Session 6

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There are many indications we are living in the end time:

Mathew 24 - watch the fig tree.

-When it blossoms again, we will know Jesus is at the gates to return.

-The generation that see’s the reestablishment of Israel will see all of this happen.

-He will return to Jerusalem when it is under gentile control.

-Jews recaptured Jerusalem.

-Watch Israel!!!

-Israel was re-established 5/4/48.

Jesus is coming soon - we are living on borrowed time. If you have accepted Jesus, this should mean everything.

First: The book of Revelation is worthy of study:

-Shelbia says we must understand that God wants us to understand Revelation.

-Best thing: we have the Bible - its the best commentary on itself.

Second thing: This is not a book for unbelievers. You have to have the Holy Spirit in you. You cannot understand this book unless you have the Holy Spirit in you. You have to lean upon the Holy Spirit.

-Unfortunately, at this point, this applies to those that are professing Christians but have no relationship with Jesus, so they can’t understand Revelation.

Symbols:

-Revelation was written with symbols and the Roman’s didn’t understand it.

-A lot of the symbols interpret themselves. We don’t need to worry a lot about this.

-Symbols are used for a specific purpose. They have a literal meaning behind them. They do not stand for just anything we may desire.

-Best rule of thumb is to accept the plain sense meaning. 

-The Bible means what it says and says what it means.

- verse 1:19, Jesus instructs John to write the things you have seen, which are, and which take place after these things.

-flash forwards are given to encourage us.

7th key: It is very important to study the Old Testament. Shelbia didn’t have any clue that there was so much Old Testament in Revelation. It’s very important to have a handle on Daniel to understand Revelation.

-Chapter 9:24 of Daniel talks about the 70 weeks. Each week = 7 years.

The 70th week - we will be out of here and the tribulation occurs.

Chapt 4:1 

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, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

There are people who believe we will be around for the tribulation temple:

-We know Israel is prepared to build the temple.

-They have the plans for it, but have to get permission to build on the temple of the rock.

8th key - keep your eyes on Jesus. This is a point that cannot be emphasized enough. Look at Rev -1:1. It says this is the revelation of Jesus Christ from beginning to end, it is the revelation of Jesus. We have to be focused on Jesus.

There are four places in heaven that talks about people who will not be heaven: 

GOD IS JUST! Romans 1:18-32

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

II Timothy3:1-9

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

Revelation 21:8

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.

THE GOOD NEWS: lI Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

John 3:16

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

-Man is born into sin; but when we are saved, the Holy Spirit lives in us.

-satan is always trying to get you discouraged.

-Our Father is the Father of all lies until Jesus comes into our lives. Then God is our Father.

-We can never live a good enough life - we have to have Jesus.

-Jesus died on Passover.

-Amir’s book lays it all out ‘In the Last Hour’.

Hosea 4:6 Ignorance is not bless, its deadly!

Aquire knowledge - accumulate facts

Use wisdom - ability to apply facts to daily lives

Warn others - have to warn others

BAD THINGS WE KNOW ARE HAPPENING TODAY:

-T-shirt that says ‘WANNA - Pizza me?’ T-shirt at Walmart

-Butterflies on clothing - sign for transgender

Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Reprobate mind - a mind that cannot reason morally or spiritually. There is no hope for these people.

SESSION 6
Shelbia opened the session with prayer.

Scripture verses that are important to Shelbia:

Hosea 4:6 

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

If we have lack of knowledge, we are in bad shape.

Psalm 23

Always called on this one for comfort.

1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Psalm 37

Learned many years ago from someone who had a lot of conflict in their life. It’s for balance in your life.

1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13 The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

Psalm 86

Wonderful prayer.

1 Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

6 Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

14 O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

17 Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

Psalm 91

For protection

1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Psalm 121

Security

1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

Psalm 150

Praise 

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

 Another Good Markee - prepare for tomorrow by trusting God today. 

-The first secret to staying young is to keep learning. Refuse to rust out!

Discussion of Jack Davis study notes: 

From Jack - 

-“Study notes grew out of a love for the Word of God, instilled in me by my Dad, and a desire to do an in depth study of the Book of Revelation; in particular: and I want to say up front; I lay no claim to originality; Rather, this is a collection of other men’s thoughts and ideas, lightly sprinkled with thoughts of my own. A good friend of mine, Gene Sifford, a retired educator, read them, and when I asked him what he thought, he said, “They should be published”. Jack hoped his notes would be shared readily with as many people as possible. He gave permission to reproduce his notes.”

-“I had for some time wanted to do this study, and I think the spark that started the fire in me was a set of tapes on Revelation by Dr Chuck Missler, who made the word of God come alive for me, to the point that it became a fire in my bones. Anyone familiar with Chuck Missler’s teachings will see his thoughts, his ideas, and his very words - sometimes in quotes, sometimes not - as you move through this study. “ 

-“The church at large has, I believe, over the centuries, lost the lessons to be learned from this message concerning “The Day of the Lord.” (Which means Tribulation time).”

-“The message, in this neglected and much misunderstood book has always been important, but now has become even more critical to our generation as we see the Day approaching. I am not a theologian by any stretch of the imagination, but it is simply my desire to see the fire, once again as in days gone by, burn in the breast of we Christians of the last days as we anticipate the fulfillment of these latter day prophecies, culminating in the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

-“The rapture will happen before the 7 year tribulation. Rapture is imminent - it could happen any instant.”

-“Prayer and a serious study of the Word of God will change our lives and draw us closer to him. That is what I desire for myself, my family and my Christian friends. So I send these words forth with the prayer that they will change; forever, the lives of those who come in contact with them; not because of any power imparted to them on my part, but because they are about the Word of God.

Heb 4:12 - For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

-“Born Again” Christians are the most unique people on this planet. We have been given a message and a new creation in Christ: Let us never forget that we are the watchmen and watch women on the wall, given the task of sounding the alarm of approaching danger. And I say to you, that danger is approaching at warp speed. So let us sound the warning! (Danger-tribulation)”

-“Something else unique about us is that, God has placed within us, via His in-dwelling spirit, the ability to see into the future through the lens of scripture. “ 

John 15:15 - Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

-“In the Old Testament, Abraham was called the Friend of God. And on one occasion, just prior to the Lord destroying Sodom and the cities of the plain, the Lord paid Abraham a visit; and at a certain point in the story”

Gen 18:17 - the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

-“We are now entering into a period of time of which the Bible has more to say than any other period of time in history. Events will move in a more rapid succession as the end approaches. Even non-believing people are beginning to wonder if some sort of Armageddon is in our immediate future”. 

-“Those of us who are Born Again need not fear that time, for we are ready for that day. In fact, we can rejoice as we see that day approaching, for we know that our departure from this Low ground of sin and sorrow is eminent. I.E., we will be OUT OF HERE...long before that day arrives. I seem to recall the words of an old song that goes something like this: “Are you ready, are you ready, ready for that Judgment Day? Yes we (The born again ones) are ready but for the unsaved there is a certain sense of foreboding, an unexplainable fear as they see what this world is coming to. And we (the Born again ones) are the watchmen and watch women given the task of crying out the warning as we see that day approaching”. 

REVELATION (The unveiling)

“We are about to enter some deep water, in the sense that as we study the Book of Revelation we will see some of the deep secrets of the Old Testament come to our understanding thru the Light of the New Testament. We will take many scenic tours through the whole Bible. Consequently we will quickly learn that to understand the text before as we must be aware of the context, which ultimately becomes the entire Bible. That being said, the notion that this book cannot be understood; or that it was meant to be understood only by a privileged few has kept many from the blessing promised by the Word of God itself, concerning this book (Revelation) before us”. 

 Jesus said to the religious leaders (who did not believe in HIm) in 

John 8:43 - ‘why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word.” 

-To His friends as to Abraham of old, He reveals what the future holds. As to the blessing: We are about to enter a book of the Bible that is the only portion of scripture that promises a special blessing to the participant, to the listener, to the reader, and to those who KEEP those things which are written therein. 

-There is only one book in the Bible that says ‘read me, I am special’. It’s the book that is probably read the least. The book of Revelation. We are projected into the future. 

-Revelation is the unveiling of Jesus Christ. The Greek word is apokaloopsis, which means appearing, coming, lighten, manifestation, be revealed, revelation. His unveiling as He is today, as well as in the future. 

-Peace about the future is a special blessing for Christians. 

 Luke wrote Acts 

- every time Jesus is presented it is from the Old Testament. -The book of Acts covers the early church. 

-The book of Acts covers about 30 years of the Church; roughly. 

 -The church has gone on for almost 2000 years. We are going to discover, amazingly enough, that Revelation CHAPTERS 2 & 3 PICK UP WHERE Acts finishes and covers that period of time, among other things. These two chapters will prove to be the most significant to use, but are the ones that are usually ignored. 

-We who believe that the Rapture takes place prior to all that goes on from Chapters 4 thru 22, could argue that the only chapters that apply to use in a practical sense are 2 & 3. That may make more sense to us when we get there and look at that carefully. 

-The key idea of the Book of Revelation is Redemption (not salvation). Salvation is a rescue operation; while Redemption is the restorative of that which was lost, to the original owner. The first Adam lost control; the second Adam (Jesus Christ) will regain that control. 

-We find something very interesting; the structure, the design, of the book of Joshua, foreshadows the structure and design of the Book of Revelation. 

-In the book of Joshua, we have this military conqueror who takes his people in to possess the Land that God promised to Abraham, with the difference in the Book of Revelation being, the decimal point is moved over a bit; It’s not the Land of Canaan, but the Planet Earth we are talking about; and its not just Israel, it’s God’s people in a broader sense; and its not Joshua, it’s (Yeshua); none other than our lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

-So the point is, one of the things that will enrich your view of Revelation, and also enrich your view of the Bible is to realize how these things have the finger prints of the Holy Spirit woven into the fabric of the scripture as a whole. We will really begin to see how these 66 books, although they have some 40 different writers, have one Author: That being, THE HOLY SPIRIT.

-In the Old Testament, Abraham has a unique title; he is called the ‘friend of God’, 

Isaiah 41:8

8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

 James 2:23

23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

-because he believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 

 Gen 15:6

6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

In the New Testament, who does Jesus call his friends? The disciples, 

John 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

-Why did he all them His friends? because like Abraham, they ‘believed God’. By extension all believers are included in that statement in John 15:15.

-There is a specific person in the Old Testament that is called the ‘beloved’. (Daniel). He is called that 3 times in the Book of Daniel: 

Daniel 9:23

23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

10:11

11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.

10:19

19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

-Who wrote the apocalyptic book of the Old Testament? Daniel! 

-Of all the disciples in the New Testament, who is called the ‘disciple Jesus loved’? John! No less than 4 times John is referred to as that disciple ‘whom Jesus loved’:

 John 13:23

23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

 John 20:2

2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

 John 21:7

7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

 John 21:20

20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

-To keep things clear, Jesus loved all His disciples. But John was special. Who wrote the apocalyptic book of the New Testament, Revelation? John!

Jesus revealed many things to His disciplines in the Upper room. His coming again:

John 14:3

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

John 15:15

15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

-His going away and the ‘coming of the Holy Spirit’ and that He (the Spirit) will ‘show them things to come.

-John wrote 5 books in the Bible: John 1, John 2, John 3, St John, and Revelation.

REVELATION Chapter 1:1 - 

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

-God gave this to whom? Jesus Christ! 

-Can Jesus ‘learn’? 

-Can the Father reveal to the Son? (Luke 2:52)

52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

 Mark 13:32

32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

 Acts 1:6-7

6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

-We know that the child Jesus ‘grew’ in knowledge. All the stories about His childhood miracles are unscriptural. Now, most scholars recognize that He came into a broad awareness of His mission and destiny at HIs Baptism. The Baptism of Jesus Christ is bigger, I think, than most of us realize when we read that part of the Gospels. 

 But theres a strong age remark that Jesus makes “Speaking of the end of the age” in 

Mark 13:32 (RAPTURE WILL COME) -

32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

-Thank about that! Whatever else that means, it also implies at least at that moment; some things the Father knew that the son didn’t. That’s difficult for us to get our minds around. Now; it would seem then that there are things that were revealed to Him, when the time came, and it would seem suggestive at least that that’s part of what Revelation is all about.

-The Revelation (unveiling) of Jesus Christ which God gave unto Him (to Jesus). So if this language seems a little lofty, it should not surprise us, because that means, this message came straight from the Throne of God.

-To Show Unto His Servants things which must shortly (quickly ) come to pass: The word ‘shortly’ is actually the word (etc-takh’-os) in the Greek. And it doesn’t mean shortly like a short duration of time. It’s more like RPM on an engine. It comes from the Greek word from which we get the word tachometers. It means quickly. I.E., Once these things start they are going to happen very quickly (in rapid succession). That’s really what the word means.

-HE SENT AND SIGNIFIED IT (Made it into signs; symbols) AND SENT IT BY HIS ANGEL (ang’-el-os) UNTO HIS SERVANT JOHN: Angel means messenger. 

-John was the beloved servant.

-It’s natural for God to be supernatural - Robert Morris. VERSE 2: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

-John is projected to where we are, looking back. So his frame of reference is from our time frame looking back. 

 To know Jesus, read the book of John. He wrote so that we might believe. It talks about love and sin. 

John 20:31-

31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

 His Epistles were written that we might be sure.

1 John 5:13-These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

 The Book of Revelation was written that we might be ready. 

Revelation 22:20-He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

-To believe, be sure, and be ready. 

-The threefold work of Christ; namely that of Prophet, Priest and King. 

PROPHET - He was the Prophet foretold by Moses in 

Deut 18:15

15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

 Peter in his sermon in the Temple declared that Christ was that Prophet

Acts 3:19-26

19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

-As a Prophet, Christ foretold His Death and Resurrection. His Parabolic teaching was full of Prophetic statements, and in His Olivet Discourse 

(Matthew 24: 1-25, 46) 

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto 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 unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

4 And Jesus answered and said unto 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 ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye 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 divers places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye 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 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 unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

16 Then let them which be in Judaea 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.

19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 But pray ye 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.

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

25 Behold, I have told you before.

46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

PRIEST: Christs present work is that of a high Priest. He intercedes for us with God.

Heb 4:14-

14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

Heb 9:24-

24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

Having as our High Priest, taken His own blood within the ‘veil’, Jesus still tarries,engaged in His High Priestly work, (as our intercession), and will continue to tarry throughout this GREAT DAY OF ATONEMENT, while His bride is being prepared. At the close of which he will lay aside His High Priestly robes and come forth in His Kingly dress as He enters upon the 3rd Phase of HIs work, That of:

THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS! (In the future, Jesus will be this!)

1 Tim 6:15

Revelation 17:14

Read, Hear and Keep - This is one of the great verses of this Book. I don’t think you could find a verse like this anywhere else in scripture. Blessed is he that readeth!

7 Beatitudes in Revelation:

1:3

3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

 14:13

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

 16:15

15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

 19:9

9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

20:6

6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

22:7

Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

 22:14

14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

-The number 7 (complete; not Divine). The number 7 comes up a lot. 7 days make a weekly Sabbath, 7 years make a Sabbath of years, Joshua marched around Jericho 7 times, Naaman (general of Syrian army) who was a leper was instructed to wash in the Jordan River 7 times, the story of Joseph and the 7 years of plenty and 7 years of famine in Egypt, Nebuchadnezzar was mad for 7 years. 

-In Revelation there are 7 churches, 7 lamp stands, 7 spirits, 7 stars, 7 lamps, 7 promises to the overcomers, 7 seals, 7 horns, 7 eyes, 7 angels, 7 trumpets, 7 thunders, 7 thousand, 7 heads, 7 crowns, 7 plagues, 7 bowls, 7 mountains, 7 kings, and there are many more that are most subtle, but you get the idea. There are a lot (thousands) of 7’s in the Bible!

 Verse 4:

4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: (Asia Minor and Turkey) Grace be unto 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;

-Here’s where the book begins - we have a sort of heading or title: John to the 7 churches which are in Asia: It opens like a letter. John has this opening chapter where he introduces the Book. There are 7 cover letters by Jesus Christ Himself to 7 churches and then the rest of the book is attached to all of that.

-John has been pastor of the Church at Ephesus, and it is thought that he had oversight of all the churches in that area.

GRACE AND PEACE: 

- Grace = char is (Greek form of greeting) 

-Peace = (shalom) the Hebrew form of greeting. We could gather from this that we don’t need to be frightened as we study this book, IF WE HAVE THE PEACE OF GOD IN OUR HEARTS!

-7 SPIRITS who are before his Throne! 

-The Spirit of the Lord shall be upon him. 

 Isaiah 7:2

2 And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.

One of the tragedies of the early church, in the early centuries; actually from the early centuries on, the Christian Church became very Anti-Jewish; and that was very tragic for the Jew, because thru 1900 years of abuse, much of the persecution of the Jews has come under the Banner of Jesus Christ. You remember the so called Holy Crusades, where it is reported that the Crusaders had contests to see how many Jewish babies that could put on the end of a sword. When you read the history of the Christian Church in terms of its relation to the Jews, it’s tragic. 

 Isaiah 11:1-2

1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

 TITLES OF JESUS CHIRST:

REVELATION 5:2  And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 

5:5 and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

 IF YOU WANT TO DO A STUDY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, YOU START IN GENESIS, 

CHAPTER 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

 REV 1:4- WE SEE MENTION OF EACH MEMBER OF THE TRINITY, “JESUS CHIRST” REFERS TO GOD THE SON, THE 7 SPIRITS REFER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND HIS WHICH IS, AND WHICH WAS, AND WHICH IS TO COME - REFERS TO GOD THE FATHER.

-Now, having said that, you may have noticed that phraseology will also fit Jesus CHIRST. WHAT DID JESUS SAY IN JOHN 10:30? 

-HAL LINDSEY SAYS ‘Bible is like a golden thread from Genesis to Revelation!

-Old Testament is New Testament revealed; New Testament is Old Testament concealed.

-Prepare for tomorrow - trust God today!

-Encourage one another.

-We are covered by the blood of Jesus.

I Thessalonians 4:17

7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

 II Thessalonians 2:

1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

 -Christians are holding back the lawless ones. Antichrist won’t come til we are out of here.