In this week’s study, I continue in Chapter 14 beginning with verse 4.
The Fifth Vision "In Heaven"
14:1-5.
The Lamb and the 144,000.
The Fifth Vision in heaven is very brief. It is another Episode, telling us of those who will have come through the great Tribulation, and have been caught up to Heaven.
Remember as we start this Chapter that as Christians, we have that Seal of Yahweh within us (Rev. 9:4). So keep your utmost faith in Yahweh and know His Word. Don’t listen to man’s tradition, but Yahweh’s true Word! “Know His Word personally on the earth”
In our last study we continue in this Chapter 14 with John now in his 5TH Vision which takes place in heaven. There John see the Lamb and the 144,000 with the Father’s Name written in their foreheads. In verse 3 we learned about the new song and how the 144,000 were redeemed from man. In today’s study we shall see how they were virgins other words they did not defile themselves with the antics and the anti-Christ and false prophets, which were performing the duties of Satan at this time on earth.
4. This refers to a spiritual sense. Otherwise they did not seek Satan, but Yahweh’s Word. These Firstfruits are chosen to be with the Lord before any elect, so therefore this would blow the rapture theory out once again. Keep in mind that these are after the Yahshua Messiah, but before the elect. In the first part of verse 4 we see the 144,000 in the active position while in the 2nd part we shall see the 144,000 in the passive position.
virgins = spiritually (Matt. 25:1); in contrast to the apostate Church, Babylon (verse 8), spiritually “a harlot”
follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth = in glory, being especially near His person; the fitting reward of their following Him so fully on earth.
redeemed = “purchased.” The passive position.
being the = rather, “as a first-fruit.” Not merely a “first-fruit” in the sense in which all believers are so, but Israel’s 144,000 elect are the first-fruit, the Jewish and Gentile elect Church is the harvest;
in = ‘en’governs only one case the Dative and means being or remaining within , with the primary idea of rest and continuance. Therefore the indirect object would be the 144,000. Because guile was found within them.
guile = ‘dol-os’; probably meaning decoy; trick as in bait; wile.
without fault = Greek, ‘am-o-mos’, unblemished. “blameless”:
Now John is directed to the earth as we see The Fifth Vision "On Earth"
The next vision, which follows "on earth," follows closely on the last, and is preliminary to the pouring out of the seven Vials. No angel has been seen or heard since the seventh angel sounded the seventh trumpet in 11:15. This shows us that the passage 12:1- 8 is parenthetical, and constitutes one series or episode.
This fifth vision on earth consists of the appearance of six angels consecutively, each having his separate mission, and all but one (the fifth) having his own proclamation. They are distinct from each other, and continue the Episode by giving us Yahweh's side of what is going to happen; and telling us of what He is doing during the time that the Beast and False Prophet are running their course in chapter 13. They form also a summary of all the remaining judgments contained in the rest of the Book.
We can call this section the “Final Call of Salvation to People of Earth”
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