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Rev 7:11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
Everyone at this time falls prostrate before God!.
Rev 7:12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. [He has PREVAILED]
Rev 7:13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, [Talked with John] What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? [Who are these folks all dressed in white?]
Rev 7:14 And I [John] said unto him, [the Elder who asked] Sir, thou knowest. [The Elder ALREADY knew] And he [the Elder] said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, [the Martyrs who died in the 1260 year persecution between 538 A.D. and 1798 A.D. better known as the “Great Tribulation”] and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. [They TRUSTED Jesus unto the death of horrendous proportions during the persecution of the Roman Inquisition.]
Rev 7:15 Therefore are they [That’s why there here] before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
Rev 7:16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; [Those who starved to death from want of food and water, those who burned at the stake] neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
Rev 7:17 For the Lamb [Jesus will take care of them now] which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. [Their REWARD is sure]
Revelation Chapter 8
We now pick up from the sixth (6) chapter where six of the seven seals were opened, which means they have already completed their portion of the Scroll of Destiny, long ago. Chapter eight begins with the (Seventh Seal)
Rev 8:1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. [This “seal” is yet in the future, it will be completed when Jesus comes back the “third time” after the 1000 years spoken of in chapter 20. It began to sound in 1844 and will sound until the “seal” is finally broken at the destruction of the wicked after the 1000 years, and the verdict of the Great White Throne is handed out.]
Rev 8:2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. [These Seven trumpets in which SIX have already past, they are NOT future occurrences, they dealt with church history as did the First Six Seals, and the Four Horseman.]
Rev 8:3 And another angel [an Eight Angel, some believe it to signify Jesus] came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. [The altar that was before the Shekinah within the tabernacle was the “Golden Altar of Incense”, just before the vail, usually the Priest would offer incense on this Altar and NO ONE else, thus it is believed that this “angel” spoken of is Jesus our High Priest. Jesus is also referred to as the Arch Angel, the Angel above all Angels, or the Captain of the Lords Host as recorded in Joshua 5.]
Jos 5:14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD [the Leader of the Angelic host] am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
Jos 5:15 And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. [Jesus told Moses the same thing at the :Burning Bush epiphany. The captain of the Lords host, the Leader of the Angelic Armies, is none other than Jesus Himself, and He accepted Joshua’s worship, which only deity deserves. Jesus is also called “Michael” as recorded here: the angel Gabriel is speaking here:]
Dan 10:21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. [Gabriel called Michael; Daniels Prince, meaning Daniels Savior i.e. words Jesus is also Michael.]
Rev 8:4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hnd. [As Jesus presented them to the Father]
Rev 8:5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. [The throwing of the censure is indicative of a judgment, regardless of when it is cast down.] Judgment is about to be passed, this is NOT speaking of the final judgment, but a judgment of Israel’s acceptance of Idolatry, therefore this action of the angel has already taken place. It’s the beginning of the redemptive trumpet judgments, as Jesus as High Priest has been usurped by the Catholic Churches introduction of a man as priest who claims the prerogatives of God alone, “to forgive sins.” The once and for all sacrifice of Jesus and the merits of His High Priestly ministry are cast away and discarded.]
Dan 8:10 And it [the little horn power pagan Rome] waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. [Made Jesus’ High priestly ministry of no affect, by instituting the MASS, where the priest claims the ability to absolve ones “sin”, thus casting away Jesus High Priestly Ministry.]
Rev 8:6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
Rev 8:7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, [The judgments of God brought by Alaric the Goth upon the provinces of Gaul And Rome itself result in the destruction of Gaul and the sacking of Rome. This is the fulfillment of the first Trumpet judgment] and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Rev 8:8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: [The judgments of God by Genseric the Vandal upon the coastal cities and the great Roman navies result in destruction of the cities and navies, and Rome itself is sacked. This is the fulfillment of the second Trumpet Judgement] and the third part of the sea became blood;
Rev 8:9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. [A Great Naval battle ensued]
Rev 8:10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
Rev 8:11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: [The judgments of God by Attila the Hun upon the heart of the empire from the East to the West results in destruction, this is the fulfillment of the Third Trumpet judgment.] and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Rev 8:12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; [The judgment of God by Odoacer the Heruli upon the emperor, the senate, the consuls, the leadership, and the governing bodies of Rome result in their being abolished and destroyed. This is the fourth Trumpet judgment against Rome. Remember it was Rome who was the world dominant power when this vision was given to John] so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
Rev 8:13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
“Woe” is a word used in a number of places in the Old Testament, particularly in Isaiah and Jerimiah, where the end of Israel as a nation is being prophesied.
Isa 5:8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
Isa 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Isa 5:21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Isa 5:22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Amo 6:1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
Mat 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Mat 23:28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Mat 23:29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
Mat 23:30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Jer_4:31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
Jer_13:27 I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
Jer_23:1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
Jer_48:1 Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
Jer_48:46 Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.
Revelation Chapter 9
Rev 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star [which is symbolic of somebody since it refers to “him”] fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. [This individual has the power to bind and release]
Rev 9:2 And he [the Prophet Mohamet] opened the bottomless pit; [by False Prophecy] and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; [a large Islamic following, a large thick black cloud of disciples, an agent of divine judgment] and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Rev 9:3 And there came out of the smoke locusts [Which are a symbol of judgment] upon the earth: [A numerous large army from Arabia, since Locust are indigenous to Southern Arabia, these were the Saracens] and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Rev 9:4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. [This eludes to the writer with the “ink horn” prophecy in: Ezekiel
Eze 9:2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
Eze 9:3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;
Eze 9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. [Mark Gods People]
Eze 9:5 And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:
Eze 9:6 Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; [They have Gods protection] and begin at my sanctuary. [In other words begin with the religious leaders, and those who claim religious beliefs] Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house. [The house of God here, the Tabernacle]
Rev 9:5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: [5 months times 30 = 150 days or in this case 150 years] and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. [The Saracens i.e. the Muslim armies, attack on the Eastern Roman empire from 673 A.D. until 823 A.D. was exactly 150 years of war.]
Rev 9:6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. [During this time there would be NO chance of peace, to place ones roots down, to obtain a home etc. The Saracens Moslems were relentless during this time.]
Rev 9:7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
Here’s where I have to stop! Without a study of history, one cannot understand the Revelation from hence forth. I have a commentary that explains every detail of each verse, but unless one has a good understanding of the commentary, to explain further would be to write a book complete.
