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Revelation
Historical application
The idea of the "historical" application I have a
problem with.
The only way to make Rev 2-3 apply to now is
to spiritualize things that are literal.
(2:7 tree of life; 2:17 manna; 2:23 death; 2:28
morning star; 3:9 [true] Jews)
Those who use the “historical” don’t use it
accurately. If you were to assume each church
mentioned received a letter, then all 7 churches
were present at the same time not hundreds of
years apart.
These letters to the churches are addressed to a
future recipient (THE ANGEL of the church
of...) Rev 2:1; Rev 2:8; Rev 2:12; Rev 2:18; Rev
3:1; Rev 3:7; Rev 3:14 [Heb 1:14]
Rev 2:1 Unto the angel of the church of
Ephesus write…
Rev 2:8 And unto the angel of the church in
Smyrna write…
Rev 2:12 And to the angel of the church in
Pergamos write…
Rev 2:18 And unto the angel of the church
in Thyatira write…
Rev 3:1 And unto the angel of the church in
Sardis write…
Rev 3:7 And to the angel of the church in
Philadelphia write…
Rev 3:14 And unto the angel of the church
of the Laodiceans write…
Heb 1:13-14
13) But to which of the angels said he at
any time, Sit on my right hand, until I
make thine enemies thy footstool?
14) Are they the angels
not all ministering
spirits, sent forth to minister for them who
shall be heirs of salvation?
Heb 10:25-27
25) Not forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as the manner of some
is; but exhorting one another: and so much
the more, as ye see the day approaching.
26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have
received the knowledge of the truth, there
remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27) But a certain fearful looking for of
judgment and fiery indignation, which shall
devour the adversaries.
Heb 10:30-31
30) For we know him that hath said,
Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will
recompense, saith the Lord. And again,
The Lord shall judge his people.
31) It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands
of the living God.
Rev 1:10
10) I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day…
2nd Advent
Rev 1:7
7) Behold, he cometh with clouds; and
every eye shall see him, and they also
which pierced him: and all kindreds of the
earth shall wail because of him. Even so,
Amen.
Rev 1:10
the Lord's day- 2nd advent .. the
day of the Lord
Isa 2:12; Isa 13:6; Isa 13:9; Isa 34:8; Jer
46:10; Lam 2:22; Ezek 13:5; Ezek 30:3;
Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1; Joel 2:11; Joel 3:14;
Amos 5:18; Amos 5:20; Obad 1:15; Zeph
1:7; Zeph 1:8; Zeph 1:14; Zeph 1:18;
Zeph 2:2; Zeph 2:3; Zech 14:1; 2Pet 3:10
Rev 1:19
19) Write the things which thou hast seen,
7years of tribulation
and the things which are,
2nd Advent (vs10 the Lord’s day)
and the things which shall be hereafter;
Millennium & Eternity
How you define his "present tense" dictates the
interpretation of the entire book of Rev.
Rev 1:1
1) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God
gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things
which must shortly come to pass; and he sent
and signified it by his angel unto his servant
John:
Rev 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ…
Rom 2:5 But after thy hardness and
impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself
wrath against the day of wrath and
revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
1Pet 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of
your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for
the grace that is to be brought unto you at
the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Rev 1:1
…To shew unto his servants (Israel, not sons)-
Rev 7:14; Exod 32:13; Lev 25:55; Dan 9:15; Jer
30:7; Jer 30:10; Luke 1:54; Rev 7:3; Isa 41:8;
Isa 44:1; Isa 44:21; Isa 45:4; Isa 49:3; Isa 49:5-
6; Isa 42:1; Matt 24:21-22; Matt 24:24; Rom
11:5
Rev 1:5
5) And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful
witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and
the prince of the kings of the earth.
the prince of the kings of the earth- not
yet crowned as KING OF KINGS Rev
19:16; Mat 21:5; Luke 19:14
Rev 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on
his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS,
AND LORD OF LORDS.
Matt 21:5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek,
and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of
an ass.
Jesus rides a colt the foal of an ass (as
prince) Judg 5:10
Judg 5:10 Speak, ye that ride on white
asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by
the way.
Luke 19:14 But his citizens hated him, and
sent a message after him, saying, We will not
have this man to reign over us.
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our
sins in his own blood,
Rev 1:12
12) And I turned to see the voice that spake
with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden
candlesticks;
7 golden Candlesticks= 7 churches Rev
1:20; Mat 5:16;
Rev 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.
Matt 5:16 Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father which is
in heaven.
Rev 1:16
16) And he had in his right hand seven stars:
and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged
sword: and his countenance was as the sun
shineth in his strength.
Seven stars- Angels of the 7 Churches
Rev 1:20
[Los Angeles, place where Hollywood
stars live, lost{fallen} Angels]
two edged sword- the word of God Eph
6:17; Heb 4:12; Zech 14:12
Ephesus
Rev 2:7
7) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that
overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life,
which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Rev 2:7
him that overcometh/ eat of the
tree of life in the midst of paradise
of God.- not Church-age salvation
Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his
commandments, that they may have
right to the tree of life, and may enter in
through the gates into the city.
Tree of life is free under grace but
works in every other age
Gen 3:22; Prov 3:13; Prov 3:18; Prov
11:30; Prov 13:12; Prov 15:4; Rev 2:7;
Rev 22:2; Rev 22:14
Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said,
Behold, the man is become as one of us,
to know good and evil: and now, lest he
put forth his hand, and take also of the
tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said,
Behold, the man is become as one of us,
to know good and evil: and now, lest he
put forth his hand, and take also of the
tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Prov 3:13 Happy is the man that
findeth wisdom, and the man that
getteth understanding.
Prov 3:18 She is a tree of life to them
that lay hold upon her: and happy is
every one that retaineth her.
Prov 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is
a tree of life; and he that winneth souls
is wise.
Prov 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the
heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it
is a tree of life.
Prov 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a
tree of life: but perverseness therein is a
breach in the spirit.
Rev 22:2 In the midst of the street of it,
and on either side of the river, was there
the tree of life, which bare twelve
manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit
every month: and the leaves of the tree
were for the healing of the nations.
Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his
commandments, that they may have
right to the tree of life, and may enter in
through the gates into the city.
Smyrna
Rev 2:9
9) I know thy works, and tribulation, and
poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the
blasphemy of them which say they are Jews,
and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Rev 2:9
Synagogue of Satan- synagogue not
church (Jewish)
Rev 3:9 Behold, I will make them of
the synagogue of Satan, which say they
are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold,
I will make them to come and worship
before thy feet, and to know that I have
loved thee.
Rev 2:10 Ten
10) Fear none of those things which thou shalt
suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you
into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall
have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto
death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Rev 2:10
Mid. Trib. rapture pictured after the
10th day-
Gen 24:55 And her brother and her mother
said, Let the damsel abide with us a few
days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
1Sam 25:38 And it came to pass about ten
days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that
he died.
Neh 5:18 Now that which was prepared for
me daily was one ox and six choice sheep;
also fowls were prepared for me, and once
in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for
all this required not I the bread of the
governor, because the bondage was heavy
upon this people.
Jer 42:6-7 6 Whether it be good, or
whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of
the LORD our God, to whom we send thee;
that it may be well with us, when we obey
the voice of the LORD our God. 7 And it
came to pass after ten days, that the word of
the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
Dan 1:12 Prove thy servants, I beseech
thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to
eat, and water to drink.
Dan 1:14 So he consented to them in this
matter, and proved them ten days.
Dan 1:15 And at the end of ten days their
countenances appeared fairer and fatter in
flesh than all the children which did eat the
portion of the king's meat.
Zech 8:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts;
In those days it shall come to pass, that ten
men shall take hold out of all languages of
the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt
of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with
you: for we have heard that God is with
you.
Acts 25:6 And when he had tarried among
them more than ten days, he went down
unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on
the judgment seat commanded Paul to be
brought.
Isa 6:9-13 9 And he said, Go, and tell this
people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not;
and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make
their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest
they see with their eyes, and hear with their
ears, and understand with their heart, and
convert, and be healed. 11 Then said I,
Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the
cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the
houses without man, and the land be utterly
desolate, 12 And the LORD have removed
men far away, and there be a great forsaking
in the midst of the land. 13 But yet in it
shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall
be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose
substance is in them, when they cast their
leaves: so the holy seed shall be the
substance thereof.
Gen 16:3 And Sarai Abram's wife took
Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram
had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan,
and gave her to her husband Abram to be
his wife.
10 is the tithe, picture of suffering for
God to get a blessing
Mid Trib rapture
Ps 27:5 For in the time of trouble he
shall hide me in his pavilion: in the
secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;
he shall set me up upon a rock.
Ps 57:1 To the chief Musician,
Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he
fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful
unto me, O God, be merciful unto me:
for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the
shadow of thy wings will I make my
refuge, until these calamities be
overpast.
Zeph 2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye
meek of the earth, which have wrought
his judgment; seek righteousness, seek
meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in
the day of the LORD'S anger.
Ps 83:1-4 1 A Song or Psalm of
Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God:
hold not thy peace, and be not still, O
God. 2 For, lo, thine enemies make a
tumult: and they that hate thee have
lifted up the head. 3 They have taken
crafty counsel against thy people, and
consulted against thy hidden ones. 4
They have said, Come, and let us cut
them off from being a nation; that the
name of Israel may be no more in
remembrance.
Rev 2:10 Fear none of those things
which thou shalt suffer: behold, the
devil shall cast some of you into prison,
that ye may be tried; and ye shall have
tribulation ten days: be thou faithful
unto death, and I will give thee a crown
of life.
Rev 2:11
11) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith unto the churches; He that
overcometh shall not be hurt of the second
death.
No church age Christian is worried
about ending up in the lake of fire (the
second death) but when salvation is
based on works there is no “security.”
Pergamos
Rev 2:12 And to the angel of the church in
Pergamos write…
Rev 2:16-17 16 Repent; or else I will come unto
thee quickly, and will fight against them with
the sword of my mouth.
The backslide in this church will be
killed at Armageddon (Rev 19:15-16)
17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that
overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden
manna, and will give him a white stone, and in
the stone a new name written, which no man
knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
This overcomer will be feed with
manna, like the children of Israel in the
wilderness, and given a new name,
unknown to all but Christ.
Thyatira
Rev 2:18 And unto the angel of the church
in Thyatira write…
Rev 2:22-23 22 Behold, I will cast her into a
bed, and them that commit adultery with her
into great tribulation, except they repent of their
deeds.
23 And I will kill her children with death; and
all the churches shall know that I am he which
searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give
unto every one of you according to your works.
This backslider will enter “great
tribulation” and her children will be
killed with death (Rev 6:8).
Rev 2:26-27 26 And he that overcometh, and
keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I
give power over the nations:
27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as
the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to
shivers: even as I received of my Father.
Someone must keep works to the END
to rule with Christ.
Rev 2:28 And I will give him the morning star.
If he keeps the works till the end, he is
rewarded with the morning star. I
already have him and did not have to
do or keep anything to get him.
Sardis
Rev 3:1 And unto the angel of the church in
Sardis write…
Rev 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be
clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out
his name out of the book of life, but I will
confess his name before my Father, and before
his angels.
A backslider in this church could have
his name taken out of the book of life.
Philadelphia
Rev 3:7 And to the angel of the church in
Philadelphia write…
Rev 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the
synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews,
and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them
to come and worship before thy feet, and to
know that I have loved thee.
The overcomer in this church is a true Jew and
all others will worship at his feet. A good verse
for the bad teaching of replacement theology.
Laodiceans
Rev 3:14 And unto the angel of the church
of the Laodiceans write…
Rev 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to
sit with me in my throne, even as I also
overcame, and am set down with my Father in
his throne.
Someone must overcome to sit in
heavenly high places; I’m already
there.
Why Revelation 4 is not the Rapture of the
Church
WHY REVELATION 4:1 IS THE RAPTURE -
James L. Melton
It is a Picture of A Rapture but it is not The
rapture of the Body of Christ (the Church)
Rev 4:1
1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was
opened in heaven: and the first voice which I
heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with
me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew
thee things which must be hereafter.
We know that Revelation 4:1 is the Rapture
because the verse contains the elements of the
rapture (a trumpet, a voice, and someone going
up to heaven), the verse immediately follows the
two chapters representing the church age
(chapters 2 & 3),
There are several key elements of the rapture
of the Church missing from Rev 4:1.
 No dead rise,
 No saints meet him in the air, and
 Jesus doesn’t meet him in the clouds
and carry him to heaven.
Chapter 2&3 are only vague types of the
Church age… these churches are Tribulation
Churches.
Ruckman-
“A great deal is said about the church in this
book, and consequently, most people apply
Chapters 1–3 to the Church Age. I am going to
teach them as a type of the Church Age.
However, the more you study Revelation 1–3,
the more the Holy Spirit will probably show
you that, doctrinally, the passages apply to a
period in the Tribulation itself.
This is difficult because this puts the local
church in the Tribulation. Everywhere in the
passages it is spoken of as a local church—
Revelation 1:11, 20; 2:1, 8.
These are probably Tribulation churches,
although I teach them as types of the Church
Age.”
Ruckman, Dr. Peter S.. Revelation Commentary (The BibleBeliever's Commentary Series) (KindleLocations
290-295).BB Bookstore. KindleEdition.
“Doctrinally, when you get into the specific,
absolute, exact, doctrinal meaning of the
chapters, they are almost sure to have a
Tribulation application.
Notice, Revelation 1:9—the reference to the
Kingdom is a literal earthly kingdom.
Revelation 1:7—“kindreds of the earth”;
1:6—“kings and priests,” “glory and
dominion”—an earthly kingdom;
1:10—“Lord’s day.”
We call the Lord’s day Sunday, but of course,
this is conjecture. There is nothing in the Bible
to indicate Sunday is the Lord’s day. We call it
the Lord’s day because He rose from the dead
on that day.
Rev 1:10 is not the day Christ arose from the
dead; it is the Lord’s day. It is “the day of the
Lord” as you find it in the Old Testament. “The
day of the Lord” is always a reference to the
Advent of Jesus Christ, the Second Coming.”
Ruckman, Dr. Peter S.. Revelation Commentary (The BibleBeliever's Commentary Series) (KindleLocations
313-319).BB Bookstore. KindleEdition.
“In Revelation 2:26, there is a statement that
you have to keep His works to the end.
This is like the passage in Matthew 24:13, “But
he that shall endure unto the end, the same
shall be saved.”
Wherever “the end” is mentioned (as in Heb.
3:14, “For we are made partakers of Christ, if
we hold the beginning of our confidence
stedfast unto the end;”), the reference is always
to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ at the
end of the Tribulation and never at the end of
your individual life.
In Revelation 3:5 there seems to be a promise
that He won’t “blot your name out of the book
of life,” but with this, there is an implied threat
that under certain conditions that He will.
Yet, we know in the Age of Grace we have
eternal life, and “shall never perish.” There is
no danger of being “blotted out” at all.
In Revelation 3:16 is a threat that God will
“spue” somebody out of His mouth. The
Christian is not in God’s stomach; the Christian
could not be “spit out.” The Christian is part of
Jesus Christ in this age—in 1 Corinthians 12
we are told that we are part of His body. In
Ephesians 5 we are told that we are “bone of
his bone and flesh of his flesh.”
Therefore, these passages seem to have a
different doctrinal application than to the day
and age of grace in which we live. For this
reason, it is dangerous to teach Revelation 1–3
as Christian doctrine for the Church Age.”
Ruckman, Dr. Peter S.. Revelation Commentary (The BibleBeliever's Commentary Series) (KindleLocations
326-338).BB Bookstore. KindleEdition.
-James L. Melton
and it [rapture of Chv4] precedes the tribulation
chapters (chapters 6 thru 19).
Chapters 1-3 ARE Tribulation passages.
Rev 1:9
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.
Revelation 4:1 says, “After this I looked, and,
behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the
first voice which I heard was as it were of a
trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up
hither, and I will shew thee things which must
be hereafter.”
Those who expect to find a clear-cut verse on
the Rapture in Revelation are misunderstanding
the nature of the Rapture.
Yes, Revelation is the wrong place to look for
the Church- age Rapture, it’s finished before
the events of Revelation.
We were told in I Corinthians 15:51-52 that
the Rapture is a “mystery.”
In addition to this, the relationship that Christ
has with His church is a mystery (Eph. 5:32).
Just as a man doesn’t discuss the private matters
of his marriage with everyone, Christ doesn’t
lay the doctrine of the Rapture out in the open
for all to see. Just as His parables were hid from
many (Mat. 13:13), so His mystical calling
away of His bride is hidden from the
unbelieving world, being revealed only in
TYPE in Revelation.
His bride is not found in Revelation and the
info on her rapture is found in Paul’s books.
The type is pointing to a tribulation rapture
(I believe there will be two).
The type is found in the person of John, the one
called up to heaven, typifying the calling up of
the church. There are some good reasons for
John serving as a type of the church:
But a better type of a Tribulation Saint.
(1) The name John signifies “full of grace.” The
church age is called the “dispensation of the
grace of God” in Ephesians 3:2.
(2) John is called the disciple “whom Jesus
loved” (John 13:23; 20:2; 21:7; 21:20). He
obviously loved all of His disciples, but this
indicates a special love for John, such as Christ
would also have a special love for His bride, the
church (Eph. 5:25).
This is John’s viewpoint. All the disciples
should have felt the same.
(3) At the last supper, John sat closer to Jesus
than the others. In fact, John 13:23 says that he
was “leaning on Jesus' bosom.” One would not
be surprised to see a bride doing the same thing,
especially if he were to read Song of Solomon
8:5 “Who is this that cometh up from the
wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? . . . “
(4) John had more personal assurance than the
other disciples. When Jesus revealed the fact
that one of His disciples would betray him, most
of them began asking the question, “Is it I?”
(Mat. 26:22-25)
The Bible doesn’t say “most of them” it says,
“every one of them”. [Matt 26:22; Mark
14:19; Luke 22:23]
John had enough personal assurance to know
that it was not himself, so he asked, “Lord, who
is it?” (John 13:25).
John does ask this question, but he is relaying
the question from Peter, it’s not his own
question.
John 13:24-25
24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that
he should ask who it should be of whom he
spake.
25 He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him,
Lord, who is it?
This is comparable to the personal confidence
and security that the church has with the
permanent indwelling of the Holy Spirit, unlike
any other group on saints in the Bible.
(5) A strange thing is said of John in John
21:22-23: “Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he
tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow
thou me. Then went this saying abroad among
the brethren, that that disciple should not die:
yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die;
but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that
to thee?”
The indication is that John would live to see the
second coming.
The second coming is not the rapture of the
Church.
Of course, he did not live to see the literal
second coming, since it has not yet occurred, but
John did live to see all the visions of it given in
Revelation.
In fact, he specifically states that he was “in the
Spirit on the Lord's day” (Rev. 1:10). John was
transported in a vision some 2,000 years into the
future to witness and write about the second
coming of Christ.
In this sense, he did tarry until Jesus came,
which is exactly what the church does (Mat.
16:18).
The Church is waiting for the rapture, not
the second Advent. The Church (bride of
Christ) returns with Christ at the Advent.
Matt 24:29-31 29 Immediately after the
tribulation of those days shall the sun be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the
powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And
then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in
heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth
mourn, and they shall see the Son of man
coming in the clouds of heaven with power and
great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with
a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather
together his elect from the four winds, from one
end of heaven to the other. Trib
Matt 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth
no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my
Father only. Mid Trib
Matt 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not
what hour your Lord doth come. Mid Trib
Luke 21:34-36 34 And take heed to yourselves,
lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with
surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this
life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that
dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch
ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be
accounted worthy to escape all these things that
shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son
of man. Mid Trib
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for
you, I will come again, and receive you unto
myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
All 3
1Cor 15:51-57 51 Behold, I shew you a
mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all
be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of
an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall
sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For
this corruptible must put on incorruption, and
this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when
this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,
and this mortal shall have put on immortality,
then shall be brought to pass the saying that is
written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where
is thy victory? 56 The sting of death is sin; and
the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be
to God, which giveth us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ. Rapture
1Thess 4:13-18 13 But I would not have you to
be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which
are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others
which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that
Jesus died and rose again, even so them also
which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the
Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto
the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them
which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall
descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of
God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17
Then we which are alive and remain shall be
caught up together with them in the clouds, to
meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be
with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one
another with these words. Rapture
Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and
the glorious appearing of the great God and our
Saviour Jesus Christ; Rapture
Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the
sins of many; and unto them that look for him
shall he appear the second time without sin unto
salvation. Trib
Rev 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and
every eye shall see him, and they also which
pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall
wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 2nd
Advent
Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of
my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour
of temptation, which shall come upon all the
world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Mid Trib
Watch for the unknown:
Rev 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou
shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of
you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye
shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful
unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Rev 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast
received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If
therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on
thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what
hour I will come upon thee.
Matt 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know
neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of
man cometh.
Mark 13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for
ye know not when the time is.
Mark 13:36 Lest coming suddenly he find you
sleeping.
Watch for a known period:
Rev 13:5 And there was given unto him a
mouth speaking great things and blasphemies;
and power was given unto him to continue forty
and two months.
Rev 11:2 But the court which is without the
temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is
given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall
they tread under foot forty and two months.
Rev 12:14 And to the woman were given two
wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into
the wilderness, into her place, where she is
nourished for a time, and times, and half a time,
from the face of the serpent.
Dan 7:25 And he shall speak great words
against the most High, and shall wear out the
saints of the most High, and think to change
times and laws: and they shall be given into his
hand until a time and times and the dividing of
time.
Dan 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen,
which was upon the waters of the river, when he
held up his right hand and his left hand unto
heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever
that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and
when he shall have accomplished to scatter the
power of the holy people, all these things shall
be finished.
Dan 12:11-12 11 And from the time that the
daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the
abomination that maketh desolate set up, there
shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety
days. 12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh
to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty
days.

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  • 1. Revelation Historical application The idea of the "historical" application I have a problem with. The only way to make Rev 2-3 apply to now is to spiritualize things that are literal. (2:7 tree of life; 2:17 manna; 2:23 death; 2:28 morning star; 3:9 [true] Jews) Those who use the “historical” don’t use it accurately. If you were to assume each church mentioned received a letter, then all 7 churches were present at the same time not hundreds of years apart.
  • 2. These letters to the churches are addressed to a future recipient (THE ANGEL of the church of...) Rev 2:1; Rev 2:8; Rev 2:12; Rev 2:18; Rev 3:1; Rev 3:7; Rev 3:14 [Heb 1:14] Rev 2:1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write… Rev 2:8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write… Rev 2:12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write… Rev 2:18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write… Rev 3:1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write…
  • 3. Rev 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write… Rev 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write… Heb 1:13-14 13) But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? 14) Are they the angels not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Heb 10:25-27 25) Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
  • 4. 26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27) But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. Heb 10:30-31 30) For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 31) It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Rev 1:10 10) I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day… 2nd Advent Rev 1:7 7) Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also
  • 5. which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. Rev 1:10 the Lord's day- 2nd advent .. the day of the Lord Isa 2:12; Isa 13:6; Isa 13:9; Isa 34:8; Jer 46:10; Lam 2:22; Ezek 13:5; Ezek 30:3; Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1; Joel 2:11; Joel 3:14; Amos 5:18; Amos 5:20; Obad 1:15; Zeph 1:7; Zeph 1:8; Zeph 1:14; Zeph 1:18; Zeph 2:2; Zeph 2:3; Zech 14:1; 2Pet 3:10 Rev 1:19 19) Write the things which thou hast seen, 7years of tribulation and the things which are, 2nd Advent (vs10 the Lord’s day) and the things which shall be hereafter; Millennium & Eternity
  • 6. How you define his "present tense" dictates the interpretation of the entire book of Rev. Rev 1:1 1) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Rev 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ… Rom 2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 1Pet 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for
  • 7. the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; Rev 1:1 …To shew unto his servants (Israel, not sons)- Rev 7:14; Exod 32:13; Lev 25:55; Dan 9:15; Jer 30:7; Jer 30:10; Luke 1:54; Rev 7:3; Isa 41:8; Isa 44:1; Isa 44:21; Isa 45:4; Isa 49:3; Isa 49:5- 6; Isa 42:1; Matt 24:21-22; Matt 24:24; Rom 11:5 Rev 1:5 5) And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. the prince of the kings of the earth- not yet crowned as KING OF KINGS Rev 19:16; Mat 21:5; Luke 19:14
  • 8. Rev 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Matt 21:5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. Jesus rides a colt the foal of an ass (as prince) Judg 5:10 Judg 5:10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. Luke 19:14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
  • 9. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, Rev 1:12 12) And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; 7 golden Candlesticks= 7 churches Rev 1:20; Mat 5:16; Rev 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. Matt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
  • 10. works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Rev 1:16 16) And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. Seven stars- Angels of the 7 Churches Rev 1:20 [Los Angeles, place where Hollywood stars live, lost{fallen} Angels] two edged sword- the word of God Eph 6:17; Heb 4:12; Zech 14:12 Ephesus Rev 2:7
  • 11. 7) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Rev 2:7 him that overcometh/ eat of the tree of life in the midst of paradise of God.- not Church-age salvation Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Tree of life is free under grace but works in every other age
  • 12. Gen 3:22; Prov 3:13; Prov 3:18; Prov 11:30; Prov 13:12; Prov 15:4; Rev 2:7; Rev 22:2; Rev 22:14 Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Prov 3:13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
  • 13. Prov 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. Prov 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Prov 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. Prov 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. Rev 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit
  • 14. every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Smyrna Rev 2:9 9) I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Rev 2:9 Synagogue of Satan- synagogue not church (Jewish)
  • 15. Rev 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Rev 2:10 Ten 10) Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Rev 2:10 Mid. Trib. rapture pictured after the 10th day- Gen 24:55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
  • 16. 1Sam 25:38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died. Neh 5:18 Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. Jer 42:6-7 6 Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God. 7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
  • 17. Dan 1:12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. Dan 1:14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. Dan 1:15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. Zech 8:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
  • 18. Acts 25:6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought. Isa 6:9-13 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. 11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, 12 And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. 13 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose
  • 19. substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. Gen 16:3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. 10 is the tithe, picture of suffering for God to get a blessing Mid Trib rapture Ps 27:5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
  • 20. Ps 57:1 To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. Zeph 2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger. Ps 83:1-4 1 A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. 2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and
  • 21. consulted against thy hidden ones. 4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. Rev 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Rev 2:11 11) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
  • 22. No church age Christian is worried about ending up in the lake of fire (the second death) but when salvation is based on works there is no “security.” Pergamos Rev 2:12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write… Rev 2:16-17 16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. The backslide in this church will be killed at Armageddon (Rev 19:15-16) 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in
  • 23. the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. This overcomer will be feed with manna, like the children of Israel in the wilderness, and given a new name, unknown to all but Christ. Thyatira Rev 2:18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write… Rev 2:22-23 22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which
  • 24. searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. This backslider will enter “great tribulation” and her children will be killed with death (Rev 6:8). Rev 2:26-27 26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: 27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. Someone must keep works to the END to rule with Christ.
  • 25. Rev 2:28 And I will give him the morning star. If he keeps the works till the end, he is rewarded with the morning star. I already have him and did not have to do or keep anything to get him. Sardis Rev 3:1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write… Rev 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
  • 26. A backslider in this church could have his name taken out of the book of life. Philadelphia Rev 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write… Rev 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. The overcomer in this church is a true Jew and all others will worship at his feet. A good verse for the bad teaching of replacement theology. Laodiceans Rev 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write…
  • 27. Rev 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Someone must overcome to sit in heavenly high places; I’m already there. Why Revelation 4 is not the Rapture of the Church WHY REVELATION 4:1 IS THE RAPTURE - James L. Melton It is a Picture of A Rapture but it is not The rapture of the Body of Christ (the Church)
  • 28. Rev 4:1 1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. We know that Revelation 4:1 is the Rapture because the verse contains the elements of the rapture (a trumpet, a voice, and someone going up to heaven), the verse immediately follows the two chapters representing the church age (chapters 2 & 3), There are several key elements of the rapture of the Church missing from Rev 4:1.  No dead rise,  No saints meet him in the air, and
  • 29.  Jesus doesn’t meet him in the clouds and carry him to heaven. Chapter 2&3 are only vague types of the Church age… these churches are Tribulation Churches. Ruckman- “A great deal is said about the church in this book, and consequently, most people apply Chapters 1–3 to the Church Age. I am going to teach them as a type of the Church Age. However, the more you study Revelation 1–3, the more the Holy Spirit will probably show you that, doctrinally, the passages apply to a period in the Tribulation itself. This is difficult because this puts the local church in the Tribulation. Everywhere in the passages it is spoken of as a local church— Revelation 1:11, 20; 2:1, 8.
  • 30. These are probably Tribulation churches, although I teach them as types of the Church Age.” Ruckman, Dr. Peter S.. Revelation Commentary (The BibleBeliever's Commentary Series) (KindleLocations 290-295).BB Bookstore. KindleEdition. “Doctrinally, when you get into the specific, absolute, exact, doctrinal meaning of the chapters, they are almost sure to have a Tribulation application. Notice, Revelation 1:9—the reference to the Kingdom is a literal earthly kingdom. Revelation 1:7—“kindreds of the earth”; 1:6—“kings and priests,” “glory and dominion”—an earthly kingdom; 1:10—“Lord’s day.” We call the Lord’s day Sunday, but of course, this is conjecture. There is nothing in the Bible to indicate Sunday is the Lord’s day. We call it
  • 31. the Lord’s day because He rose from the dead on that day. Rev 1:10 is not the day Christ arose from the dead; it is the Lord’s day. It is “the day of the Lord” as you find it in the Old Testament. “The day of the Lord” is always a reference to the Advent of Jesus Christ, the Second Coming.” Ruckman, Dr. Peter S.. Revelation Commentary (The BibleBeliever's Commentary Series) (KindleLocations 313-319).BB Bookstore. KindleEdition. “In Revelation 2:26, there is a statement that you have to keep His works to the end. This is like the passage in Matthew 24:13, “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Wherever “the end” is mentioned (as in Heb. 3:14, “For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence
  • 32. stedfast unto the end;”), the reference is always to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ at the end of the Tribulation and never at the end of your individual life. In Revelation 3:5 there seems to be a promise that He won’t “blot your name out of the book of life,” but with this, there is an implied threat that under certain conditions that He will. Yet, we know in the Age of Grace we have eternal life, and “shall never perish.” There is no danger of being “blotted out” at all. In Revelation 3:16 is a threat that God will “spue” somebody out of His mouth. The Christian is not in God’s stomach; the Christian could not be “spit out.” The Christian is part of Jesus Christ in this age—in 1 Corinthians 12 we are told that we are part of His body. In
  • 33. Ephesians 5 we are told that we are “bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh.” Therefore, these passages seem to have a different doctrinal application than to the day and age of grace in which we live. For this reason, it is dangerous to teach Revelation 1–3 as Christian doctrine for the Church Age.” Ruckman, Dr. Peter S.. Revelation Commentary (The BibleBeliever's Commentary Series) (KindleLocations 326-338).BB Bookstore. KindleEdition. -James L. Melton and it [rapture of Chv4] precedes the tribulation chapters (chapters 6 thru 19). Chapters 1-3 ARE Tribulation passages. Rev 1:9 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
  • 34. is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. Revelation 4:1 says, “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.” Those who expect to find a clear-cut verse on the Rapture in Revelation are misunderstanding the nature of the Rapture. Yes, Revelation is the wrong place to look for the Church- age Rapture, it’s finished before the events of Revelation.
  • 35. We were told in I Corinthians 15:51-52 that the Rapture is a “mystery.” In addition to this, the relationship that Christ has with His church is a mystery (Eph. 5:32). Just as a man doesn’t discuss the private matters of his marriage with everyone, Christ doesn’t lay the doctrine of the Rapture out in the open for all to see. Just as His parables were hid from many (Mat. 13:13), so His mystical calling away of His bride is hidden from the unbelieving world, being revealed only in TYPE in Revelation. His bride is not found in Revelation and the info on her rapture is found in Paul’s books. The type is pointing to a tribulation rapture (I believe there will be two). The type is found in the person of John, the one called up to heaven, typifying the calling up of
  • 36. the church. There are some good reasons for John serving as a type of the church: But a better type of a Tribulation Saint. (1) The name John signifies “full of grace.” The church age is called the “dispensation of the grace of God” in Ephesians 3:2. (2) John is called the disciple “whom Jesus loved” (John 13:23; 20:2; 21:7; 21:20). He obviously loved all of His disciples, but this indicates a special love for John, such as Christ would also have a special love for His bride, the church (Eph. 5:25). This is John’s viewpoint. All the disciples should have felt the same. (3) At the last supper, John sat closer to Jesus than the others. In fact, John 13:23 says that he
  • 37. was “leaning on Jesus' bosom.” One would not be surprised to see a bride doing the same thing, especially if he were to read Song of Solomon 8:5 “Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? . . . “ (4) John had more personal assurance than the other disciples. When Jesus revealed the fact that one of His disciples would betray him, most of them began asking the question, “Is it I?” (Mat. 26:22-25) The Bible doesn’t say “most of them” it says, “every one of them”. [Matt 26:22; Mark 14:19; Luke 22:23] John had enough personal assurance to know that it was not himself, so he asked, “Lord, who is it?” (John 13:25).
  • 38. John does ask this question, but he is relaying the question from Peter, it’s not his own question. John 13:24-25 24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. 25 He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? This is comparable to the personal confidence and security that the church has with the permanent indwelling of the Holy Spirit, unlike any other group on saints in the Bible. (5) A strange thing is said of John in John 21:22-23: “Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow
  • 39. thou me. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?” The indication is that John would live to see the second coming. The second coming is not the rapture of the Church. Of course, he did not live to see the literal second coming, since it has not yet occurred, but John did live to see all the visions of it given in Revelation. In fact, he specifically states that he was “in the Spirit on the Lord's day” (Rev. 1:10). John was transported in a vision some 2,000 years into the future to witness and write about the second coming of Christ.
  • 40. In this sense, he did tarry until Jesus came, which is exactly what the church does (Mat. 16:18). The Church is waiting for the rapture, not the second Advent. The Church (bride of Christ) returns with Christ at the Advent. Matt 24:29-31 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Trib
  • 41. Matt 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. Mid Trib Matt 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Mid Trib Luke 21:34-36 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Mid Trib
  • 42. John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. All 3 1Cor 15:51-57 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be
  • 43. to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Rapture 1Thess 4:13-18 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. Rapture
  • 44. Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Rapture Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Trib Rev 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 2nd Advent Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the
  • 45. world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Mid Trib Watch for the unknown: Rev 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Rev 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Matt 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Mark 13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
  • 46. Mark 13:36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. Watch for a known period: Rev 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. Rev 11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. Rev 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. Dan 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change
  • 47. times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. Dan 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. Dan 12:11-12 11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. 12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.