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The Future!
as seen in the books of
Daniel and The Revelationwith a connecting statement from the book of
Matthew
The study Bible for Beginners - Volume 1
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COPYRIGHT
The terms of the copyright are quite simple. You may use this book in any way you wish as long as you use it for what you believe is the glory of God. You may copy and distribute it without restraint, in its original form or in any other language. We do not require notification but would appreciate it. However, because we are interested in its journey we request that you include the New Zealand address, as well as your own, in any publication.
There is a freedom in God's word - this is to be sought after and upheld in every generation. Selah.
The text is from the Authorised King James version, with many alterations to old-fashioned words to make the text more understandable to modern readers. Some extra punctuation has been included also.
All emphasis, illustrations, and the words in square brackets have been added by the compilers.
May God be able to go with you.
THE GOSPEL INFORMATION SERVICESeptember 1995
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/1388
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The Future!
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Daniel and The Revelationwith a connecting statement from the book of
Matthew
The study Bible for Beginners - Volume 1
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ISBN 0-9583444-5-0
THE GOSPEL INFORMATION SERVICE,P. O. BOX 146,
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September 1995
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General contents
General Information ................................
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A guide on how to study the Bible .........
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A guide on how to interpret prophecy ...
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THE BOOK OF DANIEL ........................ 11 Principal Characters ..........................
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Section One .................................
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Section Two .................................
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THE CHAPTERS FROM MATTHEW ...................
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THE BOOK OF THE REVELATION ............. 87 Principal Characters .........................
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Section One .................................
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Appendix A - Noah’s Flood ............
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Appendix B - Purpose of Life .........
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Appendix C - 2300 163
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years ................ Appendix D - Revelation 8 and 9 ... 166 Appendix E - Materialism ...............
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Appendix F - Map of 10 kingdoms.. 170 Appendix G - The taxing .................
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Appendix H - Schematic of Rev 17..
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General Index..........................................
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Some Terminologyused in this book
Israel: (Is-ray-el)
The name of God's people - all 12 tribes (Also used as a name for 10 of the 12 tribes)
Judah:(Joo-dah)
A tribe of God's people(Later all 12 were called Jews) Genesis 49:8,10
Babylon:(Bab-ee-lon)
The country and city of opposition religion. It ruled the then organised world from 606BC -- 538BC
Isaiah 13:19 - Isaiah 13:19
Shinar:(Shy-nah)
A part of the country of Babylon Genesis 10:10
Chaldea (Kal-dee-ah)
Another part of the country of Babylon Ezekiel 23:15
Medo-Persia The two provinces of Babylon which took over the organised world from 538BC – 331BC
Esther 1:3
Grecia The kingdom of Greece which conquered Medo-Persia and ruled from 331BC – 168BC
Pagan Rome
The kingdom of Roman emperors which vanquished Greece and governed the established world from 168BC -- 538AD
Barbarians Uncivilised, but often highly moral tribes which lived outside the world-wide empires
Papal Rome A term used to describe the time of world domination by the popes from 538AD -- 1798 AD
Dreams & visions: God's first preference for communication Job 33:14-17
Armageddon(Ah-mah-ged-don)
The gathering place of the nations Revelation 16:16
The great city The symbol of opposition to God Genesis 11:4
The new Jerusalem God's special city Revelation 3:12
Mount Zion (Sion) God's special mountain-
Joel 2:32
A "mystery" A revelation we are slow to see Mark 4:11- Mark 4:11
c. (circa) This means "about" or approximatelyCp This means “compare”
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A Guide on How to read the Bible
The Bible appears to many to be a difficult book, but it is easily understood if certain rules are observed and lessons learned.
The purpose behind knowing Bible truth is that the history and the stories can explain how to be saved from any unpleasantness which may arise in your life, for with every problem there is attached a “way out”. This may be obvious or hidden, but you can learn it. It is there whether the event has already happened, or is going to happen, because it was selected to “save you” from sorrow. You may learn from the past experiences of others, or from your belief in the warning. This “way out” may not be side by side with the problem but the use of the marginal references will lead you to it.
Prophets were people (male and female) who received warnings and guidance (in visions and dreams sent from God) to pass on to others. The Bible is made up of specially selected books and letters written by some of these people over a period of 1,600 years from about 1500BC to about 100AD. The only part of it written by God is the Ten Commandments and they were first engraved on tables of stone and then copied into our book. When the authors wanted to point to the actual words from God, they often used the phrase, “Thus saith the Lord”, or more commonly, “The Lord says”, because they did not use quotation marks.The writers of the Bible had to describe their visions in their own languages and everything that is human is imperfect. They were priests and shepherds, doctors and fishermen, rich and poor, educated and ignorant. The words were written for the men and women of their time by people who were influenced by God but not controlled by Him. Because each one approached the subject in his own particular way you will find it easier to understand some more than others.
The Creator of all ideas may impress different minds, including your own, with the same thought, but each expresses it in his own way,without contradiction, only difference. The fact that this difference exists should not perplex or confuse us. The sunlight falling on various objects gives those objects different shades of colour depending on their makeup. If one witness notices only one man in a certain situation while another sees two, that does not have to alter the facts.
The Bible is meant to be practical. It has ideas and principles in it which you can use in your everyday life right now, in this world. It is not just a book of the past and the future, but also of the present. We should learn to accept it as it is written. Just ask “why” is it written that way!
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In it are many picture forms which are used to show eternal truths. These are called “shadows” because they are NOT the reality, but only a form of it. Earthly shadows change shape depending on the light source and angle, and therefore Bible “shadows” of the same reality can appear to be different at times.
In this book you will also come across pictures of weird animals, some with horns, and some without. Some with four heads and some with seven. There are metals such as gold and silver used to illustrate other points, and sometimes creatures in human form, but which are “aliens”. There is even a story of trees “talking” to one another.
One of the problems of Bible interpretation is the tendency to confuse the “picture” with the “reality”. For instance, the Old Testament sacrifices were only intended to picture the sacrifice of Jesus but became “real” in the minds of many of the offerers. They thought that there was something good about killing and burning an animal when God was only trying to teach a lesson through it! Once the lesson was learned, there should not have been any further need for the “shadow”. That is why Christians today do not offer animal sacrifices or have a temple.
The book is divided into two main parts - the OLD and the NEW Testaments or Statements. The NEW Testament does not present a NEW religion. Just a new way of looking at the old. Neither does the OLD Testament show us an OLD religion, only a different way of seeing the present one. The New Testament is an advancement and an unfolding of the ancient knowledge which is why we have compared the book of Daniel with the book of The Revelation. They both tell us of the same things in different periods of time.
It is not the words of the Bible that are inspired, but the men that wrote them, therefore use whatever version suits you best, but be sure tocompare it with others. It is the principles of the book that are required, as well as the words. That is why we need four writers to cover the life of Jesus. Four witnesses named Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. They do not present things in the same way, or even see it exactly the same, for all witnesses vary in detail no matter how conscientious.The Bible was not given for ministers and learned people only. The poor and uneducated need it as much as the rich and schooled. Every person, young and old alike, should read the Bible for themselves which is why it has been translated into so many languages. You do not have to depend on another to read it for you. The Bible is God’s word to YOU. And He has made it so plain that in reading it no one need find it impossible to comprehend or to understand its important statements, unless they want to.
If you are not good with words it uses graphic language and stories to show you the truth. Just start anywhere in the book where you feel comfortable in your reading, and take the most obvious meaning first. Only when you have a common-sense understanding should you try for a deeper view.
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It is written “Search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life”.1 To search means to look carefully for something which has been concealed. As you read and reread verses you will get clearer understandings of the principles. To help you in this quest, most Bible compilers have placed references to other texts which use the same words, or the same thought, in a “margin” (sometimes in the middle of the page). It is by comparing the verse you are reading with others that the full truth can be revealed to you. It is that simple. You do not need an earthly teacher, church, or the writings of another person. The Bible explains itself. Some background and history is helpful, but not necessary. The only tool you may need is a book called a “Concordance” which shows you where every word in the Bible may be found, so you can look for yourself.
The other thing to watch is that the chapters, verses, and their numbers have all been added years after the books or letters were written just to make it easier for scholars to find their way about. But you should just read until you have one complete story in your mind, ignoring these. When you have a complete story, stop and ask a question or two about what you have just seen. Then look for the answers by using the margin references. Have no preconceived ideas for they will only get in the way. Let your mind relax and you will find it easy. Sometimes the answer to your question will be in the verses above or below your story.
Soon you will find that thoughts you have had before will come into your mind and you will connect verses in your head which may not be mentioned by the margins. After all, they are only put in by other men and you may have your own too.
The Bible tells you not only what happened, but why. It does not tell you all the details, but it teaches you the principles of history through selected incidents in history. Once you know those laws or principles, you may also peer into the future and come to understand what is going to happen, because there is nothing new under the sun; everything repeats itself over a period of time. So-called “mysteries” are simply unaccepted truths. Everything in the Bible is for you to understand, for it is the revealed word of God.
1 John 5:39.
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A Guide on How to interpret the Prophecies
Prophecies (and the visions they are based on) were usually given to the people of the Bible in picture or graphic form because symbols and cartoons can be understood easily by persons of any age and any background or culture. Think of the “kiwi” and “kangaroo” symbols. All Australasians grow up knowing what they mean, but everyone else in the world learns later. They are local symbols but there are many which are universal and known to all men and women.
Because you can picture these symbols, their truths stay with you. And their explanation stays the same wherever you meet them in the Bible. In prophetic writing a “horn” is always a “power” and a “woman” is always a “church”. But sometimes she is a woman “in scarlet” to distinguish her from the woman “in white”. Brass, or bronze, is not a natural metal but an alloy made up by mixing metals, so it has a special meaning when used prophetically. Look for, and enjoy, these differences.
Prophetic writing is easy to recognise because of its very nature. It is usually supernatural in its descriptions although a prophecy can be couched in everyday terms. Different prophetic visions often cover the same ground but from other angles. The same prophecy may be valid for other time periods, but it will have a basic “reality” in only one.
Because all prophecy is conditional, (that is, dependent upon the situation, or people, remaining in the same condition), it can be altered or cancelled when circumstances or behaviour change. The most obvious case in the Bible is when Jonah went to Nineveh (a very large and important city in those days, something like New York is to us) and foretold its destruction in 40 days. The king and all the people believed his message and changed theirways of behaviour.2 Therefore the announced destruction did not happen.
Not because God changed, but because they did.
However, not even the prophet Jonah appreciated this and he complained to God that he was being made to look a fool.3 But the warnings are for this very purpose - to change the cause and save the people. And every prophecy can be affected in this way, if only in its timing. This was the case with the next generation of Nineveh. They refused to learn the lesson and resumed their fathers’ bad behaviour and in their time the city was destroyed. Sadly, very few believe that a prophecy can be changed, so normally it happens as it was told.2 Jonah 3:4-9.3 Jonah 4:1-3.
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Prophecy is based on cause and effect. Certain actions are followed by definite results due to the nature of man. Hit a man and the chances are that he will retaliate. Let a nation grow soft and lazy and another is only too willing to step in and take over. The accuracy of the prophecy is dependent upon the knowledge of the person or the conditions.
Because God knows all the choices you can make, He can prophesy most accurately which one is most likely. But He does not know for sure which one you will choose. That is ALWAYS left with you. It is YOUR choice which determines which of the outcomes actually happens. There are at least two, such as yes and no, I will or I won’t, this time, next time. This is why He pleads with you to change your ways if what you are doing will hurt you or those you love. In the case of large numbers of people (such as a nation), the choice becomes even more certain because of the law of averages, and the prediction can be more detailed. It is only a matter of time and the event will happen.
In the Bible God usually takes the blame for a “bad” prophecy because He does not wish to accuse anyone. Therefore when a prophecy is altered or does not happen, it is written that God changed His mind, but He leaves it with us to believe that, or not, as we wish.4
Bible prophecy was intended to be understood by all the people of the world in every year since its beginning so it carries its own explanations. Don’t guess, or allow others to explain them to you, for you and they will often be wrong. Search for the meaning in the Bible and then hang on to it.
Sometimes the Bible uses the word “day” to mean a prophetic “year”. This is shown in an experience of the prophet Ezekiel. He was asked to act out a situation for the exiles in Babylon. He drew a plan of Jerusalem on a clay tile and then placed an iron pan between himself and the tile to show God as a wall of iron as its defence in a siege. Then he laid in front of it on his left side for 390 days to illustrate the length of time remaining for Israel. God told him, “I have appointed you each day for a year”.5 After this he changed position and laid on his right side for 40 more days to picture Judah’s time.
Thus the pattern was set. A “day” in prophetic time became a “year” in literal time. However, to make calculation simple, it is based on 360 days to the year, and is sometimes called “a time”.6
You will also find that some prophetic times are very accurate while others are vague. This depends on the people fulfilling the events. With the man Jesus Christ the Bible could be very explicit, but when it comes to other men God often has to wait and so the fulfilment is not specific. The “Elijah coming” of Malachi 4:5 was once fulfilled by John the Baptist but few saw it at the time.7
4 Jonah 3:10.5 Ezekiel 4:6.6 Daniel 11:13. See margin.7 Matthew 11:11-14.
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However, because prophecies can apply in more than one time, this one can have another fulfilment. Often looking back at history will explain more clearly what some stories were about, and then you may learn from them what to expect in the future.
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DANIELc. 620BC - 530BC
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PRINCIPAL CHARACTERSin order of appearance
Jehoiakim: His name means "Yahweh raises up"8
(Jeh-hoy-ah-kim) 25 years old - renamed by Pharaoh NechoHe reigned 11 years from 609 - 598BC - 2 Kings 23:34-36Rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar - 2 Kings 24:1Jeremiah was his prophet or spiritual guide- Jeremiah 1:3
Nebuchadnezzar: His name means "May (the god) Nabu protect the
(Neb-oo-kad-nez-ah) son". He was Crown Prince - then king from 605 - 562BC. He reigned 44 years- 2 Kings 24 and 25
He besieged Jerusalem three times-the last time hedestroyed it and the temple. (c. 586BC)
1st Jehoiakim - 2 Kings 24:12nd Jehoiachin - 2 Kings 24:8,103rd Zedekiah - 2 Kings 24:17; 25:1-12
Daniel: His name means "Judge God" or, "God is my Judge"He was a true-hearted Christian renamed "Belteshazzar"which means "Bel (or Baal) 9 protect the king". He was 15-16 years old at this time (he lived c.620 - 530BC)
Hananiah Means "Yahweh is gracious"(Han-ah-nye-ah) Renamed "Shadrach" (meaning not known)
Mishael Means "Who belongs to God?"(Mish-ay-el) Renamed "Meshach" (meaning not known)
Azariah Means "Yahweh has helped"(As-ah-rye-ah) Renamed "Abed-nego" ( A servant of Nabu)
Cyrus A great king of the Persians from 558 - 529BCHe was son-in-law and nephew of Darius the Mede
Called by God to release all the captives - Isaiah 44:28- 45:4
Magicians These professed to do magic acts.
Astrologers They professed to know the future from the stars.
Sorcerers Magicians who professed to have dealings with evil spirits.
8 "YAHWEH" Is one of the names of the Living God.9 "Baal" is the name of the god of force, the adversary.
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Chaldeans The name of the priestly people who controlled(Kal-dee-ans) the books of magic.
Belshazzar Means "Bel (or Baal) protect the king!"(Bell-shaz-ah) He was crown prince and regent for his father,
Nabonidus and grandson of Nebuchadnezzar.
Darius the Median A leader of the Medes who became king of(Dah-rye-us) Babylon from 539 - 538BC under Cyrus the
Persian.
The Ancient of Days This is a description of God the Father.
Son of man This is a name given to the Son of God.
The certain Saint Michael (His name means He who is like God)
The 2nd saint The angel Gabriel
King of the North Originally a geographic description but now it means any state where religion controls the government.
King of the South Originally a geographic description but now it means any state where the government is greater than the religion.
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Daniel Chapters One to Six
Unlawful laws
An historical perspective
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Section One
As it was
Chapter One ........... Daniel's success ..................................... 17
Chapter Two ............Nebuchadnezzar's dream ...................... 20
Chapter Three ..........Nebuchadnezzar's statue ...................... 27
Chapter Four ............ Nebuchadnezzar's tree ......................... 32
Chapter Five .............Belshazzar's feast .................................. 38
Chapter Six ...............Daniel in the lion's den ......................... 42
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God always wins and so can you
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2. Invaded and conquered!
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house ofhis god.
Teenagers chosen
3 And the king spoke to Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; 4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Jeremiah 27:1-11
c. 606BC
Jeremiah 36:1-26.
2 Kings 24:1-7
2 Chronicles 36:6-8
Jeremiah 22:18-19 c. 598BC
Ezekiel 17:1-21
Habbak-kuk 1:5-11.
“Shinar” Genesis 10:10
Three groups -
1. An apostate church - Judah
2. A false church - Babylon
3. The true church - Daniel etc.
2 Kings 20:16-18
Cp Isaiah 43:10
“Chaldeans” See page 13.
Isaiah 23:13.
Champagne and
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Crafty name changes
6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 7 To whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave to Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.
A choice for life
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat [or food], nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
A stand for God
9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. 10 And the prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, "I fear my lord the king, who has
appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see
your faces worse liking than the children which are of your
sort? Then shall you make me endanger my head to the
king".
11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 "Prove your servants, I beseech you, ten days;
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Cp Leviticus 10:1; 9-10
Proverbs 30:8-9
These names have meanings which
the king hoped would affect the young
people.
See page 12.
“Belteshazzar” = Bel (or Baal) protect
his (the king’s) life.
Jeremiah 10:1-11
Cp 1 Corinthians 8:4-6; 10:28.
1 Corinthians 9:27
Luke 21:34
Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 5:27
Because Daniel followed his advice.
Romans 13:1-7.
Consider Ezekiel 14:12-23.
“prince of eunuchs” = the leader of a
section of the guards - a very trusted
person.
“Melzar” = the warden
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and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion
of the king's meat: and as you see, deal with your
servants".
God’s way versus man’s way
14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. 15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. 16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse [vegetables].
The result of trust
17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. 20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
Truth outlives
error
And Daniel continued [in government service] even to the first year of king Cyrus [of Medo-Persia].Cp Judges 13:3-4.
1 Corinthians 10:31.
Consider Isaiah 55:8-9.
The effect on the young people who
ate the king’s food was obvious.
1 Samuel 2:30
He had God’s education also.
Philippians 2:12-13
c. 603BC
They were examined at the end of
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God reveals the future
Chapter 2
A disturbing dream
1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, with which his spirit was troubled, and his sleep broke from him. 2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to show the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
An evasive answer
3 And the king said to them,"I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled
to know the dream".
Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in Syriac, "O
king, live for ever: tell your servants the dream, and we will
show the interpretation".
He doubted their ability
5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans,"The thing is gone from me: if you will not make
known to me the dream, with the interpretation of it, you
shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a
dunghill. 6 But if you show the dream, and the
interpretation of
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Dreams come:
1. Thru worry. Ecclesiastes 5:3.
2. From Satan. Deuteronomy
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3. From God.. Joel 2:28
Cp Genesis 41:1-8
Cp Esther 6:1-3
c. 604BCGod has often sent messages to
unbelievers. See Genesis 20:3; 31:24;
40:5. Judges 7:13 etc. Matthew
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These were leading men in the
Babylonian religion.
“Chaldeans” See page 13.
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“Syriac” = a language spoken all over the then known world.
The story continues in this language until chapter 7:28 (page 53, line 17).
Read my mind!
“dunghill” = the rubbish heap.
7 They answered again and said,"Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will
show the interpretation of it".
8 The king answered and said,"I know of certainty that you would gain [or buy] the
time, because you see the thing is gone from me. 9 But if
you will not make known to me the dream, there is but one
decree for you: for you have prepared lying and corrupt
words to speak before me, till the time be changed:
therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can
show me the interpretation of it".
An impossible task for men
10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said,
"There is
not a man upon
the earth that can
show the king's
matter: therefore
there is no king,
lord, nor ruler,
that asked such
things of any
magician, or
astrologer, or
Chaldean.
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rare thing that
the king requires,
and there is none
other that can
show it before the
king, except the
gods, whose
dwelling is not
with flesh".
An unjust law
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This was so that they could make an interpretation up.
They claimed to know everything through their god, so he tested them. God had suggested this to Nebuchadnezzar.
Isaiah 41:22-24
Cp Matthew 19:26
Isaiah 45:11
Here they showed their inability to contact their god.
They were all lumped together in the king’s mind.
A Christian
response
14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: 15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain,
"Why is the
decree so hasty
from the king?"
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Sharing the work
17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: 18 that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed [thanked] the God of heaven.
Daniel’s understanding
20 Daniel answered and said, "Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever:
for wisdom and might are His: 21 And He changes the times and the seasons: He removes kings, and sets up kings:
He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: 22 He reveals the deep and secret things: He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
“answered” often means “spoke” in the Bible.
Consider Psalm 69:22-23.
Consider page 21, lines 6-11.
1 John 3:22.
Matthew 18:20.
They asked that none should perish.
Matthew 5:43-45.
1 Samuel 3:20.
Cp Numbers 12:6-8.
Job 33:14-17.
Exodus 34:5-7.
“name” often means character.
Proverbs 14:34; 16:12; 20:28.
James 1:5-6.
Matthew 13:11-12.
John 8:12.
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You, and praise
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my fathers, Who
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king's matter".
Daniel’s care for others
24 Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus to him;
"Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in
before the king, and I will show to the king the
interpretation".
25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste,and said thus to him,
"I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will
make known to the king the interpretation".
The credit where it belongs
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar [in Nebuchadnezzar’s mind],
"Are you able to make known to me the dream which
I have seen, and the interpretation of it?"
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said,"The secret which the king has demanded, the wise
men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers
cannot show to the king. 28 But there is a God in heaven
that reveals secrets, and makes known to the king
Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.
1 John 5:14-15.
John 15:14-15.
Luke 6:27
“I have found...” Cp with lines 21-29.
“Are you a master magician?”
Amos 4:13.
Psalm 115:1-9.
“latter days” = future times.
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29 "As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your
mind upon your bed, what should come to pass hereafter:
and He that reveals secrets made known to you what shall
come to pass.
30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for
any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their
sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king,
and that you might know the thoughts of your heart.
The dream
31 "You, O king, saw, and behold a great image. This
great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before
you;
and the form of it was terrible [or awesome].
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his chest and his arms of silver,
his belly and his thighs of brass,
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his
feet part of iron
and part of clay.
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saw till a stone
was cut out
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image upon his
feet that were of
iron and clay,
and broke them
to pieces.
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was the iron, the
clay, the brass,
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Like Joseph, Daniel gave the glory to his God. See Genesis 41:16.
Consider Obadiah verse 21.
“cut out” from the mountain. See page 26, lines 11-12.
Contrast Jeremiah 51:19-20
Nothing is lost until the end of time.
and the stone that struck the image became
a
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The dream
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glory. 38 And
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ruler over them all.
You are this head of gold.
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inferior to you,
and another third kingdom of brass,
which shall bear rule over all the earth.
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shall be strong as iron:
and because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things:
and as iron that breaks all these, shall it break in pieces and
bruise.
41 "And as you saw the feet and toes, part of potters' clay,
and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided;
but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron,
because you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.Jeremiah 51:7-9.
See Acts 17:24-27.
A decline in moral worth.
Gold = Babylon
Silver = Medo-Persia
Brass = Greece
Iron = Rome
iron and clay
A new element is introduced.
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toes of the feet
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and part of clay,
so the kingdom
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strong, and partly
broken.
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44 "And in the days of these kings shall the God of
heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed:
and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it
shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms,
and it shall stand for ever.
45 "Because you saw that the stone was cut out of
the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces
the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the
great God has made known to the king what shall come to
pass hereafter:
and the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it sure".
Misplaced worship
46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours to him. 47 The king answered to Daniel, and said,
"Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a
Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you could
reveal this secret".
Sharing the reward
48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of See Jeremiah 18:6
Clay is not a metal.
“miry” = dirty
Cp Isaiah 64:8; Psalm 40:1-3.
“seed of men” = people of the world.
“in the days of these kings” = the last
days.
John 18:36
Cp Ezekiel 20:33-44
See also Isaiah 43:18-21; 42:9
Isaiah 2:2-5
Micah 4:1-10
Psalm 22:27
Page 120, lines 4-7.
“the mountain” = Hebrews 12:22.
“the stone” = God’s kingdom
Cp Isaiah 11:9
See page 143, lines 17-22.
Acts 10:25-26.
Isaiah 43:8-12.
Cp Genesis 41:39-45.
Deuteronomy 28:13.
Babylon. 49 Then Daniel
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Government by whim(dictatorship)
Chapter 3
A rebel image
1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore [sixty] cubits,10 and the breadth of it six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
A royal summons
2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges,
the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up;
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and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up [ready to worship it].
Proverbs 28:12
“in the gate” = an important position as adviser to the people.
See Esther 2:21.
Jerusalem rebelled again in 601BC under king Jehoiakim 2 Kings 24:1-4.
He died in Dec 598BC.
His son Jehoichin ruled 3 months.
2 Kings 24:10-17.
Then Zedekiah became king.
Jeremiah began to tell of the certainty of the city’s destruction.
Jeremiah 14:10-22; 15:1-2.
Zedekiah was taken prisoner to Babylon in July 586BC. 2 Kings 25:2-7.
Jeremiah cried for his people and God comforted him. Jeremiah. 15:10-11.
The temple was burnt Aug 586BC.
2 Kings 25:8-10.
c. 580BC
1 Kings 12:28-30.
This image was made about 23 years after the events of chap 2.
Cp page 127, lines 19-22.
A death penalty
4 Then a herald cried aloud,
"To you it is
commanded, O
people, nations,
and languages, 5
That at what
[ever] time you
hear the sound of
the cornet, flute,
harp, sackbut,
psaltery,
dulcimer, and all
kinds of music,
you fall down and
worship the
golden image
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Nebuchadnezzar
the king has set
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whoever falls not
down and
worships shall the
same hour be
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Accusers8 At that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews. 9 They spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar,
"O king, live for ever. 10 You, O king, have made a
decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the
cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all
kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden
image: 11 And whoever falls not down and worships,
that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery
furnace.
Three exceptions
12 "There are certain Jews whom you have set over the
affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego;
“dulcimer” = group singing
An unlawful request. See Exodus 20:3-7.
Cp Esther 3:1-11.
See page 126, lines 18-22.
Romans 1:18-25.
Page 77, lines 8-11.
See page 124, lines 12-13.
Mark 13:9; 11-12.
Ezra 4:11-16.
Note Micah 7:5-7.
See Luke 21:16-19.
these men, O
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they serve not
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worship the
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13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king. 14 Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said to them,
"Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do
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I have set up? 15 Now if you be ready that at whatever
time you hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery,
and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, [and] you fall down
and worship the image which I have made; well: but if you
worship not, you shall be cast the same hour into the midst
of a burning fiery furnace;
and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my
hands?"
The real law obeyed
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king,
"O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful [or worried] to
answer you in this matter. 17 If it be so [if it happens], our
God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning
fiery furnace, and He will deliver us out of your hand, O
king.
18 But if not [if you change your mind], be it known to you,
O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the
golden image which you have set up [whatever you do]".
It represented Baal the god of force. 1
Kings 18:21.
Matthew 10:16-22.
Cp Acts 5:25-33.
See page 77, lines 8-19.
Cp Acts 12:1-11.
Page 43, lines 13-17.
Cp Exodus 5:2.
Matthew 10:19.
They had prayed and been given the
promise of Isaiah 43:1-4.
Matthew 10:32.
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19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage [face] was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. 20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen [stockings], and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
A Friend revealed Himself
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied [astonished],and rose up in haste, and spoke, and said to his counsellors, "Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the
fire?"
They answered and said to the king, "True, O king".
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"Lo, I see four men loose,
walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt;
and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God".
Religious anger always wants to hurt
its opponents dreadfully.
“most mighty men” He was strongly
impressed that something unusual was
about to happen.
See Volume 3, pages 41 - 45.
The deaths of the soldiers made the
deliverance of God’s men even more
miraculous.
Consider Mark 16:17-18.
Matthew 28:20.
Psalm 33:18-19; 91:1-12.
Zephaniah 2:1-3.
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How did he know what Jesus looks like?
A lawful command obeyed
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spoke, and said, "Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-nego, you servants of the most high
God, come forth, and come here". Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
God’s complete protection
27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was a hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spoke, and said,"Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego, who has sent His Angel, and delivered His servants
that trusted in Him, and [who] have changed the king's
word,
and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor
worship any god, except their own God".
But God never compels
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a decree, That
every people,
nation, and
language, which
speak any thing
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Meshach, and
Abed-nego, shall
be cut in pieces,
and their houses
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there is no other
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deliver after this
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See Romans 13:1-7.
Titus 3:1.
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Cp Genesis 48:16.
Cp Exodus 23:20-23.
These faithful Hebrews possessed great natural ability and intellect. They occupied high positions of authority. But
all these advantages did not lead them to forget or neglect their Saviour.
Another unjust law.
He had no authority in true religion.
Only false religion compels.
The result of trust
30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.
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A new man - and how it happened
Chapter 4
How good God is!
1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied to
you. 2 I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God has wrought toward me. 3 How great are His signs! And how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion is from generation to generation.
Another dream
unexplained
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Page 27, lines 1-3.
Nebuchadnezzar wrote this chapter of the Bible.
Proverbs 21:1-4.
Psalm 144:9-10.
About 10 years later.
c. 570BC.
He died 562BC
Ezekiel 18:19-23.
A ”king of kings” Ezekiel 26:7
“everlasting” because only God’s plans are used in it.
“at rest” means that there were no wars or rebellions.
Job 33:14-18.
Consider Luke 12:16-21.
Page 21, lines 15-21.
They were probably too afraid to tell
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A personal warning
10 "Thus were the visions of my head in my bed; I saw, and
behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height of it
was great. 11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the
height of it reached to heaven, and the sight of it to the end
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of it much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the
field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven
dwelt in the boughs of it, and all flesh was fed of it."
13 "I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and,
behold, a watcher and a holy one [an angel] came down
from heaven;
14 He cried aloud, and said thus,
"Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches,
shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit:
let the beasts get away from under it,
and the fowls from his branches:
15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the
earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender
grass of the field;
This was a personal message of warning. Its fulfilment is recorded in the next few pages. See page 35, lines 2-4 and
page 36, lines 25-30.
“a watcher” = a caring one.
Cp Matthew 18:10.
“a holy one” = Hebrews 1:13-14
(ministering spirits or characters)
“tree” = Nebuchadnezzar. See page
35, lines 2-8.
Cp Ezekiel 31:1-9
Cp Judges 9:7-21
“stump of his roots” = his kingdom
would be restored to him.
“band of iron and brass” = Daniel as a
caretaker of the kingdom.
and let it be wet
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let a beast's heart be given to him: and let seven times
pass over him.
17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the
demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that
the living may know that the Most High rules in the
kingdom of men, and gives it to whoever He will, and sets
up over it the basest [or humblest] of men".
An interpretation required
18 "This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen.
Now you, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation of it,
because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to
make known to me the interpretation: but you are able; for
the spirit of the holy gods is in you."
Christ-like concern
19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied [embarrassed] for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him.
The king spoke, and said, "Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation
of it, trouble you".
Belteshazzar answered and said,"My lord, [I wish] the dream be to them that hate you,
and the interpretation of it to your enemies".
A special madness or disease came
upon the king.
“seven times” = seven years
See page 67, note for lines 6-8.
“watchers (plural) = a council of
concerned angels.
Cp Job 1:6-7; 2:1-3.
“that the living may know” = the
purpose of this (and other)
experiences.
“sets up over it”. Not directly but He
suggests that even a bad man in
charge is better than anarchy (every
man for himself). Consider Romans
13:1-4. The “powers that be” were
Nero and his companions!
Consider Acts 17:27.
“basest” See page 37, line 26.
Daniel had not expected this, yet
he knew its meaning immediately.
Daniel did not wish harm to anyone.
As a Christian he loved his enemies.
(Matthew 5:43-48.) This was simply an
eastern way of replying.
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20 "The tree that you saw, which grew, and was
strong, whose height reached to the heaven, and the sight
of it to all the earth; 21 whose leaves were fair, and the
fruit of it much, and in it was meat for all; under which the
beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the
fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
22 "It is you, O king, that are grown and become
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for your greatness is grown, and reaches to heaven, and
your dominion to the end of the earth.
23 "And because the king saw a watcher and a holy
one coming down from heaven, and saying,
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yet leave the stump of the roots of it in the earth,
even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of
the field;
and let it be wet with the dew of heaven,
and let his portion be with the beasts of the field,
till seven times pass over him";
24 "This is the interpretation, O king,
and this is the decree of the Most High,
which is come upon my lord the king:
25 "That they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling
shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make
you to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet you with the
dew of heaven, and seven times [7 years] shall pass over
you, till you know
that the Most
High rules in the
kingdom of men,
and gives it to
whoever He will.
“How are the mighty fallen”!
Note Ephesians 4:30.
Hebrews 1:13-14.
“with the beasts” = mad until God
could restore him. Page 37, lines 8-9.
A warning - See next page, lines 6-9,
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Cp 1 Samuel 21:10-15; 22:1.
But see Galatians 6:7.
26 "And because they commanded to leave the
stump of the tree roots; your kingdom shall be sure to you,
after that you shall have known that the heavens do rule.
The way out
27 "Because of this, O king, let my counsel be
acceptable to you, and break off your sins by [using] righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the
poor; if [you do so] it may be a lengthening of your
tranquillity [and life]".
The warning ignored
28 [But] all this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. 30 The king spoke, and said,
"Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the
house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the
honour of my majesty?"
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The kingdom is departed from you.
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Daniel was to be a good caretaker.
The fulfilment of all prophecy is
conditional. The impending madness
could be averted.
See Ezekiel 18:20-24.
Cp Isaiah 58:7-8.
Micah 6:6-9.
Madness lies close to genius.
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Cp Acts 9:5.
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Cp Leviticus 26:18-20
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See appendix B, page 160, lines 9-11.
The original city (called Babel) was founded soon after the Flood by Nimrod. Nebuchadnezzar had enlarged it.
Genesis 10:8-10; 11:1-9.
He was afflicted with a mental disease.
33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails [became] like birds' claws.
The new man
34 And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, andI blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured Him that lives for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting
dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation: 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and He does according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand, or say to Him, "What do
You?"
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Consider Proverbs 26:2.
Deuteronomy 11:26-28.
He became a lunatic. See line 18.
See page 34, lines 2-4.
Consider Jeremiah 51:9. It took seven
years to restore him.
Page 36, line 27.
“end of the days” = Page 34, lines 1-4.
“lifted up my eyes” = help and healing
come from God.
Acts 10:38; Isaiah 40:7
Consider Isaiah 43:8-13.
Nebuchadnezzar would have been
able to read Daniel’s copy of Isaiah’s
book.
He regained his political power.
These are words from a grateful heart
that was partaking of the mercy and
grace, the righteousness and peace, of
Jesus. See Matthew 11:28-30.
Nebuchadnezzar died about 8 years
after this in 562BC having reigned for
42 years.
The Holy Spirit at work
Chapter 5
You can’t hurt me!
1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his
concubines, might drink in them. 3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his
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A helping hand
5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6 Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees struck one against another.
7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon,
“Belshazzar” = Bel (or Baal) protect the king. See page 13.
c. 538BCAbout 32 years later.
Belshazzar is Nebuchadnezzar’s grandson. Jeremiah 27:6-7.
“tasted the wine” = he was drunk.
“father” = ancestor. His real father was named Nabonidus.
Jeremiah 27:21-22
The city was under siege by the Medes and Persians at the time.
Jeremiah 51:27-32; 54-58. In fact, this was its last night! Page 42, lines 6-8.
They were being very “religious” for this a special festival. It was a “voluntary” madness. See page 139, lines 1-8 for
a similar time.
See also Habakkuk 1:5-11.
Isaiah 21:1-4.
Cp Nahum 2:10.
When God makes men fear, they
cannot hide the intensity of their terror.
Consider John 16:8-11.
Romans 1:18-22.
This plea was written by a divine
“watcher”, the Holy Spirit.
"Whoever
shall read this
writing, and show
me the
interpretation of
it, shall be
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scarlet, and have
a chain of gold
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and shall be the
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The queen’s
advice
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"O king, live for ever: let not your thoughts trouble
you, nor let your countenance be changed: 11 There is a
man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods;
and in the days of your father light and understanding and
wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him;
whom the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, I say,
your father, made master of the magicians, astrologers,
Chaldeans, and soothsayers; 12 For as much as an excellent
spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of
dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and dissolving of
doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king
named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will
show the interpretation".
13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spoke and said to Daniel, "Are you that Daniel, which are of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
‘third ruler” because Belshazzar’s father was still alive living in another town.
This lady was probably Belshazzar’s
mother for she came in without being
summoned.
Cp Esther 4:10-11.
65 years ago! Page 26, line 28.
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before me, that they should read this writing, and make
known to me the interpretation of it: but they could not
show the interpretation of the thing:
16 "And I have heard of you, that you can make
interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if you can read
the writing, and make known to me the interpretation of it,
you shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold
about your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the
kingdom".
My way? Your way?
17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, "Let
your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another;
yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known to
him the interpretation".
18 "O you king, the most high God gave
Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, and majesty, and
glory, and honour:
19 And for the majesty that He gave him, all people,
nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him:
whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive;
and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put
down.
20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind
hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne,
and they took his glory from him:
“scarlet” = royal robes.
Jeremiah 51:9
Heavenly wisdom cannot be bought or
sold.
Cp Acts 8:14-24.
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heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with
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body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the
Most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that He
appoints over it whoever He will.
22 "And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not
humbled your heart, though you knew all this; 23 But have
lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they
have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you,
and your lords, your wives, and your concubines, have
drunk wine in them; and you have praised the gods of
silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see
not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand your
breath is, and whose are all your ways, have you not
glorified:
His choice
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Mene; God has numbered your kingdom,
and finished it.
27 Tekel; You are weighed in the balances,
and are found wanting.
28 Peres; 12 Your kingdom is divided, and given to
the Medes and Persians.
Hebrews 2:1-3.
Cp Jeremiah 51:9
Daniel held Belshazzar’s sin up before
him, showing him the lessons he might
have learned but did not.
See Leviticus 26:18-19.
“As you sow, so shall you reap”.
Acts 17:24-31; Galatians 6:7.
Judgment day had arrived! No longer
could God’s restraining hand ward off
the impending evil.
Jeremiah 50:24-25.
In the laws of God in nature, effect
follows cause with unerring certainty.
The reaping will testify as to what the
sowing has been. So in spiritual things.
God destroys no man. Everyone who
is destroyed will have destroyed him or
her self. Proverbs 26:2.
Although the four words are plain
Hebrew, their message was not.
It needed divine wisdom to decipher
them.
2 Corinthians 5:10
See page 155, lines 1-7.
Isaiah 13:17-19.
Page 84, lines 3-9.
11 Literally - "Numbered, numbered, weighed and portioned (into pieces)".12 Originally "U-pharsin". Changed into “peres” by leaving out the word "U", which means “and”,
then making it into the singular form.
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30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore [or sixty] and two years old.
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God - The problem Solver (Government by law)
Chapter 6
Righteousness brings reward
1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts to them, and the king should have no damage. 3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
A law “set in concrete”
4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault; for as much as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
Jeremiah 51:30-32, 14.
Isaiah 21:2-9.
Nabonidus, Belshazzar’s father, was
captured later and exiled.
Cyrus the Persian was the nephew of
Darius the Mede.
c. 538BCIsaiah 13:19-22; 14:22-23.
The history of these nations should
speak to us today. To every nation
and individual God has assigned a
place in His great plan. Today men
and nations are being tested by the
straight edge which is in the hand of
Him who makes no mistakes. All are
by their own choice deciding their
destiny, and God is overruling all for
the accomplishment of His purposes.
Consider Jeremiah 30:18-24.
c. 538BC
A new ruler, but Daniel is still in charge.
Deuteronomy 28:13.
Cp 1 Chronicles 11:6,11, 12,
20-21.
This is not the first time that his unique
“spirit” or character has been noticed.
See pages 33, line 3, 39, line 16 and
40, line 1.
They were jealous of an outsider, even
though he was about 80 years old.
Daniel was “perfect”. See Matthew
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except we find it against him concerning the law of his
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6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus to him,
"King Darius, live for ever. 7 All the presidents of the
kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors,
and the captains, have consulted together to establish a
royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whoever shall
ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of
you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the
writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the
Medes and Persians, which alters not".
9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
An opportunity to show God’s character
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
The king trapped “in concrete”
11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 12 Then they
came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree;
They depended on his consistency!
They used flattery to obtain their end.
Medes could be persuaded but
Persians had great religious tolerance.
See Vol 2 of this series.
An “unlawful” law.
Matthew 22:20-21.
2 Chronicles 36:22-23.
Not even the king could alter it once it
was signed.
Why should he cease to pray now
when he most needed it?
“three times” = 3rd, 6th and 9th hours
counted from sunrise. Psalm 55:17.
In all cases where the king had a right
to command, Daniel was obedient. But
neither his friendship for the king nor
his decree could make him swerve
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"Have you not signed a decree, that every man that
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save of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the
law of the Medes and Persians, which alters not".
13 Then answered they and said before the king, "That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity
of Judah, regards not you, O king, nor the decree that you
have signed, but makes his petition three times a day".
14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
15 Then these men assembled to the king, and said to the king, "Know [or remember], O king, that the law of the
Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the
king establishes may be changed". 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said to Daniel, "Your
God whom you serve continually, He will deliver you".
17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
“of the captivity” . They saw Daniel as
a foreigner, a slave, yet he was next in
charge to the king. They wanted him to
be seen as a traitor.
Darius had not realised what was going
on. Consider Acts 3:14-19.
“laboured” with Daniel and his
accusers.
God did not prevent Daniel’s enemies
from casting him into the lions’ den.
See note page 31, lines 11-13. He
permitted evil angels and wicked men
thus far to accomplish their purpose,
but it was only that He might make the
deliverance of His servant more
marked.
Psalm 76:10
He had as much faith as Daniel.
Isaiah 41:10.
Through the courage of this one man
who chose to follow the right rather
than policy, Satan was to be defeated,
and the name of God was to be exalted
and honoured.
In case of trickery.
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18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions.
20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel: and the king spoke and said to Daniel,"O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you
serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?"
21 Then said Daniel to the king,"O king, live for ever. 22 My God has sent His Angel,
and has shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me:
because before Him innocency was found in me; and also
before you, O king, have I done no hurt".
23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Our choice limits God’s protection
24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces
before they came at the bottom of the den.
From the story of Daniel’s deliverance
we may learn that in seasons of trial
and gloom, God’s children should be
just what they were when their
prospects were bright with hope and
their surroundings all that they could
desire. Daniel in the lions’ den was the
same Daniel who stood before the king
as chief minister. A man or woman
whose heart is fixed upon God will be
the same in the hour of greatest trial, as
he or she is in good times.
“living God” . Darius had heard of the
Creator from Daniel.
Obedience (faith) is the key to
protection. Hebrews 11:33.
Darius could now do this legally, for the
decree had only said, “be cast into”, not
necessarily be put to death. Page 43,
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Belief is the action of an enlightened
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See Deuteronomy 19:16-21.
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"Peace be multiplied to you. 26 I make a decree, That
in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear
before the God of Daniel: for He is the living God, and
steadfast for ever, and His kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed, and His dominion shall be even to the end.
27 He delivers and rescues, and He works signs and
wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel
from the power of the lions".
28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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This kind of law is just as bad as one
that commands worship of a false god.
The true religion never uses force.
Compare the animals of the following
pages with the LAMB of God. John
1:29.
See page 63, lines 8-9.
Cyrus took over in 536BC, two years
later.
The experience of Daniel as a
statesman in the kingdoms of Babylon
and Medo-Persia reveals the truth that
a business man is not necessarily a
scheming, policy man, but that he too
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step. Daniel, the prime minister of the
greatest of earthly kingdoms, was at
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receiving the light of heavenly
inspiration. He too, was man of “like
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fault”.
See James 5:16-17.
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Daniel Chapters Seven to Twelve
A Change of method
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Chapter Seven ....... The lion, bear, leopard and beast ........... 49
Chapter Eight ......... The ram and the goat ............................ 53
Chapter Nine .......... The 70 weeks ........................................ 58
Chapter Ten ............ Daniel’s vision ....................................... 62
Chapter Eleven ...... Kings of the north and south .................. 65
Chapter Twelve ..... Seal the book ......................................... 72
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Chapter 7
A radical change
1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
2 Daniel spoke and said,"I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four
winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. 3 And four great beasts [animals] came up from the sea, diverse [or different] one from another.
4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings of it were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
5 And behold another beast, a second, like a bear,and it raised up itself on one side,
and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus to it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard,
which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl;the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
c. 546BCThis section begins nearly 10
years before the end of the
previous section. Sixteen years
after Nebuchadnezzar had died.
Numbers 12:6
“sum of the matters” This
prophecy was given especially
for the people of God in order
that they might understand their
part in the divine plan for the
years to come.
See page 109, lines 4-7.
“great sea” = page 138, lines 4-6.
“Four...beasts” = page 51, lines 26-27.
603 - 538BC
Ezekiel 17:3-6; 11-14.
Page 25, lines 9-14.
Deuteronomy 28:49-52.
Habakkuk 1:6-11.
538 - 331BC
“three ribs” = 3 powers overcome.
Isaiah 44:26-28
Isaiah 45:1-4.
Page 25, lines 16-17
Page 42, lines 6-8.
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7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly;
and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it;
and it had ten horns.
8 I considered the horns,and, behold, there came up among them another little
horn,before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots:
and, behold, in this [little] horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
The third option
9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down [or placed], and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head like the pure wool: His throne was like the fiery flame, and His wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him: thousand thousands ministered to Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand [angels] stood before Him:
the judgment was set [or began to sit], and the books were opened.
11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke:
This beast has no likeness in the
physical world.
168 BC – 538 AD
508 – 538 AD
10 - 3 = 7 horns + 1 “little” horn
Revelation 13:5.
“Ancient of days” = God the Father.
Ezekiel 1:13-14.
This is the 1st judgment,
and the Father presides.
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1 Peter 4:17.
Cp 1 Corinthians 4:5.
Malachi 3:16 Exodus 32:33.
Ezekiel 18:24 James 2:8-13.
The anti-christ is still working while this
judgment proceeds.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.
(anti-christ = in place of.
See 1 John 4:1-3.)
I beheld even till the [fourth] beast was slain,and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
Jesus came to His Father
13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, One like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven,
and came to the Ancient of days,and they brought Him near before Him.
14 And there was given Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve Him: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Something worried Daniel
15 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16 I came near to one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the
interpretation of the things.
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great beasts,
which are four,
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of the most High
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kingdom,
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possess the
kingdom for
ever, even for
ever and ever".
Daniel saw the events right through to
the end.
Page 145, lines 1-6.
They still exist but do not rule the earth
any more.
Consider page 125, lines 16-22.
“Son of man” = Jesus.
“clouds of heaven” = many angels
Hebrews 7:25 . (Vol 3 page 31).
1 John 2:1
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This was the angels’ request.
Cp page 33, lines 20-28.
See Micah 4:8-10.
Cp page 26, lines 6-10.
Consider Ezekiel 12:21-28.
“them that stood by” = angels were also observing the events, for viewing a vision is like watching a drive-in movie.
1 Peter 1:10-12.
Cp page 56, line 10.
Four, and only four, world-wide kingdoms before the end.
Cp Matthew 5:5.
Consider Matthew 25:1 and Exodus 19:5-6.
19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse [or different] from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue [or remainder] with his feet; 20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints,
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and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
How to get the
victory
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and another [horn] shall rise after them; and he shall be
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A combination of iron and brass - see page 25, lines 19-23.
“prevailed against them” = the persecutor seems to win all the time.
See page 55, lines 18-20.
Previous page, lines 9-12.
Page 146, lines 2-3.
Micah 4:1-8.
“beast” “horns” “little horn”.
See page 90.
This is an anti-christ. 1 John 2:18.
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28 Hitherto [or for now this] is the end of the
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As for me Daniel, my cogitations [or thoughts] much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart [and continued to ask God what it all meant].
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Subtle persuasion
Chapter 8
Another vision
1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, even to me Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. 2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. An intentional deliberate attempt to change the Law of God.
“time” = 360 years
Cp page 123, lines 25-28.
Page 50, line 26.
God'‘s people will eventually learn
HOW to take away his dominion.
“The whole creation is on tiptoe to see
the wonderful sight of the sons of God
coming into their own”. Romans 8:19
J. B. Phillips translation.
See page 51, lines 28-29.
This was enough for general
knowledge right then.
End of the universal language. (See
page 20, line 17).
c. 543BC 2 years later.
Daniel received more detailed
information to share with his friends.
From the east
3 Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns:
and the two horns were high;
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4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts [or kingdoms] might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
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5 And as I was considering, behold, a he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth,
and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran to him in the fury of his power.
7 And I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with choler [or anger] against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great:
Page 56, lines 24-25.
The bear came up one side first. Page
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“horns” See page 90.
“Righteousness exalts a nation”.
Proverbs 14:34
Esther 1:1.
“touched not the ground” Cp with the
leopard who had four wings for speed.
Page 49, lines 27-29.
Page 56, lines 26-28.
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toward the four winds of heaven.
A special power
9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn,
which waxed exceeding great,toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land [of Israel]. 10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven: and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped on them.
An imposter stands between
God and the individual
11 Yes, he magnified himself even to the Prince of the host,and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away,and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.
12 And a [the] host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered.
Slow to learn
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“host of heaven” = saints of God.
(See Psalm 16:3; 30:4; Acts 9:32; 41.)
2 Thessalonians 2:4.
“by reason of transgression”. See Isaiah 59:1-2.
See page 52, lines 9-10.
Page 70, lines 6-9; 74, lines 1-3.
“certain Saint” = Jesus, known as
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Jeremiah 25:8-11.
Note Proverbs 1:24-33; 3:25-26.
Cyrus initiated the rebuilding of the
earthly sanctuary. 2 Chronicles 36:22-
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Jeremiah 44:2-6.
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17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said to me,
"Understand, O son of man:
for at the time of the end shall be the vision”.
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. 19 And he said,
"Behold, I will make you know what shall be in the
last end
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end shall be.
A plain statement
20 "The ram which you saw having two horns are the
kings
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21 And the rough goat is the king of Greece:
and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first
king [of Greece].
Cp Ezekiel 4:5-6 and Numbers 14:34.
A prophetic “day” = a literal year. See
page 10.
See appendix C, page 163.
Exodus 15:17.
This was a puzzle to Daniel. The
earthly sanctuary at Jerusalem was in
ruins yet soon to be rebuilt, and this
one was not to be restored for a long
time.
2 Chronicles 36:11-21.
Jeremiah 25:8-11
The time period was the problem.
See Hebrews 9:1-12.
(Volume 3, page 34).
“Gabriel” - Luke 1:19, 26.
See page 51, lines 21-25.
Why is it so hard for us to understand
God’s messages?
“time of the end” = a special time.
Cp page 71, lines 12-14.
Daniel fainted at this news.
Isaiah 52:9-10.
Page 71, lines 12-14.
Cp 1 Corinthians 15:26.
See page 25, lines 16-20..
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Greece c. 331 - 168BC - brass
Alexander the great. He died drunk in
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The “little” horn
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practice,
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“But not by his own power” This horn is backed by the adversary.
See page 124 lines 24-25.
See also page 68, line 28.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4.
Page 26, lines 11-14.
Consider 1 Chronicles 16:39-40.
“many days” = distant future.
He was discouraged and depressed at this news.
Cp Genesis 15:12-13.
Only the time period is difficult to understand. See appendix C, page 163.
God never leaves uswe leave Him!
Chapter 9
Searching the Bible
1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, where the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
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"O Lord, the great and dreadful [awe-inspiring] God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love Him, and to them that keep His commandments; 5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and from Your judgments:
6 "Neither have we hearkened to Your servants the prophets, which spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
Isaiah 59:1-2.
c. October 538BCAfter the conquest of Babylon.
“books” = What is now called the Old Testament.
Jeremiah 25:1, 11-12; 29:1, 10.
These words had been written for a long time (605BC), but not believed! Daniel had been in captivity from 606-
538BC which is 68 years.
Isaiah 11:11-12
Why? Because it might not happen! Jeremiah 29:13; 16:10-13; 17:1-4.
But consider Jonah 3:10 and Ezekiel 18:19-23; 25-30, for all prophecy is conditional on behaviour.
God does not have to wait for proof. Jeremiah 18:5-10.
Daniel was following Solomon’s advice given 500 years before.
1 Kings 8:44-53.
Psalm 106:6-15.
Jeremiah 7:1-15 (“Baal” = the god of
force). See page 71, line 4.
7 "O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries where You have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against You. 8 O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our
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9 "To the Lord our God belong mercies and
forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against Him; 10
Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to
walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the
prophets. 11 Yes, all Israel have transgressed Your law,
even by departing, that they might not obey Your voice;
therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is
written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we
have sinned against Him.
12 "And He has confirmed His words, which He spoke
against us, and against our judges that judged us, by
bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven
has not been done as has been done upon Jerusalem.13 "As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is
come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand Your truth. 14 Therefore has the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all His works which He does: for we obeyed not His voice.
15 "And now, O Lord our God, that has brought Your people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and
While those who had remained loyal to God in the midst of Babylon were seeking the Lord and studying the
prophecies foretelling their deliverance, God was preparing the hearts of kings to show favour to His repentant
people. 2 Chronicles 36:19-23.
Even after being released and sent back to try again, they failed to listen over the next 108 years. Then God had to
leave them forever. See Volume 2 of this series.
The Jews left the living God and followed Baal again and again. Judges 2:13; 6:25 and
1 Kings 16:31; 18:21 and many more!
Why? It seems they could not tell the
difference between the two gods.
See Deuteronomy 31:16-30.
After the return from Babylon they
wrote many books and laws to stop
themselves and others from following
Baal, the god of force, but did not
realise that they were using force on
themselves. The freedom must come
from within.
“judges” = leaders. See Judges 2:16-
19. Also 3:9, 15; 4:3-5.
Deuteronomy chaps 27 and 28.
Leviticus 26:14-42.
Deuteronomy 29:10-28.
Consider Malachi 1:6-10.
See Exodus 2:23-25.
Nehemiah 9:4-31.
has gotten You renown, as at this day; we have sinned,we have done wickedly. 16 O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I beseech You, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your
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17 "Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and cause Your face to shine upon Your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
18 O my God, incline Your ear, and hear; open Your
eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is
called by Your name: for we do not present our
supplications before You for our righteousnesses, but for
Your great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O
Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for Your own sake, O my
God: for Your city and Your people are called by Your
name".
Such a prayer is immediately answered
20 And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; 21 Yea, while I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
The city and the mountain were pictures of reality. See Galatians 4:22-31.
Daniel well understood Isaiah 64:6.
Cp Isaiah 60:11; 18.
Page 56, line 10.
Gabriel has a great ability to
communicate with humans. Luke 1:19;
26-28.
“evening oblation” = afternoon prayer
time. 3-6pm.
22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said,
"O Daniel, I
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beginning of your supplications the commandment came
forth, and I am come to show you; for you are greatly
beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider
the vision.
24 Seventy weeks are determined [or cut off from the 2300] upon your people and upon your holy city
to finish the transgression,
and to make an end of sins [or sin offerings],
and to make reconciliation for iniquity,
and to bring in everlasting
righteousness,
and to seal up [ratify] the vision and
prophecy,
and to anoint the Most Holy [place of the sanctuary].
25 "Know therefore and understand, that from the going
forth of the commandment to restore and to
[re]build Jerusalem to the Messiah the Prince shall be
seven weeks, and threescore and two [62] weeks:
the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in
troublous times.
26 And after threescore and two [62] weeks shall Messiah
be cut off, but not for Himself:
and the people of
the prince that
shall come shall
destroy the city
and the
sanctuary; and
the end of it shall
be with a flood,
and to the
end of the war
desolations are
determined".
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[Messiah the Prince] shall
confirm the
covenant with
many for one
week:The principle shown at cross of
Calvary is the great centre. This truth
acted upon will make Christ’s sacrifice
effectual. This is what Gabriel revealed
to Daniel in answer to fervent prayer.
“vision” = pages 53-57.
Gabriel started straight into the time
period.
70 x 7 = 490
2300 - 490 = 1810
See appendix C, page 163.
”transgression” 1 John3:4.
“end of sins” = John 1:29.
Matthew 3:2; 4:17.
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Consider page 93, line 23.
Mark 1:10
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7 x 7 = 49
62 x 7 = 434
49 + 434 = 483 +7 = 490
Cp Luke 24:21; 25-27.
He cried “Father forgive them...” Luke 23:34.
The city was destroyed in 70AD.
Page 76, lines 13-15.
Matthew 23:38-39.
Consider Matthew 22:7.
Consider Isaiah 3:25.
7 x 1 = 7
“covenant” See Genesis 21:30; Exodus 2:4; 24:7; Romans 11:27; Galatians 3:15-16.
See also Volume 3 pages 32-33.
and in the midst of the [last] week
He shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to
cease,
and for the overspreading of abominations He shall make
it desolate, even until the consummation, and that
determined shall be poured upon the desolate".
oooOooo
God always responds -
(as soon as we
let Him)
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The comforting
Friend
1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of [most of] the vision.
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Jesus appears to Daniel4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, asI was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; 5 Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold a certain Man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of
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7 days = 7 years
“the consummation” = the marriage. Page 143, lines 1-4.
c. 533BCAbout 5 years later.
The permission to return had already
been given in the first year of Cyrus.
Ezra 1:1-4.
“time appointed was long” . He began
to realise the magnitude of the truth.
“mourning” = going softly before the
Lord, praying and listening carefully.
See Matthew 5:4.
Diet affects our minds as well as our
bodies. Remember pages
18-19, seventy years before this?
Temple re-building had ceased in
Jerusalem. Ezra 4:4-5. See volume 2
pages 40-46.
Daniel is about 86 years old.
“Hiddekel” = Tigris
Cp page 93, lines 11-14.
Uphaz: 6 His body also was like the beryl, and His face as the appearance of lightning, and His eyes as lamps of fire, and His arms and His feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of His words like the voice of a multitude.
7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. 8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and
I retained no strength. 9 Yet heard I the voice of His words: and when I heard the voice of His words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
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10 And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 11 And he said to me,
"O Daniel, a man greatly beloved,
understand the words that I speak to you, and stand
upright:
for to you am I now sent".
And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood trembling. 12 Then said he to me,
"Fear not, Daniel:
for from the first day that you did set your heart to
understand,
and to chasten yourself before your God,
your words were heard, and I am come for your
words.
13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me
one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief
princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the
kings of Persia.
Cp Acts 26:12-18; 9:1-9.
Consider Isaiah 6:1-5.
Luke 5:8.
Job 42:6.
Daniel fainted.
Gabriel comes to the rescue again.
“greatly beloved” = man after God’s
own heart. Cp 1 Samuel 13:14; Acts
13:22.
Daniel wanted to know so he could
help us. This is why he had these
visions.
Gabriel had been endeavouring to
guide Cyrus. Ezra 4:5. Christ came to
help him. (Michael = He who is like
God).
By this we can see that often heavenly
agencies have to contend with
hindrances before the purpose of God
can be fulfilled.
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14 Now I am come to make you understand
what shall befall your people in the latter days:
for yet the vision is for many days".
An angelic word in season15 And when he had spoken such words to me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. 16 And, behold, one like the similitude [or likeness] of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke, and said to him that stood before me,
"O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon
me, and I have retained no strength. 17 For how can the
servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? For as for me,
straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is
there breath left
in me".
18 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, 19 And said,
"O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be to
you,
be strong, yes, be strong".
And when he had spoken to me, I was strengthened, and said,
"Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me".
The Bible the sure guide
20 Then said he,
"Know you why I
come to you?
And now will I
return to fight
with the prince[s] of Persia: and
when
I am gone forth,
lo, the prince of
Greece shall
come. 21 But I
will show you
that which is
noted in the
Scripture of
truth: and there
is none that
holds with me in
these things, but
Michael your
Prince”.“your people... latter days” =
Christians of the last days.
Consider Ezekiel 7:1-27.
Habakkuk 2:2-3.
“many days” = many years
Gabriel looked like a human.
Cp Genesis 18:1-5; 16-22.
Consider Luke 1:19.
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One of the signs of a prophet in vision.
Companionship strengthens us. Consider Hebrews 10:25.
Cyrus died 529BC.
“fight” = influence their minds
God works with all. Acts 10:34.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5.
“Scriptures of truth” This is all written
in your Bible, the books of Moses and
the prophets.
Satan cannot always control his two groups
(False religions and the nations)
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Origins of conflict
[Then Gabriel continued]1 "Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood
to confirm and to strengthen him. 2 And now will I show
you the truth.
Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia;
and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his
strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the
realm of Greece.
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king [of Greece] shall stand up,
that shall rule
with great
dominion, and do
according to his
will.
4 And when he
shall stand up,
his kingdom shall
be broken,
and shall
be divided
toward the four
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dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked
up, even for others beside those [his generals].
Satan’s puppets - two kings
5 And
the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his
princes;
and
he [king of north] shall be strong above him, and have
dominion;
his dominion shall be a great dominion.
Still c. 533BC
This is how righteousness exalts a
nation - its leaders can be shown what
to do - if they have no sinful pride.
See appendix D, page 164.
Esther 1:1.
c. 336BCPage 56, line 28.
See page 57, lines 1-2.
“four winds” = north, south, east, and
west. Soon became just two, north
and south.
north = Assyria (Babylon) See map
page ????
south = Egypt (next page line 14).
The king of the east took over north
and west also and became known as
the king of north.
6 And
in the end of years they shall join themselves together;
for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king
of the north
to make an agreement:
but she
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of the arm;
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neither shall he [north] stand, nor his arm:
but [in the end] she shall be given up, and they that
brought her,
and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in
these times.
7 But
out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up [her brother] in his estate, which shall come with an army,
and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north,
and shall deal against them, and shall prevail: 8 And
shall also carry captives [back] into Egypt their gods, with
their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and
of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of
the north.
9 So
the king of the south shall come into his [north’s] kingdom, and shall [then] return into his own land.
10 But
his [north’s] sons shall be stirred up,
and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one
shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through [to Egypt]: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his
fortress.
11 And
the king of the south shall be moved with choler [or
anger], and shall come forth and fight with him, even
with the king of the north: and he [north] shall set forth
a great
multitude; but
the multitude
shall be
South = Egypt
North = Syria (Babylon)
Satan’s kingdom is divided against
itself. Matthew 12:25. Even while
trying to unite everyone wants to be
boss. Satan has quite a time trying to
control them.
Cp Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:35-45.
“he that begat her” = her father in
Egypt known as Ptolemy (a Greek
title).
A sequence of attacks and counter-
attacks. This is what the world sees as
history, but which God sees as Satan’s
masterpiece of sinful behaviour. The
people have no time to think of good
things, only entertainment or
destruction. Philippians 4:8.
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given into his [south’s] hand. 12 And when he has taken
away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up [in pride]; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall
not be strengthened by it.
13 For
the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a
multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly
come after certain years with a great army and with much
riches.
14 And
in those times there shall many stand up against the king
of the south:
also
the robbers of your people shall exalt themselves to
establish the vision; but they shall fall.
15 So
the king of the
north shall come,
and cast up a
mount, and
take the most
fenced [or strongest] cities:
and the arms of
the south shall
not withstand,
neither His
chosen people,
neither shall
there be any
strength to
withstand.
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comes against
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do according to
his own will, and
none shall stand
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he shall stand in
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the glorious land [of Israel], which by his hand shall be
consumed.
17 He [north] shall also set his face to enter with the
strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with
him; thus shall he do:
All the participants in this prophecy can be identified, but the main principle to be noticed is that the kings of the north
and south must pass through Israel (God’s people), to fight each other. This gives Israel the opportunity to run away,
or, to stay and help BOTH sides see the truth.
“after certain years” = at the end of times, even years. (margin)
See page 73, line 16.
After the Greeks (the brass) came the iron. Page 25, lines 22-25.
“robbers of your people” = a special enemy. Those who act violently against your people. ????
“His chosen people” = Jews.
“upright ones” = apostate Jews.
and he shall give
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but she shall not
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isles, and shall
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his own nation]
shall cause the
reproach offered
by him to cease;
without his own
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upon him. 19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort
of his own land:
but he [north] shall stumble and fall, and not
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shall stand up in his estate [in his place] a raiser of taxes
in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall
be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
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in his estate [still the north] shall stand up a vile person, to
whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but
he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by
flatteries.
22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown
from before him, and shall be broken; yes, also the Prince
of the covenant [shall be broken at this time].
After Calvary
23 And
after the league made with him he [north] shall work
deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong
with a small people. 24 He shall enter peaceably even
upon the fattest places of the province;Individuals are not the most important in this record. What we should see is:-
North
Israel
South
with Israel in the middle.
Cp Matthew 5:9.
Internal strife
North (pagan Rome) now dominates
for a period.
c. 4BC Luke 2:1-6.
He died of old age in bed!
Oct 27AD Luke 3:1.
April 31AD
Page 55, lines 13-20
Page 61, lines 22-23.
“league” = “not by own power”
See page 57, line 9.
See previous page, lines 6-8.
and he shall do
that which his
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he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and
riches: Yes, he shall forecast his devices against the
strong holds,
even for a time.
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he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king
of the south with a great army;
and
the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a
very great and mighty army; but he [south] shall not
stand: for they shall forecast devices against him. 26 Yes,
they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy
him,
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both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they
shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for
yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
Satan changed the direction of his attack
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shall he [north] return into his land with great riches; and
his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall
do exploits, and return to his own land.
29 At the time appointed
he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall
not be as the former, or as the latter. 30 For the
ships of Chittim
[Cyprus] shall
come
They formed a republic.
Shared government, by the people,
and for the people and appeared to
help the people of the world.
time = 360
An historian of the time wrote:
“Everyone cried in the highest... ????
Internal divisions will bring about his
end.
One was as bad as the other.
Now “north” becomes religious and
follows Baal, while “south” remains
atheistic.
“holy covenant” See note line 28,
page 61.
Now comes the “other” leg of iron -
papal Rome.
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against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and
return, and have indignation against the holy covenant:
so shall he do;
he shall even return,
and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy
covenant.
31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they [church and state together] shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and
shall take away the daily sacrifice,
and they shall place the abomination that makes
desolate.
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corrupt by flatteries:
but
the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do
exploits.
33 And they that understand among the people shall
instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by
flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. 34 Now
when they shall fall, they shall be helped with a little help:
but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try
them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the
time of the end:
because it is yet
for a time
appointed.
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the king [of the north] shall do
according to his
will; and he shall
exalt himself,
and magnify
himself above
every god, and
shall speak
marvellous
things against
the God of gods,
and shall prosper
till the
indignation be
accomplished:
for that that is
determined shall
be done.
A union of church and state.
Cp Isaiah 9:9-17.
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508 - 538AD
Page 74, lines 1-3.
Page 79, lines 22-24.
538AD - 17982 Thessalonians 2:4.
The “dark ages” now begin.
Jeremiah 15:11.
Isaiah 3:25.
Consider Hebrews chapter 11.
Cp Matthew 25:2.
Next page, line 14.
See page 13 for king of north.
See page 26, lines 3-5.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.
Acts 20:30-31.
Note Zechariah 5:5-11.
37 Neither shall he regard the god of his fathers, nor the
desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall
magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the god of forces:
and a god
whom his fathers
knew not shall he
honour
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silver, and with
precious stones,
and pleasant
things.
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do in the most
strong holds with
a strange god,
whom he shall
acknowledge and
increase with
glory: and he
shall cause them
to rule over
many, and shall
divide the land
for gain.
The time of the
end
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at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at
him:
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the king of the north shall come against him like a
whirlwind,
with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships;
and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow
and pass over.
41 He [north] shall enter also into the glorious land, and
many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall
escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the
chief of the children of Ammon.
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the
countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43 But
he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of
silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the
Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
“god of forces” = Baal or Bel
Jeremiah 2:8; 23:27.
1 Kings 17:21; 19:18.
Judges 2:12-13.
Page 125, lines 27-29; page 126, lines
1-8.
1798 - ?This is not the end of time!
Cp page 56, line 15.
A not very effective push to rule the
world through materialism.
A great religious revival.
The clay separates from, and now
controls, the iron. Page 26, lines
1-5.
“glorious land” = Israel.
“Edom” (Esau) = Israel’s (Jacob)
brother Genesis 25:30.
“Moab and... Ammon” = Israel’s
cousins. Genesis 19:36-38.
“Moab” Jeremiah chapter 48
“Ammon” Jeremiah chapter 49
“Egypt” = atheism. See Exodus 5:2.
See page 125, line 27-29.
“All the world” Or so it seems.
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between the seas in [or, and] the glorious holy mountain;
yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
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God invites all
Chapter 12
Which side will you be on?
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at that time shall Michael stand up,
the great Prince which stands for the children of
your people:
and
there shall be a time of trouble,
such as never was since there was a nation even to that
same time:
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at that time your people shall be delivered, every one that
shall be found written in the book.
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many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall
awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and
everlasting contempt.
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be wise [or teachers, margin] shall shine as the
brightness of the
firmament; and
they that turn
many to
righteousness as
the stars for ever
and ever.
Consider page 139, lines 26-28 and
140, lines 1-8.
Persecution “such as never was”.
Page 77, lines 8-11.
See volume 3, page 47.
Page 26, lines 6-14.
Consider John 18:36.
Love & freedom
OR
hate and force
“stand up” = cease work. See
Volume 3, page 31, lines 21-23.
Contrast Isaiah 47:13.
“time of trouble”. Page 78, lines 4-8.
Also Jeremiah 31:15-17.
Page 125, lines 5-8.
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Genesis 10:8-12.
“the book” Page 126, lines
19-20.
Exodus 32:32.
Isaiah 4:3-4; Luke 10:20.
Cp James 2:12-13.
“many” but not all, to two very different fates. John 5:28-29.
A “special” resurrection.
Mark 14:62; Revelation 1:7.
Another “special” resurrection -
Matthew 27:51-53; Isaiah 26:19.
Cp Luke 21:31-36.
1 Thessalonians 5:4-6.
Consider Isaiah 26:20-21.
Would you like to change this prophecy?
4 But you, O Daniel, shut up the words,
AND SEAL THE BOOK,
even to the time of the end:
many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be
increased".
5 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood another two,the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. 6 And one said to the Man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river,
"How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?"
7 And I heard the Man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when He held up His right hand and His left hand to heaven, and sware by Him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
Guarantees
8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I,
"O my Lord,
what shall be the
end of these
things?"
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Daniel: for the
words are closed
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the time of the
end.
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be purified, and
made white, and
tried; but the
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As we near the close of this world’s history, the prophecies recorded by Daniel demand our special attention, as they
relate to the very time in which we are living.
“run to and fro” = search the Bible. Contrast Amos 8:11-12.
“the wise SHALL understand” Line s 29-30.
“wonders” = the constant failures and defeats of God’s people even though they have “all power” with them.
Matthew 28:18-20.
Cp page 116, lines 20-21.
time = 360. See appendix ????
It was still too difficult to believe.
Page 116, line 9.
One day there will be mature Christians who will understand what is needed. Romans 8:19.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-6.
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taken away,
and the abomination that makes desolate set up,
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rest, and stand in
your lot at the
end of the days".
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Page 70, line 9.
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Cp Page 127, lines 11-14.
“rest” = lay in grave
“your lot” = the judgment
The witness of Jesus Matthew 24 and 25
First it is written:-
“Now after that John [the Baptist] was put in prison,Jesus came into
Galilee, preaching the gospel of the
kingdom of God,and saying,
‘The time is fulfilled,
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Mark 1:14-15.
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The destructions(See also Mark 13 and Luke 21)
Chapter 24The house of God
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and His disciples came to Him to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to them,
“See you not all these things? Verily [or truly] I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down”.
3 And as He sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us,
when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the world?”
Many false Christs first4 And Jesus answered and said to them,
“Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in My name, saying, ‘I am Christ’; and shall deceive many. 6 And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars:
31ADMark 13:1-2.
Luke 21:5.
Micah 3:12.
Jeremiah 26:16-24.
But He would rather it didn’t happen.
See Hosea 13:9; 14:1.
Matthew 23:37-39
Jesus had read 1 Kings 9:5-9.
Page 61, lines 25-30.
Luke 19:41-48.
The disciples thought that the end of
the temple meant the end of the world,
not just the end of their age.
Jesus did not immediately tell them of
the difference.
Jerusalem under siege.
All these words have two meanings -
one for them in 70AD and one for us
today.
Ephesians 5:6
Mark 13:3-6; Luke 21:7-8.
Colossians 2:8.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-6.
The difference - John 5:43.
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see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in different places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Then religious persecutions ****9 “Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and
shall kill you: and you shall be hated of all nations for My name's sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 “And [again] many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.
14 “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations; and then shall the end come.
A reference back to Daniel15 “When you therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoever reads this, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
Acts 5:36-39.
Cp Jeremiah 14:13-16 and 23:16-22..
Mark 13:5-7-8; Luke 21:9-11.
2 Thessalonians 2:3.
See James 5:7.
Mark 13:9-13; Luke 21:12-17
John 16:1-4.
Consider Micah 7:5-7.
Remember page 28, lines 19-20.
Page 95, lines 19-22.
Page 125, lines 14-15.
Isaiah 66:5-7.
1 John 4:1-3.
Mark 13:10-11; Luke 21:13-18.
Luke 4:18-19. Colossians 1:23.Matthew 28:19-20.
Luke 21:20-21See page 68, line 9.A last minute time of escape.
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19 “And woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray you that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day:21 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
More false Christs23 “Then if any man shall say to you, ‘Lo, here is Christ, or ‘there’; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so much that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 “Behold, I have told you before!26 “Therefore, if they shall say to you,
‘Behold, He is in the desert’; go not forth: ‘Behold, He is in the secret chambers’;
believe it not.27 “For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man
be. 28 For wherever the carcase is, there will the eagles [or vultures] be gathered together.
After the troublous times29
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days
shall the sun be darkened,
Consider Luke 24:25.
They had had plenty of warning and
time to listen - 500 years!
This is a plea not to leave it till the last
minute. Ask the Spirit for His plans for
you before the time.
Page 70, lines 18-19.
Mark 13:19-20; Luke 21:23-24.
Zephaniah 2:1-3.
Cp Romans 9:28.
Cp Ezekiel 14:20-23.
Luke 21:22.
Page 126, lines 19-22.
Mark 13:21-22; Luke 6:26.
Acts 19:13-20.
Page 126, lines 11-17.
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Told as plainly as in Matthew 26:2 and 16:21-23. And disbelieved as often.
Mark 13:23.
Mark 4:21-22.
Luke 8:17-18.
This coming will be plain for ALL eyes in the world at the time. No possibility of counterfeit here - it will be
witnessed by the whole world.
But you don’t need to see the actual “death” to know it is there. Vultures give warning beforehand.
Page 91, lines 9-12.
Consider page 28, line 28-29.
Mark 13:24-25.
Luke 21:25-26.
Consider page 107, lines 1-8.
Cp Isaiah 13:9-13.
Joel 2:28-32.
Acts 2:16-.24; Luke 23:44-45.
and the moon shall not give her light,and the stars shall fall from heaven,and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
The sign of the second coming30 “And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man
in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven tothe other.
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The illustration32 “Now learn a parable of the fig tree;
“When his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near: 33 So likewise you, when you shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 “Verily, I say to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.
36 “But of that day and hour knows [or makes known] no man,
no, not the angels of heaven,
but My Father only.
Cp Matthew 27:50-53.
“sign” = the cloud
See page 92, lines 10-12.
Mark 13:26-31; Luke 21:27-28.
1 Corinthians 15:12-26; 51-58.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.
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Consider Acts 2:34-35.
Notes on city in Dan/Rev page 63
Cp Luke 13:6-9.
Consider Hosea 9:10.
“all these things” must be fulfilled to one generation - in 70AD and again in the last day.
Consider Mark 13:32. Does Jesus not know the time?
See the principle in 1 Corinthians 2:2.
Consider Ezekiel 12:21-25 and Hebrews 12:26-29.
Another illustration37 “But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the
coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 “Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
But be prepared!42 “Watch therefore: for you know not what hour your
Lord does come. 43 But know this, that if the goodman of
the house had known in what watch [or hour] the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 44 Therefore be you also ready:
for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man comes.
Wise and foolish servants
45 “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord has made ruler [or guide] over His household, to give them meat [or spiritual food] in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when He comes shall find so doing. 47
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Genesis 6:5-8; 7:5-7.
The ark was protection for the obedient. The disobedient saw the way out but would not believe it.
See page 77, lines 14-16
“taken” = protected.
See appendix A, page 156.
The modern day “ark”. Page 77, lines 17-19.
“you know not what hour”. But you should! See John 16:1-4 and page 78, lines 16-22.
Also 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6.
Consider the detail given by Gabriel to Daniel. Pages 65-74.
Cp Luke 12:36-40
See Revelation 3:3 page ???
Jesus told us to pray for directions. Page 78, lines 2-3.
See Matthew 25:14- page ???
Luke 12:41-44
48 “But and if that evil [or unwise] servant shall say in his heart, ‘My Lord delays His coming’; 49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the [spiritually] drunken; 50 The Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looks not for Him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51 And shall cut him off, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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What the church will be like
Chapter 25
Wise and foolish girls1 “Then shall the kingdom of heaven [the church on
earth]be like ten virgins [or bridesmaids], which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 “And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.3 “They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no
[spare] oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
The midnight cry6 “And at midnight there was a cry made, ‘Behold, the
bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him’. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said
Luke 12:45-48.
“delays His coming” The servant does not say that Christ will not come. He is a servant, but not a good one. In his
heart and by his actions and words he declares that his Lord’s return is delayed. He banishes from the minds of
others the conviction that the Lord is coming quickly.
“to smite” To persecute or criticise his fellow Christians.
“eat and drink with the drunken” See Revelation 17:1-2. Page ???
Cp 1 Thessalonians 5:3
Cp Ezekiel 13:16; Isaiah 56:12.
See also Matthew 22:1-14.
Luke 12:36
Isaiah 61:10
Revelation 19:7-9 and 21:1-2.
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“foolish” = thoughtless
“oil” = Holy Spirit’s guidance. See
1 Corinthians 2:9-12.
Cp Zechariah 4:1-14.
Two classes of Christians
Isaiah 40:19-11.
Isaiah 58:1-14.
“trimmed their lamps” = studied their
Bibles with intensity. See Psalm
119:105.
Cp Matthew 5:14-16.
to the wise, ‘Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone[margin, going] out’. 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go you rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves’.
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11 “Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us’. 12 But he answered and said, ‘Verily I say to you, I know you not’.
Be very careful not to miss it13 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor
the hour when the Son of man comes [to the wedding].
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What to do while waiting14 “For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling
into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his various abilities; and straight away took his journey.
16 “Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made them another five talents.
Consider Isaiah 60:2
A typical lamp
Ezekiel 14:20
Haggai 2:10-13. See Volume 2, page
53, lines 9-21.
Both parties were taken unawares.
The “marriage” takes place in heaven,
for Christians are advised to “wait for
their Lord, when He will return from the
wedding”. Luke 12:36. They are to
understand His work, and to follow Him
by faith as He goes in before God.
(See Volume 3 pages 51-58). It is in
this sense that they are said to “go in
to the marriage”..
“The bride” See pages ??? Rev 22:9-
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Luke 13:24-30
Matthew 7:21-29
“watch” = study Bible prayerfully
But you should know! As above in
notes for page 80, lines 13-17.
The followers of Christ are to shed light
into the darkness of the world.
Isaiah 40:9-11 “Behold your God”
A message proclaiming God’s
character of goodness, mercy and
truth. A “Father” as Jesus saw.
1 Corinthians 12:1-31
Galatians 5:22-26
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earth, and hid his lord's money.
The judgment19 “After a long time the lord of those servants comes,
and reckons with them. 20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought the other five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more’.
21 “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, you good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter you into the joy of your lord’.
22 “He also that had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them’. 23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter you into the joy of your lord’.
But a problem arose24 “Then he which had received the one talent came
and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not
Because they are not connected with some directly religious work, many feel that their lives are useless, that they
can do nothing for the advancement of God’s kingdom.
This is a mistake. If their work is that which someone must do, they should not accuse themselves of uselessness in
the household of God. Any honest work is a blessing, and faithfulness in it may prove to be a training for higher
trusts. Remember the boy Daniel?
The Lord in His distribution of gifts is testing character. Will we do some “big” thing but ignore a smaller one?
John 15:8-16.
Matthew 13:23
Luke 13:6-9.
scattered [or winnowed]: 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: lo, there you have that [which] is yours’.
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The statement29 “For to every one that has shall be given, and he
shall have abundance: but from him that has not, shall be taken away even that which he has.
30 “And cast you the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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The separation31 “When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and
all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory: 32 And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats:
33 “And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
Cp 1 John 4:18
Some mistake the enjoyment of the blessings for the use that should be made of them.
No weight is attached to a mere profession of faith in Christ. Only the love that is shown by works is counted
genuine. It is love alone which gives to any act its value. Galatians 5:6.
Consider page 41, lines 25-26.
This is a continuous judgment scene.
Consider Rev 20:12, page ???
The final judgment.
Psalm 50:1-6.
A blue “throne of grace” [mercy]=
Ezekiel 1:26 and Hebrews 4:16.
A white “throne of glory” [judgment] =
See page 147, lines 8-17.
In the presence of the assembled
inhabitants of earth and heaven the
final coronation of the Son of God takes
place. Now, the King of kings declares
the character of each one.
34 “Then shall the King say to them on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was hungry, and you gave Me meat: I was
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Their honest puzzlement37 “Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, ‘Lord,
when did we see You hungry, and feed You? Or thirsty, and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger, and take You in? Or naked, and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40 “And the King shall answer and say to them, ‘VerilyI say to you, because you have done it to one of the least of these My brethren, you have done it to Me’.
To the others41 “Then shall He say also to them on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was hungry, and you gave Me no meat: I was thirsty, and you gave Me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and you took Me not in: naked, and you clothed Me not: sick, and in prison, and you visited Me not’
44 “Then shall they also answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger,
Revelation 3:21 page ???
“Pure religion is ...” James 1:27
1 Timothy 6:18-19.
Isaiah 58:1-14
Luke 10:33-34.
Cp Proverbs 11:25.
Ezekiel 34:1-31.
Consider Acts 24:15-27.
Luke 10:30-32.
or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to You?45 Then shall He answer them, saying, ‘Verily I say to you,
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46 “And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal”.
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Consider prayerfully Obadiah 15-18.
Psalm 9:3-8; 146:4
Ecclesiastes 9:4-6, 10.
The “punishment” is everlasting, not
the people.
Revelation 20:14.
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REVELATIONfrom Jesus Christ
The warnings and promises Jesus Christgave which reach to the end of time.
written about90AD
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Contents
Section One The message to the church
Chapter One ............Introduction ........................................... 63
Chapter Two ............. Letters to churches 1-4 .......................... 66
Chapter Three ........... Letters to churches 5-7 .......................... 70
Chapter Four ............ The four living creatures ........................ 73
Chapter Five ............. The book with seals ............................... 75
Chapter Six ............... The six seals opened ............................. 77
Chapter Seven ......... The 144,000 .......................................... 79
Chapter Eight ........... Trumpets 1-4 ......................................... 81
Chapter Nine ............ Trumpets 5-6 ......................................... 83
Chapter Ten .............. The little book opened ........................... 86
Chapter Eleven .......... The two witnesses ................................. 88
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His angel The angel Gabriel
John A disciple and apostle of Christ
Angels of the churches The teachers in the churches
Angels (= messengers) Sometimes sent from heaven -
sometimes sent on earth.
He that sat on the throne God the Father
The Lion of Judah The Son of God
The four beasts, orliving creatures God's redeemed people
The Lamb Jesus the crucified
The woman clothed with the sun The pure church
The dragon Satan and his kingdom in all its earthly
appearances
The serpent Lucifer the accuser and deceiver
The 144,000 A special group of Christians
The woman in scarlet A polluted church
General Information
A beast Usually a nation or state in opposition to God -
(i.e. an animal)
but sometimes one represents God's people
A horn
A strong group - civil or religious
A crown
A symbol of ruling power - civil or religious
A head
A nation or group controlling the world
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A devil Represents personal opposition to God
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The REVELATION
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Chapter 1
A book you can understand
1 The revelation of Jesus Christ,which God gave to Him,
to show to His servants things which mustshortly come to pass;
and He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God,and of the testimony of Jesus Christ,
and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he that reads,and they that hear
the words of this prophecy,and keep those things which are written in there:
for the time is at hand.
Let’s talk One to one
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia:Grace be to you, and peace, from Him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before His throne;
Deuteronomy 29:29
Amos 3:7
Psalm 119:130
See page 151, lines 26-28.
Every prophecy is conditional upon the
situation remaining the same. See
Ezekiel 33:12-20.
A change of attitude in the people can
alter the prediction. See Jonah 3:1-10.
The order:
God gave it to...
Jesus who passed it on to...
His angel who explained it to...
the prophet...
who wrote it down...
for us.
Cp Matthew 13:1-9.
Proverbs 8:32-36
Consider page 60, lines 10-15.
“the time” has always been right from
God’s point of view. It is His people
who slow Him down.
Asia = present-day Turkey
“Him which is... was... is to come” =
the eternal God
“seven Spirits” = the seven-fold or
complete Spirit.
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5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. To Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
6 And has made us kings and priests to God and His Father; to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
All shall see the second coming
7 Behold, He comes with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Christ’s introduction
8 "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
ending", says the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
How this book came to be
9 I, John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11 Saying,
"I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last:
and,"What you see, write in a book,
and send it to the seven churches which are in
Asia;
“first begotten of the dead” See
Psalm 2:7 and Acts 13:33.
Not the first in time, but the first in
importance.
Zechariah 6:11
1 Peter 2:5,9
Isaiah 61:4-6
Ezekiel 44:9-16
Jeremiah 33:9-18; Genesis 1:26.
Page 78, lines 21-24.Dan 12:2
Page 79, lines 6-12.
2 Samuel 22:12; John 19:34-37.
Mark 13:24-27; 14:62
“clouds” = groups of angels.
Page 51, lines 9-12.
John was exiled to the island of
“Patmos”, a prison camp, because he
was a Christian. Tradition states that
he returned to Ephesus when set free
by the emperor Nerva about 95AD and
then died about 100AD.
Page 125, lines 1-8.
“testimony of Jesus Christ” - See page
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John saw, and then wrote.
There were more than seven churches in the region. See Colossians 1:2 and 4:13.
to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos,
and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to
Philadelphia,
and to Laodicea".
John saw Jesus
12 And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; 13 and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and wrapped about the chest with a golden girdle.
14 His head and His hair and beard were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were as a flame of fire; 15 And His feet like fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and His voice as the sound of many waters.
16 And He had in His right hand seven stars: and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and His countenance was as the sun shines in his strength.
17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead.And He laid His right hand upon me, saying to me,
'Fear not; I am the First and the Last:
18 I am He that lives, and was dead;
and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen;
and have the keys of hell and of death.
The commission
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the things which
are,
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the things which
shall be
hereafter;
These were churches of some
importance, and each possessed the
qualities mentioned in their letters.
However, they were chosen because
they also represent the Christian
church over the period spanned by The
Revelation.
“candlestick” - Exodus 25:31-40.
These candlesticks were separated in
his vision. They are joined again in
Zechariah 4:2.
Over page, in line 6 they are identified
as representing the seven churches.
Matthew 5:14.
Cp page 62, lines 28-30 and on.
“seven stars” = leaders in the
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Christ is pictured in the midst of the seven candlesticks, walking from church to church, from congregation to
congregation, from heart to heart. He knows those whom He can fill with the holy oil, that they may impart it to
others.
He introduces Himself as the conqueror of death.
The book covers events from then to now, and on into the future.
20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in
My right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks.
The seven stars are the angels [or teachers] of the seven
churches:
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the seven candlesticks which you saw are the seven
churches".
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I will guide you(The loveless church)
Chapter 2
Please come back to the work
1 "To the angel of the church of Ephesus write;
These things says He that holds the seven stars in His
right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden
candlesticks;
2 I know your works, and your labour, and your
patience,
and how you can not bear them which are evil:
and you have
tried them which
say they are
apostles, and are
not,
and have
found them liars:
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borne, and have
patience,
and for My
name's sake
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and have not
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because you
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and repent, and do the first works;
or else I will come to you quickly,
and will remove your candlestick out of his place, except
you repent.
A mystery is a message from God that we are slow to understand.
“angel” = messenger.
See page 90.
Each church has a special light called “present truth”.
c. 31-100AD (Dates are only approximations.)
There is a pattern to these messages.
Jesus introduces Himself in a
special way.
He praises the people.
He mentions their fault.
He gives a reward/promise.
Ephesus was John’s hometown.
It was also the home of many
magicians. Acts 19:1-20.
Jesus guides the leaders and
says, “I have everything under control,
trust Me”.
They have worked well, and were
careful who they trusted. Like the
Bereans, they checked the
messengers. Acts 17:10-12.
This church represents the majority of
the Christians in the world during the
years from 31AD to about 100AD.
“first love” (the honeymoon love)
was for the education of their relations
and friends. But now they were settling
down and criticising each other. Some
even had taken contol of their local
church. See 3 John 9-10.
If the “light” is neglected, it passes on to
another church.
6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the
Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
7 He that has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches;
To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the tree of life,
which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
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Please let Me protect you
(The persecuted church)
8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write;
These things
says the First
and the Last,
which was dead,
and is alive; 9 I
know your works,
and tribulation,
and poverty, (but
you are rich) and
I know the
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and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
10 Fear none of those things which you shall suffer:
behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that
you may be tried; and you shall have tribulation ten days:
be you faithful to death, and I will give you a crown of life.
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let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches;
He that overcomes shall not be hurt of the second
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“Nico” = rulers
“Laos” = laity or members
“Nicolaitanes” = They believed in church leaders controlling the people. But Jesus had said, “All you are
brothers”. Matthew 23:8.
If you hear, your ears will be closed to the folly and nonsense which surround you, and you will know the truth. John
8:32.
“the tree” = Genesis 2:16-17 and Revelation 22:2.
c. 100 - 313AD
Jesus knows what it is like to die for His faith.
Poor in wealth but rich in faith.
This period was still troubled by false professors.
They have no faults revealed.
“ten days” = 10 years of persecution
from 303 to 313AD by the emperors
Diocletian and Galerius.
They will receive the crown of life
and overcome the second death.
Page 145, lines 15-16 and page 146,
lines 19-23.
See page 77, lines 8-11.
Please read My word for yourself(an over-tolerant
church)
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name, and have not denied My faith, even in those days
when Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was slain
among you, where Satan dwells.
14 But I have a few things against you, because you have
there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught
Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of
Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit
fornication.
15 So have you also them that hold the doctrine of the
Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate. 16 Repent; or else I will
come to you quickly, and will fight against them with the
sword of My mouth.
17 He that has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches;
To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the
hidden manna,
and will give him a white stone,
and in the stone a new name written,
which no man knows saving he that receives it.
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c. 313 - 538AD
Hebrews 4:12.
Page 144, lines 7-10.
See line 16 this page.
Pergamos was the temporary centre of
Satan’s work at this time.
Jesus is the One who talked out His faith.
They were enduring all things.
But they were accepting false
doctrine and allowing
control to be taken over
them.
The white stone is a symbol of
passing the judgment.
Balaam was a prophet who sold his
religion for money. Numbers 22:1-35.
Balac = Balak.
“fornication” (Baal-peor) See
Numbers 25:1-3.
Micah 6:5. “Remember WHAT” not
WHO Balak consulted.
“Nicolaitanes” See previous page
lines 1-2 notes.
“hidden manna” = treasures of the
Bible. See Matthew 13:10-17.
“new name” .
See page 100, lines 3-6.
Please reveal
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(the compromising church)18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write;
These things says the Son of God, who has His eyes like a
flame of fire, and His feet are like fine brass;
19 I know your works, and charity, and service, and faith,
and your patience, and your [other] works; and the last to
be more than the first.
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against you,
because you suffer that woman Jezebel, which calls herself
a prophetess, to teach and to seduce My servants to
commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication;
and she repented not. 22 Behold, I will cast her into a
bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great
tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23 And I will kill her children with death; and all
the churches shall know that I am He which searches the
reins and hearts:
and I will give to every one of you according to your
works.
24 But to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many
as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the
depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none
other burden.
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c. 538 - 1517AD
“feet like fine brass” = a symbol of
humanity preaching the gospel. See
Romans 10:15; Isaiah 52:7.
‘first” and “last” works = the beginning
and the end of the dark ages.
“that woman Jezebel..prophetess ” =
the scarlet woman - the false church.
See page 135, lines 6-8.
1 Kings 16:29-33; 19:1-3; and 21:25-
29. Consider also Malachi 4:5-6, for
where a Jezebel is there is also an
Elijah.
“space” = time, times and half a time.
Page 53, lines 2-3 and page 123, lines
27-30.
“except” ALL prophecy is conditional!
Ezekiel 18:21-23.
“reins and hearts” = the innermost
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Their limited understanding will not affect their salvation.
Remember I am also the Son
of man.
You have lived up to all you
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rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken
to shivers: even as I received of My Father. 28 And I will
give him the Morning Star.
29 He that has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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I will still guide you(The sleeping church)
Chapter 3
Please remember My gift of righteousness
1 And to the angel of the church in Sardis write:
These things says He that has the seven Spirits of God,
and the seven stars;
I know your works, that you have a name that you live,
and are dead.
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and strengthen
the things which
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ready to die: for
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your works
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heard,
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have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk
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“the Morning Star” = Himself
See page 122, lines 21-23.
Cp page 144, lines 7-10.
Malachi 4:2.
2 Peter 1:19.
c. 1517 - 1833
Now its the Holy Spirit’s turn.
There is no praise for this group.
Men think you are great but
I don’t. You spend your time arguing
about matters of no special importance.
Come back to basics.
Watch out, you may miss Me!
Consider page 78, lines 21-24.
He is obviously not speaking of the
second coming, for that cannot be
missed.
Consider next page, line 28.
“a few” Not many want His way.
Page 70, lines 21-22.
5 He that overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white
raiment;
and I will not blot out his name out of the book of
life but I will confess his name before My Father, and
before His angels.
6 He that has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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Please come and meet My Father
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true, He that has
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door, and no man can shut it: for you have a little
strength, and have kept My word, and have not denied My
name.
9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan,
which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I
will make them to come and worship before your feet, and
to know that I have loved you.
10 Because you have kept the word of My patience, I also
will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall
come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the
earth.
11 Behold, I come quickly [or soon]:hold that fast which you have, that no man take your
crown.
Remember page 50,
lines 19-27?
c. 1833 - 1856“Philadelphia” = brotherly love
This door needs Me to open it.
One door is shut - go no more there. Another is opened - come through it.
Cp Isaiah 22:20-25.
You can do it.
See page 101, lines 20-24.
No faults mentioned.
There are still many false professors
around.
Cp Philippians 2:10.
Just as surely as we have a personal
Saviour, we have also a personal
adversary.
Page 127, lines 10-20.
The “crown” of overcoming.
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and the name of the city of My God, which is new
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and I will write upon him My new name.
He that has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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Please share My position
(The complacent church - and the last)14 And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write;
These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness,
the beginning [or beginner] of the creation of God; 15 I
know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot: I
would you were cold or hot.
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nor hot,
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am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of
nothing"; and know not that you are wretched, and
miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
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gold tried in the fire, that you may be rich;A
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white raiment, that you may be clothed,B
and that the shame of your nakedness do not
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Cp 1 Kings 7:2-7, 21.
Page 109, lines 26-27.
Page 128, lines 14-16.
“name” = character
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c. 1856 - ?
I am the Creator.
There is no praise for this
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“that you may see” yourself as God sees you.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous
therefore,
and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man
hear My voice, and open the door [of his life], I will come in
to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.
21 To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with Me in My
throne,
even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father
in His throne.
22 He that has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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The church at work in heaven
Chapter 4
A formal assembly
1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said,
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2 And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. 3 And He that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone [in colour]:and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight likean emerald.Hebrews 12:5-17.
“IF” The choice is all ours.
Acts 17:24-29.
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“as I also overcame” See John 5:30; 15:5. See also page 125, lines 15-16.
The “8th” church.
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See page 99, lines 16-18.
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“One sat” = God the Father.
Cp page 50, lines 19-27.
Page 104, lines 5-6.
The throne is movable. See Ezekiel
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Cp Ezekiel 1:28.
4 And round about the throne were twenty-four seats[or thrones]: and upon the seats I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts [living creatures NKJ] full of eyes before and behind.
7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf,
and the third beast had a face as a man,
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holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to
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9 And when those beasts [living beings] give glory and honour and thanks to Him that sat on the throne, who lives for ever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him that sat on the throne, and worship Him that lives for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
See Matthew 19:28
12 from the Old Testament times.
12 from the New Testament times.
1 Peter 2:9.
Page 104, lines 14-20.
A scene of great activity.
Zechariah 4:1-6
Exodus 25:31-40.
Page 91, lines 28-29.
Page 132, lines 1-8.
Cp Ezekiel 1:4-5.
“four beasts” They identify themselves on page 104, lines
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In ancient times every tribe bore a
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Isaiah 6:2. Four wings = cherub or
cherubim . Ezekiel 1:6; 10:1-14.
“full of eyes” = watching intently
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The Lamb - freshly killed
Chapter 5
The Lamb-like Lion
1 And I saw in the right hand of Him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice,
"Who is worthy [or able] to open the book,
and to loose the seals of it?"
3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look on it.
4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy [or able] to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
5 And one of the elders says to me,"Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the
Root of David, has prevailed [is able] to open the book, and
to loose the seven seals of it."
“Your pleasure” He wants us!
Isaiah 45:15-19.
“and on the back side” = it is crammed
with writing. Normally scrolls were
written on one side only.
Because it is the book of the future and
no man can read that. See Isaiah
41:21-24.
“seven seals” = seven sections.
John’s hopes were dashed.
“LION” = POWER Next page line 2.
But there IS one Man who can do it, the
Son of Man, the “Lion”. See page
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Consider Numbers 24:5-9.
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6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had [just] been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.7 And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne.
He changed from a “God” to a “Friend”
8 And when He had taken the book, the four beasts and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials [or censers] full of odours [nice smells], which are [representations of] the prayers of saints.
9 And they sung a new song, saying,"You are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals of
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for You were slain,
and have redeemed us to God by Your blood
out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
10 And have made us to our God kings and priests:
and we shall reign on the earth".
11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts [the redeemed] and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice,
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“been slain” His sacrifice had just
been completed, so this scene takes
place after the 2nd coming.
“seven horns” 7 = completeness
horns = power
“Seven eyes” = all-seeing
“Him that sat” Page 101, lines 26-
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“Friend” See John 15:14-15.
Leviticus 2:2. See also Volume 3,
page 57, line 18.
Page 111, lines 15-18.
“they sung” In heaven singing allows
group communication and participation.
Psalm 42:8; Isaiah 30:29.
“a new song” A new and therefore
recent, understanding.
They are the redeemed from the earth,
the resurrected ones.
Page 102, lines 1-4.
1 Thessalonians 4:17-18.
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“shall reign” = not yet reigning.
Then the angels join the chorus.
Remember page 50, lines 22-25?
Having seen Christ in this way, (Power and Love combined), John was now prepared to witness the events that were
to come, that is, the future. But the opening of the book means also explaining to the redeemed what has already
happened, that is, the past. So this scene has two meanings.
13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying,
"Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power,
be to Him that sits upon the throne,
and to the Lamb for ever and ever".
14 And the four beasts said, "Amen". And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshipped Him that lives for ever and ever.
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The church in action
Chapter 6
The book of history
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,
and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, "Come and see".2 And I saw, and behold a white horse:
and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given to him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
3 And when He had opened the
second seal,
I heard the second beast say, "Come and see".
4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given to him a great sword. Then all the rest of the creatures of the
universe swell the anthem.
King David felt like this when he
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“Amen” = So may it be, or, I agree with
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Cp page 143, lines 25-27.
The church militant.
But no arrow is mentioned.
“white” = purity
c. 100 - 313AD
“red” = fighting
Cp page70, lines 15-19.
5 And when He had opened the third seal,
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And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say,"A measure of wheat for a penny,
and three measures of barley for a penny;
and see you hurt not the oil and the wine".
7 And when He had opened the fourth seal,
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8 And I looked, and behold a pale [sickly yellow] horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given to them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
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which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying,
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“black” = sinful
Cp page 41, line 25-26
Hosea 12:7; Micah 6:11.
Now the fate of the church really hung in the balance.
“a voice” Not a “beast”.
Famine prices! One “penny” was a day’s wages for a labourer. See Matthew 20:2. Consider Amos 8:11-12.
“wheat...barley” = truths of Scripture.
“oil and wine” = precious people in God’s sight. Page 113, lines 22-25.
c. 538 - 1844AD
Luke 21:23-24.
Mark 13:19-23.
Page 78, lines 4-24.
1844 - ?“slain for the word of God” = martyrs. Page 125, lines 15-16.
Consider page 50, lines 19-27.
Page 109, lines 1-7.
“until” = more martyrs to come.
Cp page 77, lines 8-19.
12 And I beheld when He had opened the sixth
seal,
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15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks,"Fall on us, and hide us from the face
of Him that sits on the throne,
and from the wrath of the Lamb:
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and who shall be able to stand?"
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Luke 21:25-27.
Mark 13:24-27.
See page 78, lines 27-28.
2 Peter 3:10-13.
“heaven departed” the blue
atmosphere disappears in the great
earthquake.
Psalm 46:1-3.
Isaiah 2:10-12; 20-21.
Cp Exodus 34:30-35. It was their
choice.
Luke 21:26-28.
Consider 2 Peter 3:9.
“the warth” (anger) of a LAMB??
Zephaniah 1:14-18.
Isaiah 25:8-9.
They have used the one weapon which
defeats our God. They exercised the
right of choice, of self-destruction.
Against such a weapon, used in
conscious knowledge, our Lord is
helpless.
The sealingChapter 7
Three choices
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corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, "Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the
trees,
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4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed a hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.5 Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve
thousand.Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve
thousand.7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
Sealed, saved, or lost.
Cp Hebrews 1:14.
Consider Ezekiel 7:2.
See page 49, line 10. Great trouble in
the world.
Cp 2 Chronicles 16:8-9.
2 Timothy 2:19
Ezekiel 9:4.
Page 129, lines 14-16.
Romans 2:28-29.
1 Chronicles 5:1-2.
name = character
Genesis 49:8-11; 29”35
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Genesis 41:45-52.
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9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying,
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13 And one of the elders answered, saying to me, "What [who] are these which are arrayed in white robes?
And from where came they?"
14 And I said to him, "Sir, you know".
And he said to me, "These are they which came out of great tribulation,
and have washed their robes,
and made them white in the blood of the Lamb".
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Him day and night in His temple: and He that sits on the
throne shall dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no
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Cp page 106, lines 27-30.
Psalm 3:8.
Isaiah 43:8.
Another great Amen.
A good question.
Acts 14:22.
Titus 3:5.
“washed their robes” . Romans 12:1-2.
John 1:29
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and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes".
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Chapter 8
1 And when He had opened the seventh seal,
there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
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Seven pleas to live2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God;
and to them were given seven trumpets.
3 And another Angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given to Him much incense, that He should offer [or add] it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the Angel's hand.
5 And the Angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast [or sent] it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound [their warnings].Page 148, lines 14-19.
Consider Matthew 13:13-14.
The last section.
Cp Jeremiah 30:6.
Cp Nahum 2:10.
Cp Luke 1:19
“trumpets” are instruments of warning.
Numbers 10:2-10.
Cp Leviticus 23:24.
“altar” = Exodus 30:1-10.
“censer” = Leviticus 16:12-13
“incense” = His righteousness.
Hebrews 9:3-5; Psalm 141:2.
Page 104, lines 11-12.
His righteousness with our prayers
He gathers into this censer the prayers,
the praise, and the confessions of His
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Ezekiel 10:1-4.
Luke 1:10. Page 104, lines 9-12.
A desperate plea. Censer and fire = mercy and truth mingled. See Psalm 57:2-3 and 85:10.
Cp 2 Samuel 22:7-21.
Zephaniah 3:7.
Page 133, lines 26-28.
Wars and rumours of wars
7 The first angel sounded,
and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded,and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded,
and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
12 And the fourth angel sounded,
and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so that the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
Consider that Moses and Aaron were
asked by God to relate to Pharaoh the
nature and effects of each plague
before they came upon Egypt. Exodus
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These events can now be found in the
history books of the world, but the
principles which are shown herein are
timeless. Think on Ecclesiastes 1:9.
Cp Ezekiel 38:18-23.
Although the events were terrible, God
wants us to remember the Angel and
the incense.
Cp Ezekiel 14:19-23.
Cp Jeremiah 9:12-16.
Cp Lamentations 3:15-23.
Cp Isaiah 13:1-22.
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by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three
angels, which are yet to sound! "
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The beginning of the religious wars(The first woe)
Chapter 9
1 And the fifth angel sounded,
and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came out of the smoke [people that looked like] locusts upon the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of
any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
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“locusts” = so many and so
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Cp page 106, lines 6-9.
Cp page 130, lines 14-16.
“not kill” = not conquer
5 months of prophetic days =
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6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
7 And the shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared to battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. 8 And [yet] they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. 9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10 And they had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of [or in] the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue [or language] is Abaddon [Destruction], but the Greek
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War horses with long-haired men on them!
“crowns” can be turbans. See Exodus 29:6 and Zechariah 6:11.
Their weapons worked backwards as well as forward.
5 x 30 = 150 day/years
They are under the control of the evil one.
Previous page, lines 13-18 began the 1st woe.
This is the voice of the High Priest, not
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"Loose the four
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and a year, to slay the third part of men.
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. 19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. oooOooo
There are 360 days in a prophetic year (12 months of 30 days).
A 24th part of a year = 15 days.
“an hour” = 15 days
“a day” = 1 year
“a month” = 30 years
“ a year” = 360 years
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391 years 15 days
God does not give a start or end date
for this prophecy. Therefore it must be
searched for in history. In other words,
it is not intended to be known until
JUST BEFORE or AFTER the event.
A graphic description of horsemen
using guns pointing forward or
backwards.
The warnings and events had no
lasting effect upon the people.
Isaiah 44:9-20.
Consider Exodus 5:2 and pharaoh’s
rejection of Jesus.
Eating the book
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1 And I saw another mighty Angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon His head, and His face was as it were the sun, and His feet as pillars of fire:2 And He had in His hand a little book open [no longer sealed]: and He set His right foot upon the sea, and His left foot on the earth, 3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars:
and when He had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices,I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Seal up those things which the seven
thunders uttered,
and write them not".
5 And the Angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up His hand to heaven, 6 And sware by Him that lives for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that in there are, and the earth, and the things that in there are, and the sea, and the things which are in there,
that there should be time no longer:
7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as He has [already] declared to His servants the prophets.
Jesus assumes a special position.
Exodus 16:10.
Acts 26:13-15.
Ezekiel 1:26-28.
Page 73, lines 25-26.
“little book” It is only a portion of the
whole.
Cp Matthew 28:16-18.
Page 103, lines 25-28.
Seven special messages.
Some words heard by prophets are not
passed on. Consider
2 Corinthians 12:2-4.
These messages were not to be
known before their time.
Cp Deuteronomy 29:29.
Cp page 73, lines 14-17.
Obviously not the end of historical time
because there is one more “woe” to
come yet.
Refer to prophetic interpretation on
page 10 and notice that Jesus is in
charge of this prophecy.
Seventh angel “begins to sound” on
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“days” = a period of time.
For “mystery of God” see Colossians
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8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again, and said,"Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of
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9 And I went to the Angel, and said to Him,"Give me the little book".
And He said to me,"Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make your belly
bitter,
but it shall be in your mouth sweet as honey".
Not what he expected
10 And I took the little book out of the Angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11 And [then] He said to me,"You must prophesy again [or in a different way] before
many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings".
oooOooo
Please don’t reject this warning
Chapter 11
The measuring
1 And there was given me a reed like a rod: and the Angel stood, saying,
A world-wide position.
We must ask for the Book.
Jeremiah 15:16.
Ezekiel 2:9-10; 3:1-9.
Job 23:12.
Psalm 119:103-104.
It was not what he expected.
Cp page 80, line 19.
Isaiah 29:18.
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“a reed” = c. 2 metres
“rod” = a straight measure.
"Rise, and measure the temple of God,
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2 But the court which is without the temple leave out,
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The two witnesses
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clothed in sackcloth".
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceeds out of their mouth, and devours their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
7 And when they shall have finished their testimony [clothed in sackcloth], the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
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Cp Ezekiel 40:3-4; 43:10-11.
Hebrews 10:4-10.
Romans 3:1-4.
Romans 11:23-29.
42 months = 3 1/2 years ??
“two witnesses” Consider the Old and New Testaments. See Zechariah 4:1-14 and remember page 94, line 6.
OT John 5:39 and NT 10:25.
1260 days = 3 1/2 years ??
“sackcloth” God mourns because His word is rejected.
See also page 81, lines 1-7 and page 77, lines 7-19.
Zechariah 4:11-14.
See Malachi 4:1.
Cp 1 Kings 17:1.
Cp Exodus 7:20.
Page 147, lines 17-26.
Page 114, lines 15-18.
“the beast that ascends” Here is brought to view a new manifestation of satanic power.
Page 127, lines 15-19.
See Amos 8:11.
“Sodom” = sexual wickedness
Genesis 13:13 and 19:4-5.
“Egypt” = disregard of God
Exodus 5:1-2.
“Jerusalem” = rejection of God.
Isaiah 53:3.
9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and a half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
11 And after three days and a half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying to them,
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And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them [going].
13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were frightened, and gave glory to the God of heaven [but not willingly].
14 The second woe is past;
and, behold,
the third woe comes quickly.
See note page 116, line 25.
Jesus described both the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world on pages 76-79. So today, prophecy
often has two meanings. One which has been, and one which will be.
Cp 1 Kings 18:17-18.
A resurrection togreater things.
Cp page 131, lines 15-18.
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16 And the twenty-four elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,17 Saying,
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and were, and are to come; because You have taken to You
Your great power, and have reigned.
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and Your wrath is come,
and the time of the dead, that they should be judged,
and that You should give reward to Your servants the
prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear Your name,
small and great; and should destroy them which destroy the
earth.
19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark of His testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
oooOooo
Remember page 116, lines 27-29?
Christ has finished receiving His
kingdom.
See page 26, lines 6-9.
See note page 102, lines 1-4.
Page 148, lines 1-9.
Cp page 145, lines 2-3.
Hebrews 11:8-10, 13-16.
Page 134, lines 19-27.
1 Kings 8:9; Exodus 31:18;
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The Revelation Chapters Twelve to Twenty-two
A Change of presentation
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The book of THE REVELATION
Contents
Section Two The message to the world
Chapter Twelve ................... The war ........................................ 90
Chapter Thirteen ................. The lamb-like beast ..................... 93
Chapter Fourteen ................ The angels' messages ................. 95
Chapter Fifteen .................... The sea of glass ........................... 98
Chapter Sixteen ................... The seven last plagues ................ 100
Chapter Seventeen ............. Babylon the great ....................... 102
Chapter Eighteen ................ The fall of Babylon ...................... 105
Chapter Nineteen ............... The marriage .............................. 109
Chapter Twenty .................. The 1,000 years .......................... 112
Chapter Twenty-one ....... ... The new Jerusalem ...................... 114
Chapter Twenty-two .......... The tree of life ............................. 118
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Love or force?
Chapter 12
A further point in history
1 And there appeared a great wonder [or sign] in heaven;a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet,
and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth,
and pained to be delivered.
3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven;and behold a great red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,and seven crowns upon his heads.
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.
5 And she brought forth a Man Child,who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron:
and her Child was caught up to God, and to His throne.
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared of God,
that they should feed her thereone thousand two hundred and sixty days.
Romans 13:14
Isaiah 60:19.
2 Corinthians 11:2.
Isaiah 53:11; Micah 5:3.
“crowns” See pages 125, line15; 136,
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See page 53, lines 1-3.
Christ reaches out to Lucifer
7 And there was [a] war [of words] in heaven:Michael and His angels fought against the dragon;and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were
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Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! For the
devil is come down to you, having great wrath, because he
knows that he has but a short time".
The final persecution
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the Man Child.
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time,
from the face of the serpent.
Remember page 96, lines 14-16?
“dragon” = Satan. See lines 7-8.
“prevailed not” Contrast page 52, lines 9-16.
A dragon is a serpent with with wings and legs. Genesis 3:1.
Consider Luke 10:17-20 where Christ takes no pleasure in the fall of an adversary. Ezekiel 18:31-32
“cast out” Jude verse 6 says “they left” !
See page 28, lines 19-20.
Consider Zechariah 3:1-10.
Page 101, lines 8-10.
Cp page 106, lines 19-22
2 Timothy 3:12.
See page 10 for the rule.
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oooOooo
Satan’s response
Chapter 13
A familiar beast
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like a leopard,and his feet were as the feet of a bear,and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat,and great authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and [then] all the world wondered after the beast.
“the earth” incontrast to “the sea” Cp page 139, lines 4-6.
Page 92, lines 20-23.
Page 72, line 18-19.
Consider page 70, line 9.
“crowns” See pages 123, line 15; 136,
lines 6-14; 137,lines 23-25.
Greek philosophy
Persian ruthlessness
Babylonian cunning
Roman strength
Plus Satan’s deceptions
A composite beast. See page 51, lines
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Page 118, lines 24-27.
See page 55, line 9.
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Who is able to make war with him?"
5 And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue [to make war] forty-two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God,to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given to him to make war with the saints,and to overcome them:
and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.10 He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity: he that kills with the sword must be killed with the sword.
Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
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2 Corinthians 4:3-4.
Cp Exodus 20:3.
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Page 71, lines 16-18.
Page 77, lines 8-11.
Page 99, lines 24-26.
Remember page 28, lines 7- 9?
Page 72, lines 21-22.
“slain from the foundation of the wolrd” Consider Genesis 3:21 and John 1:29.
As you sow....
Page 130, line 6.
Apparent unity in Satan’s kingdom
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15 And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause thatas many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
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A new “beast”. See page 90.
Starts good but ends up evil.
2 Thessalonians 2:7-12.
Consider James 3:13-16.
The states join the religions.
Remember page 26, lines 1-16?
The beast
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1 Timothy 4:1-3.
The image
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“both speak... be killed” = through
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“hand” or“head” = want it or believe
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Cp page 78, lines 11-14.
Consider Jeremiah 40:1-5.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding count the number of the [image] beast: for it is the number ofa man; and his number is Six hundred and sixty-six.
oooOooo
A special group
Chapter 14
The alternative
1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on mount Sion, and with Him a hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written in their foreheads.
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts [the living creatures], and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth [not the grave].
4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins.13
These are they which follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
Page 108, line 16.
Page 113, lines 24-25.
Page 100, lines 3-6.
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“women” = church organisations. See page 136, lines 1-9 and contrast page 123, lines 6-10. Then Ephesians 5:23.
“firstfruits” Jeremiah 2:3;
James 1:18.
5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
The first messenger
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred [family], and tongue [culture], and people [personality], 7 Saying with a loud voice,
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The second angel
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Malachi 3:4.
The first of seven.
The “gospel” is preached on earth to sinful beings. Matthew 4:23.
Acts 24:25.
Cp page 119, lines 17-18.
Cp Jeremiah 50:31-32.
Page 136, lines 1-4.
See previous pages.
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“presence... angels... Lamb”
See page 133, lines 19-25.
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torment ascends up for ever and ever: and they have no
rest day nor night, who worship
the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of
his name".
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and [have] the faith of Jesus.
A special blessing
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from
henceforth:
Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their
labours;
and their works do follow them".
The return of Jesus
14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like the Son of man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
The fifth angel
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him that sat on the cloud,
"Thrust in Your sickle, and reap:
for the time is come for You to reap;
for the [first] harvest of the earth is ripe.
16 And He that sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
Isaiah 57:19-20
See page 126, line 26.
“saint” = living Christian
Acts 9:32, 41;
Romans 1:7; 15:26.
“from henceforth” = from this time
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Second “harvest” next page, lines 13-18.
At the request of the “angel”.
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17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
The seventh angel
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying,
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Chapter 15
The result
1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
Some time later.
A different harvester.
The first “harvest” is on the previous
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At request of the other “angel”.
Page 110, lines 28-29.
These plagues are the last of many.
“wrath” = God’s power in nature out of
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2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory
over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name,
stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God,
and the song of the Lamb, saying,
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marvellous are
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just and true are Your ways, You King of saints.
4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You only are holy:
for all nations shall come and worship before You;
for Your judgments are made manifest".
5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7 And one of the four beasts gave to the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from His power;
and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
oooOoooPage 102, lines 10-13.
The “overcomers”. Page 101, lines 8-10.
Page 102, line 10.
Deuteronomy 31:30 - 32:1-44. (resting in God)
Jeremiah 3:14
(married to Christ)
Page 119, lines 24-27.
The earthly tabernacle
This was at the request of one of the
“beasts”. Remember page 104, lines
9-20?
Cp Leviticus 16:17. See Vol 3
page ???
God is forced away
Chapter 16
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1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels,
"Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the
wrath
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2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man;
and every living soul died in the sea.
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, "You are righteous, O Lord, which are, and were, and
shall be,
because You have judged thus.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
and You have given them blood to drink; for they
are worthy".
7 And I heard another out of the altar say,
"Even so, Lord God Almighty,
true and righteous are Your judgments.
A vile-smelling and hurting sore.
Cp Exodus 8:20-23.
Poison in the oceans.
Poison in the fresh water.
As you sow....
Consider page 129, lines 25-29.
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8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which has power over these plagues [to stop them]: and they repented not to give Him glory [so He could not].
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water of it was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,
and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are the spirits of devils, [unitedly] working miracles, which go forth to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 [Then Jesus said] "Behold, I come as a thief.
Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his
garments,
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and they see his
shame".
Joel 1:10-20.
These four plagues are not universal or
no one would survive. They occur in
various places at different times.
God can only protect those who allow
Him that privilege.
The sun goes out! This is a universal
plague as are the next two.
Joel 2:31; Acts 2:19-20.
“blasphemed” = blamed
Stll no change (repentance).
Euphrates was the river that ran
through the city of Babylon and
supported it. See page 114, lines 1-7.
Cp Isaiah 44:23-28; 45:1-6. See also
page 42, lines 6-8 for a physical picture
of this event.
The three major divisions of Satan’s
kingdom.
Page 135, lines 11-15.
Cp Jeremiah 25:30-31.
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Page 100, lines 25-27.
16 And he [they, the spirits] gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying,
"It is done".
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. 19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.
20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague of it was exceeding great.
oooOooo
The last events
Chapter 17
The system of
self-destruction
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying to me,“Armageddon” = the mountain of
God. See page 72, lines 5-7.
Hailstones began to fall. See lines 17-
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Consider Hebrews 12:18-29.
“three parts” Previous page, lines 17-
20.
Page 107, lines 10-24.
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See Job 38:22-23.
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An explanation is required.
"Come here; I will show to you the judgment of the
great whore that sits upon many waters: 2 With whom
the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and
the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with
the wine of her fornication".
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: andI saw a woman sit upon [and then guide] a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy,
having seven heads and ten horns [on his heads].
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication [with the politicians]:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written,MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
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and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration[or wonderment]. 7 And the angel said to me,
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2 Chronicles 9:23-24.
Jeremiah 51:7-9.
Page 129, lines 15-18
Cp page 38, lines 8-17.
“woman” See page 97, line 11.
Cp the union of iron and clay on page 26, lines 1-14.
There are no crowns on the beast at this time, so it is in the wilderness in this vision. See next page lines 23-25.
Also see page 123, line 15 and page ???
A “scarlet” woman.
The mother has daughters.
The great anti-christ.
“Don’t you recognise this?”
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9 And here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven
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12 And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, which
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kings one hour with the beast.
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beast.
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“was “ once a world ruler
“is not” right now
“and yet is “ soon to be
“perdition” = annihilation
Page 125, lines 19-20.
The beast with crowns
Page 124, lines 27-29.
“five are fallen” of 8 world-wide
controllers or guides.
1. Babylon
2. Medo/Persia
3. Greece
4. Pagan Rome.
5. Papal Rome
6. “one is” = today’s controller.
7. The next (short-lived) controller.
8. The last controller.
“10 kings” of the future.
See page 125, line 18.
“one hour” = a very short time
Victory at last!
Remember the principle on page 85,
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for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings:
and they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and
faithful".
15 And he said to me,"The waters which you saw, where the whore sits,
are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and
tongues.
16 And the ten horns which you saw upon the beast,
these shall [eventually] hate the whore,
and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her
flesh,
and burn her with fire.
17 For God has put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to
agree, and give their kingdom [and power] to the beast,
until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which you saw is [also] that great city,
which reigns over the kings of the earth".
oooOooo
The end of the city
Chapter 18
Our final plea
1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was
lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying,
“faithful” See page 128, lines 26-29.
Consider Romans 8:19.
Psalm 102:13-22.
Isaiah 60:1-5.
Contrast page 125, lines 3-5.
See Appendix ?? Rev_17.doc
Consider the clay in the ten toes of
page 26, lines 1-5.
See Jertemiah 51:57-58. A repeat of
page 42, lines 6-8. The alliance of
Medo-Persians came from the east,
from within Babylon’s system.
Jeremiah 51:31-32.
Isaiah 24:1-6.
See page 119, line 15.
See page 135, lines 9-15.
Another good indicator of identity.
Cp 1 Peter 5:13.
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"Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen,
and is become the habitation of devils,
and the hold of every foul spirit,
and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed
fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are
waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies".
Christ’s final plea
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,"Come out of her, My people, that you be not partakers of
her sins,
and that you receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins
have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her
iniquities. 6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and
double to her double according to her works: in the cup
which she has filled fill to her double. 7 How much she
has glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much
torment and sorrow give her: for she says in her heart, I
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for strong is the
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Jeremiah 5:25-31.
A world-wide situation.
Jeremiah 25:27-38.
Jeremiah 51:6-9.
Consider Jeremiah 44:15-19.
Zephaniah 2:15.
Isaiah 47:1-10.
“her plagues” They start with the “kings” hating and burning her, and end with the hail falling on the fighting people.
Zechariah 14:13.
“one day” Remember the principle.
“kings of the earth” = politicians
Cp page 72, lines 2-3 and page 141, line 21.
"Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city!
For in one hour is your judgment come".
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14 And the fruits that your soul lusted after are departed from you, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from you, and you shall find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,16 And saying,
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linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and
precious stones, and pearls! 17 For in one hour so great
riches is come to nought".
And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, 18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying,
"What city is like this great city!
“one hour” = a short time.
“merchants” = great leaders of earth. See next page, line 21.
The trade goods of religion.
“thyine wood” A type of cypress said to be worth its weight in gold to the ancients.
“sailors etc.” = Those who carry the
trade goods for the merchants. That is,
they practise sorcery, and spiritualism
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20 Rejoice over her, you heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets; for God has avenged you on her.
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying,"Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be
thrown down,
and shall be found no more at all.
22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of
pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in
you; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be
found any more in you; and the sound of a millstone shall
be heard no more at all in you; 23 And the light of a
candle shall shine no more at all in you; and the voice of
the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at
all in you:
for your merchants were the great men of the earth;
for by your sorceries were all nations deceived".
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
oooOooo
Rejoice over the end of a system, but
not at the death of a people.
God doesn’t. Ezekiel 33:11.
The violence comes from within.
Ezekiel 28:18.
Cp Isaiah 13:19-22.
This system is the cause of all the
problems of the world. The system of
selfishness, not created by God in
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Chapter 19
God’s willingness to save recognised
1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying,
"Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and
power,
to the Lord our God:
2 For true and righteous are His judgments: for He has
judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with
her fornication, and has avenged the blood of His servants
at her hand".
3 And again they said, "Alleluia".
And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
4 And the twenty-four elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying,
"Amen; Alleluia".
United and ready for work
5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, and you that
fear him,
both small and great".
6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying,
Page 105, lines 1-10.
Understanding comes to God’s people
regarding the issues of the great
controversy.
Never would this lesson be forgotten.
The reading of the book is finished.
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Everyone joins in this chorus.
"Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigns. 7 Let
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for the marriage of the Lamb is come,
and His wife has [now] made herself ready".
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he said to me, "Write, Blessed are they which are called
to the marriage supper of the Lamb".
And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God".
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said to me, "See you do it not:
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crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself.
The Bridegroom can now leave to collect His bride and bring her to His Father’s house for the ceremony. See page
81, line 15 to 82, line 16.
Cp Page 62, line 5.
See Matthew 22:1-14.
2 Corinthians 11:2.
Page 100, lines 26-27.
Isaiah 61:10; 44:21-23.
Page 82, lines 7-12.
These truths were so amazing they had to be guaranteed.
See page 26, lines 19-20.
Page 92, lines 22-23.
Jesus comes.
Page 105, lines 20-23.
Cp 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.
“in righteousness” He “fights” in a certain way - with His mouth.
Page 96, lines 14-16. Isaiah 11:4.
13 And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of
God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
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17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls [vultures] that fly in the midst of heaven, "Come and gather yourselves together to the supper
of the great God; 18 That you may eat the flesh of kings,
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and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men,
both free and bond, both small and great".
The beast returns
19 And I saw the beast,and the kings of the earth,
and their armies,gathered together to make war against Him that sat on the horse, and against His army.Isaiah 63:1-9.
“armies” plural. Human and angelic. See Ephesians 4:8 and Matthew 27:52-53.
This is HOW our God fights - with words. See page 93, lines 15-17.
See page 96, lines 2 and 16.
“rod of iron” = rod of love
Cp Psalm 2:9
Cp page 98, line 1.
“fierceness and wrath” Proverbs 1:23-33.
The opposition is not finished.
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the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of Him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of His mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
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The millennium
Chapter 20
An opportunity to change
1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan,
and bound him a thousand years,
3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more,
till the thousand years should be fulfilled [or over]: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
“beast” = false religion
“false prophet” = apostate religion but called a “beast” on page 127, lines 1-17.
“cast alive” The ‘system’ of self-
seeking is not yet finished. See page
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See also page 51, lines 1-2.
The truth hurts. It often causes suicide.
Page 107, lines 14-24.
This requires a special person.
See page 117, lines 24-26.
“bound” because there is no humans
left alive on earth to help him or his
followers. Humanity (the nations) is
either in heaven with Christ or in the
grave waiting the 2nd resurrection.
Consider Jeremiah 4:23-28.
Isaiah 24:16-22.
“till”, But then he may deceive again
for a “little season”, which is a short
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[the redeemed] sat upon them [during the 1,000 years], and judgment was given to them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus [the martyrs], and for the word of God, and [those] which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands;
and they [all] lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not againuntil the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection:
on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9 And [then] they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about [right on the sea of crystal],
and [prepared to attack] the beloved city:
and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them [because righteousness consumes sin].
This is the 2nd judgment and the saints
preside.
1st judgment page 52, lines 26-27.
3rd judgment next page.
Cp page 120, line 18.
Cp page 106, lines 19-22.
Proverbs 8:35-36.
“loosed” By the resurrection of the
rejecters. See John 5:25-29.
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And they were lost to God!
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented [under conviction] day and night for ever and ever.
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The final judgment
11 And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it,from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life:and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire.
This is the
second death.
15 And whoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
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See page 145, lines 1-6.
“for ever and ever” = for as long as
the subject lasts. Contrast and
compare Malachi 4:1-2.
This is the 3rd judgment and Jesus
presides alone.
1st judgment page 49, lines 26-27.
2nd judgment page 146, lines 2-3.
Consider page 84, lines 22-23.
All are physically present.
Consider Exodus 28:30. Aaron =
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The GREAT judgment day. Hebrews 9:27; Jude 6 and 14-15.
See page 95, lines 25-27.
Philippians 4:3.
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An open home
Chapter 21
An invitation
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
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2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying,
"Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He
will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and
God Himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And
God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there
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neither shall there be any more pain: for the former
things are passed away".
5 And He that sat upon the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new".
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The consumation.
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Cp Leviticus 26:11-13.
Isaiah 25:8; 35:10.
1 Corinthians 15:26, 54.
Page 110, lines 1-3.
John 17:24.
A new creattion.
Colossians 1:12-19.
“Alpha... Omega” The “A” and “Z” of the Greek alphabet.
I will give to him that is athirst of the fountain of the
water of life freely. 7 He that overcomes shall inherit all
things; and I will be his
God, and he shall be My son. 8 But the fearful, and
unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and
whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars,
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14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Page 148, lines 11-13.
Contrast page 143, lines 1-8.
Cp Ezekiel 40:2.
15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates of it, and the wall of it. 16 And the city lies foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city
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17 And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.1618 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones.
The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every single gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
22 And I saw no temple in there [in the city]: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
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23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light of it. 24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defiles, neither whatever works abomination, or makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
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The river and the tree
Chapter 22
The waters of life
1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him
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4 And they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads.
5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God gives them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
6 And He said to me, "These sayings are faithful and true:
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8 And I John saw these things, and heard them.And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which showed me these things.
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We need to understand them to be able to keep them.
John was so overcome that he forgot a great lesson. See page 143, lines 17-22.
See also page 26, lines 19-21.
Angels are creatures as we are and not gods. Hebrews 1:13-14.
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See page 91, line 7.
11 [Jesus continued] He that is unjust, let him be unjust
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David, and the bright and morning star".
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come".
And let him that hears say, "Come".
And let him that is thirsty come. And whoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
“let him” = allow him or her.
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Consider page 41, lines 7-15.
Page 97, lines 18-20.
The Beginner and the Ender.
Deuiteronomy 30:15-20.
“dogs” = homosexuals.
See page 61, lines 1-6.
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18 For I testify to every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from
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Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
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Let Scripture explain Scripture. See page 8. Deuteronomy 4:1-2.
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Fly sprays and Noah’s Flood.
The problem starts with our sun. Among its warming and beneficial rays are some known as ultra-violet and these in large quantities can be intensely harmful to humans, causing many skin cancers and cataracts. They are believed by some scientists to injure human immune systems as well, although this has not yet been proven. They can even be lethal under certain conditions. Too many also inflict damage to land and sea plants and through the food chains affect all of earth’s creatures.
To prevent these rays reaching the earth in harmful amounts while at the same time allowing the other beneficial rays to pass through easily, there is a layer of ozone molecules (O3) surrounding the earth at a height of about 40 kilometres or 25 miles. This bounces most of the UV rays back into space. The ozone, if measured at sea level pressures would only be about 3cm or 1/10 inch thick although it is much thicker in the lower pressures of the stratosphere. Thus the safety of humanity rests on a very fragile but effective protection which has endured for thousands of years.
However, in the 1920’s scientists developed a very useful gas by combining chlorine (CL) with fluorine (F) and carbon (C). This gas, known as chloro-fluoro-carbon or CFC for short, was ideal for fly and hair sprays, air conditioners, and refrigerators, as well as other industrial uses. It was safe, easy to use in industry, and appeared to have no harmful side effects. One of its trade names is “FREON”. Today it is also used as the “airhole” spaces in some plastic drinking cups, in many of the polystyrene containers of fast-food outlets, and as “air space” in packaging fillers.
However, when the 1968 Apollo mission crew saw our worldwide environment for first time and showed us pictures of it, many people began to realise the earth is a gigantic spaceship with totally enclosed eco-systems, and have since restudied many of our ideas. By 1974 warnings of danger from CFC’s were being sounded. In 1979 the United States banned their use in sprays and the apparent threat was averted. Unfortunately, a total ban did not occur and many other countries continued using them.
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Appendix AIt is now known that when the CFC’s are released into the atmosphere they begin to slowly rise up into the air. This occurs during industry testing, from leaks in air conditioners, and when old refrigerators and freezers are broken up, as well as aerosols. It takes from 12 to 24 months but eventually the CFC’s rise above the ozone layer and become exposed to the full unfiltered rays of the sun. This soon breaks up the unity of the atoms of each molecule. The carbon and the fluoride atoms do not seem to play a part in the next process and for our purpose can be overlooked. What happens is, the chlorine atom (CL) seeks out a spare oxygen atom (O) to combine with it, and finds it in the ozone (O3), effectively turning it into (O2) and thereby weakening the ozone layer. The resulting “hole” or thinner layer allows the harmful ultra violet (UV) rays through to the earth in larger quantities.
The new element, chlorine monoxide, with its molecule of CLO takes between 100 and 125 years to break up naturally.
The effects of the thinning of the ozone layer have been measured abovethe poles with the south pole “hole” being more than the size of the entire United States of America in 1986 and growing larger all the time since then.It is estimated than within 15 years from today the number of skin cancer patients will increase dramatically, with some scientists even believing that by the end of the next century some cities may have to have protective domes built over them.
This is why we are today being warned about the need to protect ourselves and our children from the new and
harmful effects of the sun. Sun burn warnings are a regular part of our weather forecasts now. Who knows what effect they are having on our immune systems which guard us against disease germs and viruses, and on the other living beings on our earth?
What has this to do with Noah?
Those who understand the character of God, “merciful, gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth”,17as Jesus explained to Moses, know that He did not actively cause the
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In the creation record we are told that the Creator put a layer of water vapour between the earth and the sun. He said, “Let there be a firmament [the atmosphere] in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters”.19 It was this protective layer of water vapour above the atmosphere that somehow changed and then fell on the earth for 40 days and nights thereby causing the Flood.20
Because of today’s events it is easy to see that the long-lived race who inhabited the earth before the Flood could have upset the balance of their system also and brought about their own destruction.
Although God blames Himself for the Flood,21 this is because He is not an accuser (that is left to Satan),22 and He accepts the responsibility of having arranged the vapour in its chemical composition and position above the atmosphere. He did try to warn humanity of the consequences of their actions, and did manage to save eight people from the multitudes of the earth. This shows that this catastrophe was not His idea.
So what does that have to do with us?
Today we are being warned of God about a “noisome and grievous [vile-smelling and particularly hurtful] sore” which is soon to come upon all mankind.23 It is classed as the first of
the seven LAST plagues, with the second and third plagues being effective upon salt water and fresh water, respectively.24
Then the sun itself is affected and becomes intensely hot, enough to “scorch men with fire”.25 It does not take a genius to see that this also will be self-inflicted.Are we willing to take the warning, “As it was in the days of Noah... “?And what are we going to do about it?
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Appendix AAppendix B The purpose of human lifeIn the books of human history, the growth of nations, the rise and fall of empires, appear as if dependent solely on the will and ability of humanity. The shaping of events seems, to a great degree, to be determined by power, ambition, or fancy, and sometimes, even by chance. But in the word of God the curtain is drawn aside,26 and you have been shown, above, behind, and through all the play and counterplay of human interest and power and passions, the agencies of the All-merciful One, silently, patiently, working out the counsels of His own will.
In words of matchless beauty and tenderness, the apostle Paul set before the wise men of Athens the divine purpose in the creation and distribution of races and nations. “God who made the world and all things in it... is the One who gives to all men [and women] life and breath and everything else”, declared the apostle.“From one forefather He has created every race of men to live over the face of the whole earth. He has determined the times of their existence and the limits of their habitations, so that they might search for God, in the hope that they might feel for Him and find Him... ”.27 God has thus made plain that whoever will, may come “into the bond of the covenant”.28
In the creation it was His desire that the earth should be inhabited by beings whose existence would be a blessing to themselves and to one another, and an honour to their Creator. Since the decision of Adam and Eve to jump into sin He has worked to bring their children back to His purpose.
All who will may identify themselves with this purpose. Of them it is spoken, “This people I have formed for Myself. They shall show forth My praise”.29
Hundreds of years before certain nations came upon the scene of action,the All-seeing One looked down the ages and predicted the rise and fall of the four universal kingdoms. God declared to Nebuchadnezzar that the kingdom of Babylon would fall, and a second kingdom would arise, which also would have its period of trial.
25 Verse 8.26 For an example see page ??? Daniel 10:12-13; 11:1.27 Acts 17:24-27. J. B. Phillips translation.28 Ezekiel 20:37.29 Isiaiah 43:21.
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Had the rulers of Babylon (that richest of all earthly kingdoms) kept always before them the respect required of the Covenant-keeper, they would have been given wisdom and power which would have bound them to Him and kept them strong. Had the nation of Israel done the same, they could have remained the “head, and not the tail”.30 It would have lasted forever while fulfilling His wishes. Had the professed Christian church also followed this simple rule they too would never have been forsaken. But they all made God their refuge only when harassed and perplexed.
At such times, failing to find help in the their great men, they often sought it from men like Daniel, men they knew honoured the living God and were honoured by Him. To these men they appealed to unravel the mysteries of God’s messages,for though their rulers were men of the highest intellect, they had separated themselves so far from God by transgression that they could not understand the plain revelations and warnings given them concerning the future. This has been the case with every succeeding nation and religion.
In the history of the literal nations the student of God’s word may behold the literal fulfilment of divine prophecy, and then apply the lessons to their spiritual counterparts as shown in
the book of The Revelation.
Babylon, shattered and broken at last, passed away because in prosperity its rulers had regarded themselves as independent of God, and ascribed the glory of their kingdom to human achievement.31
The Medo-Persian realm was visited by the wrath of Heaven because in it God’s Law had been trampled underfoot. The fear or respect of the Lord had found no place in the hearts of the majority of its people.
30 Deuteronomy 28:13.31 For example, see page 34, lines 16-18.
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To understand these things, to understand that “righteousness lifts up a nation”;that any “throne [or government] is established [only] by righteousness [right-doing];and “upheld by [showing] mercy”: to recognise the outworking of these principles in the in the way in which He “removes kings and sets up kings”:-
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Appendix C.The 2300 day/years
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From age to age the Lord has been able to make known the manner of His working. When a crisis has come, He has revealed Himself and has interposed to hinder the working out of Satan’s plans. With nations, with families, and with individuals, He has often permitted matters to come to a crisis, that His interference might become marked. In this time of prevailing iniquity we may know that the last great crisis is at hand. When the defiance of God’s Law is almost universal, when His people are oppressed and afflicted by their fellow men, the Lord will interpose”.
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