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

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March 2nd, 1993.                         |

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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... , (Verse 7) "The world can not hate |       

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 |       * 

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- |       * 

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, * |       * 

most scholars * and teachers will agree, |       * 

* that  the schools of Israel,  ordained |       * 

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.                              |

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                                         |   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 |       

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 |       * 

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 |       * 

Christ. *  And in each one of these mes- |       * 

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,  |   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 |       * 

Heaven (the Bible records), and he would |

be shown things which must be hereafter, |

* sometimes after John's day.            |       * 

                                         |

                                         |  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... .  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?

                                         :

                                         : 

                                         :

                                         |   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.]"                       |       

                                         |

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...                                  |       

                                         |

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 |       * 

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 |       * 

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 |       * 

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  ? |       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 |

very bad happens,  and then in  verse 23 |

of Chapter 18  --  no more: light of the |       Rev. 18:23

candles shall shine there, nor the voice |       Isa. 23:8

of the bridegroom, nor the voice  of the |       Eze. 26,27,28

bride.                                   |

                                         |

Well,  the merchants,  who are the great |   3. "Great Men" of the Earth.

men of the earth,  it says  in verse 23, |       Rev. 18:23 cont.

and for by their sorceries  were all the |       Zep. 1:10-11

nations deceived.  We all know about  -- |

capitalization. We know about advertise- |       Amos 8:4-7

ment selling something, making it better |

than  what it  really is.  For  here  is |       Rev. 18:24

found the blood of prophets, and saints, |       Hos. 12:7

"and  of all  that were slain  upon  the |

earth."  You see,  just  because  people |

don't accept  the truth from  God's Word |

does not mean it's  not Truth?  And some |

truth that we might teach  can get us in |       Such as, truth without love.

trouble.                                 |

                                         |

But anyway, in 1st verse, Chapter 19, it |   4. The Gallery Cheers.

says,  and "after these things I heard a |       Rev. 19:1

great voice  of  much people  in heaven, |

saying, Alleluia;  Salvation, and glory, |

and honour, and power, unto the Lord our |

God."  Why? "For true  and righteous are |       Rev. 19:2

his  judgments." I wonder what his judg- |

ments were?                              |

                                         |

Isaiah 51 talked about judgments of God. |   5. Righteous Judgment.

Says something about, "HEARKEN to me, ye |       Isa. 51:1

that seek after righteousness,  ye  that |

seek the LORD: look unto the rock where- |

by  you're  hewn."  Again,  remember  in |       Rev. 4:3

Revelation -- God's a rock.  If God is a |       Deu. 32:31

rock,  he's the only one who can make us |       1 Sam. 2:2

new,  right?  And it says,  "look to the |       2 Sam. 22:2,32

[hole of the]  pit,"  from  which you're |       Psa. 18:2,31 28:1 42:9

dug.                                     |       Psa. 62:2,6  71:3 78:35

                                         |       1 Cor. 10:4

                                         |

In Isaiah 51, it talks about Abraham and |   6. A Living Law.

promises of God.  Then it says, "Hearken |       Isa. 51:2-3

unto me, my people; and give ear unto me,|       Isa. 51:4

O  my  nation:  for a law  shall proceed |

from me,  and I will make my judgment to |

rest for a light [of] the people."       |       Koresh says "to."

                                         |

Now,  we know that [what] the Law of God |   7. Forgive Them.

commands is the 10 Commandments,  but we |

know  when God  sent  His Son  into  the |

world,  he was the Law  made flesh.  And |       Gal. 3:17

although  he  kept  the  law  perfectly; |

nonetheless,  he also  forgave  based on |

men's  ignorance.  "Father, forgive them |       Luke 23:34  1 Cor. 2:8

for they know not what they do."  But he |

also committed his Spirit into the hands |       Luke 23:46

of God,  so that none  would  be without |       Psa. 31:5   1 Pet. 2:23

excuse.                                  |

                                         |

We  all know  on the  right hand  of God |   8. The Whore is Judged.

there's  more  light... more  light,  to |       Not just thunderbolts.

be known. So if God's judgments -- which |       Rev. 16:all (note :5,7)

are  the 7 seals  --  are righteous  and |

true... 'cause he judges the great whore.|       Rev. 16:19 & Rev. 17

(Which no doubt  a whore  is not  a very |

faithful bride, is she? Absolutely not!) |

"Which did  corrupt  the earth  with her |       Rev. 19:2  17:2

fornication,  and hath avenged the blood |

of his servants  at her hand?"  It seems |

like this great whore doesn't really com-|

mit itself to God,  herself to God, does |

she? And, she probably will be responsi- |

ble  for  the blood  of God's  servants, |

because  she  probably  won't know where |       Or care, preferring vain

they're coming from.                     |       imaginings.

                                         |

"And  again  they  said,  Alleluia.  And |   9. Do You Care?

[her] smoke rose up  for ever and ever." |       Rev. 19:3  (cf. 14:11)

So, we know  Babylon-The-Great  is a big |       Isa. 34:10

whore, right?  I mean,  she's not really |

very  faithful,  when  it comes to God's |

Word,  when  it comes  to knowing  God's |

Truth.  And  I betcha  she's the kind of |

person  that'll claim  to be with a guy, |

and love a guy,  and not even know where |

he's  coming  from  --  that's  how most |

whores are, isn't it?  Just think of how |       Isa. 35:16,17

many people claim they love Jesus Christ,|       Mal. 3:16

and  that  there is ... they  don't even |

know  where  the seals  are found in the |

prophecies.  Huhhh.  I wonder  what that |

could mean?                              |

                                         |

"And the four and twenty elders  and the |  10. Prophets and Apostles.

four beasts fell down and worshipped God"|       Rev. 19:4

who sat  upon  the Throne.  And  a voice |       Rev. 19:5

came in heaven,  verse 5  says,  "Praise |

our God."  How many?  "All  ye his  ser- |

vants,  and ye that fear him, both small |

and great."                              |

                                         |

"[And I] heard as it were the voice of a |  11. Alleluia.

great multitude,  and [as]  the voice of |       Rev. 19:6

many waters,  and as the voice of mighty |

thunderings  saying,  Alleluia:  for the |

Lord God Omnipotent reigneth." (All Pow- |

erful reigns!)                           |

                                         |

"Let us  be glad  and rejoice,  and give |  12. The Marriage of the Lamb.

honor to him:  for the  marriage  of the |       Rev. 19:7

Lamb",  (which we learned about in Psalm |       Psa. 45:15

45), "is come."  So here we see  that in |       Rom. 7:4

Psalm 45,  the Lamb only has  to destroy |       Hos. 2:18-23

his  enemies.  And who are  his enemies? |       Rev. 19:15,21

Those who do not believe the Word of God.|

                                         |

Now, if a person  never had a chance  to |  13. Mitigating Circumstances.

know -- you've got to forgive 'em -- for |       Luke 23:34

they don't know what they do. But should |       Mat. 5:44-45

anybody dare try to go against the Truth |

of God,  and try to hurt Christ, because |       Rev. 22:11

they know not, and refuse to know,  well |       Who of us can judge?

then, we're talking somethin' serious.   |       Who's worthy?

                                         |

"Let us be glad [and rejoice,]  and give |  14. Getting Ready.

honour to him:  for the marriage  of the |       Rev. 19:7

Lamb is come,  and  his  wife  has  made |       Rom. 7:4

herself ready."  How  do you  think that |

girl in Psalms 45 made herself ready? Do |       By putting on the gown?

you think she made herself ready by deny-|

ing God  on the throne?  By denying  the |

importance  of the Lamb  opening the 1st |

seal?  Do  you  think  she made  herself |

ready  by denying that Christ had a Key- |

of-David?  Well,  if so  then  Psalms 45 |

wouldn't mean nothing to her, would it?  |

                                         |

But anyway, it says, to her it was gran- |  15. White Bridal Gown.

ted  "that she should be arrayed in fine |       Rev. 19:8

linen, clean and white: for the fine lin-|       Psa. 132:9

en is the righteousness of the saints."  |       Isa. 55:7-9

                                         |

My  friends,  are  you  right?  Are  you |  16. Marriage Proposal.

right?  Don't  worry  bout me.  Are  you |

right? Does your Father sit on a throne? |       Koresh Pops

Does He have a Book in his hand?  Did He |       the Question.

give it to the One you say you love? Was |

the promise that I come,  and my  reward |

is with  me,  was  that  not  true?  For |       John 3:16

someone  "that so loved the world,  that |       Rom. 5:8

he gave his only begotten Son,"  do  you |       1 John 4:7-21

not believe God's Heart indites  a  good |       1 John 4:1,2

matter?                                  |

                                         |

The  question of  the  judgment  is  not |  17. Is Conqueror also Groom??

who's  done wrong,  or who's  done evil. |       Koresh's method for

The  question is, "Who is Worthy?"  Now, |       examining scripture.

Christ doesn't come  to be worthy  above |

you. Christ comes to give you his knowl- |

edge, his righteousness.  And  is it not |       Does what you see in the

right  that Psalms 45 is the same as the |       1st seal depend on whether

1st seal?  Is not Revelation 19 confirm- |       YOU personally are seeking

ing this?                                |       out Christ, or anti-christ?

                                         |

Well,  if she  has the  righteousness of |  18. Arriving at the Truth.

saints, we as saints, should we not know |

rightly how to divide the Word of God... |

(line upon line,  precept on precept; to |       Isa. 28:10,13

see here, there;  and a little here, and |       Isa. 34:16,17

there a little.) ...the Truth of God?    |       1 Cor. 2:1-16

                                         |

He said, "Write,  Blessed are they which |  19. Marriage Supper.

are called unto  the marriage supper  of |       Rev. 19:9

the Lamb. And he said unto me, These are |

the true  sayings  of God."  Well,  some |

people may not think so.                 |

                                         |

But now  notice how John wanted  to fall |  20. The Testimony is The Spirit.

down and worship before the feet of  the |       Rev. 19:10

angel which showed him these things?  He |

said, "See thou do it not" for "I am thy |       Same as Rev. 22:8,9 except:

fellowservant, and of thy brethren..that |       "... the prophets, and of

have  the  testimony  of Jesus:  worship |       them which keep the sayings

God:  for the testimony of Jesus  is the |       of book: worship God."

spirit of Prophecy."                     |

                                         |

What  do yo want to do?  Do  you want to |  21. What are You Looking For?

learn about  the wrath of Christ  by him |

riding  a white  horse  into heaven  and |       Phi. 1:14-19

destroying the unbelievers? Or would you |       Are not "bonds" also "seals"

rather  him just  come,  and  teach  you |       Phi. 2:1-11

these things ahead of time?              |

                                         |

And John saw, "heaven opened, and behold |  22. Who Gives You Knowledge?

a white horse;  and he that sat upon him |       Rev. 19:11

was called  Faithful  and True,  and  in |

righteousness  he  doth  judge and  make |

war."  He doesn't  do it out  of unrigh- |

teousness. There's a truth that's almost |

2,000 years old  called the  Revelation. |

And men have built up empires, and chur- |

ches,  all in  the name  of Christ.  But |

have  they given  to  their  people  the |

knowledge  of which  only  the Lamb  can |

give? No.                                |

                                         |

"His eyes were as a flame of fire,"  the |  23. The Nature of Truth.

way he sees with 7 eyes -- really burns. |       Rev. 19:12

"And on his head were many  crowns."  He |

takes those from the kings of the Earth, |       Rev. 4:10,11  21:24

you know.  And he  "had a name  written, |

that no man knew, but he himself."       |

                                         |

People  don't  understand what  the name |  24. The Meaning of Koresh.

Koresh means. No one knows. Scholars can |       "Cyrus" is the Persian name

not tell  you.  Look at all  the concor- |       for the sun, and in Hebrew

dances,  and they  don't know.  But it's |       is "Koresh,"  which is the

found in Isaiah 45. It was  originally a |       same as the Egyptian "Phrah"

name given to a Persian king,  who over- |       Isa. 45:1+

threw  ancient  Babylon.  But there's  a |       Rev. 10:1,7

mystery  to  the  name  Koresh.  He  was |

"clothed with a vesture dipped in blood,"|       Rev. 19:13

because  people don't like to  learn the |       Gen. 37:31

truth  that's not out of their own head. |

"And his name is called The Word of God."|       John 1:1  1 John 5:7

                                         |

That's  why so many  times Christ has to |  25. The Word Paves the Way.

be  rejected.  For people  know  not the |  If the prophets were all killed,

Word of God,  and  without  knowing  the |  their very blood would cry out

Word of God  -- The Book --  they'll not |  from the rocks of earth to give

know  the  seals.  Without  knowing  the |  the testimony of the Spirit of

seals,  they'll do unto Christ,  fulfil- |  prophecy -- had we not The Word.

ling, (Isaiah.. excuse me),  Matthew 24, |       Mat. 23:34,35  24:28

where  the carcass is,  "there  will the |       Heb. 11:4

eagles be gathered together."            |       Which speaks volumes to

                                         |       patriots.

                                         |

Why? Because Isaiah says he'll come with |  26. The Sealed Book is the Word.

a strong hand,  and what's stronger than |       Job 39:27-30

that  book  of  seven seals?  That's the |       Isa. 11 18 40

Word of God,  fulfilling what it says in |       John 7:16-18  12:44-49

John: He that believeth on me, believeth |       Rev. 5:7 shows the Lamb

not on me, but on him that sent me. "For |       takes the Book out of

my doctrine is not my own,  but his that |       God's strong right hand

sent me." "And the armies" which are "in |       -- the hand of power.

heaven followed him  upon white horses." |       Rev. 19:14

There --  that's the Armageddon here  -- |

clothed in  fine linen, white and clean. |       And written in black & white

                                         |

Now, Isaiah 13  will tell  you more  de- |  J. Other Testimony.

tail.  Just like in Joel 2.  You'll also |

learn  in Joel 2,  as well as Zephaniah, |

and Amos, and  Hosea, all the  different |

prophecies referring to these seals.     |

                                         |

                                         |  K. Unlocking the Psalms.

                                         |

Now  let me  emphasize something  to you |   1. A Key-of-David.

again,  when you  read Psalms 1,  always |       Psa. 1:5

keep your mind  up-hither -- remember -- |       In other words, "on high,"

I'm giving you a Key-of-David now.       |       -- look first always for

                                         |          for God.

                                         |

I'll share with you. Every time you read |   2. Revelations and Psalms.

a psalm, like in Psalms 1,  the judgment |

is the one spoken of in Revelation 4 and |

5.  When you read Psalms 2, `the heathen |       Psa. 2:1

that  rage,  that imagine vain  things,' |

they're the ones whose thoughts are con- |

trary to the thoughts of God.  "Against  |       Psa. 2:2

the Lord, and against his anointed, say- |

ing,  Let us break  their  bands asunder |       Psa. 2:3

and cast their cords from us."           |

                                         |

You see,  when  the  Lamb  comes  again, |   3. Breaking the Bands.

there's only one way  to know who he is, |       What's important is that

he has to reveal the 7 seals.  `That men |       the Lamb knows you.

may not  be judged  by the law,  for all |       Rom. 3:23

have broken  the law  and come short  of |       Gal. 3:21-29

glory  of God.'  That they  be might  be |

judged by nothing more than Truth.       |

                                         |

'Cause, notice in Psalms 2, `the heathen |   4. God Judges the Nations.

rage,  and they  imagine  a vain thing.' |       Psa. 2:1-3

They  want  to stop  this  anointed one; |       

`let us break  his bands asunder.'  What |

do you think that is? How many bands are |

there on the book? There are seven bands |

on the book. Why this is happening today,|       A seal is also a vow.

and He that sits in heaven,  (that's the |

Father you know), sitting on the Throne, |

He laughs.  He laughs while men begin to |       Psa. 2:4

make the worst mistake they've ever made.|

All the nations, from Babylon, to Persia,|       Psa. 2:5

Greece, and Rome, were judged by a judg- |

ment,  and they fell when it became time |

for God to make them fall.               |



Now, yes,  in Psalms 2 it says,  "I will |   5. Children of God.

declare  the decree:  the Lord hath said |       Psa. 2:7

unto me, Thou art my Son;  this day have |

I  begotten thee."  Well,  aren't we all |

sons of God if we hear the words of God? |

                                         |

Now,  the Psalms are not written because |   6. Warnings of Psalms.

Christ  is desiring  to destroy mankind. |

On the contrary.  The warnings of Psalms |

1,  in the light of the Judgment,  is so |

that men might fear, and receive redemp- |

tion.  The same  is  Psalms 2.  Absolute |

terrible warnings are given, such as, `I |       Psa. 2:8-9

will dash them  to pieces  with a rod of |

iron,' right?  We know that Christ would |

never want to do that.                   |

                                         |

But,  finally,  it comes  to a time when |   7. The Time for Judgment.

judgment must begin.  Clearly,  it  says |

`Now therefore  be ye wise,  ye kings of |       Psa. 2:10

the earth,  be  instructed  ye judges of |

the earth.  "Serve  the Lord  with fear, |       Psa. 2:11

rejoice  with trembling.  Kiss  the Son, |       Psa. 2:12

lest he be angry, and ye perish from the |

way,  when  his wrath  is  kindled but a |

little.  Blessed are  all they  that put |

their trust in him."                     |

                                         |

Now, ministers should show you where the |   8. The High Road.

seals are. I have just given you a small |       There do seem to be alter-

little taste.  Is Psalms 45  the same as |       nate views of the same

Revelation?  Doesn't that make it plain? |       events; other writings of

It's the subject  of Christ getting mar- |       the Prophets & Apostle's

ried [and] a subject of Christ having to |       likewise.

deal with the enemies,  (who believe not |       Psa. 1:1-5

God's Word).  Does not Psalms 1 teach us |

to stand  in the Judgment,  don't sit in |       As in standing

the seat of the scornful, or of the sin- |       to be married.

ners?                                    |

                                         |

Only God's  thoughts are holy.  And when |   9. God's Thoughts.

God's thoughts be revealed in  the seven |       "God's thoughts" are only

seals,  all true  Christians should make |       a partial aspect of God,

that  their first and foremost interest. |       better is to love God,

                                         |       (speaking as a child).

                                         |

In Psalms 2,  why do the heathen have to |  10. Heathen Rage.

rage,  why do they have to fight the guy |       Psa. 2:1-3

that's got the seals?                    |       Isn't God's Word more

                                         |       important than the seals?

                                         |

In Psalms 3, who's the person there that |  11. Many Say No Hope.

says,  `Many say  of my soul  there's no |       Psa. 3:2

help for him in God.'                    |       Historically, it's King

                                         |       David, as he fled from

                                         |       his son Absalom.

                                         |

How come people  have to judge according |  12. Looking Beyond the Image.

to appearances of things, but they won't |       There do seem to be mul-

open their eyes and ears, and hear where |       tiple levels of meaning.

a person's coming from? In Psalms 4, who |

is the one speaking there where it says, |

`O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn |       Psa. 4:2

my  glory into shame?  how long will you |       It does seem to be a

seek after leasing, and love vanity?'    |       dialogue between David

                                         |       and God.

                                         |

"But  know that  the LORD  has set apart |  13. Set Apart.

him that is godly for himself:  the LORD |       Psa. 4:3

will hear when I call unto him."  Who in |

the heavens  has God separated  from all |

of heaven, (a part that is godly for him-|       How 'bout The Word?

self).                                   |

                                         |

                                         | III. Conclusions.

                                         |

The Lamb, who wishes to judge no man af- |  A. Keep the Word.

ter the flesh,  but  gives  to all men a |

truth in fulfillment of the testimony of |       The passage actually

John:  that `If you continue  in my doc- |       says: If you continue

trine, then you are my disciples indeed, |       in "my word"

and  ye shall  know the truth,  and  the |       John 8:32

truth shall set you free.'               |

                                         |

In Zechariah,  who is the man on the red |  B. The Rest of the Seals.

horse?  Doesn't Revelation  talk about a |       Zec. 1:8

man on  a red horse?  How does it apply? |       Rev. 6:3-4

In the 3rd seal,  the Book of Hosea, who |

is that merchant man with  "the balances |       Hos. 10:7

of deceit," that Hosea speaks of?  Could |       Mic. 6:11

it be that man who has balances -- who's |

trying  to sell?  I mean,  what  are  we |

dealing with here? Where is the 4th seal |

found in  the prophecies?  The 5th seal? |

The 6th seal?                            |

                                         |

The importance  of the seals  is that if |  C. The Importance of the Seals.

you do not listen,  you are going to end |

up making the worst mistake, you've ever |

made, in all of your lives.              |

                                         |

We  made  an  agreement,  with  the  ATF |  D. ATF Promises

agents,  that if they would allow me, to |

have national coverage  with this  tape, |

that I  might give to the  world a small |

minute... a  small  minute  bit,  of the |

information that I have tried so hard to |

share  with people;  that if  I would do |

this,  that all the people  here  at the |

facility ("compound" here, as y'all call |

it)  will  give  ourselves over  to  the |

world,  give ourselves  out to you.  And |

this  is what I  promised.  And  this is |

what we're going to keep.                |

                                         |

Now  remember,   Revelation  Chapter  13 |  E. Those of the Dragon.

tells us, very clearly what our ideology |

should be toward that beast, and all the |

world that wonders after that beast. Who |

do they worship? Remember, before I said |

it to you, God said it. They worship the |

dragon.  And will Christ give up on any- |

body for worshipping the  dragon unwill- |

ingly?  No.  Just like the woman  at the |       John 4:2

well. `Woman, you know not whom you wor- |       The text actually refers

ship,' Christ told her.                  |       to "what" -- not "whom.

                                         |

But now,  in Spirit and in Truth,  let's |  F. Heavenly Perspective.

come up hither  to where  I  come  from. |

Let's  believe  in  a God  on the throne |       God's not a "what."

now.  All churches.  Papacy,  Lutherans, |

we're all brethren.  But  let's get into |

unity with one God, one Truth, one Lamb, |       1 Cor. 1:10

one Spirit  --  and  let's  receive  the |

reward of righteousness.                 |

                                         |  Analysts:  Stephen Tice

Thank you very much. God Bless You.      |             James Trimm

                                         |

      == < end of part 4 of 4 > ==           (Arlington Texas, 4-23-93)



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