Humanity's Identity Redeemed
So far with the aid of Hebrews 13:20-21 we have found out that it is Elohiym Who works within us to perfect us to the standard of the first Adam as seen in Genesis 2 by or through the renewal of our mind from a fallen mindset to a redeemed / restored mind of heavenly conscientiousness. This in agreement with what we have discovered in Revelation 17 and related passages that verify these things. So again Hebrews 13 verses 20 and 21 in the KJV.
Hebrews 13:20-21 "Now the GOD of Peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do Their will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in Their sight, through Jesus Christ; To Whom be glory for ever and ever. The great Amen."
Now for a slight change up I will draw from the Mirror Study Bible this same passage to see what else we may learn with a renewed mind.
The Mirror: "This is my prayer for you: that the GOD Who made peace with the human race through the blood of the eternal Testament, Who having raised Jesus from the dead as the supreme Shepherd of the sheep, will thoroughly equip you in the most distinguished way possible, to give expression to Their design in you according to Their delight realized in Jesus Christ, Who is the blueprint of the ages. Jesus is the accurate expression of GOD'S glory. Our lives confirm and echo the Amen!"
And now for the conclusion of our Revelation investigation which ends in Revelation 18 verse 3 as we will soon see. First the KJV and then the Mirror Study Bible's rendition:
Revelation 17:15-18:3 "The Angelic messenger, said to me, "The waters (Ps. 18:4, 65:7, 93:3-4, Isa. 8:7-8, Jer. 51:13, 42, 55) which you saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw upon the beast, these shall hate (Isa. 13:17-18, Jer. 50:41-42) the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked (Eze. 16:37-44, 23:45-49), and shall eat (Job 31:31, Ps. 27:2, Dan. 7:5) her flesh, and burn (Lev. 21:9) her with fire. For GOD has put (Acts 4:27-28) in their hearts to fulfill (Luke 22:3, 22, 37, John 13:2, 18) Their will, and to agree, and give their kingdom to the beast, until the words (promises) of GOD shall be (Pro. 19:21, Isa. 45:17, 46:10-11, Jer. 27:6-7, Eze. 38:16-17, Dan. 12:7, John 10:35, 12:39-40, 19:24, 28) fulfilled. And the woman (Dan. 2:40-41, 7:23, Luke 2:1) which you saw is that great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth." And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; And the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies."
Now for the renewed mind's observations of the same, as found in the Mirror Study Bible picking up the flow at verse 15 and on through 8:3: "The same Messenger who addressed me earlier to come and see the judgment of that notorious prostitute - the one who sat enthroned upon the many trade routes of the waters (like the king of Babylon known as Lucfier spoken of by Isaiah in chapter 14:4-23 and Ezekiel in chapter 28;13-17, Jer. 50:23, 51:20-24; Luke 10:18, 2Peter 1:19, 2:4; Rev. 12:7-10), both the rivers and seas - proceeded to explain to me that the waters I saw represent the entire spectrum of people - groupings and tribal identities with their unique language - specific dialect preferences. (These are the very masses of humanity that were redeemed by the blood of the Lamb as referenced earlier in the book, every sphere of society were there - laoi kai acholoi eisin kai ethne kai glossai - Rev. 10:11, "And he said me, "Necessity is laid upon you to now disclose with new insight the prophetic word again - this prophecy's time has come and is now relevant and you will declare it before many peoples and different nations and their kings in their specific mother tongue language." - This list of people occurs seven times in Revelation with a like grouping of words for all humanity, of all races and nations; - Rev. 5:9, 7:9, 10:11, 11:9, 14:6 and here in 17:15.
Ezekiel 43:2, "And behold, the glory of the GOD of Israel came from the east; And the sound of Their coming was like the sound of many waters; And the earth shone with Their glory." Matthew 24:31, "And They will send out Their Shepherd - Messengers with a loud trumpet call, and They will gather (G1588, from G1586)Their blueprint likeness from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." The word, G1586, eklegomai, traditionally associated with the idea of election, has two components, G1537, ek, a preposition that indicates source or origin and legomai, from G3004, lego, to speak, meaning to communicate ideas; - the Lamb is the logos, G3056, the language and conversation of GOD; Humanity is Their audience thus, the original blueprint - word, the logos; in John 1:1-3, 12, Mat. 22:14, The many are called, [kaleo] but few are "chosen" eklegomai, thus, The masses are defined by Their name while few yet realize their own origin in (Them) Me!") In realizing their defeat by the Lamb, the ten horns which you saw on the Beast will turn against the prostitute with furious hatred and will strip her of all her decorations, expose her nakedness, consume her flesh and burn her body. (Again, John sees a counterfeit drama to the slaying of the Lamb of GOD; Here, the figurehead of the religious corrupt systems, the great whore, is sacrificed and her flesh is eaten by her previous colleagues, clients and supporters. This reminds me of Jesus' conversation about our eating of His flesh and drinking His blood as our remembrance in the Last Supper and this done on a daily bases.) This happened according to GOD'S strategic plan as They gave them a mind to be united against the woman and to give their kingdom to the Beast until Their word would be fulfilled. (Col. 2:15, In Jesus' dying humanity's death, He 1 defused every possible claim of accusation against the human race and thus made a public 2 spectacle of every 3 rule and authority in GOD'S brilliant triumph, demonstrated in Him. The 4 voice of the Cross will never be silenced! (The horror of the Cross is now the eternal trophy of GOD'S triumph over sin! The cross stripped religion of its authority to manipulate humanity with guilt and shame. Every accusation lost its leverage and legality to blackmail the human race with condemnation and shame!) The word, [1, G544, from G575 and G1562] apekduomai, is translated from G575, apo, away from, and G1562, ekduo, to be stripped of clothing; To disarm; The religious facade that disguised the law of works as a means of defining a person's life, was openly defeated. The same word used in Col. 3:9. The dominance of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil [poneros, hard work and labor] was ended. The word, [2, G1165] deikmatizo, means to exhibit in public. The word translated as principalities [3, G746] arche, rule and word translated as powers [G1849] exousia, means authority. The word, [4, G3954] parresia, comes from (G3956) pas, all and (G4483) rheo, outspokenness, pouring forth speech.
"Jesus stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets." Mat. 27:51-54.
The woman you saw is the great city which dominated the kings of the earth." (The Prostitute city - society of Babylon stands in contrast to the Bride of Christ as the New Jerusalem.
Just like Babylon is not a city in the symbolic language of Revelation, it is a "fallen," distorted - mindset - society of Babylonian standards based on failures; so the New Jerusalem is not a city but the redeemed society of humanity! The Bride of Christ!)
With this I saw another Shepherd - Messenger descending out of the heavenly sphere with blazing light beaming out of him. The light lit up the earth with the brightness of his glorious presence. He announced in a thunderous voice, "The great Babylon is utterly crushed - it has become a ghost town of demons, haunted by every unclean spirit, held in it like in a cage for eerie, spooky birds. The masses of humanity became intoxicated with the wine of her passion and adulteries while their kings flirted with her and the traveling traders of the world made their wealth with the powerful lure of her attractions."
In our next visit we shall, the LORD willing, break down some of the aspects of the intoxication mentioned here. And how these come into play in our day and time.
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