THE SIXTH TRUMPET (Part 3) continued Revelation Chapter 11 VERSE 11 “Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from god entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.” But, as we read in Smith’s book, this all lasted only 3 ½ years. Those who would not permit the burial triumphed in the French Assembly, and the Bible was not only PERMITTED again, but LIVED in a sense never possible…
THE SIXTH TRUMPET (Part 3) continued Revelation Chapter 11 VERSE 7 “When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.” This verse begins a section dealing with the treatment of the Bible near the Time of the End. Many theories have been expounded as to the meaning of the Verses 7 through 12. The one explanation which seems easiest to document and which seems best…
THE SIXTH TRUMPET (Part 3) continued An important comparison: The word GIVEN occurs in both the previous verse, Verse 2 and in Verse 3 — or some variation of the word, depending on translation. The comparisons are helpful. Verse 2: The Court is GIVEN to the Gentiles so that they can persecute the true Church. Verse 3: It is GIVEN to the two witnesses to prophesy in sackcloth. In BOTH cases the time allotted is the same: 42 months, 1260…
THE SIXTH TRUMPET (Part 3) This is a chapter of equals. The 10th chapter, having brought us to understand that Daniel’s Time-of-the-End prophecies were now being fulfilled, has set the stage for us to understand some of the principles of chronological symbolism. Chapter 11 in its own way tells us that 42 months, 1260 days, and 3 ½ years are all equal periods. Thus, we know that the symbolic year has 360 days, and the symbolic month has 30 days….