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| Silence when the 7th seal opens |
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1. No Content, or God resting
2. OT, Jewish, Apoc: Response to judgment or judgment itself, sign that God hears saints' prayers. Silence is never nothing |
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1. 144,000 martyrs, multitude believers
2. Johnson- same group, 2 perspectives
144,000- church as restored remnant of israel
Multitude is actual size in heaven
Generally no distinction between jew and gentile in the body
144,000 is lion of judah
Multitude is lamb, savior of all |
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not just martyrs, but representative of all who suffer for Christ
White robes= purity from perseverance through testing
palm branches= feast of tabernacles |
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| Star Fallen from the SKy 5th trumpet: Good or Evil |
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COuld be good guy
But prolly same as king of the abyss later, Falling star idea generally reserved for satan or cronies. COuld be satan himself. Abbadon/Apollyon/Destroyer |
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| Great mountan from trumpet #2 |
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Babylon-- object and not instrument of judgment
For trumpets, fire can mean famine |
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| Smoke from abyss 5th trumpet |
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| prolly not same as 4 angels holding back 4 winds-- these angels ARE RESTRAINED |
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| Jesus grabs the big scroll, john grabs the small one. Each for their task. The two scrolls are probably related. but the big one prolly has more going on. |
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| Possible Sweet and bitter for eating the scroll |
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Ezekiel 2-3
Goodness of God's word, redemptive grace, being chosen to minister
People don't respond, hard message to give-- prophesying against whole world |
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Dispensational Futurist: Rebuilt temple, Believing ethnic jews
Moderate Futurist: Future but not literal-- inner court jewish saved, outer court unsaved
Preterist: Destruction of 1st century temple
Not future, not literal: Outer court professing but apostate, inside saved
Us: OUter court is physical church, inner court is our saved souls |
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| Support for our "measuring of the church" understanding |
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OT and jewish support
Christ's body is the temple
Gentiles worship in outer courts
No christians are safe from physical harm
no distinction between Jews and Gentiles
Temple not gonna be rebuilt-- hebrews-- we don't need it.
holy place not spared when temple fell 70 |
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Moses and Elijah
Enoch and Elijah
2 Jewish high priests killed 68
The whole faith community
John the baptist not literally elijah
They prophesy for 3 1/2 years-- life of church
Beast makes war on them-- again the church
2 witnesses- legal nature of task |
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7th trumpet- catastrophic enough?
"3rd woe" not said
maybe it's babylon stuff
But eagle proclaims woes for trumpets
Kingdom of God is woe for those not in it
if it were 70 ad, rome= assyria
not another resurrection/conversion
no difference prophets/saints
It's final judgment |
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| The Multitude in WHite robes |
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| Seventh Seal, Silence, Golden Censer |
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5th trumpet
(eagle and woe is 8:13) |
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| Mighty angel and 7 thunders |
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| Oath, Scroll and Recomissioning |
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| Measuring of the Church instructions |
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| 42 months, holy city, 2 witnesses |
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| Resurrection of Witnesses |
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| Heavenly parallel- Michael and satan |
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