Jesus is coming. . .soon! Are you ready?

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Jesus is coming. . .soon! Are you ready?
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Throne Room Vision
Sanctuary type meets antitype
All the types of the Old Testament are fulfilled
in the antitypes of the New Testament And are
fulfilled in Christs work as the Son of Man and
as our High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary
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Throne Room Vision
The four and twenty elders fall down before Him
that sat on the throne, and worship Him that
liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns
before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy
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Throne Room Vision
Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be
unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto
the Lamb for ever and ever.
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Throne Room Vision
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Throne Room Vision
Sealed book John sees concerns the redemption of
mankind. During the Old Testament times,
property or persons could be alienated by reason
of severe debt owed to another. The record of
the debt was kept in a duplicate format, one
sealed the other open to witnesses.
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Throne Room Vision
There are three essential features constituting
the Jubilee Personal liberty Restitution of
property Faith in Gods power to provide
food during the fallow years, or learning to
live by faith and not by their works a
Sabbath of rest
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Throne Room Vision
There are three essential features constituting
the Jubilee Personal liberty Restitution of
property Faith in Gods power to provide
food during the fallow years, or learning to
live by faith and not by their works
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Kinsman Redeemer
The kinsman must be a "near" relative the
closest living relative to the person needing
redemption
The near kinsman could redeem a poor relative
from slavery by paying the required debt, if he
had sufficient financial resources
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Kinsman Redeemer
If a person was murdered, it was the
responsibility of the near kinsman to avenge
the death of the individual by watching for and
bringing the murderer to justice
Property that had been sold could be redeemed
by the near kinsman if he paid what the
relative owed against it
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Kinsman Redeemer
1. The kinsman must be a "near" relative the
closest living relative to the person needing
redemption
2. The near kinsman had to have sufficient
resources to pay the debt
3. And he had to be able to bring the murderer
to justice
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Kinsman Redeemer
1. The kinsman must be a "near" relative the
closest living relative to the person needing
redemption
Christ MUST assume the nature of man that
needed redeeming so that He could become our
closest relative
Heb. 214-18 Rom. 83 Phil. 25-8
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Kinsman Redeemer
2. The kinsman must have sufficient resources
with which to pay the debt which was owed
Christ alone has sufficient assets to meet
the just demands of the broken Law His
righteousness is complete, lacking nothing
Rom. 517, 18 1 Tim. 26 1 John 22
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Kinsman Redeemer
. . . with the precious blood of Christ, as of
a lamb without blemish and without spot who
verily was foreordained before the foundation of
the world, but was manifest in these last times
for you, who by Him do believe in God, that
raised Him up from the dead, and gave Him glory
that your faith and hope might be in God. 1
Peter 119-21
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For Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God
by Thy blood . . .
. . . Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
Worthy means full of value and in this
context it means MORAL worth
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Kinsman Redeemer
2. The kinsman must have sufficient resources
with which to pay the debt which was owed
Christ has paid the debt that was owed and
has set the captives free from slavery to sin
and Satan
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Kinsman Redeemer
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves
servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye
obey whether of sin unto death, or of obedience
unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye
were the servants of sin, but now ye have
obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which
was delivered you. Rom. 616, 17
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Kinsman Redeemer
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body,
that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of
unrighteousness unto sin, but yield yourselves
unto God as those who are alive from the
dead Rom. 611, 12
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Kinsman Redeemer
Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not
provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts
thereof. Rom. 1314
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be
able to stand against the wiles of the
devil. Gal. 611
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Kinsman Redeemer
3. He had to be able to bring the murderer to
justice
Satan is a defeated foe, he has NO POWER over us
except what we willingly give to him he is
living on borrowed time and he knows it thats
why he is a roaring lion seeking whom he may
devour
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Throne Room Vision
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Who is worthy to open the Book?
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Basic Principle of Bible Interpretation
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Nebuchadnezzars Dream
. . . Thou art this head of gold. And after thee
shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and
another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear
rule over all the earth. And the fourth kingdom
shall be strong as iron . . . Daniel 238-40
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Babylon
Medo-Persia
605-538B.C.
538-331B.C.
Four Beasts of Daniel chapter 7
Greece
331-168B.C.
Pagan Rome
168 B.C. to A.D. 538
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History Confirms the Bible
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Media-Persia
Greece
Gabriel said The ram which thou sawest having
two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. And
the rough goat is the king of Grecia and the
great horn that is between his eyes is the first
king.
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Pagan Rome with 10 horns
Non-descript beast from the sea
Papal Rome came up among the 10 horns
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Seven Seals Vision
. . . a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven
horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits
of God sent forth into all the earth. And He came
and took the book out of the right hand of Him
that sat upon the throne. Rev. 56, 7
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Seven Seals Vision
. . . And no man in heaven, nor in earth,
neither under the earth, was able to open the
book, neither to look thereon. And I wept much .
. . Rev. 53, 4
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The Lamb of God
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Pauls Journeys
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Christ Opens the Seals
Rider on the white horse going forth to conquer
Rev. 61 - 2
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Christ Opens the Seals
Paul said that the Gospel had been preached to
EVERY creature which is under heaven Colossians
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Christ Opens the Seals
Paul said that the Gospel had been preached to
EVERY creature which is under heaven Colossians
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Unto two thousand and three hundred days then
shall the sanctuary be cleansed Dan. 814
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Type meets antitype in the history of the work of
Christ
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The Four Horseman
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White Horse Ephesus church period
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Red Horse Smyrna church period
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Black Horse Pergamos church period
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As the stream of Christianity flowed farther
from its foundation, it became more and more
corrupt, and as the centuries advanced,
superstition advanced with it . . . till at
length, the Book of God was being laid aside for
legendary tales, and the traditions of men, all
these corruptions were collected into a regular
system of superstition and oppression. J. C.
Woodhouse, The Apocalypse, p. 146 (1805)
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Pergamos church period
. . .the land tax, the capitation, and heavy
contributions of corn, wine, oil, and wheat,
exacted from the provinces for use of the court,
the army and the capital. . . . The great body of
Caracallas subjects were oppressed by the
aggravated taxes, and every part of the Empire
crushed under the weight of his iron scepter.
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Pergamos church period
Oppressive laws demanded that the land be heavily
taxed based on its productivity. This led
landowners to deliberately reduce the grain
production to avoid the high taxation. The
practice of destroying crops to avoid taxes
became so widespread that the government issued
an edict forbidding the destruction of olive
trees and grapevines.
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Thyatira church period
. . . a pale horse, and his name that sat on
him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And
power was given unto them over the fourth part of
the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger,
and with death, and with beasts of the earth.
Rev. 68
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Thyatira church period
The original word translated pale means a
sickly yellowish color like that seen in plants
that dont receive enough light to maintain
photosynthesis so they stay bright and green.
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Thyatira church period
H.G. Wells described the papacy as an attempt at
world dominion through religion. During this
period of world history, the two witnesses had
to do their work clothed in sackcloth because
the Bible was no longer accepted as the sole rule
of faith and doctrine, having been supplanted by
man-made church traditions.
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Futurism and the Four Horsemen
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Futurism and Four Horsemen
Walvoord said The rider on the white horse is
none other than the prince that shall come of
Daniel 926, who is to head up the revived Roman
Empire and ultimately become the world ruler . .
. He is Satans masterpiece and the counterfeit
of all that Christ is or claims to be . . . The
same individual described as the beast out of the
sea in Revelation 13. (John Walvoord, The
Revelation of Jesus Christ, 1966)
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Futurism and Four Horsemen
Walvoord said The rider on the white horse is
none other than the prince that shall come of
Daniel 926, who is to head up the revived Roman
Empire and ultimately become the world ruler . .
. He is Satans masterpiece and the counterfeit
of all that Christ is or claims to be . . . The
same individual described as the beast out of the
sea in Revelation 13. (John Walvoord, The
Revelation of Jesus Christ, 1966)
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Fifth Seal souls under the altar
And when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw
under the altar the souls of them that were slain
for the word of God, and for the testimony which
they held and they cried with a loud voice,
saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost
thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that
dwell on the earth? Rev. 69, 10
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Fifth Seal souls under the altar
The sacrificial altar was not in the sanctuary,
but outside so Christ's literal sacrifice and
the figurative sacrifice of the martyrs took
place, not in the heavenly sanctuary, but
outside, here on earth. The only altar in heaven
is that antitypical to the earthly sanctuary
altar of incense. The blood of the martyrs
symbolically cries from the earth from under
Christ's cross, whereon they may be considered
virtually to have been sacrificed as they stood
for Gods truth. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Fifth Seal souls under the altar
Albert Barnes, the noted Presbyterian commentator
said We are not to suppose that this literally
occurred, and that John actually saw the souls of
the martyrs beneath the altarfor the whole
representation is symbolical. Notes on the New
Testament, vol. 9, p. 171
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Fifth Seal souls under the altar
Adam Clarke tells us A symbolical vision was
exhibited, in which he saw an altar. And under it
the souls of those who had been slain for the
word of Godmartyred for their attachment to
Christianity . . . victims of idolatry and
superstition.
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Fifth Seal souls under the altar
St. Bartholomews Day Massacre
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Fifth Seal souls under the altar
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy
brother? And he said, I know not Am I my
brother's keeper? And He said, What hast thou
done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth
unto Me from the ground. Genesis 49, 10
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Fifth Seal souls under the altar
In the Bible, we find many symbolic statements
about inanimate objects that cry out
The stone shall cry out of the wall, and the
beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Habakkuk 211
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Fifth Seal souls under the altar
We cannot take these verses literally and claim
that it is literal dead persons who are crying
out for vengeance from God.
The dead know not anything (Eccl.
95) Thoughts perish when a person dies
(Psa. 1464)
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Fifth Seal souls under the altar
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but
rather give place unto wrath for it is written,
Vengeance is mine I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans 1219
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The martyrs are told they must remain at rest
for a short period, or until the resurrection
at the SECOND COMING of Christ .
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The period of time represented by the sixth seal
began in 1755 and continues until the SECOND
COMING of Christ.
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Sixth Seal Philadelphia church
Three Great signs in nature
Great Earthquake 1755 Dark day and moon
of blood 1780 Falling Stars 1833
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Sixth Seal Laodicea church
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is
rolled together and every mountain and island
were moved out of their places. And the kings of
the earth, and the great men, and the rich men,
and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and
every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves
in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains . .
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Sixth Seal Laodicea church
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us,
and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on
the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb for
the great day of His wrath is come and who shall
be able to stand? Revelation 614-17
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Sixth Seal Laodicea church
And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is
our God we have waited for Him, and He will save
us this is the LORD we have waited for Him we
will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
Isaiah 259
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Next week chapter seven and the sealing of
Gods people