The 24 Elders of Revelation, Part 7: The Heavenly Priesthood
The 24 Elders of Revelation are the chief leaders of the courses of the Melchizedek priesthood who serve in the heavenly sanctuary. Of which there was made an earthly anti-type, wherein King David established 24 courses of priests, having 24 chiefs over them, to serve in the earthly temple. 1 Chr. 24:1-19 David explained his act by saying, “All this the LORD made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, even all the works of
The 24 Elders of Revelation, Part 5: The Double Sacrifice
The subject of this blog series is the 24 Elders in heaven that John foresaw in Revelation 4 - 5, having victors’ crowns on their heads. Which elders will not be any of those who will be resurrected and who will ascend to heaven at Christ’s Parousia; because all these will still be the “eagerly awaiting” ones referred to in Hebrews 9:28:
…Christ, having been offered once for to bear the sins of many, will appear ek/out of the h
The Prophesied Restorations of Israel and Judah After 7 Times
The 7 times prophecy of Leviticus 26 speaks of the judgment of all of the Israelites, that is, both Israel and Judah. God prophesied their expulsion from their lands to take place at the point when His chastisement of the people for their rebellions reached its limit. “I will bring the land into desolation…and I will scatter you among the heathen.” Even if the people in their exile were to later repent – “if their uncircumcised h
(As per the usual, this will be easier to read if you cut and paste it to a word-processing program. This site badly compresses the lines.)
Virgins and Stewards, Part 2: Answers
1) Why does Luke say “return from the wedding”? What happened to the virgins?
The two passages, from Matthew 25 and Luke 12, clearly prophecy two separate comings of the Lord: The first, to take “the virgins…in with Him to the wedding.” Matt. 25:10 The second, to “return from the wedding” to “his ho
Egypt, Part 1: Its Coming 40-Year Desolation
Ezekiel 29:10 …“I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate from Migdol [N. Egypt] to Syene [= Aswan, S Egypt], even unto the border of Ethiopia. 11 NEITHER FOOT OF MAN SHALL PASS THROUGH IT NOR FOOT OF BEAST PASS THROUGH IT, AND IT SHALL BE UNINHABITED FORTY YEARS. 12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the lands having been desolated; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty ye
