The
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Wisdom Series
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Pamphlet 1850 Rev. kc 18
6
verses of the 6th seal in the 6th chapter of the Book of
Revelation.
We have now come to the
6 verses of the 6th seal in the 6th chapter of the Book of Revelation.
The
seals, remember, unlock, i.e. give access to the knowledge (His Word)
that
is necessary for one to have stored in his/her forehead
in
order to remain a "virgin" until the true Bridegroom comes
at
the sound of the 7th Trump, the final trump.
The
false messiah though,
the
look-alike Jesus,
will
appear first,
before
our Lord's return,
and
shows up at the 6th Trump and the 6th vial,
and
we will find him here in the 6th seal as well.
This
is absolutely precious knowledge!
If you have "eyes to
see" and "ears to hear"
you will discover
that this sixth seal
will reveal something
that the majority of Christian ministers and pastors and teachers
are completely unaware
(ignorant) of,
and consequently they
cannot understand
the events of prophecy
foretelling of our present day and the days that lie just ahead.
(They
have been following the rider of the white horse of the first seal
who
has led them down a desolate road.)
They must therefore
rely on "traditional" teachings
which defy common
sense and can easily be proven to be contradictory to God's Word even by
a child.
It
is no wonder they shy away from the Book of Revelation,
even
telling their congregations that they won't be here anyway
when
these events take place,
so
why bother trying to understand it.
Woe
unto them!
We have also learned that
all Seven of the Seals
were given to the disciples
by Jesus in Matthew 24 and Mark 13
as Signs of what it would
be like just prior to His second advent.
To
understand this 6th seal then,
let's
pick it up in Mark 13:14,
just
after He gave the 5th sign (we'll repeat verse 13).
Mark
13:13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that
shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
[14]
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel
the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,)
then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
What
is the abomination of desolation?
Actually
the question should be "who" is the abomination of desolation?
Just a little application
of rightly dividing the Word will make this very, very simple.
You
will find that "he" is the "abominator" who comes in on the wings of desolation,
i.e.
lays waste, makes desolate,
spoken
of by Daniel the prophet in chapter 9 of the book bearing his name.
That is why Dr. Moffat
translates "standing where 'it' ought not"
as "standing where 'he'
ought not".
Do
you know where he ought not to be standing?
The
apostle Paul speaks of this exact same event in his second letter to the
Thessalonians
concerning
the son of perdition, i.e. the son who will perish, the abominator who
makes desolate, Satan himself:
2
Thes. 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself
above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God
sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
He
stands in the temple of God,
where
he ought not to be sitting either,
claiming
he's Jesus Christ.
When
you see this,
Christ
continues in Mark 13:15...
Mark
13:15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither
enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
[16]
And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his
garment.
These two verses
simply say that when you see this "benchmark" of prophecy come to pass,
i.e. Satan posing as
Christ in Jerusalem,
that time is short and
Jesus will return very soon
and as watchmen on the
tower or workers plowing in the field,
there is no need to come
down or go back to the house and pack your bags.
These
verses are figures of speech saying time is extremely short.
[17]
But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those
days!
Oh
boy!
This verse will cause
the unlearned wife to say "Not tonight honey, I have
a headache",
because she's secretly
afraid that she might get pregnant
and she senses we may
be living in the end time,
and she thinks Jesus
is advocating not having babies.
So
you see, ignorance is not necessarily bliss.
It
can cause you suffer needlessly and to be unhappy!
Those with "eyes to see"
are "luckier" than those without.
(Just
thought I'd throw that in as a little extra motivation to study deeper
into His Word.)
Now
ya' all don't seem to have a problem with how the apostle Paul said
the
very same thing in 2 Cor. 11:2 where he is addressing the church:
2
Cor. 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused
you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
If
you're waiting for your wedding day to be married to your fiancée,
the
Bridegroom,
then
don't go crawling in bed and losing your virginity to someone else.
His
analogy is to spiritual seduction evidenced by verse 3.
2
Cor. 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through
his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that
is in Christ.
So Mark 13:17 should
be a "no brainer" also.
Christ
is simply saying that when He returns to take His virgin bride and finds
she is,(spiritually speaking),
nursing a baby, guess what?
He knows she's already
"been had" by someone else!
(the antichrist
who came first and stood in the temple claiming to be Christ)See
2 Thes. 2:4 & Mark 13:13
She
has been SEDUCED.
"Woe unto them" means
He's really angry.
Let's
use a figure of speech, "He's not a happy camper!"
How
would you feel?
[18]
And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
Don't
be taken out of season!
Harvest time is NOT in
the winter.
Wait
on the Lord, the true one not the fake!
[19]
For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning
of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
The word "affliction"
means "tribulation".
Here
is part of the key to understanding the 6th seal.
When
the son of perdition stands in the Holy Place showing great signs and wonders,
performing
miracles in the sight of men,
deceiving
the whole world into believing he's Jesus Christ,
that
THAT time will be the greatest tribulation of all time.
[20]
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved:
but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
In
fact, Satan is sooooooo good at deception
that
Christ has rescheduled this actor's 3 1/2 year personal appearance and
performance
as
"The Messiah is Here" soon to be playing in the Temple in Jerusalem,
to
a shorter run,
the
length of which we will learn in chapter 9.
[21]
And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is
there; believe him not:
So,
if someone tells you Jesus has returned and is in Jerusalem,
just
perform the "pinch test".
Pinch
yourself really hard with your sharpest fingernails
(if
you've chewed them off,
use
your teeth),
and
if you draw blood,
BELIEVE
HIM NOT.
Say
to him "That's really something isn't it, er.. I'm bleeding... look see...
would you excuse me?
Do you know where I can
find a Band-Aid?"
You
see,
when
the true Messiah returns we who are alive and remain will instantly,
in
a moment,
in
the twinkling of an eye,
at
the snap of a finger,
be
changed from our flesh bodies into our spiritual bodies.
You
will no longer bleed!
Have you not read of
this "mystery" by Paul in 1 Cor. 15?
The
flesh age ends when Christ returns.
[22]
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and
wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
When
Satan is kicked out of heaven in Revelation 12:7-9
and
comes to earth as the false messiah,
you'll
read that his angels are cast out with him.
These guys are really
good too!
These
are the same fallen angels that seduced the daughters of Adam in Gen. chapter
6.
We
just read that they are coming to SEDUCE again.
How do we know?
It's
recorded in Matthew's account in chapter 24 concerning this same seal.
These are the words of
Jesus Christ:
Matthew
24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son
of man be.
It's
going to be just like it was in the days of Noe (Greek
for Noah).
What
were they doing back then?
[38]
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the
ark,
Who
was doing the seducing?
The
sons of God,
the
fallen angels who left their first habitation,
i.e.
their heavenly abode (see Jude),
and
came to earth and seduced the daughters of Adam,
the
union of which produced giants and caused the flood of Noah.
And what about those people
back then?
[39]
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be.
They
were unaware of the impending flood
about
to sweep them away and so they WERE TAKEN in the flood.
[40]
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
And
so just as it was in the days of Noah,
those
who are unaware WILL BE TAKEN in the flood of lies
and
be seduced and impregnated with deception.
There is absolutely
no other way to interpret what is being said here
unless you pluck these
verses out of context
and twist them to
appear to say something they don't.
That
is how Satan, the illusionist, "un-rightly" divides the Word of God.
Note: The ignorant
and the unlearned that we spoke of earlier, believe that the first one
taken is raptured by Jesus Christ. They along with their entire congregations
are going to get screwed and lose their virginity! Too
graphic? I think not! Eternal
life is at stake here!
[41]
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the
other left.
Just
like it was in the days of Noah!
We are without excuse!
How
so?
Remember
Christ's words back in Mark 13:23?
He
told us everything,
exactly
how it is going to be!
Mark
13:23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
We are now ready
to return to verse 12 of Revelation chapter 6
and begin the 6th Seal.
However, we have exceeded
the length of our daily study already and so we'll resume and conclude
this extremely important seal tomorrow.
I
know we are spending considerable time on chapter 6 and each of the seals,
but
when you think about their importance
and
the fact that you must have this knowledge "sealed" in your mind
so
as not to be taken in the flood,
then
a little extra careful "dividing" is more than justified.
What
is it that Jesus Christ would have us learn from the 6th Seal?
For
one thing, there are TWO TRIBULATIONS!
Find out more in the next
exciting study of The Book of Revelation!
To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits;
to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, you accomplish both.
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