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Revelation Introduction Part One Introduction Seven Spirits Of God Walking Amidst The Candlesticks The Seven Angels - A Mystery A Sharp Two Edged Sword The Little Horn And The Synagogue Of Satan The Throne Of God The Lamb Of God Part Two Introduction The Seals - Shifting Identity The Tail Of The Dragon Is Constructed The Removal Of The Restrainer Behold A Pale Horse Last Three Seals - Alignment The Last Three Seals - The Resurrection The Last Three Seals - Triune Part Three Introduction The Trumpets - Shifting Octal Subgroups The First Trumpet The Second Trumpet The Third Trumpet The Fourth Trumpet Wormwood = 'Death' Part Four Introduction The Fifth Tumpet The Sixth Trumpet. Why Serpents, Why Not Just Scorpions? Seven Angels And Seven Candlesticks The Angel Of The Church On The Earth And Sea Witnesses To Left And Right The Two Witnesses The Trumpets Rest Part Five Introduction The Woman Clothed With The Sun The Dragon War In Heaven The Angel's Mechanism To Salvation God's Sovereignty Questioned Michael Fights Back With His Angels Time No Longer The Dragon Defeated Jesus' Epistle To Satan The Flood From The Dragon The Beast From The Sea The First Beast Explained The Beast Come Up From The Earth Part Six Introduction Life To The Image I Life To The Image II Life To The Image III Life To The Image IV Life To The Image V The Three Angels To The Right And Left The Wrath Is Come Part Seven Introduction The Wrath Poured Out - Part I The Wrath Poured Out - Part II The Wrath Poured Out - Part III Three Unclean Spirits Like Frogs I Come As A Thief Mystery, Babylon The Great The Woman Riding The Beast Explained The Angel Of The Church Overcomes Laodicea The Smoke Of Her Burning Part Eight Introduction The Victor The Spoils The Lake Of Fire Does Not Equal Reign One Thousand Years The Millennial Reign? A Caveat The Second Coming Is When? The Judgement The More Sure Word Of Prophecy Part Nine Introduction A New Earth The River Of Life The Final Promises Redux Introduction Section One Static Subgroups Spirits, Candlesticks And Stars A Sharp And Two-Edged Sword The Lord's Bow, The Elders, The Four Beasts The Book, The Lamb, The Right Octal Reversals, Alignments Horses, Bows, Crowns, Swords And Balances Death, Hell And The Earth Section Two The Altar - Two Parts Cut Off The Sun, Moon And Stars Of Heaven Mountains, Islands, Blood And Trees The Four Winds Of The Earth The Blood Of The Lamb The Censer And Prayers Of The Saints Hail And Fire Mingled With Blood Section Three The Third Part Of... Voices, Thunderings, Lightnings And Earthquakes Flying Through The Midst Of Heaven The Bottomless Pit Smoke, Locusts, Green Things Tormented Five Months The Appearance Of Locusts Section Four The Great River Euphrates The Army Of The Horsemen And The Rest Of The Men The Little Book Power To Tread On Serpents And Scorpions The Reed, Rod and Temple Witnesses And Olive Trees Rain, Waters Into Blood, Plagues On The Earth Section Five The Beast That Ascendeth Overcome -The Great City The Spirit of Life, Clouds And An Earthquake The Tenth Part The Kingdoms Of Our Lord Wonders In Heaven The Beast Risen Up From The Sea Section Six Worshipping The Dragon The Beast Coming Up Out Of The Earth The Last Trumpet Six Hundred Threescore And Six The Mark, Number And Name Of The Beast Stood On Mount Zion The Harvest Of Sharp Sickles The Temple Filled With Smoke Section Seven The First Vial Of Wrath The Second Vial Of Wrath The Third Vial Of Wrath The Fourth Vial Of Wrath The Fifth Vial Of Wrath The Sixth Vial Of Wrath The Rest Of The Wrath Section Eight Divided Into Three Parts The Judgement Of Babylon The Beast That Was, And Is Not The Beast Dissected The Beast Rebooted Babylon The Great Is Fallen Death, Mourning And Famine Section Nine It Is Done The Sabbath Continues After The Wrath The Word Of God Predestination And Deliverance The Last Day Burn In Hell? The Tabernacle Of God With Men The City Descends The Final Word Sayings Faithful And True Structure, Sequence and Segue Introduction The Seven Letters In Ephesus In Smyrna In Pergamos In Thyatira In Sardis In Philadelphia Of Laodicea Seven Thunders Uttered The Seven Trumpets The Seals - Loosed Restraint The Seals Opened On The Earth The Seals Opened In Heaven What Or Whom Is Being Restrained? The Seventh Seal Of Rest The Trumpets And Viols The Trumpets - In Or Out? Overcoming In Stages - Treading The Winepress The Alignment Of Trumpets To Viols The Completion Of The Viols Is The Wrath In Reversal? The Scope Of Wrath The Peculiar Structure Of The Viols. Sequence Within Segue Wonders In Heaven The Burning Of Babylon The Descent Of New Jerusalem Gathered Together To Armageddon Alignments In The Sequence Sequence Completed Babylon Fallen No Millenium Those That Have The Victory The Book Of Daniel I Introduction An Opening The Statue Dream The Matter Gone A God That Reveals Secrets The Dream And It's Interpretation The Dragons Tail Revealed The Image And The Fiery Furnace Imitating The Kingdom Of God Falling Down - Instruments Of Ishtar That God That Shall Deliver The Tree Dream Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Daniel's Interpretation Is Not This Great Babylon? Babylon The Great Is Fallen The Party To End All Parties Daniel Interprets The Writing The Kingdom Is Taken Daniel In The Lion's Den Working In The World Daniel Breaks The King's Decree Interred To Be Devoured Delivered From Evil The Four Beasts Racing The Restrainer The Four Beasts The Ancient Of Days Did Sit The Fourth Beast Explained The Book Of Daniel II Introduction The Ram And He-Goat Greece Subdues The Medes And Persians The Little Horn The Interpretation In Summation Daniel's Seventy Weeks Daniel's Prayer Seventy Weeks Determined Skill And Understanding A Matter Of Timing? The Kings Of The North And South I Daniel's Revelation Of Christ To The End Of Persian Rule The 1335 Days - The Power Of The Arm The 1290 days - The Abomination Identifiers In The Text The Abstraction Of Daniel's Vision The Kings Of The North And South II The South Establishes His Kingdom His Sons Stirred Up Casting Up A Mount The Strength Of The Kingdom A Raiser Of Taxes The Kings Of The North And South III A Vile Person Stands Up Stirring Up His Power And Courage Lies At One Table The Kings Of The North And South IV The Restrainer Removed The Ships Of Chittim The Abomination - A Little Help Given That That Is Determined Shall Be Done At The Time Of The End The Final Clash Made Succinct The Conclusion - The People Are Tried	In Philadelphia -- Click To Expand/Collapse Bible Verses -- Rev ch3:v7-13 Rev 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; Rev 3:8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Rev 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Rev 3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Rev 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. Rev 3:13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (KJV) The last church of the remnant (outside of the image system of the ten kings) is referenced to in this letter. Jesus opens with assurances that the works given the angel to complete his circuit and overcome satan are true promises. Christ is blameless (and we assume so His hand) and by His choice only are we counted as elect – It is He whom permits entry into the temple and house of God (the King). Such an “invite” is actually now a certainty and a response of Christ (a work) by His promise in the text. The angel merely has to watch patiently and do those last works. By opening the way into rest for the angel, Christ has shut the way for anyone else to plant another foundational work under the angel – there is no longer any requirement for the works to be repeated by one lesser… The angel’s works stand. In this last church there is nowhere the angel is required to go. Laodicea has been effectively overcome when the angel “holds fast unto death” as in the previous letter(s). Whilst the exit through Philadelphia to Sabbath rest is after those final works of the angel (Jesus knows these works and assures the angel of success.) the “way” with these works are now open - certain and assured. The angel it would seem has lost some amount of authority or clout, becoming as a small influence – perhaps without a fellowship but still with commendable faith. Jesus identifies the synagogue of satan (as those whom enter the church with false doctrine) as unworthy of the angel’s fellowship – and that the angel has made great things of those doctrines (“things ready to die”) that he strengthened whereas these false apostles etc. are already spiritually dead, base and “as dumb” for the gospel itself. The angel is now become a measuring rod for those that do spread such doctrine. (He is now certainly the least.) They will worship at his feet. Jesus states that the angel has kept the word of His patience: we may assume the patience as per the “angel’s mechanism to salvation” is for the angel to be finally proven blameless and strip satan of his scales. Likewise, the stint he spent in the “church” is almost as it were doing a separate work for Jesus, perhaps the angel was moonlighting? The cycle thus far with this letter completes the heptad’s six non-identity elements. Jesus states that the time of temptation (as to one siding with Christ or antichrist on the basis of the unity element in the octal, as sent to the empty set or not.) is not required for the angel – the angel’s circuit has already led him out of the four earthy elements and has assured the angel of “dwelling in heavenly places” as within the static subgroup. Jesus’ foresight shows in this letter (before the angel even begins his cycle) that the letter is written to the angel to instruct him and to encourage him and to be patient until he completes this cycle. Again the angel is instructed to hold fast what he has – to keep the good doctrine as well as the rewards, (his crown here included) for they are the tokens of his salvation in Christ. Loss of these would ensure his own loss of eternal life and his reward, his inheritance. For overcoming the angel is promised to be made a pillar in the temple of God – built on the one foundation of Christ and leaving a work none will surpass, being somewhat one “ultimate” as the least (see the “angels mechanism to salvation” section.) The angel will not be required to ever exit from grace – a promise that the Lord will keep him from sin and will direct his steps. (I.e. “If thy right hand cause you to sin, cut it off”, need only happen the once.) Jesus writes new names on the angel, as the letter opens with Christ stating He is “He whom is faithful and true” we may state these names are tokens of to whom this angel belongs! (Christ states that the angel, despite being “not without spot” is clearly Jesus’ own.) This is done so with new name(s) – (a superlative – Even Jesus has part in the first resurrection!) The angel is assured of resurrection into paradise (the new Jerusalem) and of like promotion, that God is to be far greater; at the last more so than the first. Continue To Next Page Return To Section Start Return To Previous Page