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REVELATION 21:10-13 NEW JERUSALEM—12 GATES 12 GATES—12 SONS OF JACOBS

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REVELATION 21:10-13

NEW JERUSALEM—12 GATES

12 GATES—12 SONS OF JACOBS

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NAMES—12 TRIBES OF JACOB: REVELATION 7:1-4-

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NAMES—12 TRIBES OF JACOB: REVELATION 7:1-4-

8Body Symbol Son Name Jacob's Blessing Moses' Blessing

Blood

Lion Judah Praise the Lord Brothers praise him, bow down. Lion with a scepter

God hears him, brings him to his people, fights enemies

Shoulder Donkey, wages

Issachar God has given me my wages

Strong donkey bearing burdens among the sheep

Rejoice in your tents

Flank

Ship Zebulun Good gift Dwell by the sea, a haven for ships

Rejoice in your going forth (exodus)

Call people to the mountain. Take abundance of the sea and treasures of the sand

Testicles Water Reuben God has seen my afflictions

No preeminence or dignity, turbulent as waters

May he live and have many children

Simeon God has heard that I am not loved

No blessing Ham strung, Skinned

Scattered Levi Husband attached to

me

Swords of violence. Angry. Rejected their assembly. Scattered because of violence

Survived trials, kept the covenant, teach the law

Cut up, eat

Raider Gad How fortunate Will be attacked by raiders Lion who tears the arm and crown of the head

Horn, Heel

Sea Monster

Dan God has judged me He judges his people A lion's whelp leaping from Bashan

Bread Fat Bread Asher Happy am I His food will be rich, royal Blessed. Foot in oil. Iron and bronze shoes

Words (Shema)

Set Free Naphtali I have prevailed A doe set free with beautiful words Possess the sea and south

Joseph Reproach removed. Add another son Fruitful, blessed Blessed, firstborn ox Arms,

breasts, womb, head

Fruitful Ephraim God has made me

fruitful Greater nation Tens of thousands

- Forget Manasseh God has made me forget

Great nation Thousands

Eats Tamid

Wolf Benjamin Son of Sorrow Son of the right hand

Ravenous wolf, devours prey, shares spoil Beloved who lives securely

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144, 000 SEALED—ISRAEL 144, 000 SEALED—ISRAEL

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SEALED?

(Revelation 7:2.) Seal Is a Settling Into Truth.--Just as soon as the people of God are sealed in their

foreheads--it is not any seal or mark that can be seen, but a settling into the truth, both intellectually

and spiritually, so they cannot be moved--just as soon as God's people are sealed and prepared for the shaking, it will come. Indeed, it has begun already;

the judgments of God are now upon the land, to give us warning, that we may know what is coming

(MS 173, 1902). {4BC 1161.6}

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WHO ARE THOSE BEING SEALED?

WHO ARE THOSE BEING SEALED?

144, 000—12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL [SPIRITUAL]

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WHEN WILL THE 144, 000 LIVE IN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD?WHEN WILL THE 144, 000 LIVE IN

IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD? THEY WILL LIVE DURING THE GREAT

TRIBULATION—PRIOR TO THE COMING OF JESUS

THEY WILL BE THOSE WHO WITNESS THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST IN ALL

HIS GLORY THEY WILL GO THROUGH THE GREAT

TRIBULATION [JACOB’S TIME OF TROUBLE] THEY WILL LIVE AND REIGN WITH CHRIST

REVELATION 6:15-17

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SO THEN, WHO WILL LIVE THROUGH THE SEVEN LAST

PLAGUES [THE OUTPOURING OF GOD’S WRATH]?

SO THEN, WHO WILL LIVE THROUGH THE SEVEN LAST

PLAGUES [THE OUTPOURING OF GOD’S WRATH]?

REVELATION 7:1-8

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ARE THEY LITERAL JEWS—144, 000?

ARE THEY LITERAL JEWS—144, 000?

IS THIS GOD’S FINAL PLAN FOR THE LITERAL RESCUING OF THE JEWISH

NATION?

RATHER, IS THIS REFERRING TO SPIRITUAL ISRAELITES, WHO HAVE THE

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 12 TRIBES—SONS OF JACOB. THESE ARE THOSE WHO

SHALL BE GLORIFIED.

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WHAT IS THE NEW TESTAMENT

DEFINITION—ISRAEL?

WHAT IS THE NEW TESTAMENT

DEFINITION—ISRAEL? ROMANS 2:28, 29

GALATIANS 3:16, 27, 29 [SEED—CHRIST] DOES THAT SEED EXCLUDE GENTILES—US?

HENCE—ISRAEL IS NOT DEFINED BY ITS: SURNAME PLACE BLOOD DRESS CULTURE

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IS IT NOT BY A SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP OF WHICH

ISRAEL IS DEFINED?

IS IT NOT BY A SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP OF WHICH

ISRAEL IS DEFINED?

HERETOFORE, WOULDN’T THE ABOVE DEFINITION APPLY TO THE 144, 000—SEALED?

ROMANS 9:6-8

JOHN 8:31-41

RELATIONAL JEWS!

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CHARACTERISTICS: PERSONAL PROFILING VERIFICATION

CHARACTERISTICS: PERSONAL PROFILING VERIFICATION

REVELATION 21:12

ACCORDING TO REVELATION 21:12, WHO WILL BE ALLOWED BY THE ANGELS INTO

THE CITY?

REVELATION 22:14

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THE 12 TRIBES—SONS OF JACOB: DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES

THE 12 TRIBES—SONS OF JACOB: DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES

WHY WOULD GOD HAVE THE 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL—JACOB’S [12 SONS]

IMMORTALIZED ON EVERY GATE OF THAT CITY?

WEREN’T THEY SINNERS? HAS GOD BEEN FAIR IN HIS DEALINGS WITH

LUCIFER? WHY CAST OUT THE FATHER OF SIN [LUCIFER] DOWN TO EARTH—AND YET

ADMIT SINNERS [12 TRIBES] IN?

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DISSECTING —CHARACTERISTICS & PERSONALITIES—12 TRIBES

DISSECTING —CHARACTERISTICS & PERSONALITIES—12 TRIBES

THEY WERE—COVETOUS THEY WERE ENVIOUS

THEY WERE LIERS THEY WERE MURDERERS—COLD BLOODED

KILLERS [GENESIS 34:25-31] THEY WERE THIEVES

REUBEN SLEPT WITH HIS FATHER’S WIFE THEY WERE MERCILESS SONS—THE TREATMENT

OF JOSEPH BY HIS BROTHERS JUDAH LAID WITH HIS DAUGHTER IN LAW—

THINKING SHE WAS A PROSTITUTE

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ALL FOUR MOTHERS [GENESIS 29 & 30]

WERE EMBROILED IN CHILD-BEARING FEUD

ALL FOUR MOTHERS [GENESIS 29 & 30]

WERE EMBROILED IN CHILD-BEARING FEUD

AND YET THEIR NAMES ARE IMMORTALIZED ON THE GATES

OF THAT HEAVENLY CITY?

WHAT WENT WRONG?

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IT’S ONLY FAIR THAT THOSE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY WOULD BE ASKING

QUESTIONS…

IT’S ONLY FAIR THAT THOSE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY WOULD BE ASKING

QUESTIONS…

HOW COULD GOD ALLOW MURDERERS, THIEVES, LIERS, ETC, TO INHERIT THAT CITY, WHEN THEIR SINFUL DEEDS

HAVE BEEN WORSE OFF THAN OURS?

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REVELATION 21:7, 8 REVELATION 21:7, 8 THOSE WITHIN THE CITY—REVELATION 2:7

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

WHAT THINGS DID THEY OVERCOME?

THOSE WITHOUT THE CITY VS.8

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their

part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

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OVERCOMERS: REVELATION 2 & 3

OVERCOMERS: REVELATION 2 & 3

TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 7 TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 11 TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 17 TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH VS. 26

TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH—CHAP. 3:5 TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH—CHAP. 3:12 TO HIM THAT OVERCOMETH—CHAP. 3:21

SEVEN TIMES: DOES THAT RING A BELL?

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WHAT IS GOD’S CONDITION FOR EATING OF THE FRUIT OF THE TREE

OF LIFE? REVELATION 22:14, 15

WHAT IS GOD’S CONDITION FOR EATING OF THE FRUIT OF THE TREE

OF LIFE? REVELATION 22:14, 15 NEW JERUSALEM—12

GATES EACH GATE REPRESENTS

ONE OF THOSE SONS OF JACOB

144, 000 IS A COMPOSITE OF THE 12 TRIBES—JACOB

144, 000 WILL BE ALIVE WHEN JESUS RETURNS

144, 000 WILL HAVE THE SEAL [SPIRITUAL MARK] OF GOD

144, 000 ARE NOT LITERAL JEWS

NEW TESTAMENT DEFINITION—JEWS—THOSE WHO HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST—SAVIOR

ANGELS—GATES… GUIDING THE SAINTS

THOSE WHO ENTER THROUGH THE GATES ARE OVERCOMERS

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OVERCOMERS—MUST OVERCOME SIN THROUGH

CHRIST

OVERCOMERS—MUST OVERCOME SIN THROUGH

CHRIST

CARNAL TENDENCIES:

INHERITANCE CULTIVATION

COERCION

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IS EVERYONE GOING TO ENTER THROUGH THE SAME GATE?

IS EVERYONE GOING TO ENTER THROUGH THE SAME GATE?

REVELATION 15:2 & REVELATION 22:14

THROUGH WHICH GATE WILL YOU ENTER?GENESIS 49:1, 2

ARE THE SONS OF JACOB [LITERAL] 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL GOING TO BE ALIVE AT

THE GREAT DAY OF HIS WRATH [SEVEN LAST PLAGUES]?

BUT THEIR PURIFIED INFLUENCE WILL BE ALIVE!

AND THE PORTRAIT OF THEIR PURIFIED CHARACTERISTICS WILL BE ALIVE!

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12 SONS—JACOB PERSONALITY PROFILE

12 SONS—JACOB PERSONALITY PROFILE

YOUR SPECIFIC PERSONALITY PROFILE WILL DETERMINE WHICH GATE YOU GO

THROUGH

EXAMPLE: SIMEON/LEVI—SHORT-FUSED PERSONALITY [BAD TEMPER/HYPER]

THESE TWO [SIMEON/LEVI] WIPED OUT AN ENTIRE NATION BECAUSE ONE MAN

VIOLATED THEIR SISTER [GENESIS 34:24-31] REUBEN—BACKBONE OF A JELLYFISH

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TWO SONS—12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL—MISSING—WHY? TWO SONS—12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL—MISSING—WHY?

1. THE SON—TRIBE OF DAN—BACKBITER GENESIS 49:17 & PSALMS 104:26

2. THE SON—TRIBE OF EPHRAIM—IDOL WORSHIPER

HOSEA 4:17

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REVELATION 22:14 & 7:14 TWO TRANSLATIONS

REVELATION 22:14 & 7:14 TWO TRANSLATIONS

1. REVELATION 7:14 “WASH THEIR ROBES”

2. REVELATION 22:14 “KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS”

WHICH OF THE TWO TRANSLATIONS IS CORRECT?

BOTH

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HERE’S WHY…HERE’S WHY… WHEN ANYONE ACCEPTS JESUS AS HIS/HER

PERSONAL SAVIOR, IMMEDIATELY, THE PROCESS OF JUSTIFICATION BEGINS. HIS/HER SINS ARE CLEANSED BY THE

BLOOD OF THE LAMB.

OBEDIENCE TO ALL OF GOD’S COMMANDS LEADS TO THE PROCESS OF

SANCTIFICATION. ONLY THROUGH CHRIST’ BLOOD AND POWER IS THE SINNER NOW

ABLE TO OVERCOME. REVELATION 12:17 & REVELATION 14:12

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WERE THE SINS OF JACOB’S 12—SONS CLEANSED BY THE BLOOD

OF THE LAMB?

WERE THE SINS OF JACOB’S 12—SONS CLEANSED BY THE BLOOD

OF THE LAMB?

DID THEIR LIVES ALSO CHANGED?

WERE THEY ABLE TO OVERCOME?

WERE THEIR NAMES IMMORTALIZED ON THE GATES OF THE CITY?

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A STATE OF BEING VERSUS ACTING

A STATE OF BEING VERSUS ACTING

REVELATION 22:11—STATE OF BEINGHe that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

REVELATION 22:11—ACTION He that is unjust, let him continue to act unjustly still: and he which is filthy, let him continue to act filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him continue to act righteous still: and he that is holy, let him continue to act holy still.

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TRANSITION TEXTS: A STATE OF BEING—TO A STATE OF ACTINGTRANSITION TEXTS: A STATE OF BEING—TO A STATE OF ACTING

JEREMIAH 13:23

COLOSSIANS 3:1, 2

ISAIAH 26:1-3

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PSALMS 15:1-5PSALMS 15:1-5

LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly,

and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. [He that] backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth

them that fear the LORD. [He that] sweareth to [his own] hurt, and changeth not. [He that] putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward

against the innocent. He that doeth these [things] shall never be moved.

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WHO ARE THOSE ABLE TO STAND—JEWISH NATION OR SPIRITUAL JEWS—

144, 000?

WHO ARE THOSE ABLE TO STAND—JEWISH NATION OR SPIRITUAL JEWS—

144, 000?

REVELATION 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty [and] four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. ARE THESE PEOPLE [ABOVE] LITERAL OR

SPIRITUAL ISRAEL?REVELATION 6:17

For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

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ISAIAH 60:18REVELATION 19:1,2 &

REVELATION 21:21

ISAIAH 60:18REVELATION 19:1,2 &

REVELATION 21:21

WHY A PEARL ON EACH GATE—HOW IS A PEARL FORMED?

The formation of a pearl begins when a foreign substance such as a parasite …lodges itself in the soft body of an oyster. In response to such irritation, the oyster attempts to protect itself by secreting pearl nacre, a smooth crystalline substance. When found, they are usually heirloom pieces commanding extraordinarily high prices.

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WHAT DOES THE FORMATION OF A PEARL HAVE TO DO WITH PEARLY

GATES?

WHAT DOES THE FORMATION OF A PEARL HAVE TO DO WITH PEARLY

GATES?

ACTS 14:22

Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

WHO ARE THOSE GOING TO DWELL IN THAT CITY? MATHEW 5:8

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THOSE WITH IMPURE HEARTS, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO

DO?

THOSE WITH IMPURE HEARTS, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO

DO?

REVELATION 6:15, 16

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; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

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GREAT MEN– STAND UP AND FIGHT—NOW TAKE FLIGHT,

WHY?

GREAT MEN– STAND UP AND FIGHT—NOW TAKE FLIGHT,

WHY?THEY ARE AFRAID—LAMB—THRONE!

WITHOUT HOLINESS—MAN IS UNABLE TO STAND IN GOD’S PRESENCE—

HEBREWS 12:14 WITHOUT HOPE [HEAVENLY] MAN IS UNABLE TO SEE GOD’S FACE—1 JOHN 3:3 WITHOUT HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS—HIS

CHURCH CANNOT BE SPOTLESS OR WRINKLE-FREE—EPHESIANS 5:1-33

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WITHOUT FAITH IN HIS CLEANSING BLOOD AND

POWER—DIVINE PERFECTION IS UNATTAINABLE

WITHOUT FAITH IN HIS CLEANSING BLOOD AND

POWER—DIVINE PERFECTION IS UNATTAINABLE

PHILIPPIANS 4:13

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PASSENGERS TRAVELING TO HEAVEN—FIRST CLASS—NO

BAGGAGE

PASSENGERS TRAVELING TO HEAVEN—FIRST CLASS—NO

BAGGAGE

HEBREWS 11:5

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

GENESIS 5:24

And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for God took him.

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BY MANNER OF DRESS—HOLY BY MANNER OF MUSIC—HOLY

BY MANNER OF WORSHIP—HOLYBY MANNER OF ENTERTAINMENT—HOLY

BY MANNER OF SPEECH—HOLYBY MANNER OF SPIRIT—HOLY

BY MANNER OF BEHAVIOUR—HOLYBY MANNER OF THOUGHT—HOLY

BY MANNER OF PERCEPTION—HOLY BY MANNER OF TASTE—HOLY

BY MANNER OF LIFESTYLE—HOLY

A TRIP WITHOUT BAGGAGE—ENOCH A TRIP WITHOUT BAGGAGE—ENOCH

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ENOCH—HOLY LIFE—SIN-CURSED EARTH—YES!

ENOCH—HOLY LIFE—SIN-CURSED EARTH—YES!

QUESTION: IS THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST UNDER THE SAME OBLIGATION AS WAS

ENOCH?

“GOD WILL MAKE PERFECT ONLY THOSE WHO WILL DIE TO SELF” (MS 16, 1900).

HERE’S THE QUESTION: ARE YOU WILLING TO LET GO OF SELF AND LATCH ON TO THE

SAVIOR?