locate
the parts I was trying to analyze with the book of the Bible I am comparing.
Additionally, I realized that it would make it easier for others to view this
analysis in its entirety on either of these two blogs I felt led to create:
Biblical Proof! at https://BiblicalProof.blogspot.com/ and on Do Biblical Inconsistencies Really Matter? at https://Biblicalinconsistencies.blogspot.com/ I have recently added another blog: End of World Bible Prophecy at https://EndOfWorldBibleProphecy.blogspot.com/
This Biblical Research Project will be completed with
the use of the New King James Version [NKJV] of the Bible unless noted
otherwise. I may utilize online sites as a resource, if needed. If
something doesn’t seem clear, I may put who or what is being referred to within
brackets for clarity. Additionally, I put my analysis, evaluation, comments,
and opinions within brackets and will tip you off, when I’m sharing that.
For those who plan to access this information further online, I ended up color
coding particular aspects of Revelation verses in the table to make it easier
when I compare it with the other other end of world predictions .
The following Bible passage is noteworthy. Rev 22:18-20 For I testify to
everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone
adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this
book; & if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy,
God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, &
from the things which are written in this book. He who testifies of these
things says, “Surely
I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you all. Amen.
In order to maintain the integrity of the Bible
passages and not alter it in any significant way, I sometimes paraphrase
or condense things to conserve space. Often, I put an ‘&’ sign instead of
spelling out the word ‘and’. Additionally, I use the numeral instead of
spelling out the numbers or combine things that are similar. This is an example
of how I condensed it while maintaining the passage’s integrity: Rev 7:4-8 John heard the number of those sealed:144,00 of all
the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed. 12,000 each of the following
tribes were sealed: the Tribes of Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali,
Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin. It
says the same basic thing as the original passage, but condenses it to conserve
space without listing each tribe in a separate verse and that there were 12,000
sealed.
After prayerful contemplation of ways to share this
information, I will have Topics and possibly subtopics, and will put both the
verses from Ezekiel and Revelation that relate to that topic. There may be some
times that the verses may be used more than once, because they also relate to
another topic. I will put the passages from Revelation [Rev] in an orangish font. The Book of Ezekiel passages are in blue. The bulk of my analysis, but not all, will be in purple. I do use a
black font, at times, when I think the highlighting might make it difficult for
viewers to read.
Analysis
Background Information
- Ezekiel 1:1 It
came to pass in the 30th year, in the 4th month on the 5th day of the
month, as Ezekiel was among the captives by the River Chebar, that
the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
- Ezekiel
1:3 The word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of
Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of
the Lord was upon him there.
- Rev 1:1-3 This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave Him
to show His servants things that must shortly take place. He sent &
signified by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness of the word
of God, & to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he
[John] saw. Blessed is he who reads & those who hear the words of this
prophecy,& keep those things which are written in it; for the time is
near.
- Rev 1:9 John, brother & companion in tribulation & kingdom
& patience of Jesus Christ & was on the island of Patmos for
the word of God & for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
[Background Information Analysis: Both Ezekiel and the Apostle John were
chosen by God who showed them special visions He wanted them to share with
people, which is consistent. It turns out that Ezekiel was with the captives
and John was exiled on the Island of Patmos for his faith, which is very
consistent, but not significant. The reason is two-fold. One, God uses other
prophets like Isaiah, who wasn’t imprisoned to share visions with His people,
so that’s not necessarily a significant detail. Two, it’s not a significant
detail in that it doesn’t really have anything to do with the End of World
Prophecy that is being researched, although it is interesting background
information!]
Important Information
- Ezekiel 2:1-7 He [God the
Father/Jesus/Spirit] said to Ezekiel, “Son of man stand on your feet &
I will speak to you.” Then the Spirit entered him when He [God] spoke to
him [Ezekiel]. He [God] said to Ezekiel, “I am sending you to the children
of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they &
their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. They are
impudent & stubborn children. I am sending you to them & you shall
say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ “As for them, whether they hear or
whether they refuse-for they are a rebellious house--yet they will know
that a prophet has been among them. You, son of man, do not be afraid of
them nor be afraid of their words, though briers & thorns are with you
& you dwell among scorpions. You shall speak My words to them, whether
they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious.
- Ezekiel 2:8-10 You, son of man, hear what I
say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your
mouth & eat what I give you.” When Ezekiel looked, there was a hand
stretched out to him & behold, a scroll of a book was in it. Then He
[God] spread it before Ezekiel & there was writing on the inside &
on the outside & written on it were lamentations & mourning &
woe.
- Rev 22:11-17 He said to John, “Do not seal the words of this
prophecy of this book for the time is at hand. He who is unjust, let
him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is
righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy
still.” “And
behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with me to give to every one
according to his work. I am the Alpha
& the Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last.”
Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to
the tree of life & may enter through the gates into the city. But
outside are dogs, sorcerers, sexually immoral, murderers, idolaters &
whoever loves & practices a lie. “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to
testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root & the
Offspring of David, the Bright & Morning Star.” The Spirit &
the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who
thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
- Ezekiel 3:10-11 Moreover He [God] said to Ezekiel, “Son of man,
receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you & hear with
your ears. And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people
& speak to them & tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord God,” whether
they hear, or whether they refuse.
- Rev
2:5 “Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent & do the
first works or else I will come to you quickly & remove your lampstand
from its place.”
- Ezekiel 3:1-7 Moreover He [God] said to Ezekiel, “Son of man, eat
what you find; eat this scroll & go, speak to the house of Israel.” So
Ezekiel opened his mouth & He [God] caused him to eat that scroll. He
[God] said to him, “Son of man, feed your belly & fill your stomach
with this scroll that I give you.” So Ezekiel ate & it was in his
mouth like honey in sweetness. Then He [God] said to Ezekiel, “Son of man,
go to the house of Israel & speak My words to them. For you are
not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech & of hard language, but to
the house of Israel, not to many people of unfamiliar speech & hard
language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to
them, they would have listened to you. But the house of Israel will not
listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of
Israel are impudent & hard-hearted.
- Rev 10:8-11 Then the voice that he heard from
heaven spoke to him again & said, “Go, take the little book which is
open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea & on the earth.”
So John went to the angel & said to him, “Give me the little book.” And
he said to John, “Take & eat it & it will make your stomach
bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” Then John took
the little book out of the angel’s hand & ate it & it was as sweet as honey in
his mouth, but when he had eaten it, his stomach became bitter. He said to
John, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues &
kings."
- Rev
3:15-18 I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I
could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you re luke-warm, and
neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you
say, I am rich, have become wealthy & have need of nothing & do
not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind & naked- I
counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich:
& white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your
nakedness may not be revealed; & anoint your eyes with eye salve, that
you may see.
- Ezekiel 3:16-21 Now it came to pass at the end of 7 days that the
word of the Lord came to Ezekiel, saying, “Son of man, I have made you a
watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth
& give them warning from Me: “When I say to the wicked, “You shall surely
die,’ & you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his
wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his
iniquity: but his blood I will require at your hand. Yet, if you warn the
wicked & he does not turn from his wickedness, nor his wicked way, he
shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. Again when a
righteous man turns from his righteousness & commits iniquity & I
lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you did not give
him warning, he shall die in his sin & his righteousness which he has
done shall not be remembered: but his blood I will require at your hand.
Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not
sin & he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning;
also you will have delivered your soul.”
- Rev 21:8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually
immoral, sorcerers, idolaters & all liars shall have their part in the
lake which burns with fire & brimstone, which is the 2nd death.”
- Rev
22:7 “Behold, I am coming
quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
- Rev 21:6 He said to John, “It is done! I am the Alpha & the
Omega, the Beginning & the End. I will give of the fountain of the
water of life freely to him who thirsts.
[Important Information Analysis: Both the Books of Ezekiel &
Revelation are consistent in that God wanted both the Apostle John &
Ezekiel to share information to encourage people to change from their evil
ways, so that they might have salvation. The Book of Ezekiel is focused on
sharing God’s information to save current generations, of his time, from eminent
destruction, which has an eternal consequence. Revelation is focused on the
Apostle John sharing God’s information to save current & future generations
from End of World destruction, which has an eternal consequence. Are these
inconsistencies? Not at all. They are very consistent down to the point that in
Revelation the Apostle John was asked to eat the scrolls that were sweet in his
mouth, but bitter in his stomach, as was Ezekiel.]
Salvation through Jesus
- Rev 1:7-8 He
[Christ] is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they
who pierced Him. all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of
Him. Amen. “I am the Alpha & the Omega, the Beginning & the End,”
says the Lord, “who is & who was & who is to come, the
Almighty.”
- Rev 3:19-22 As many as I love, I rebuke and
chasten. Therefore be zealous & repent. Behold I stand at the door
and knock. If anyone hears My voice & opens the door, I will come in
to him & dine with him & he with Me. To him who overcomes I
will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I, also overcame & sat down
with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.”
- Ezekiel 34:15-16
“I will feed My flock & I will make them lie down,” says the Lord God.
“I will seek what was lost & bring back what was driven away, bind up
the broken & strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat
& the strong & feed them in judgment.”
- Rev 5:9 And they sang a new song
saying: ”You are worthy to take the scroll, & to open its seals: For
You were slain, & have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of
every tribe & tongue & people & nation,
- Rev 21:7 He
who overcomes shall inherit all things & I will be his God & he
shall be My son
- Ezekiel 34:20-22 ”Therefore
thus says the Lord God to them: “Behold, I Myself will judge between the
fat & the lean sheep. Because you have pushed with side &
shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your horns & scattered them
abroad, therefore I will save My flock & they shall no longer
be a prey & I will judge between sheep and sheep.
- Rev 5:11-12 Then John heard the voice
of many angels, living creatures & elders around the throne & the
number of them was 10,000 x 10,000 + 1,000’s +1,000’s saying with a loud
voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power & riches
& wisdom & strength & honor & glory & blessing!”
- Rev 7:9-12 After these, John saw a great
multitude which no one could number of all nations, tribes, peoples &
tongues, standing before the throne & before the Lamb clothed with
white robes & palm branches in their hands. They were crying with a
loud voice saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne
& to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne & the
elders & 4 Living Creatures & fell on their faces before the
throne & worshiped God saying, “Amen! Blessing & glory &
wisdom, Thanksgiving & honor & power & might, Be to our God
forever & ever. Amen”
- Rev 2:16-17 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly & will fight against
them with the sword of My mouth. The Spirit says to the churches: to him
who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna to eat & I will
give them a white stone, & on the stone a new name written which no
one knows except him who receives it.”
- Rev 2:25-29 But hold fast what you have till I come. “And He who overcomes
& sees My works until the end, to him I will give power over the
nations-’He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to
pieces like the potter’s vessels, as I also have received from My Father;
& I will give him the morning star. “He who has an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit says to the churches.”
- Rev 3:7-8 John writes to the church of
Philadelphia for the Holy Spirit, “These things says He who is holy, He
who is true. He who has the key of David, He who opens & no one shuts,
& shuts & no one opens.” I [Jesus] know your works, I set before
you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength,
have kept My word & have not denied My name.”
- Rev 3:10-13 “Because you have kept My
command to persevere. I also will keep you from the hour of trial which
shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold,
I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take
your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My
God & he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God
& the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which will come
down out of heaven from My God. I will write on him My new name. He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
- Rev 3:19-22 As
many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous & repent.
Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice & opens
the door, I will come in to him & dine with him & he with Me. To
him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I, also
overcame & sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
- Rev 2:8 John
should write to: “the angel of the church in Smyrna: From the First
& the Last, who was dead, & came to life
- Rev 7:13-14 One of the elders answered John
saying, “Who are these arrayed in white robes & where did they come
from?” John told him that he didn’t know. So he [the angel] told John,
“They are the ones who come out of the great tribulation & washed
their robes & made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
- Rev 1:17-18 When
he saw Jesus, John fell at His feet as if dead, but Jesus laid His right
hand on him saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First & the Last, I
am He who lives & was dead, & behold I am alive forevermore. Amen.
- Rev 12:10-17 John
heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “ Now salvation & strength &
the kingdom of our God & the power of His Christ have come, for the
accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night,
has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the
Lamb & by the word of their testimony & they did not love
their lives until death.
[Salvation through Jesus Analysis: Although there are a wealth of
passages about salvation through Jesus in Revelation, there were only two
passages in Ezekiel that related to Him saying He will save His flock. Is it
significant that there are only two passages in the Book of Ezekiel? No, it
isn’t. Sure, it would have been nice to have more passages, since it’s a
significant topic, but two is enough.]
About Heaven
- Ezekiel 10:2-5
Then He [God] spoke to the man clothed with linen & said, “Go in among
the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with coals of fire
from among the cherubim & scatter them over the city.” He went in as I
watched. Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple
when the man went in & the cloud filled the inner court. Then the
glory of the Lord went up from the cherub & paused over the
threshold of the temple & the house was filled with the cloud &
the court was full of brightness of the Lord's glory. The sound
of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the
voice of Almighty God when He speaks.
- Rev 21:1-8 John saw a new heaven & a
new earth, for the 1st heaven & the 1st earth had passed away. Also
there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband. He heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle
of God is with men & He will dwell with them & they shall be His
people. God Himself will be with them & be their God. And God
will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death,
nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things
have passed away.” Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make
all things new.” He said to John, “Write, for these words are true and
faithful.” He said to John, “It is done! I am the Alpha & the
Omega, the Beginning & the End. I will give of the fountain of the
water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit
all things & I will be his God & he shall be My son.
- Ezekiel 1:22 The
likeness of the firmament above the heads of the Living Creatures was
like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads.
- Rev 4:1-6 John saw a door standing open in
heaven. The first voice he heard was like a trumpet speaking with him,
saying, “Come up here & I will show you things which must take place
after this. He was immediately in the Spirit & behold a throne set in
heaven, & One sat on the throne. He who sat on there was like
jasper & sardius stone in appearance there was a rainbow around the
throne, In appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were 24
thrones & John saw 24 elders sitting, clothed in white robes
& they had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne proceeded
lightnings, thunderings & voices. 7 lamps of fire were burning before
the throne which are the 7 Spirits of God. Before the throne there was a
sea of glass & in the midst of the throne & around about the
throne, were 4 living creatures full of eyes in front & in back.
- Ezekiel 1: 25-26 A
voice came from above the firmament that was over [the heads of the 4
Living Creatures]; whenever they stood, they let down their wings. Above
the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance
like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with
the appearance of a man high above it.
- Rev 3:4-6 I have a few names even in Sardis
who have not defiled their garments; & they shall walk with Me in
white, because they are worthy. He who overcomes will be clothed in white
garments & I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life, but
will confess his name before My Father & before His angels. He who has
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
- Ezekiel 10:1
Ezekiel looked & there in the firmament that was above the head of the
cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having
the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
- Rev 21: 9-27 One of the angels who had the
7 bowls filled with the 7 last plagues came to John & talked with him
saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.” He carried
John away in the Spirit to a great & high mountain & showed him
the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a
jasper stone clear as crystal. She had a great & high wall with 12
gates & 12 angels at the gates & names written on them which are
the name of the 12 tribes of the children of Israel: 3 gates on the east,
3 gates on the north, 3 gates on the south & 3 gates on the west. The
wall of the city had 12 foundations & on them were the names of the 12
apostles of the Lamb. He who talked with John had a gold reed to measure
the city, its gates & its wall. The city is laid out as a square, its
length is as great as its breadth. John measured the city with the reed:
12,000 furlongs. It’s length, breadth & height are equal. He measured
its wall: 144 cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an
angel. The construction of its wall as jasper & the city was pure gold
like clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned
with all kinds of precious stones: the 1st foundation was jasper, the 2nd
sapphire, the 3rd chalcedony, the 4th emerald, the 5th sardonyx, the 6th
sardius, the 7th chrysolite, the 8th beryl, the 9th topaz, the 10th
chrysoprase, the 11th jacinth, and the 12th amethyst. The 12 gates were 12
pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. The street of the city was
pure gold, like transparent glass. He saw no temple in it for the Lord God
Almighty & the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or
the moon to shine in it for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb
is its light. The nations of those who are saved shall walk in its
light & the kings of the earth bring their glory & honor into it.
Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there).
They shall bring the glory & the honor of the nations into it. There
shall by no means enter it anything that defiles or causes an abomination
or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
- Ezekiel 40:1-5 In
the 25th year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the 10th
day of the month, in the 14th year after the city was captured, on the
very same day the hand of the Lord was upon Ezekiel & He took him
there. In the visions of God He took him into the land of Israel & set
him on a very high mountain; on it toward the south was something like the
structure of a city. He took him there & behold, there was a man whose
appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax &
a measuring rod in his hand & he stood in the gateway. The man said to
Ezekiel, “Son of man, look with your eyes & hear with your ears &
fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that
I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel everything you
see.” Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the
man’s hand was a measuring rod 6 cubits long, each being a cubit & a
handbreadth & he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod
& the height one rod, etc. [There are 4 pages giving the dimensions,
so I cut it off here.]
- Rev 22:1-7 He [angel] showed John a
pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne
of God & of the Lamb. In the middle of its street & on either side
of the river was the tree of life, which bore 12 fruits, each tree yielding
its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the
nations. There shall be no more curse, but the throne of God & the
Lamb shall be in it & His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His
face & His name shall be on their foreheads. There shall be no night
there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun for the Lord God gives them
light. And they shall reign forever & ever. Then he said to John,
“These words are faithful & true.” The Lord God of the holy prophets
sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take
place. “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of
the prophecy of this book.”
- Ezekiel 47:1-5
Then he [the angel] brought Ezekiel back to the door of the temple &
there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the
east, the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple south
of the altar. He brought me out by the way of the north gate & led me
around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces east & there was
water running, out on the right side. And when the man went out to the
east with the line in his hand, he measured 1,000 cubits & he brought
Ezekiel through the waters; the water came up to his ankles. Again he
measured 1,000 & brought him through the waters: the water came up to
his knees. Again he measured 1,000 & brought Ezekiel through; the
water came up to his waist. Again he measured 1,000 & it was a river
that he could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must
swim, a river that could not be crossed.
- Rev 3:10-13 Because you have kept My
command to persevere. I also will keep you from the hour of trial which
shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the
earth.Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one
may take your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the
temple of My God & he shall go out no more. I will write on him the
name of My God & the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem,
which will come down out of heaven from My God. I will write on him My
new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the
churches.”
- Rev 7:15-17 Therefore they are before the
throne of God & serve Him day & night in His temple. He who sits
on the throne will dwell among them . They shall neither hunger nor
thirst anymore. The sun shall not strike them nor any heat for the Lamb
who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them & lead them to
living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their
eyes.”
- Ezekiel 34:15-16
“I will feed My flock & I will make them lie down,” says the Lord God.
“I will seek what was lost & bring back what was driven away, bind up
the broken & strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat
& the strong & feed them in judgment.”
- Rev 11:19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven & the ark of His
covenant was seen in His temple. There were lightnings, noises,
thunderings, an earthquake & great hail.
- Rev 19:14-16 The armies in heaven, clothed
in fine linen, white & clean followed Him on white horses. Out of His
mouth goes a sharp sword that with it He should strike the nations. He
Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress
of the fierceness & wrath of Almighty God. He has on His robe &
on His thigh a name written: King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords.
[About Heaven Analysis: Both the Book of Ezekiel and Revelation are
consistent in describing heaven.]
Description of Heavenly Beings
Living Creatures
- Ezekiel 1:4-21
Then Ezekiel looked & behold a whirlwind was coming out of the north,
a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; & brightness was all
around it & radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of
the midst of the fire. Also from within it came the likeness of 4 Living
Creatures. They had the likeness of a man. Each one had 4 faces & each
had 4 wings. Their legs were straight & the soles of their feet were
like the soles of calves’ feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished
bronze. The hands of a man were under their wings on their 4 sides &
each of the 4 had faces & wings. Their wings touched one another. The
creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward.
As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man, a face
of a lion on the right side, each had the face of an ox on the
left side & each had the face of an eagle. Their wings
stretched upward; 2 wings of each one touched one another & 2 covered
their bodies. Each one went straight forward; they went wherever the
spirit wanted to go & they did not turn when they went. As for the
likeness of the Living Creatures, their appearance was like burning coals
of fire, like the appearance of torches going back & forth among the
Living Creatures. The fire was bright & out of the fire went
lightning. The Living Creatures ran back & forth, in appearance like a
flash of lightning. As he looked at the Living Creatures , a wheel was on
the earth beside each Living Creature with its 4 faces. The appearance of
the wheels & their workings was like the color of beryl & all 4
had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a
wheel in the middle of a wheel. When they moved, they went toward any one
of 4 directions, they did not turn aside when they went. As for their rims
[I think of the wheels], they were so high they were awesome &
their rims were full of eyes, all around the 4 of them. When the
Living Creatures went, the wheels went beside them & when the Living
Creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went
& the wheels were lifted together with them, for the spirit of the
Living Creatures was in the wheels.
- Rev 4:6 Before the
throne there was a sea of glass & in the midst of the throne &
around about the throne, were 4 living creatures full of eyes in front
& in back.
- Ezekiel 1:23 And
under the firmament their wings spread out straight, one toward another.
Each one had 2 which covered one side & each one had 2 which covered
the other side of the body.
- Rev 4:7-11 The 1st
living creature was like a lion, the 2nd living creature like a calf,
the 3rd living creature had a face like a man & the 4th living
creature was like a flying eagle.
- Ezekiel 1:24 When
they [Living Creatures] went, Ezekiel heard the noise of many waters, like
the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army: when they
stood still, they let down their wings.
- Rev 5:11-12 Then John heard the voice
of many angels, living creatures & elders around the throne & the
number of them was 10,000 x 10,000 + 1,000’s +1,000’s saying with a loud
voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power &
riches & wisdom & strength & honor & glory &
blessing!”
[Living Creature Analysis: This was so amazing! Ezekiel includes so much
detailed information about the 4 Living Creatures! The information in
Revelation is consistent with the Book of Ezekiel: they had 4 faces, one was of
a man, one was of a lion, one was of a calf/ox, and one was like a flying
eagle. Revelation said that the Living Creatures were full of eyes in front
& in back. Ezekiel describes their wheels & rims that were of full of
eyes all around the 4 of them. Also, both books of the Bible are consistent in
the wings of the 4 Living Creatures, but Ezekiel adds much more detailed
information about how they moved, etc.]
Angel Information
- Rev 10:1-11 John
saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud.
And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun & his feet
like pillars of fire. He had a little book open in his hand. He set his
right foot on the sea & his left foot on the land & cried with a
loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, 7 thunders uttered
their voices.
- Ezekiel 10:1
Ezekiel looked & there in the firmament that was above the head of the
cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having
the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
- Rev 5:2 Then
he saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy
to open the scroll & to loose its seals?”
- Ezekiel
9:3 Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub,
where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the
man clothed with linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn at his side.
- Rev 5:11-12 Then John heard the voice
of many angels, living creatures & elders around the throne & the
number of them was 10,000 x 10,000 + 1,000’s +1,000’s saying with a loud
voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power &
riches & wisdom & strength & honor & glory &
blessing!”
- Ezekiel 10:2-5
Then He [God] spoke to the man clothed with linen & said, “Go in among
the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with coals of fire
from among the cherubim & scatter them over the city.” He went in as I
watched. Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple
when the man went in & the cloud filled the inner court. Then the
glory of the Lord went up from the cherub & paused over the
threshold of the temple & the house was filled with the cloud &
the court was full of brightness of the Lord's glory. The sound of
the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the
voice of Almighty God when He speaks.
- Rev 7:1
After these things, John saw 4 angels standing at the 4 corners of the
earth holding the 4 winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow
on the earth, sea or any tree.
- Rev 22:8-9 Now I, John, saw & heard
these things & fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who
showed him these things. He said to me, “See that you do not do that for I
am your fellow servants & of your brethren the prophets & of those
who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
- Ezekiel 10:6-22
Then it happened, when He [God] commanded the man clothed in linen,
saying, “Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim,” that
he went in & stood beside the wheels. The cherub stretched out his
hand from among the cherubim to the fire & took some of it & put
it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it & went
out. The cherubim appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their
wings. When I looked, there were 4 wheels by the cherubim, 1 wheel by one
cherub & another wheel by each other cherub; the wheels appeared to
have the color of a beryl stone. As for their appearance, all 4 looked
alike-as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. When they went, they
went toward any of their 4 directions; they did not turn aside when they
went, but followed in the direction the head was facing. They did not turn
aside when they went. Their whole body, with their back, their hands,
their wings & their the wheels that the 4 had, were full of eyes all
around. As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, “Wheel.” Each
one had 4 faces: the 1st face was the face of a cherub, the 2nd the face
of a man, the 3rd the face of a lion & the 4th the face of an eagle.
The cherubim were lifted up. This was the Living Creature Ezekiel saw by
the River Chebar [the 1st vision Ezekiel had]. When the cherubim went, the
wheels went beside them. When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood
still & when 1 was lifted up, the other lifted itself up, for the
spirit of the Living Creature was in them. Then the glory of the Lord departed
from the threshold of the temple & stood over the cherubim. The
cherubim lifted their wings & mounted up from the earth in Ezekiel’s
sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them & they stood at
the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house & the glory of the God
of Israel was above them. This is the Living Creature he saw by the River
Chebar & he knew they were cherubim. Each 1 had 4 faces & each 1
had 4 wings & the likeness of the hands of man was under their wings.
The likeness of their faces was the same as the faces he had seen by the
River Chebar, their appearance & their persons. They each went
straight forward.
- Rev 8:1-4 When He opened the 7th seal,
there was silence in heaven for about ½ hour. John saw the 7 angels who
stand before God were given 7 trumpets. Another angel having a golden
censer came & stood at the altar. He was given much incense that he
should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar
which was before the throne. The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of
the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.
- Rev 9:11 They had a king over them, the
angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek
he has the name Apollyon.
- Rev 18:1After these things John saw another
angel coming from heaven having great authority & the earth was
illuminated with his glory.
- Rev 19:9-10 Then he [angel] said to me,
“Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the
Lamb!’” And he said to John, “These are the true sayings of God.” John
fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to John, “See that you do not
do that! I am your fellow servant & your brethren who have the
testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the
spirit of prophecy.”
- Rev 15:6 John saw that the temple of the
tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. Out of the temple came
the 7 angels with the 7 plagues clothed in pure bright linen with their
chest girded with golden bands.
- Rev 17:7-8 One of the 4 Living Creatures
gave to the 7 angels 7 golden bowls of the wrath of God who lives
forever & ever.The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of
God & from His power & no one was able to enter the temple till
the 7 plagues of the 7 angels were completed.
- Rev 16:1 John heard a loud voice from the
temple saying to the 7 angels, “Go & pour out the bowls of the
wrath of God on the earth.”
- Rev 16:2 The 1st [angel] went & poured out his bowl upon the
earth & a foul & loathsome sore came upon the men who had the
mark of the beast & those who worshiped his image.
[Angel Information Analysis: Both the Book of Ezekiel and Revelation
have consistent information related to angels, although Ezekiel calls them
cherubs and cherubim. Ezekiel describes their movement and has more details
which makes them seem similar to the Living Creatures.]
Description of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
- Rev 1:10-11 John
was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day when he heard a loud voice behind him
like a trumpet saying, “I am the Alpha & the Omega, the First & the
Last. What You see, write in a book & send it to the 7 churches in
Asia: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, &
Laodicea.”
- Ezekiel 10:2-5 Then He [God] spoke to the man clothed with linen
& said, “Go in among the wheels, under the cherub, fill your
hands with coals of fire from among the cherubim & scatter them over
the city.” He went in as I watched. Now the cherubim were standing on the
south side of the temple when the man went in & the cloud filled the
inner court. Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub
& paused over the threshold of the temple & the house was
filled with the cloud & the court was full of brightness of the Lord's
glory. The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in
the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.
- Rev 1:12-16 John
turned to see the voice that spoke with him & saw 7 golden lampstands.
In the midst of the 7 lampstands, One like the Son of Man, clothed with
a garment down to the feet & girded about the chest with a golden
band. His head & hair were white as snow & His eyes like a flame
of fire. His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace &
His voice as the sound of many waters. Jesus had in His right hand 7
stars & out of His mouth went a two-edged sword. His countenance was
like the sun shining in its strength.
- Ezekiel 8:1-3 And
it came to pass in the 6th year, in the 6th month, on the 5th day of the
month, as I sat in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before me,
that the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there. Ezekiel looked & there
was a likeness, like the appearance of fire- from the appearance of His
waist & downward, fire & from His waist & upward, like the
appearance of brightness, like the color of amber.
- Rev
5:13-14 And every creature which is in heaven, on earth & under it
& such as are in the sea & all that are in them, he heard saying,
“Blessing & honor & glory & power Be to Him who sits on the
throne, & to the Lamb, forever & ever!” Then the 4 living
creatures said, “Amen!” The 24 elders fell down & worshipped Him who
lives forever & ever.
- Ezekiel 1: 25-28 A voice came from above the firmament that was
over [the heads of the 4 Living Creatures]; whenever they stood, they let
down their wings. Above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of
a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the
throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it. Also
from the appearance of His waist & upward he saw, as it were, the
color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it & from
the appearance of His waist & downward, he saw the appearance of fire
with brightness all around. Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on
a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This
was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. So
when he saw it, he fell on his face & heard a voice of One speaking.
- Rev
2:18 John writes to the church of Thyatira: “These things says the Son of
God, who has eyes like a flame of fire & His feet like fine brass;
- Rev
19:11 John saw the heaven opened & behold a white horse & He who
sat on him was called Faithful & True & in righteousness He judges
& makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire & on His head
were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except
Himself. He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood & His name is
called The Word of God.
- Rev 19:14-16 The armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white
& clean followed Him on white horses. Out of His mouth goes a sharp sword
that with it He should strike the nations. He Himself will rule them with
a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness &
wrath of Almighty God. He has on His robe & on His thigh a name
written: King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords.
[The Description of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Analysis: Both
the Book of Ezekiel and Revelation are consistent in describing God the Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit. ]
Babylon or other Wicked Cities
- Rev 14:8 Another
angel followed saying, “Babylon, that great city is fallen, because she
made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
- Ezekiel 7:10-14
‘Behold, the day! Behold, it has come! Doom has gone out; The rod has
blossomed, Pride has budded. Violence has risen up into the rod of
wickedness; None of them shall remain, None of their multitude, None of
them; Nor shall there be wailing for them. The time has come, The day
draws near. “Let not the buyer rejoice, Nor the seller mourn, For wrath is
on their whole multitude. For the seller shall not return to what has been
sold, Though he may still be alive; For the vision concerns the whole
multitude, And it shall not turn back; No one will strengthen himself who
lives in iniquity. They have blown the trumpet & made everyone ready, But
no one goes to battle; For My wrath is on all their multitude.
- Rev 16:19 The great city was divided into 3 parts & the cities of the
nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God to give her
the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.
- Ezekiel 22: 1-9 Moreover the word of the
Lord came to Ezekiel saying, “Now, son of man, will you judge, will you
judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her abominations! Then say, ‘Thus
says the Lord God: “The city sheds blood in her own midst, that her time
may come & she makes idols within herself to defile herself. You have
become guilty by the blood which you have shed & defiled yourself with
the idols which you have made. You have caused your days to draw near
& have come to the end of your years; therefore I have made you a
reproach to the nations & a mockery to all countries. Those near &
those far from you will mock you as infamous & full of tumult. Look,
the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you.
In you they have made light of father & mother; in your midst they
have oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the fatherless
& the widow. You have despised My holy things & profaned My
Sabbaths. In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed; in you are
those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness.”
- Rev 18:1-3 After these things John saw
another angel coming from heaven having great authority & the earth
was illuminated with his glory. He cried mightily saying loudly, “Babylon
the great is fallen & has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison
for every foul spirit & cage for every unclean & hated bird!
All the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,
the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her & the
merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her
luxury.”
- Ezekiel 6:9-14
“Then those of you who escape will remember Me among the nations where
they are carried captive, because I was crushed by their adulterous heart
which has departed from Me & by their eyes which play the harlot after their idols; they will loathe themselves for the evils which they committed in
all their abominations. And they shall know that I am the Lord; I have not
said in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them.” ‘Thus says the
Lord God: “Pound your fists & stamp your feet & say, “Alas, for
all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! For they shall fall by
the sword, by famine & by pestilence. He who is far off shall die by
the pestilence, he who is near shall fall by the sword & he who
remains & is besieged shall die by the famine. Thus will I spend My
fury upon them. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain
are among their idols all around their altars, on every high hill, on all
the mountaintops, under every green tree & every thick oak, wherever
they offered sweet incense to all their idols. So I will stretch out My
hand against them & make the land desolate, yes, more desolate than
the wilderness toward Diblah, in all their dwelling places. Then they
shall know that I am the Lord.’”
- Rev 18:4-16 John heard another voice from
heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins
& lest you receive of her plagues. For her sins have reached to
heaven & God has remembered her iniquities. Render to her as she
did to you, but repay her double, because she glorified herself &
lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment & sorrow
for she says, ‘I sit as a queen & will not see sorrow.’ Therefore her
plagues will come in 1 day-death & mourning & famine. She [the
City of Babylon] will be utterly burned with fire for strong is the
Lord God who judges her. The kings of the earth who committed
fornication & lived luxuriously with her will weep & lament for her
when they see the smoke of her burning, saying, “Alas that great city
Babylon that mighty city! For in 1 hour your judgement has come.’ The
merchants will weep & mourn over her for no one buys their merchandise
of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, etc.
- Ezekiel 7:12-19
“The time has come, The day draws near. Let not the buyer rejoice, Nor
the seller mourn, For wrath on their whole multitude. For the seller
shall not return to what has been sold, Though he may still be alive; For
the vision concerns the whole multitude, and it shall not turn back; No
one will strengthen himself Who lives in iniquity. They have blown the
trumpet & made everyone ready, But no one goes to battle; For My wrath
is on all their multitude. The sword is outside, And the pestilence &
famine within. Whoever is in the field Will die by the sword; And whoever
is in the city, Famine & pestilence will devour him. Those who survive
will escape & be on the mountains Like doves of the valleys, All of
them mourning, each for his iniquity. Every hand will be feeble, And every
knee will be as weak as water. They will also be girded with sackcloth;
Horror will cover them; Shame will be on every face. Baldness on all their
heads. They will throw their silver into the streets, And their gold will
be like refuse; Their silver & their gold will not be able to deliver
them In the day of the wrath of the Lord; They will not satisfy their
souls, Nor fill their stomachs, Because it became their stumbling block of
iniquity.”
- Rev 18:21-22 A mighty angel took up a stone
like a great millstone & threw it into the sea saying, “Thus with
violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down & shall not be
found anymore, the sound of harpists, musicians, flutists & trumpeters
shall not be heard in you anymore, No craftsman of any craft shall be
found in you anymore & the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in
you anymore. Etc.
- Ezekiel 9:7-11
Then He [God] said to them, “Defile the temple & fill the courts with
the slain. Go out!” And they went out & killed in the city. So it was,
that while they were killing them, I was left alone & I fell on my
face & cried out & said, “Ah, Lord God! Will you destroy all the
remnant of Israel in pouring out Your fury on Jerusalem? Then He said to
me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel & Judah is exceedingly great
& the land is full of bloodshed & the city full of perversity; for
they say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land & the Lord does not see!’
“And as for Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor will I have pity, but
I will recompense their deeds on their own head.” Just then, the man
clothed with linen, who had the inkhorn at his side, reported back &
said, “I have done as You commanded me.”
- Rev 18:24 In her was found the blood of
prophets & saints & all who were slain on the earth.”
- Rev 19:1-3 After these things John heard a
loud voice in heaven saying, “Alleluia! Salvation & glory & honor
& power belong to the Lord our God! For true & righteous are His
judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth
with her fornication & He has avenged on her the blood of His servants
shed by her.” Again they said, “Alleluia. Her smoke rises up forever &
ever!”
[Babylon Analysis: Although both the Book of Ezekiel and Revelation are
very consistent, I’m not going to analyze them further. I received some unrequested literature in the mail
that stated that Babylon, that is to be destroyed, is the Vatican. I
can’t tell you for sure, but I really think that what was in the Bible is an
analogy speaking of Babylon in relation to all corrupt cities, merchants, etc.
that lead others away from their focus in Christ, our Lord and His
commandments. I went to] Your Dictionary.com at https://examples.yourdictionary.com/analogy-ex.html
I got the following information that explains what an analogy is.
Analogy Examples
“At its most basic, an analogy is a comparison of two things to show
their similarities. Sometimes the things being compared are quite similar, but
other times they could be very different. Nevertheless, an analogy explains
one thing in terms of another to highlight the ways in which they are alike.”
[Again, although I can’t tell you for sure, I think the information in
this book of the Bible about Babylon is an example of all corrupt cities,
merchants, etc. who lead people astray. Does it matter that I don’t have a
definitive answer for this or for the other information related to the
literature I received in the mail? No, it doesn’t. I will explain further after
the Analysis Note within the End of the World Prediction Analysis.]
What the Bible Says Some of the Signs Mean
- Rev 1:19-20 Write
the things which you have seen & the things which will take place
after this. The mystery of the 7 stars which you saw in My right hand are
the angels of the 7 churches, & the 7 golden lampstands are the 7
churches.”
- Rev 5:6 John saw
in the midst of the throne & of the 4 living creatures & the midst
of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having 7 horns
& 7 eyes, which are the 7 Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
- Rev 18:9-18 [The angel tells John] “Here is
the mind which has wisdom: the 7 heads are 7 mountains on which the woman
sits. There are also 7 kings. 5 have fallen, 1 is & the other has not
yet come. When he comes, he must continue a short time. The beast that was
& is not is himself also the 8th & is of the 7 & is going to
perdition. The 10 horns are 10 kings who have received no kingdom yet, but
they receive authority for 1 hour as kings with the beast. These are
of 1 mind & they will give their power & authority to the beast.
These will make war with the Lamb and the Lamb will overcome them for He
is Lord of lords & King of kings & those who are with Him are
called, chosen & faithful. The angel told John, “The waters which
you saw where the harlot sits are peoples, multitudes, nations & tongues.
The 10 horns you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot & make
her desolate & naked, eat her flesh & burn her with fire.
For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose to be of 1
mind & to give their kingdom to the beast until the words of God are
fulfilled. The woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the
kings of the earth.”
- Rev 16:12-16 The 6th angel poured out his
bowl on the great river Euphrates & its water was dried up, so that
the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. John saw 3 unclean
spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth
of the beast & out of the mouth of the false prophet. They are
[the] spirits of demons, performing signs which go out to the kings of the
earth & of the whole world to gather them to the battle of the great
day of God Almighty. “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he
who watches & keeps his garments, lest he walk naked & they see
his shame.” They gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.
[I put what the Bible said these signs mean, so there is no analysis on
this topic.]
End of World Predictions or Consequences for the
Destruction of the Wicked
- Rev
6:2 [1st Seal] He looked and
behold, a white horse & He who sat on it had a bow & a crown was
given to him. He went out conquering & to conquer.
- Rev
6:4 [2nd Seal] A fiery red horse
went out & it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace
from the earth & that people should kill one another & there was
given him a great sword.
- Rev 6:6 [3rd Seal] He heard a voice in the midst of the 4 Living Creatures saying, “A
quart of wheat for a denarius & 3 quarts of barley for a denarius
& do not harm the oil & the wine.”
- Ezekiel 14:21-23 For thus says the Lord God: “How much more it
shall be when I send My 4 severe judgments of Jerusalem-the sword &
famine & wild beasts & pestilence-to cut off man & beast from
it? Yet behold, there shall be left in it a remnant who will be brought
out, both sons & daughters; surely they will come out to you & you
will see their ways & their doings. Then you will be comforted
concerning the disaster that I have brought upon Jerusalem, all that I
have brought upon it. They will comfort you, when you see & their
doings & you shall know that I have done nothing without cause that I
have done in it,” says the Lord God.
- Rev
6:8 [4th Seal] He
saw a pale horse & the name of him who sat on it was Death and Hades
followed with him. Power was given to them over ¼ of the earth to kill
with a sword, with hunger, with death & with the beasts of the earth.
- Ezekiel 5:11-17 “Therefore, as I live,’ says the Lord God,
‘surely, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable
things & with all your abominations, therefore I will also diminish
you; My eye will not spare, nor will I have any pity. One third of you
shall die of the pestilence & be consumed with famine in your midst
& one third shall fall by the sword all around you & I will
scatter another third to all the winds & I will draw out a sword after
them. Thus shall My anger be spent & I will cause My fury to rest upon
them & I will be avenged & they shall know that I, the Lord, have
spoken it in My zeal, when I have spent My fury upon them. Moreover I will
make you a waste & a reproach among the nations that are all around
you, in the sight of all who pass by. So it shall be a reproach, a taunt,
a lesson & and astonishment to the nations that are all around you,
when I execute judgments among you in anger & in fury & in furious
rebukes. I, the Lord has spoken. When I send against them the terrible
arrows of famine which shall be for destruction, which I will send to
destroy you, I will increase the famine upon you & cut off your supply
of bread. So I will send against you famine & wild beasts & they
will bereave you. Pestilence & blood shall pass through you & I
will bring the sword against you. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
- Rev
6:9-11 [5th Seal]
When He opened the 5th seal, John saw under the altar the souls of those
who had been slain for the word of God & for the testimony which they
held. They cried with a loud voice saying, “How long, O Lord, holy
& true until You judge & avenge our blood on those who dwell on
the earth?” Then a white robe was given to each of them & it was
said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the
number of their fellow servants & their brethren, who would be killed
as they were, was completed.
- Ezekiel 7:1-4 The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel saying, “And
you, son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel: ‘An end!
The end has come upon the four corners of the land. Now the end has
come upon you, And I will send My anger against you; I will judge you
according to your ways, And I will repay you for all your abominations. My
eye will not spare you, Nor will I have pity; But I will repay your ways,
And your abominations will be in your midst. Then you shall know that I am
the Lord!”
- Rev
6:12-17 [6th Seal] John
looked when He opened the 6th seal & behold there was a great
earthquake; & the sun became black as sackcloth of hair & the moon
became like blood, the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree
drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. The sky receded as
a scroll when it is rolled up & every mountain & island was moved
out of its place. The kings of the earth, great men, rich men,
commanders, mighty men, every slave & every free man hid themselves
in the caves & the rocks of the mountains & said to the mountains
& rocks, “Fall on us & hide us from the face of Him who sits
on the throne & from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His
wrath has come & who is able to stand?”
- Ezekiel 6:1-8 The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel saying, “Son of
man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel & prophesy against
them & say, ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God!
Thus says the Lord God to the mountains, to the hills, to the ravines
& to the valleys: “Indeed I, even I, will bring a sword against you
& I will destroy your high places. Then your altars shall be desolate,
your incense altars shall be broken & I will cast down your slain men
before your idols. I will lay the corpses of the children of Israel before
their idols & will scatter your bones all around your altars. In all
your dwelling places the cities shall be laid waste & the high place
shall be desolate, so your altars may be laid waste & made desolate, your
idols may be broken & made to cease, your incense altars may be cut
down & your works may be abolished. The slain shall fall in your midst
& you shall know that I am the Lord. Yet I will leave a remnant, so
that you may have some who escape the sword among the nations, when you
are scattered through the countries.”
- Rev 7:2-8 John saw another angel ascending from the east having the
seal of the living God & he cried with a loud voice to the 4 angels to
whom it was granted to harm the earth & sea saying, “Do not harm
the earth, sea, or trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on
their foreheads.” John heard the number of those sealed:144,00 of all
the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed. 12,000 each of the
following tribes were sealed: Tribes of Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher,
Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph,
Benjamin.
Ezekiel 9:1-6 Then He [God] called out in Ezekiel’s
hearing with a loud voice saying, “”Let those who have charge over the city
draw near, each with a deadly weapon in his hand. Suddenly, 6 men came from the
direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax in his
hand. One man among them was clothed in linen & had a writer’s inkhorn at
his side. They went in & stood beside the bronze altar. The glory of the
God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold
of the temple. He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer’s
inkhorn at his side & the Lord said to him, “go through the midst of the
city, through the midst of Jerusalem & put a mark on the foreheads of
the men who sigh & cry over the abominations that are done within it.
To the others He said in my hearing, “Go after him through the city & kill;
do not let your eye spare, nor have any pity. Utterly slay old & young men,
maidens & little children & women; but do not come near anyone on
whom is the mark & begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the
elders who were before the temple.
- Rev
7:9-12 After these, John saw a great multitude which no one could number
of all nations, tribes, peoples & tongues, standing before the throne
& before the Lamb clothed with white robes & palm branches in
their hands. They were crying with a loud voice saying, “Salvation
belongs to our God who sits on the throne & to the Lamb!” All the
angels stood around the throne & the elders & 4 Living Creatures
& fell on their faces before the throne & worshiped God saying,
“Amen! Blessing & glory & wisdom, Thanksgiving & honor &
power & might, Be to our God forever & ever. Amen”
- Ezekiel 7:5-11 “Thus says the Lord God: ‘A disaster, a singular
disaster; Behold, it has come! An end has come, The end has come; It has
dawned for you; Behold, it has come! Doom has come to you, you who dwell
in the land; The time has come, A day of trouble is near, And not of
rejoicing in the mountains. Now upon you I will soon pour out my fury, And
spend My anger upon you; I will judge you according to your ways, And I
will repay you for all your abominations. My eye will not spare, Nor will
I have pity; I will repay you according to your ways, And your
abominations will be in your midst. Then you shall know that I am the Lord
who strikes. Behold, the day! Behold, it has come! Doom has gone out; The
rod has blossomed, Pride has budded. Violence has risen up into a rod of
wickedness; None of them remain, None of their multitude, None of them;
Nor shall there be wailing for them.
- Rev 7:13-14 One of the elders answered John saying, “Who are these
arrayed in white robes & where did they come from?” John told him that
he knew. So he told John, “They are the ones who come out of the great
tribulation & washed their robes & made them white in the blood of
the Lamb.”
- Rev
8:5-6 [7th Seal]
Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar &
threw it to the earth. There were noises, thunderings, lightnings &
an earthquake.So the 7 angels sounded who had the 7 trumpets prepared
themselves to sound.
- Rev 8:7 1st angel sounded & Hail & fire followed, mingled with blood & they
were thrown to the earth. ⅓ of the trees were burned up & all
green grass was burned up.
- Rev 8:8-9 2nd angel sounded: & something like a great mountain, burning with fire was
thrown into the sea & ⅓ of the sea became blood & ⅓ of the living
creatures in the sea died & ⅓ of ships were destroyed.
- Rev 8:10-11 3rd angel sounded: a great star fell from heaven burning like a torch & fell
on ⅓ of rivers & springs of water. The name of the star is
Wormwood & ⅓ of the water became wormwood & many men died from the
water, because it was made bitter.
- Rev
8:12-13 4th angel sounded:
⅓ of the sun was struck, ⅓ of the moon & ⅓ of the stars were darkened.
⅓ of the day did not shine & likewise the night. John looked
and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven saying with a loud
voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the
remaining blasts of the trumpet of the 3 angels who are about to sound!”
- Rev
9:1-4 5th angel sounded:
& John saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given
the key to the bottomless pit. He opened the bottomless pit & smoke
arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun &
the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the
smoke locusts came upon the earth & to them was given power, as the
scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded not to harm the
grass of the earth or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their
foreheads.
- Rev
9:10-12 They had tails like scorpions & there were stings in their
tails.Their power was to hurt men 5 months. They had a king over them,
the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in
Greek he has the name Apollyon. One woe is past. Behold, still 2 more woes
are coming after these things.
- Rev 9:13-21 6th angel sounded: & John heard a voice from the 4 horns of the golden
altar which is before God, saying to the 6th angel who had the trumpet,
“Release the 4 angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” So
the 4 angels who had been prepared for the hour & day & month
& year were released to kill ⅓ of mankind. John heard the number of
the army of the horsemen: was 200 million. He saw the horses in the
vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue
& sulfur yellow & the heads of the horses were like the
heads of Lions & out of their mouths came fire, smoke & brimstone.
By these 3 plagues ⅓ of mankind was killed-by fire & smoke &
brimstone which came out of their mouths. For their power is in their
mouth & tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads &
with them they do harm. The rest of mankind, who were not killed by
these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they
should not worship demons & idols of gold, silver, brass, stone &
wood which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk. And they did not repent of
their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their
thefts.
- Rev 10:1-11 John saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven,
clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the
sun & his feet like pillars of fire. He had a little book open in his
hand. He set his right foot on the sea & his left foot on the land
& cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, 7
thunders uttered their voices. When the 7 thunders uttered their voices, John
was about to write; but heard a voice saying to him, “Seal up the things
which the 7 thunders uttered & do not write them.” The angel John
saw standing on the sea & on the land raise up his hand to heaven
& swore by Him who lives forever & ever, who created heaven &
the things that are in it & earth & the things that are in it
& the sea & the things that are in it, that there should be delay
no longer, but in the days of the sounding of the 7th angel, when he is
about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to
His servants the prophets. Then the voice that he heard from heaven
spoke to him again & said, “Go, take the little book which is open in
the hand of the angel who stands on the sea & on the earth.” So John
went to the angel & said to him, “Give me the little book.” And he
said to John, “Take & eat it & it will make your stomach bitter,
but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” Then John took the
little book out of the angel’s hand & ate it & it was as sweet as
honey in his mouth, but when he had eaten it, his stomach became bitter.
He said to John, “You must prophesy
again about many peoples, nations, tongues & kings." But
leave out the court which is outside the temple, & do not measure
it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy
city underfoot for 42 months.
- Rev
11:3-6 I will give power to my 2 Witnesses & they will prophesy
1,260 days clothed in sackcloth.” These are 2 olive trees & the 2
lampstands standing before the God of the earth. If anyone wants to harm
them, fire proceeds from their mouth & devours their enemies, If
anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. These have
power to shut heaven, so no rain falls in the days of their prophecy &
they have power over waters to turn them to blood & to strike the
earth with all plagues as often as they desire.
- Rev
11:7-12 When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of
the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them &
kill them. Their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city
which spiritually is called Sodom & Egypt, where also our Lord was
crucified. Then those from the people, tribes, tongues & nations will
see their dead bodies 3 ½ days & not allow their dead bodies to be
put into graves. Those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make
merry & send gifts to one another, because these 2 prophets tormented
those who dwell on earth. After 3 ½ days the breath of life
from God entered them & they stood on their feet & great fear fell
on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to
them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud & their enemies
saw them.
- Rev 11:13-14 In the same hour, there was a great earthquake
& 1/10 of the city fell. In the earthquake 7,000 people were killed
& the rest were afraid & gave glory to the God of heaven. The
Second Woe is past. Behold the third is coming quickly.
- Rev
11:15-19 The 7th angel sounded:
Loud voices in heaven saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the
kingdoms of our Lord & His Christ & He shall reign forever &
ever!” 24 elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces
& worshipped God saying, “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The
One who is & who was & who is to come, Because You have
taken Your great power & reigned. The
nations were angry & Your wrath has come & the time of the dead,
that they should be judged, & that You should reward Your servants the
prophets & the saints, & those who fear Your name, small &
great, & should destroy those who destroy the earth.” Then the temple
of God was opened in heaven & the ark of His covenant was seen in His
temple. There were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake &
great hail.
- Rev 12:1-6 A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed
with the sun, with the moon under her feet & on her head was a garland
of 12 stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor & pain to
give birth. Another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery
red dragon having 7 heads & 10 horns & 7 diadems [crowns] on his
heads. His tail drew ⅓ of the stars of heaven & threw them to the
earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to
devour her Child as soon as it was born. She bore a male Child who was to
rule all nations with a rod of iron, Her Child was caught up to God & His
throne. The woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place
prepared by God that they should feed her there 1,260 days.
- Rev
12:7-9 And war broke out in heaven. Micahel & his angels fought
with the dragon & the dragon & his angels fought, but they did not
prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. The
great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old called the Devil & Satan,
who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth & his angels
were cast out with him.
- Rev
12:12-17 Rejoice, O heavens
& you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth & the
sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he
knows that he has a short time.” When the dragon saw that he had been cast
to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child
[Jesus]. The woman was given 2 wings of a great eagle, that she
might fly into the wilderness to her place where she is nourished for a
time & times & half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
The serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman,
that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. But the earth
helped the woman & the earth opened its mouth & swallowed up the
flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. The dragon was enraged
with the woman & he went to make war with the rest of her offspring
[Christians], who keep the commandments of God & have the testimony of
Jesus Christ.
- Rev
13:1-10 John stood on the sand of the sea & saw a beast rising up out
of the sea having 7 heads & 10 horns each with a crown & on his
heads was a blasphemous name. The beast he saw was like a leopard, his
feet were like the feet of a bear, & his mouth like the lion. The
dragon gave him power, his throne & great authority. He saw 1 of the
heads had been mortally wounded & his deadly wound was healed. All the
world marveled & followed the beast. They worshipped the dragon who
gave authority to the beast & worshiped the beast saying, “Who is like
the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” He was given a mouth
speaking great things, blasphemies & was given authority to
continue for 42 months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against
God to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, & those who dwell in
heaven. It was granted him to make war with the saints & to overcome
them. Authority was given him over every tribe, tongue & nation.
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been
written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of
the world. If anyone has an ear, let him hear. He who leads into
captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be
killed with the sword. Here is the patience & the faith of the saints.
- Rev
13:11-18 John saw another beast coming up out of the earth & he had
2 horns like a lamb & spoke like a dragon. He exercises all the
authority of the first beast in his presence & causes the earth &
those who dwell in it to worship the 1st beast whose deadly wound was
healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from
heaven on the earth in the sight of men. He deceives those who dwell on
the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the
beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast
who was wounded by the sword & lived. He was granted power to give
breath to the image of the beast should both speak & cause as many as
would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all, both
small & great, rich & poor, free & slave to receive a mark on
their right hand or on their foreheads, & that no one may buy or sell
except one who has the mark or the name of the beast or the number of the
beast, for it is the number of a man: HIs
number is 666.
- Rev
14:1-5 John saw a Lamb standing on Mount Zion & with Him 144,000
having HIs Father’s name written on their foreheads.
- Rev
14:6-7 John saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the
everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth-to every
nation, tribe, tongue & people-saying with a loud voice, “Fear God
& give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come. Worship
Him who made heaven & earth, the sea & springs of water.”
- Rev
14:9-11 Then, a 3rd angel followed saying, “If anyone worships the
beast & his image & receives his mark on his forehead or his hand,
he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God which is
poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be
tormented with fire & brimstone in the presence of the holy angels in
the presence of the Lamb. The smoke of their torment ascends forever &
ever & they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast &
his image & whoever receives the mark of his name.”
- Rev 14:12-20 John heard a voice from heaven saying to
him, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on that
they may rest from their labors & works follow them,” says the Spirit.
He saw a white cloud with One like the Son of Man sitting on it, having a
golden crown on his head & a sharp sickle in His hand. Another angel
came out of the temple crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the
cloud, “Thrust in Your sickle & reap for the time has come for You
to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.” So He who sat on the cloud
thrust in His sickle on the earth & the earth was reaped.”
- Ezekiel 34:20-22 ”Therefore thus says the Lord God totthem:
“Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat & the lean sheep. Because
you have pushed with side & shoulder, butted all the weak ones with
your horns & scattered them abroad, therefore I will save My flock
& they shall no longer be a prey & I will judge between sheep and
sheep.
- Rev
14:19-20 So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth & gathered the
vine of the earth & threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of
God. The winepress was trampled outside the city & blood came out
of the winepress of the wrath of God up to the horses’ bridles for 1,600
furlongs
- Rev 15:1-2 John saw another sign in heaven, great & marvelous,
7 angels having the 7 last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is
complete. He saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire &
those who have the victory over the beast & his image & his mark &
over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of
God.
- Rev
16:2 The 1st [angel] went & poured out his
bowl upon the earth & a foul & loathsome
sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast & those who
worshiped his image.
- Rev
16:3 The 2nd angel poured out his bowl on the sea &
it became blood as of a dead man & every living creature in the sea
died.
- Rev
16:4-7 The 3rd angel
poured out his bowl on the rivers & springs of water
& they became blood. He heard the angel of the waters saying, “You
are righteous, O Lord, The One who is & who was & who is to be,
Because You have judged these things. For they have shed the blood of
saints & prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. For it
is their just due.” He heard another from the altar saying, “Even so,
Lord God Almighty, true & righteous are Your judgments.”
- Rev
16:8-9 The 4th angel
poured out his bowl on the sun & power was given to him to
scorch men with fire. Men were scorched with great heat &
they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues &
they did not repent & give Him glory.
- Rev
16:10-11The 5th angel
poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast & his
kingdom became full of darkness; & they gnawed their tongues because
of the pain. They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains
& their sores & did not repent of their deeds.
- Rev
16:12-16 The 6th angel
poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates & its
water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east
might be prepared. John saw 3 unclean spirits like frogs coming out of
the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast & out of the
mouth of the false prophet. They are [the] spirits of demons,
performing signs which go out to the kings of the earth & of the whole
world to gather them to the battle of the great day of God Almighty. “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he
who watches & keeps his garments, lest he walk naked & they see
his shame.” They gathered them
together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.
- Rev 16:17-21 The 7th angel
poured out his bowl into the air &
a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven from the throne saying, “It
is done!” And there were noises & thunderings & lightnings &
there was a great earthquake, such a mighty & great earthquake as had
not occurred since men were on the earth. The great city was divided into 3 parts & the cities of the
nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God to give her the
cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. Then every island fled
away & the mountains were not found. Great hail from heaven fell upon
men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God
because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly
great.
- Rev 19:6 John heard the voice as it were of a great multitude, as
the sound of many waters & as the sound of mighty thunderings saying, “Alleluia!
For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!”
- Rev 19:19-21 John saw the beast, kings of the earth, their armies,
gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse &
against His army. Then the beast was captured & with him the false
prophet who worked signs in his presence by which he deceived those who
worshiped his image. These 2 were cast alive into the lake of fire burning
with brimstone. The rest were killed with the sword which
proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. All the birds were
filled with their flesh.
- Rev 20:1- 6 John saw an angel coming down from heaven
having the key to the bottomless pit & a great chain in his hand. He
laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil & Satan
& bound him for 1,000 years & he cast him into the
bottomless pit & shut him up & set a seal on him, so that he
should deceive the nations no more till the 1,000 years were finished.
But after these things he must be released for a little while. John saw
thrones & they sat on them & judgment was committed to them. Then
he saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus
& for the word of God who had not worshiped the beast or his image
& had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands.
They lived and reigned with Christ for 1,000 years. The rest of the
dead did not live again until the 1,000 years were finished. This
is the 1st resurrection. Blessed & holy is he who has part in the
1st resurrection. Over such the 2nd death has no power, but they shall be
priests of God & of Christ &
shall reign with Him 1,000 years.
- Rev 20:7-10 When the 1,000 years have expired, Satan will be
released from his prison & will go out to deceive the nations which
are in the 4 corners of the earth, Gog & Magog, to gather them
together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. They went up
on the breadth of the earth & surrounded the camps of the saints &
beloved city. Fire came down from God out of heaven & devoured them.
The devil, who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire &
brimstone where the beast & the false prophet are. They will be
tormented day & Night forever & ever.
- Rev 20:11-15 Then, John saw a great white throne & Him who
sat on it, from whose face the earth & the heaven fled away. There
was found no place for them. He saw the dead, small & great, standing
before God, & books were opened. Another book was opened which is the
Book of Life. The dead were judged according to their works, but the
things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were
in it & Death & Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. They
were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death & Hades were
cast into the lake of fire. This is the 2nd death. Anyone not found
written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
- Rev 21:1-7 John saw a new heaven & a new earth, for the 1st
heaven & the 1st earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.
Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven
from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. He heard a loud
voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men &
He will dwell with them & they shall be His people. God Himself
will be with them & be their God. And God will wipe away every
tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor
crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed
away.” Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things
new.” He said to John, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” He
said to John, “It is done! I am the Alpha & the Omega, the
Beginning & the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of
life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things
& I will be his God & he shall be My son.
- Rev
21:8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually
immoral, sorcerers, idolaters & all liars shall have their part in the
lake which burns with fire & brimstone, which is the 2nd death.”
- Rev
22:1-7 He [angel] showed John a pure river of water of life, clear as
crystal, proceeding from the throne of God & of the Lamb. In the
middle of its street & on either side of the river was the tree of
life, which bore 12 fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The
leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. There shall be no
more curse, but the throne of God & the Lamb shall be in it &
His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face & His name shall
be on their foreheads. There shall be no night there: They need no lamp
nor light of the sun for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall
reign forever & ever. Then he said to John, “These words are faithful
& true.” The Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His
servants the things which must shortly take place. “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who
keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.
- Rev
22:11-17 He said to John, “Do not seal the words of this prophecy of this
book for the time is at hand. He who is unjust, let him be unjust still;
he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be
righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.” “And behold, I am
coming quickly, and My reward is with Me to give to every one according to
his work. I am the Alpha & the Omega, the Beginning & the End,
the First & the Last.” Blessed are those who do His commandments,
that they may have the right to the tree of life & may enter through
the gates into the city. But outside are dogs, sorcerers, sexually
immoral, murderers, idolaters & whoever loves & practices a lie.
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the
churches. I am the Root & the Offspring of David, the Bright &
Morning Star.” The Spirit & the bride say, “Come!” And let him who
hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him
take the water of life freely.
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- Rev 22:18-20 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the
prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add
to him the plagues that are written in this book; & if anyone takes
away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his
part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, & from the things
which are written in this book. He who testifies of these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even
so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Amen.
[The End of World Predictions Analysis follows this
Analysis Note.]
Analysis Note: In analyzing these Bible passages for consistencies and inconsistencies,
it is important to realize the following.
- The Apostle John was specifically selected by God to share the prophecy
in The Revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Revelation was focused on sharing the end of the world prophecy, so
that people would take heed and change their lives to be aligned with
faith in Jesus Christ, their Savior.
- Ezekiel
was specifically selected by God to share prophecy on a multitude of things,
some-current, some-soon, some-later, and some-the end of world prophecy.
Ezekiel’s prophecy covered, but isn’t limited to the end of world
prophecy.
- The
Book of Ezekiel also warned the people of the following countries and
cities to change their wicked ways:
- Israel,
Jerusalem, Chaldea, Samaria, Syria, Egypt, Ammon, Babylon, Tyre, Mount
Seir, Gog, the land of Magog, Rosh, Meshech, Tubal, Philistia, Moab, and
Edom.
- This
Book of the Ezekiel also was focused on sharing a variety of information
from God, so that people would take heed and change their lives to be
aligned with faith in Jesus Christ, their Savior.
[It is my opinion, in that, The Revelation of Jesus
Christ is only focused on end of the world prophecy and the Book of Ezekiel
covers a wide range of topics, as noted above, it would be unreasonable to
expect the passages in the Book of Ezekiel to have the same level of detail and
the same amount of passages focused on end of the world prophecy. Additionally,
I am only including the information from the Book of Ezekiel that relates to
the end of the world prophecy or significantly relates to it in some way.]
[End of World Predictions Analysis: I am not going to
try to interpret all these End of World Prediction passages, since many are
signs that are open to a vast array of interpretations. I recently got
literature in the mail, that I hadn’t requested, that states that the beast of
the sea and of the land, the little horn, the dragon, and the antichrist are
related to the pope and the papacy. Is that accurate? Maybe yes and maybe no. I
don’t know the answer to these things, but I am sharing this so you can be
mindful and prayerful to listen to the instincts that Christ alone can give
you.]
[In my opinion, as a Christian, I found what works best for me is not to
get too caught up in trying to find literal interpretations or definitive
interpretations for things of this nature. I just focus on Jesus Christ as my
Lord and Savior and I don’t get overwhelmed by the details that are beyond my
comprehension.]
[I will use this as an example: Revelation 21:21 says: The twelve gates
were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of
the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.]
[Well, I used to hear people argue about what heaven is going to be
like. Does it matter if the streets of heaven are going to be made of pure
gold, are gold plated or just look like gold? No, none of that is really
significant, in my opinion! What is significant is that I want to end up in
heaven when Jesus calls me no matter what the streets are paved with!
The way that is possible is not to get caught up in arguments with others that
Satan may use to lead us astray.]
[If I focus on Jesus Christ as my Savior, His commandments, and what He
wants for me, I am most apt to end up in heaven on the Last Day. Of course, I’m
not perfect, but all my many sins are forgiven as long as I stay focused on
Christ who made the ultimate sacrifice for me and He did it for you, too!]
Remember John 3:16-21 when Jesus says: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the
world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is
not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has
not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the
condemnation that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness
rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil
hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be
exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly
seen, that they have been done in God.”
Follow Jesus Christ, who is the Light of the World and will lead you to
Salvation!
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The Revelation of Jesus Christ in Small Chunks Color
Code
........ Lime-Jesus saved us/Salvation
........ Orange-end/hour of trial/judgement
........ Great Tribulation
........ Dark Purple- Creation/Creator Info
........ Turquoise-How & when Jesus is coming
....... Yellow-Angels, etc.
........ Blue-Description of God: Father, Son, Holy Spirit
........ Dark Brown-Horses
........ Flesh color- Living Creatures
........ Light Purple- Scroll with 7 Seals & 7 Plagues
.......... Gold-7 Stars and/or 7 Lampstands
......... Light Blue-What Heaven is Like
........ Black-Satan/Devil/Beast
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Basics of what these Book of Ezekiel verses said (sometimes
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Basics of what these Revelation verses said (sometimes paraphrased) |
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Ezekiel 1:1 It came to pass in the 30th year, in the 4th month on the
5th day of the month, as Ezekiel was among the captives by the River Chebar,
that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. |
Rev 1:1-3 This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave Him to
show His servants things that must shortly take place. He sent &
signified by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness of the word of
God, & to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he [John]
saw. Blessed is he who reads & those who hear the words of this prophecy,
& keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. |
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Ezekiel 1:3 The word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest,
the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the
hand of the Lord was upon him there. |
Rev 1:4-6 John is to share this information with the 7 churches in
Asia from Him who is & was & is to come & from the 7 spirits who
are before His throne & Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn
from the dead & ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us & washed us from our sins in
His own blood& has made us kings & priests to His God & Father, to Him be
glory & dominion forever & ever. Amen. |
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Rev 1:7-8 He
[Christ] is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who
pierced Him. all the tribes of
the earth will mourn because of Him. Amen. “I
am the Alpha & the Omega, the Beginning & the End,” says the Lord,
“who is & who was & who is to come, the Almighty.” |
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Rev 1:9 John, brother & companion in tribulation & kingdom
& patience of Jesus Christ & was on the island of Patmos for the word
of God & for the testimony of Jesus Christ. |
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Rev 1:10-11 John was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day when he heard a
loud voice behind him like a trumpet saying, “I am the Alpha & the
Omega, the First & the Last. What You see, write in a book & send
it to the 7 churches in Asia: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis,
Philadelphia, & Laodicea.” |
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Ezekiel 8:1-3 And it came to pass in the 6th year, in the 6th month, on the 5th day
of the month, as I sat in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before
me, that the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there. Ezekiel looked &
there was a likeness, like the appearance of fire- from the appearance of His
waist & downward, fire & from His waist & upward, like the
appearance of brightness, like the color of amber. |
Rev 1:12-16 John turned to see the voice that spoke with him & saw 7 golden lampstands. In the midst of the 7
lampstands, One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet
& girded about the chest with a golden band. His head & hair were
white as snow & His eyes like a flame of fire. His feet were like fine
brass, as if refined in a furnace & His voice as the sound of many
waters. Jesus had in His right hand 7
stars & out of His mouth went a
two-edged sword. His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. |
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Rev 1:17-20 When he saw Jesus, John fell at His feet as if dead, but
Jesus laid His right hand on him saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First & the Last, I am He who lives
& was dead, & behold I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys to Hades & Death.
Write the things which you have seen & the things which will take place
after this. The
mystery of the 7 stars which you saw in My right hand are the angels of
the 7 churches, & the 7 golden lampstands are the 7 churches.” |
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Rev 2:1-7 John is to write this from Jesus“To the angel of the Church
of Ephesus:These things says He who holds the 7 stars in His right hand
& walks in the midst of the 7 golden lampstands. I know their works, labor, patience & that
you can’t bear those who are evil. They have tested those who say they are
apostles & have found them liars. They have persevered & have
patience, & have labored for My name’s sake & haven’t become weary.
Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love, You
need to remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent & do the
first works or else I will come to you quickly & remove
your lampstand from its place. The church &
Jesus both hate the Nicolaitans. He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the
tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” |
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Rev 2:8-11 John should write to: “the angel of the church in
Smyrna:From the First & the Last, who was dead, & came to life I know
your works, tribulation & poverty (but they are rich); & Jesus knows
of the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews & are not, but are of the
synagogue of Satan. Don’t fear the things which you are about to suffer, for
the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested
& you will have tribulation for 10 days. Be faithful until death, & I
will give you the crown of life. Hear what the Spirit says to the churches:
He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.” |
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Ezekiel 5:11-17 “Therefore, as I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely, because you have
defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things & with all your
abominations, therefore I will also diminish you; My eye will not spare, nor
will I have any pity. One third of you shall die of the pestilence & be
consumed with famine in your midst & one third shall fall by the sword
all around you & I will scatter another third to all the winds & I
will draw out a sword after them. Thus shall My anger be spent & I will
cause My fury to rest upon them & I will be avenged & they shall know
that I, the Lord, have spoken it in My zeal, when I have spent My fury upon
them. Moreover I will make you a waste & a reproach among the nations
that are all around you, in the sight of all who pass by. So it shall be a
reproach, a taunt, a lesson & and astonishment to the nations that are
all around you, when I execute judgments among you in anger & in fury
& in furious rebukes. I, the Lord has spoken. When I send against them
the terrible arrows of famine which shall be for destruction, which I will
send to destroy you, I will increase the famine upon you & cut off your
supply of bread. So I will send against you famine & wild beasts &
they will bereave you. Pestilence & blood shall pass through you & I
will bring the sword against you. I, the Lord, have spoken.” |
Rev 2:12-17 John is to write to: the angel of the church in Pergamos
that He who has the two-edged sword. I know your works & where you dwell,
where Satan’s throne is & you hold fast to My name, & did not deny My
faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was
killed among you, where Satan dwells. I [Jesus] have some things against
them, because they have those who hold the doctrine of Balaam who taught
Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel to eat things
sacrificed to idols & to commit sexual immorality. You also have those
who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repent, or else
I will come to you quickly & will fight against them with the sword of My
mouth. The Spirit says to the churches: to him who overcomes, I will give
some of the hidden manna to eat & I will give them a white stone, &
on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives
it.” |
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Ezekiel 6:1-8 The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel saying, “Son of man, set your
face toward the mountains of Israel & prophesy against them & say, ‘O
mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to
the mountains, to the hills, to the ravines & to the valleys: “Indeed I,
even I, will bring a sword against you & I will destroy your high places.
Then your altars shall be desolate, your incense altars shall be broken &
I will cast down your slain men before your idols. I will lay the corpses of
the children of Israel before their idols & will scatter your bones all
around your altars. In all your dwelling places the cities shall be laid
waste & the high place shall be desolate, so your altars may be laid
waste & made desolate, your idols may be broken & made to cease, your
incense altars may be cut down & your works may be abolished. The slain
shall fall in your midst & you shall know that I am the Lord. Yet I will
leave a remnant, so that you may have some who escape the sword among the
nations, when you are scattered through the countries.” |
Rev 2:18-29 John writes to the church of Thyatira: “These things says
the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire & His feet like fine
brass; I know your works, love, service, faith & your patience. As for
your works, the last are more than the first. Nevertheless, I have a few
things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a
prophetess, to teach & seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality
& eat things sacrificed to idols. I gave her time to repent of her sexual
immorality, & she didn’t repent. Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed,
& those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they
repent of their deeds. I will kill her children with death & all the
churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds & hearts. I will
give to each according to your works. Many in Thyatira don’t know the depths
of Satan as they say, I will put on you no other burden. But hold fast what
you have till I come. “And He who overcomes & sees My works until the
end, to him I will give power over the nations-’He shall rule them with a rod
of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels, as I also
have received from My Father; & I will give him the morning star. “He who
has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” |
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Ezekiel 2:1-7 He [God/Jesus/Spirit] said to Ezekiel, “Son of man stand on your feet
& I will speak to you.” Then the Spirit entered him when He [God] spoke
to him [Ezekiel]. He [God] said to Ezekiel, “I am sending you to the children
of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they &
their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. They are
impudent & stubborn children. I am sending you to them & you shall
say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ “As for them, whether they hear or
whether they refuse-for they are a rebellious house--yet they will know that
a prophet has been among them. You, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor
be afraid of their words, though briers & thorns are with you & you
dwell among scorpions. You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or
whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. |
Rev 3:1-6 John writes for Jesus to the church of Sardis, “These things
says He who has the 7
Spirits of God & 7 stars. I know your works,
that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. Be watchful &
strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I
haven't found your works perfect before God. Remember what you have
received & heard, hold fast & repent. If you don’t watch, I will come
on you as a thief & you
will not know what hour I will come upon you. I have a few names even in Sardis who have
not defiled their garments; & they shall walk with Me in white, because
they are worthy. He who overcomes will be clothed in white garments & I
will not blot out his name from the Book of Life, but will confess his name
before My Father & before His
angels. He who has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. |
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Ezekiel 10:1 Ezekiel looked & there in the firmament that was above the head of
the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having
the appearance of the likeness of a throne. |
Rev 3:7-13 John writes to the church of Philadelphia for the Holy
Spirit, “These things says He who is holy, He who is true. Hey who has the
key of David, He who opens & no one shuts, & shuts & no one
opens.” I [Jesus] know your works, I set before you an open door, and no one
can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word & have not
denied My name. I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who lie & say
they are Jews & are not, to come worship before your feet & to know
that I have loved you, because you have kept My command to persevere. I also will keep you from the hour of trial
which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may
take your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of
My God & he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God & the
name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which will come down out of
heaven from My God. I will write on him My new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.” |
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Rev 3:14-22 “And to the angel of the church of Laodiceans write,
These things says the Amen, the Faithful & True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: I
know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were
cold or hot. So then, because you re luke-warm, and neither cold nor hot, I
will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, I am rich, have become
wealthy & have need of nothing & do not know that you are wretched,
miserable, poor, blind & naked- I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined
in the fire, that you may be rich: & white garments, that you may be
clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; & anoint
your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and
chasten. Therefore be zealous & repent. Behold I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears My voice & opens the door, I will come in to him
& dine with him & he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on
My throne, as I, also overcame & sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the
churches.” |
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Ezekiel 1:22 The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the
Living Creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over
their heads. ………………………… Ezekiel 1:23 And under the firmament their wings spread out straight,
one toward another. Each one had 2 which covered one side & each one had
2 which covered the other side of their body. ………………. Ezekiel 1: 25-28 A voice came from above the firmament that was over [the heads of the
4 Living Creatures]; whenever they stood, they let down their wings. Above
the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance
like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the
appearance of a man high above it. Also from the appearance of His waist
& upward he saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of
fire all around within it & from the appearance of His waist &
downward, he saw the appearance of fire with brightness all around. Like the
appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of
the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of
the glory of the Lord. So when he saw it, he fell on his face & heard
a voice of One speaking. |
Rev 4:1-6 John saw a door standing open in heaven. The first voice he
heard was like a trumpet speaking with him, saying, “Come up here & I
will show you things which must take place after this. He was immediately in
the Spirit &
behold a throne set in heaven, & One sat on the throne. He who sat on
there was like jasper & sardius stone in appearance there was a rainbow
around the throne, In appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were 24
thrones & John saw 24 elders sitting, clothed in white robes &
they had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne proceeded lightnings,
thunderings & voices. 7 lamps of fire were burning before the throne
which are the 7 Spirits of God. Before the throne there was a sea of glass
& in the midst of the throne
& around about the throne, were 4 living creatures full of eyes in front
& in back. |
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Ezekiel 1:4-21 Then Ezekiel looked & behold a whirlwind was coming out of the
north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; & brightness was
all around it & radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out
of the midst of the fire. Also from within it came the likeness of 4 Living
Creatures. They had the likeness of a man. Each one had 4 faces & each
had 4 wings. Their legs were straight & the soles of their feet were like
the soles of calves’ feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze.
The hands of a man were under their wings on their 4 sides & each of the
4 had faces & wings. Their wings touched one another. The creatures did
not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward. As for the
likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man, a face of a
lion on the right side, each had the face of an ox on the left
side & each had the face of an eagle. Their wings stretched
upward; 2 wings of each one touched one another & 2 covered their bodies.
Each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go
& they did not turn when they went. As for the likeness of the Living Creatures,
their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches
going back & forth among the Living Creatures. The fire was bright &
out of the fire went lightning. The Living Creatures ran back & forth, in
appearance like a flash of lightning. As he looked at the Living Creatures ,
a wheel was on the earth beside each Living Creature with its 4 faces. The
appearance of the wheels & their workings was like the color of beryl
& all 4 had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was, as
it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. When they moved, they went toward
any one of 4 directions, they did not turn aside when they went. As for their
rims [I think of the wheels], they were so high they were awesome & their
rims were full of eyes, all around the 4 of them. When the Living Creatures
went, the wheels went beside them & when the Living Creatures were lifted
up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. Wherever the spirit wanted to
go, they went, because there the spirit went & the wheels were lifted
together with them, for the spirit of the Living Creatures was in the
wheels. |
Rev 4:7-11 The
1st living creature was like a lion, the 2nd living creature like a calf,
the 3rd living creature had a face like a man & the 4th living
creature was like a flying eagle. The 4 living creatures each have 6
wings & were full of eyes around & within. They do not rest day or
night saying,”Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty, Who was & is & is
to come!” Whenever the living creatures give glory & honor &
thanks to Him [God] who sits on the throne & lives forever, the 24 elders
fall down before Him & worship Him & cast their crowns before the
throne saying, “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory
& honor & power; For You created all things, & by Your will they
exist & were created.” |
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Ezekiel 2:8-10 You, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like
that rebellious house; open your mouth & eat what I give you.” When
Ezekiel looked, there was a hand stretched out to him & behold, a scroll
of a book was in it. Then He [God] spread it before Ezekiel & there was
writing on the inside & on the outside & written on it were
lamentations & mourning & woe. |
Rev 5:1-14 John saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a
scroll written inside & on the back, sealed with 7 seals. Then he saw a
strong angel proclaiming with a
loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll & to loose its seals?” No one in heaven, on
earth or under it was able to open the scroll or look at it. John wept, because
no one was worthy to open & read the scroll, but one of the elders told
him not to weep, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has
prevailed to open the scroll & loose its 7 seals. John saw in the midst
of the throne & of the 4
living creatures & the midst of
the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having 7 horns &
7 eyes, which are the 7 Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He
came & took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the
throne. When He had taken the scroll, the 4 living creatures & 24 elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp &
golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints & they
sang a new song saying:”You are worthy to take the scroll, & to open its
seals: For You were slain,
& have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe & tongue
& people & nation, & have made us Kings & priests of our God; & we shall
reign on the earth.” Then John heard the voice of many angels, living creatures & elders around the throne & the number of them was 10,000 x
10,000 + 1,000’s +1,000’s saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who
was slain To receive power & riches & wisdom & strength &
honor & glory & blessing!” every creature which is in heaven, on
earth & under it & such as are in the sea & all that are in them,
he heard saying, “Blessing & honor & glory & power Be to Him who
sits on the throne, & to the Lamb, forever & ever!” Then the 4 living creatures said, “Amen!” The 24 elders fell down & worshipped Him who lives forever &
ever. |
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Rev 6:1-2 John
saw when the Lamb opened 1 of the seals
& heard 1 of the 4 Living Creatures
saying with a voice like thunder, “Come & see.” He looked a behold, a
white horse & He who sat on it had a bow & a crown was given to him.
He went out conquering & to conquer. |
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Rev 6:3-4 When
He opened the 2nd seal, John heard the 2nd Living Creature saying, “Come & see.” A fiery red horse went out & it was granted
to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth & that people
should kill one another & there was given
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Rev 6:5-6 When He opened the 3rd seal, John heard the 3rd Living creature say, “Come & see.” John
saw a black horse & he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. He heard a voice in the midst of the 4 Living
Creatures saying, “A quart of wheat
for a denarius & 3 quarts of barley for a denarius & do not harm the
oil & the wine.” |
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Ezekiel 14:21-23 For thus says the Lord God: “How much more it shall be when I send My
4 severe judgments of Jerusalem-the sword & famine & wild beasts
& pestilence-to cut off man & beast from it? Yet behold, there shall
be left in it a remnant who will be brought out, both sons & daughters;
surely they will come out to you & you will see their ways & their
doings. Then you will be comforted concerning the disaster that I have
brought upon Jerusalem, all that I have brought upon it. They will comfort
you, when you see & their doings & you shall know that I have done
nothing without cause that I have done in it,” says the Lord God. |
Rev 6:7-8 When He opened the 4th seal, John heard the voice of the 4th Living Creature say, “Come & see.” He saw a pale horse & the name of him who sat
on it was Death and Hades followed with him. Power was given to them over ¼ of the earth to kill with a
sword, with hunger, with death & with the beasts of the earth. |
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Rev 6:9-11 When He opened the 5th seal, John saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word
of God & for the testimony which they held. They cried with a loud voice
saying, “How long, O Lord, holy & true until You judge & avenge our
blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Then a white robe was given to each
of them & it was said to them that they should rest a little while
longer, until both the number of their fellow servants & their brethren,
who would be killed as they were, was completed. |
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Rev 6:12-17 John looked when He opened the 6th seal & behold there was a
great earthquake; & the sun became black as sackcloth of hair & the
moon became like blood, the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree
drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. The sky receded as
a scroll when it is rolled up & every mountain & island was moved out
of its place. The kings of the earth, great men, rich men, commanders,
mighty men, every slave & every free man hid themselves in the caves
& the rocks of the mountains & said to the mountains & rocks, “Fall
on us & hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne & from
the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come & who is
able to stand?” |
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Ezekiel 7:1-4 The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel saying, “And you, son of
man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel: ‘An end! The end has come
upon the four corners of the land. Now the end has come upon you, And
I will send My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways,
And I will repay you for all your abominations. My eye will not spare you,
Nor will I have pity; But I will repay your ways, And your abominations will
be in your midst. Then you shall know that I am the Lord!” |
Rev 7:1 After these things, John saw 4 angels standing at the 4 corners of the earth
holding the 4 winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth,
sea or any tree. |
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Ezekiel 9:1-6 Then He [God] called out in Ezekiel’s hearing with a loud voice
saying, “”Let those who have charge over the city draw near, each with a
deadly weapon in his hand. Suddenly, 6 men came from the direction of the
upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax in his hand. One man
among them was clothed in linen & had a writer’s inkhorn at his side.
They went in & stood beside the bronze altar. The glory of the God of
Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of
the temple. He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer’s
inkhorn at his side & the Lord said to him, “go through the midst of the
city, through the midst of Jerusalem & put a mark on the foreheads of
the men who sigh & cry over the abominations that are done within it.
To the others He said in my hearing, “Go after him through the city &
kill; do not let your eye spare, nor have any pity. Utterly slay old &
young men, maidens & little children & women; but do not come near
anyone on whom is the mark & begin at My sanctuary.” So they began
with the elders who were before the temple. |
Rev 7:2-8 John saw another
angel ascending from the east having the seal of the living God & he
cried with a loud voice to the 4 angels to whom it was granted to harm the
earth & seasaying, “Do not harm the earth, sea, or trees till we have
sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” John heard the number
of those sealed:144,00 of all the tribes of the children of Israel were
sealed. 12,000 each of the following tribes were sealed: Tribes of Judah,
Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun,
Joseph, Benjamin. |
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Rev 7:9-12 After
these, John saw a great multitude which no one could number of all nations,
tribes, peoples & tongues, standing before the throne & before the
Lamb clothed with white robes & palm branches in their hands. They were
crying with a loud voice saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on
the throne & to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne &
the elders & 4
Living Creatures
& fell on their faces before the throne & worshiped God saying,
“Amen! Blessing & glory & wisdom, Thanksgiving & honor &
power & might, Be to our God forever & ever. Amen” |
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Rev 7:13-17 One
of the elders answered John saying, “Who are these arrayed in white robes
& where did they come from?” John told him that he knew. So he told John,
“They are the ones who come out of the great tribulation & washed their robes & made them white in the
blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God & serve
Him day & night in His temple. He
who sits on the throne will dwell among them . They shall neither hunger nor
thirst anymore. The sun shall not strike them nor any heat for the Lamb who
is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them & lead them to living
fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” |
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Ezekiel 34:15-16 “I will feed My flock & I will make them lie down,” says the Lord
God. “I will seek what was lost & bring back what was driven away, bind
up the broken & strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat
& the strong & feed them in judgment.” |
Rev 8:1-4 When
He opened the 7th seal, there was silence in heaven for about ½ hour. John
saw the 7 angels who
stand before God were given 7 trumpets. Another angel
having a golden censer came & stood at the altar. He was given much
incense that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the
golden altar which was before the throne. The smoke of the incense, with the
prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s
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Ezekiel 10:2-5 Then He [God] spoke to the man clothed with linen & said, “Go in
among the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with coals of fire
from among the cherubim & scatter them over the city.” He went in as I
watched. Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when
the man went in & the cloud filled the inner court. Then the glory of the
Lord went up from the cherub & paused over the threshold of the
temple & the house was filled with the cloud & the court was full
of brightness of the Lord's glory. |
Rev 8:5-6 Then
the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar & threw it
to the earth. There were noises, thunderings, lightnings & an earthquake.So the 7 angels sounded who had the 7
trumpets prepared themselves to sound. |
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Rev 8:7 1st
angel sounded & Hail & fire followed, mingled with blood & they were thrown
to the earth. ⅓ of the trees were burned up &
all green grass was burned up. |
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Ezekiel 10:6-22 Then it happened, when He [God] commanded the man clothed in linen,
saying, “Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim,” that he
went in & stood beside the wheels. The cherub stretched out his hand from
among the cherubim to the fire & took some of it & put it into the
hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it & went out. The cherubim
appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings. When I looked,
there were 4 wheels by the cherubim, 1 wheel by one cherub & another
wheel by each other cherub; the wheels appeared to have the color of a beryl
stone. As for their appearance, all 4 looked alike-as it were, a wheel in the
middle of a wheel. When they went, they went toward any of their 4
directions; they did not turn aside when they went, but followed in the
direction the head was facing. They did not turn aside when they went. Their
whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings & their the wheels
that the 4 had, were full of eyes all around. As for the wheels, they were called
in my hearing, “Wheel.” Each one had 4 faces: the 1st face was the face of a
cherub, the 2nd the face of a man, the 3rd the face of a lion & the 4th
the face of an eagle. The cherubim were lifted up. This was the Living
Creature Ezekiel saw by the River Chebar [the 1st vision Ezekiel had]. When
the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them. When the cherubim stood
still, the wheels stood still & when 1 was lifted up, the other lifted
itself up, for the spirit of the Living Creature was in them. Then the glory
of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple & stood over the
cherubim. The cherubim lifted their wings & mounted up from the earth in
Ezekiel’s sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them & they
stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house & the glory of the
God of Israel was above them. This is the Living Creature he saw by the River
Chebar & he knew they were cherubim. Each 1 had 4 faces & each 1 had
4 wings & the likeness of the hands of man was under their wings. The
likeness of their faces was the same as the faces he had seen by the River
Chebar, their appearance & their persons. They each went straight
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Rev 8:8-9 2nd
angel sounded: & something
like a great mountain, burning with fire was thrown into the sea & ⅓ of
the sea became blood & ⅓ of the living creatures in the sea died & ⅓
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Rev 8:10-11 3rd angel sounded: a great
star fell from heaven burning like a torch & fell on ⅓ of rivers
& springs of water. The name of the star is
Wormwood & ⅓ of the water became wormwood & many men died from the
water, because it was made bitter. |
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Rev 8:12-13 4th
angel sounded:⅓ of the
sun was struck, ⅓ of the moon & ⅓ of the stars
were darkened. ⅓ of the day did not shine & likewise the night.
John looked and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven saying
with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of
the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the 3 angels who are about to sound!” |
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Rev 9:1-12 5th
angel sounded: &
John saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to
the bottomless pit. He opened the bottomless pit & smoke arose out of the
pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun & the air were darkened
because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the
earth & to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have
power. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth or any green
thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on
their foreheads. They were not given authority to kill them [ones without
God’s seal], but to torment them for 5 months. Their torment was like the
torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek
death & will not find it. They will desire to die & death will flee
from them. The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On
their heads were crowns of something like gold & their
faces were like the faces of men. They had hair like women’s hair & their
teeth were like lion’s teeth. They had breastplates like breastplates of iron
& the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many
horses running into battle. They had tails like scorpions & there were
stings in their tails.There power was to hurt men 5 months. They had a king
over them, the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon,
but in Greek he has the name Apollyon. One woe is past. Behold, still 2 more
woes are coming after these things. |
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Rev 9:13-21 r 6th angel sounded: & John heard a voice from the 4
horns of the golden altar which is before God, saying to the 6th angel who
had the trumpet, “Release the 4 angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” So
the 4 angels who had been prepared for the hour & day &
month & year were released to kill ⅓ of mankind.John heard the number of
the army of the horsemen: was 200 million. He saw the horses in the vision:
those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue &
sulphur yellow & the heads of
the horses were like the heads of Lions & out of their mouths came
fire, smoke & brimstone. By these 3 plagues ⅓ of mankind was killed-by
fire & smoke & brimstone which came out of their mouths. For their
power is in their mouth & tails; for their tails are like serpents,
having heads & with them they do harm. The rest of mankind, who were not
killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that
they should not worship demons & idols of gold, silver, brass, stone
& wood which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk. And they did not repent
of their murders or their sorceries or
their sexual immorality or their thefts. |
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Ezekiel 3:1-7 Moreover He [God] said to Ezekiel, “Son of man, eat what you
find; earth this scroll & go, speak to the house of Israel.” So Ezekiel
opened his mouth & He [God] caused him to earth that scroll. He [God]
said to him, “Son of man, feed your belly & fill your stomach with this
scroll that I give you.” So Ezekiel ate & it was in his mouth like honey
in sweetness. Then He [God] said to Ezekiel, “Son of man, go to the house of
Israel & speak My words to them. For you are not sent to a people of
unfamiliar speech & of hard language, but to the house of Israel, not to
many people of unfamiliar speech & hard language, whose words you cannot
understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen
to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent & hard-hearted. ………………………….. Ezekiel 3:10-11 Moreover He [God] said to Ezekiel, “Son of man, receive into your
heart all My words that I speak to you & hear with your ears. And go, get
to the captives, to the children of your people & speak to them & tell
them, ‘Thus says the Lord God,” whether they hear, or whether they
refuse.” |
Rev 10:1-11 John saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow
was on his head, his face was like the sun & his feet like pillars of fire. He had a little book open in his hand. He set his
right foot on the sea & his left foot on the land & cried with a loud
voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, 7 thunders uttered their
voices. When the 7 thunders uttered their voices, John was about to write;
but heard a voice saying to him, “Seal up the things which the 7 thunders
uttered & do not write them.” The angel John saw standing on the sea & on the
land raise up his hand to heaven & swore by Him who lives forever &
ever, who created heaven & the things that are in it & earth &
the things that are in it & the sea & the things that are in it, that
there should be delay no longer, but in
the days of the sounding of the 7th
angel, when he is about to
sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants
the prophets. Then the voice that he heard from heaven spoke to him again
& said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel
who stands on the sea & on the earth.” So John went to the angel &
said to him, “Give me the little book.” And he said to John, “Take & eat it & it will make your stomach
bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” Then John took the
little book out of the angel’s
hand & ate it & it
was as sweet as honey in his mouth, but when he had eaten it, his stomach
became bitter. He said to John, “You must prophesy again about many peoples,
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Rev 11:1-2 John was given a
reed like a measuring rod. The angel stood
saying, “Rise & measure the temple of God, the altar, & those who
worship there. But leave out the court which is outside the temple, & do
not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread
the holy city underfoot for 42 months. |
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Rev 11:3-6 I
will give power to my 2 Witnesses & they will prophesy 1,260 days
clothed in sackcloth.” These are 2 olive trees & the 2 lampstands
standing before the God of the earth. If anyone wants to harm them, fire
proceeds from their mouth & devours their enemies, If anyone wants to harm
them, he must be killed in this manner. These have power to shut heaven, so
no rain falls in the days of their prophecy & they have power over waters
to turn them to blood & to strike the earth with all plagues as often as
they desire. |
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Rev 11:7-12 When
they finish their testimony, the beast
that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them
& kill them. Their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city
which spiritually is called Sodom & Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. Then those from the
people, tribes, tongues & nations will see their dead bodies 3 ½ days &
not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. Those who dwell on the
earth will rejoice over them, make merry & send gifts to one another, because
these 2 prophets tormented those who dwell on earth. After 3 ½ days
the breath of life from God entered them & they stood on their feet &
great fear fell on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice from
heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud
& their enemies saw them. |
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Rev 11:13-14 In the same hour, there was a great earthquake & 1/10 of the
city fell. In the earthquake 7,000 people were killed & the rest were
afraid & gave glory to the God of heaven. The Second Woe is past. Behold
the third is coming quickly. |
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Ezekiel 3:12-14 Then the Spirit lifted Ezekiel up & he heard behind him a great
thunderous voice: “Blessed is the glory of the Lord from His place!” He also
heard the noise of wings of the living creatures that touched one another
& the noise of the wheels beside them & great thunderous noise. So
the Spirit lifted him up & took him away & he went in bitterness, in
the heat of his spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon him. ………………………… Ezekiel 3:16-21 Now it came to pass at the end of 7 days that the word of the Lord
came to Ezekiel, saying, “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the
house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth & give them warning
from Me: “When I say to the wicked, “You shall surely die,’ & you give
him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his
life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity: but his blood I will
require at your hand. Yet, if you warn the wicked & he does not turn from
his wickedness, nor his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you
have delivered your soul. Again when a righteous man turns from his
righteousness & commits iniquity & I lay a stumbling block before
him, he shall die; because you did not give him warning, he shall die in his
sin & his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered: but
his blood I will require at your hand. Nevertheless if you warn the righteous
man that the righteous should not sin & he does not sin, he shall surely
live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul.” |
Rev 11:15-19 The 7th angel sounded: Loud voices in heaven saying, “The kingdoms of this
world have become the kingdoms of our Lord & His Christ & He shall
reign forever & ever!” 24 elders who sat before God on their thrones fell
on their faces & worshipped God saying, “We give You thanks, O Lord God
Almighty, The One who is & who was & who is to come, Because
You have taken Your great power & reigned. The nations were angry &
Your wrath has come & the time of the dead, that they should be judged,
& that You should reward Your servants the prophets & the saints,
& those who fear Your name, small & great, & should destroy those
who destroy the earth.” Then the temple of God was opened in heaven & the
ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. There were lightnings, noises,
thunderings, an earthquake & great hail. |
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Rev 12:1-6 A great sign appeared in
heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet
& on her head was a garland of 12 stars. Then being with child, she cried
out in labor & pain to give birth. Another
sign appeared in heaven: behold, a
great, fiery red dragon having 7 heads & 10 horns & 7 diadems
[crowns] on his heads. His tail drew ⅓ of the stars of heaven &
threw them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was ready to
give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. She bore a
male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron, He Child was
caught up to God & His throne. The woman fled into the wilderness, where
she has a place prepared by God that they should feed her there 1,260 days. |
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Rev 12:7-9 And war broke out in heaven.
Micahel & his angels fought with the dragon & the dragon & his
angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in
heaven any longer. The great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old called
the Devil & Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth
& his angels were cast out with him. |
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Rev 12:10-17 John heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “ Now salvation
& strength & the kingdom of our God & the power of His Christ
have come, for the accuser of our brethren,
who accused them before our God day and night, has
been cast down. And
they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb & by the word of their testimony & they did not love their
lives until death. Rejoice, O heavens & you who dwell in them! Woe to the
inhabitants of the earth & the sea! For
the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he
has a short time.” When the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he
persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. The woman
was given 2 wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to
her place where she is nourished for a time & times & half a time, from the
presence of the serpent. The serpent
spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the
flood. But the earth helped the woman & the earth opened its mouth
& swallowed up the flood which the dragon
had spewed out of his mouth. The dragon was enraged with the woman
& he went to make war with the rest
of her offspring [Christians], who keep the commandments of God & have
the testimony of Jesus Christ. |
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Rev 13:1-10 John stood on the sand of the sea & saw a beast rising up out of the sea having 7 heads
& 10 horns each with a crown & on his heads was a blasphemous name.
The beast he saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear,
& his mouth like the lion. The dragon gave him power, his throne &
great authority. He saw 1 of the heads had been mortally wounded & his
deadly wound was healed. All the world marveled & followed the beast.
They worshipped the dragon who gave authority to the beast & worshiped
the beast saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”
He was given a mouth speaking great things, blasphemies & was given
authority to continue for 42 months. Then he opened his mouth in
blasphemy against God to blaspheme His
name, His tabernacle, & those who dwell in heaven. It was granted him to make war with the saints & to overcome
them. Authority was given him over every tribe, tongue & nation.
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been
written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If anyone has an ear,
let him hear. He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who
kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience
& the faith of the saints. |
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Rev 13:11-18 John saw another beast
coming up out of the earth & he had 2 horns like a lamb & spoke like
a dragon. He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence
& causes the earth & those who dwell in it to worship the 1st beast
whose deadly wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes
fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. He deceives
those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the
sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to
the beast who was wounded by the sword & lived. He was granted power to
give breath to the image of the beast should both speak & cause as many
as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all, both
small & great, rich & poor, free & slave to receive a mark on
their right hand or on their foreheads, & that no one may buy or sell
except one who has the mark or the name of the beast or the number of the
beast, for it is the number of a man: HIs number is 666. |
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Rev 14:1-5 John saw a Lamb standing on Mount Zion & with Him 144,000
having HIs Father’s name written on their foreheads. He heard a voice in
heaven like the voice of many waters & like the voice of thunder &
the sound of harpists playing their harps. They sang as it were a new song
before the throne, before the 4 Living
Creatures & the elders & no one could learn that song except
the 144,000 who were redeemed from the earth. These are the ones who
were not defiled with women, for they are virgins & follow the Lamb
wherever He goes. They were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God
& to the Lamb. In their mouths was found no deceit, for they are without
fault before the throne of God. |
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Ezekiel 9:7-11 Then He [God] said to them, “Defile the temple & fill the courts
with the slain. Go out!” And they went out & killed in the city. So it
was, that while they were killing them, I was left alone & I fell on my
face & cried out & said, “Ah, Lord God! Will you destroy all the
remnant of Israel inpuring out Your fury on Jerusalem? Then He said to me,
“The iniquity of the house of Israel & Judah is exceedingly great &
the land is full of bloodshed & the city full of perversity; for they
say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land & the Lord does not see!’ “And as for
Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor will I have pity, but I will
recompense their deeds on their own head.” Just then, the man clothed with
linen, who had the inkhorn at his side, reported back & said, “I have
done as You commanded me.” |
Rev 14:6-11 John saw another angel
flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach
to those who dwell on the earth-to every nation, tribe, tongue &
people-saying with a loud voice, “Fear God
& give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come. Worship Him
who made heaven & earth, the sea & springs of water.” Another angel followed saying, “Babylon, that great city is fallen, because she
made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
Then, a 3rd angel followed saying, “If anyone
worships the beast & his image & receives his mark on his forehead or
his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God which
is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be
tormented with fire & brimstone in
the presence of the holy angels in the presence of the Lamb. The smoke of their torment ascends forever &
ever & they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast & his
image & whoever receives the mark of his name.” |
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Rev 14:12-20 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who
keep the commandments of God & the faith of Jesus. John heard a voice
from heaven saying to him, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
from now on that they may rest from their labors & works follow them,”
says the Spirit. He saw a white cloud with One like the Son of Man sitting on it, having a
golden crown on his head & a sharp sickle
in His hand. Another angel came out of
the temple crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Thrust in
Your sickle & reap for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest
of the earth is ripe.” So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the
earth & the earth was reaped. Another
angel came out of the temple in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
Another angel came out from the altar
who had power over fire & he cried with a loud cry to Him who had the
sharp sickle saying, “Thrust in your sharp sickle & gather the clusters
of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.” So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth
& gathered the vine of the earth & threw it into the great winepress
of the wrath of God. The winepress was trampled outside the city & blood
came out of the winepress of the wrath of God up to the horses’ bridles for 1,600 furlongs. |
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Ezekiel 34:20-22 ”Therefore thus says the Lord God to them: “Behold, I Myself will
judge between the fat & the lean sheep. Because you have pushed with side
& shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your horns & scattered them
abroad, therefore I will save My flock & they shall no longer be a prey
& I will judge between sheep and sheep. |
Rev 15:1-8 John saw another sign in heaven, great & marvelous, 7 angels having the 7 last plagues, for in them the wrath of
God is complete. He saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire &
those who have the victory over the beast & his image & his mark
& over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps
of God. They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God & the song of the
Lamb saying: “Great & marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty!
Just & true are Your ways, O KIng of the saints! Who shall not fear You O
Lord, & glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall
come & worship before You, For Your judgments have been
manifested.” John saw that the temple of the tabernacle of the
testimony in heaven was opened. Out of the temple came the 7 angels with the 7 plagues clothed in pure bright linen with
their chest girded with golden bands. One of the 4 Living Creatures gave to the 7 angels 7 golden bowls of the wrath of God who lives forever
& ever.The
temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God & from His power &
no one was able to enter the temple till the 7 plagues of the 7 angels
were completed. |
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Rev 16:1 John heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the 7 angels, “Go & pour out the bowls of the
wrath of God on the earth.” |
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Rev 16:2 The 1st [angel] went &
poured out his bowl upon the earth & a foul & loathsome sore came
upon the men who had the mark of the beast & those who worshiped his
image. |
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Rev 16:3 The 2nd angel poured out his bowl on the sea & it
became blood as of a dead man & every living creature in the sea died. |
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Rev 16:4-7 The 3rd angel poured out his
bowl on the rivers & springs of water & they became blood. He heard
the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, O Lord, The One who
is & who was & who is to be, Because You have judged these things.
For they have shed the blood of saints & prophets, And You have given
them blood to drink. For it is their just due.” He heard another from the
altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true & righteous are Your
judgments.” |
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Rev 16:8-9 The
4th angel
poured out his bowl on the sun & power was given to him to scorch men
with fire. Men were scorched with great heat & they blasphemed the name
of God who has power over these plagues & they did not repent & give
Him glory. |
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Rev 16:10-11The
5th angel
poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast & his kingdom became full
of darkness; & they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. They
blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains & their sores &
did not repent of their deeds. |
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Rev 16:12-16 The
6th angel
poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates & its water was dried
up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. John saw 3
unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the
mouth of the beast & out of the mouth of the false prophet. They are
[the] spirits of demons, performing signs which got out to the kings of the
earth & of the whole world to gather them to the battle of the great day
of God Almighty. “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches
& keeps his garments, lest he walk naked & they see his shame.” They
gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. |
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Ezekiel 22: 1-9 Moreover the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel saying,
“Now, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Yes, show
her all her abominations! Then say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “The city sheds
blood in her own midst, that her time may come & she makes idols within
herself to defile herself. You have become guilty by the blood which you have
shed & defiled yourself with the idols which you have made. You have
caused your days to draw near & have come to the end of your years; therefore
I have made you a reproach to the nations & a mockery to all countries.
Those near & those far from you will mock you as infamous & full of
tumult. Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed
blood in you. In you they have made light of father & mother; in your
midst they have oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the
fatherless & the widow. You have despised My holy things & profaned
My Sabbaths. In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed; in you are
those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness.” |
Rev 16:17-21 The
7th angel
poured out his bowl into the air & a loud voice came out of the temple of
heaven from the throne saying, “It is done!” And there were noises &
thunderings & lightnings & there was a great earthquake, such a
mighty & great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the
earth. The great city was divided into 3 parts & the cities of the
nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God to give her the cup
of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. Then every island fled away &
the mountains were not found. Great hail from heaven fell upon men, each
hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the
plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great. |
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Ezekiel 6:9-14 “Then those of you who escape will remember Me among the nations where
they are carried captive, because I was crushed by their adulterous heart
which has departed from Me & by their eyes which play the harlot after their idols; they will loathe themselves for the evils which they committed in all
their abominations. And they shall know that I am the Lord; I have not said
in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them.” ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“Pound your fists & stamp your feet & say, “Alas, for all the evil
abominations of the house of Israel! For they shall fall by the sword, by
famine & by pestilence. He who is far off shall die by the pestilence, he
who is near shall fall by the sword & he who remains & is besieged
shall die by the famine. Thus will I spend My fury upon them. Then you shall
know that I am the Lord, when their slain are among their idols all around
their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green
tree & every thick oak, wherever they offered sweet incense to all their
idols. So I will stretch out My hand against them & make the land
desolate, yes, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblah, in all their
dwelling places. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.’” |
Rev 17:1-8 One of the 7 angels who
had the 7 bowls came & talked to John saying, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who
sits on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication
& the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her
formnication.” He carried John away in
the Spirit into the wilderness & he
saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy,
having 7 heads & 10 horns. The woman was arrayed in purple & scarlet
& adorned with gold & precious stones & pearls, having in her
hand a golden cup full of abominations & the filthiness of her
fornication. On her forehead a name was written: Mystery, Babylon The Great,
The Mother of Harlots & of the Abominations of The Earth. He saw the woman
drunk with the blood of the saints & with the blood of the martyrs of
Jesus. When he saw her, he marveled with great amazement. The angel said to John, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of
the woman & of the beast that carries her, which has the 7 heads & 10
horns. The beast that you saw was & is not & will ascend out of
the bottomless pit & go to perdition. Those
who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the
Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was & is not
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Ezekiel 7:10-14 ‘Behold, the day! Behold, it has come! Doom has gone out; The rod has
blossomed, Pride has budded. Violence has risen up into the rod of
wickedness; None of them shall remain, None of their multitude, None of them;
Nor shall there be wailing for them. The time has come, The day draws near.
“Let not the buyer rejoice, Nor the seller mourn, For wrath is on their whole
multitude. For the seller shall not return to what has been sold, Though he
may still be alive; For the vision concerns the whole multitude, And it shall
not turn back; No one will strengthen himself who lives in iniquity. They have
blown the trumpet & made everyone ready, But no one goes to battle; For
My wrath is on all their multitude. |
Rev 18:9-18 [The angel tells John] “Here is the mind which has
wisdom: the 7 heads are 7 mountains on which
the woman sits. There are also 7 kings. 5 have fallen, 1 is & the other
has not yet come. When he comes, he must continue a short time. The beast
that was & is not is himself also the 8th & is of the 7 & is
going to perdition. The 10 horns are 10 kings who have received no kingdom
yet, but they receive authority for 1 hour as kings with the beast.
These are of 1 mind & they will give their power & authority to the
beast. These will make war with the Lamb and the Lamb will overcome them for He is Lord of lords
& King of kings & those who are with Him are called, chosen &
faithful. The
angel told John, “The waters which you saw where the
harlot sits are peoples, multitudes, nations & tongues. The 10 horns you
saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot & make her desolate &
naked, eat her flesh & burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to
fulfill His purpose to be of 1 mind & to give their kingdom to the beast
until the words of God are fulfilled. The woman whom you saw is that great
city which reigns over the kings of the earth.” |
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Rev 18:1-3 After these things John saw another
angel coming from heaven having great authority & the earth was
illuminated with his glory. He cried mightily saying loudly, “Babylon the great is fallen & has become a
dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit & cage for every unclean & hated bird!
All the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the
kings of the earth have committed fornication with her & the merchants of
the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” |
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Ezekiel 7:12-19 “The time has come, The day draws near. Let not the buyer rejoice,
Nor the seller mourn, For wrath on their whole multitude. For the seller
shall not return to what has been sold, Though he may still be alive; For the
vision concerns the whole multitude, and it shall not turn back; No one will
strengthen himself Who lives in iniquity. They have blown the trumpet &
made everyone ready, But no one goes to battle; For My wrath is on all their
multitude. The sword is outside, And the pestilence & famine within.
Whoever is in the field Will die by the sword; And whoever is in the city,
Famine & pestilence will devour him. Those who survive will escape &
be on the mountains Like doves of the valleys, All of them mourning, each for
his iniquity. Every hand will be feeble, And every knee will be as weak as
water. They will also be girded with sackcloth; Horror will cover them; Shame
will be on every face. Baldness on all their heads. They will throw their
silver into the streets, And their gold will be like refuse; Their silver
& their god will not be able to deliver them In the day of the wrath of
the Lord; They will not satisfy their souls, Nor fill their stomachs, Because
it became their stumbling block of iniquity.” |
Rev 18:4-24 John heard another voice
from heaven saying, “Come
out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins & lest you receive of
her plagues. For her sins have reached to heaven & God has remembered her
iniquities. Render to her as she did to you, but repay her double, because
she glorified herself & lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her
torment & sorrow for she says, ‘I sit as a queen & will not see
sorrow.’ Therefore her plagues will come in 1 day-death & mourning &
famine. She [the City of Babylon] will be utterly burned with fire for
strong is the Lord God who judges her. The kings of the earth who
committed fornication & lived luxuriously with her will weep & lament
for her when they see the smoke of her burning, saying, “Alas that great city
Babylon that mighty city! For in 1 hour your judgement has come.’ The
merchants will weep & mourn over her for no one buys their merchandise of
gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet,
every kind of citron wood, object of ivory, most precious wood, bronze, iron,
marble, cinnamon, incense, fragrant oil & frankincense, wine, oil, fine
flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses & chariots & souls of men. The
things your soul longs for have gone from you & all things which are rich
& splendid have gone from you & shall not be found any more at all.
The merchants who become rich by her will stand at a distance for fear of her
torment, weeping & wailing, saying, ‘Alas, that great city was clothed in
fine linen, purple & scarlet & was adorned with gold & precious
stones & pearls! In 1 hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every
shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors & as many as trade on the
sea, stood at a distance & cried out when they saw the smoke of her
burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’ They threw dust on their heads
& cried out, weeping & wailing & saying, ‘alas that great city in
which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in 1 hour
she is made desolate.’ “Rejoice over her, O heaven & you holy apostles
& prophets for God has avenged you on her!” A mighty angel took up a
stone like a great millstone & threw it into the sea saying, “Thus with
violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down & shall not be found
anymore, the sound of harpists, musicians, flutists & trumpeters shall
not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you
anymore & the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. The
light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore & the voice of bridegroom
& bride shall not be heard in you any more for your merchants were
great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all nations were deceived. In
her was found the blood of prophets & saints & all who were slain on
the earth.” |
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Ezekiel 1:24 When they [Living Creatures] went, Ezekiel heard the
noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise
of an army: when they stood still, they let down their wings. |
Rev 19:1-10 After these things John heard a loud voice in heaven saying,
“Alleluia! Salvation & glory & honor & power belong to the Lord
our God! For true & righteous are His judgments, because He has judged
the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication & He has
avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” Again they said,
“Alleluia. Her smoke rises up forever & ever!” The 24 elders & 4 Living Creatures fell down & worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, “Amen!
Alleluia!” A voice came from the throne saying, “Praise our God, all you His
servants & those who fear Him, both small & great!” John heard the
voice as it were of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters & as
the sound of mighty thunderings saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!” Let us be glad & rejoice & give Him glory
for the marriage of the Lamb has come & His wife has made herself ready.”
To her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean & bright, for
the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he [angel] said to
me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the
Lamb!’” And he said to John, “These are the true sayings of God.” John fell
at his feet to worship him, but he said to John, “See that you do not do
that! I am your fellow servant & your brethren who have the testimony
of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of
prophecy.” |
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Rev 19:11-21 John saw the heaven opened & behold a white horse & He who sat on him was
called Faithful & True & in righteousness He judges & makes war. His
eyes were like a flame of fire & on His head were many crowns. He had a
name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed with a robe
dipped in blood & His name is called The Word of God. The armies in
heaven, clothed in fine linen, white & clean followed Him on white horses. Out of His mouth goes a sharp
sword that with it He should strike the nations. He Himself will rule them
with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness &
wrath of Almighty God. He has on His robe & on His thigh a name written:
King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords. John saw an angel standing in the sun. He [the angel] cried with a loud voice saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of
heaven, “Come & gather
together for the supper of the great God, that you may eat the flesh of
kings, captains, mighty men, horses & those who sit on them & all
people free & slave, both small & great.” John saw the beast, kings
of the earth, their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat
on the horse & against His army. Then the beast was captured & with
him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence by which he deceived
those who worshiped his image. These 2 were cast alive into the lake of fire
burning with brimstone. The rest were killed with the sword which
proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse.
All the birds were filled with their flesh. |
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Rev 20:1- 6 John saw an angel coming down from heaven having the key to the bottomless pit & a great
chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is
the Devil & Satan & bound him for 1,000 years & he cast
him into the bottomless pit & shut him up & set a seal on him, so
that he should deceive the nations no more till the 1,000 years were
finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. John
saw thrones & they sat on them & judgment was committed to them. Then
he saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus
& for the word of God who had not worshiped the beast or his image
& had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands.
They lived and reigned with Christ for 1,000 years. The rest of the
dead did not live again until the 1,000 years were finished. This
is the 1st resurrection. Blessed & holy is he who has part in the 1st
resurrection. Over such the 2nd death has no power, but they shall be priests
of God & of Christ & shall reign with Him 1,000 years. |
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Ezekiel 7:5-11 “Thus says the Lord God: ‘A disaster, a singular disaster; Behold, it
has come! An end has come, The end has come; It has dawned for you; Behold,
it has come! Doom has come to you, you who dwell in the land; The time has come,
A day of trouble is near, And not of rejoicing in the mountains. Now upon you
I will soon pour out my fury, And spend My anger upon you; I will judge you
according to your ways, And I will repay you for all your abominations. My
eye will not spare, Nor will I have pity; I will repay you according to your
ways, And your abominations will be in your midst. Then you shall know that I
am the Lord who strikes. Behold, the day! Behold, it has come! Doom has gone
out; The rod has blossomed, Pride has budded. Violence has risen up into a
rod of wickedness; None of them remain, None of their multitude, None of
them; Nor shall there be wailing for them. |
Rev 20:7-10 When the 1,000 years have
expired, Satan will be released from his prison & will go out to deceive the
nations which are in the 4 corners of the earth, Gog & Magog, to
gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. They
went up on the breadth of the earth & surrounded the camps of the saints
& beloved city. Fire came down from God out of heaven & devoured
them. The devil, who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire &
brimstone where the beast & the false prophet are. They will be tormented
day & forever & ever. |
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Rev 20:11-15 Then,
John saw a great white throne & Him who sat on it, from whose face the
earth & the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them. He saw the dead,
small & great, standing before God, & books were opened. Another book
was opened which is the Book of Life. The dead were judged according to their
works, but the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the
dead who were in it & Death & Hades delivered up the dead who were in
them. They were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death &
Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the 2nd death. Anyone not
found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. |
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Rev 21:1-8 John saw a new heaven
& a new earth, for the 1st heaven & the 1st earth had passed away.
Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. He heard a loud voice from
heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men & He will dwell
with them & they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them
& be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes;
there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more
pain, for the former things have passed away.” Then He who sat on the throne
said, “Behold, I make all things new.” He said to John, “Write, for these
words are true and faithful.” He said to John, “It is done! I am the Alpha
& the Omega, the Beginning & the End. I will give of the fountain
of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall
inherit all things & I will be his God & he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable,
murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters & all liars shall have
their part in the lake which burns with fire & brimstone, which is the
2nd death.” & |
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Ezekiel 40:1-5 In the 25th year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on
the 10th day of the month, in the 14th year after the city was captured, on
the very same day the hand of the Lord was upon Ezekiel & He took him
there. In the visions of God He took him into the land of Israel & set
him on a very high mountain; on it toward the south was something like the
structure of a city. He took him there & behold, there was a man whose
appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax & a
measuring rod in his hand & he stood in the gateway. The man said to
Ezekiel, “Son of man, look with your eyes & hear with your ears & fix
your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might
show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel everything you see.” Now
there was a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man’s hand was
a measuring rod 6 cubits long, each being a cubit & a handbreadth &
he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod & the height one
rod, etc. [There are 4 pages giving the dimensions, so I cut it off here.] |
Rev 21: 9-27 One of the angels
who had the 7 bowls filled with the 7 last plagues came to John & talked
with him saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.” He
carried John away in the Spirit to a great
& high mountain & showed him the great city, the holy Jerusalem,
descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. Her light was
like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone clear as crystal. She had a
great & high wall with 12 gates & 12 angels at the gates & names
written on them which are the name of the 12 tribes of the children of
Israel: 3 gates on the east, 3 gates on the north, 3 gates on the south &
3 gates on the west. The wall of the city had 12 foundations & on them
were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb. He who talked with John had a
gold reed to measure the city, its gates & its wall. The city is laid out
as a square, its length is as great as its breadth. John measured the city
with the reed: 12,000 furlongs. It’s length, breadth & height are equal.
He measured its wall: 144 cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is,
of an angel. The construction of its wall as jasper & the city was pure
gold like clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned
with all kinds of precious stones: the 1st foundation was jasper, the 2nd
sapphire, the 3rd chalcedony, the 4th emerald, the 5th sardonyx, the 6th
sardius, the 7th chrysolite, the 8th beryl, the 9th topaz, the 10th
chrysoprase, the 11th jacinth, and the 12th amethyst. The 12 gates were 12
pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. The street of the city was
pure gold, like transparent glass. He saw no temple in it for the Lord God
Almighty & the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or
the moon to shine in it for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its
light. The nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light & the
kings of the earth bring their glory & honor into it. Its gates shall not
be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). They shall bring the
glory & the honor of the nations into it. There shall by no means enter
it anything that defiles or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those
who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. |
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Ezekiel 47:1-5 Then he [the angel] brought Ezekiel back to the door of the temple
& there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward
the east, the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple south
of the altar. He brought me out by the way of the north gate & led me
around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces east & there was
water running, out on the right side. And when the man went out to the east
with the line in his hand, he measured 1,000 cubits & he brought Ezekiel
through the waters; the water came up to his ankles. Again he measured 1,000
& brought him through the waters: the water came up to his knees. Again
he measured 1,000 & brought Ezekiel through; the water came up to his
waist. Again he measured 1,000 & it was a river that he could not cross;
for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could
not be crossed. |
Rev 22:1-10 He [angel] showed
John a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the
throne of God & of the Lamb. In the middle of its street & on either
side of the river was the tree of life, which bore 12 fruits, each tree
yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing
of the nations. There shall be no more curse, but the throne of God & the
Lamb shall be in it & His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His
face & His name shall be on their foreheads. There shall be no night
there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun for the Lord God gives them
light. And they shall reign forever & ever. Then he said
to John, “These words are faithful & true.” The Lord God of the holy
prophets sent His angel to show His
servants the things which must shortly take place. “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the
prophecy of this book.” Now I, John, saw & heard these things
& fell down to worship before the feet of
the angel who showed him these things. He
said to me, “See that you do not do that for I am your fellow servants & of your brethren the prophets
& of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” |
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Rev 22:11-17 He said to John, “Do not seal the words of this prophecy
of this book for the time is at hand. He who is unjust, let him be unjust
still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let
him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.” “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with me to give to every one
according to his work. I
am the Alpha & the Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First &
the Last.” Blessed are those
who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life
& may enter through the gates into the city. But outside are dogs,
sorcerers, sexually immoral, murderers, idolaters & whoever loves &
practices a lie. “I,
Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I
am the Root & the Offspring of David, the Bright & Morning Star.” The Spirit & the bride say, “Come!” And
let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires,
let him take the water of life freely. |
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Rev 22:18-20 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the
prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to
him the plagues that are written in this book; & if anyone takes away
from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part
from the Book of Life, from the holy city, & from the things which are
written in this book. He who testifies of these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so,
come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. |
