Alan Gross
Well-Known Member
LET GOD
REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU,
in an ORDERLY FASHION.
…
THE WAY HE ORDERED
THE BOOK of REVELATION
WRITTEN & “SIGNIFIED”.
...
THE ENTIRE
BOOK of REVELATION
is Rooted in the
DIVINELY REVEALED
Soil of the Old TESTAMENT.
...
REVELATION
ISN'T THE FIRST BOOK
GOD HAS WRITTEN.
...
There is a degree of progress.
The closer we approach
the End of the Book of REVELATION,
the more our attention is directed
to The Final Judgment
and the ETERNITY
and
The HEREAFTER
which lies
Beyond The Final Judgment
…
Adapted from:
More than Conquerors:
an Interpretation of
The Book of Revelation
Author: William Hendriksen
The First Section concerns
"Christ in the Midst
of the Lamp-stands"
( in REVELATION 1:1 - 3:22).
...
The Second Section concerns
"The Vision of Heaven
and the Seals"
( in REVELATION 4:1 - 7:17).
...
The Third Section concerns
"The Seven Trumpets"
( in REVELATION 8:1 – 11:19).
...
The Fourth Section concerns
"The Persecuting Dragon"
( in REVELATION 12:1 - 14:20).
...
The Fifth Section concerns
"The Seven Bowls"
( in REVELATION 15:1 - 16:21).
...
The Sixth Section concerns
"The Fall of Babylon"
( in REVELATION 17:1 – 19:21).
...
The Seventh Section concerns
"The Great Consummation"
( in REVELATION 20:1 - 22:21).
…
AND NOT ONLY
DO EACH of THESE
Seven Sections:
COVER the ENTIRE
SAME TIME PERIOD,
from:
The Ascension
of JESUS CHRIST
Back to Heaven,
until:
The Second Coming
of JESUS CHRIST
IN JUDGMENT;
THESE SEVEN
PARALLEL SECTIONS
in THE REVELATION
Are Arranged by God,
in an Ascending,
Climatic Order,
as THE DECREE of INSIGHT
that GOD REVEALS to us
PROGRESSIVELY INCREASES,
from the
First Section
to the Second Section,
then,
MORE IS REVEALED
in the Third Section, etc., etc.
…
The Book of REVELATION
Reveals a Gradual Progress
in Eschatological emphasis,
or “END TIMES TEACHINGS”.
(Hendriksen, p.35)
…
We may first recognize
this Gradual Progress
in THE DECREE of INSIGHT
that GOD REVEALS to us of His
“END TIMES TEACHINGS”,
by viewing the
The TWO MAJOR DIVISIONS
of THE ENTIRE
BOOK of REVELATION.
...
THE FIRST HALF
of THE ENTIRE
BOOK of REVELATION
is From Chapter 1
to Chapter 11,
and covers
The First Three Sections,
which are:
The First Section with
"Christ in the Midst
of the Lamp-stands"
in REVELATION 1:1 – 3:22
&
The Second Section concerning
"The Vision of Heaven
and the Seals"
in REVELATION 4:1 – 7:17
&
The Third Section concerning
"The Seven Trumpets"
in REVELATION 8:1 – 11:19.
...
THESE FIRST
3 Sections, then, covered in
THE FIRST HALF
of THE ENTIRE BOOK
of REVELATION,
Contain Announcements
and
Introductions ( Only )
regarding The Final Judgment.
…
In the First Section
( of three Sections )
contained in
THE FIRST HALF
of THE ENTIRE BOOK
of REVELATION
regarding,
"Jesus Christ in the Midst
of the Lamp-stands"
in REVELATION 1:1 – 3:22 ),
we only have
a mere mention
of Coming Judgment
without any description,
in REVELATION 1:7;
...
“Behold, He Comes with clouds;
and every eye will see Him
and
they also which Pierced Him:
and all people of the Earth
will wail because of Him.
Even so, Amen.”
…
GOD'S PROGRESSION
in The Extent
of His Revelation to us
INCREASES
in the Second Section
( of the three Sections )
of The First Half
of The Revelation,
concerning
"The Vision of Heaven
and the Seals"
in REVELATION 4:1 - 7:17.
...
In this Second Section
of The First
“Major Division” Half
of The Revelation
in “The Vision of Heaven
and the Seals”,
The Final Judgment
is not just mentioned,
but,
God's REVELATION to us,
of The Final Judgment
is now
Definitely Introduced
( to a further extent
than just being “mentioned”),
and
we begin to actually see
The HORROR
of
The FINAL JUDGMENT;
in REVELATION 6:12-17;
…
“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;
…
“And the Stars of Heaven
fell to The Earth,
even as a fig tree
casts her untimely figs,
when she is shaken
of a mighty wind,
…
“And the Heaven
Departed as a scroll
when it is rolled together;
and
every mountain and island
were Moved out of their places.
…
“And
the kings of the Earth
and
the great men
and
the rich men
and
the chief captains
and
the mighty men
and
every bondman
and
every free man,
hid themselves in the dens
and
in the rocks of the mountains;
…
“And said
to the mountains and rocks,
Fall on us
and
hide us from
The Face of Him
that Sits on The Throne
and from
The Wrath of The Lamb;
…
“Because
The Great Day of His Wrath
has Come;
and
who will be able to stand ?”
...
More than Conquerors:
an Interpretation of
The Book of Revelation
Author: William Hendriksen
REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU,
in an ORDERLY FASHION.
…
THE WAY HE ORDERED
THE BOOK of REVELATION
WRITTEN & “SIGNIFIED”.
...
THE ENTIRE
BOOK of REVELATION
is Rooted in the
DIVINELY REVEALED
Soil of the Old TESTAMENT.
...
REVELATION
ISN'T THE FIRST BOOK
GOD HAS WRITTEN.
...
There is a degree of progress.
The closer we approach
the End of the Book of REVELATION,
the more our attention is directed
to The Final Judgment
and the ETERNITY
and
The HEREAFTER
which lies
Beyond The Final Judgment
…
Adapted from:
More than Conquerors:
an Interpretation of
The Book of Revelation
Author: William Hendriksen
The First Section concerns
"Christ in the Midst
of the Lamp-stands"
( in REVELATION 1:1 - 3:22).
...
The Second Section concerns
"The Vision of Heaven
and the Seals"
( in REVELATION 4:1 - 7:17).
...
The Third Section concerns
"The Seven Trumpets"
( in REVELATION 8:1 – 11:19).
...
The Fourth Section concerns
"The Persecuting Dragon"
( in REVELATION 12:1 - 14:20).
...
The Fifth Section concerns
"The Seven Bowls"
( in REVELATION 15:1 - 16:21).
...
The Sixth Section concerns
"The Fall of Babylon"
( in REVELATION 17:1 – 19:21).
...
The Seventh Section concerns
"The Great Consummation"
( in REVELATION 20:1 - 22:21).
…
AND NOT ONLY
DO EACH of THESE
Seven Sections:
COVER the ENTIRE
SAME TIME PERIOD,
from:
The Ascension
of JESUS CHRIST
Back to Heaven,
until:
The Second Coming
of JESUS CHRIST
IN JUDGMENT;
THESE SEVEN
PARALLEL SECTIONS
in THE REVELATION
Are Arranged by God,
in an Ascending,
Climatic Order,
as THE DECREE of INSIGHT
that GOD REVEALS to us
PROGRESSIVELY INCREASES,
from the
First Section
to the Second Section,
then,
MORE IS REVEALED
in the Third Section, etc., etc.
…
The Book of REVELATION
Reveals a Gradual Progress
in Eschatological emphasis,
or “END TIMES TEACHINGS”.
(Hendriksen, p.35)
…
We may first recognize
this Gradual Progress
in THE DECREE of INSIGHT
that GOD REVEALS to us of His
“END TIMES TEACHINGS”,
by viewing the
The TWO MAJOR DIVISIONS
of THE ENTIRE
BOOK of REVELATION.
...
THE FIRST HALF
of THE ENTIRE
BOOK of REVELATION
is From Chapter 1
to Chapter 11,
and covers
The First Three Sections,
which are:
The First Section with
"Christ in the Midst
of the Lamp-stands"
in REVELATION 1:1 – 3:22
&
The Second Section concerning
"The Vision of Heaven
and the Seals"
in REVELATION 4:1 – 7:17
&
The Third Section concerning
"The Seven Trumpets"
in REVELATION 8:1 – 11:19.
...
THESE FIRST
3 Sections, then, covered in
THE FIRST HALF
of THE ENTIRE BOOK
of REVELATION,
Contain Announcements
and
Introductions ( Only )
regarding The Final Judgment.
…
In the First Section
( of three Sections )
contained in
THE FIRST HALF
of THE ENTIRE BOOK
of REVELATION
regarding,
"Jesus Christ in the Midst
of the Lamp-stands"
in REVELATION 1:1 – 3:22 ),
we only have
a mere mention
of Coming Judgment
without any description,
in REVELATION 1:7;
...
“Behold, He Comes with clouds;
and every eye will see Him
and
they also which Pierced Him:
and all people of the Earth
will wail because of Him.
Even so, Amen.”
…
GOD'S PROGRESSION
in The Extent
of His Revelation to us
INCREASES
in the Second Section
( of the three Sections )
of The First Half
of The Revelation,
concerning
"The Vision of Heaven
and the Seals"
in REVELATION 4:1 - 7:17.
...
In this Second Section
of The First
“Major Division” Half
of The Revelation
in “The Vision of Heaven
and the Seals”,
The Final Judgment
is not just mentioned,
but,
God's REVELATION to us,
of The Final Judgment
is now
Definitely Introduced
( to a further extent
than just being “mentioned”),
and
we begin to actually see
The HORROR
of
The FINAL JUDGMENT;
in REVELATION 6:12-17;
…
“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;
…
“And the Stars of Heaven
fell to The Earth,
even as a fig tree
casts her untimely figs,
when she is shaken
of a mighty wind,
…
“And the Heaven
Departed as a scroll
when it is rolled together;
and
every mountain and island
were Moved out of their places.
…
“And
the kings of the Earth
and
the great men
and
the rich men
and
the chief captains
and
the mighty men
and
every bondman
and
every free man,
hid themselves in the dens
and
in the rocks of the mountains;
…
“And said
to the mountains and rocks,
Fall on us
and
hide us from
The Face of Him
that Sits on The Throne
and from
The Wrath of The Lamb;
…
“Because
The Great Day of His Wrath
has Come;
and
who will be able to stand ?”
...
More than Conquerors:
an Interpretation of
The Book of Revelation
Author: William Hendriksen