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Subject: Koresh Doctrine

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Koresh Text from 3-02 (part 1 of 4)        Analysts' Notes            jst/sdt

 

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March 2nd, 1993.                        

 

                                        

 

My name is Dave Koresh.  I'm Speaking to

 I. Introduction to the Revelation

you from Mount Carmel center.  The first

    of Jesus Christ.

thing that I would like to introduce, in

 

our subject, is the reasons for the reve-

 

lation of Jesus Christ.                 

 

                                        

  A. The Reasons for

                                        

 

In  the Book of  Revelation,  commentary

   1. To Show What Must Come.

states,  that what John  has  written in

 

Scripture,  is  nothing  other  than the

 

revelation  of  Jesus Christ  which  God

 

gave  to him,  to show  to his  servants

 

things  which must shortly come to pass.

 

And he sent and signified it,  signified

 

it, by his angel unto his servant John. 

 

                                        

 

Now,  John bear  the Record of God,  and

   2. To Bless the Reader.

the Word of Christ,  and  of  all things

 

that  he saw.  In the  first  chapter of

 

Revelation it says, "Blessed is the man,

       Rev. 1:3

.. blessed is he that readeth, and they

 

that  hear the  words of  this prophecy,

 

and those who "keep" the things that are

 

written  therein,  for  the  time  is at

 

hand."                                  

 

                                         

 

The Scripture states John writes this to

   3. To Address the Churches.

the  seven churches  which are  in Asia:

       Rev. 1:11

Ephesus, Smyrna, Thyatira, Sardis, Phil-

 

adelphia, Laodicea, so forth. Naturally,

       also Pergamos

we  must  understand  that  we're not in

 

Asia.  These churches once existed  long

 

ago,  being  beneficiaries of  the power

 

and the gifts of the gospel. It was ori-

 

ginally introduced by,  The Man himself.

 

Some knew him  as  Jesus Christ;  others

 

knew him by the name -- Yeshua.         

 

                                        

 

What  we're trying  to present today may

   4. To Impart the Burden of

in somewise shed  a better light  in re-

      Heart, Mind, and Spirit.

gards to my situation and my predicament

 

here at Mount Carmel. One point I'd like

    a. Record of Christ's life.

to bring out before we continue, is that

 

if we take a look at Matthew, Mark, Luke

       The Gospel Writers.

and John,  we see  the  "burden of these

 

ancient  writers:"  the burden of heart,

 

the burden of mind and spirit, to put in

 

a scriptural record,  their personal ex-

 

perience with Christ.  A record  that is

    b. For anyone to read.

to be received by men, all men, who will

 

receive it.                             

 

                                        

 

The point is true that not all have seen

   5. Witnesses of the Rejection

Christ, but it has been in the wisdom of

      of the Son of God.

God that certain men  who were witnesses

 

of his life, and death, and resurrection,

 

that they would bear witness by the writ-

    a. Witnesses for Christ

ten word, and testify to the generations

       ie Apostles & Disciples

to come,  of the terrible happening that

 

took place, when the men of that genera-

       cf. Prophets, as witnesses

tion  would not  believe  in the man who

       for God

through so many obvious evidences proved

 

beyond shadows of doubt, that he was the

 

Son of God.                              

 

                                        

  B. The Revealer: Jesus Christ.

                                        

   1. Jesus Rejected.

                                        

 

But sad to say, if we take a look of the

    a. Left Juda under threat of

Record of John,  the `Gospel Writer'  of

       death.

John, say Chapter 7. We see in Scripture

 

John writes  that after certain  events,

       John 7:1

after  these  things  "Jesus  walked  in

 

Galilee:"  he would not walk openly, "he

       Koresh is quoting the Bible,

would not walk  in Jewry,"  he would not

       from the Book of John.

walk amongst the Jews, "because the Jews

 

sought to kill him."   We  might  wonder

 

why?  Wasn't Christ a such a good man?? 

 

                                        

 

"Now the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles  was

    b. His own brethren doubt him.

at hand. His brethren therefore said un-

       John 7:2

to him, Depart hence, and go into Judea,

       John 7:3

that  thy disciples  also  may  see  thy

 

works  that thou doeth.  For there is no

       John 7:4

man that doeth any thing in secret,  and

 

he himself  seeketh  to be known openly.

 

If thou do these things, show thyself to

 

the world.  For neither did his brethren

       John 7:5

believe in him." Strange statement isn't

 

it?  It's funny how that, when men live,

 

and have to deal with realities of life,

 

that even a man like Christ, can have to

 

meet  with unbelief,  even  from his own

 

brethren.                                

 

                                        

 

"Then Jesus said  unto them,  My time is

    c. Hated by the world.

not yet come:  but  your time  is  alway

       John 7:6

ready." And I'm sure most of all,  bible

 

students  will agree,  the time referred

 

to, is the time of his crucifixion. They

 

wanted to kill  him,  and he didn't want

 

to show  himself openly.                

 

                                        

 

Then Jesus said unto them... <excuse  me

    d. You are of the world.

uhnn>, (Verse 7) "The world can not hate

       <Koresh seems in pain.>

you; but me it hateth, because I testify

       John 7:7

of it,  that the works thereof are evil.

       John 7:8

Go ye up  unto this feast:  I go not  up

 

yet unto this feast;  for my time is not

 

yet full come." When he said these words

       John 7:9

to them while he abode still in Galilee.

 

                                        

 

"But when  his brethren  were  gone  up,

    e. Went to feast in secret.

then went he also up unto the feast, not

       John 7:10

openly,  but as it were in secret."  You

 

would wonder why a man like Christ would

 

have something  to hide?  I mean surely,

 

the angels would protect him, obviously.

 

A person  would  think  a  lot of things

 

about this strange character, and dispo-

 

sition of character.                    

 

                                        

 

But  we're sure --  being Christians  --

    f. Caused contention.

that Christ knew what he was doing.  And

       Koresh is Christian?!

"the Jews [sought] him at the feast, and

       John 7:11

said,  Where is he?  And  there was much

       John 7:12

murmuring  among  the people  concerning

 

him: [for] some said,  He is a good man:

       Rev. 7:1

others said, Nay; but he deceiveth * the

       * <child cries>

people.  Howbeit  no man spake openly of

       John 7:13

him for fear of the Jews."              

 

                                        

 

Now we understand *the Jews at that time

    g. Backdrop: Corrupt leaders.

had  their own  religious-political net-

 

work,  didn't  they?  They  were  pretty

 

strong  in the religious spectrum, * al-

       * <child's voice>

though  they  had  no  actual  political

 

power.  They were subject  to  the Roman

 

government,  and not  to their own judi-

 

cial/levitical laws.                    

 

                                        

   2. Taught with Authority.

                                        

 

"Now about the midst of the feast  Jesus

    a. The people marvel.

went up  into  the temple,  and  taught.

       John 7:14

And  the  Jews  marvelled,  saying,  How

       John 7:15

knoweth this man letters,  having  never

 

learned?" * Now in the days of Israel, *

       * <child whines>

most scholars * and teachers will agree,

       * <child crying>

* that  the schools of Israel,  ordained

       * <tape off & on>

by the Sanhedrin and also the Pharisees,

 

were schools  similar  to the uhh,  ones

 

of our own theological schools of today.

 

                                        

 

Of which  the careful student  of Scrip-

    b. Insights to Scripture.

ture observes,  that nowhere is it writ-

 

ten in the gospel  that Christ  ever at-

 

tended these schools.  But at the age of

 

12,  he did enter  into the temple,  and

       Luke 2:41-47

had  a most unique  and interesting dis-

 

cussion with  the religious leaders,  of

 

which they were  quite amazed at, such a

 

young lad's knowledge of Scripture.     

 

                                        

 

Now this man  was teaching  something --

    c. For it was God's teachings.

(no doubt Christ that is)  that inspired

 

the  people  to  say,  (you know),  "How

       John 7:15 cont.

knoweth  this  man  (you  know)  letters

 

having  never learned?"  They  marveled.

 

"Jesus answered them and [said], My doc-

       John 7:16

trine  is not  mine,  but his that  sent

 

me."  Now, what does that mean? "My doc-

 

trine is not mine, but his that sent me.

 

If any man,  will" (do the will) "do his

 

will,  he shall know  [of] the doctrine,

 

whether it be of God, or whether I speak

 

of myself."                             

 

                                        

 

                  - - -                  : * Koresh Tells His Motives *

 

                                        

 

Now friends,  people that love the Lord,

       There's a short break

this  is where  we begin  to uhhh,  talk

       from the message about

about some serious things.              

       Christ here.

                                        

 

I'm sure you're all aware of how...  how

 

I'm  involved  in a  very serious  thing

 

right now,  and  I'm sure that  a lot of

 

you  realize  that I should  be possibly

 

scared, concerned. There's women, child-

 

ren, and men involved,  in our situation

 

here  at Mount Carmel.  But  I am really

 

concerned about the lives of my brethren

 <- Concern for family.

here,  and also, would be concerned even

 

greater, about the lives of all those in

 <- Concern for rest of world.

this world.                             

 

                                        

 

                  - - -                  :

 

                                        

   3. Jesus is Our Hope.

                                        

 

You know, without Christ, without Jesus,

    a. God's law of righteousness.

we have no hope.  Why?  Well, because we

 

know  that  the standard  of God's righ-

       Deu. 4,5,6

teousness is Law,  a law of the Ten Com-

 

mandments,  a law of statutes  and judg-

 

ments.  And which  God gave  unto  Moses

 

on Sinai,  saying this is thy righteous-

 

ness, O Israel.                         

 

                                        

 

But you know, God also gave another law.

    b. Sacrifice as a shadow of

A law revolving around a system of shed-

       grace.

ding  a poor and innocent lamb's  blood.

 

So that  all who would break  the Law of

 

God,  who would seek God for forgiveness

 

and pardon,  had to bring a lamb,  some-

 

thing innocent, and slay it -- although,

 

Israel themselves  never really knew the

 

real meaning of this.  Nonetheless, they

 

were commanded to do it. Also there were

       Lev. 12:6

other sacrifices, such as: turtle-doves,

       Num. 19:2

goats, oxen, red heifers.               

       Heb. 9:12-14

                                        

 

But,  it was  a  very sophisticated  and

    c. Social impacts. (An aside)

very prolific type system of worship. Of

 

course,  God  had to  give  these people

 

their own country.  He had  to give them

 

blessings and things, to be able to per-

 

form these,  rituals.  And  naturally of

 

course,  having to slay a lamb  for your

 

sins or such sacrifices, it would defini-

 

tely keep a man on guard, not to sin too

 

much,  because  otherwise  he could lose

 

the livestock pretty quick, couldn't he?

 

                                        

 

Well anyway, (thanks be unto God),  from

    d. The Law and The Prophets

as far back as  Deuteronomy 32,  all the

       highlight God's mercy.

way through to Malachi,  there  has been

 

other writings,  writings of  the Proph-

       God's writings are His

ets.  Writings who do not  usurp the au-

       Word

thority of Moses, but actually exalt The

 

Law of Moses.  But yet  there's an addi-

       God's rock hard law

tional testimony.  For the same  God  of

 

Heaven -- Who's rich in mercy -- has not

       God's loving mercy

only given to men a Law,  but also a way

 

of escape, for those Repentant Souls who

 

might fall short  of the glory  of God's

 

law.  Which  some scholars  will  agree,

 

that the glory of God's law is that it's

 

a divine precept of  His  own character.

 

God's character is revealed in The Law. 

 

                                        

 

Now, Christ is the only hope for a world

    e. Is Christ the Word of God?

that sins.  Now, how do we know? Well --

 

The  Prophets  --  have prophesied?  But

 

what  if  we're  not familiar  with  the

 

prophets?  Well, were the Jews  familiar

 

with the prophets when  this Word-of-God

 

was made flesh?  When Mary,  The Virgin,

 

had  a baby boy,  did everyone  believe,

 

that she was really a virgin when Christ

 

was conceived?                          

 

                                        

 

If we search the Scriptures,  we'll find

    f. The Prophet's told.

in certain arguments  the Pharisees con-

 

fronted Christ  --  and said to him, "We

       John 8:41

be  not  sons  born of fornication."  So

 

obviously, not everyone believed that he

 

was a  child of a virgin birth!  If they

       Prophets were ignored

hadn't  looked back to Isaiah chapter 8,

 

and  learned  the  mystery  of  Immanuel

       Isa. 7:14

-- that a virgin would conceive and bear

 

a son --  then they might not really put

 

too much ahhm...  [con]sistency into the

       <tape off & on>

fact that Christ  at that day claimed to

 

be born of a virgin.  I mean,  if Isaiah

 

the  prophet was  a false prophet,  well

 

then naturally they  would conclude that

 

anyone  claiming  to have  these  things

 

fulfilled would be false, too.          

 

                                        

 

But of course, Christ,  he did something

    g. Miracles confirm.

more, than to just fulfill prophecy.  He

 

did miracles. Miracles of mercy such as:

 

healing  the sick,  feeding  the hungry,

 

raising the dead.  And if we study we'll

 

see that "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John"

 

gives us in somewhat, a full view of the

 

oppositions, and also, the confidements,

 

that he had in doing these miracles.  He

 

gathered many unto him through the means

 

of these miracles.                      

 

                                        

 

But sad to say,  even though he had done

    h. Those healed believed.

so many  miracles,  Scripture says,  yet

 

when it came right down to it,  they did

 

not  believe in  him.  It's  amazing  to

 

think that  even his own disciples  for-

 

sook  him -- except Mary Magdalene.  She

 

stayed with him to the very end,  didn't

 

she?  Last to leave The Cross,  first to

 

come to the sepulchre. * Now, we need to

       * <tape off & on>

sit here,  and we need  to ask ourselves

 

the question,  `how come the men of that

 

generation did not believe in Christ?'  

 

                                        

 

In Matthew 23,  Christ had to say to the

    i. Christ confirmed by Prophets

Jews "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem"  how often

       Mat. 23:37

I would have gathered you, but you would

 

not.  Why?  He tells them that they have

       Not re-gathered, since

forsaken The Prophets.  "Thou that kill-

       they've forsaken the

est the prophets,"  how  often  I  would

       Prophets.  Has Christ

have gathered you.  How does the subject

       then told plainly how?

of `gathering Israel' and `the prophets'

 

combine together?  Then  he  tells  them

 

that their houses, their temple, is left

       Mat. 23:38

to them desolate.                        

 

                                        

   4. Christ's Teachings on

                                        

      Last Things.

                                        

 

And that in Matthew  24,  as Christ said

    a. What signs of his coming?

on  the Mount of Olives,  his  disciples

       Mat. 24:1-2

came to him secretively to ask him, con-

       Mat. 24:3

cerning these things. What should be the

 

sign of thy coming and of the end of the

 

world? Well, Christ begins to tell them,

       Mat. 24:4

let no man deceive you,  "For many shall

       Mat. 24:5

come  in my name,  saying,  I am Christ;

 

and shall deceive many."                

 

                                        

 

A lot of bible students think that verse

    b. Some willingly deceived?

refers to the people coming,  and saying

 

that  they themselves are Christ.  Well,

 

naturally,  if someone came  claiming to

 

be Christ...  Christ covers that subject

 

by saying that if any shall say, Lo he's

 

"in the desert;" believe him not "go not

       Mat. 24:26

forth." If he is in the secret chambers;

 

"believe it not."                       

 

                                        

 

But he goes on to say, that as lightning

    c. Certain signs.

shines  in  the east,  even to the west,

       Mat. 24:27

so also shall his coming be. And he goes

 

on to add,  but "wheresoever the carcase

       Mat. 24:28

is,  there will  the eagles  be gathered

 

together."                               

       The carcass of Babylon?

                                        

 

Now, unless we knew what was on the mind

    d. Eagle's Nest??

of Christ,  the day he sat with his dis-

 

ciples on the Mount of Olives,  and gave

 

the  instruction  to  them according  to

 

Matthew 24;  unless  we could  look into

 

his mind,  we would only have  to specu-

 

late, it would only be an opinion to try

 

to figure out what it means, "wheresoev-

       Mat. 24:28

er the carcase is, the  eagles..."  What

 

carcass?  Whose  carcass?  What  eagles?

 

What are the eagles?                    

 

                                        

 

Well,  Christ tells you of many signs in

    e. Abomination of Desolation.

Matthew 24.  He says, "when ye shall see

       Mat. 24:15

the abomination of desolation, spoken of

 

by Daniel the prophet, stand in the Holy

 

Place, (of course, it says ye that read-

 

eth, let him understand),  those who are

 

in Judea are  supposed  to  flee  to the

       Mat. 24:16

mountains.                              

 

                                        

 

                                        

   5. Christ points to the Prophets

                                        

 

Now, what kind of points are these? What

    a. Where to Get Insight.

is in  the mind  of  Christ?  Is  Christ

       1 Cor. 2:16

trying  to tell us,  that we need  to go

 

back  and study  the prophet Daniel,  to

 

see if maybe Daniel had some insight, in

 

regards  to  an abomination  that maketh

       Dan. 9:27 & 12:11

desolate?  Now,  an abomination is some-

       A reference to any vileness

thing  nobody wants;  especially,  if it

       set up in place of God; the

makes  us desolate.  Now, what  do these

       result, wasted barrenness.

things mean?                            

 

                                        

 

Well,  we learned earlier in the Book of

    b. Not his, but God's Teachings

John, Christ stated, "My doctrine is not

       John 7:16

mine,  but he who sent me."  Now,  we've

 

got "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John" (and

       The Apostles

everybody  in  the Christian  world his-

       John 17:25

tory), to hear these men  reveal Christ.

       Mat. 27:55-56

The Christ they lived with.  The  Christ

       Mark 15:37-40

they loved.  The Christ that they didn't

       Luke 24:10

understand  sometimes.  The Christ  that

       Mark 16:1,9

they  had  to  see  cruelly mocked,  and

       John 20:11-18

beaten,  and  ridiculed,  and  rejected,

 

and killed.                             

 

                                        

 

But, thanks be unto God on the Cross[!],

    c. Christ's Expression of Love.

their Jesus,  stated,  "Father,  forgive

       Luke 23:34

them;  for they know not  what they do."

 

And he also said,  (which  is  the point

 

that we're fixin' to get into quite hea-

 

vily),  "Father,  into thy hand I commit

       Luke 23:46  Psa. 31:5

my spirit."                             

       Koresh says "commit" for

                                         

       "commend," same meaning.

                                        

 

Taking from Psalms 31,  we begin  to see

    d. The words of God, Scripture.

that  Christ is quite well versed in the

 

Scriptures,  just like  the Gospels tell

       Mat. 4:1-11

us, when he confronted the devil. Always

       Luke 4:2-22

referring against the temptation by sta-

       Mark 1:12,13

ting,  "It is written, It is written, It

 

is written."                            

 

                                         

   6. Is the Spirit Imparted

                                        

      Through the Written Word?

                                        

 

Now what is this Spirit of Christ? Well,

    a. Sharing Blood and Flesh.

they pierced his side,  and out his side

       1 John 5:6-8  John 19:34

came blood and water. Again another mys-

       Mat. 26:26-29

tery.  Which became something to do with

       Heb. 9:18-23

eating his body, and drinking his blood,

       1 Cor. 10:16-17

some implements for The Church.         

       1 Cor. 11:23-27

                                        

 

But, what does these things really mean?

    b. Bathed in Righteousness.

Well,  after we've read Acts and learned

 

of the Power on Pentecost -- the "cloven

       Acts 2:3

tongues of fire" --  that came  upon the

 

Apostles,  who by mercy  through Christ,

 

were  given  another  chance  to recover

 

from  their  folly;  we learned  through

 

Romans  that there is a righteousness of

       Rom. 3:21-28

God in Christ,  "declare  his righteous-

       Rom. 3:25

ness."                                  

       Jer. 23:6

                                        

 

We learn in Corinthians 1st and 2nd.  We

    c. Child of God.

learn in Ephesians, Galatians, and Phil-

 

lipians...  Ohh!  We have such a wealth:

 

of information, of such intelligent men,

 

who speak sometimes, very deep  mystical

       Acts 17:27-31

things about a God -- who is in the form

 

of humanity -- who is the Son of God who

       A God within human hearts

sits  at  the right hand  of God  in the

       and minds??

highest courts of the universe. Who pro-

 

mises that one day, He will come again. 

 

                                        

 

                                        

   7. Christ & Disciples Persecuted

                                        

 

Well,  the last living Apostle,  through

    a. Pointing to Paul?

this great  controversy...  (and I might

       1 Cor. 9:1,2  & 15:9

add -- those who  persecuted Christ, who

       Acts 9:4 & 22:6-8

would not hear him  no matter what  sign

       1 Cor. 9:20-22

was given) ...also persecuted his disci-

       Acts 9:1,13

ples.                                   

       Mat. 12:38 & 16:1

                                        

       Mark 8:11

                                        

 

And finally,  we end  up in the  Book of

    b. John's controversy -- The

Revelation, where John, (the last living

       Testimony of Jesus Christ.

disciple on the isle of Patmos), being a

 

prisoner for the Word of God and for the

 

testimony  of Jesus Christ  --  which no

       Rev. 1:9

doubt is a thing Jesus has to say. Which

       Jer. 23:16

would probably be quite controversial to

 

the things that the Pharisees and Sanhe-

 

drin of the day had to say, we're sure. 

 

                                        

 

He, (being on this isle of Patmos a pri-

    c. John's Vision.

soner, on the Lord's day), had a vision.

       Rev. 1:10

And it states in this vision, (we should

 

all be familiar with it hopefully  -- or

 

get familiar with it),  he has a messen-

       Rev. 1:11

ger,  The Angel Lord  come  to him,  who

 

identifies himself as the Spirit. And he

 

is told, to write  to the seven churches

       Rev. 1:19

of Asia.  Of which,  we  can see clearly

       Rev. 2 & 3

in the Scriptures, that they  were given

 

specific  and  direct  *  messages  from

       * <cell phone rings>

Christ. *  And in each one of these mes-

       * <tape off & on>

sages,  Christ specifically told  to the

 

churches what he would have them to do. 

 

                                        

 

Now, we know that Christ is the only man

    d. Christ also rejected.

in  Scripture  who ever kept  The Law of

       Heb. 4:15

God  perfectly.  We  know  that, because

 

we've heard the writings of the apostles.

 

But,  sad to say,  the religious leaders

 

of  his days,  and  the majority  of the

 

populace  of his days,  didn't think so.

 

It's funny  how  that is.  It's  kind of

       Mat. 23:27-34

like  people  always like  to build  the

 

sepulchers  of the  dead  prophets,  and

 

garnish their tombs,  but yet  they hate

 

and kill living prophets. Only God knows

 

why that is. But nonetheless...         

 

                                        

 

To the church (of Ephesus, Smyrna, [Per-

    e. Counsel to the Churches.

gamos,]  Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia,

 

Laodicea  -- the churches thus involved,

 

for anyone to read) direct counsel's gi-

 

ven.  Beginning  with,  "UNTO  the angel

       Rev. 2:1

of the church  of Ephesus  write;  These

 

things," (then... blah - blah), and what

       Likely missed in editing.

happens is this message is given.       

 

                                        

 

And then the decision is up to those who

    f. Those who overcome.

profess Christ.  Each counsel ends with,

       Rev. 2:7,11,17,29

"he that hath an ear..." --  to hear  --

       Rev. 3:6,13,22

(only if you want to know) "let him hear

 

what the Spirit saith unto the churches."

 

 

 

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                                         : II. Book of Seven Seals.

 

                                        

  A. John's account.

                                        

 

Finally, we get to the fourth chapter of

   1. Throne Room.

Revelation. And the student of Scripture

 

becomes interested in the subject, which

 

according to John says, "After..." these

 

things, (of course,  he was referring to

          Rev. 3:20

the last part of the 3rd chapter, of the

       "I stand at the door

message to Laodicea).                   

        and knock..."

                                        

 

He says  after  these things, <I fol...>

   2. John Enters Heaven.

"And, behold, a door was open in heaven:

       Rev. 4:1

and  the first voice  which" spake to me

 

"as it were of a trumpet,"  talked  with

       Col. 4:3

me;  which says,  "come up hither, and I

 

will shew" you that "which must be here-

 

after."                                 

 

                                        

 

Now,  the question to every true  Chris-

   3. Do You Believe?

tian is this:  Is John  telling it  as a

 

truth,  or is John lying to us?  We know

 

he just gave counsels  to the 7 churches

 

of Asia, (which were alive and hopefully

 

in good health, when he first gave these

 

letters to them).  But nonetheless, they

 

being of Asia, are no wise the same peo-

 

ple of us today, or even of the oncoming

 

years thereafter.                       

 

                                        

 

So, the events of Chapter 4, clearly ex-

   4. A Vision of the hereafter.

plained by John,  that his messenger  as

 

sent to him stated that he'd be taken up

       Rev. 4:1

* hither -- therefore a Door opened into

       * <tape off & on>

Heaven (the Bible records), and he would

 

be shown things which must be hereafter,

 

* sometimes after John's day.           

       * <child murmurs>

                                        

 

                                        

  B. Judgment Room.

                                        

 

Now what does he behold? In chapter 4 of

   1. John in the Spirit.

Revelation,  he says that  he was in the

 

spirit, "immediately I was in the spirit:

       Rev. 4:2

and, behold, a throne was set in heaven."

 

And h e states that the throne was occu-

 

pied, "one sat on the throne."          

 

                                        

 

And, He that sat upon the Throne,  which

   2. Is God the throne?

[was] "lined"  with jasper  and  sardine

       Heb. 1:8

stone.  A careful student  of Scripture,

       The Rock -- symbol of Law

knows, all the way through prophecy, all

 

the way  through the Bible,  as far back

 

as the days of Genesis, even to the pro-

       Deu. 32:4,15,18

phecy of Deuteronomy 32,  where it says,

       2 Sam. 22:32  Psa. 31:2,3

God is a rock -- `He is a Rock.' And his

       Isa. 8:14, 17:10, 44:8

work is done in truth  and righteousness

       1 Cor. 10:4

--  all the prophets refer  to God  as a

       1 Pet. 2:6

Rock.                                   

 

                                        

 

Now here we see in Revelation John like-

   3. In & Around the Throne.

wise witnesses God has the appearance of

       Rev. 4:3

a  jasper and sardine  stone.  He claims

       Eze. 1:26

that there was a rainbow round about the

 

throne in sight like an emerald. He care-

 

fully  saw that  there were living crea-

       Rev. 4:6-9

tures around the throne saying that  God

 

is  "holy, holy, holy ... which was, and

       Rev. 4:8

is, and is to come."  A God, who created

 

all things,  for His pleasure  they were

       Rev. 4:11

and are created."                       

 

                                        

 

Now,  this instruction emphasizes,  that

   4. 24 Elders.

there is  a God, a kingdom, a judiciary,

 

(in the respect that John witnesses that

       Rev. 4:4

there  are  24  elders,  sitting  on  24

 

thrones, seems to imply a judgment). But

       the Prophets & Apostles

uniquely enough in this judgment,  or in

 

this throne, (or in `this heavenly sanc-

       Heb. 8:1-5

tuary,'  as we see from the writings  of

 

Paul, the Apostle), Paul talks about the

       Heb. 12:22 (12:18-29)

heavenly sanctuary, the heavenly Sion.  

       Deu. 4:48

                                         

 

In this sanctuary  we see a God, a rain-

   5. Mystery of Christ.

bow, a throne;  living creatures stating

       Eph. 3:4,9

that God is holy; which was, and is, and

       Rev. 4:7-8

is-to-come --  God of the past, present,

       Eze. 1:10

and future.  And that  this God,  who is

       Rev. 4:11

the Creator of all things,  is holy  and

       Col. 1:9-20

deserves to be worshipped.              

       Col. 1:25-27

                                        

 

                                         

  C. Sealed Book

                                        

 

We continue on in chapter 5, to see that

   1. Scroll.

I beheld, John says,  "in the right hand

       Rev. 5:1

of him that sat on the throne a book" or

 

a scroll  --  "sealed with seven seals."

 

(Notice,  it's written on the inside and

 

the backside.) Well the meaning of these

 

things can only be speculated,  until we

 

have solid proof, in other words, unless

 

we were there  ourselves  to see it,  in

 

detail.                                 

 

                                        

 

But,  what we are allowed to see  in the

   2. Congregation.

Scripture, (as John also beholds) [is] a

 

mighty angel.  In this throne room  were

       Rev. 5:2

all these angels,  "[ten] thousand times

       Rev. 5:11

ten  thousand,  and  thousands  of thou-

       Psa. 68:17-18

sands," are called together.            

       Dan. 7:10

                                        

 

And,  this  mighty angel  questions  all

   3. Mighty Angel Prosecutes.

those in heaven,  "Who is worthy to open

       Rev. 5:2

this book,  and to loose the seven seals

 

thereof?"  Clearly Scripture states, "no

       Rev. 5:3

man in heaven,  [nor in] earth,  neither

 

under the earth" (of course `buried'  in

 

other  words,  we do  have dead  in this

 

world,  you know),  was  worthy  to open

 

"neither to look thereon."              

 

                                        

 

So hey!  God says in Scripture, at least

    a. God's living Book,

John testifies,  in Scripture,  that the

       written in our hearts?

Mystery of God -- His Book -- is sealed.

 

                                        

 

Well, what happens is, as we continue on

   4. One Worthy to Judge.

we see in Chapter 5, that John begins to

    a. John's sorrow.

weep until one of the elders says, "Weep

       Rev. 5:4

not" John "behold, the Lion of the Tribe

    b. The Lion.

of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevail-

       Rev. 5:5

ed to open the book,  and  to loose [the

 

seven] seals thereof." (Of which we know

 

the Lamb,  being a symbol of Christ,  is

    c. The Lamb.

brought to view.)                       

 

                                        

 

And,  John beheld a lamb,  that had been

    d. Is the Lamb, King?

slain "in the midst of the throne and of

       Rev. 5:6

the four beasts,"  and the elders,  with

       1 John 5:7

seven eyes and seven horns. Well, what's

       Father, Spirit, Word???

the meaning of these things?            

 

                                        

 

If God,  does have a revelation of Jesus

   5. God's Book is the Evidence.

Christ, which he gives to him to show to

 

his servants,  then here we begin to see

    a. Another pointer to Jesus.

the meaning of these things. We see that

 

God has a Book, which must be hereafter,

 

(sometime after  John's day;  can-not be

 

before John's day). The event is clearly

 

identified as [one] which must be in the

 

hereafter.  And in this event, there's a

 

Judgment that takes place.              

 

                                        

 

The Question  --  `Who is worthy?'  (The

   6. Innocent Victim.

answer, `No man.') The Answer to this --

 

`Only  the Lamb.' So, [in] Scripture the

       Jesus Christ is a man.

Lamb comes to the  One on the Throne and

       Rev. 5:7

takes the  Book out  of his  Right Hand,

       Rom. 8:34

and all  of heaven bows before  Him, and

       Rev. 5:8,14

gives Him glory and honor. And then John

       Who is the Lamb?

beheld the Lamb, in Chapter 6, beginning

 

to OPEN THE SEALS.                      

 

                                        

 

                                        

  D. Overview of the Seals.

                                        

 

Now, I've heard a lot of statements  the

   1. Let the Record Show.

past  couple of days,  from  people that

 

are  versed  in Scripture,  from  people

 

that are students  of the Bible,  saying

 

this and  saying that  about the meaning

    a. Message or Seal??

of these seals. But remember, we already

 

see  that in  heaven,  Christ,  when  he

 

reveals the seals --  He is the only one

 

that can  do so.  And remember, it's al-

 

ready  been  said  it's  a revelation of

    b. Father, Holy Spirit, and Son

Him,  so there's  a mystery  between God

 

the Father,  His Book,  and Christ,  and

    c. No doubt Koresh is Christian

what He is to reveal.                   

 

                                        

 

What  Scripture does tell us though,  is

   2. First Seal.

that John  beheld The Lamb  open the 1st

    a. Thunder? Perhaps a clue.

seal in chapter 6,  there was a noise of

       Rev. 6:1

thunder,  and  one of  the 4  beast said

 

come and see.  John witnessed... <excuse

 

me>.  John witnessed that when he opened

 

the 1st seal,  there was "behold a white

    b. The rider on the white horse

horse:" and he that sat up on him  had a

       Rev. 6:2

crown,  a bow was  given to him, "and he

       Is this rider good or evil?

went forth conquering, and to conquer." 

 

                                        

 

Well, how does  this reveal Christ?  Oh,

    c. Speculations.

well, a lot of people will tell you this

 

was  the  early  christian  church.  The

       a hint

white horse is a symbol of purity.  Some

       2 Cor. 4:2,3,12-18

even  say this  is the anti-christ,  but

 

now wait  a  minute.  A lot of  opinions

       opinions

have been given on this subject.        

 

                                         

   3. Second Seal.

So also on the 2nd seal.  The man on the

    a. The rider on the red horse

red horse has a great sword, going forth

       Rev. 6:4

(you know) killing one another... I mean

 

come on!  Is this a revelation of  Jesus

       What is the message from God

Christ?                                 

       being revealed by Christ?

                                         :

 

                                         : <odd break in flow of presentation>

 

                                         :

 

                                        

   4. An Executive Overview:

                                        

 

o [The first seal]                      

    a. Rev. 6:2  (ie The 1st Seal)

                                        

 

  One who has  "a bow",  "conquering and

       The march of governments??

  to conquer" -- sounds like war.       

       But we are more than

                                        

       conqerors. Rom. 8:37 (31-39)

                                         

 

o And the 2nd seal.                     

    b. Rev. 6:4  (cf. 1:16)

                                        

 

  "A  great sword",  "that  they  should

       Truth wielded as a weapon,

  kill one another" -- sounds terrible. 

       but not in love -- cuts both

                                        

       ways. Eph. 4:15

                                        

 

o The 3rd seal.                         

    c. Rev. 6:5-6  (cf. 9:4)

                                         

 

  [The] "man on a black horse," has bal-

       Not worth selling your

  ances. You know. What's this wheat and

       birthright or your soul for.

  barley stuff?  "Hurt not  the oil  and

       Mat. 16:26  Mar. 8:36,37

  the wine."                            

       Luk. 21:34  Heb. 12:15,16

                                        

                   Deu. 29:17-20

                                        

 

o The 4th seal.                         

    d. Rev. 6:7,8 (cf. 1:17,18)

                                         

 

  "A pale horse,"  [and the] name of the

       Fear not, the Son of man

  one  who sits on there  is Death,  and

       holds the keys to hell

  Hell follows him. How can these things

       and death.

  reveal Christ?                        

       1 John 4:18

                                        

 

o The 5th seal.                         

    e. Rev. 6:9-11  (cf. 7:14)

                                        

 

  Souls under [the] altar  crying to God

       Rom. 8:35,36

  to avenge  their blood  which was shed

       So, so many impatient

  upon the earth.  I mean, what is this?

       children under foot.

                                        

       How many times...

                                        

 

                                        

       Rev. 1:9    2:2,3,19

                                        

            3:10   13:10

                                        

            14:12  22:11

                                         

       Mat. 18:23-35

                                        

       Luke 8:15   21:19

                                        

       Rom. 5:3,4  8:25   15:4,5

                                        

       2 Cor. 6:4  12:12

                                        

       Col. 1:11

                                        

       1 The. 1:3

                                        

       2 The. 1:4

                                        

       1 Tim. 6:11

                                         

       2 Tim. 3:10

                                        

       Heb. 6:12   10:36  12:1

                                        

       Jam. 1:3,4  5:7,10,11

                                        

       2 Pet. 1:6

                                        

       Tit. 2:2

                                        

 

o The 6th seal.                         

    f. Rev. 6:12-17

                                        

 

  Suns and stars being darkened. The hea-

       Joel 2:31  Psa. 102:26

  vens depart  as a scroll.  The sons of

       Rev. 6:14

  men crying to the rocks  and mountains

       Isa. 34:4  Heb. 1:10-12

  to hide them  from the face of the One

       Rev. 6:16  (cf. 1:16)

  who sets upon the Throne. I mean,  The

 

  One who sets upon the Throne -- that's

       Perhaps they hide in an

  The Father, that's The Rock, isn't it?

       effort to shield themselves

  What can these things mean?           

       from the glory of the Lord.

                                         

 

                                        

       Gen. 3:8

                                        

       Exo. 3:2-4  19:18

                                        

            24:17  33:20-23

                                        

            34:34,35

                                        

       Deu. 4:11,12,24  9:3

                                        

       Psa. 37:6  97:3-6

                                        

       Isa. 30:26

                                         

       Dan. 7:9

                                        

       Nah. 1:5,6

                                        

       Hab. 3:3-5

                                        

       Zec. 14:12

                                        

 

                                        

       Acts 26:13

                                        

       Heb. 12:18,25-29

                                        

       2 The. 1:7-10

                                        

       1 Pet. 4:12

                                        

       2 Pet. 3:7-12

                                        

       1 Joh. 1:5

                                        

 

                                        

       Rev. 14:10-12,18  16:7,8

                                        

 

o The 7th seal is opened.               

    g. Rev. 8:3

                                        

 

  And all of a sudden  `the angel at the

       Rev. 6:9   8:3-5  9:2,13

  altar.' Then we begin to see the open-

       Rev. 11:1  14:18  16:7,8

  ing of the trumpets.                  

 

                                        

 

Remember now, the 7th seal, contains all

   5. Key Bestowed by God.

the information  from  that point  -- to

 

the rest of the Bible. The trumpets con-

 

tain a very interesting and unique story,

 

but  remember,  we've got  to understand

 

`how to find the key' to interpret these

 

things  --  not with our  opinions,  but

 

with the Mind of God.  And no one can do

       1 Cor. 2:16

that,  unless we have the Spirit of God.

       John 6:63  16:13

And  no one  can  have that,  unless God

       Psa. 119:50

gives it to us.                         

       1 The. 3:13

                                        

       2 Cor. 3:3

                                        

       Eph. 4:30

                                        

 

Now let me review.                      

  E. A Short Review.

                                        

 

Notice  how  during  the  6th seal,  the

   1. In Seal 6 -- Who Can Stand?

question is asked  in the time  of God's

       (note this)

apparent wrath,  who  shall be  able  to

 

stand? "For the [great] day of his wrath

       Rev. 6:17

is come; and who shall be able to stand?"

       Psa. 76:7

                                        

 

Notice, how  that in,  the next chapter,

   2. Sealing the 144,000.

chapter 7,  NOT  an  additional  seal is

       the tribulation harvest

opened, but an answer. John sees that he

 

beheld "four angels standing on the four

       Rev. 7:1  9:4

corners of the earth,  holding  the four

 

winds of the earth, that the wind should

       Rev. 9:4  8:7

not blow on the earth,  nor on the [sea,

       James 1:11  Deu. 29:23

nor on any tree.]"                      

       <tape garbled>

                                        

 

And he saw an  "angel ascending from the

   3. Seal of the Living God

east,  having  the  seal  of  The Living

       Rev. 7:2  9:4  14:1

God:"  What could that seal be?  Who  is

       2 Cor. 1:21,22  3:3

The Living God?  Is  the Living God  the

       Eph. 1:13  4:30

One on the Throne?  Does  the Living God

       2 Tim. 2:19

have  something  that  we need  to know?

       Exo. 13:9,16

Does  the Living God  have some  kind of

       Deu. 6:8  11:18

seal?  What could the SEAL be?  We  know

 

there's seven seals,  but that's sealed.

       Son, Spirit, Word ???

No one can know that, but Christ.  Well,

       Doesn't the sun rise in

who is that angel from the east?        

       the east?

                                        

 

Yes,  in Matthew 24,  a lot of ministers

   4. Risen Son.

confront me and say,  there will be many

 

false prophets in  the latter days.  For

       Mat. 24:3,11

remember,  Christ   told  his  disciples

 

then,  that when they see the  "abomina-

       Mat. 24:15

tion of desolation," as spoken of by the

       Dan. 9:27, 12:11

Prophet  Daniel,  they would  understand

 

something.  And he also said,  that when

       Mat. 24:23,26

they shall say `[he's] in the desert...'

 

[then] go not forth, `he's in the secret

 

chamber, believe it not.'  For as light-

       Mat. 24:27

ning in the east, shall  shine  unto the

       Rev. 10:1

west; so also [shall the ] Son of man be.

       Zec. 9:14

                                        

 

                                        

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  F. The 7th Seal.

                                        

 

[When the]  7th seal  opens  --  there's

   1. Trumpets.

silence. And 7 angels and 7 trumpets pre-

       Rev. 8:1  (7 & 8  cf. 14)

pare themselves to sound. And it appears

       Rev. 8:2,6

that some terrible plagues  takes place.

       Rev. 8:7-13  9:1-12

What could these things mean? Well, just

 

as there was  an interruption under  the

 

6th  seal,  so is there  an interruption

       Rev. 9:13

under the  6th  trumpet.  Under the  6th

 

trumpet we learn about  a mighty army of

       Rev. 9:16

200 million. What are they doing?       

 

                                        

 

Well,  we see,  that during the break of

   2. 7th Angel(?)

this in chapter 10, a Mighty Angel comes

       Rev. 10:1

down from heaven, "clothed with a cloud,

       Rev. 1:7  14:14  Mat. 26:64

.. his face ... as it were  the sun ...

 

his feet are pillars of fire" and he has

       Rev. 10:2

"in his hand  a little book opened."  He

       Rev. 5:7

puts his right foot  on the [sea],  left

       Koresh reversed earth & sea

foot on the [earth] and cries and a lion

       Rev. 10:3

roars.  And  when  he had cried,  "seven

       Dan. 12:4,10

thunders uttered their voices." Now what

 

are these  7  thunders?  What  do  these

 

things mean?  How do we  categorize this

 

book?  What  are  we really looking  at?

 

Well...                                 

       <side 1 of source tape ends>

                                        

 

Remember,  it is the Revelation of Jesus

   3. "I Do Solemnly Swear."

Christ,  which God gave to Him,  and re-

    a. Another pointer to Jesus.

member  the  most fearful  warning, ever

 

given to man in Scripture is the warning

       Rev. 22:15

found  in  Revelation 22,  where  Christ

       Rev. 22:18

says,  "For I testify  to every man that

 

hears the word of this prophecy:  If any

       "Let none of you imagine

man  should  add  to  the words  of this

       evil in your hearts against

prophecy,  God shall ADD  unto  him  the

       his neighbor"

plagues  that  are written  in this pro-

       Rev. 22:19

phecy.  And, if  any man shall take away

       1 Peter 2:1-25

from  the words  of  this prophecy,  God

       Zec. 8:16,17

shall  take away  his name  OUT  of  the

       Pro. 3:29,30

Lamb's Book of Life, and from the things

 

in prophecy."                            

 

                                        

 

Now that's fearful.  That means the book

   4. Orderings.

is not to be messed with or pranked with

 

by anybody who would dare,  think,  that

 

they,  can by  speculation,  or  private

 

opinions,  unlock  the  mysteries of the

       Rev. 22:10...

seals  and  what they contain.  Remember

 

the  events of  the 7th seal,  contained

       "Seal not the sayings of

from the 7th chapter on  -- the trumpets

        the prophecy of this book"

and the information thereof, just as the

 

6th seal contains information thereof.  

 

                                        

 

Well then, what must be hereafter, after

   5. Hereafter.

John's  day?  A revelation  of who?  Who

 

gave it to him?  Who only can reveal it,

 

(Revelation  22)?  Who's going  to come?

       Rev. 22:12,17,20

What's  he going  to bring,  his reward?

       Rev. 22:12

What is his reward? Is it true in Isaiah

       Isa. 62:11  40:10

40 & 41 that, He's going to  come with a

 

strong hand?  Who is the "Behold my ser-

       Isa. 42:1  40:10+

vant,  whom  I uphold?"  What  do  these

 

things mean?                            

 

                                        

  G. The First Seal.

                                        

 

Well,  we  know in  the  1st seal,  that

   1. Rider on the White Horse.

Christ opens it and we hear the noise of

       Rev. 6:1-2

thunder. One of the 4 beasts says, "Come

 

and see."  And behold a white horse. "He

 

that sat upon him  had  a bow;  [and]  a

       Zec. 9:13

crown was given  unto him:  and  he went

 

forth conquering, and to conquer."      

 

                                        

 

Well,  in order to understand this seal,

   2. Christ's Secret.

we  have  to  find  out  a secret  about

 

Christ. * In the counsel  to  the church

       * <tape off & on>

of Philadelphia, we see Christ addresses

 

that church in chapter 3  of Revelation,

 

with this message:  "And to the angel of

       Rev. 3:7

the church of Philadelphia write;  These

 

things saith he that is holy ... he that

 

hath the key of David,  he that openeth,

 

and no man shutteth;  and shutteth,  and

 

no man openeth."                        

 

                                        

 

Well,  what does he mean to this church,

   3. Key to the Door.

"I ... set before thee an open door, and

       Rev. 3:8

no man can shut it: for thou hast a lit-

 

tle strength?"  What  could  this  mean?

 

What  is  the  Key-of-David?  Isaiah  22

       Isa. 22:20

talks about the Key-of-David, but it re-

 

fers to  "Eliakim."  But still,  what is

 

the Key-of-David?                       

 

                                        

 

Well, of ancient times, Christ being the

   4. God's Chosen King.

root and offspring of David. David was a

       2 Sam. 7

great  king  in  Israel.  And  David was

       (God's covenant with David)

anointed of God,  being  a shepherd lad.

 

But through the power of God he was able

       1 Sam. 17

to  overthrow,  the greatest obstacle in

 

his day, Goliath, the Philistine.  sing

 

5 smooth  stones,  he chose one,  and it

       Zec. 9:15,16

sunk deep into the forehead of the giant.

 

                                        

 

Well, what happens is this.  We see that

   5. Psalms Record.

this  David  wrote 150  Psalms  that are

       Luke 24:44...

published  in  most  Bibles  of  today's

       establishes correlation

modern world.  Now  I say  that  because

        - Law of Moses

some scholars will agree, that there are

        - The Prophets

other psalms,  too.  But as  far  as the

        - Psalms

King James,  and the books of that cali-

 

ber, we have 150 psalms.                

 

                                        

 

Well, our  subject is  the 1st seal.  We

   6. Prophet's Account.

don't want to have any opinions, though.

       Mat. 7:12

We  just  want  to  simply...  see if we

 

can't  find  the mystery  of God  in the

 

prophets.                               

 

                                         

 

                                        

  H. The 1st Seal in Light of

                                        

      The 45th Psalm.

                                        

 

Well,  let's turn  in our Bible to Psalm

   1. God's writing.

45,  and let's see if we  can't get some

 

kind of hint in  regards to what the 1st

 

seal is. *  It states here  (this is the

       * <tape off and on>

King  James  Version)  -- "my  heart  is

       Psa. 45:1

inditing a good matter.  I speak  of the

 

things  which I have made,  touching the

 

king." What could it possibly mean? What

 

does it mean,  "my heart  is inditing  a

       "indite" (rhet.) -- to write

good matter?"  Does that mean  "my heart

       down (a poem, speech, etc.)

is  inditing  a good  matter?"  Is some-

 

body's heart  inditing  a  good  matter?

       Heb. 8:10  10:16

"I speak of things  I have made touching

 

the  king."  Does that mean by interpre-

       Is this about God's Law (His

tation  "I speak  of  the things  I have

       righteousness),  written  in

made touching the king?"  Is our subject

       our own hearts and minds (as

about a king? Is our subject about some-

       a new covenant)?  Writing as

body's heart?  Is our subject about  "my

       in  Speaking The Word  --  a

tongue is the pen  of a ready writer?"  

       new "Living God" being born?

                                        

 

Now, who is talking here? Well, natural-

   2. David Anticipates.

ly  David of Old is talking here -- cor-

 

rect? Well, who is the king he's talking

 

about? Solomon??  Well, let's see. "Thou

       Psa. 45:2

art  fairer than  the  children of  men:

       (also compare Psa. 72)

grace is poured into thy lips: therefore

 

God  has blessed  thee for  ever." Well,

 

Solomon was a wise man wasn't he? Ok, it

 

says  here,  "Gird  thy  sword  upon thy

       Psa. 45:3

thigh, O most mighty, []  with thy glory

 

and  thy majesty."  "And in  thy majesty

       Psa. 45:4

ride prosperously because of truth ..." 

 

                                        

 

I wonder what Solomon  rides?  Probably,

   3. Rider.

rides a horse, doesn't he? "...and meek-

 

ness  and  righteousness;  and thy right

       Rev. 19:11

hand shall teach thee  terrible things."

 

Huh?  I guess with a sword  in you right

 

hand,  you could learn a lot of terrible

 

things. Whoa (in verse 5), "Thine arrows

       Psa. 45:5

are  sharp  in  the heart  of the King's

 

enemies;  whereby  the people fall under

 

thee." Hmmm. Solomon doesn't seem really

 

like  too  nice  of  a guy.  That is  if

 

you're enemy.                           

 

                                        

 

But anyway,  "Thy throne,  O God, is for

   4. Thy Throne, Thy God.

.." (Huh? Wait a minute!)  "Thy throne,

       Psa. 45:6

O God is for ever and..."  (Now,  wait a

 

minute.) Is David saying that Solomon is

 

God?  No, he's probably just saying that

 

God is God. Huh.  Well, why would a pro-

 

phecy  about  Solomon  have  to  do with

 

God's throne? "Thy throne, O God, is for

       Heb. 1:8

ever and ever:  the sceptre of thy king-

 

dom  is a  right sceptre.  Though lovest

       Psa. 45:7

righteousness,  and hateth   wickedness:

 

therefore God,  thy God..." (Wait a min-

 

ute.) "...therefore God, thy God,"  what

 

could  this possibly  mean?  Who is what

 

God?  "Thy God,  hath anointed thee with

       Psa. 89:20

the oil of gladness  above thy fellows."

       Heb. 1:9

This is very strange, or is it?         

 

                                        

 

Well,  let's look at it  again  a little

   5. Key to God's Heart.

closer.  Scripture says that David was a

       "again"

man  after  God's  own  heart. (Although

       1 Sam. 13:14

David transgressed,  and that in no wise

       Acts 13:22

is like  God's Heart.)  But nonetheless,

 

David was  a prophet,  and  he  was  in-

 

spired.  Could it be that David was used

 

by God to write down God's messages that

 

would one day be revealed by Christ?  If

       Recall Psa. 45:1:

Christ does have the Key-of-David, would

       "My heart is inditing..."

he not be able to reveal -- the Heart of

       "My tongue is the pen..."

God?                                    

 

                                        

 

God in heaven looks to be a Rock,  does-

   6. The Law yields to Love.

n't he?  `Oh hard rock God, right. God's

       Rev. 4:3

long, God's hard...'  but wait a minute.

       Song lyrics perhaps??

Through Christ  we can see  that  God is

 

not as hard as you think he is.  Look at

       Rev. 4,5,6

God.  Come up hither,  in  the light  of

       Keeping heart and mind

the judgment,  and see the Father on the

       on high.

throne.  See the book in his right hand,

 

and  watch him  give it  to Christ,  and

 

watch him open  the 1st seal.  And let's

 

see about  this man  on  the white horse

 

who has a crown and a bow.              

 

                                        

 

Now, God is the one who has written, "My

   7. From the Heart.

heart is inditing a good matter: I speak

       Psa. 45:1

of things which I have made..." Is God a

 

maker? Is he Creator?  What does he want

       Isa. 45:6-12,18

to  talk about? [The] things  he's  made

       When God talks things

touching  the  king.  Who is  the  king?

       happen, as in:

Could  it be  Christ?  "My tongue is the

       "Let there be light!"

pen of a ready writer."  Did God write a

       Rev. 19:15

book?  Does God want  to talk about  His

       Isa. 29:11-12,18

Son according to a Book? Well, what does

       Rev. 21:27

God then think about His Son?           

 

                                        

 

"Thou art  fairer  than the children  of

   8. Living Word.

men." Well, if that's what  God  thinks?

       Psa. 45:2

Although, Isaiah 53 says, that they will

       Isa. 53:2

see in him no beauty or desire him; God,

 

nevertheless  says,  "He is  fairer than

       Gen. 2:7

the children  of men." Why?!  "Grace, is

       John 1:1-5

poured  into  thy  lips."  Huh?  I guess

 

whatever Christ says, those who hear it,

 

will find grace, won't they.  Therefore,

 

"God has blessed thee for ever."        

       All ye who heed the Word.

                                        

 

Well. "Gird thy sword upon thy thigh,  O

   9. Inheritance.

most mighty." Is Christ the most mighty?

       Psa. 45:3  Eph. 1:17-23

"With thy glory and thy majesty," I mean

       Isa. 2:21

it seems like in Revelation all of Heav-

 

en bowed before the Lamb,  did they not?

 

That's a lot  of glory.  "For thou  were

       Rev. 5:12,13

slain to receive  power, honour,  glory,

       Rev. 7:9-12

riches,  wisdom, kingdom,  might," Oooh!

 

That's a lot of inheritance there. Espe-

 

cially in  the Gospel when  it says,  "I

       John 3:35

have  received  all  *  things  from  my

       * < cell phone rings>

Father.                                 

       John 13:3  Mark 28:18

                                        

 

"And  in  thy majesty  ride prosperously

  10. White Horse or Red Herring?

because of truth." *  So what could this

       Psa. 45:4

truth be? What truth, in the Bible talks

       * <tape off & on>

about riding a horse  prosperously,  and

 

its truth? Could it be Revelation? Could

       Rev. 6:2 ??

it be the 1st seal?  Maybe a truth about

       Rev. 19:11

Christ?  Maybe a truth about him being a

       Rev. 19:12

king, (which is a crown)?  Could it be a

 

truth, about him having a horse, riding,

 

conquering, and to conqueror? Huh.      

       Christ or anti-christ??

                                        

 

So because of truth,  the truth of God's

  11. God's Spirit Indwelling.

Book, the heart intention of He's indit-

       2 Cor. 3:2-3

ed.  His tongue  is  the pen  of a ready

 

writer.  And he  doesn't say  nothing in

       God's actions.

the judgement. You see, He just gives it

 

to the  Lamb.  And,  you know  the Lamb:

       Rev. 19:13-16,21

rides prosperously;  writes in truth, in

 

meekness  and  righteousness,  "And  thy

       Isa. 35:5,8,16,17

right  hand  shall  teach thee  terrible

 

things."  Oooh. Well, what's that in his

       Rev. 5:1

right hand -- a sword or a book?        

       Heb. 4:12-14

                                        

 

Well, what does this book teach? `My ar-

  12. Raised from the Dead.

rows are sharp in the heart of the kings

       Psa. 45:5

enemies.'  Surely,  Solomon...  was he a

 

killer?  Did he kill for God? Christ, is

       David's heirs.

he a killer?  Did he kill for God?  Will

       Eph. 1:17-18,19-23  2:3

Christ ever destroy the wicked,  whereby

       Which is his body, the

the  people  fall  under  the  <garble>?

       Church, of those previ-

What kind of gospel is this?            

       ously dead in sin.

                                        

 

"Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever:

  13. Throne.

Is Christ God? "The sceptre of thy king-

       Psa. 45:6

dom is a right sceptre." I mean, does he

       Heb. 1:8

deserve to rule? Why?                   

 

                                        

 

Does he love righteousness and hate wick-

  14. Made Glad.

edness? Therefore God... is not Christ's

       Psa. 45:7

God... thy  God?  Is not his God  -- the

       Heb. 1:9

Father?  Is he not  going  to anoint him

 

above  (with oil of gladness)  above his

       Isa. 61:3

fellows? What is this oil of gladness?  

       Psa. 89:20

                                        

 

"All thy garments  smell of  myrrh,  and

  15. Garments.

aloes,  and cassia,  out  of  the  ivory

       Psa. 45:8

palaces,"  what about it made thee glad?

 

I mean, should Christ ever be made glad?

       Eph. 5:24,30-32

Where's this at? When's this take place?

       Do you hear wedding bells?

                                        

 

"Kings' daughters were among the honour-

  16. Daughters.

able  women."  What's  that?  "Upon  thy

       Psa. 45:9

right hand  did stand the  queen in gold

       def. "Ophir" -- (red dust?)

of  Ophir.  "How  can  this  be  Christ?

             Solomon's gold from

Christ  is God.  What would he  be doing

             this region in Arabia?

with  a  woman?  Well,  maybe  she's the

       Rev. 12

church.   Maybe   she's  the   spiritual

       Rev. 1:20

church. Well, who's the king's daughters

       Eph. 2:13-22

then?  Hmmm. Maybe there's more than one

       "Builded together for an

church.                                 

       habitation of God through

                                         

       the Spirit."

                                        

 

Well, whatever  it may  be,  we know  in

  17. Bride Considers Proposal.

verse  10,  whether  it's   a  spiritual

       Psa. 45:10

church, or a literal woman,  there's one

 

thing  required.  "Hearken, O  daughter,

 

and consider..." Consider what? Consider

       "Think" about it.

God's  heart  inditing  in good  matter.

 

Consider Who the King is. Consider who's

 

going to be the Powerful One.  Who's go-

 

ing to win, considering about the Throne

 

of God. Considering maybe  Revelation --

       Is God's Book a mystery??

who the Father gives The Book to.       

       Eph. 5:32

                                        

 

"Incline  thine ear;  forget  also thine

  18. Breaking Ties.

own  people,  and  thy father's  house."

       Psa. 45:10 continued

Well, if this was a spiritual church, it

 

would  seem  kind of  funny,  for God to

       Eph. 3:1-4,9-11  1 Pet. 3:22

tell the spiritual church, to forget her

 

own people,  (which would be her denomi-

 

nation  of  the  Father's house),  which

 

would be...,  well I thought  her father

       Eph. 5:6-8

would be God, if it were spiritual?     

       Col. 3:6

                                        

 

Now, if it  were a literal girl,  "Hear-

  19. New Name.

ken, O daughter ... consider ... incline

       Psa. 45:10 cont.

thine ear;"  then  we can understand na-

       "listen"

turally.  If a girl is going  to marry a

       Isa. 62:5

man, she has to uproot [from] one family,

       Mat. 19:4-6  Mar. 10:7

and join to another. Not completely, but

       Mat. 19:29

we understand  what we're saying.  So if

       "learn"

she wants to listen and learn; so should

       Psa. 45:11

"the king greatly desire thy beauty: for

       Eph. 5:23

he is thy Lord, and worship thou him."  

 

                                        

 

"And the daughter of Tyre shall be there

  20. Radiant Beauty.

with  a gift."  Who's Tyre?  Wonder what

       Psa. 45:12 (Zep. 2:15)

that is? "Even the rich among the people

       def. "Tyre" -- (rock)

shall intreat  thy favour."  Rich people

             city now Sur, Lebanon

want to intreat the favor of this queen?

       Eze. 28 (and 26 & 27)

"The  king's  daughter  is  all glorious

       Psa. 45:13

within."  How did she become  the king's

 

daughter?  "Within?" Why is she glorious

 

within?  Does she have a truth, or some-

       Isa. 62:1-2

thin'?  Is there some kind  of light she

 

has within her?                         

 

                                        

 

Her clothes are of  "wrought gold."  She

  21. Prospect of Children.

is to be brought  to the king in raiment

       Psa. 45:14 (cf. Eze. 16:10)

of needlework:  "the virgins her compan-

       Isa. 61:10

ions  that follow her  shall be  brought

       Mat. 25:1-13

unto thee."  With gladness and rejoicing

       Psa. 45:15

shall they be brought. They should enter

 

into the king's palace."  Instead of thy

 

fathers, it shall be thy children." Now,

       Psa. 45:16

what does that mean?                    

 

                                        

 

Well,  let's break this down.  If Christ

  22. Children for God.

is the  Son of God,  if that's the case,

       Heb. 2:1

and if we all are sons of God  --  if we

       2 Cor. 6:16-18

believe in Christ,  then naturally every

       Hos. 1:10

girl would be a daughter of God wouldn't

 

she?  Well,  we look up to the Father on

 

the Throne,  of which  we want to exalt.

 

We know that He is greater than all. And

 

He's  Christ's  Father,  and  He's  also

 

everyones  Father.  And  Psalms 83 says,

       Psa. 82:6 (should be)

God says,  I say you are gods,  "and all

 

of you are children of the most High."  

 

                                        

 

Hosea teaches us, that we're to say, "Ye

  23. King and Law.

are not my people." There  it  should be

       Hos. 1:9,10  2:23

said,  "Ye are  the sons  of  the living

 

God." So Christ says in the Gospels, "if

       John 10:35

he called them gods,  unto whom the word

 

of God came," the Law can not be broken.

 

                                        

 

Well,  we're ruining  God's Word -- it's

  24. Word and Spirit.

God's Spirit.  This  is  what  makes  us

       Eph. 6:17  Rev. 1:16  19:15

become born again,  born  by the Spirit,

       1 Pet. 1:22-23

the knowledge of God. Well... so, a girl

 

believes in God,  and so does  everybody

 

else that believes in God.  So therefore

 

God the Father has many children doesn't

 

He.  Christ being the firstborn, and ...

       Col. 1:18

all thereafter that believe. But instead

 

of "thy fathers," it should be "thy chil-

       Psa. 45:16

dren,  whom thou mayest make  princes in

 

all the earth."                         

 

                                        

 

To the person that really doesn't under-

  25. Birth of Human Spirit.

stand Scripture,  this  would seem to be

 

a very  controversial  subject.  I mean,

 

Christ never had any wife, [thus it] has

       Historically, that is.

to be Spiritual. I'll make thy name "re-

       Psa. 45:17  Psa. 72:17

membered  in all generations:  therefore

 

shall  the people  praise thee  for ever

 

and ever."                              

 

 

 

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  I. The 1st Seal in the Light

                                        

     of Revelation 19.

                                        

 

Well even if it is Spiritual we know one

   1. Triangulation.

thing.  We know  -- that the servants of

 

God know --  that Psalm 45,  is the very

 

prophecy which must be hereafter accord-

 

ing to  the 1st seal.  But just  to make

 

sure we know it's going to be fulfilled,

 

let's  turn in  our  Bible to REVELATION

       Yep. It's a sermon.

19.  (Just so that  we can get  a better

 

caption  of what  we are  really looking

 

at.)                                    

 

                                        

 

Now  remember, in  the  18th chapter  of

   2. Babylon "The Great."

Revelation,  we  know  that Babylon  the

       Rev. 18

Great  falls. She made all nations drink

       Eze. 26,27,28

of some kind of wine of the wrath of her

       Isa. 13:19-20

fornication. Now, we find that something