Sickle of Truth

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 4 “Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads.” AROUND THE THRONE WERE TWENTY-FOUR THRONES: Here, in this picture representing the beginning of the Gospel Age, we see that God’s throne (His established authority of Judgment) is surrounded by satellite thrones —extensions of His judgment authority. These represent the Hebrew Scriptures —the only written authoritative judgment…

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Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 3 continued, “And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.” AND THERE WAS A RAINBOW AROUND THE THRONE: A rainbow in Scripture represents a covenant. IN APPEARANCE LIKE AN EMERALD: It is not that the covenant is like the STONE, but like the stone APPEARS, i. e., GREEN = everlasting. Thus the Green Rainbow tells us…

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Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 3 continued, “And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.” AND HE WHO SAT THERE WAS LIKE A JASPER AND A SARDIUS STONE IN APPEARANCE: The Scriptures unequivocally state and teach that in the literal or actual sense “no man [including John] hath seen God at any time” (John 1:18). All that anyone, apostle or prophet,…

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Before we precede any further with this chapter and the next it is VERY IMPORTANT to point out that THIS IS NOT A LITERAL SCENE OF HEAVEN, and for that reason, is not what you would actually see if you went to heaven. This vision is intended to teach a symbolic lesson, to instruct us in things that are going to happen with God’s plan. Being in the spirit is like being in a trance. This is similar to Paul,…

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Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 2 “Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne.” AFTER THESE THINGS: As was pointed out in our previous post, it is likely that Verse 2 should begin -“After these things I was immediately in the spirit,” which seems to fit the context better. I WAS IN THE SPIRIT: Compare Rev 1:10. We have here another strong connection between introductions to the Churches and the…

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Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 1 “After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.” AFTER THESE THINGS: Not that the following is to HAPPEN after these things (i.e. after the events outline in the previous chapter in regards to the seven churches), but what John now…

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Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 19 “Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.” (NKJV) “In Verse 19, John is told to write down the things that “he has seen”, and “the things that are”, and “the things that are about to transpire, after these” (Diaglott). We are going to be given information in the book of Revelation about God’s plan, as it was before, during, and after…

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Revelation Chapter 1 VERSE 18 “I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” In the previous verse the Lord stated most emphatically that he is “the first and the last”, that is to say he is not only the first and last of the direct creation of God, the firstborn of the new creation, the first born from the dead, but likewise he…

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