"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, between the chapter notes of chapter 17-2c, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.

We are currently looking into the notes of chapter 17, in our Mirror Study Bible, as they pertain to "End Times - Eschatology." And are about to do a deep dive into Revelation 14:6-10, in how these relate to our subject matter of discovery, before we head into John's synoptic gospel.

End Times - Eschatology

The Day of the LORD - The Fullness of Time - The Hour has Come!

Revelation 14:6-10, "And I saw another Shepherd-Messenger soaring in mid heaven - this Messenger was the carrier of the grandest news of the ages. His mission was to announce these glad tidings of everlasting proportion to every single nation, tribe, language and people groupings on the earth! In a great voice he declared, "Be awestruck with the amazingness of GOD! Give Him glory! The hour of His judgment has come! He is the Maker of the heavenly realm, the earth, the sea and the fountains of the waters. ( This announcement echos in Jesus' declaration of John 12:31, This is the judgment of this world; It is the moment where the authority of the world-system is cast out! [ The serpent's head is about to be crushed! Genesis 3:15; Colossians 2:14-15] When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all judgment to Me! ( He would be lifted up on the cross, descend into the depths of our hell, then, according to the prophetic word in Hosea 6:2, after two days be lifted up as representative of the human race, out of the lowest parts of the earth and elevated to the highest heavens! Ephesians 4:8-9; see also Eph. 2:5-6 and Col. 3:1-3. All things include all of humanity and their judgment. The subject of the sentence as from the previous verse is the judgment of the world - thus the primary thought here is that in His death, Jesus would draw all judgment upon Himself! John 3:14, 8:28, Acts 2:33. In 1John 3:5, We have witnessed with our own eyes how, in the unveiling of the prophetic word, when He was lifted upon the cross as the Lamb of GOD, He lifted up our sins and broke its dominion and rule over us! [John 1:29 "Behold, the Lamb of GOD, Who takes (took) away [airo] the sin of the world!" The word airo means to lift up.]) This he said to point to the way in which He would die." see John 19:15 - "Lift Him up! Crucify Him!" was the shout of the crowd.) And a second Shepherd-Messenger followed and announced with a loud voice that whoever worshiped the counterfeit lamb and its image and received its character in their thoughts and deeds, will drink the wine of GOD'S passion, undiluted with water but intensified with spices in His cup - they shall be tested as one tests gold or silver with a [1]touchstone; With fire and brimstone in the immediate presence of the Lamb and of [2]those who have discovered their wholeness mirrored in Him - the dross of their deception will be exposed and cleansed! (Note the words, tou kekerasmenou akratou - this is a powerful oxymoron, "the mixed unmixed." see Psalm 75:8, "For in the mind of the LORD there is a cup, with foaming wine, well mixed; And He will pour a drought from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs."

The word, [1, G928 from G931 basanos, the notion of going to the bottom] basanizo means to test (metals) by the touchstone, which is a black siliceous stone used to test the purity of gold or silver by the color of the streak produced on it by rubbing it with either metal - a piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the color of the mark which they made on it - thus, a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized. The blood of Jesus is the currency! 1Peter 1:18-19.

The fiery brimstone (G2303) - theion - is divine incense, because burning brimstone was regarded as having power to purify, and to ward off diseases - the cup He drank on the cross was this touchstone! "What shall I say? Father remove this cup from Me? NO! For this is the hour I have come for! The word, [2, G40 compare G53 hagnos, clean, innocent, modest, perfect] hagios, saints, refers to wholeness and harmony of spirit, soul and body - see 1Cor. 1:30 and Rom. 1:7.) (The Mirror, with editing.)

In our next visit the LORD willing we shall finish this section, with a deep dive into John 5 and 6. Then we shall look into "The Triumph of the Lamb," in our next section. Now may the LORD increase our understand of HIM Who IS!