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In Revelation 4, John is taken into Heaven to observe the beginning of God's "Day of Wrath." His description of the heavenly throne, the four beasts, the twenty-four elders, the sea of glass and the seven lamps corresponds to other descriptions by Moses, Isaiah, Ezekiel and Daniel.
It will take less time than the blink of an eye to transport all current and alive believers from this realm into the hallowed halls of Heaven. John experiences the moment we have all been waiting for - the crowning event of the close of this dispensation - the rapture and resurrection of all saved and alive "born again" believers off the face of the Earth and into Heaven. During the current dispensation of grace in which the world currently lives in, we are warned by Christ himself that the only people who will make it to Heaven and be a part of the rapidly approaching rapture event before judgment strikes the Earth are those who are "born again."
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE BORN AGAIN?
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THE MESSAGE OF THE RESURRECTION: MAKING HEAVEN AND AVOIDING HELL AFTER DEATH
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A SAVING FAITH
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John's ascent into Heaven from the Island of Patmos is intended by God to represent what will soon happen to all "born again" believers, a.k.a. the true church, at the end of this age.
"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. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in Heaven, and one sat on the throne" (Revelation 4:1-2).
One minute, we will be going about our daily routine and in the next split second, we will be gazing upon new surroundings as we are transported into Heaven. John writes that the transformation was "immediate." There is no description of the journey. It was too fast. He did not even tell us the mode of transportation, except to say that the Holy Spirit was his conductor.
THE RAPTURE: FACT OR FICTION?
youtube.com/watch?v=lGo98OwsdJQ&t=1721s
Instantaneously, John slipped from this existence into the heavenly realm and gasped, "behold, a throne!"
It is the throne of which David speaks:
"The Lord hath prepared his "throne" in the heavens: and his kingdom ruleth over all" (Psalm 103:19).
It is the throne of which Moses writes in three of the stanzas to his prophetic song:
"The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting" (Psalm 93:1-2).
"The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about" (Psalm 97:1-3).
"The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims: let the earth be moved" (Psalm 99:1).
These passages point to the singular event of God taking his place upon Heaven's throne of judgment. Grace is at an end and judgment is about to begin. David emphasizes the connection between the throne and judgment:
"The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup" (Psalm 11:4-6).
Grace is the character of our current dispensation before the rapture occurs and judgment strikes, but judgment is the character of the Tribulation period after the rapture. That is precisely where John has arrived. As a representative of the Church, he is taken into Heaven just prior to God's judgment of the wicked. The occasion he observes has all of the earmarks of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish festival that occurs each year at the new moon of September. The High Holy Day is a prophecy of the future when God sits down upon his throne of judgment and brings the nations to task. At that time, God will open the books of life and death. That is exactly what John witnesses in chapters 4 and 5.
It is reasonable to think that Solomon's throne was built after the pattern of God's throne as described by the prophets. It was built of ivory - a white throne. In Revelation 20:11, we learn that God's throne is white.
John now stands in the presence of the creator of all that is known, God himself. Chapter four is taken up with a description of something few had seen before him. The majesty of what John saw is incomprehensible.
In Revelation 4, John is taken into Heaven to observe the beginning of God's "Day of Wrath." His description of the heavenly throne, the four beasts, the twenty-four elders, the sea of glass and the seven lamps corresponds to other descriptions by Moses, Isaiah, Ezekiel and Daniel.
It will take less time than the blink of an eye to transport all current and alive believers from this realm into the hallowed halls of Heaven. John experiences the moment we have all been waiting for - the crowning event of the close of this dispensation - the rapture and resurrection of all saved and alive "born again" believers off the face of the Earth and into Heaven. During the current dispensation of grace in which the world currently lives in, we are warned by Christ himself that the only people who will make it to Heaven and be a part of the rapidly approaching rapture event before judgment strikes the Earth are those who are "born again."
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE BORN AGAIN?
youtube.com/watch?v=zXRlZL2WG1A&t=1194s
THE MESSAGE OF THE RESURRECTION: MAKING HEAVEN AND AVOIDING HELL AFTER DEATH
youtube.com/watch?v=1uRRSN8qObg&t=872s
A SAVING FAITH
youtube.com/watch?v=Y5VWKWnAdk4&t=206s
John's ascent into Heaven from the Island of Patmos is intended by God to represent what will soon happen to all "born again" believers, a.k.a. the true church, at the end of this age.
"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. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in Heaven, and one sat on the throne" (Revelation 4:1-2).
One minute, we will be going about our daily routine and in the next split second, we will be gazing upon new surroundings as we are transported into Heaven. John writes that the transformation was "immediate." There is no description of the journey. It was too fast. He did not even tell us the mode of transportation, except to say that the Holy Spirit was his conductor.
THE RAPTURE: FACT OR FICTION?
youtube.com/watch?v=lGo98OwsdJQ&t=1721s
Instantaneously, John slipped from this existence into the heavenly realm and gasped, "behold, a throne!"
It is the throne of which David speaks:
"The Lord hath prepared his "throne" in the heavens: and his kingdom ruleth over all" (Psalm 103:19).
It is the throne of which Moses writes in three of the stanzas to his prophetic song:
"The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting" (Psalm 93:1-2).
"The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about" (Psalm 97:1-3).
"The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims: let the earth be moved" (Psalm 99:1).
These passages point to the singular event of God taking his place upon Heaven's throne of judgment. Grace is at an end and judgment is about to begin. David emphasizes the connection between the throne and judgment:
"The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup" (Psalm 11:4-6).
Grace is the character of our current dispensation before the rapture occurs and judgment strikes, but judgment is the character of the Tribulation period after the rapture. That is precisely where John has arrived. As a representative of the Church, he is taken into Heaven just prior to God's judgment of the wicked. The occasion he observes has all of the earmarks of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish festival that occurs each year at the new moon of September. The High Holy Day is a prophecy of the future when God sits down upon his throne of judgment and brings the nations to task. At that time, God will open the books of life and death. That is exactly what John witnesses in chapters 4 and 5.
It is reasonable to think that Solomon's throne was built after the pattern of God's throne as described by the prophets. It was built of ivory - a white throne. In Revelation 20:11, we learn that God's throne is white.
John now stands in the presence of the creator of all that is known, God himself. Chapter four is taken up with a description of something few had seen before him. The majesty of what John saw is incomprehensible.
