Revelation Part 16

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This is more along the thoughts of the Little book being unsealed
which seems to be the crux of the whole book of Revelation.  Rev. 1:1
mentions the revelation which God gave to Jesus, and we find that
statement refers to the little book taken by the Lamb and unsealed,
around which all visions of Revelation are based.

IOW, Revelation is not primarily based upon the Rapture as most think.
It is based upon this "little book".  And in order to discover what the
interpretation is of each element, we must start with the identity
of the little book first.  For if the little book represents
redemption alone, and I think it does, why relegate all of Revelation
(notcie I said "all", for SOME certainly is ENDTIME) to ENDTIME
events?


THE WORLDS OF OUR LIVES



The world is seen under heavy trouble during the seven 
seals. Throughout Revelation and the breaking of the 
Seals, the earth is in troublesome times. This depicts the
"worlds" of our lives being troubled so that we 
come forth in His image. The flesh must be burned. The 
cherubim were solid gold. God wishes to render us golden. 

     Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, 
	silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 
	Every man's work shall be made manifest: for 
	the day shall declare it, because it shall be 
	revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every 
	man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work 
	abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall 
	receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, 
	he shall suffer loss:  but he himself shall be 
	saved; yet so as by fire. 
     1 Cor 3:12-15 

That which is organic, of the flesh, such as wood, hay and 
stubble, must be burned away. The trial and tribulation is 
merely God's means of breaking the seals. Our flesh is the 
Babylon that must fall. 

     Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial 
	which is to try you, as though some strange thing 
	happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are
	partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory 
	shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 
     1 Pet 4:12-14

His glory is within us. And it must be revealed. This 
requires trial. 

After the sixth day man was made in God's image. After the sixth 
seal, the 144,000 have their father's name stamped on their 
foreheads. 

     Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, 
	till we have sealed the servants of our God in their 
	foreheads. And I heard the number of them which were 
	sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and 
	four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 
     Rev 7:3-4

Ruth came back to her land! Israel! We are the Israel of God! 
(Gal 6:16). We are on Mount Zion - unshakeable - (Rev 14:1; 
He 12:22). 


THE OPENED BOOK


     And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, 
	clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his 
	head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his
	feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a 
	little book open: and he set his right foot upon the 
	sea, and his left foot on the earth, And cried with 
	a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he 
	had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. 
	Rev 10:1-3 

Jesus has opened the book of the believer's life. He depicts 
this success as being conqueror and Lord of Lords. Truly He 
is our Lord when we live for Him and allow the outward man of 
fleshly seals to perish and be broken. He stands on the earth 
- land and sea - as conqueror of it. The believer is that 
earth. By showing the book opened and in His hand as well as 
Him standing on the land and sea roaring in victory we see a 
double stress of the thought that an opened believer is what 
gives Him glory and honour!! He is fully Lord when He has fully 
opened us up and removed all fleshliness. Seven seals depict all 
fleshliness. 

He has seven eyes (Rev 5:6). He sees all that is inside us. We 
are closed and sealed, but He is our high priest who ascended 
to the throne to redeem us, and knows the thoughts of our hearts. 

     Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his 
	sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the 
	eyes of him with whom we have to do. Seeing then that 
	we have a great high priest, that is passed into the 
	heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our 
	profession. 
     Heb 4:13-14 

His seven eyes see all. He knows what hinders us. But in the 
process of breaking the seals, we must be shown what is happening, 
for He will not impose Himself upon us. He will show us the 
procedure and await our go-ahead. 

Renewal is part and parcel with Redemption. God paid the price 
by becoming a man, and bought back humanity. We are His. He 
bought us. However, we must now allow Him to open us and break 
our seals of fleshliness. Now that we are following Him, we must
take up the cross and deny ourselves. This means breaking. The 
owner has right to unseal the "evidence", yet He awaits our 
consent. Should we say no and live for ourselves, He will open 
nothing, and we will remain carnal. But we are supposed to be
dead to ourselves! 

Let us allow Him to show us the process, and purpose in 
having purchased us in redemption. We are to live unto Him. 

                       
EPILOGUE

Watch how God is praised before Jeremiah for the redemption that 
He accomplished. 

     Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto 
	Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, 
	Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the 
	earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there 
	is nothing too hard for thee: Thou showest lovingkindness 
	unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the 
	fathers into the bosom of their children after them: 
	the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name, 
	Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are 
	open upon all the ways of the sons of men [SEVEN EYES]: 
	to give every one according to his ways, and according 
	to the fruit of his doings: Which hast set signs and 
	wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and 
	in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a 
	name, as at this day; And hast brought forth thy people 
	Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, 
	and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and 
	with great terror; [REDEMPTION BY BLOOD] And hast given 
	them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers 
	to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 
	[BACK TO THE GARDEN]  
	Jer 32:16 

     Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any 
	thing too hard for me? 
     Jer 32:27 

God meant to allow Babylon to rule the land, but promised to bring 
the people out of captivity after a time. 

     And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, 
	concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be 
	delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the
	sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; Behold, 
	I will gather them out of all countries, whither I 
	have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and 
	in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this 
	place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: And they 
	shall be my people, and I will be their God: And I will 
	give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me 
	for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after 
	them: And I will make an everlasting covenant
	with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do 
	them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that 
	they shall not depart from me. Yea, I will rejoice over
	them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land 
	assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. 
	For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this 
	great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them 
	all the good that I have promised them. And fields shall 
	be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate 
	without man or beast; it is given into the hand of 
	the Chaldeans. 
     Jer 32:36-43 

It is worthless while in captivity, but when Babylon is 
removed, and the seals of fleshliness are gone, what treasure 
is then exposed for all to see, and for us to enjoy!! 

Let us understand what it is that God is doing. John, come and 
see! 

-- 
In Christ,
Mike Blume
mfblume@ns.sympatico.ca
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/mfblume/mblume.htm