Saturday, September 20, 2014

Revelation 5:6

And there between the throne and the four living creatures (beings) and among the elders [of the heavenly Sanhedrin] I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God [the sevenfold Holy Spirit] Who have been sent [on duty far and wide] into all the earth.

·         7 Horns, show us our Father’s Absolute Rule.
·         7 Eyes, God perfectly sees all.
·         7 Spirits: Isaiah 11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the reverential and obedient fear of the Lord—
·         Jesus keeps showing John the Seven Fold Spirit of our Father. Jesus is constantly reminding John of what the Holy Spirit is actually doing for us. John again sees that the Holy Spirit is causing us to be wise and to understand all of the Truth. He is causing us to be mighty, He is counseling us, and He is causing us to have knowledge and to have reverence for our Father. The Holy Spirit is also causing us to be obedient. Jesus shows John here that the Holy Spirit is in all of the earth. The Truth is that the Holy Spirit is in all of the earth as the seven seals are being opened by Jesus. This is very important to see because many people believe that the Holy Spirit is removed from the earth at this time. They believe that the Holy Spirit is removed from this world and then because He is removed, the anti-christ is allowed to come into power. They teach this from a verse in 2 Thessalonians. 

·         For the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the world, [but it is] restrained only until he who restrains is taken out of the way. 2 Thessalonians 2:7

·         Our Father only has Paul write in 2 Thessalonians that the Holy Ghost is restraining the anti-christ and that there will come a time when He is removed from doing so. Our Father in omnipotent and so is His Spirit, which is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is everywhere all of the time. He cannot remove Himself from the earth, because there is nowhere that He isn’t. The Holy Spirit can allow things to happen though and He can stop things from happening, that is what our Father had Paul write about the anti-christ’s ability to come to power. Our Father only had Paul write the Holy Spirit would stop preventing the anti-christ, not that He would remove the Holy Spirit from the earth. Just wait until we study in later chapters where the anti-christ is being held right now! The anti-christ is not what many people think he is!

·         Many will try and bring peace to you by saying that we are not here on the earth during this time of the Great Tribulation. They will take verses out of context, but we have the Holy Spirit and we cannot be deceived. Through our Father’s power the greatest Truth of the Book of Revelation brings us peace and that Truth is that for the first time ever the Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached to every nation, every tongue, and every tribe! The time of the great Tribulation will also be the time of the greatest evangelistic movement the world has ever seen. 

·         And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them. Ezekiel 36:27

·         Notice that John sees Jesus standing between the Throne and the living creatures that see everything. This shows us that Jesus is interceding for us. He is our sacrifice that covers our sin.

·         Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost (completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He is always living to make petition to God and intercede with Him and intervene for them. Hebrews 7:25

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