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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

YAHAVEH'S RIGHTEOUS KING

THE KING REIGNING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THE EVENTS PRIOR TO HIS COMING KINGDOM.

Isaiah 32:1 behold, a king (JESUS) shall reign in righteousness, and princes (GOD'S ELECT) shall rule in judgment.

32:2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert (A PLACE TO HIDE) from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

THE KING AND THE PRINCES WILL BE THE HIDING PLACE TO KEEP THE BLISTERING WIND AWAY FROM YOU.

32:3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

EVERYONE'S EYES WILL BE OPENED TO SEE THE TRUTH IN THE MILLENNIUM (CHRIST'S THOUDAND YEAR REIGN).

32:4 The heart also of the rash (HASTY) shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE ANYONE WHO SAYS 'I DON'T UNDERSTAND GOD'S WORD'.

32:5 The vile person (THE FOOL) shall be no more called liberal (NOBLE IN THE HEBREW), nor the churl (COVETOUS) said to be bountiful.

32:6 For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy, and to utter error (LIES) against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

THE FOOL WILL SPREAD LIES AGAINST THE LORD AND HIS WORD TO THE BIBLICAL ILLITERATE PERSON AND THEREFORE, HE WILL CAUSE HIM TO FALL SPIRITUALLY.

32:7 The instruments (TOOLS) also of the churl (COVETOUS) are evil: he deviseth (COUNSELS) wicked devices to destroy the poor (THE ONES WHO LACK KNOWLEDGE FROM THE WORD OF GOD) with lying words, even when the needy (HELPLESS, WEAK IN WILL AND WEALTH) speaketh right.

32:8 But the liberal (NOBLE) deviseth liberal things (BEING HONEST WITH GOD); and by liberal things shall he stand.

32:9 Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters (SELF-CONFIDENCE IN IRONY); give ear unto my speech.

WOMEN= "WOMEN" BEING PUT FOR THE WHOLE NATION, NOW REDUCED BY SIN TO UTTER WEAKNESS.

32:10 Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women (NO GENDER): for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.

IF YOU ARE CARELESS GOD WON'T BLESS YOU.

32:11 Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.

WOMEN IS SYMBOLIC OF ISRAEL THAT DOES NOT BELIEVE OF FOLLOW CHRIST.

32:12 They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.

THEY HIRED PEOPLE BACK THEN TO BEAT THEIR BREAST FOR A SHOW.

32:13 Upon the land of My people shall come up thorns and briers (TO MAKE A HOT FIRE. IT'S A PROVERB); yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:

32:14 Because the palaces shall be forsaken (NEGLECTED); the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens forever (PUT FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD, NOT FOREVER. IT WILL BE FOR THE PERIOD THEY ARE NEGLECTED), a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

32:15 Until the spirit (THE HOLY SPIRIT) be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

HE WILL MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN (IN THE HEBREW).

32:16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

BECAUSE GOD IS IN CONTROL.

32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever.

CHRIST IS THE KING OF PEACE.

THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE ANY PEACE UPON THE WORLD UNTIL CHRIST RETURNS.

32:18 And My People shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

FUTURE.

32:19 When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city (THE CITY OF THE ASSYRIAN OR THE FALSE CHRIST) shall be low in a low place.

32:20 Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

BLESSED IS THE ONE THAT KNOW HOW TO PLAN SEEDS.

GOD BLESS

Friday, October 15, 2021

DEDICATE YOURSELF TO GOD.

DEDICATE YOURSELF TO GOD...HE WANTS YOU TO STAY IN HIS WORD, NOT THE WORD OF THE WORLD.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies as living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

LET EVERYTHING YOU DO TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO GOD.

12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

PRAY FOR GOD'S WILL, NOT YOURS.

12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man to measure of faith.

TAKE WHAT HE GIVES YOU AND LET IT GROW.

DON'T THINK YOU ARE SO GREAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE SOME GIFTS FROM GOD ; GIVE HIM THE CREDIT.

12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

WE HAVE DIFFERENT DUTIES BUT ONE BODY.

12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and everyone members one of another.

THE HEAD OF THAT OFFICE IS CHRIST.

12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

12:7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

PROPHECY AND TEACHING ARE THE SAME.

12:8 Or he that exorteth, or exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence (EXPERIENCE); he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

THE CHURCH CAN FUNCTION IF IT HAS ALL PARTS OF THE BODY.

12:9 Let love be without dissimulation (UNFEIGNED). Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

LET LOVE BE REAL...LEAVE EVIL ALONE.

RIGHTLY DIVIDE THE WORD OF GOD.

12:10 Be kindly affectionate (USED OF THE AFFECTIONATE REGARD OF MEMBERS OF A FAMILY) one to another with brotherly love (LOVE FOR THE BRETHREN); in honor preferring one another;

IF YOU ARE GIFTED LEAD WITH KINDNESS.

12:11 Not slothful (SLOW) in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

BE IN A BUSINESS THAT CARES.

12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation (USE YOUR HEAD WHEN THINGS GO BAD AND PRAY ABOUT IT); continuing instant in prayer;

12:13 Distributing (COMMUNICATING) to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality (KINDNESS TO STRANGERS).

12:14 Bless them which persecute you: bless and curse not.

ASK GOD TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND CHANGE THE HEART OF THE TROUBLE MAKER.

12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

12:16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise on your own conceits.

BE PATIENT WITH NEW BELIEVERS. GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED AT THAT MOMENT BUT DO NOT OVERWHELM THEM.

12:17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

USE SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT...TEACH GOD'S WORD AS IT IS WRITTEN...LIVE BY IT.

12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

IT IT'S POSSIBLE, LIVE WITH ALL MEN PEACEABLY. HOWEVER, NOT ALL MEN WANT TO LIVE PEACEFULLY WITH YOU. USE COMMON SENSE.

12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine; and I will repay, saith the LORD."

QUOTED DEUT. 32:35.

VENGEANCE BELONGS TO GOD. DO NOT SEEK REVENGE ON ANYONE.

12:20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

FEEDING THE WORD OF GOD.

BY DOING THAT YOU MIGHT SAVE HIS LIFE.

12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

GOD IS SHOWING US HOW TO LIVE A LIFE THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO HIM.

GOD BLESS

Saturday, September 25, 2021

TRINITY

TRINITY

THE WORD "TRINITY" HAS BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD BY SOME PEOPLE. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THIS WORD.

IT COMES FROM THE GREEK WORD "TRIA", WHICH MEANS "THREE".

WHAT DOES IT MEAN ? IS IT BIBLICAL ?

THERE IS ONE GOD SUBSISTING IN THREE PERSONS ; THE FATHER IS NOT MORE GOD THAN THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.

IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S THE THREE OFFICES OF GOD.

IT IS BIBLICAL AND WE WILL DOCUMENT IT IN GOD'S WORD.

Matthew 3:16 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:

3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased."

ALL THREE OFFICES OF GOD WAS THERE.

Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.

28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

AND AGAIN, ALL THREE OFFICES OF GOD (TRINITY= THREE IN ONE).

LET'S GO TO THE BOOK OF JOHN.

John 10:30 I and My Father are one.

THE FATHER AND THE SON ARE ONE, AND WHEN THE TWO OFFICES ARE TOGETHER THE HOLY SPIRIT FOLLOWS (THREE IN ONE).

10:31 Then the Jews (THESE WERE THE KENITES, NOT THE TRUE JEWS. THEY WERE CALLED JEWS BECAUSE THEY LIVED IN THAT LAND) took up stones again to stone Him.

10:32 Jesus answered them, "Many good works have I shewed you from My Father; for which of those works do ye stone Me?"

10:33 The Jews answered Him, saying, "For a good work we stone Thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that Thou, BEING A MAN, MAKEST THYSELF GOD."

HE IS GOD (IMMANUEL= GOD WITH US ; ISAIAH 7:14).

10:34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, 'Ye are gods?'

HE QUOTED PSALMS 82:6.

"I have said, "Ye are gods; And all of you are children of the MOST HIGH.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE ARE GOD'S CHILDREN, AND THAT MAKES US GOD'S PROPERTY.

BACK TO JOHN.

John 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

10:36 Say ye of Him, Whom the Father hath sanctified (SET APART FOR A HOLY PURPOSE), and sent into the world, 'Thou blasphemest; because I said, 'I am the Son of God?'

HE WAS THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON; WE ALL ALL SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD.

10:37 If I do not the works of My Father, believe Me not.

10:38 But if I do, though ye believe not Me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that THE FATHER IS IN ME, AND I IN HIM.

THE FATHER AND THE SON ARE ONE, AND WHEN THEY ARE TOGETHER THE HOLY SPIRIT FOLLOWS (THREE IN ONE).

LET'S GO TO THE BOOK OF CORINTHIANS I & II.

I Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of Whom are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by Whom are all things, and we by Him (WE ARE CREATED IN HIS IMAGE).

FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT (FOLLOWS THE TWO OFFICES OF GOD) = THREE IN ONE.

II Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

WHAT SPIRIT IS THAT ? THE HOLY SPIRIT.

II Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen.

ALL THREE OFFICES (TRINITY) TOGETHER.

WE WILL FINISH OUR STUDY WITH THE BOOK OF COLOSSIANS.

Colossians 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, Which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son;

1:14 In Whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the Firstborn of every creature: (ALL CREATION)

1:16 For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him:

1:17 And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist (HOLD TOGETHER).

1:18 And He is the Head of the body, the church (CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH= IMMANUEL= GOD WITH US): Who is the beginning, the Firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence (HE WENT TO THE CAPTIVES TO SAVE THEM= II PETER 3).

BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED (IMMANUEL=GOD WITH US).

HE CAME IN THE FLESH TO BECOME PERSONAL WITH US.

IN THE O.T. THEY WERE AFRAID OF GOD, AND THOUGHT IF THEY SAW HIS FACE THEY WOULD DIE.

Colossians 2:9 FOR IN HIM DWELLETH ALL THE FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY.

ALL THREE IN ONE (TRINITY).

GOD BLESS

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Saturday, September 18, 2021

ZION'S FUTURE GLORY

ZION'S GLORY AFTER JUDGMENT.

Isaiah 4:1 And in that day (THE LORD'S DAY) seven women shall tale hold of one man, saying, "We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach."

SEVEN THOUSAND WOMEN= GOD'S SEVEN THOUSAND ELECT.

ONE MAN = CHRIST.

THE BREAD IS SYMBOLIC OF THE BREAD OF LIFE = CHRIST.

APPAREL= SYMBOLIC OF THE GOSPEL ARMOR.

HE CHOSE HIS ELECT BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH (EPH.1:4).

WE ARE CALLED BY HIS NAME (CHRISTIAN).

4:2 In that day shall the Branch (CHRIST) of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

4:3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem (LIVING ETERNALLY; THE BOOK OF LIFE):

4:4 When the LORD shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

CHRIST WILL CLEAN HOUSE UPON HIS RETURN.

GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE (HEB.12:29). HE WARMS OUR HEARTS BUT HE DESTROYS EVIL.

4:5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shinning of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence (A CANOPY).

A BRIDAL CANAPY.

THIS IS WHEN THE SEVEN THOUSAND TAKE CHRIST AS THEIR HUSBAND SPIRITUALLY. THE CANAPY IS THERE TO PROTECT YOU.

4:6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and rain (A PLACE TO HIDE TO PROTECT YOU FROM THE STORM).

THIS IS SYMBOLIC.

WE ARE ALL CHANGED INTO OUR SPIR. BODIES WHEN CHRIST RETURNS (I COR. 15:35-52). THEREFORE, YOU WON'T NEED TO HIDE FROM THE HEAT OR THE STORM.

HE STATES HERE THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE SAFE FOR YOU.

GOD BLESS

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

THE BOOK OF REVELATION (22)

THE THIRD AND FINAL EARTH AND HEAVEN AGE.

THE WATER OF LIFE.

Revelation 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life (CHRIST IS THE WATER OF LIFE), clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

THE THRONE OF THE GREAT PRIEST-KING JESUS (ZECH. 6:13) OF THE "THOUSAND YEARS" NOW GIVES PLACE TO THE GLORIOUS "THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAMB", FOR GOD IS NOW "ALL IN ALL". CONTRAST EZEKIEL 47:1-11, WHERE THE RIVER PROCEEDS FROM THE "HOUSE" ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALTAR; HERE, FROM THE THRONE.

22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river (THE SUBJECT IS THE RIVER), was there the tree of life (CHRIST), which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yield her fruit every month : and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

THE TREE OF LIFE EXPANDS BOTH OF THE SIDE OF THE RIVER PRODUCING FRUIT.

GENTILES AND ISRAELITES WERE FED FROM THAT TREE...ONCE A MONTH EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO APPROACH GOD TO MAKE OURSELVES HAPPY.

THE HEALING IS OF BOREDOM IN THE ETERNITY.

22:3 And there shall be no more curse (THE ACCURSED THING=WORSHIPPING OTHER THINGS): but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him;

22:4 And they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads.

22:5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the LORD God giveth them light: and they shall reign forever and ever.

THE FIRMAMENT IS BETWEEN YOU AND THE SUN.

THE OCEAN GOES BACK TO WHERE IT CAME FROM, AROUND THE EARTH AND THE FIRMAMENT.

THE SUN WILL CIRCLE THE GLOBE 24 HOURS A DAY.

22:6 And he said unto me, "These sayings are faithful and true (IT WILL HAPPEN AS IT IS WRITTEN): and the LORD God of the holy prophets (HE DIRECTED THE SPIRIT OF THE PROPHETS IN THE TEXTS) sent His angel to shew unto the servants the things which must shortly be done.

22:7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

TEACH THIS PROPHECY.

NOBODY IS GOING TO FLY AWAY FROM HERE...GOD WANTS YOU TO KNOW THIS PROPHECY.

22:8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

JOHN WAS RETURNED TO THE SAME PLACE HE WAS BEFORE HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LORD'S DAY.

22:9 Then saith he unto me, "See thou do it not: for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God."

THE ANGEL WAS ONE OF THE PROPHETS.

WE DON'T WORSHIP ANGELS, PROPHETS, SAINTS, PASTORS, PRIESTS, AND SO FORTH; WE WORSHIP ONLY GOD.

22:10 And he saith unto me, "Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.

IN OTHER WORDS, HE WANTS US TO LEARN THIS BOOK, NOT SEAL IT LIKE MANY FALSE CHURCHES WILL MAKE YOU BELIEVE.

LISTEN TO THE WORD OF GOD.

22:11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

YOU CAN'T CHANGE PEOPLE...IT'S UP TO THE HOLY SPIRIT.

22:12 And behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

WE SUPPOSE TO DO WORK FOR HIM, NOT THINKING THAT WE WILL RAPTURED OUT OF HERE.

22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.

22:14 Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

WE DON'T FOLLOW CHURCH DOCTRINES, WE FOLLOW HIM.

22:15 For without are dogs (THE WORD "DOG" APPEARS IN PHOENICIAN REMAINS, AS APPLIED TO A CLASS OF SERVANTS ATTACHED TO A TEMPLE OF ASHTORETH IN CYPRUS), and sorcerers (DRUGGIES), and whoremongers (IDOL WORSHIPPERS), and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie."

22:16 "I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright and morning Star."

WHAT DID JESUS SAY? HE SENT HIS ANGEL TO WARN THE CHURCHES.

IF ANYONE IS TELLING YOU THE CHURCHES ARE NOT INVOLVED AFTER CHAPTER 3, IS A LIAR. JESUS IS TELLING YOU IN VERSE 15, HOW HE FEELS ABOUT LIARS.

22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

IS EVERYBODY LISTENING ? UNFORTUNATELY NO.

22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues (DECEPTION) that are written in the book:

IF ANYONE WILL TEACH THEIR OWN DOCTRINES, HE WILL ALLOW HIM TO BE DECEIVED BY SATAN.

22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."

IN OTHER WORDS, THE MINISTERS, PASTORS, TEACHERS, PREACHERS, WHO WON'T TEACH THIS BOOK, HE WILL TAKE THEIR NAMES OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE.

22:20 He Which testifieth these things saith, "Surely I come quickly." Amen (THAT'S THE WAY IT IS). Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

22:21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

GOD BLESS

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

THE BOOK OF REVELATION (21)

THE NEW REJUVINATED EARTH.

Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new (REJUVINATED) heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

THIS EARTH HAS BEEN REJUVINATED ; ALL THE EVIL RUDEMENTS ARE GONE.

MAKE A NOTE OF II PETER 3.

21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

HEAVEN WILL BE HERE ON EARTH.

21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God (GOD'S HOME) is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God (EZEKIEL 48:35).

21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be anymore pain (NO MORE SICKNESS): for the former things are passed away.

IN OTHER WORDS, THIS AGE WILL NOT BE REMEMBERED ANYMORE.

21:5 And He That sat upon the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said unto me, "Write (FOR US TO READ IT): for these words are true and faithful.

21:6 And He said unto me, "It is done (THEY ARE COME TO PASS IN THE GREEK). I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of the freely (CHRIST).

21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be His God, and he shall be My son (NO GENDER HERE).

THESE ARE THE REWARDS FOR HIS SAINTS.

21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers (PEOPLE WHO WORSHIP OTHER gods), and sorcerers (DRUGGIES), and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death."

WHAT IS THE SECOND DEATH ? THE DEATH OF THE SOUL.

21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels (ONE THAT BROUGHT FORTH THE SEVEN EVENTS) which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, "Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife."

21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

THAT BRINGS THE END OF THIS AGE AND THE START OF THE THIRD AND FINAL.

21:11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

21:12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of Israel:

HE IS A GOD OF ORDER AND DISCIPLINE.

EACH ONE OF THE TRIBES HAD THEIR OWN GATE ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS.

BOTH JOHN AND EZEKIEL WROTE AS THEY WERE MOVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND THEIR SPECIFIC DESCRIPTIONS REFER TO DIFFERENT CITIES.

21:13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

TWELVE IS THE BASIC NUMBER OF THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE CITY.

21:15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

NOT THE SAME REED AS IN REV. 11. THAT REED WAS MADE FOR DESTRUCTION.

21:16 And the city lieth foursquare and the length is as large as the breadth (PERFECTLY SQUARED): and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs (1.500 MILES. IT ALSO GOES 1.500 MILES INTO THE ATMOSPHERE). The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

THE "HOLY CITY" IS PRESENTED TO US AS A PERFECT CUBE OF 1.500 MILES.

21:17 And he measured the wall thereof, and hundred and forty four cubits (300 FEET), according to the measure of a man, that is of the angel.

THE ANGEL MEASURED IT BUT IT WAS MAN'S MEASUREMEMENT.

MAKE A NOTE OF EZEKIEL 43.

21:18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure (IT WAS PURE, BECAUSE NOTHING WAS THERE THAT OFFENDS) gold, like unto clear glass.

21:19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth an emerald;

21:20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

THESE STONES WERE ON AARON'S BREASTPLATE, AND THEY ARE THE 12 STONES OF ISRAEL (EXODUS 28:17-21).

21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street (PLATEIA= SQUARE) of the city was pure gold, at it were transparent glass.

A FIGURE OF SPEECH.

IT MEANS, EVERYTHING IS CLEAR OF SIN.

21:22 And I saw no Temple therein: for the LORD God Almighty and the Lamb are the Temple of it.

NO BUILDING CAN COMPARE TO GOD'S LOVE AND MERCY.

THE WONDERS AND GLORIES REVEALED HERE BELONG TO POST-MILLENNIAL TIMES AND AGES. THEREFORE, THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING DURING THE THOUSAND YEARS, WITH "THE SANCTUARY" OF EZEKIEL 45, AND ITS PALACE-TEMPLE, WILL HAVE "PASSED AWAY". THERE CANNOT BE TWO JERUSALEMS ON THE EARTH AT ONE AND THE SAME TIME. THE NEW JERUSALEM COMES DOWN ON THE NEW EARTH, THUS TAKING THE PLACE OF THE FORMER CITY.

21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

EARTH WILL BE VERY DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE IN, WITHOUT ANY POLUTION.

21:24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth (GENTILES) do bring their glory and honor into it.

21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

IT WILL BE ONE CONTINUOUS DAY.

21:26 And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

THESE ARE THE "SHEEP" NATIONS OF HIS RIGHT HAND DURING THE MILLENNIAL REIGN.

21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

EVIL WOULD CEASE TO EXIST ; ONLY THE OVERCOMERS WILL BE IN THE THIRD EARTH AGE.

GOD BLESS