My Sheep Hear My Voice

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 11

The Temple of God and the Two Witnesses

(Parenthetical Rev. 11:1-13)

This parenthetical passage includes from (Rev. 10:1-11:13) continues with the measuring of the temple of God and the revelation of the two witnesses, who will be on earth the last three and one-half years of Daniel's Seventieth Week.

The Temple of God

"And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. (Rev. 11:1.

given me a... A measuring reed was about 12 1/2 feet long (cp. Rev. 21:15-16). It was like a rod or sceptre as in Rev. 2:27; 12:5; 19:15.

Rise, and measure... This is measuring for chastening, not building, as in 2Sa. 7:14; Psm. 2:9; 89:32; Isa. 11:4; Lam. 2:8; Eze. 20:37; 1Co. 4:21.

While it is clear that Rev. 11:1-14 continues the parenthetical section begun in Rev. 10:1, an amazing variation of interpretations of this portion of Scripture have been offered.

The best guideline to follow in interpreting this section is to take each fact literally. In line with this principle, a literal temple will be in existence during the Great Tribulation, and the city should be considered the literal city Jerusalem in keeping with its identification in Rev. 11:8. The time periods of 42 months (Rev. 11:2) and three and one-half days (Rev. 11:9, Rev. 11:11) again should be considered literally. The earthquake will kill literally 7,000 individuals, and the two witnesses should be considered as two individual men.

unto a rod... This was a hollow, bamboo-like cane plant that grew in the Jordan Valley. Because if its light weight and rigidity, it was commonly used as a measuring rod (compare Ezek. 40:3, 5). Measuring the temple signified God’s ownership of it (compare 21:15; Zech. 2:1-5).

This angel is telling John to take a measurement of the temple and the people. We read (in Ezekiel 40:5), that this reed is twelve and a half feet long (six cubits). This seems to be a similar message in Ezekiel to the one here in Revelation.

the temple of... Refers to the Holy of Holies and the Holy Place, not the entire temple complex (compare verse 2). A rebuilt temple will exist during the time of the Tribulation (Dan. 9:27; 12:11; Matt. 24:15; 2 Thess. 2:4).

This statement about the "temple … and them that worship therein." is speaking of the true believers in the tribulation who collectively make up the temple (body of Christ).

and the altar... The reference to worshipers suggests this is the bronze altar in the courtyard, not the incense altar in the Holy Place, since only the priests were permitted inside the Holy Place (compare Luke 1:8-10).