Sickle of Truth

Revelation Chapter 8 The Seventh Seal VERSE 1 “When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.” “The usual approach to this verse has been a chronological one. This, however, does not seem the best approach when our study on “HOUR” (See, How to Study the Book of Revelation, Part 26) demonstrated rather conclusively that hour is NOT used chronologically in Scripture. HOUR is a non-specific time with a certain characteristic. The most…

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Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 21 continued “To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.” “This verse is a signature statement to Rev 3:14, in that, just as Jesus had proven true and faithful and had been elevated to his own throne, he was going to offer the same thing to the faithful of the church. To have your own throne would…

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Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 21 and 22 “To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” “We again have the CHORUS which ends each message: To him who overcomes. . . Each stage of the Church has two kinds of overcoming. It must overcome the things which…

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Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.” We continue with our look at this verse as explained in (The Keys of Revelation) A famous contemporary artist has dramatically portrayed a portion of this lesson. In the painting Jesus is standing outside a home; he has already knocked on the door…

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Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.” As taken from (The Keys of Revelation) “The messages of the Lord to the six previous churches in Asia were sent forth to his followers from a far country (Matt. 25:14,15; Luke 19:12). Although absent from earth, yet he has, in one sense,…

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Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.” As taken from (Revelation Notes Southern Wisconsin) A Feast of New Truths If we allow the Lord to come in to sit down with us, he is able to feed us with both the old established truth of the early church, as well…

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Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.” As taken from (Revelation Notes Southern Wisconsin) “We find the usage of the term “door” in the scriptures, as seeming to either be representing an opening to an opportunity, or else the close of an opportunity. Being able to see through an open…

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Revelation Chapter 3 VERSE 20 continued “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.” “Unknown to the Laodicean Church (the nominally professing part), the Lord has returned. He stands at the door. He could not do this if he were not present. He has not been always there as some think. To Sardis he said, “I will…

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