INTRODUCTION
John 18:33-38
[Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and
said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus answered him, Sayest
thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? Pilate
answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and chief priests have delived
thee unto me. What hast thou done? Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of
this world; if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants
fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now is my kingdom
not from here. Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king, then?
Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end I was born, and
for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the
truth. Everyone that is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto
him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the
Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.]
Strange indeed for the judgment of man, for who knows within himself
that his judgment be true?
Scripture tells us that Pilate was convicted of the truth in Christ,
but failing to take heed thereto, he lost his soul, causing the blood of
the innocent to be shed. How many of us since the dawning of time have
committed such things? Who was this Jesus? Who was this Saviour that
nearly a whole religious nation rejected?
Matthew told us. Mark Luke, and John all recorded their side of the
story of which remains unto this day, read and judged of all. Likewise,
the Acts, the Book of Romans, Corinthians, Ephesians, Galatians, and such
books open for our learning this most unique mystery of judgment and
justice undone. But of all the records the most awe inspiring remains to
be the most misunderstood, that being the Revelation of Jesus Christ
written by the Apostle John to the churches of Asia and left on record
that all who follow may ask the question:
``Who is this Christ and what remains to be the mystery of Him?''
In my work to unfold this mystery to you I will not use great techniques
of scholarly display nor indepth reasonings of philosophy, no
sophisticated, congenial language shall be used, just simple talk and
reason.
First of all, the Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave unto Him
to show unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass are to be
seen just as that: a revelation of Jesus to reveal to men His wishes and
His desires for those who make up His church. For the kingdom of God
being that of heaven, and not of this world, is to be revealed unto this
world by the means He has chosen -- the foolishness of preaching. John
the Apostle while on the Isle of Patmos received the Lord's messenger and
in obedience placed in written form all that he saw and all that he heard
pertaining to the mysteries of Christ. And in good faith the Apostle
stated, ``Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this
prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein for the time is
at hand'' (Revelation 1:3).
Likewise John was commanded of the angel, ``Write the things which
thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be
hereafter'' (Revelation 1:19). Simply, John's record contains the past,
present, and future events that revolve around the Revelation of Jesus
Christ. John in faithfulness sent his writings to the seven churches in
Asia and the will of Christ for these churches is plainly revealed from
chapter 2 to chapter 4 of Revelation. Therefore on record, all may read
and see how Christ has dealt
Our subject of interest will be taken up from chapters 4-22, for these
passages entail the events that are to be after John's time. For it is
written
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(Revelation 4: entire chapter):
[After this I looked and, behold, a door was opened in heaven; and
the first voice that I heard was, as it were, of a trumpet talking with
me; which said, Come up here, and I will show thee things which must be
hereafter. And immediately I was in the Spirit and, behold, a throne was
set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look
upon like a jasper and a sardine stone; and there was a rainbow round
about the throne, in sight like an emerald. And round about the throne
were four and twenty seats, and upon the seats I saw four and twenty
elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads
crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and
thunderings, and voices; and there were seven lamps of fire burning before
the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. And before the throne
there was a sea of glass like crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and
round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes in front and behind.
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and
the third beast had a face like a man, and the fourth beast was like a
flying eagle. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him,
and they were full of eyes within; and they rest not day and night,
saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was and is, and is to
come. And when those beasts give glory and honor and thanks to him that
sat on the throne, who liveth forever and ever, the four and twenty elders
fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth
forever and ever and cast their crowns before the throne saying, Thou art
worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for thou hast
created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.]
John states that ``that which must be hereafter'' -- sometime after his
day there will be a God who sits on His throne. There will be a jury of
twenty-four elders. God will be declared as ``worthy'' to receive glory
and honour and power,'' because unto Him and for Him all things were
created.
John continues to say (Revelation 5: entire chapter):
[And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written
within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong
angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and
to loose its seals? And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the
earth, was able to open the book, neither to look on it. And I wept much,
because no man was found worthy to open and read the book, neither to look
on it. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion of
the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book,
and to loose its seven seals. And I beheld and, lo, in the midst of the
throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a
Lamb as though 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.
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders
fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden
vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. And they sang a
new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals;
for thou wast slain, and has redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every
kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God
kings and priests, and we shall reign on the earth. And I beheld, and I
heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and
the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand,
and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb
that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and
honor, and glory, and blessing. And every creature that is in heaven, and
on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all
that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and
poower be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever
and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen. And
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the four and twenty elders fell down and worshiped him that liveth
forever and ever.]
Very clearly John tells of a judgment in which only one question is
asked, ``Who is worthy'' to open or to reveal a book found in the right
hand of God clearly sealed with seven seals. John states, ``No man in
heaven nor in earth, neither under the earth was able to open the book
neither to look thereon.'' Then John is pointed to the hope of all men:
the Lamb that was slain. Here is a revelation of Christ as our High
Priest in heaven. Here His work is revealed: the opening of the
mysteries of God. These mysteries of which reveal Christ and His
sufficiency to save all whose prayers are directed to God through Him.
Likewise Paul the Apostle has stated:
[So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest,
but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, today have I begotten thee.
For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better
hope did, by which we draw near unto God...But this man, because he
continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore, he is able
also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he
ever liveth to make intercession for them.
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much
also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon
better promises.
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands,
which are the figures of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear
in the presence of God for us;
But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever,
sat down on the right hand of God, from henceforth expecting till his
enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected
forever them that are sanctified.... For if we sin willfully after we
have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more
sacrifice for sins... of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he
be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath
counted the blood of the covenant, with which he was sanctified, an unholy
thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that
burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest.... See
that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused
him that spoke on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away
from him that speaketh from heaven.] Hebrews 5:5; 7:19,24-25; 8:6; 9:24;
10:12-14,26,29; 12:18,25.
Clearly then, John is showing us of that very event of which Paul the
Apostle so clearly writes. Christ is the mediator of the New Covenant and
that New Covenant is contained in the seven seals. If we the church have
been so long awaiting that which must be hereafter, why is it that so many
of us in Christendom have not even heard of the seven seals?
Why is this Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave to Him such a
mystery? The Apostle Peter gives us a clue when he said (1 Peter 1:3,5):
[Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to
his abundant mercy, hath begotten us again unto a living hope by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ... who are kept by the power
of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last
time.]
Truly Christ is our only Saviour, our only Mediator between man and God.
Likewise, it is true the opening of the seven seals by Christ is as much
or more so important for our salvation as any other former gospels. If
this salvation is ``ready to be revealed in the last time,'' as Peter
says, then we
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should hear another statement from the Apostle Peter (1 Peter 1:13):
[Wherefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end
for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ]
So the question remains -- What are the seven seals? And the answer
remains -- a Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave unto Him to show
unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass. If these things
were to have shortly come to pass then surely they must have already been
fulfilled, and if so, does that mean we are His servants if we know these
things not? Or could it be that the things which must be hereafter
pertaining to God's throne, the judgment, the book, and the Lamb receiving
that book are events directed primarily to the last times or the last
days? If that's the case are we in the last days? If so then it must be
time for God's servants to know these things (Psalms 90:12-17; 91:1-4;
11:3-4). The servant of God will find as we continue in our searching of
the scriptures that every book of the Bible meets and ends in the book of
Revelation. Gems of most sacred truth are to be uncovered, golden
promises never before seen are to be brought to view, for when has grace
ever been needed more than now in the time of which we live?
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CHAPTER 1
THE FIRST SEAL
Although we, the servants of God, do not live in Asia, we are none the
less to be beneficiaries of their counsels; and they likewise, not being
alive today are no doubt to be a part of the grace which we are to
receive.
Revelation 6:1-2. Here in our Heavenly Zion we see the Lamb loose the
first seal. This preview of God's revelation of His Son is to be of our
utmost interest, for not only will it more clearly reveal the nature of
Christ, but it will likewise unfold more clearly the Divine nature of God
who is the Author of this revelation.
Now let's turn to Psalms 45
Verse 1: ``My (God's) heart is inditing a good matter: I (God) speak of
the things which I (the Creator of all things) have made touching the King
(Christ), my (God's) tongue is the pen of a ready writer.'' Here we see
God not only creates all things by His Word but in His wisdom, He has
chosen some things to be written that by the power of His word He may
bring to pass in His own time. Here we see God by His written Word
foretelling his determined purpose for His Son, Christ.
Verse 2: ``Thou art fairer than the children of men, grace is poured into
thy lips; therefore God hath blessed thee forever, Gird thy sword upon thy
thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty
ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy
right hand shall teach thee terrible things.'' Clearly in the Revelation
Christ is fairer than the fairest. Those who receive the seals receive
the grace found therein. Christ is capable of destroying his enemies for
His majesty truly is great in heaven, for it is witnessed that all angels
bow before him. What is it that Christ shall ride but the white horse
because the book given to Him is the truth and He shall ride prosperously.
Verse 5: ``Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies
whereby the people fall under thee.'' Here we see the meaning of the bow
of which the first seal speaks. Let us pray that none of us refuse ``Him
that speaks from heaven '' and the Spirit of Truth that is now speaking
from heaven for it is likewise written in verse 6:
``Thy throne O God, is for ever and ever; the scepter of thy kingdom is a
right scepter. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness:
therefore God (Christ), thy God (Father), hath anointed thee with the oil
of gladness above thy fellows. All thy garments smell of myrrh, and
aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee
glad. Kings's daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right
hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir, Hearken, O daughter, and
consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, thy
father's house; so shall the King (Christ) greatly desire thy beauty; for
he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.''
How can any man deny that the first seal is a preview into the event
spoken of by the 45th Psalm? How important is this insight? How
important is it to God, or to Christ, or to the church? While on earth
Christ spoke many parables regarding His kingdom and his bride. Let's
hear one and see if we cannot more clearly understand the importance of
these things. Matthew 22:1-14:
[And Jesus answered and spoke unto them again by parables, and
said, The Kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage
for his son, and sent forth servants to call them that were bidden to the
wedding; and they would not come. Again he sent forth other servants,
saying, Tell them who are bidden, Behold I have prepared my dinner; my
oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready, come unto the
marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to
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merchandise; and the remnant took his servants, and treated them
shamefully, and slew them. But when the king heard of it, he was angry;
and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up
their city. Then said he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they
who were bidden were not worthy. Go, therefore, into the highways, and as
many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out
into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both
bad and good; and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the
king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a
wedding garment. And he saith unto himn, Friend how camest thou in here
not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king
to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him
into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For
many are called, but few are chosen.]
Notice that in this parable of Matthew, Christ clearly teaches that those
with indifferent attitudes who would not come to the Marriage Supper were
to be slain. Their disinterest offended the King who we know is God. So,
likewise, today if we disregard the truth of the first seal we really
disregard Christ, who opened it and in so doing we disregard God who gave
it. This indifference most surely will place one's salvation in jeopardy.
Matthew 21:42:
[Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The
stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the
corner; this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?]
In this passage we see Christ pointing his hearers to the Rock (His God).
We know in Revelation 4 God is pictured as one who appears to be as jasper
and sardine stone. This one is the same stone to which Christ referred
to. So again we are reminded that what the Father gives to Christ is a
revelation of Jesus Christ that God gives to Him to show unto his
servants.
Was it really David who wrote the Psalms or was it God who spoke through
David? Was it really the prophets who wrote their books or was it God who
spoke through the prophets? If it was God, we must conclude God claims
the book as His and we should more earnestly take it as God's Word.
We find now in Revelation 19 a verification of the events we have just
read.
Revelation 19:1-13.
``And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in
heaven, saying, ``Alleluia! Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power
unto the Lord our God; For true and righteous are his judgment; for he
hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her
fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.'' And
again they said, ``Alleluia!'' And her smoke rose up for ever and ever!
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and
worshipped God that sat on the throne saying, ``Amen! Alleluia!'' And a
voice came out of the throne, saying, ``Praise our God, all ye his
servants, and ye that fear him both small and great!'' And I heard as it
were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and
as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying ``Alleluia! For the Lord God
omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him
for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself
ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen,
clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.'' And
he said unto me, ``Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the
marriage supper of the Lamb.'' And he saith unto me, ``Thus are the true
saying of God!'' And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto
me, ``See thou do it not! I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren,
that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of
Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a
white horse, and he
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that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he
doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire and on his
head were many crowns, and he had a name written, that no man knew, but
he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood and his
name is called The Word of God.
Notice how in verse 9 it says, ``Blessed are they which are called unto
the marriage supper of the Lamb!'' And he said unto me, ``These are the
true saying of God!'' Being the true saying of God, the first seal of
Revelation 6:1-2 must be true according to the saying of God in Psalms 45.
And how can we be blessed if we know nothing about the Marriage Supper of
the Lamb nor what it entails?
Isaiah 33:17:
[Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty; they shall behold
the land that is very far off.]
Are we starting to see the King a little more clearly? And how about that
heavenly land very far off?
Isaiah 55:3-4:
[Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall
live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure
mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples,
a leader and commander to the peoples.]
Has not David truly witnessed on behalf of God by God's own power this
beautiful marriage of which all are called to receive the knowledge of.
Isaiah 61:8-10:
[For I, the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering;
and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting
covenant with them. And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and
their offspring among the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge
them, that they are the seed whom the LORD hath blessed. I will greatly
rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath
clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the
robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments,
and as a bride adorneth herself with jewels.]
We should surely at this moment realize the importance of learning more
thoroughly the meaning of Christ according to the seals lest we be found
without ``the wedding garment'' of God's judgment, for if we receive this
enlightenment, this grace which comes from heaven, we shall surely be
partakers of the marriage of the Lamb for we are the guests who will
``Hearken and consider.''
Jeremiah 23:5,6,7,8,18,19,20:
[Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto
David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall
execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be
saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name, whereby he
shall be called, THE LORD IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, behold, the
days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth,
who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, but the
LORD liveth, who brought up and who led the seed of the house of Israel
out of the north country, and from all the countries to which I had driven
them, and they shall dwell in their own land....For who hath stood in the
counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? Who hath
marked his word, and heard it? Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone
forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind; it shall fall grieveously upon
the head of the wicked. Then the anger of the
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LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed
the thoughts of his heart; in the latter days ye shall consider it
perfectly.]
This beautiful prophecy, the Desire of Ages, entails of Christ the Lord
our Righteousness and also warns us of the latter days should we be found
not standing in the counsel of the Lord. If we, the church of God, stand
in the counsel of Christ, especially in the light of the seven seals,
shall we not be a part of that beautiful bride spoken of in Jeremiah 33?
Jeremiah 33:14-16:
[Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good
thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house
of Judah. In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of
righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and
righteousness in the land. In those days shall Judah be saved, and
Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and this is the name of which she shall
be called, THE LORD, OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.]
She, the city, she, the saints, those who are clothed with the
righteousness of Christ and His Word, for it is also promised in verse 17,
``David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of
Israel.'' For Christ remains a King ``forever.'' (Psalm 45:6)
Ezekiel 37:24-25 Daniel 12:1:
[And David, my servant, shall be king over them, and they all shall have
one shepherd; they shall also walk in mine judgments, and observe my
statutes, and do them. And they shall dwell in the land that I have given
unto Jacob, my servant, in which your fathers have dwelt; and they shall
dwell in it, even they, and their children, and their children's children
forever; and my servant, David shall be their prince forever.]
[And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth
for the children of thy people, and there shall be a time of trouble,
such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time; and
at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be
found written in the book.]
If we are to be found written in the book, surely we should be found in
the first seal for there Christ is revealed, shall not we also be revealed
as one who ``hearkens and considers'' for is not He ``our Lord'' and shall
not we ``worship'' him ``in spirit and in truth'' (John 4:24).
In Hosea 2:14 we read, ``Therefore, behold I will allure her [and bring
her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly unto her]'' The Christian
Church being scattered from Jerusalem went throughout all nations. Being
amongst the Gentiles, the gospel was to impart unto the Gentiles the
riches of God's mercy.
Verse 15: ``And I will [give her her vineyards from thence, and the Valley
of Achor for a door of hope; and she shall sing there, as in the days of
her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of] Egypt.''
Here it is promised that once the unfaithful ones as Achan are taken from
amongst God's people we will definitely have a deliverance and all the
prophets agree.
Verse 16: [And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt
call me Ishi, and shalt call me no more Baali.] If we are to call God by
such an endearing term, we are to know Him a little better and what better
[way] to know him than in the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Verse 17: [For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and
they shall no more be remembered by their name.] All false teachers and
false prophets are to be forgotten for there is one God, and one Lamb and
one seven
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seal truth.
Verse 18: [And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts
of the field, and with the fowls of the heavens, and with the creeping
things of the ground; and I will break the bow and the sword and the
battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.] Just as
Isaiah 11 has promised, so Hosea also promises, peace for those who are
called to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
Verses 19 and 20: [And I will betroth thee unto me forever; yea, I will
betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in
lovingkindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in
faithfulness; and thou shalt know the LORD.] So again, here we see the
importance of this opportunity of learning these seven seals and the
complete entailment of what that includes.
Verse 21: [And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the
LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth.] Are we not
a part of this event by faith? Is not heaven in total unity to the
receiving of these seals from God? Is not God's word supreme in heaven?
And it being the Word which reveals Christ now is the time like never
before to pray that we may be worthy to understand these things more
clearly.
Verse 22 and 23: [And the earth shall hear the corn and the wine, and the
oil; and they shall hear Jezreel. And I will sow her unto me in the
earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I
will say to them who were not my people, Thou art my people; and they
shall say, Thou art my God.] We will not go at this point into the in
depth meaning of the book of Hosea in every particular for our primary
subject at this point is the first seal and the Marriage is that subject.
This should inspire us to look into the meaning of Hosea 3:5 ``Afterward
[shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD, their God, and
David, their king, and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter
days.]
Joel 2:15,16: [Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn
assembly. Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the
elders, gather the children, and those that nurse at the breasts; let the
bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.]
Yes, the bride is definitely to be revealed for we know that Christ is in
the Heavenly Sanctuary anticipating His Marriage of which God has spoken.
Should we not eagerly ourselves be ready to accept this truth and come out
of our closet and be revealed to the world as those who love Christ in
truth and in righteousness.
Amos 9:11,14,15: [In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that
is fallen, and close up the breaches of it; and I will raise up his ruins,
and I will build it as in the days of old ... And I will bring again the
captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities,
and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyeards, and drink their wine;
they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant
them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their
land which I have given them, saith the LORD, thy God.]
Obadiah 21: [And saviors shall come up on Mount Zion to judge the mount of
Eaau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.]