126 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 2 - Part 2 - Book 11 - Prophecy: The White Horse of Revelation

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 2 * BOOK 11 PROPHECY: THE WHITE HORSE OF REVELATION 6 Let's turn to Revelation Chapter 4 and begin an in-depth study of the Book of Revelation. It's a book I think is thrilling. Revelation 1:3 Go all the way to the last verse in Chapter 3: Revelation 3:22 "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." This is the last time the word Church appears in the Book of Revelation until you get to the closing verses. Revelation 4:1 After the Church Age has been completed. The previous three chapters.) Be careful as you read Revelation. I've had people try to refute the whole aspect of the Rapture because it is associated with the trumpet call. They say only Israel was called with a trumpet. That limits God. Yes, Israel was called by a trumpet for assembly for war and other assemblies. But God has His own trumpets as well. He also has his angelic trumpets. But here John hears a trumpet from heaven, which calls, "Come up hither." It too will hear a trumpet call. Revelation 4:1 After the Church Age is ended. Now verse 2: Revelation 4:2 "And immediately (John says) I was in the spirit (he didn't go to glory bodily. Revelation 4:3 Beautiful beyond description. I don't think John could begin to put it into words the beauty of the throne room in heaven. Now verse 4: Revelation 4:4 Now verse 5: Revelation 4:5 "And out of the throne (the very presence of God) proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God." The best way I can define the seven Spirits of God are attributes of the Holy Spirit. So we need to go to the Book of Isaiah Chapter 11. And remember in Revelation it talks about Christ having the seven Spirits. Remember the Book of Proverbs tells us the fear of the Lord is wisdom. Come back to Revelation Chapter 4. These seven-fold aspects of the Holy Spirit are round about the throne as John is being introduced to it: Revelation 4:6 "And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind." A better translation is "living creatures." I'll show you in a bit where I get the word creatures, but for now lets read verse 7 and 8. Revelation 4:7 "And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf (or ox), and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle." Here in Revelation we have creatures like a lion, ox, a face as a man, and an eagle. Turn back to Ezekiel Chapter 1. I told you several lessons ago there were three books in our Bible written outside the Nation of Israel by Jews: Ezekiel, Daniel and Revelation. Ezekiel 1:5 Ezekiel 1:10 Let me ask you, "How is Christ pictured in the Book of Matthew?" Matthew depicts Him as King. Mark depicts Him as Servant, Luke depicts Him as the Son of Man. John's Gospel depicts Him as the Son of God, His Deity. That all of the Scriptures are depicting Christ from the same view point. Then John shows us that indeed He was the Son of God. So these angelic creatures spoken of by Ezekiel, as well as what John sees in Revelation, are all living creatures that are depicting one of these four attributes again of Christ as we see Him in the Gospels. It is so fine-tuned. Verse 8: Revelation 4:8 Revelation 4:9-11 Now to Chapter 5. Revelation 5:1 "And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book (or scroll is a better word. Just picture a scroll rolled up and then sealed with seven seals. Even at the time of Ruth and Boaz, they could mortgage their property. Now we have the same picture here of a mortgage. Revelation 5:2,3 Revelation 5:4 "And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book (or scroll), neither to look thereon." Look at verse 5: Revelation 5:5 "And one of the elders saith unto me, `Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.'" Christ. Revelation 5:6 Revelation 5:7 "And he (the Lion of the tribe of Juda, Israel's King, the King of kings, the Son of God) came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne." We have to place God the Father on the throne, because Christ is not on the throne tonight, you are all aware of that I'm sure. So in order to get the language, we picture God the Father as on the throne, God the Son at the right hand, and when John gets all shook up that no one can open the scroll, then God the Son comes before God the Father and what does He say? I'll pay off that mortgage." #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible