Notes of reflections and discussions that touch on matters of the heart.
Sevens of Kingdoms As we conclude our study on Sevens in Revelation, we come to the last five sevens- Horns, Heads, Mountains, Kings, Crowns. All these relate to what we may describe as Kingdom or kingdoms. There is a Kingdom that has reigned on earth using different names but its spiritual name is Babylon. It …
… and the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished. Rev 15:8 If the Sanctuary represents the place of worship, this passage then reveals that worship stopped (in heaven) until these last …
So far, we have studied issues relating to the seven churches-Churches, Spirit, Candlesticks, Stars, Lamps, Eyes; then the seven miseries- Seals, Vials, Angels, Last plagues, Trumpets, Thousand men, Thunders. To help our study on the seven miseries we focused on the seven seals and the seven trumpets. To conclude the study on seven miseries we …
Trumpet five, six and seven The first woe: Destroyer Rev 9:1-11 There is a bottomless pit under the earth we inhabit. In it is a kingdom, with the king as Abaddon or Apollyon which means destroyer in Hebrew and Greek respectively. He commands an army of locust-like creatures. These creatures have the power of scorpions. …
Rev 8-14 The seventh seal marked the beginning of another episode of catastrophic events on earth. As the sixth seal was being wrapped up in Revelation Chapter 7, two categories of people were seen, one was sealed (protected) from the imminent woes that would befall humanity but the other was seen before the throne of …
Revelation 5 Though the experience of the seven seals are felt on earth, the backstage events that led to it was in Heaven. A book was sighted in Heaven, in the hand of Him who sat on the throne. It has writings inside and out but was sealed with seven seals. In the ancient world, …
Introduction Rev 6-16 As we continue the study on the Sevens in Revelation, we come to the second ‘sevens’ which we have titled ‘Seven miseries’. It is so titled not because there are seven miseries in the book of revelation but because the second category of sevens are related to the miseries as follows: Seals, …
Unspirited Church Rev 3:14-22 A church that has fallen into a state of apathy- no longer inspired or motivated; half-hearted and self-satisfied; uninterested. How did this happen? It wasn’t lack or poverty that brought this about but riches. Hear what the LORD said about the church in Laodicea, “For you say, I am rich, I …
False Reputation Rev 3:1-6 We encounter a church that had no general commendation from the LORD. What a pity? How did Christ church fall into such a state? The assessment of God was completely opposite what the church thought of itself and people considered it to be. But how does Christ see this church? Does …
Fleshly Indulgence Rev 2: 18-29 Christ commended this church for her love, service, and faith, and her patience, and her works; the latter being more than the former. A church with love, faith and hope (the root of patience) surely should not have any negative thing to be said about it. But the LORD had one …
