My Sheep
Hear My Voice
Before
Jesus was crucified He told the disciples to watch and pray,
something so simple, but they let their physical bodies take over and
they fell back asleep. In these last hours of time you need to hear
His voice. When He tells you something, it is very important, but
most ignore my voice or just discuss it and go on with what they were
doing. You will see many things start to happen shortly and if you do
not hear and obey His voice,... it will mean death for some of
you....Jesus has only your best interest in mind. Christ knows you
heart, and if you are truly His you will hear His voice. He awakes
many of you at 3am on the dot, but most will roll over and go back to
sleep. There are a few who will get up and pray. Your day is filled
with so many things and Jesus is the last thing many of you give your
time to. But Christ needs to talk to you,... to fellowship with you
and only when you are still and quite (3am) can you hear Him,... the
rest of your day is so busy you do not have time for Him,... but you
need to make time, for time is short and the Lord has instructions
for you.
Revelation
Chapter 10
This
passage (Rev. 10:1-11:13) is the fourth parenthetical passage in the
book and explains certain things which are not the contents of the
trumpets or vials, but which are fulfilled in conjunction with them,
as is clear from the passage itself. Chapter 10:1-11 is a vision of
the “mighty angel,” chapter 11:1-2 a vision of the temple and the
Holy City, and 11:3-13 a vision of the two witnesses. This fourth
parenthetical passage breaks the main vision of the trumpets and is
inserted between the sixth and seventh trumpets just as the first
parenthetical passage is inserted between the sixth and the seventh
seals. This alone is proof that it is parenthetical. As to the
fulfillment of the events of this passage that is clear, chapter
10:1-11, like the first part (Rev. 7:1-8) of the first parenthetical
passage, will be fulfilled in the order in which it is given. The
last part of this parenthetical passage (Rev. 11:1-13) concerning the
two witnesses, will be fulfilled from the middle of the Week onward
like the last part of the first parenthetical passage (Rev. 7:9-17),
as is clear from both passages. Thus, the parenthetical passages are
inserted in their proper places and will be fulfilled in the order as
given, except for a few passages, which are always clear as to their
time of fulfillment. It is only natural to understand that they are
to be fulfilled in the order of events in which they are inserted
unless it is stated otherwise.
The
Angel and the Little Scroll
before...
Greek: epi,
against, of, or concerning. The verse literally reads. "Thou
must prophecy again (yet, further) as to (concerning) many peoples,
nations, tongues, and kings." This is what John did in the rest
of the Revelation, beginning with the 7th trumpet to the second
coming (Rev. 11:15-19:21).
prophesy again before (concerning)... A call for John to warn men about the bitter judgment in the seventh trumpet and the 7 vials.
John is told he is to prophesy again. How could he prophesy any more than to write the book of Revelation (the gospel of John, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd books of John). Millions of people have read this prophecy, so John really did follow these instructions from God. The Bible is the most read book in the world.
This verse is a key to the chronology of the Book of Revelation. John is told to prophesy again concerning many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. The seal and trumpet judgments have brought the chronology close to the end of the Tribulation period and to the return of Christ to the earth (Revelations 11-15).
Not
Christ's Formal Possession of the Earth
- He (Christ) does not actually take possession of the earth until three and one-half years later, when He comes for that purpose, Dan. 7:13-14, 18; Rev. 19:11-21; Zech. 14:1-21.
- This scene is associated with the expressions “delay should be no longer” and “the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and His Christ,” Rev. 10:6; 11:15. But neither of these statements refers to God's possession of the earth in the middle of the Week. This seems clear from the fact that if God did take possession of the earth at this time, formally or otherwise, the Devil and the Antichrist could not be here for three and one-half years more. What would be the use of such formal possession, especially if it is connected with”delay should be no longer” and such possession is really delayed three and one-half years more?
- Christ's presence on earth during the sixth and seventh trumpets can be understood apart from the idea that He takes possession of the earth at this time. He is to do just what this angel (mighty angel) did before John, and it seems clear in this passage that it was not a possession of the earth, but that which had to do with the completion of the mystery of God, which is explained next.
The
expression “delay should be no longer” (Rev. 10:6) refers to the
immediate fulfillment of “the mystery of God” of the next verse,
which reads, according to the literal translation, “But in the days
of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound the
trumpet, also should be completed the mystery of God, as he did
announce the glad tidings to his bondsmen, the prophets.” The
seventh angel sounds in the middle of the Week, Rev. 11:15. It is
“days” in duration and includes all of Rev. 11:14-13:18, as we
shall see later.
Mystery
of God
Now
to determine which of these events is the mystery that is to be
finished we must keep in mind the following facts:
- It is to be finished during the days of the seventh trumpet. The word “finished” from the Greek teleo is used in Rev. 11:7;15:1, 8; 17:17; 20:3, 5, 7 and means that which has reached its end.
- It is indeed glad tidings.
- It has been proclaimed by the prophets since the world began (Lk. 1:70; Acts 3:21; 2 Pet. 1:21).
- It has been delayed throughout all the ages, but now “delay should be no longer” in completing it.
The
Mystery of God is the Casting out of Satan
- It is the only event mentioned in the days of the seventh trumpet that really meets the required four facts above. This can readily be seen by noticing the events of the seventh trumpet one by one to see if any of them meet the four facts above. None will do so except the casting out of Satan. Some of them are glad tidings but not one besides this has been delayed by God since the world began as He has declared to all of His prophets.
- The casting out of Satan will be finished under the seventh trumpet, as is clear from Rev. 12:7-12.
- The casting out of Satan is indeed glad tidings to all of heaven, and, although it is a temporary woe to the inhabitants of the earth, it will be a permanent blessing after the woe, for that is the only way God's eternal plan can be fully realized, Rev. 12:10-12.
- The casting out of Satan has been proclaimed by the prophets from the earliest times, beginning in Gen. 3:15 and ending in Rev. 12:7-12. It is one of the themes of the Bible and has been referred to directly many times by the prophets, Isa. 24:21; 25:7; 27:1; etc.
- The woman, manchild, beasts, ect., have not been delayed for they have not existed throughout all centuries.
- The triumphant attitude of the angel shows that an enemy is involved in the long delayed mystery of God.
- The fact that the three woes were to be under the fifth, sixth, and seventh trumpets shows that the casting out of Satan is the reference, Rev. 12:12.
- This view harmonizes with the announcement that the kingdoms of this world are to become God's, as we shall see later.
When
the angel set His feet on the earth and sea and cried with a loud
voice seven thunders uttered their voices; i.e., there were seven
clear and distinct utterances from heaven. John was about to write
what was uttered, when he was told not to do so. What was uttered has
not been revealed and all speculation is valueless. They were perhaps
of a personal nature to John. The voice was perhaps that of God's
Psm. 29; Jhn. 12:29.
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