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UNDERSTANDING THE BOOK OF REVELATION 

                                                                   Part 21

 

The sixth church age came.

 

Revelation 3:7-13, "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth: and shutteth, and no man openeth: I know they works: behold I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it; for thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Behold I will make them of the synagogue of Satan which say they are Jews and are not, but do lie; behold, I will mke them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold I come quickly hold that fast which thou hast that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerrsalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. He that hat an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."

 

The Philadelphia church age is associated with the parable of MT. 13.

 

MT 13:45-46, "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls; Who when he had found one pearl of great price went and sold all that he had, and bought it."

 

This was the church age of many great Spiritual awakenings, and yet something was missing. There were people, who in their heart was searching, and living with dedication to God. They remind me of us. They cried out for Spiritual awakening that came straight from the Spirit, not man. They got a taste of His Glory and wanted more, they wanted it all

The remnant that brought in this age was the remnant of a little strength that kept His Word and would not deny His name. Just as many are making fun of those of us who NOW know our name, "I AM", it mattered not to that remnant, they did not deny His name or His nature. There were eight promises made to the remnant of this age:

1) I will keep thee from the hour of temptation.

2) Behold I come quickly.

3) Hold fast to that which thou hast, and no man shall steal thy crown.

4) Overcome, and I will make thee a pillar in the Temple of my God.

5) Thou shalt never depart from my Glory.

6) And the name of the city of my God, (which is Holy Jerusalem)

7) I will write upon him the name of my God.

8) And I will write upon him my new name.

What does the number, 8, represent? A NEW BEGINNING!!

 

THE SIXTH SEAL IS OPENED.

Revelation 6:12-17, "And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake, and the un became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood. And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 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 then chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondsman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains: 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. Fot the great day of his wrath is com; and who shall be able to stand?"

 

As soon as the sixth seal was opened, great earthquakes (human earthquakes) started happening. We saw this happen not too long ago. The preachers, brought down in shame. Lust. Greed. And vanity. It was all over the televisions. One brother testifying against another brother, so that that brother doing the testifying could then become the LEADER of the other brother's church or business. Religion now, as it was then, was shaken to its core. Their actions were material gain and welth showed the true enimies of the Truth of God.

Back in the day of the Church of the Philadelphia Age, those that refused to accept God's truth for their day were actually given over to reprobate minds to believ a lie instead of the truth and came to the living of gross error.

The church, symbolized as the moon, (light reflected from the sun) was turned into blood as they, the false churches, joined forces to battle against the truth of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. Also, they began to bite and devour each other. The blessed and ordained ministries that had flourished during the Reformation as the "Stars of Heaven" fell. They "fell down" to the earthly realm of operating. They refused to follow on into the great spiritual outpouring of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost renewal. They refused the Baptism and the gifts that the Spirit would work in the church. This age became an age in which people either accepted the truth of the Holy Spirit message, or walked away from the divine Presence of God. They all tried to hide themselvese in their dens of religious denominations; and in the rocks of their false religious dogmas. It was as though they cried and pleaded, "we have supported your denominational doctrines, now hide us from the Holy Ghost renewal. Keep us from the wrath of the Lamb as we fight against this truth.

 

We have seen all of this. Remember how one church would fight about if "speaking in tongues" was of the "devil or not? Remmber if you spoke in tongues, they called you "of the devil"? And remember if you DID NOT speak in tongues, those in Pentecost accused you of not having the Spirit within you? Oh yes, as it has been, so it is again.

 

Ecc. 1:9-10, "The thing that hath been , it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already of old time, which was before us."

 

And the angel says, "for the great day of God's wrath is coming." "Where is the religious system of man that can stand up against the Lord and his Christ in this day of his great spiritual outpouring?" Let me tell you folks, THIS TIME, He is come!! And THIS TIME NO MAN CAN STAND AGAINST THE LORD AND HIS CHRIST, do you know why? BECAUSE THE "OUTPOURING, IS GOD HIMSELF!!! Hallelujah!!! He is being seen in and as us THIS TIME. Oh yes, it is a NEW THING for the earth to comprehend, and NO MAN can comprehend it, it takes BEING WHO WE ARE to see all this!!

 

THE SIXTH TRUMPET.

 

I am going to begin with the sixth trumpet, but this will be another lengthy part of this series. You will find that the closer we get to what LEADS US BACK, TO REV. 1:13, "one like unto...", much more will be revealed. But, it is exciting getting to the "end/beginning" of what is happening right now, this day of God, this glorious Being of Being Who we are. We are going to take this sixth trumpet, step by step, because there is a lot to look at. It is from Revelation 9:13-21, but there is much in each few verses.

 

Revelation 9:13-21, " And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God. Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month and a year, for to slay the third part of men. And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand; and I heard the number of them. And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breast plates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone; and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails; for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of the their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood; which neither can see, not hear, nor woalk; Neither repented they of their murders , nor of sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thiefs. "

 

 

 

 

John declares the Four Spiritual Voices OF THE LORD for the church age, as the FOUR HORNS of the Golden Altar. The four horns have a close connection with : The Four Winds of Heaven and Earth , that is spoken of in Rev. 7:1, Zech. 2:5-7, and the Four Angels of the great river Euphrates of this chapter that we are looking at today. They are symbolistic descriptions of the spiritual voices and manifestations of God. It is also symbolic language of God's ability to communicate to us, His Power and His Glory, His Nature, His Salvation, His Deliverance, AND HIS ETERNAL HEAVENLY BENEFITS.

 

 

The symbolism of the word "Wind" shows the powerful operation of God's Spirit. This wind of heaven is the means of quickening or reviving the heart of man toward God.

 

John 3:8, "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound there of, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is everyone that is born of the Spirit."

 

This is another one of those scriptures that IF you sit and think, and focus on, SO MUCH ABOUT US can be seen!! By the effects of the Wind, man perceives that there is such a thing as the wind and that it does blow. Yet, man's power cannot r estrain it; and neither can his carnal reasoning reach to the heights of it, or to the length it reaches. This is the same as the spiritual operations of God Spirit (HIM). One thing EVERYONE should know about this Wind or Spirit, to get the work done that has already been finished by God, the Wind or Spirit flows freely where he desires, for whosoever he desires, when He desires, and in whatsoever measure He pleases to do so!!! This old stuff that the church has taught us about God doesn't speak, act or anything with the "worldly or "unsaved" IS A BUNCH OF CRAP!! ALL ARE ONE IN HIM, some just don't know it yet.

On the day of Pentecost, this Wind came "as of a rushing mighty Wind" (Act 2:1-4) When man was formed in Gen. 2, this Wind came as a blast into man. These are what I learned of these Winds as I grew:

1) The East Wind; It is God's Revival Wind. The things of God are considered to come out of the East.

2) The North Wind; Is God's Wind of Judgment (correcting what is incorrect) and Establishment.

3) The South Wind; Is gentle and helps groweth, it also gives warmth.

4) The West Wind; Is God's Wind that brings the rain (both in the natural and the spiritual). The rain it brings is God's Holy Rain. It was the West Wind that drove away the plague of locusts. (Ex. 10:19)

These Winds fulfill God's commands. These Winds have a good as well as an adverse effect. Much can be said about the Winds, but, I want to get on with this chapter.

 

"Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month and a year, for to slay the third part of men."

I am going to stop here today, and will start here tomorrow. I hope that this is showing you much, by the Spirit, that you are.

to be continued......