We are about to have the seventh angle or Shepherd-Messenger appear to sound the seventh trumpet. Shall we find out what this folds in store?
Revelation 11:15-18 "And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever." And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, saying, "We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth." (KJV)
Revelation 11:15-18 "Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever." And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying, "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign. The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth."(ESV)
Revelation 11:15-18 "When the seventh Shepherd-Messenger sounded his trumpet, there was a massive crescendo of voices in the heavenly realm, saying, "The kingdom of the [1] cosmos has become the kingdom of our LORD and of His Christ, and He will reign as king for all the ages of His ages." (The word, [1, G2889 from the base of G2865 a primary word κολυμβος kolumbos, means to tend to, to provide for] kosmos in the NT refers to the entire human family. Remember Rev. 10:7, In the days when the sounding of the seventh messenger's trumpet commences, the mystery of GOD will be fully realized in exact accordance to the Good News He announced to His servants the Prophets. (Already in Rev. 7 we saw the eventual outcome of what is portrayed here in chapter 11 etc.) Rev. 7:9, At this moment I saw a massive throng of people, impossible to count, standing tall and innocent (these are they who know the secret of the finished work of the cross Gal. 2:20); Everyone of them [1] dressed in white with palm branches in their hands; They have [1] escaped everything that could possibly define them as a non-Jewish, Gentile world! In fact, every sphere of society were there - including the entire spectrum of people-groupings; All tribal identities with their unique language-specific dialectic preferences; They were all present facing the Throne and the Lamb as the people of the planet! (Amazing how, in the previous verses of this chapter, the tribes of Israel are associated with a very specific "number," this emphasizing the prophetic detail of the entire Jewish nation. But here, John sees a massive throng of people, impossible to count! In Israel there is a prophetic voice of GOD'S intention to release the blessing of the single SEED of GOD'S Faith through Abraham and bless all the nations of the earth! "Count the stars, count the sand!"
The word [1] stolay, is the white outer garment worn by kings, priests, and persons of rank. The palm branches and the white robes are signs of the celebration of victory and joy. The preposition [1] ek, points to source or origin; Humanity was delivered out of their national, geographical and historical identities! See Extended Notes on Israel at the end of Rev. 20.
I look again and saw a huge crowd, too large to count. Everyone was there --- all nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing, dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb. Rev. 7:10, Then I heard the masses shouting as if with one thundering voice saying, "Our salvation is secure in our GOD Who is seated upon the Throne and endorsed in the Lamb's doing!") At that moment, the twenty four Elders who were seated on their thrones face to face with GOD, fell down prostrate before Him in adoration and exclaimed: "Our hearts are flooded with gratitude and the affection of Your favor! We salute Your Lordship oh GOD! You are the Supreme Authority over all things; Your I-am-ness defines time - present, past and future. The [1] due dynamic of Your [2] Royal-reign is forever established! (The word translated due, [1] eilepsas, is from lambano, is in the prefect active tense which suggests the continual effect of an action already completed in the past. The word lambano, means to take what is one's own, one's due. Then the word esbasileusas, is from basileuo, to reign, is in the Aorist active tense, which speaks of a completed act. Both these tenses emphasize the permanence of GOD'S rule. There was never a time where GOD'S royal rule was in question. In giving Himself as our scapegoat to be murdered by His own creatures assumes a weakness that does not compromise His authority at all! In the genius of His wisdom He defeats the entire system of judgment under the Law of performance, governing the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The seeming frailty of the slain Lamb never compromised the authority of the Lion of Judah! 1Corinthians 1:25, It seems so foolish that GOD should die humanity's death on the cross; it seems so weak of GOD to suffer such insult; Yet mankind's wisest schemes and most powerful display of genius cannot even begin to comprehend or compete with GOD in His weakest moment on the cross.) The culmination of humanity's wrath collided with Your passion oh GOD - this is the critical moment where judgment is met in death! (Jesus said, 'When I am lifted up on the cross, I will draw all judgment unto Me!') This is the anticipated moment and prize of Your bond-friends, the Prophets, the Saints and everyone who were awed by Your Name - both the significant and the prominent - this is the destruction of the corrupting virus in the earth! ( In the symbolic language of the book of Revelation, the judgment of the Dragon, the Beast and the Whore; the counterfeit Trinity, is not a judgment against an entity, but against a corrupt mindset-system. A virus doesn't have a life of its own - it needs a host!
Microbiology Professor, Vincent Racaniello writes, "Life is 'an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction.' Viruses are not living things. Viruses are complicated assemblies of molecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates, but on their own they can do nothing until they enter a living cell. Without cells, viruses would not be able to multiply. Therefore, viruses are not living things."
See notes on Armageddon at the end of chapter 16.) (The Mirror, with editing.)
Boy have we blown the gain Sayer's out! Now may our LORD again bless both you and yours with increased understanding of Him in these things.
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