The prophet Ezekiel was YHWH's messenger (angel) to the Israelite in captivity in Babylon. "3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.... 5 And …
Continue reading Ezekiel in Revelation- Part I: Overview Comparison
On this last day of the year 2017 it seems appropriate to speak of the last day as defined in the scriptures. If we begin with a faulty premise, then all of our conclusions will be wrong. Many people have been taught to believe that "the end" referenced in the Bible was speaking of the …
Many people fail to link the prophesy of Christ's ascension in Daniel with the vision of Christ before God's throne in Rev. 5:6 as the same event. That they are the same confirms the contemporary nature of Revelation's prophesy to the first century A.D Christians. Acts 1:9, " And when he had spoken these things, while …
Continue reading Frequent Mistakes – Part II: Rev. 5:6, The Ascension of Christ
One frequent claim against Revelation having already been fulfilled is that Nero as the beast died and therefore could not be the beast that was revived. We don't know Roman history very well. Many people make the mistake of assuming that the wounded head of the beast revived. But, the wounded head, though one of …
Continue reading Frequent Mistakes – Part I: Rev. 13:3 The Wounded Head
When God was angry with a people or nation, He would send a prophet to warn them to repent before He would send judgment upon them. The language of prophesy contained certain elements and structure that repeated no matter which nation or country the prophet was sent to warn. Let's examine some of these elements. …
God's language of prophesy is a challenge because it is a majestic and grand metaphor, a hugely poetical style. The metaphors and poetry which He used were to provide the sovereign and supreme import, the full vision and implications of what became the actual or literal outcome. The judgment was pronounced from heaven above in …
Continue reading The Signs of Revelation – Part VIII: The New Heavens and New Earth
Psa. 46:8, "Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth." (KJV) Looking at Revelation from the Old Testament (OT) is both enlightening and reaffirming. God's word is true and His judgments are righteous (Psa. 19:9; 33:5; 119:137, 160). If sometimes in our study we do not understand why …
Continue reading The Signs of Revelation – Part VII: The Plagues of Egypt
The first five parts of this series have discussed in some detail the signs and symbols found within the prophesy of John, the Revelation of Christ. All of the signs and symbols of Revelation are based upon Old Testament (OT) prophesies, and can be determined from the scriptures within the OT. The OT is the …
Continue reading The Signs of Revelation – Part VI: The Judgment Day, Chapter 20
We have been decoding some of the signs and symbols of the prophesy of Revelation, so that we can better understand the meanings of the book. The code is from the Old Testament (OT), and we are using scripture to interpret scripture, as only God can interpret His word. (Dan. 2:18-22) Once we recognize the …
Continue reading The Signs of Revelation – Part V: The Animal Symbols of the Battle
This series on the book of Revelation is defining the prophesy by looking into the source code. The source code for Revelation, and all of the New Testament (NT), is the Old Testament (OT). The NT is the OT revealed! By decoding the component pieces of the prophesy we can better understand and identify the …
Continue reading Signs of Revelation – Part IV: Symbols of the Throne Scene Chap. 4 – 5
Remembering that the New Testament (NT) is the Old Testament (OT) revealed, we continue the theme from Parts I and II of this series, that we must look to the OT for the signs and original meanings in Revelation. The code of Revelation is the OT. Part II of this series discussed the nature symbols …
Continue reading The Signs of Revelation – Part III: Codes of the Colors and Numbers
Part I of this series established the background and time period of Revelation as the first century A.D., the generation which Christ said would not pass until all was fulfilled. (Matt. 22:36, 24:34) Therefore, the events of Revelation "which must shortly come to pass" and which were "at hand" all occurred in that same century …
Continue reading The Signs of Revelation – Part II: Codes and Symbols of Nature
The book of Revelation is not a chronological account of the second appearance of Christ. Rather, it is thematic; tracing the steps through one vision, before beginning another vision and moving through that to its end. This happens several times to encompass the visions of Christ coronation, then the great tribulation and the battle between …
Continue reading The Signs of Revelation – Part I: The Time of His Coming
Christ tells the chief priests and elders of the temple a parable in Matt. 22:1-14: "1And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden …
Continue reading The Burning of Jerusalem, and the Hadean Death
The numbers found in the Bible have both literal and symbolic meanings. The context, or the subject matter of the scripture tells us when the numbers recorded in the scripture are literal, and when they are figurative, or symbolic. For instance, the following scriptures all have a literal numeric value: Ex. 38:25, "And the silver …
Continue reading The Thousand Year Reign of Revelation 20 – Is It Yet Future?
There exists so much evidence of the first century prophecy of Revelation that it is hard to keep narratives brief, and I am unable to make this a short post. I ask that you bear with me, as I have had a difficult time limiting the information. The previous post, The Whore of Babylon, presented …
The book of Revelation is difficult to understand, and is much twisted and misused in our day, as many Christians today are not well studied in the secular histories of either Israel or Rome, and without that knowledge it can be very hard to grasp all of the clues. But, there are internal evidences in …
