Well, it's nice
to have you back.
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We have some exciting
things to study in this session.
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We're going to
begin by taking a look at
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principle number thirteen.
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Seems like yesterday that we
started principle number one.
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But we're already on thirteen.
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We have number fourteen,
and then we'll be finished.
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Now let's go in our
syllabus to page 33.
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And we're going to
work through this material.
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I am only going to choose
a few examples from the list
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that we have under
point number thirteen.
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Because obviously, we
don't have time to cover
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all of these examples.
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It would take us a
full week session just to
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go through all
of these examples.
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So let's begin at the
top of the page, page 33.
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And the principle is that
all the books of the Bible
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meet and end in Revelation.
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The book of
Revelation is the grand finale
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of the redemption story.
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For example, let's
take a look at Genesis 3:15
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and its relationship
to Revelation chapter 12.
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We did a little bit
of this this morning.
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Do we have the same elements
in Revelation chapter 12
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as we have in Genesis 3:15?
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Yes we do.
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It is the
fulfillment of Genesis 3:15.
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What do we have in Genesis 3:15?
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We have a woman, right?
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Is there a woman
in Revelation 12?
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Absolutely.
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Then we have a seed that
the woman has in her womb.
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Is that in Genesis 3:15?
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Absolutely.
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In the third place, we
have a serpent that wants
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to devour the Child.
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Do we find that in Genesis 3:15?
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Yes, enmity between
the woman and the serpent,
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and the serpent and
the seed of the woman.
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And then in the
fourth place, we have enmity.
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Is there enmity in Genesis 3:15?
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Absolutely.
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So the same four elements
that we find in Genesis 3:15
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are found in
Revelation chapter 12.
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In other words,
Revelation chapter 12,
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the first few verses is the
fulfillment of Genesis 3:15.
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Because there is where
the dragon, or the ancient
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serpent also called, attacks the
Child to try and kill the Child.
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But the Child
escapes from his hands.
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So this shows that
Genesis is to be understood
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in the context of
the book of Revelation.
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You know, another example,
and we'll give more examples
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as we go along, is the
three angels' messages of
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Revelation chapter 14.
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You know, that is foreshadowed
in the book of Genesis.
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Before the destruction
of Sodom and Gomorrah,
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how many angels
were sent to Abraham?
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Three.
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And if you look at
their messages, you'll find
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that they're in the
same order as the messages of
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Revelation chapter 14.
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And so, what I'm saying is
that what you find in Genesis
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foreshadows what you have
in the book of Revelation.
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Now let's go to
our next paragraph.
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Revelation is a
Hebrew book written in Greek.
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Now you say, "How's that?"
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A Hebrew book.
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In other words, its
background is the Old Testament.
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But it is written
in the Greek language.
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It is saturated with
Old Testament allusions.
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In fact, there are more
than 1000, some people say 2000,
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allusions to the Old Testament
in the book of Revelation.
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These references include
words, concepts, phrases,
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sentences, verses, and
sometimes the thematic order of
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entire chapters
from the Old Testament.
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It must be born in mind
that the Jewish language
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is spiritualized and
applied to the Christian church.
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We've already studied that.
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Revelation is a
book for the church.
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That's why it begins with
messages to the seven churches.
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It is not for literal Israel.
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Revelation keeps
the same Old Testament
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terminology, but gives
the language a spiritual,
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not a literal, significance.
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Are you
understanding that point?
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That is, Revelation
still says, "Babylon."
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But we are to understand
that Babylon is not that
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place where Saddam
Hussein use to live.
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Babylon is a global system.
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"Israel;"
Revelation uses the name.
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But we are to understand
that name applies to the
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Christian church,
and it's worldwide.
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In other words, even
though the terminology
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from the Old
Testament is conserved,
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still it is
spiritualized and globalized
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in the book of Revelation.
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Now let's continue here.
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Revelation is like a
gigantic jigsaw puzzle
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which has thousands of pieces.
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When these pieces
are properly assembled,
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there is a
beautiful mosaic of truth.
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It is like a majestic symphony
which unites the entire Bible
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in a beautiful
musical masterpiece.
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Ellen White has said in,
Acts of the Apostles, page 585,
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"In the Revelation,
all the books of the Bible
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meet and end.
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Here is the complement
of the book of Daniel.
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One is a prophecy;
the other, a revelation."
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So that's an
audacious statement.
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"In Revelation, all the books
of the Bible meet and end."
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There is no book of the
Bible that is not related
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somehow to the
book of Revelation.
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It is important to remember
that the book of Revelation
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sometimes takes a solitary
symbol from the Old Testament
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to encourage us to
study the entire context
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where that symbol appears.
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We've dealt with that before.
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Thus, if we find Elijah
terminology in Revelation,
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we are to study the
entire story of Elijah.
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If Balaam is mentioned,
we must study the entire
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story of Balaam.
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Now we have a few examples
here, preliminary examples,
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about the
relationship between the Bible
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and the book of Revelation.
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You know, really, the Bible
is what you call, an inclusio.
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Because you have
in Genesis 1 to 3
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Eden created and Eden lost.
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At the end of
Revelation 20 to 22,
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you have Eden
restored and Eden regained.
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And in between, you
have everything that happened
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to regain what was lost.
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And so Revelation 21
and 22 and Genesis 1 to 3
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are thematically related.
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Because both of them
have Eden, both of them have a
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river of life, both of
them have a tree of life.
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They're very intimately related.
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Now what about Revelation
14 verse 7, where it says,
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"Fear God and give glory
to Him, for the hour of His
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judgment has come."
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You know, there's a
text in the Old Testament
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that is very similar to
this one and helps us understand
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this particular verse.
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It's found in the book
of Ecclesiastes chapter 12
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and verse 13.
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And you're going to notice
immediately the similarity.
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Here, the wise
man Solomon says this.
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"Let us hear the
conclusion of the whole matter:
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Fear God and
keep His commandments,
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for this is man's all.
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For God will bring
every work into..." What?
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"...into judgment."
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And then it says,
"...and every secret thing,
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whether it be good
or whether it be evil."
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Is there any
relationship between that verse
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and Revelation
14 verses 6 and 7?
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Of course.
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Revelation 14 says,
"Fear God, give glory to Him,
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for the hour of
His judgment is come."
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Ecclesiastes says, "Fear
God and keep His commandments,
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because God is going to
bring every work into judgment."
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And so, we know where
the terminology comes from
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in Revelation 14
verse 6 and verse 7.
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A source would be Ecclesiastes
chapter 12 and verse 13.
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Now notice Revelation
chapter 7 and verse 1.
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Revelation
chapter 7 and verse 1.
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Here we find an interesting
description that includes
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an interesting symbol.
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It says there in
Revelation 7 and verse 1,
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"After these things I
saw four angels standing
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at the four
corners of the earth,
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holding the four
winds of the earth,
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that the wind should
not blow on the earth,
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on the sea, or on any..." What?
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"...or on any tree."
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So the question is, is
the wind here literal wind?
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Are we dealing
with literal wind?
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No, we're not
dealing with literal wind.
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Is the sea literal?
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No.
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Are the trees literal?
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No.
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We have to find out
what trees represent.
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We have to find out
what the sea represents.
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And we have to understand
what the earth represents.
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Does the book of Revelation
explain those symbols?
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Yes it does.
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There's a beast
that rises from the sea.
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There's a beast that
rises from the earth.
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And what is meant by trees?
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We go to other text
in the Old Testament
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to find out what is
meant by a tree, symbolically.
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Now, let's examine this
by going to a couple of text,
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and then we'll read a statement
from the spirit of prophecy.
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Go with me to Psalm 92
and verses 12 through 14.
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Psalm 92 and
verses 12 through 14.
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And you're going to
notice here what is symbolized
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by a tree, specifically.
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Once again, Psalm 92
and verses 12 through 14.
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It says here, "The righteous
shall flourish like a palm tree,
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he shall grow like
a cedar in Lebanon.
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Those who are planted
in the house of the Lord
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shall flourish in
the courts of our God.
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They shall still
bear fruit in old age;
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they shall be
fresh and flourishing,
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to declare that
the Lord is upright;
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He is my rock, and there
is no unrighteousness in Him."
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So what is represented
by a tree here in Psalm 92?
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It represents the righteous
who flourish like a tree.
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We also read earlier in
this course Psalm 1 where it
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speaks about a tree planted
next to rivers of waters.
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And the tree does not wither,
it bears its fruit in season.
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So when you find this in
Revelation chapter 7 verse 1,
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are you going to try and
find some literal tree somewhere
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that this applies to?
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Of course not.
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Are you going to
find some literal sea?
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Well is this the
Pacific, the Atlantic,
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or is it the Mediterranean?
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No, it's not talking about that.
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What about the earth?
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Well, the earth
represents the new world.
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The sea
represents the old world.
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The trees
represent God's people.
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Now notice this
statement from Ellen White
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that we find in, Patriarchs
and Prophets, page 450.
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Patriarchs and Prophets, 450.
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She says, "Above all other
trees the cedar of Lebanon,"
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which is
mentioned here in Psalm 92,
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"is distinguished for
its strength, its firmness,
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its undecaying vigor;
and this is used as a symbol
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of those whose life is
'hid with Christ in God.'
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Says the Scripture,
'The righteous...shall
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grow like a cedar.'
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The divine hand has exalted the
cedar as king over the forest.
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'The fir trees were not like his
boughs, and the chestnut trees
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were not like his branches;'
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nor any tree in
the garden of God.
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The cedar is repeatedly employed
as an emblem of royalty,
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and it is used in Scripture
to represent the righteous
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shows how Heaven regards
those who do the will of God."
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And so we know what the
cedar represents in Scripture,
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what a tree
represents in Scripture.
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Now some people have
literalized the trumpets.
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And they try to find
a place where, you know,
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the wind doesn't
blow on the trees.
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And they try to literalize it
also in the series on the seals.
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And it's useless to do that.
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Because we have noticed
that in the study of prophecy,
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you're not dealing
with literal things.
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You're dealing with symbols.
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And so if you're
going to be consistent,
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you have to interpret the
symbols all the way through.
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In the churches, in the
seals, in the trumpets, etc.
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Is that point clear?
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Very, very important.
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Now what I want to do is
take a few additional examples
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from the list that you
have beginning on page 34.
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And I'm going to
pick and choose here.
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And we're going to go through
them and I'm just going to
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mention a few ideas
about each of these symbols
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that come from
elsewhere in Scripture.
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The first one I
want us to notice is
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Revelation 14 verse 20.
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That's a little ways down
on page 34 of your syllabus.
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You see that,
Revelation 14 verse 20?
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Now it speaks
there of the winepress.
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The winepress.
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So what does the
winepress represent?
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The winepress
represents the wicked.
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Now there's a text
that we did not read
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from the Old Testament.
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And so we want to read it now
in the context of the winepress.
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Go with me to Isaiah
63 and verses 1 through 5.
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Isaiah 63 verses 1 through 5.
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Do you remember that we
mentioned in our previous class
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that Jesus comes clothed
with a garment dipped in blood
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because He's coming to
trample the winepress, right?
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He's coming to
trample the wicked.
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Now notice Isaiah 63
and verses 1 through 5.
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"Who is this
who comes from Edom,
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with dyed garments from Bozrah,
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this One who is
glorious in His apparel,
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traveling in the
greatness of His strength?
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'I who speak in
righteousness, mighty to save.'"
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And now notice the question.
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"Why is Your apparel red..."
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Is the apparel of
Jesus red in Revelation 19?
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Yes.
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"Why is Your apparel red,
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and Your garments like one
who treads in the winepress?"
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Aah.
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Does it help to
use the Old Testament?
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Absolutely.
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Here comes the answer.
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"I have trodden
the winepress alone;
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and from the
peoples, no one was with Me.
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For I have
trodden them in My anger,
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and trampled them in My fury;
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their blood is
sprinkled upon My garments,
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and I have
stained all My robes."
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So when Jesus is
portrayed in Revelation 19
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as His garments
dipped in blood, it's because
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He's trampled upon what?
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He's trampled
upon the winepress.
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Now we're not to understand
this as something mean spirited.
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You know, Jesus
is just going to come
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and He's going to
stomp on the wicked. No.
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It needs to be
understood in the context
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of the covenant, once again.
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Those who have made a covenant
relationship with Jesus Christ,
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in the crisis will be protected.
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Those who have chosen to
be independent of Jesus Christ
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have chosen destruction.
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They have not chosen salvation.
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And so this passage from
Isaiah 63 helps us interpret
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Revelation 19 that
speaks about the winepress.
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The blood in which
Jesus comes stained is not
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His own saving blood.
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It is what?
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It is the blood of the
enemies of His kingdom.
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Now notice the next
symbol here in the list.
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Revelation 14 verse 8.
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Babylon.
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Where would you have to
go to interpret Babylon?
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Well, you go to a concordance.
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And what does the
concordance help you do?
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Where is the first place that
you find the word, "Babylon?"
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In Genesis 11.
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Would you have to study
the entire story of Genesis 11
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in order to make sense
out of what Babylon is?
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Of course, yeah.
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Genesis 11 is invaluable in
interpreting what Babylon is.
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That's where the name begins.
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It means, confusion.
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He called the name
of that place what?
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Babel. Or confusion.
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And the builder of
Babel was a man named Nimrod.
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His name means, rebellion.
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Does that start
to portray a picture?
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What did Nimrod want to do?
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You read,
Patriarchs and Prophets.
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He wanted to establish a global
empire independent of God.
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Is that the idea in these
last days of earth's history?
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It's called, globalism.
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It's the idea of the
whole world coming together
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and eliminating wars
and establishing a universal
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capital from which the whole
world will be ruled or governed.
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That's nothing
new in Revelation.
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When you go to Genesis
11, the pattern becomes
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absolutely clear.
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So in order to understand
Babylon, we have to go
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back to Genesis 11.
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Where else do we have to go?
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Well, we have to go also to
Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon, right?
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We have to go, for
example, to Daniel chapter 5.
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In Daniel chapter 5,
you remember that Belshazzar
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was celebrating this banquet.
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The enemy had
the city surrounded.
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And Babylon was
sitting on the river Euphrates.
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And he's celebrating
this party because he feels
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that Babylon is invincible
because it sits on this river.
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And there's plenty of water.
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It can produce
agricultural products because
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they can
irrigate with the river.
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And they have these three huge
walls that surround the city.
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They have gates that go
to the bottom of the river.
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The city is
absolutely invincible.
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But the
interesting thing is that Cyrus
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comes from the
north and from the east.
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And he dries up
the river Euphrates.
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And they had left the
gates open that night,
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according to the
Greek historians.
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And so Cyrus went
through the dry riverbed,
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and the city of Babylon fell.
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Does that help us
understand Revelation 17?
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Of course. And 16 as well.
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The drying up of the
Euphrates is the signal
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that Babylon is going to fall.
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And so in Revelation, we
have the same terminology.
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But you're not
dealing with literal things,
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you are dealing with symbols.
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What does Babylon represent?
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It's a harlot system.
The harlot is Babylon.
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Is it a global system?
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Yes, she's
seated on many waters.
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What are the many waters?
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Multitudes, nations,
tongues, and peoples.
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They are spiritual waters.
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She is a spiritual
harlot. She is a spiritual city.
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Now what is the
drying up of the Euphrates?
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If the Euphrates
represents multitudes, nations,
00:20:11.27\00:20:13.84
tongues, and peoples,
and that marked the end
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of Old Testament
Babylon, literal Babylon,
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it must be that at some
point the multitudes, nations,
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tongues, and peoples are
going to withdraw their support.
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They're going to
dry up on the harlot.
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Are you with me?
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So is it helpful to go
to Genesis 11 and to go to
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Daniel chapter 5
and Jeremiah 50 and 51?
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It's indispensible.
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There's no way
you can understand
00:20:38.00\00:20:39.43
Babylon in
Revelation unless you understand
00:20:39.63\00:20:42.87
Babylon in
Genesis, Jeremiah 50 and 51,
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Daniel 5, and other
places where it appears.
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Revelation 3 verse 7
is an interesting text.
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Just a little bit further down.
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Revelation 3 verse 7.
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It speaks about
the key of David.
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And the key of David is
going to be used to open a door
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before the
church of Philadelphia.
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Do you know which period of
church history Philadelphia is?
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It's the Millerite movement.
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That's Philadelphia.
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In the flow of church history.
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And so, before
Philadelphia is placed, what?
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An open door.
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And the door is
opened with a key.
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And it says there that
no one can shut one door
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that is open, and nobody
can open a door that was shut.
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Now the question is,
which is the door that is open
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before the
church of Philadelphia?
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It has to be the door
to the Most Holy Place.
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Because in the Sanctuary
there were three doors.
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There was the door that
led from the camp to the court.
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There was the door that led from
the court to the Holy Place.
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And there was the door that led
from the Holy to the Most Holy.
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Now could this door
in Revelation 3 verse 7
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be the door that leads
from the camp to the court?
00:22:06.86\00:22:10.19
No, when did
Jesus enter that door?
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He entered that door when He
came to die on the cross, right?
00:22:13.53\00:22:20.24
Now, is that the
period of the sixth church?
00:22:21.14\00:22:24.21
Are you kidding?
00:22:24.44\00:22:25.77
The sixth church is towards
the end of church history.
00:22:25.81\00:22:27.78
So it can't be the first door.
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How about the second
door, the door between the
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court and the Holy Place?
00:22:33.11\00:22:34.92
That can't be either.
00:22:35.18\00:22:36.52
When did Jesus enter that door?
00:22:36.55\00:22:37.89
He entered that door
when He ascended to heaven
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to begin His intercession.
00:22:41.62\00:22:42.96
So it can't be the second door.
00:22:42.99\00:22:44.46
So how many
doors does that leave?
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It only leaves one.
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The door to the Most Holy Place.
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So you know that the
church of Philadelphia,
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Revelation 3 verse 7, deals with
the Most Holy Place message.
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And if you want more on
this, you've got to get my book,
00:22:58.77\00:23:01.34
Worship at Satan's
Throne, where I deal with
00:23:01.38\00:23:04.08
Revelation 3 verse 7.
00:23:04.11\00:23:05.45
It's an eye opening book.
00:23:05.48\00:23:06.82
It's very, very important
for what's happening in the
00:23:06.85\00:23:09.85
Adventist church right now in
the area of worship and music,
00:23:09.88\00:23:14.26
and all of these things that
are happening in the church.
00:23:14.29\00:23:16.83
We already noticed
that Revelation 20:1-3
00:23:17.33\00:23:20.60
that speaks
about the millennium,
00:23:21.46\00:23:23.20
we need to go to several
passages in the Old Testament.
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We have to go to
Leviticus 16, don't we?
00:23:26.90\00:23:28.97
The scapegoat ceremony?
00:23:29.00\00:23:30.61
We have to do back to
Jeremiah chapter 4, right?
00:23:30.84\00:23:33.88
Where it says that Jeremiah
heard the sound of the trumpet,
00:23:33.91\00:23:36.85
then he saw war.
00:23:36.98\00:23:38.31
And then he says, "I
looked at the earth and it was
00:23:38.35\00:23:40.55
without form and void."
00:23:40.58\00:23:41.95
You have to go back there.
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You have to go back to
Isaiah 24 where it speaks about
00:23:43.35\00:23:45.89
the earth being
empty and being waste.
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And so you have to go
back to these Old Testament
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context in order to
fully understand the meaning
00:23:52.16\00:23:55.56
of the millennium in
the book of Revelation.
00:23:55.60\00:23:57.97
Now what about Gog and Magog?
00:23:58.40\00:24:00.40
Revelation
chapter 20 verses 8 and 9.
00:24:00.70\00:24:03.20
Folks, Gog and Magog
are the central theme
00:24:03.57\00:24:07.38
of Ezekiel 38 and 39.
00:24:07.41\00:24:09.68
Now I wish we had time to
go into those two chapters.
00:24:10.15\00:24:14.02
Because they
foreshadow what we find
00:24:14.12\00:24:16.08
in the book of Revelation.
00:24:16.12\00:24:17.45
Do you know, most
Futurists these days
00:24:17.62\00:24:20.62
believe that Gog and
Magog represents Russia
00:24:20.82\00:24:24.33
that is going to come
against the Holy Land.
00:24:25.36\00:24:27.76
That's what they believe.
00:24:28.20\00:24:29.53
But the interesting thing
is, when you go to the book of
00:24:29.96\00:24:32.67
Revelation, it says that
Gog and Magog comes from the
00:24:32.70\00:24:37.34
four corners of the earth.
00:24:37.37\00:24:39.21
It globalizes Gog and Magog.
00:24:40.38\00:24:43.35
And lo and behold, Gog
and Magog is not Russia
00:24:43.38\00:24:46.68
before the thousand years.
00:24:46.72\00:24:48.05
Gog and Magog are spoken
of after the thousand years.
00:24:48.22\00:24:51.95
And so, if you go
back to the root prophecy,
00:24:52.69\00:24:56.16
you are protected
from making big mistakes
00:24:56.42\00:24:59.69
in your interpretation
of Bible prophecy.
00:24:59.73\00:25:01.90
Notice a little
bit further down,
00:25:01.93\00:25:03.67
Revelation 13 verse 18.
00:25:03.70\00:25:05.83
Remember the number
of the beast is 666?
00:25:05.93\00:25:09.37
Now let's go in our Bibles to
1 Kings chapter 10 and verse 14.
00:25:09.80\00:25:14.61
1 Kings chapter 10 and verse 14.
00:25:14.71\00:25:18.31
And notice something
very interesting that we find
00:25:19.35\00:25:22.45
in this particular verse.
00:25:22.48\00:25:25.05
It's speaking about Solomon,
00:25:25.09\00:25:26.82
and the great wealth of Solomon.
00:25:27.59\00:25:30.13
It says there, "The weight of
gold that came to Solomon yearly
00:25:31.46\00:25:38.23
was six hundred and
sixty-six talents of gold."
00:25:38.27\00:25:43.10
And then if you keep on
reading the following verses,
00:25:44.91\00:25:48.11
and chapter 11
the first few verses,
00:25:48.61\00:25:51.48
you're going to find
that Solomon comes to depend
00:25:51.68\00:25:56.05
on his riches and he fornicates
with women from other nations.
00:25:56.08\00:26:01.56
Is that true of the
power whose number is 666
00:26:02.49\00:26:06.39
in the book of Revelation?
00:26:06.43\00:26:07.93
It's the same context, folks.
00:26:07.96\00:26:09.50
So does it help to
study the apostasy of Solomon
00:26:09.76\00:26:13.97
in order to
understand the end time apostasy
00:26:14.00\00:26:16.54
within the church?
00:26:16.57\00:26:17.91
It most certainly does.
00:26:17.94\00:26:19.27
And so we need to go to
where the number 666 is found.
00:26:19.34\00:26:24.21
And incidentally, we
also, during our class,
00:26:24.25\00:26:27.55
spoke about
Daniel 3 and verse 1.
00:26:27.58\00:26:29.85
Remember the
dimensions of the image?
00:26:30.29\00:26:32.12
60 by 6, and the total is 360.
00:26:33.25\00:26:38.33
And the summary
number of 360, you know,
00:26:38.89\00:26:43.16
if you add 1 through
36, the total is what?
00:26:43.20\00:26:47.30
666. We spoke about that.
00:26:47.34\00:26:50.14
Now what about
Revelation 12 and verse 9?
00:26:50.54\00:26:52.91
A little bit further down.
00:26:52.94\00:26:54.28
The ancient serpent.
00:26:54.84\00:26:56.21
Why do you suppose it's
called, the ancient serpent?
00:26:56.24\00:26:59.08
What is it hinting at?
00:27:00.32\00:27:03.02
It's saying, "Hey, if you want
to understand this serpent here,
00:27:03.05\00:27:06.45
you have to go back to Genesis."
00:27:06.49\00:27:08.42
That's why it's
called, the ancient serpent.
00:27:08.66\00:27:10.63
In other words, to understand
Revelation chapter 12,
00:27:10.66\00:27:13.56
the devil in chapter
12, you have to go back
00:27:13.60\00:27:16.20
and understand the way that he
worked in the book of Genesis.
00:27:16.23\00:27:20.00
You know,
Revelation 14 verses 14 to 20,
00:27:20.47\00:27:23.34
we didn't have time to
study this particular prophecy
00:27:23.37\00:27:26.24
in detail, but that totally
comes from Joel 2 and Joel 3.
00:27:26.27\00:27:30.41
The idea of the
winepress outside the city,
00:27:30.61\00:27:34.42
the nations
gathering to destroy Jerusalem,
00:27:34.45\00:27:36.99
and God rebuking the nations.
00:27:37.02\00:27:39.02
Everything is there in the
book of Joel, Joel 2 and Joel 3.
00:27:39.05\00:27:43.22
Revelation 12 verse
14, the eagle's wings.
00:27:43.66\00:27:47.50
You know, if you go
to the Old Testament,
00:27:47.83\00:27:49.56
you're going to find that
it represents God's salvation.
00:27:49.60\00:27:52.60
God rescuing His
people from slavery.
00:27:52.70\00:27:55.57
Notice Exodus, let's read that,
Exodus chapter 19 and verse 4.
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Exodus 19 and verse 4.
00:28:00.91\00:28:03.21
God is speaking about
what He did for Israel
00:28:03.61\00:28:06.11
when He took them out of Egypt.
00:28:06.15\00:28:07.72
He says, "You have seen
what I did to the Egyptians,
00:28:07.98\00:28:10.95
how I bore you on..." What?
00:28:10.99\00:28:13.05
"...on eagles' wings..."
00:28:13.15\00:28:15.12
In other words, "I
took you away from Pharaoh."
00:28:15.49\00:28:17.79
"...and brought you to Myself."
00:28:18.79\00:28:20.93
So in other words, He
rescued Israel from slavery,
00:28:21.26\00:28:24.30
from slavery to Pharaoh,
and he brought him to Himself.
00:28:24.97\00:28:29.17
Now Revelation 13:1-10, which
is the next to the last item
00:28:29.64\00:28:33.54
that we have here, it comes
from Daniel chapter 7, right?
00:28:33.58\00:28:37.71
Because the beast
rules for 42 months,
00:28:37.98\00:28:40.92
it commits blasphemy,
it persecutes the saints
00:28:40.95\00:28:43.65
of the Most High.
00:28:43.69\00:28:45.02
Identical things that the
little horn did in chapter 7.
00:28:45.05\00:28:47.82
So we know that the beast
is the same as the little horn
00:28:47.86\00:28:50.36
when you go back to the root
prophecy in Daniel chapter 7.
00:28:50.56\00:28:54.26
You know, the two olive
trees in Revelation 11 verse 4.
00:28:54.46\00:28:58.03
Very clearly, they come
from Zechariah chapter 4
00:28:58.43\00:29:01.27
verses 1 to 6.
00:29:01.30\00:29:02.67
So if you want to
understand the two olive trees
00:29:02.70\00:29:05.21
in Revelation 11, you have
to go back to the root prophecy
00:29:05.24\00:29:08.81
which is found in
Zechariah chapter 4
00:29:08.84\00:29:11.38
and verses 1 through 6.
00:29:11.41\00:29:14.02
Where do we get the little book
episode of Revelation chapter 10
00:29:14.85\00:29:20.66
that we studied in
our class yesterday?
00:29:20.69\00:29:23.09
Well, this idea of
eating a book and having it be
00:29:23.36\00:29:27.13
sweet in the mouth and
the need to proclaim the
00:29:27.16\00:29:29.60
contents of the book
is found in Ezekiel 3.
00:29:29.63\00:29:32.50
Let's go there
just for a moment.
00:29:33.03\00:29:34.44
We read it yesterday, but
let's take a look at it again.
00:29:34.47\00:29:37.21
Ezekiel chapter 3
and verses 1 through 4.
00:29:37.24\00:29:40.98
Immediately you're
going to see the connection.
00:29:41.01\00:29:42.91
It says there in verse
1, "Moreover He said to me,
00:29:43.58\00:29:47.25
'Son of man, eat what you find;
00:29:47.28\00:29:49.65
eat this scroll, and go,
speak to the house of Israel.'"
00:29:49.85\00:29:53.96
So he's suppose to
eat it, and then what?
00:29:53.99\00:29:56.19
Speak the message.
00:29:56.56\00:29:58.06
"So I opened my mouth, and
He caused me to eat that scroll.
00:29:58.09\00:30:01.63
And He said to me, 'Son
of man, feed your belly,
00:30:02.16\00:30:05.00
and fill your stomach with
this scroll that I give you.'
00:30:05.10\00:30:08.10
So I ate, and it was
in my mouth like..." What?
00:30:08.14\00:30:11.07
"...like honey in sweetness.
00:30:11.31\00:30:13.71
Then He said to me, 'Son of
man, go to the house of Israel
00:30:13.74\00:30:17.05
and speak with
My words to them.'"
00:30:17.25\00:30:19.41
So what does it
mean to eat the scroll?
00:30:19.45\00:30:21.58
It means you
assimilate the message,
00:30:21.62\00:30:23.28
and then what do you do?
00:30:23.32\00:30:24.65
And then you go and you
speak the message to others.
00:30:24.69\00:30:28.06
That helps us
understand the context
00:30:28.42\00:30:30.53
of Revelation chapter 10.
00:30:30.56\00:30:32.26
Now what about the two-edged
sword that comes out of
00:30:32.56\00:30:35.43
the mouth of the one who
is seated on the white horse?
00:30:35.46\00:30:38.97
Well, let's go in our
Bibles to Hebrews chapter 4
00:30:39.13\00:30:42.80
verses 12 and 13.
00:30:42.84\00:30:44.74
Hebrews chapter
4 verses 12 and 13
00:30:44.77\00:30:47.41
gives us what this means.
00:30:47.64\00:30:49.38
See, if you go to Revelation
19, you're going to imagine that
00:30:49.41\00:30:52.75
when Jesus comes, He's
seated on a white horse
00:30:52.78\00:30:55.28
and He has a great big
sword coming out of His mouth.
00:30:55.32\00:30:57.75
Well, this is symbolic language.
00:30:57.79\00:30:59.99
The horse represents He's coming
as a King, as a conqueror.
00:31:00.22\00:31:03.43
And the sword is symbolic.
00:31:03.53\00:31:05.49
What does the sword symbolize?
00:31:05.59\00:31:07.50
Notice what we find in
Hebrews 4 verses 12 and 13.
00:31:07.70\00:31:11.90
"For the word of God
is living and powerful,
00:31:12.93\00:31:18.71
and sharper than
any two-edged sword..."
00:31:19.17\00:31:22.01
So what is it when Jesus comes
that comes out of His mouth?
00:31:22.44\00:31:25.91
His what?
00:31:25.95\00:31:27.28
His sharp word,
is what's coming out.
00:31:27.32\00:31:30.09
"...piercing even to the
division of soul and spirit,
00:31:30.42\00:31:33.86
and of joints and
marrow, and is a discerner of
00:31:33.89\00:31:36.89
the thoughts and
intents of the heart.
00:31:36.93\00:31:38.96
And there is no
creature hidden from His sight,
00:31:39.53\00:31:42.16
but all things are naked
and open to the eyes of Him
00:31:42.26\00:31:45.23
to whom we must
give an account."
00:31:45.53\00:31:48.40
So do you see how important
it is to go to other text
00:31:48.84\00:31:52.97
in the Bible to understand
what the sword represents?
00:31:53.01\00:31:55.81
Now a little bit
further down on page 35,
00:31:56.28\00:31:59.41
the Book of Life.
00:31:59.81\00:32:01.18
What does the
Book of Life contain?
00:32:01.48\00:32:03.65
Folks, the Book of
Life contains names.
00:32:04.32\00:32:07.19
The books contain
the record of the life.
00:32:07.66\00:32:10.93
Now, the Book contains names,
and those names are placed there
00:32:11.46\00:32:16.36
as people accept Jesus
Christ as Savior and Lord.
00:32:16.87\00:32:20.77
In other words, when a
person is baptized, their name
00:32:20.80\00:32:23.41
in chronological order is
placed in the Book of Life.
00:32:23.54\00:32:27.58
And then later on, their life
is examined in the judgment.
00:32:28.21\00:32:31.45
And if it is seen that that
persons acceptance of Christ
00:32:31.48\00:32:35.62
was sincere and true,
then their name is left
00:32:35.65\00:32:39.15
in the Book of Life.
00:32:39.19\00:32:40.52
So in other words, names
are written in the Book of Life
00:32:40.76\00:32:43.99
chronologically
according to when people accept
00:32:44.49\00:32:47.20
Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
00:32:47.23\00:32:48.86
That helps us
understand why Ellen White says
00:32:49.40\00:32:51.87
that the judgment in 1844
began with those who first
00:32:52.13\00:32:56.37
lived upon the earth.
00:32:56.40\00:32:58.51
It's not in alphabetical order.
00:32:58.61\00:33:00.28
Praise the Lord for that.
00:33:00.31\00:33:01.78
You know, it's in
chronological order.
00:33:01.98\00:33:05.31
Let me ask you, did
Adam repent of his sin?
00:33:05.35\00:33:09.15
Of course he did.
00:33:09.25\00:33:10.59
Did he receive
Christ as his Savior?
00:33:10.62\00:33:12.65
Yes, he sacrificed a lamb
indicating that he repented
00:33:12.75\00:33:15.69
of his sin and he recognized
that the Messiah was going to
00:33:15.72\00:33:18.29
save him from his sin.
00:33:18.33\00:33:19.66
And so he was the first one
written in the Book of Life.
00:33:19.76\00:33:22.83
Are you following me or not?
00:33:23.50\00:33:24.83
So it is names that are
written in the Book of Life.
00:33:25.17\00:33:28.14
And you have several text there.
00:33:28.17\00:33:30.14
You remember Daniel 12 verse 1.
00:33:30.17\00:33:32.61
Who are the ones who
are going to be delivered
00:33:32.64\00:33:34.18
from the end time tribulation?
00:33:34.21\00:33:35.74
"Your people shall be
delivered, everyone who is found
00:33:36.14\00:33:39.11
written in the Book,"
whose name is in the Book.
00:33:39.35\00:33:41.95
Isaiah 4 verses 2
and 3 has the same thing.
00:33:42.05\00:33:46.35
You remember when Moses,
this is Exodus 32 verse 32,
00:33:46.39\00:33:50.03
when Moses
interceded for Israel, he said,
00:33:50.19\00:33:52.73
"If you can't save this
people, erase me from Your Book.
00:33:52.76\00:33:56.60
Eradicate me from Your Book.
00:33:56.63\00:33:58.00
Take my name out."
00:33:58.03\00:33:59.37
You know, Philippians 4 verse
3, the apostle Paul mentions
00:33:59.53\00:34:03.30
several of his fellow
laborers whose names are written
00:34:03.34\00:34:06.81
in the book of Life.
00:34:06.84\00:34:08.18
So in other words, the
Book of Life contains names.
00:34:08.21\00:34:11.18
And as you examine all of
these text on the Book of Life,
00:34:11.38\00:34:15.15
you'll be able to gain
a complete picture of what
00:34:15.35\00:34:18.05
is involved in the Book of Life.
00:34:18.09\00:34:21.59
Now we'll take
maybe one or two more,
00:34:22.02\00:34:24.76
and then we need to move on.
00:34:25.03\00:34:26.73
Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 7.
00:34:26.76\00:34:29.36
Michael.
00:34:30.10\00:34:31.43
Are there any
other text in Scripture
00:34:32.40\00:34:34.77
that refer to Michael?
00:34:34.80\00:34:36.14
Absolutely.
00:34:36.17\00:34:37.51
Would it be
helpful to go to those?
00:34:37.54\00:34:39.01
Incidentally, you know
something very interesting?
00:34:39.47\00:34:41.74
The name Michael always
appears in the context of Jesus
00:34:41.98\00:34:45.48
being in
conflict with the devil.
00:34:45.51\00:34:47.42
Always.
00:34:49.05\00:34:50.39
And the name
means, who is like God.
00:34:51.05\00:34:55.42
His name is a challenge.
00:34:55.69\00:34:57.69
And so, when Jesus is in
controversy with the devil,
00:34:58.56\00:35:02.30
He says, "I am
Michael, who is like God."
00:35:02.96\00:35:06.17
And of course, what
can the devil answer?
00:35:06.20\00:35:08.17
He can't answer anything.
00:35:09.30\00:35:10.67
Because he knows
that no one is like God.
00:35:10.77\00:35:13.14
So it's a beautiful
name that is a challenge.
00:35:13.64\00:35:16.54
Now, let's just go to two more.
00:35:16.95\00:35:19.61
One is Revelation 13
verse 14 where it speaks about
00:35:19.81\00:35:22.98
the image, whoever
doesn't worship the image
00:35:23.02\00:35:25.05
that was raised by the
beast should be killed.
00:35:25.09\00:35:27.46
Where do we need to
go to understand that?
00:35:27.49\00:35:29.72
We have to go to Daniel 3.
00:35:30.09\00:35:31.69
Because that's the background.
00:35:32.06\00:35:33.56
Is Babylon the
power in Daniel 3?
00:35:33.60\00:35:35.96
Yes. Is Babylon the
power in Revelation 13?
00:35:36.26\00:35:38.97
Yes.
00:35:39.20\00:35:40.54
The power in
Revelation 13, is that a beast?
00:35:40.57\00:35:43.10
Yes.
00:35:43.17\00:35:44.51
In Daniel 3, was Nebuchadnezzar
a beast for a while?
00:35:44.54\00:35:47.48
Absolutely.
00:35:47.51\00:35:48.84
Did Nebuchadnezzar command
everyone to worship the image?
00:35:48.88\00:35:51.71
Is that true of Revelation 13?
00:35:51.98\00:35:53.82
Whoever didn't worship
the image should be killed.
00:35:53.92\00:35:56.18
Absolutely.
00:35:56.22\00:35:57.55
So you know that in order
to understand Revelation 13,
00:35:57.59\00:36:00.66
you have to go back to
the historical root story
00:36:00.69\00:36:04.06
that we find in
the Old Testament.
00:36:04.09\00:36:05.93
Now the final one that
I want to take a look at
00:36:06.13\00:36:08.16
is about the
half hour of silence.
00:36:08.20\00:36:11.40
Have you ever
heard about that time,
00:36:12.13\00:36:13.67
Revelation
chapter 8 and verse 1?
00:36:13.70\00:36:15.37
It's actually the
seventh seal of Revelation.
00:36:15.40\00:36:19.57
Now, what is represented by this
almost half an hour of silence?
00:36:20.08\00:36:25.38
It says, "about half an hour."
00:36:25.41\00:36:27.85
It doesn't say half hour.
It says, "about half an hour."
00:36:27.95\00:36:30.22
What is represented by that?
00:36:30.39\00:36:32.22
You know, does it really
represent the entire period
00:36:32.55\00:36:36.09
of the second coming of
Christ from the time that Jesus
00:36:36.12\00:36:38.56
leaves heaven till
the time that He arrives?
00:36:38.59\00:36:40.73
You know, I use to believe
that until I started studying
00:36:40.83\00:36:43.06
this more carefully.
00:36:43.10\00:36:44.43
And I found this statement
from the spirit of prophecy
00:36:45.20\00:36:47.74
that is very, very helpful.
00:36:47.77\00:36:49.34
Let's go to Revelation chapter 6
00:36:49.87\00:36:54.34
and let's read
verses 14 through 17.
00:36:54.48\00:36:58.91
Revelation chapter 6
and verses 14 through 17.
00:36:58.95\00:37:03.42
This is
describing the second coming.
00:37:04.29\00:37:06.35
It says, "Then the sky
receded as a scroll when it is
00:37:06.96\00:37:09.66
rolled up, and every
mountain and island was
00:37:09.69\00:37:12.49
moved out of its place.
00:37:12.53\00:37:13.86
And the kings of the earth,
the great men, the rich men,
00:37:14.10\00:37:16.67
the commanders, the mighty men,
every slave and every free man,
00:37:16.70\00:37:20.07
hid themselves in the caves and
in the rocks of the mountains,
00:37:20.27\00:37:23.47
and said to the
mountains and rocks, 'Fall on us
00:37:23.51\00:37:26.68
and hide us from the face
of Him who sits on the throne
00:37:26.88\00:37:29.81
and from the wrath of the Lamb.
00:37:30.01\00:37:31.71
For the great day
of His wrath has come,
00:37:32.08\00:37:34.65
and who is able to stand?'"
00:37:34.85\00:37:37.45
So you notice that
it ends with a question.
00:37:38.49\00:37:41.22
"Who is able to stand?"
00:37:41.26\00:37:42.86
Now the question is,
who are able to stand?
00:37:43.06\00:37:46.39
Well, you need to
go to the next chapter.
00:37:46.70\00:37:48.56
What does the
next chapter contain?
00:37:49.33\00:37:51.07
It contains the
144,000 being sealed.
00:37:51.90\00:37:54.57
Are those the ones who are going
to be alive when Jesus comes?
00:37:54.84\00:37:57.51
Will they be able to stand?
00:37:57.94\00:37:59.81
Absolutely.
00:38:00.24\00:38:01.58
Now I want to read
you this statement from,
00:38:02.11\00:38:04.21
Great Controversy, 641.
00:38:04.25\00:38:05.78
Notice where Ellen White
locates this period of silence.
00:38:05.81\00:38:10.92
I'm reading from,
Great Controversy, page 641.
00:38:12.35\00:38:15.29
"Before His presence, 'all
faces are turned into paleness;'
00:38:15.82\00:38:21.96
upon the rejecters
of God's mercy falls the
00:38:22.76\00:38:26.57
terror of eternal despair.
00:38:26.67\00:38:28.67
'The heart melteth, and
the knees smite together,'
00:38:29.17\00:38:32.07
'and the faces of them
all gather blackness.'"
00:38:32.31\00:38:36.04
Now listen carefully.
00:38:36.68\00:38:38.01
"The righteous
cry with trembling,
00:38:38.05\00:38:40.98
'Who shall be able to stand?'"
00:38:41.55\00:38:43.89
Did you catch that?
"Who shall be able..."
00:38:46.32\00:38:48.39
Is that the
question that appears
00:38:48.42\00:38:49.76
at the end of Revelation 6?
00:38:49.79\00:38:51.19
Yes. "Who shall
be able to stand?"
00:38:51.46\00:38:53.63
And now notice.
00:38:53.66\00:38:55.00
"The righteous
cry with trembling,
00:38:57.53\00:38:59.27
'Who shall be able to stand?'
00:38:59.30\00:39:01.00
The angels' song is
hushed, and there is a period
00:39:01.04\00:39:04.87
of awful silence."
00:39:04.91\00:39:07.21
What is the seventh seal?
00:39:09.38\00:39:10.81
A period of silence in heaven.
00:39:12.31\00:39:13.98
This is the period of silence.
00:39:15.02\00:39:16.89
And then notice, "The angels'
song is hushed, and there is
00:39:18.05\00:39:22.49
a period of awful silence."
00:39:22.52\00:39:24.39
A period.
00:39:25.19\00:39:26.53
How much would that period be?
00:39:26.56\00:39:27.90
About a half hour.
00:39:28.40\00:39:29.73
Because the next
seal is the seventh seal.
00:39:29.86\00:39:32.93
See?
00:39:32.97\00:39:34.30
The question is
asked in the sixth seal,
00:39:34.34\00:39:36.27
"Who shall be able to stand."
00:39:36.30\00:39:37.64
The seventh seal is silence.
00:39:38.07\00:39:41.24
So here you have
the people crying out,
00:39:41.74\00:39:43.91
"Who shall be able to stand?"
00:39:43.95\00:39:45.28
And the next seal is silence.
00:39:45.95\00:39:47.75
So it continues saying, "Then
the righteous are lighted up..."
00:39:48.88\00:39:52.85
Excuse me, "Then the
voice of Jesus is heard, saying,
00:39:53.39\00:39:55.76
'My grace is
sufficient for you.'
00:39:55.96\00:39:58.23
The faces of the
righteous are lighted up,
00:39:58.63\00:40:00.56
and joy fills every heart.
00:40:00.96\00:40:02.76
And the angels strike a
note higher, and sing again,
00:40:02.80\00:40:06.50
as they draw still
nearer to the earth."
00:40:06.53\00:40:09.57
So the question is,
is it helpful for us
00:40:10.61\00:40:14.24
to go to other
passages in Scripture
00:40:14.28\00:40:17.05
in order to understand what we
find in the book of Revelation?
00:40:17.08\00:40:21.25
It is extremely important.
00:40:21.72\00:40:24.09
It is vitally
important to do so.
00:40:24.12\00:40:26.79
And you have many other
examples in your syllabus.
00:40:27.19\00:40:29.92
I just gave you
a little sampling.
00:40:30.13\00:40:31.93
Now I want to give
you an example that is
00:40:31.96\00:40:34.46
a little bit larger.
00:40:34.50\00:40:35.83
And that is the
twenty-four elders.
00:40:36.97\00:40:40.24
And what we're going to do now
is we're going to transition,
00:40:40.27\00:40:43.14
we're going to transition
into our next principle.
00:40:43.24\00:40:46.24
And that is, how do we use
the writings of Ellen White
00:40:46.44\00:40:50.75
in relationship to our
study of Bible prophecy?
00:40:51.65\00:40:54.65
Now at the top of the
page, the handout that you have,
00:40:55.32\00:40:58.99
there are some suggestions
as to how to search for
00:40:59.02\00:41:03.66
prophetic fulfillments in
the commentary that Ellen White
00:41:03.69\00:41:06.13
gives of those
prophetic fulfillments.
00:41:06.16\00:41:08.43
Point number one, look in
the Ellen White Scripture index
00:41:09.53\00:41:14.64
to see if she has any comments
on that particular verse
00:41:15.30\00:41:18.81
or passage that
you are studying.
00:41:18.84\00:41:20.58
You know that
there's a CD-ROM right?
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And there's a place where
you can click where it says,
00:41:23.61\00:41:26.58
Scripture References.
00:41:26.85\00:41:28.48
And you can find
there a list of the verses
00:41:28.52\00:41:32.99
that Ellen White
has quotations on.
00:41:33.09\00:41:34.92
So you want to do that.
00:41:35.22\00:41:36.79
After you've searched
for verses that Ellen White
00:41:37.39\00:41:40.40
might have used in her writings,
then you do a word search...
00:41:40.43\00:41:44.23
Not a text
search, but a word search.
00:41:45.30\00:41:48.00
...to see if she alludes to
the language of the particular
00:41:48.67\00:41:52.77
verse or passage
that you are studying.
00:41:52.81\00:41:54.78
So first you do the text,
and then you look and see,
00:41:54.81\00:41:58.65
you know, you can
punch in several words,
00:41:58.68\00:42:00.42
to see if she uses
those combinations of words.
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The next point.
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If she does not quote
the particular verses you are
00:42:06.19\00:42:08.92
studying, check and see
if she quotes any verses
00:42:08.96\00:42:12.89
in the surrounding context
of the verses or passage.
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In other words, if she
doesn't quote the verse,
00:42:17.23\00:42:19.60
you look at if she quotes
verses that come before or after
00:42:19.63\00:42:23.77
the passage
that you're studying.
00:42:23.81\00:42:25.41
Because if she quotes the verses
that come before or after,
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you might be able
to find the context.
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And we're going to see
that when we take a look at
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Daniel 11 tomorrow.
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Finally, look for
thematic parallels between the
00:42:36.99\00:42:41.22
Bible passage and
Ellen White's writings.
00:42:41.26\00:42:43.83
In other words, look
at the sequence of events
00:42:43.86\00:42:46.56
to see if the sequence
that Ellen White presents
00:42:46.66\00:42:49.66
is similar to the sequence
that we find in the passage
00:42:49.70\00:42:53.27
that you are studying.
00:42:53.30\00:42:54.64
Now let's take the twenty-four
elders as an example.
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How many times
does Ellen White mention
00:42:59.57\00:43:02.68
twenty-four
elders in her writings?
00:43:02.94\00:43:05.35
Zero.
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So if you punch in,
"twenty-four elders,"
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in the writings of Ellen
White, you will find nothing.
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So the conclusion is,
Ellen White had nothing to say
00:43:16.19\00:43:19.53
about the twenty-four elders.
00:43:19.56\00:43:21.10
If you made that
conclusion, you would be wrong.
00:43:23.06\00:43:25.77
And you would be
missing out on something great.
00:43:25.97\00:43:28.37
Because Ellen White does
have some very clear comments
00:43:29.17\00:43:32.21
on the twenty-four elders.
00:43:32.24\00:43:33.58
But you're not suppose to look
only for twenty-four elders.
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You're suppose to go
to the Scripture index
00:43:37.35\00:43:39.81
to see if any of the verses
in the surrounding context
00:43:39.85\00:43:43.02
are quoted by Ellen White.
00:43:43.05\00:43:44.55
Not the ones that
say, "twenty-four elders,"
00:43:44.59\00:43:46.52
but the verses
that surround that.
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And then you're suppose
to go and see if you can find
00:43:49.22\00:43:52.29
some of the
terminology that you find in
00:43:52.33\00:43:57.97
the context of the
elders to see if Ellen White
00:43:58.30\00:44:00.87
uses that terminology.
00:44:00.90\00:44:02.24
And then look at the
structure, the sequence of what
00:44:02.27\00:44:06.24
the Bible says about
the twenty-four elders,
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to see if Ellen White
has a similar sequence.
00:44:08.81\00:44:10.91
Are you following me?
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Now, you have in your
material what I believe to be
00:44:12.41\00:44:17.35
Ellen White's
clear interpretation of
00:44:17.39\00:44:19.25
who the twenty-four elders are.
00:44:19.29\00:44:20.86
The traditional view
in the Adventist church
00:44:21.19\00:44:23.43
is that the twenty-four elders
represent those who resurrected
00:44:23.46\00:44:26.93
with Christ, and they were
taken to heaven with Christ
00:44:26.96\00:44:30.73
as the firstfruits of the great
harvest of souls that would
00:44:30.77\00:44:34.04
come forth from the grave when
Jesus comes for the second time.
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As I've studied, I've discovered
that, really, that is not
00:44:38.44\00:44:42.71
the correct interpretation.
00:44:42.74\00:44:44.21
And you're going to
notice here the reason why.
00:44:45.15\00:44:47.95
In the last three
pages of, The Desire of Ages,
00:44:49.15\00:44:52.29
pages 833-835, Ellen
White describes the expectancy
00:44:52.69\00:44:58.53
of the heavenly
beings as they anticipate
00:44:58.56\00:45:00.80
the ascension of Jesus.
00:45:00.83\00:45:02.16
In other words, she's
commenting on Revelation 4.
00:45:02.20\00:45:04.67
There's a throne there.
00:45:05.43\00:45:06.87
There's one
seated on the throne.
00:45:07.34\00:45:09.14
There's a
rainbow over the throne.
00:45:09.64\00:45:11.61
Present there are
four living creatures.
00:45:12.24\00:45:14.98
Present there are
twenty-four elders.
00:45:15.38\00:45:17.95
And before the throne
are the seven lamps of fire,
00:45:18.21\00:45:21.12
representing the Holy Spirit.
00:45:21.15\00:45:22.58
If you read the
biblical passage, those are the
00:45:22.98\00:45:25.89
beings that are
present there in Revelation 4.
00:45:25.92\00:45:28.22
But in Revelation
4, Jesus isn't there.
00:45:28.32\00:45:32.59
And the angelic
hosts are not there.
00:45:33.09\00:45:35.06
And so you ask
the question, you say,
00:45:35.70\00:45:37.20
"Why in Revelation 4 do
you have the living creatures,
00:45:37.23\00:45:41.74
you have the twenty-four elders,
you have a symbol for the
00:45:41.77\00:45:44.37
Holy Spirit, you have the
Father sitting on the throne,
00:45:44.41\00:45:46.68
but Jesus isn't there
and the angels aren't there.
00:45:46.78\00:45:49.54
And the reason is very simple.
00:45:49.58\00:45:50.95
A group of angels have
gone to the gates of the city
00:45:51.88\00:45:54.58
to anticipate the
arrival of Christ,
00:45:55.68\00:45:57.65
and other angels have
come to earth to pick Him up.
00:45:57.69\00:46:00.22
And so in chapter 4,
they're preparing the heavenly
00:46:01.06\00:46:03.02
throne room for
the arrival of Jesus.
00:46:03.06\00:46:05.43
That's why Jesus isn't there.
00:46:06.93\00:46:08.56
And that's why the
angelic hosts are not there.
00:46:09.20\00:46:11.93
Because some of them are there
at the entrance to the city,
00:46:11.97\00:46:15.60
and then there are
others who came to pick Jesus up
00:46:15.64\00:46:19.01
to take Him to heaven.
00:46:19.04\00:46:20.38
Was Jesus caught up in a
cloud when He went to heaven?
00:46:20.58\00:46:22.84
He most certainly was.
00:46:23.18\00:46:24.61
Now, let's continue here.
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They're anticipating the
arrival of Jesus in heaven.
00:46:26.58\00:46:29.38
Now I'm going to read the
statement from, Desire of Ages.
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It's a long statement.
00:46:32.92\00:46:34.26
And I've added
explanations in brackets.
00:46:34.29\00:46:38.39
Those are my words,
not Ellen White's words.
00:46:38.49\00:46:41.03
Listen to what she says.
00:46:41.66\00:46:43.30
"All heaven was
waiting to welcome the Saviour
00:46:44.10\00:46:46.97
to the celestial courts.
00:46:47.00\00:46:48.57
As He ascended, He led the way,
00:46:48.97\00:46:52.07
and the
multitude of captives..."
00:46:52.27\00:46:55.11
So Jesus is
ascending, and the captives are
00:46:56.51\00:46:58.45
coming with Him, right?
00:46:58.48\00:46:59.81
But the problem is,
in Revelation chapter 4
00:47:00.15\00:47:02.75
the twenty-four
elders were already there
00:47:03.35\00:47:04.92
before Jesus got there.
00:47:04.95\00:47:06.52
Are you with me?
00:47:08.59\00:47:09.92
Now she continues
saying, "All heaven was waiting
00:47:11.83\00:47:13.86
to welcome the Saviour
to the celestial courts.
00:47:13.90\00:47:16.06
As He ascended, He led the way,
00:47:16.10\00:47:17.80
and the multitude of
captives set free at His
00:47:19.53\00:47:22.24
resurrection followed.
00:47:22.27\00:47:23.67
The heavenly host, with shouts
and acclamations of praise
00:47:24.17\00:47:27.68
and celestial song,
attended the joyous train."
00:47:27.71\00:47:30.38
So is the
heavenly host with Him?
00:47:30.48\00:47:32.15
Absolutely.
00:47:32.35\00:47:33.68
"As they drew near
to the city of God,
00:47:33.72\00:47:35.62
the challenge is given
by the escorting angels,
00:47:35.65\00:47:37.99
'Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
00:47:38.02\00:47:39.72
and be ye lift up,
ye everlasting doors;
00:47:39.92\00:47:42.12
and the King of
glory shall come in.'
00:47:42.16\00:47:43.86
Joyfully the waiting
sentinels respond..."
00:47:44.99\00:47:47.83
See, there's some
inside too, right?
00:47:47.86\00:47:49.33
"...the waiting
sentinels inside respond,
00:47:49.56\00:47:52.20
'Who is this King of glory?'
00:47:52.23\00:47:53.87
This they say, not
because they know not who He is,
00:47:54.27\00:47:57.07
but because they would hear
the answer of exalted praise,
00:47:57.11\00:47:59.87
'The Lord strong and mighty,
the Lord mighty in battle!
00:48:00.11\00:48:02.81
Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
00:48:02.84\00:48:04.45
Even lift them up,
ye everlasting doors;
00:48:04.65\00:48:07.02
And the King of
glory shall come in.'
00:48:07.05\00:48:08.92
Again is heard the challenge,
'Who is this King of glory?'
00:48:09.52\00:48:12.35
For the angels never weary
of hearing His name exalted.
00:48:12.59\00:48:15.99
The escorting angels make reply,
00:48:16.36\00:48:18.29
'The Lord of hosts;
He is the King of glory.'
00:48:18.33\00:48:21.86
Then the portals of the
city of God are opened wide,
00:48:22.13\00:48:25.90
and the angelic throng
sweep through the gates amid
00:48:25.93\00:48:30.11
a burst of rapturous music."
00:48:30.21\00:48:32.91
And now notice,
this is very interesting.
00:48:33.48\00:48:36.01
"There is the throne..."
00:48:36.04\00:48:38.08
Is there a
throne in Revelation 4?
00:48:40.12\00:48:42.12
Revelation 4:2.
00:48:42.58\00:48:43.92
"...and around it
the rainbow of promise."
00:48:43.95\00:48:46.29
Does Revelation 4 have
a rainbow over the throne?
00:48:47.19\00:48:49.66
Revelation 4 verse 3.
00:48:49.86\00:48:51.49
"There are
cherubim and seraphim."
00:48:51.69\00:48:54.56
Do you know, Revelation
mentions the seraphim.
00:48:56.53\00:48:58.83
Because it says that
the angels have six wings.
00:48:58.87\00:49:01.44
So, "There are
cherubim and seraphim."
00:49:02.34\00:49:04.84
And then she uses
three parallel phrases.
00:49:05.47\00:49:08.94
She uses three parallel phrases.
00:49:08.98\00:49:11.15
And some people have
said, "Well, these are each
00:49:11.18\00:49:13.28
a different group."
00:49:13.31\00:49:14.65
But they're not.
00:49:14.68\00:49:16.02
They're the same group described
in three different ways.
00:49:16.05\00:49:18.52
She says, "The commanders of the
angel hosts, the sons of God,
00:49:18.65\00:49:23.22
the representatives of the
unfallen worlds, are assembled."
00:49:23.83\00:49:27.16
Who would those be?
00:49:27.20\00:49:28.53
The twenty-four elders.
00:49:29.66\00:49:31.03
Because already she's
spoken about the throne.
00:49:31.70\00:49:34.20
And of course, there's
One sitting on the throne.
00:49:35.07\00:49:36.94
She's spoken about
the cherubim and seraphim.
00:49:37.31\00:49:39.57
Those are the four
living creatures, clearly.
00:49:39.61\00:49:41.81
So what is the only group
that remains to be identified?
00:49:42.04\00:49:46.05
The twenty-four elders.
00:49:46.61\00:49:48.05
So she's saying that the
twenty-four elders are the
00:49:48.32\00:49:50.82
commanders of the
angel hosts, the sons of God,
00:49:50.85\00:49:53.62
the representatives
of the unfallen worlds.
00:49:53.66\00:49:56.79
Then she explains.
00:49:57.13\00:49:58.46
"The heavenly council
before which Lucifer had accused
00:49:58.49\00:50:01.06
God and His Son, the
representatives of those
00:50:01.10\00:50:03.80
sinless realms over which
Satan had thought to establish
00:50:03.83\00:50:07.20
his dominion, all
are there to..." What?
00:50:07.24\00:50:10.41
"...to welcome the Redeemer.
00:50:10.61\00:50:12.17
They are eager to
celebrate His triumph
00:50:12.21\00:50:14.61
and to glorify their King."
00:50:14.64\00:50:16.18
Now notice.
00:50:18.55\00:50:19.88
By the way, does Jesus
present Himself in chapter 5?
00:50:19.91\00:50:23.49
How does He present Himself?
00:50:24.02\00:50:25.62
As the Lamb as
though He had been slain.
00:50:26.15\00:50:28.66
Are the angels there too?
00:50:30.39\00:50:31.83
Ten thousand times ten thousand,
and thousands of thousands.
00:50:32.49\00:50:35.76
They were missing in chapter 4,
but they are there in chapter 5.
00:50:36.20\00:50:39.70
Why are they in chapter 5?
00:50:39.97\00:50:41.40
Because they
ascended with Jesus.
00:50:42.10\00:50:43.81
Now notice.
00:50:44.27\00:50:45.61
"But He waves them back.
00:50:45.64\00:50:47.08
Not yet.
00:50:47.41\00:50:48.81
He cannot now
receive the coronet of glory
00:50:48.84\00:50:51.01
and the royal robe.
00:50:51.05\00:50:52.38
He enters into the
presence of His Father."
00:50:52.45\00:50:55.12
Ah, we know who's the
one seated on the throne now.
00:50:55.15\00:50:57.85
"He enters into the
presence of His Father.
00:50:58.49\00:51:00.86
He points to His
wounded head, the pierced side,
00:51:01.06\00:51:04.26
the marred feet;
00:51:04.29\00:51:05.63
He lifts His hands,
bearing the print of the nails."
00:51:05.66\00:51:07.36
How is he presenting Himself?
00:51:07.40\00:51:08.86
As a Lamb as
though it had been slain.
00:51:08.90\00:51:11.40
That's the
terminology in Revelation.
00:51:12.70\00:51:14.44
It's not Ellen
White's terminology.
00:51:14.47\00:51:16.27
Is she commenting
on Revelation 4 and 5?
00:51:16.30\00:51:18.47
She most certainly is.
00:51:18.67\00:51:20.14
Now notice.
00:51:20.18\00:51:21.51
She continues saying, "He points
to the tokens of His triumph;
00:51:21.88\00:51:24.91
He presents to God the wave
sheaf, those raised with Him
00:51:25.81\00:51:29.02
as representatives of that great
multitude who shall come forth
00:51:29.05\00:51:31.92
from the grave at
His second coming.
00:51:31.95\00:51:33.86
He approaches the Father..."
00:51:35.39\00:51:36.96
That's the one who
is seated on the throne.
00:51:38.09\00:51:39.76
"...with whom there is joy
over one sinner that repents;
00:51:39.79\00:51:42.23
who rejoices
over one with singing.
00:51:42.26\00:51:44.33
Before the foundations
of the earth were laid,
00:51:44.37\00:51:46.33
the Father and the Son
had united in a covenant
00:51:46.77\00:51:48.94
to redeem man if he
should be overcome by Satan.
00:51:48.97\00:51:51.67
This pledge
Christ has fulfilled."
00:51:52.84\00:51:54.84
Well, we need to
go up a little bit.
00:51:55.14\00:51:57.95
"They had clasped Their
hands in a solemn pledge
00:51:57.98\00:51:59.95
that Christ should become
the surety for the human race.
00:51:59.98\00:52:02.75
This pledge
Christ has fulfilled.
00:52:03.02\00:52:05.15
When upon the cross He
cried out, 'It is finished,'
00:52:05.19\00:52:07.36
He addressed the Father.
00:52:07.39\00:52:08.82
The compact had
been fully carried out.
00:52:08.86\00:52:11.03
Now He declares,
'Father, it is finished.
00:52:11.39\00:52:13.26
I have done Thy will, O My God.
00:52:13.46\00:52:15.03
I have completed
the work of redemption.
00:52:15.13\00:52:17.00
If Thy justice is satisfied,
"I will that they also,
00:52:17.23\00:52:21.27
whom Thou hast given Me,
be with Me where I am."'"
00:52:21.30\00:52:24.34
So Jesus is saying, "I
need to know if My sacrifice
00:52:26.11\00:52:28.81
is sufficient to
bring My people home."
00:52:28.84\00:52:30.81
"The voice of God
is heard proclaiming
00:52:31.51\00:52:33.42
that justice is satisfied.
00:52:33.45\00:52:35.15
Satan is vanquished.
00:52:35.18\00:52:36.69
Christ's toiling,
struggling ones on earth
00:52:36.72\00:52:39.89
are 'accepted in the Beloved.'
00:52:39.92\00:52:41.59
Before the heavenly angels..."
00:52:41.89\00:52:43.26
Now notice.
00:52:43.29\00:52:44.63
"Before the heavenly
angels and the representatives
00:52:44.73\00:52:47.70
of the unfallen worlds..."
00:52:47.73\00:52:49.10
Are they two different groups?
00:52:49.13\00:52:50.47
Absolutely.
00:52:50.90\00:52:52.23
"...they are declared justified.
00:52:52.60\00:52:54.40
Where He is, there
His church shall be.
00:52:54.50\00:52:56.97
'Mercy and truth
are met together;
00:52:57.01\00:52:58.67
righteousness and peace
have kissed each other.'
00:52:58.71\00:53:01.14
The Father's arms encircle
His Son, and the word is given,
00:53:01.24\00:53:04.15
'Let all the angels
of God worship Him.'"
00:53:04.18\00:53:06.88
And now you say,
"How do you know that...
00:53:06.92\00:53:08.98
How did you find this out?"
00:53:09.08\00:53:10.55
Because Ellen White quotes
verses that come afterwards.
00:53:10.89\00:53:14.26
She quotes Revelation 5:12-13.
00:53:16.29\00:53:19.66
And so if she
quotes Revelation 5:12-13,
00:53:20.50\00:53:23.80
then I need to
read what comes before.
00:53:23.83\00:53:26.23
Are you understanding?
00:53:27.84\00:53:29.17
"With joy unutterable, rulers
and principalities and powers
00:53:30.17\00:53:33.17
acknowledge the
supremacy of the Prince of life.
00:53:33.21\00:53:35.68
The angel host
prostrate themselves before Him,
00:53:36.11\00:53:39.18
while the glad shout
fills all the courts of heaven,
00:53:39.21\00:53:41.72
'Worthy is the Lamb that
was slain to receive power,
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and riches, and wisdom,
and strength, and honor,
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and glory, and blessing.'
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Revelation 5 verse 12.
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Songs of triumph mingle
with the music from angel harps,
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till heaven seems to
overflow with joy and praise.
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Love has
conquered. The lost is found.
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Heaven rings with voices
in lofty strains proclaiming,
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'Blessing, and
honor, and glory, and power,
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be unto Him that
sitteth upon the throne,
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and unto the Lamb
forever and ever.'
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Revelation 5 and verse 13."
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So are we on the right track?
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She does quote verses.
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She doesn't say,
"Twenty-four elders,"
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but she quotes verses.
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And you can work
your way backwards
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to find out how she understood
the twenty-four elders.
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Now some people
say, "Oh Pastor Bohr,
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but you're wrong,
because the expression,
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'sons of God,' 'representatives
of the unfallen worlds,'
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and, 'the
commanders of the angel host,'
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those are three
different groups."
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No they're not.
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That is a common way of
Ellen White expressing things.
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Emphasizing the
same thing three times.
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Let me give you
here three examples.
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In the middle of the page,
Christian Service, page 42.
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"Revival signifies a
renewal of spiritual life,
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a quickening of the
powers of mind and heart,
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a resurrection
from spiritual death."
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Are those three
phrases the same thing?
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Yes they are.
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Notice another one.
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3 Selected Messages, page 392.
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She says, "There will be
a universal bond of union,
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one great harmony,
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a confederacy
of Satan's forces."
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Is that the same
thing in different words?
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Absolutely.
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And then we have in,
Desire of Ages, page 530,
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she says, "In Christ is life;
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original,
unborrowed, underived."
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It is a common way
of Ellen White writing.
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So you're not dealing
with three separate groups.
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You are dealing
with one specific group.
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So the question is, who
are the twenty-four elders?
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Does Ellen White have
anything to say about the
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twenty-four elders?
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Yes she does.
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Would you know it if you
looked for the expression?
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No.
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Would you know it if you
looked for verses where the
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twenty-four elders appear?
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No, you wouldn't know it.
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And so you say, "Well, Ellen
White doesn't have anything
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to say about the
twenty-four elders."
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Yes she does.
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What you do is you look
if she quotes any verses
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either before or after.
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And then you work
your way backwards
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or you work your way forwards.
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Because she's using
those text in context.
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And you know
that what comes before
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is connected with that quote.
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Are you with me?
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And we're going to
find this time and again
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in the writings
of Ellen G. White
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where she doesn't
seem to refer to anything.
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Like, for example, tomorrow
afternoon we're going to
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talk about Daniel 11:40-45.
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Not once does Ellen
White quote those verses.
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She doesn't even use the
language from those verses.
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And so people say,
"Ellen White had nothing to say
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about Daniel 11:40-45."
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But you know what's interesting?
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She does have
something to say about
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Daniel chapter 12 and verse 1.
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The very next verse.
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And so we're going to
work our way backwards.
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And we're going to see
that with the reference point of
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Daniel 12 verse 1, we
can find in her writings
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what she had to say
about what comes before
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Daniel chapter 12 and verse 1.
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We're going to do the same thing
in our next session together
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when we study about
the battle of Armageddon.
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You see, she doesn't
use in, Great Controversy,
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the word, "Armageddon."
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So some people say, you
know, "Ellen White didn't have
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anything to say in
Revelation about Armageddon."
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Don't fool yourself.
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She had a lot to
say about Armageddon.
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But she just
doesn't use the word.
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Don't necessarily
look for the word.
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Don't necessarily
look for the text.
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Look for the structure.
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Look for where she
quotes surrounding verses
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and uses similar terminology.
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