notes on Revelation study

[Jo Smith]

some notes on my studies in Revelation:

Revelation 7 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

7 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

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

The seal of God is certainly the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. so this goes back to the beginning of the Day of Pentecost. The two witnesses are seen by God as just 1 even though they appear in time at two different times.
Zech 4 explains that they are on either side of the seven churches.

So these one hundred forty and four thousand that were sealed are these two witnesses.
It is not an certainly NUMBER of people. That is a mistake most people make in trying to understand Scripture.

They make up the Wall of the Holy City. They are not finished until the very end when they shall have brought the last judgments of God on this earth.

Daniel and John both saw two..... one on either side of the River.
These 'two' are these 'two' witnesses with the seal of God in their foreheads. They are the TREE OF LIFE.

Jesus is the VINE of this tree. Those with the Holy Ghost seal are the branches, leaves and fruit of this tree of life.

It is called a HER in Revelation. It is the bride of Christ.

At the finishing of the ministering of the first part of these witnesses, the Apostolic Church in Acts, the beast out of the bottomless pit, (whore church) killed them and they lay 'dead' in the 'streets' of this church until God again brings them into power.
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This time they will have the baptism of Fire and will finish the work of God on this earth.

The dry bones in the valley, in Eze, is these witnesses, laying
dead
in the streets
until life from God comes back into them.

Jo Smith.... Feb 1, 2020

[Jo Smith]

Notes on my Revelation study:

Rev 7: 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10 and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
12 saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

this great multitude is that 'river'. It is all of God's people who came to serve God between the duration of those 'two' witnesses.

There is false doctrine that claims these people came in after a rapture. But in studying this out many years ago, I came to see that there is no such thing as any rapture. This false doctrine is a result of interpreting Scripture with a carnal mind or looking at it naturally.

Paul told us that is this world you shall have tribulation. Some folks tried to fit the false doctrine into their belief of a 'great' tribulation being totally different from other tribulation. Just not so. All tribulation is great.
The greatest of all tribulation is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

So all of these folks came in to God but did not receive the Baptism of power. They were carnal, weak Christians as Paul stated in many of his letters.

He and John and all the writers of the NT spoke of carnal Christians.
When you say, I will listen to this one but not that one, Paul said you are carnal.

When you set one child of God above another, or a certain church teaching up so that you flat refuse to listen to someone who is teaching something different, as I do, then you are carnal.

That saying, 'I will not discuss it' . or listen to you' . is a shield that Satan gives to you to prevent you from coming to the real truth. So you are not a witness of Jesus.

Revelation 14 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
14 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3 and they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

[in the above verses we see Jesus with those that received the Baptism of power to be his witnesses. They are now with Jesus and have followed him wherever Jesus led them.]

6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

[This angel gave his message to those who preached the gospel to the great crowd that came in to serve God after the first group that received the baptism of the Holy Ghost had left the scene. False doctrine claims that these people come in some mysterious way after the 'church' has been 'raptured'.

See how a lie causes everything that follows to also be lies. This is those in the seven churches. They are not powerfilled witnesses of Jesus, for they do indeed deny all that power. But the Tree of Life, these two groups of power-filled witnesses are on either side of this river of church folks. Zech 4.]

7 saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

Now see how perfectly this fits when you have the truth. After this group is completed, the hour of God's judgment is come. The second group of witnesses bring that wrath of judgment upon this world who refused Jesus completely.

Jo Smith Feb 1, 2020