THE
SEALS
The seals, seven in number were handed to us
in the form of seven metaphors and must be treated accordingly.
Webster
tells us that a metaphor is: “A figure of speech in which a word or phrase
literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to
suggest a likeness or analogy between and that format fits the seals.
A
certain percentage of the Holy Scripture was written in the form of the
metaphor, while the remaining Scriptures were not. Thus it is left to the Biblical scholar to
determine what was handed to us in a metaphoric form and what was not.
I
suspect that the LORD GOD designed the numerical symbolic language and the
metaphor in a manner where it is absolutely necessary to be a well read and well
seasoned scholar. As we approach this
study you’ll see what is meant by that.
Therefore when filling in the analogy of the metaphor, it is essential
that it comes from what saith the Holy Scripture.
Now
let’s get started with this study.
Yea, we found the four beasts to be the four
gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
It is they that cry Holy, Holy, Holy in the Revelation. And it is they that bid us: “Come and see.”
The LAMB opened the first four seals in the order they appear in the New Testament,
respectively. And therefore they hold
the metaphors to the seals in the order they appear in your KJV Bible. That is to say, Matthew is the first beast
to bid: "Come and see" the LAMB opening the first seal, etc.
What are the seals? Paul told us: “Before
faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should
afterwards be revealed. [24] Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us
unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. [25] But after that faith is
come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. [26] For ye are all the children
of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:23-26
John said that in Heaven the question was
asked: "Who is worthy to open the
book, and to loose the seals thereof?" Revelation 5:2b
What
were the seals? Paul explained, where he said:
“But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the
faith which should afterwards be revealed.” Galatians 3:23
AND I SAW WHEN THE
LAMB OPENED ONE OF THE SEALS AND I HEARD AS IT WERE THE NOISE OF THUNDER
The
Apostle John said: “And I saw when the Lamb
opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of
the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and
he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth
conquering, and to conquer.” Revelation 6:1-2
Yea, John the Revelator gave us a clue by way of a metaphor that read: “And I heard, as it were the noise of thunder.” Revelation 6:1
John
said of the opening, (I heard as it were the noise of thunder) which meant that
it was either pretentious or something liken to thunder, and not thunder
itself.
And
the Good and Blessed HOLY SPIRIT directed me to where Matthew said: “And Jesus,
when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the
heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a
dove, and lighting upon him: [17] And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is
my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Matthew 3:16-17
Matthew
gave the analogy where he said: “Some assumed that they heard thunder.”
Thus, when GOD’S thunderous voice was heard it sounded as thunder and marked
the opening of the first seal. This was
when JESUS launched His segment to free us from the strong hold that sin and
the Law had against us.
Matthew
continued after JESUS was baptized: "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit
into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil." Matthew 4:1
The
Revelator divulged the metaphor when he said: “And I saw, and behold a white
horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he
went forth conquering, and to conquer.”
Revelation 6:2
The
Psalmist described that triumphal ride when he wrote: “Thou art fairer than the
children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee
for ever. [3] Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and
thy majesty. [4] And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and
meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible
things. [5] Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby
the people fall under thee. [6] Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the
sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.”
Psalm
45:2-6
After
JESUS’ battle with the Devil and Satan (which JESUS won,) Matthew said:
"Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto
him." Matthew 4:11
Thus
the LAMB of GOD had successfully opened the first seal and brought a triumphant
end to His first campaigns on the road to defeating and destroying the
devil. Amen!
The LAMB OPENED THE
SECOND SEAL: THERE WENT OUT ANOTHER HORSE THAT WAS RED
John said: “And when he had opened the second
seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went
out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to
take peace from the earth."
Revelation 6:3-4
As formally stated Mark was the Second Beast
to say “Come and see,” again John said via metaphor: “And there went out
another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take
peace from the earth.”
And
take peace from the earth he did.
Prior
to the man with the withered hand (JESUS healed him on the Sabbath,) things
were relatively quiet in and around Jerusalem.
But not any more; that miracle upset the Pharisees. They said it was because Jesus healed the
leper on the Sabbath. Mark recorded the
turmoil that followed.
Mark
gave the analogy when he wrote: “The Pharisees went forth and took counsel with
the Herodians against JESUS, how they might destroy him.” Mark 3:6
The
distraught and wicked Pharisees and Herodians were the wicked men in John’s
reference where he described (metaphorically) as the red horse. The mount on the red horse was the Devil.
The
Devil spurned the spirits of those wicked men to violence that was not seen or
heard, no not in or around Jerusalem for some time.
However
from that day forward, there was no peace to be had in and about the city of
David as long as JESUS was alive.
Therefore the rider on the red horse took away peace from the earth as
saith John.
Luke
was the third beast to say: “Come and see”.
Therefore we’ll be looking to him for the analogy of the third seal.
John
continued his saga and said: "And
when the LAMB had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, “Come and
see” and I beheld and lo a black horse; and
he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand." Revelation 6:5 In
this seal, the metaphor is: “behold and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand." Revelation 6:5
THE LAMB OPENED THE
THIRD SEAL
And
holding true to the idea that the third beast of the series affords the
analogy, we count on Luke for the analogy and he does it big time.
Yea,
on the black horse with balances in hand was what Jerusalem did toward JESUS,
for with the scales of justice in hand, and by falsifying the evidence, Israel
and the Gentiles came together and forged the most horrible miscarriage of
justice ever committed.
Now
it was Luke that picked up on what followed and recorded that analogy. He commenced by saying: “And the whole
multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. [2] And they began to accuse
him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give
tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. [3] And Pilate
asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said,
Thou sayest it.
[13]
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and
the people, [14] Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that
perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have
found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
[18]
And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us
Barabbas:
[19]
(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into
prison.) [20] Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
[21]
But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
[23]
And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified.
And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
[24]
And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.”
Luke
23:1-3, 13-14, 18-21 and 23-24
THE LAMB OPENED THE
FOURTH SEAL: BEHOLD A PALE HORSE
John
being the fourth beast said: "And when the LAMB had opened the fourth
seal, I heard the voice of the forth beast say, “Come and see”. And I looked and behold a pale horse: and
his name that sat on him was Death."
Revelation 6:7
The
metaphor concerning the fourth seal was: “A pale horse: and his name that sat
on him was Death, and Hell followed…”
Revelation 6:8
Now
Peter and John were eye witnesses to the mock trial and crucifixion, Peter at a
distance and John close up. (John 18:15-16)
***According
to Strong's concordance the word "pale" in the way that John used it
is a greenish pale. Such paleness was
attributed to the flesh of JESUS due to the absence of blood. “One of the soldiers pierced his side, and
forthwith came there out blood and water.”
I suppose that accounted for the paleness of the rider on the pale
horse.
The
analogy was this: “JESUS was the mount on the pale horse and death had been
pronounced against Him, therefore death and hell followed.
Meanwhile,
Joseph begged the Body of JESUS and then he buried Him in his own walk-in sepulcher. As Jesus had prophesied: “For as Jonas was
three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be
three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” Matthew 12:40
At
His death His SOUL and SPIRIT descended into the heart of the earth wherein was
Hell and Paradise at that time, wherein was the rich man in torments, and saw
“Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.” Luke16:23b
Yea,
immediately after JESUS succumbed to death His Spirit descended into Paradise,
while His body rested in the tomb of Joseph. If you would have a problem with
Jesus and His new convert descending into the heart of the earth, remember the
spirit is not limited by physical objects.
Jesus appeared to His disciples by going through closed doors.
Please
note:
In
his Prophecy to Daniel, the Angel Gabriel prophesied that Messiah would: “Make
a covenant with many for one week.” That prophetic week was a week of years as
opposed to being seven days.
And
as saith the Angel, Messiah was cut off in the midst of that week of years by the
wicked hands of the Jews and Gentiles.
Yea,
JESUS was cut off after the first three and half years of the week of years had
come and gone with the remaining three and half years remaining of the Covenant
of seven years.
Now
as the math has shown, from the anointing at His Baptizing unto His redemptive
work at the Cross totaled three and half years.
That enabled Him to succour His redeemed in that He Himself was tempted,
in all things so he is able to succour them that are tempted. (Hebrews 2:18)
When
translated into days, the three and a half years is a thousand two hundred and
three score days. (Revelation 12:6 and other places in the Bible) The three and a half years is also forty two
months, which we see in Revelation 13:5.
THE LAMB OPENED THE
FIFTH SEAL
November
15, 2001
Now
since the fourth beast, the Apostle John closed out the fourth seal with:
“Death and Hell followed.” Revelation
6:7-8
We
begin where JESUS and His new convert descended into the heart of the earth
wherein Paradise and Hell were before the Resurrection, else Peter wouldn’t
have quoted David as saying to the Heavenly Father: “Because thou wilt not
leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see
corruption.” Acts 2:27
Yea,
the body of JESUS did not see corruption as did the body of Lazarus because
JESUS was in the grave three days and Lazarus was in the grave four days.
Zechariah
prophesied that during JESUS’ visit in Paradise: “And one shall say unto him, What are these
wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in
the house of my friends.” Zechariah 13:6
Then
as JOHN continued, he said:
“And
I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God,
and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice,
saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood
on them that dwell on the earth?” Revelation 6:7-8
As
touching on the martyrs the Revelator said:
“And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto
them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants
also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be
fulfilled.” Revelation 6:11
If
I understand it right, Hell and Paradise was a place where the dead, both saint
and sinner were kept there from Adam to JESUS.
The redeemed were kept in Paradise until JESUS paid their sin debt.
Although
GOD saved repenting sinners from the foundation of the world making them clean
inwardly, albeit the sins of their flesh kept Heaven’s door shut against them. GOD gave them the Old Testament that served to
purify them outwardly that they could minister to and for Him. However said the Apostle: “The blood of bulls
and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth
to the purifying of the flesh:” Hebrews 9:13
Yet
said he of the blood of the Old Testament: “It was not possible that the blood
of bulls and of goats should take away sins.” Hebrews 10:4
However
that process did hide the sins of the flesh from the pure eyes of JEHOVAH GOD
while it silenced the conscience of the comer.
Ah
but said the ALMIGHTY: “I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.”
Zechariah 3:9-b And so He did. The Apostle said of JESUS CHRIST: “Blotting
out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to
us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;” Colossians 2:14
For those who are
skeptic and believe that JESUS went directly to Heaven instead of descending
into Paradise, taking His newborn with Him, remember this. On the third day of His Resurrection Jesus saith unto Mary, “Touch me not; for I am
not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I
ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.” John
20:17
And earlier He told some: “No man hath ascended up
to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in
heaven.” John 3:13
Now
the New Testament authors followed the body of JESUS rather than His Spirit’s
descent into the heart of the earth and rightly so for the Apostle said:
“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also
himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him
that had the power of death, that is, the devil.” Hebrews 2:14 (And that makes
sense, doesn’t it?)
Now its obvious that JESUS and His new convert
descended into Paradise on the evening of the Crucifixion: And while He was
there He visited Hell also for the Spirit of CHRIST in David prophesied : “For thou wilt not leave my soul
in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.” Psalm
16:10
Paul
put a lot of emphasis on what JESUS said of His descent. He said: “(Now that he ascended, what is it
but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?)” Ephesians
4:9 You know what? In the heart of the earth was the place where
the rich man seeth Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom, as saith Luke
16:23.
There
also was the prophet Samuel after his death.
Here I’ve added more proof that Paradise and Hell were down under during
the Old Testament.
Just
a few Choice verses from 1 Samuel 28: 7-19
[7]
Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit,
that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold,
there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. [8] And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
[11]
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up
Samuel.
[12]
And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake
to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.
[14]
And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up;
and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he
stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
[15]
And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul
answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and
God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by
dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what
I shall do. [16] Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
[17] And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:
[18] Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day.
[19] Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
Samuel’s
prophesy came true soon after. For it
was recorded: “So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all
his men, that same day together.” 1
Samuel 31:6
More
proof that hell and paradise were in the heart of the earth. The Psalmist said:
[8]
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. [9] But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. Psalm 63:8-9
That
is where the rich man opened his eyes.
Then
there is where Isaiah said: “Sing, O ye
heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break
forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the
Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.” Isaiah 44:23
That
is the place where JESUS took His new convert.
Remember
Paul said: (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first
into the lower parts of the earth?) Ephesians 4:9
This
is where Jesus spent His first three days after He was crucified.
Yea,
JESUS left Paradise and Hell and returned to Jerusalem where His body rested
and He entered back into it, and GOD raised Him from the dead, thus the
Resurrection. Amen!
After
the Resurrection, JESUS CHRIST returned to Heaven with His shed blood. And the Apostle made note of that entry when
he said: “Neither by the blood of goats
and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having
obtained eternal redemption for us.” Hebrews 9:12
Following
that, JESUS returned to Paradise and Hell: “Wherefore he saith, When he
ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now
that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower
parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far
above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)”
Ephesians
4:8-10
AND I BEHELD UNTIL
THE LAMB OPENED THE SIXTH SEAL
As
touching on the sixth seal, John the Revelator said: “And I beheld until he had
opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the
sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood.”
Revelation 6:12
The
metaphor of the Sixth Seal was on this wise.
John said: “And I beheld until he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo,
there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair,
and the moon became as blood”.
The
Analogy is where John had previously spoken of an earthquake. A quake of a greater magnitude, albeit it was
supernatural as opposed to being geographical.
For
he said: “And there were voices, and thunders, and lightings; and there was a
great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an
earthquake, and so great.” Revelation 16:18
Yea,
that quaking shook the foundation of Israel to the very core. It rent and ran concurrently with the
geological quake. In fact the geological
quake was an omen as to what was happening in their spiritual realm. And to say the least, it was devastating to
Israel. Yea, it turned the kingdom of
Israel upside down, so to speak.
Do
you remember while in route to Canaan, the Lord warned Israel: “That the land
spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were
before you.” Leviticus 18:28
Well,
Israel did defile the land many times over, but when they killed the SON of GOD
the cup of iniquity was made to overflow; and therefore the quaking of the land
was a testimonial to what was taking place in the Spiritual world.
Israel’s
predecessors were the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites and
the Jebusites. They were spued out of
the land that GOD called: “The land of milk and honey.” Exodus 13:5
Yea,
the spewing out included the whole of Israel, from the hewer of their wood and
the carrier of the water, to Caiaphas the High priest.
For
the LORD had earlier told Ezekiel: "Say to the land of Israel, Thus saith
the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his
sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked."
Ezekiel
21:3
Isaiah
prophesied doom for Israel’s sinners when he wrote: “Behold the day of the LORD
cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and
He shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.” Isaiah 24:19
Israel's
sinners were left on the outside with stipulation that: "They also, “If
they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for GOD is able to graft
them in again." Romans 11:23
JESUS
challenged the small remnant with: “Fear not, little flock; for it is your
Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Luke 12:32
He
baptized them back into the Kingdom on the day of Pentecost.
Though
they were few in number, yet they were all righteous and they were powerful
through the HOLY GHOST.
In
so much: “The rulers of the city, cried against them, saying “These that have
turned the world upside down are come hither also;” Acts 17:6
“And
I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great
earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became
as blood; [13] And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree
casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. [14] And the
heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and
island were moved out of their places.” Revelation
6:12-14
"AND THE SUN BECAME BLACK AS SACKCLOTH OF
HAIR."
On
the day of Pentecost, Peter picked up on Joel’s prophecy that said: “The sun shall be turned into darkness, and
the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come”. Acts 2:20
First
we’ll deal with, the metaphor: “The Sun shall be turned into darkness”.
And
now the analogy where David said: “The Lord God is a sun and shield: the
Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that
walk uprightly.” Psalms 84:11
Since
the LORD GOD is represented as the sun, therefore, during the time JESUS trod
the streets of Jerusalem it was high noon.
Amen!
In
his prophecy, he portrayed JESUS CHRIST and His Church as the Sun and the Moon.
Depending
on who was viewing the two great lights, determined what they saw.
Although
it was high noon when JESUS CHRIST walked among Israel on the streets of
Jerusalem, only a few recognized Him as being their Messiah.
I
suppose it was they that said away with Him: “Crucify Him” that John compared
their view to as one looking through sackcloth of hair, which is to say, burlap
or mohair.
Isaiah
had said of Israel’s failing eyesight: “Therefore is judgment far from us,
neither doth justice overtake us. We wait for light, but behold obscurity; for
brightness, but we walk in darkness. We grope for the wall like the blind, and
we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon as in the night; we are in
desolate places as dead men.” Isaiah
59:9-10
And
Paul questioned: “What then? Israel
hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it,
and the rest were blinded.” Romans 11:7
According
to the Scripture when GOD looks at the Church He sees the blood to the fulfillment
to: “The moon became as blood.”
John
said: "JESUS loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood."
Revelation 1:5b
And
the LORD GOD told Israel: "When I see the blood I will pass over
you." Exodus 12:13b
AND THE STARS OF HEAVEN FELL UPON THE EARTH
John
said: "And the stars of heaven fell upon the earth, even as a fig tree
casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind."
Revelation 6:13
The
LORD GOD told Abraham: “I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of
heaven;” Genesis 26:4-a
In
light of all the evil that befell the beloved Israel during the time of the
reformation, it’s not hard to believe that it was the seed of Abraham that fell
from Heaven. And especially we can see
that the Heaven from which they fell was the Kingdom of Heaven.
AND WHEN THE LAMB OPENED THE SEVENTH SEAL
October 15, 2008
John
the Revelator continued: “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was
silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.”
Revelation
8:1
The silence in heaven for the space of about half
an hour was more than likely based on the time it took Aaron, the high priest
to perform the annual Atonement. He
entered into the most Holy place and completed his sacrificial duty of
sprinkling the blood on the mercy seat.
The reason for the silence in heaven for about the
space of half an hour was that there was no man in heaven, as JESUS explained:
“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from
heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.” John 3:13
After
the redemptive work of JESUS was completed and accepted by the LORD GOD of
Heaven then Heaven’s door was no longer closed.
And said the Revelator: “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.” Revelation 4:1
Then after JESUS took care of the sin issue He
returned to Paradise and Hell and led the spirits of the occupants to the
cemeteries where they were many, said the prophecy, to be united with their
bodies. And JESUS raised them from the
dead.
Matthew
said of that exciting event: “The graves were opened; and many bodies of the
saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his
resurrection.” Matthew 27:52-53
Daniel
prophesied of that glorious event, when he said: “And many of them that sleep in the dust of
the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and
everlasting contempt. [3] And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness
of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for
ever and ever.” Daniel 12:1-3
Paul described that JESUS removed the Saints from
Paradise and the lost from Hell, when he said:
“When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts
unto men.” Ephesians 4:8
I say with the Apostle: “Now of the things which we
have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the
right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;” Hebrews 8:1
And
we are “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the
joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set
down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2
And
in agreement we say: “For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless,
undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;” Hebrews
7:26
“But
Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more
perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;”
Hebrews 9:11
And
bestowing honor and glory and praise to Him that is worthy, the Apostle said:
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that
was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at
the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:2
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