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Revelation
Chapter 1 Revelation Illustrated “The Unveiling” The Vision of Yeshua the Messiah Picture-source with permission: www.Revelationillustrated.com © Please respect the copy-rights! (Pictures are edited) |
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Revelation Revealed in Scrolls Revelation Revealed in Scrolls! In these last days the minds op the believers have been confused of their understanding so that it will be for the most difficult for them to understand the Book of Revelation! (Titus 1: 15; Ephesians 4:18) They are spiritual ignorant of this Prophetic Message about the End-Time that Apostle John was revealed by the Lord, when he was at Patmos. But by making an overview in a easy and clear way for understanding the Book of Revelation, people will get a better understanding. That what I hope for. Click on: Revelation Revealed in Scrolls! (Word.docx -file) Warnings... Warnings are not designed to scare you but to inspire you to be prepared! Always learn to judge things through prayer, fasting, and the through the speaking in your innermost being by the Holy Spirit. Preparation can cause your mind to be at ease in the event of a crisis. Patmos is a small island in the Aegean Sea, located about 35 miles (56.3 kilometers) west of the city of Miletus off the coast of Asia Minor. Patmos is about ten miles (16.1 kilometers) long and six miles (9.7 kilometers) wide at its northern end, consisting of rocky volcanic hills. È |
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The
Isle of Patmos in Greece
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 "The Jerusalem of the
Aegean" is one way of
describing
Patmos (See picture
above) as it was
referred to in one 5th
century in-scription. It
was here that Apostle
John was exiled
by the wicked empire of Rome Domision between 95 and 97 A.D.
and was inspired to
write the Book of
Revelation or
Apocalypse! (= Unveiling of something's which has been hidden) The normal
limitation of
John's mind and
body were laid
aside or in a
form of ignored
and he was
projected into
the future. John
probably was in
poor physical
condition,
because of the
cruelty of the
roman treatments
to (exile)
prisoners.In a time when the Asian churches were undergoing persecution, John wrote to them from this island. He addressed each of seven churches by means of a letter of encouragement and warning. The series of letters is followed by the author’s account of the divinely sent vision of impending judgment, which “must soon take place” (Revelation 22:6). Patmos, then, was the location from which the book of Revelation originated. The apostle John was known as “the disciple that Jesus loved.” He was the author of the fourth Gospel in the New Testament. He also wrote three epistles (letters to other Christians) and... the book of Revelation! The apostle John has a high reputation among Christian people, and his influence has been felt throughout the centuries. John saw and recorded the events that will shape the near future of each of us of our planet Earth! Revelation Chapters 4 - 22 will happen in the very near future! (Tribulation-period)
The entire vision that Apostle John saw is a summary from what the Ancient Old Testament prophets predicted about the last days and the final judgment. It is not direct a new vision, but it is a combination what all the prophets saw coming to pass during a 7 year time frame (Daniel's 70-th week) of the wrath (judgment) of G-D on the planet Earth!
Revelation: “The Unveiling” • The Consummation of all things.
The End Time, End Times, or End of Days are the eschatological writings in the three Abrahamic religions: In Christianity, the End Times are often depicted as a time of tribulation that precedes the Second Coming of the Christian “Savior“ or a “hoped-for deliverer”, Jesus or Yeshua, the Christian Messiah, who will usher in the Kingdom of God and bring an end to suffering and evil. In Judaism the term “End of Days” is taken from the Tanakh, Numbers 24:4, as a reference to the Messianic era and the Jewish belief in the coming of Mashiach Various other religions also have eschatological beliefs associated with turning and redemption. In Islam, Yawm al-Qiyāmah "the Day of Resurrection" or
Yawm ad-Din
"the Day of Judgment", Allah's final assessment of humanity, is preceded by the end of the world.
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1:1 |
The Revelation
of
Jesus Christ,
which G-D gave
unto
Him, to shew unto
His
servants things
which must
shortly
(quickly) come to
pass; and He
sent and
signified
it by His
angel unto His
servant John: |
The purpose was to show, not hide from His servants, events from John's day into all eternity!
Shortly:
These advents
are going to
start quickly! |
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1:2 |
Who bare record
of the Word of
God, and of the
testimony of
Jesus Christ,
and of all
things that he
saw.
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The book was
transmitted from
God to
Yeshua/Christ,
to the angel,
to
John, to the
churches, to us! |
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1:3 |
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!
A Unique
Promise:
Blessed is he
who read the
Revelation; the
Book of
Prophecy;
who hear it and
keep things
written therein!
(1-ft of the
7-blessings) |
Understand
prophecy
as history
written
beforehand.
Giving the same
meaning to words
of prophecy as
you do the words
of history. Do
not think
prophecy must be
fulfilled before
it can be
understood. Do
not interpret
God's own
interpretation
of anything in
prophecy
Take all
prophecy
literally unless
it is clear that
it cannot have a
literal meaning.
Then get the
literal truth
conveyed by the
figurative
language. Do
attend carefully
and guard! |
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the
seven
Spirits
which
are before His
Throne; |
1:4 |
*John to the
seven churches
which are in
Asia:
Grace
be unto
you, and
peace,
from Him which
is, and which
was, and which
is to come; and
from the
seven
Spirits
which
are before His
Throne*;
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These churches
were located in
Asia Minor.
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1:5 |
*And from
Jesus Christ,
who
is
the
faithful
(true) witness,
and the
first begotten
of the dead, and
the
Prince of
the kings of the
earth. Unto Him
that loved us,
and washed us
from our
sins
in
His own blood,
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Jesus/Yeshua was both a witness and a martyr. The first begotten of the dead; The Prince of the kings of the earth. He loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood. They pierced Him; He is TODAY our great Intercessor at the right hand of G-D, exalted as the Supreme Authority over the universal Church! |
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1:6 |
And hath made us
kings and
priests unto God
and His Father;
to Him
be
glory and
dominion forever
and ever. Amen. |
He
made us kings
and priests unto
God and
His
Father; To
Him
be glory and
dominion
forever!
He
is G-D! |
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1:7 |
Behold, He
cometh with
clouds; and
every eye shall
see him, and
they
also
which pierced
Him: and all
kindred's of the
earth shall wail
because of Him.
Even so,
Amen.
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He
will come with
clouds --
visibly and
physically, as
He
went away; All
eyes in the
immediate
vicinity of
Jerusalem!
Amen The 2 main people were Jews & gentiles; To appeal to the Hebrew as well to the Greek audience! |
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The second coming of Yeshua or the ChristThe second coming of Yeshua or the Christ is the chief theme of this book.(not the rapture!) The important events that occur in and between the seals, trumpets, and vials, are in the plan of God, preparatory to the Messiah / Christ's second coming. It is announced at the beginning (Revelation 1:7), in the middle (Revelation 11:15-18), and at the end of the prophecy (Revelation 22:20). His second coming is referred to many times in this book and is vividly described in Revelation19:11-21. The word for “see” in 1:7 is not the ordinary word meaning merely to look upon, but one meaning to gaze or to stare at with wide open eyes, as at something remarkable, something absolutely horrifying to the beholder, producing fear, hatred or reverence, as the case may be. |
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1:8 |
*I am Alpha and
Omega, the
beginning and
the ending,
saith the Lord,
which is, and
which was, and
which is to
come, the
Almighty.
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Alpha and Omega are the first
and last letters
of the Greek
alphabet. The
Lord G-D is the
beginning and
the end. G-D the
Father is the
eternal Lord and
Ruler of the
past, present,
and future (see
also
4:8; Isaiah 44:6; 48:12-15).
God is sovereign
over history and
is in control of
everything. The
one who is, who
always was, and
who is still to
come is also
described in
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1:9 |
I John, who also
am your brother,
and companion
in tribulation,
and in the
kingdom and
patience of
Jesus Christ,
was in the isle
that is called
Patmos, for the
Word of God, and
for the
testimony of
Jesus Christ.
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4 times of
persecution of
Christians in
John's day
(Rev. 1:9;
2:9,10,22) |
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1:10 |
I was in the
Spirit
on the Lord's
day, and
heard behind me
a great voice,
as of a
trumpet,
"Trumpet" in
Hebrew mostly
referred to
"Shofar";
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John was called
into the
Throne-room of
God! The
Heavenly Temple
located in the
third Heaven!
The mountain
where the
congregation of
Heaven gathers
for regular
worship; located
in the sides of
the Northern
parts of Heaven
(Isaiah 14:13) |
John was being wholly in union with the Holy Spirit and yielded himself to Him! "The Lord's Day"; OT described an extended time period in which G-D is the Sovereign ruler over Planet Earth! In this case John was 'projected' into the future events of the End-Times! (Daniel's 70-th week) The Day of the Lord: Joel 3:21; Amos 5:18; Isaiah 2:2; 13:6; Jeremiah 46:10
The
prophetic
picture of the 'Rapture' is
Exodus 19.
Yahweh
came down on the
mountain Sinai -
Moses went up!
There are
trumpets
involved in the
"Rapture"!
Exodus 19
is a foreshadow
or picture of the 'rapture'
or 'the great assembly'! When the trumpets sounds long, they shall come
to the mount Sinai! In Moses' time it was mount Sinai, now it is
Heavenly Mount Zion!
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1:11 |
Saying,
I am Alpha and
Omega, the first
and the last:
and,
What thou sees,
write in a book,
and send
it unto
the seven
churches which
are in Asia;
unto Ephesus,
and unto
Smyrna, and
unto Pergamos,
and unto
Thyatira,
and unto
Sardis, and
unto
Philadelphia,
and unto
Laodicea.
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John was told to
write in a 'book'
(scrolls)
what he was
about to see and
send it to the
seven churches
of Asia Minor.
These 7 Churches
represent the
entire Church
throughout the
ages! |
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1:12 |
And I turned to
see the voice
that spake with
me. And being
turned, I saw
seven golden
candlesticks;
...As long as
I
am in the world,
I
am the
light
of
the world. (John
9:5)
(Psalms
29:3-11)
Description of
God’s voice
and great
power
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The
7
golden
candlesticks
which John saw
are the seven
churches!
Rev. 1:20
and a vision of
the glorified
Christ!
The Lamp-stands
throw their
light
on
Yeshua's
perfections, to
bring Glory to
G-D, the Father
in Heaven.
(Matt 5:16)
Our
responsibility
is to get the
lost souls to
see the
Light
of God's glory!
'I will
appoint You the
Higher office of
bringing
salvation to the
Gentile world,
to be for
salvation to the
ends of the
earth!"
(Isaiah 49:6b)
The Church comes
from the 'riven'
side of
Him,
Who
is the
True Light
of the world!
The number
7 is
referring to
perfection!
This only
becomes possible
as we are in
Yeshua, in
perfect union as
the
"Candlestick"! (See
also at
Moses'
Tabernacle)
Yeshua
is the 'vessel'
that is the
Light
of the world!
We, the
branches, are
the vessels
through whom the
'Light'
shall shine into
dark places!
Wherever there
is 'Light"
darkness
disappears for
the 'Light"
is stronger than
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Description of
God’s voice
& great
power
1 ASCRIBE TO the Lord, O sons of the mighty, ascribe to the Lord
glory and
strength.
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1:13 |
And in the midst
of the seven
candlesticks
one like
unto the Son of
man,
clothed
with a garment
down to the
foot, and girt
about the paps
with a
golden girdle. |
His body was
clothed with a
garment down to
the feet and
girded with
golden girdle
(Daniel
7:9;
10:5,
6; Isaiah
6:1).
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1:14 |
His head and
his hairs
were
white like wool,
as white as
snow; and his
eyes
were as a
flame of fire;
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White hair is symbolic for His Title;
(Rev. 1:14; Dan.
7:9) the Alpha & Omega; the First & Last;
from
everlasting to
everlasting! The
flames of fire
are referring He
is a Judge &
Conqueror!
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1:15 |
And
His feet
like unto fine
brass, as if
they burned in a
furnace; and
His
voice* as the
sound of many
waters.
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His feet were
like fine brass,
depict the great
strength & power
with which
Yeshua
is going to
bring judgment
upon the
ungodly
of the Earth!
His
enemies
beneath His
feet! |
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1:16 |
And He had in
his
right hand
seven stars: and
out of
His mouth
went a sharp
two-edged sword:
and his
countenance
was as
the sun shineth
in His strength. An angel assigned to each of the 7 Churches. This belongs to God's way & plan of communication! The mighty warrior; Conqueror; battling the forces of evil to a final victory! (See also Rev. 19:11-16) |
His
right hand
(Represents
authority &
control) held seven
stars, which
were
the
angels of
the 7 Churches.
These angels
will serve a
both messenger &
assistant to the faithful &
obeying pastors
of the seven
churches
(Rev.
1:20).
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1:17 |
And when I saw
him, I fell at
his feet as
dead. And He
laid His right
hand upon me,
saying unto me,
Fear not;
I am the first
and the last: |
John
was so
overwhelmed that
he felt on his
face at
Yeshua's
feet as though
he was dead!
Yeshua
quieting the
fear of John
because of His
presence
& great
authority,
through the
touch of His
right hand! He
existed since
eternity past &
will be for all
eternity future! |
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1:18 |
*I
am He
that liveth, and
was dead; and,
behold,
I am
alive for
evermore, Amen;
and have the
keys of
hell and of
death.
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This identifies
the Person to be
Yeshua;
or the
Christ;
the promised
Messiah!
(John. 21:14)
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* 5 different fact of the identifications
of
the Lord Yeshua Messiah!
(verses: 4, 5, 8, 18) The
position of
Yeshua Messiah in
verses 13 - 18
and
Revelation 19:16 (KINGS OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS) |
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His vision, in which he saw YESHUA/CHRIST appear! (1:12-20)
The
churches receive
their light from
Yeshua/Christ and
the gospel, and
hold it forth to
others. They are
7 golden
candlesticks (7
Jewish
Temple-Menorah's);
they should be
precious and
pure; not only
the ministers,
but the members
of the churches;
their light
should so shine
before men, as
to engage others
to give glory to
G-D. And the
apostle saw as
though of the
{Yeshua}
Lord Jesus
Christ
appeared in the
midst of
the golden
candlesticks
(Jewish
Menorah's). He
is with His
churches always,
to the end of
the world,
filling them
with light, and
life, and love.
He was clothed
with a robe down
to the feet,
representing His
righteousness;
Heavenly
High-priesthood,
and as Mediator.
This vest was
girt with a
golden girdle,
which may denote
how precious are
his love and
affection for
his people. His
head and hairs
white like wool
and as snow, may
signify his
majesty, purity,
and eternity.
His eyes as a
flame of fire,
may represent
His knowledge of
the secrets of
all hearts,
(Job 15:11) and
of the most
distant events.
His feet like
fine brass
burning in a
furnace, may
denote the
firmness of His
appointments,
and the
excellence of
his proceedings.
His voice as the
sound of many
waters, may
represent the
power of His
Word, to remove
or to destroy.
The seven stars
were emblems of
the
ministers
{Pastors}
of the seven
churches to
which the
apostle was
ordered to
write, and whom
Yeshua/Christ
upheld and
directed. The
sword
represented His
justice, and His
word, piercing
to the dividing
asunder of soul
and spirit,
(Hebrews 4:12). His
countenance was
like the sun,
when it shines
clearly and
powerfully; its
strength too
bright and
dazzling for
mortal eyes to
behold. The
apostle was
overpowered with
the greatness of
the luster and
glory in which
Yeshua/Christ
appeared. We may
well be
contented to
walk by faith,
while here upon
earth. The Lord
Jesus/Yeshua spoke
words of
comfort;
Fear not.
Words of
instruction;
telling who thus
appeared. And
His Divine
nature;
the
First and the
Last. His former
sufferings;
I was dead:
the very same
whom His
disciples saw
upon the cross.
His resurrection
and life;
I
have conquered
death, and
am partaker of
endless life. His
office and
authority;
sovereign
dominion in and
over the
invisible world,
as the Judge of
all, from whose
sentence there
is no appeal.
Let us listen to
the voice of
Yeshua/Christ, and
receive the
tokens of His
love, for what
can he withhold
from those for
whose
sins He
has died? May we
then obey His
word, and give
up ourselves
wholly to Him
who directs all
things a right.
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The
threefold keys
in the book of
Revelation: 1. "The things which thou hast seen," i.e., the vision of Yeshua Messiah or the Christ the High-Priest in the midst of the candlesticks! Revelation Chapter 1; the vision of Yeshua Messiah or the Christ the High-Priest of Heaven after the order of Melchisedec in the midst of the candlesticks with a priestly garment! Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an High priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. (Hebrews 6:20) Melchizedek was an earthly king & priest (Genesis 14:18-20; 7:1-28) Melchizedek's origin was not recorded (Hebrews 7:6) so he could be a mere type of Yeshua's/Christ's eternity! 2. "The things which are," ........................... i.e., the seven letters to the seven churches in Asia Minor, or present-day Turkey. Present condition for John. 3. "The things which were to come," i.e., events after the "rapture" of the church (The great assembly of the righteous saints) (Rev. 4:1 -- Rev. 22:5). This deals with the future! These include the scenes in Heaven (Rev. 4 -- Rev. 5), the seven seals and their parenthetical statements (Rev. 14:1 -- Rev. 19:21), The second Coming of Yeshua as a warrior King, ending the war at Armageddon; the Millennium (Rev. 20), and the new Heaven and new earth (Rev. 21:1 -- Rev. 22:5), and events of the conclusion! {Futuristic} |
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These
candlesticks
or
Jewish
Menorah
are symbolic
those of the
earthly or
heavenly
temple, and
are also symbols of
the churches in
a twofold
aspect:
first,
to manifest
Yeshua Messiah or the Christ within;
secondly,
to hold forth
the
Word of Life in this
darkened world,
Philippians 2:16. The word
candlestick
means
lamp-stands or
portable lamps,
and is used
seven times in
this book,
Revelation 1:12-13, 20; 2:1, 5. See also Revelation 18:23; 22:5.
the
Pleiades
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1:19 |
Write the
(3) things
which thou
hast
seen, {1} and the
things
which
are,
{2} and the
things which
shall be
hereafter; |
John is now
commanded to
write the things
which he
had
seen. In
Rev. 1:11
he was told to
write what he
was about to
see. Now he is
told to write
what he has
already seen --
the vision of
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1:20 |
The
mystery of
the
seven stars
which thou sawest in my
right hand, and
the
seven golden
candlesticks.
The seven
stars
are the angels
of the seven
churches: and
the seven
candlesticks
which thou sawest are the
seven churches.
In astronomy, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters (Messier object 45), is an open star cluster containing middle-aged hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky. Pleiades has several meanings in different cultures and traditions.
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Mystery:
something
previously
hidden, but now
fully revealed.
In the New
Testament it
always means any
doctrine that
has not, in
former times,
been made fully
known to people.
It is found 27
times in the NT
and not once in
the OT! Also
Seven golden
candlesticks
refers to the
Jewish Menorah! The Menorah refers to the 7 eyes of G-D! The Lamb has the seven horns and seven eyes. Revelation 5-6
The Key(s) are
Self-Contained
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Nowadays
Christians are
most living in
the state of
defeat, because
of their limited
vision and
idea's to their
carnal thinking.
G-D wants to
take you above
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The High priest lightening the candlesticks of the Menorah |
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Dictionary |
Commentary |
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| Cherubim's |
Consequently, God became known as
the Lord of
hosts that "dwelleth
between the
cherubim's"
(1 Sam. 4:4; 2 Sam. 6:2; 2 Ki.
19:15; 1 Chr.
13:6; Ps. 80:1;
99:1; Isa.
37:16).
In their first appearance in
Scripture, Cherubim are
standing outside
the garden of
Eden, preventing
Adam and Eve
from returning:
"So he drove out
the man; and he
placed at the
east of the
garden of Eden
Cherubims, and a
flaming sword
which turned
every way, to
keep the way of
the tree of
life"
(Gen. 3:24). It is interesting that golden
images of these
same beings were
later used in
making the mercy
seat over the
ark:
It was between the cherubim, who actually
dwell in God’s
presence in
Heaven.
Therefore, these
cherubim,
patterned after
heavenly spirit
beings, were
also a symbol of
the Divine
Presence. Their
wings stretched
over the mercy
seat and their
faces looking
toward it
symbolized the
eternal
watchfulness and
ministry of
angels to the
redeemed, as
well as their
cooperation with
God in the plan
of redemption as
typified by the
tabernacle and
offerings of the
law of Moses.
And, to further
impress men with
the fact of
divine presence,
cherubim also
adorned the main
curtains of the
tabernacle
(Ex.
26:1; 36:8), as
well as the veil
separating the
Holy of Holies
from the rest of
the tabernacle
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Living Creatures |
When John
describes the
scene in heaven
it is with
awe-inspiring
imagery:
(Rev. 4:2-8)
They fall
prostrate in
worship
(5:8; 19:1-4)
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