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Revelation Chapter 8
The Seventh Seal
VERSE 1 continued “When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.”
“With the opening of the previous six seals, John witnessed startling events, but when the seventh seal is broken—the last and the most significant of...
Revelation Chapter 8
The Seventh Seal
VERSE 1 “When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.”
“The usual approach to this verse has been a chronological one. This, however, does not seem the best approach when our study on “HOUR” (See, How to Study the...
Words and Phrases
HOUR continued
In Revelation, the word “hour” has eleven uses as follows:
Rev. 3:3 where it refers to an unexpected time at which the Lord would recompense the Sardis Church for sleeping.
“Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore...
Words and Phrases
HOUR
The word-study on "hour" was prompted because a number of brethren in their interpretations of Revelation prophecy (particularly Chapter 18) insist that an hour must be a very short time. Before looking into the prophecies which contain this time-word, it seems wise to...
Another reference by the Pastor is found in the 1910 Foreword to the Fourth Volume, page xvi:
"The masses will seek relief through the ballot and the peaceful readjustment of earth's affairs for the elimination of evil (corruption in government), for the placing of monopolies and utilities and...
Just so you know much of what is transpiring today in the world was foretold to happen a long time ago at the very beginnings of our century.
The following excerpt was taken from a discourse entitled “The Hour of Temptation” by Brother L.H. Norby
This excerpt seems appropriate at this time as...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 21 continued “To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.”
“This verse is a signature statement to Rev 3:14, in that, just as Jesus had proven true and faithful and had been elevated to...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 21 and 22 “To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
“We again have the CHORUS which ends each message: To him...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.”
We continue with our look at this verse as explained in (The Keys of Revelation)
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Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.”
As taken from (The Keys of Revelation)
“The messages of the Lord to the six previous churches in Asia were...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.”
As taken from (Revelation Notes Southern Wisconsin)
A Feast of New Truths
If we allow the Lord to come in to...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.”
As taken from (Revelation Notes Southern Wisconsin)
“We find the usage of the term “door” in the scriptures...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.”
“Unknown to the Laodicean Church (the nominally professing part), the Lord has returned. He stands at the door...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”
“Those watching and learning from the admonishing and teaching, who have become zealous and willing to change their...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 19 continued “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore, be zealous and repent.”
As it is explained by the Southern Wisconsin Class
“This verse is a continuation of the previous verse, in that the Lord is still trying to get individuals in the seventh...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 19 “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore, be zealous and repent.”
“The words translated rebuke and chasten, are in the Greek much more forcible than here appears. The first means reproach, disgrace; put to shame, dishonor. The latter, to train or...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 18 continued “I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.”
As taken from The...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 18 continued “I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.”
As taken from...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 18 “I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.”
This verse contains the Lord’s...
Revelation Chapter 3
VERSE 17 continued “Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.”
Having considered how our verse pertains to the nominal church let us now view it as it pertains to...