THE GOSPEL WILL TRIUMPH REVELATION ELEVEN
Revelation 11:1-19 begins with John being given a reed and instruction
to measure the temple. The application here is that God is making a
separation between the clean and the unclean for the purpose of
judgment. The children of God will be protected and th... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE COMMAND TO MEASURE THE TEMPLE REVELATION 11:1-2:_ John was given
a reed to measure: (1) the Temple of God, (2) the altar, and (3) the
worshippers. He was not to measure the outer court. These are people
that are associated in every way with Christianity, but who actually
are no part of it at al... [ Continue Reading ]
_ THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TWO WITNESSES REVELATION 11:3-6._ The message
of the two witnesses is that the gospel will triumph. It is easy to
see that the figures behind the two witnesses are Moses and Elijah.
The power to shut heaven that it rain not, have power over waters to
turn them to blood, and... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE TWO WITNESSES ARE SLAIN AND ARISE AGAIN REVELATION 11:7-13:_
During the miraculous age of the church the gospel was preached with
great success. (Acts 12:24) This time was followed by a period when
the beast came out of the bottomless pit and the gospel seemingly was
crushed to the ground. It a... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SEVENTH TRUMPET IS SOUNDED REVELATION 11:14-19:_ The seventh
trumpet (third woe trumpet) pronounced final judgment on Rome. This
section brings us to the end of the world and to the eternal peace of
heaven for the righteous. Now we know that the kingdom of God has won.
There is truly victory in... [ Continue Reading ]