Chapter 12
V1 a great wonder in heaven
wonder––4592 semeion–things out of the ordinary, wonders; specifically as revealing future events, a sign of future things.
a woman clothed with the sun
the mood under her feet
upon her head a crown of 12 stars
Babylon, chapter 17, Isaiah 13:19-22
V2 Being with child, cried a travailing in birth pain to be delivered
Isaiah 66:7-24
V3 another wonder in heaven
a great red dragon
having 7 heads,
10 horns,
7 crowns upon his heads
V4 his tail drew 1/3 part of the stars of heaven
cast them to the earth
stood before the woman,
woman ready to be delivered,
to devour her child as soon as it was born
V5 Brought forth a man child
to rule all nations with a rod of iron
child caught up to God and to His throne
V6 woman fled to the wilderness
to place God prepared for her
feed her for 3-1/2 years
V7 war in heaven
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon
dragon and his angel fought
V8 and prevailed not!
neither was their place found any more in Heaven
V9 devil and his angels cast into the earth
V10 loud voice: now is come
salvation and
strength and
the kingdom of our God and
the power of His Christ
for the accuser––2725 kategoros-against the assembly, i.e. complainant at law; specially satan--accuser. syn.:diabolos, slanderer, the devil
2724 category
V11 they overcame him
by the blood of The Lamb
by the word of their testimony And
they loved not their lives unto the death
V12 Woe #3
Rejoice! you heavens and you that dwell in them
Wow to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea
the devil is come down unto you
having great wrath
he knows he has a short time
V13 persecuted the woman
V14 to the woman was given great eagle wings
to the wilderness––
John––Matthew 1:3-4, John1:23 preaching, crying
Jesus–Luke 5:16 prayed
Paul––? 14 years in the wilderness learning
preaching, praying, learning, protection
V15 out of the serpent's mouth water as a flood after the woman
to be carried away by the flood
V16 earth helped the woman––swallowed the flood
V17 dragon was angry and went to ward with the remnant of her seed which keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ
Friday, December 29, 2023
Revelation: Chapter 12
Revelation: Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Still trumpet #6; Woe #2
V1-2 John given a reed like unto a rod, angel said measure
the temple of God
the altar
and them that worship therein
do not measure the court outside the temple--given unto the Gentiles
the holy city shall they tread under foot 3-1/2 years
Ezekiel 40:3 (and rest, don't read rest)
Ezekiel 42 measurements
Jeremiah 31: 37-39
Zechariah 2:1-2
Mete: 3354 metreo––to measure i.e. ascertain in size by fixed standard; allot by rule; to allot or portion by rule
Matthew 7:1-2––don't judge
Mark 4:24––Take heed what you hear...
Luke 6:38––Giving
V3 two witnesses clothed in sackcloth
3-1/2 years
V4 these are the 2 olive trees
two candlesticks Zechariah 4:1–3, 11–14
oil and light
V5 if any one will hurt them fire proceeds out of their mouths
V6 have power to shut up heaven––no rain
powers to turn waters into blood
smite the earth with plagues as often as they will
V7 beast ascends out of the bottomless pit
makes war with 2 witnesses
and overcome them and kill them
V8 their dead bodies in the street of that great city
city called Sodom and Egypt
where our Lord was crucified
V9 people and kindreds and tongues and nations
shall see their bodies 3-1/2 days
and not allow them to be put in graves
V10 people rejoice over them
make merry
send gifts to each other
because these 2 prophets tormented them
with The Word
with no rain
with fire
with plagues
with turning waters into blood
V11 after 3-1/2 days The Spirt of Life from God entered into them
stood up on their feet
great fear fell on all which saw them
V12 they heard a great voice from heaven
"Come up here."
the prophets ascended up into Heaven in a cloud
their enemies beheld them
V13 Same hour there was an earthquake
1/10 of the city fell
in the earthquake 7,000 men slain
remnant were affrighted and
gave glory to The God of Heaven.
V14 2nd woe past; the 3rd comes quickly
V15 Trumpet #7
the kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of The Lord and of His Christ AND
He shall reign for ever and ever
V16 24elders fell on their faces and worshipped God.
V17 saying, We give you thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which are and was, and are to come; because you have taken to you your great power, and have REIGNED!!!
V18 nations were angry,
God's wrath has come
time the dead should be judged
and reward Your servants the prophets, saints, and them that fear Your Name, small and great
and destroy them which destroy the earth
V19 The temple of God was opened in Heaven
seen: His temple the ark of His testament
there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and earthquake, and great hail
Revelation: Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Still Trumpet #6
V1 another mighty angel
Clothed with a cloud
rainbow upon his head
face as it were the sun
feet pillars of fire
V2 had a little book in his hand
set his right foot on the sea and left foot on the earth = This angel's mission encompasses the whole world
V3 cried with a loud voice as a lion roars
7 thunders uttered their voices
V4 7 thunders uttered their voices
John told not to write what they said
V5 angel lifted up his hand to heaven
V6 sware by Him that lives for ever and ever who created heaven, ...
that there should be time no longer: CJB no more delay
V7 in the days of the voice of the 7th angel
when he shall begin to sound
the mystery of God should be finished (5055––complete, conclude, accomplish, make an end)
as He hath declared to His servant the prophets ?
Romans 11:25––fullness of the Gentiles= time of the church in Daniel 70 weeks.
Colossians 1:26-27
V8 John told to take the book from the angel
V9 he was told to eat it
in the belly bitter, in the mouth sweet as honey
V10 he ate
Jeremiah 15:16
Ezekiel 2:8-3:19
V11 must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings
Bitterness in the belly = "no joy in preaching the wrath of God" by David Stern
Jesus weeping over Jerusalem
Matthew 23:37-38
Luke 19:41
Revelation: Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Verses 1-11
V1 Trumpet #5 and Woe #1 a star fell from heaven unto the earth and unto him was given the key to the bottomless pit
Bibles says some things about stars:
Job 38: 7 Morning stars sang together
Jude 13 wandering stars–793 asteriktos unfixed i.e. vacillating–unstable
V2 he opened the bottomless pit
there arose smoke as of a great furnace
sun and the air darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit
includes sulfur and other poisonous gasses
V3 there came out of the smoke, locusts upon the earth
given power as the scorpions of the earth have power
V4 Commanded them that they hurt not the grass, neither any green thing, neither tree
only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads = 144,00 male, virgin Jews
V5 should not kill them
but torment them 5 months
torment of a scorpion
V6 men shall seek death and shall not find it
desire death but death will flee
V7 Shapes:
like horses prepared unto battle: as it were exoskeleton
crown as crowns like gold
face as faces of men
V8 hair as the hair of women
teeth as of lions
V9 breastplates, as breastplates of iron
sound of their wings as the sound of chariots of many
horses running to battle
V10 tails like unto scorpions
there were stings in their tails
power to hurt men 5 months
God's call to repent: Joel 1:6 and Joel 2:1-12
V11 they had a king over them
Hebrew name: abaddon–A destroying angel
Greek name: apollyon–the destroyer, a Greek name for a demon of the abyss
Ephesians 2:2 ...satan is the prince of the power of the air; the spirit that is now working in the children of disobedience.
V12 first woe is past, behold there come two woes more hereafter
V13 Trumpet #6
Voice from the 4 horns of the golden altar which is before God
V14 saying to the 6th angel which had a trumpet
"Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates."
V15 One angel for each particular time period appointed by God. 4 angels loosed each one for a specific job during that specific time period. Each one different. It does not say what each job is that each angel will do, but is to slay 1/3 of the population.
for:
1 hour
1 day
1 month, and
1 year
slay or kill 1/3 of the men
V16. 200,000,000
V17 horses, having breastplates of fire and of jacinth and brimstone
heads of the horses: heads of lions
out of their mouths issued fire, smoke and brimstone
V18 1/3 men were killed by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths
V19 power in their mouth, and in their tails––tails like serpents and had heads and with them they do hurt--91 to be unjust, i.e. do wrong (moral, socially, or physical), hurt, injure, damage, be an offender
God does NOT do wrong or is unjust, or hurts anyone, but these people will reap what they have sown.
V20-21 The people that were not killed did NOT repent
Revelation: Chapter 8
Chapter 8
V1 Seal #7 Silence in heaven for about 1/2 hour
V2 7angels which stood before God were given 7 trumpets
V3-5 golden censer off with prayer of saints on the golden altar before the throne Psalm 141:2
V5 angel filled it with fire from the altar and cast it into the earth
thunderings and lightnings and an earthquake
V6 7 angels with 7 trumpets prepared themselves
V7 Trumpet #1
hail mingled with blood––cast on the earth Ez.38:21-23
1/3 of the trees and all the grass
V8-9 Trumpet #2
great mountain burning with fire––cast into the sea Jere 51:25-26
1/3 sea became blood
1/3 life in the sea died
1/3 ships were destroyed
V10-11 Trumpet #3
Great star fell burning fell as it were a lamp
on 1/3 of the rivers and upon the fountains fo waters
star called Wormwood
1/3 water became wormwood––894 apsinthos bitter, calamity
many men died of the waters because they were made bitter
V12 Trumpet #4
1/3 of the sun was smitten
1/3 of the moon and
1/3 of the stars darkened––this is the second third
1/3 of them ^ was darkened and
––and the day shone NOT for 1/3 part of it
and the night likewise
V13 heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven
saying, "Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of
the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the 3 angels, which are yet to sound!
Genesis 6:5-9. Genesis 8:20-22
Revelation: Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Still Seal # 6
V1-3. Angels–given to hurt the earth and sea
2 other angels cried with loud voice
3 Hurt not earth neither sea, nor trees until servants are sealed
the heat and stench will be overwhelming
V4 144,000; 12,000 from each 12 tribes of Israel
These are 144,000 virgin, Jewish men. Rev.14:4-5
Jews were selected to be a witness of God's love, deliverance, goodness to mankind. They were selected from the time of Abraham, but they wanted to be like other nations.
Gentiles = nations
V9 Rapture of great multitude that listened to the 144,000
they are: clothed with white robes, have palms in their hands.
Nations: 1484––Ethnos (ethnic). non Jewish; race of the same habit; by implication: pagan
Kindreds 5443––Phule (foo-lay) and off-shoot, [such as Samaritans]
People 2992 Laos––denotes one's own populace or people
Tongue 1100 Glossa–– a language; specially one naturally unaquired
V10 this great number from all nations, cried with a loud voice
V11-12 in response to the great multitude
V13 one of the elders asked "Who are these...?"
V14 Out of the great tribulations
V15 They serve night and day in the temple
V16-17 no more hunger–the Lamb Himself shall feed them, lead them–living fountain; wipe away all tears
Revelation: Chapter 6
Chapter 6
V1 Seal #1; noise of thunder
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Read from CJB
V2 white horse: this is not Jesus
a crown had to be given to this being. Jesus already has His
he went forth to conquering and to conquer. Jesus already conquered over the devil and his cohorts. What did Jesus say just before He died? He said, "It is finished!" John 19:30 The greek word for 'finish' is teleo it means, "to make and end, to accomplish, to complete something". It also means "to pay off or pay in full". Jesus accomplished our full redemption. Salvation remember is complete. Sozo (Greek) includes salvation, deliverance from the enemy, and healing. All these things were paid for in complete by Jesus' death and resurrection. Other than death, the last enemy to be destroyed, 1Corinthians 15:26, all has been accomplished. In Verse 25 of 1Corinthians 15––those enemies are the demons, satan himself, as well as the people who are enemies of God who do not repent and live for Him. That time is coming soon. We need to be praying for people every where be awakened to God and repent and received Jesus as their Lord and Savior and live for Him.
1 Corinthians 15:25-28 CJB all enemies under His feet
God my be all in all
V3 Seal #2
V4 red horse: neither is this Jesus
power was given to him
to take peace; Jesus is the God of peace
to kill one another; Jesus is Life, Order and not chaos
given a great sword
Peace is mentioned in 420 times in the whole Bible
–it is used as a greeting
–it is used as a blessing when departing from someone
Jesus said:
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you
John 16:33 These things I have spoken to you, that you might have peace
Philippians 4:7 peace of God which passes
Jesus called us to peace. We are told to:
Hebrews 12:14 follow after peace
V5 Seal #3
black horse
balances
V6 cost of things will be outrageous
Matthew 6:6-8
John 15:7-9
V7 Seal #4
V8 pale horse––his name that sat on him was death and hell followed with him.
power given them over 1/4 part of the earth, to kill with the sword and with hunger and with beasts
John 3:16
John 4:14
John 10:9-10
V9 Seal #5 souls under the alter––martyrs
V10 How long O Lord...
V11 white robes given and told to rest
V12 Seal #6
there was a great earth quake.
sun became black as sackcloth of hair––4526 made of mohair, worn as a sign of grief.
mourning
moon became as blood
V13 stars of heaven fell unto the earth as a fig tree cast her untimely figs
V14 heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together
every mountain and island were moved out of their places
V15 ...hid themselves in dens and in the rocks of the mountains
notice who: kings, great men, rich men, chief captains, might men, every bondman, and every free man
V16 they said to the mountain 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"
V17 God's and The Lamb's wrath
Revelation: Chapter 5
Chapter 5
V1. John saw in the right hand of Him that sat on the throne a book...sealed with 7 seals
V2. Angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to to open the book and loose the seals thereof?"
V3. No man in heaven nor in earth, neither under the earth
V4. John wept much
V5. One of the elders spoke to John, "Weep not...
V6. In the midst of the throne, and 4 living creatures, and in the midst of the elders:
stood a Lamb as it had been slain
1 Peter 1:17-19, 20-25
Isiah 53:5
This should not be taken lightly
having:
7 horns: Signifies Kingship, Lordship, this represents His Authority and Rulership and Power.
Example: the ram putting his head down and using his horn
7 eyes––3788 ophthalmos: vision, envy (jealous side glance.
We had talked about this from chapter 4: Exodus 20:3-5 and Exodus 34:14: "God, Whose's name is Jealous, is a jealous God"
Zechariah 3:8-9: upon one stone shall be 7 eyes
Psalms 118:22: The stone which the builders rejected...
Exodus 17:6
Numbers 20:8-10
Jesus is the stone, He is the Rock
Eyes: 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro...
Perfect. 8003. Shalem (similar to shalom)––Full, just, complete, safe, whole, peaceful. The word connotes the idea of whole or undivided, wholly centered on the Lord and His decrees.
Shalom= at one again; at one with God the Father, at one in body--healing
V7. Jesus came and took the book out of the right hand of HIm...
58 verses talk of God's Right Hand. His Right Hand shows His strength and power. It is also a place of honor: Jesus is at the Father's Right Hand
V8 Jesus took the book
4 beast and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb
They had harps and golden vial full of odors=prayers of the saints
V9 New song
You are worthy
For You were slain and redeemed us to God by Your blood
V10 Made us unto our God kings and priest
Kings rule Jesus gave us His name: Matt 28:18-20
Priests minister: 1 Peter 2:1-12
V11 John heard these voices AND we are apart of that!! saying:
V12 Worthy is the Lamb
V13 And every creature
V 14 Four beast
Revelation: Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Rapture between chapters 3 and 4
V1 ...the first voice as it were a trumpet talking with me...
• first voice--indicating more than one
•as a trumpet–loud, clear, definite sound
•talking with me–personal, •calling––come up here •revealing––I will show you things...
V2 Immediately 2112 eutheos –– as soon as, forthwith, immediately, shortly, straightway
V3 Describing Jesus' glory
rainbow: the rainbow is the sign of the covenant between God and the earth: Genesis 9:13-16 (7198 like an iris; New Testament 2463 an iris Covenant)
Ezekiel 1:26-28
V4 See "who are 24 elders" sheet
V5 Out of the throne lightnings and thunders
voices––Prayers and praises of the saints
V6 a Exodus 38:8 – sea of glass;
Full of eyes: eyes 3788. ophthalmos = the eye, vision, from the jealous side-glance
Exodus 20:5 ...Am a jealous God...
34:14 ...Lord, Whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God
Deuteronomy 4:24 ...a jealous God
5:9–10
V6-9 Ezekiel 1: 5-12
V7 Instead of "beasts" should have been translated "living creatures". "Beast" is a word for the anti-christ.
According to Hebrew tradition, the faces of the creatures appeared on the standards (flags) of the leader tribes as they camped around the sanctuary during the Exodus. The lion was for the tribe of Judah, the calf for the tribe of Ephraim, the man for the tribe of Reuben and the eagle for the tribe of Dan. (website: Revelation of Jesus)
V8 Description and function. Their whole function is to praise the lord day and night––"they rest not"
V9 And when those living creatures give glory, and honor, and thanks
to Him that sat on the throne, Who lives for ever and ever
V10 The four and twenty elders fall dow before Him that sat on the throne and worship Him that lives for ever and ever, and cast their crown before the throne
V11 Colossians 1:16-17, Ephesians 3:7-9; Colossians 1:27
Saturday, December 23, 2023
The Letter Folks Spelling For Jesus
I am so happy to say that my books that I have been working on for many, many years are finally getting printed! My first book is out for purchase. It is a series for Children called The Letter Folks Spelling for Jesus. This episode is call In the Beginning and it talks about creation, how God created the earth and every thing in it and around it. It also talks about being a New Creation!
Each book, with a letter from the alphabet will talk about a Bible principle and how to apply it to our lives. There is a story about the characters, but also in the middle is a Bible story that the character story is based on. At the end of every book is a prayer. And maybe even a song!
It is great for families to learn what God expects from us. Also, it is a wonderful tool for Sunday schools, vacation Bible schools, and Bible camps.
They are $16 plus mailing. Right now in the USA only.
Here are a few pictures.
