Revelation Part 13

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RECEIVING REVELATION TASTES LIKE HONEY

(This getting ahead into Revelation chapter 10, but it
is necessary to understand chapter 5.  We will
get back to the first chapters later.)_

And Jesus descended from Heaven and gave them revelation of 
the message they must preach to all the world, as portrayed 
by giving John the book to eat. Notice what events occurred 
when Jesus opened their understanding as He opened the seals 
to show John, and then gave the book to John to eat. 

     And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands 
	and his feet. And while they yet believed not for 
	joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here 
	any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, 
	and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before 
	them. And he said unto them, These are the words which 
	I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all
	things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law 
	of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning 
	me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might 
	understand the scriptures, 
	  Luke 24:40-45

Jesus indeed did show them that He was not a Spirit when He ate 
the food, but we see another thought here, too. As John tasted 
the Word and found it to be as honey, Jesus opened the 
understanding of the disciples and symbolized it by eating honeycomb! 
Revelation is an opening of understanding concerning a spiritual 
truth. And receiving it is like eating honey! 

And the revelation Jesus opened to them that day regarded the 
following truth: 

     Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand 
	the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, 
	and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from 
	the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission 
	of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, 
	beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these 
	things. And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon 
	you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be 
	endued with power from on high.
     Luke 24:45-49

   1.Repentance 
   2.Remission of sins in Jesus' name 
   3.sending of the promise of the Father. 

This was the message regarding redemption! Redemption of an 
individual occurs when they apply the Gospel of Christ's death, 
burial and resurrection to their lives by repenting, experiencing 
remission of sins and receiving the Promise of the Father.  

And He told them to preach it to all nations beginning at Jerusalem. 
This is precisely what He told John to do when He gave Him the 
book to eat. 

     And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it 
	up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon 
	as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. And he said unto me, 
	Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations,
	and tongues, and kings. Rev 10:10-11 

When the disciples experienced Jesus' opening their understanding, 
some said,  

	And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he 
	vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, 
	Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with 
	us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? 
     Luke 24:31-32

John's belly represents the human spirit. The spirit of a person 
is often called the belly. 

     The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the 
	inward parts of the belly. 
     Prov 20:27 

And John's "belly" burned. His belly became bitter. The disciples 
"hearts" burned. 

Ezekiel experienced an identical thing, and ate a roll. It , too, 
tasted like honey, but it BURNED in his spirit. 

     And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and 
	fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then 
	did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. 
	And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house 
	of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. Ezek 3:3-4 

     So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in 
	bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of 
	the LORD was strong upon me. 
     Ezek 3:14 

When the disciples were told they would receive the Holy Ghost, 
Jesus showed them that the Holy Ghost was what He referred 
to as "the promise of the Father".  

     And, being assembled together with them, commanded them 
	that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait 
	for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye 
	have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; 
	but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many 
	days hence. 
     Acts 1:4-5

                     

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In Christ,  
Michael F. Blume   
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/mfblume/mblume.htm
http://www.netdot.com/jwg7192/writings/mike.htm