Revelation 14

END OF THE SECOND SET OF SEVEN'S

1: & I LOOKED, &, LO, A LAMB STOOD ON THE MOUNT SION, & WITH HIM AN HUNDRED FORTY & FOUR THOUSAND, HAVING HIS FATHER'S NAME WRITTEN IN THEIR FOREHEADS        

'In their foreheads' has already been described as those who have sought God through direct prayer, repentance & love. These are the ones who sought & received whiteness - raiment. The 144,000 - 12 x 12000 [the tribes of Judah related to later on] - [the number that the JW's like to play with in regards to who shall go to heaven crap]

 

2: & I HEARD A VOICE FROM HEAVEN, AS THE VOICE OF MANY WATERS,

& AS THE VOICE OF A GREAT THUNDER:

AND I HEARD THE VOICE OF HARPERS HARPING WITH THEIR HARPS: 3: & THEY SUNG AS IT WERE A NEW SONG BEFORE THE THRONE, & BEFORE THE FOUR BEASTS, & THE ELDERS: & NO MAN COULD LEARN THAT SONG BUT THE HUNDRED & FORTY & FOUR THOUSAND, WHICH WERE REDEEMED FROM THE EARTH     

The vocalization of many waters is defined in Rev 17:15 as a voice to all races, multitudes, nations & tongues

These humans linger in Heaven while others persevere on Earth

Voices of great thunder have already been defined as the voice from the throne

 

4: THESE ARE THEY, WHICH WERE NOT DEFILED WITH WOMEN; FOR THEY ARE VIRGINS. THESE ARE THEY WHICH FOLLOW THE LAMB WHITHERSOEVER HE GOETH. THESE WERE REDEEMED FROM AMONG MEN, BEING THE FIRST FRUITS UNTO GOD & TO THE LAMB. 5:& IN THEIR MOUTH WAS FOUND NO GUILE: FOR THEY ARE WITHOUT FAULT BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD.

IT IS VERY DOUBTFUL THAT CHRIST IS SEXIST

- He would not condemn women - rather women related to in the past & future chapters are churches; - Galatians 3: ....there is neither male nor female

- virgins, far removed from religion institutions - not programmed, nor controlled, nor had they committed fornications, the lusts of the churches       

 

6: & I SAW ANOTHER ANGEL FLY IN THE MIDST OF HEAVEN, HAVING THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL TO PREACH UNTO THEM THAT DWELL ON THE EARTH, & TO EVERY NATION, & KINDRED, & TONGUE, & PEOPLE,        

This angel [obviously a very high messenger & possibly Christ] preaches the gospel creating a new movement

 

7: SAYING WITH A LOUD VOICE, FEAR GOD, & GIVE GLORY TO HIM; FOR THE HOUR OF HIS JUDGMENT IS COME: & WORSHIP HIM THAT MADE HEAVEN, & EARTH, & THE SEA, & THE FOUNTAINS OF WATERS       

Proverbs 8:13 THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS TO HATE EVIL: PRIDE, ARROGANCY, & THE EVIL WAY, & THE FORWARD MOUTH... not to fear God if one is performing the Prophet's practices of understanding & forgiveness.        

Rev 17:15 shows the waters as the nations of people, all races, which came from God in the Creator's Image, light.

 

8: & THERE FOLLOWED ANOTHER ANGEL, SAYING, BABYLON IS FALLEN, IS FALLEN, THAT GREAT CITY, BECAUSE SHE MADE ALL NATIONS DRINK OF THE WINE OF THE WRATH OF HER FORNICATION       

The beast is Christianity transgressing as did Babylon - mirrored-image using 'is fallen' twice. Christianity mirrors Babylon & will fall in the same manner       

This high messenger is warning all not to follow her ways

 

9: THE THIRD ANGEL FOLLOWED THEM, SAYING WITH A LOUD VOICE, IF ANY MAN WORSHIP THE BEAST & HIS IMAGE, & RECEIVE HIS MARK IN HIS FOREHEAD, OR IN HIS HAND,

10: THE SAME SHALL DRINK OF THE WINE OF THE WRATH OF GOD, WHICH IS POURED OUT WITHOUT MIXTURE INTO THE CUP OF HIS INDIGNATION; & HE SHALL BE TORMENTED WITH FIRE & BRIMSTONE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HOLY ANGELS, & IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LAMB       

Another warning

 

11: & THE SMOKE OF THEIR TORMENT ASCENDETH UP FOR EVER & EVER: & THEY HAVE NO REST DAY NOR NIGHT, WHO WORSHIP THE BEAST & HIS IMAGE, & WHOSOEVER RECEIVETH THE MARK OF HIS NAME. 12: HERE IS THE PATIENCE OF THE SAINTS: HERE ARE THEY THAT KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, & THE FAITH OF JESUS. 13:& I HEARD A VOICE FROM HEAVEN SAYING UNTO ME,

WRITE, BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD FROM HENCEFORTH:

YEA, SAITH THE SPIRIT, THAT THEY MAY REST FROM THEIR LABOURS; & THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM. 14: & I LOOKED, & BEHOLD A WHITE CLOUD, & UPON THE CLOUD ONE SAT LIKE UNTO THE SON OF MAN, HAVING ON HIS HEAD A GOLDEN CROWN, & IN HIS HAND A SHARP SICKLE.

15: & ANOTHER ANGEL CAME OUT OF THE TEMPLE, CRYING WITH A LOUD VOICE TO HIM THAT SAT ON THE CLOUD, THRUST IN THY SICKLE, & REAP: FOR THE TIME IS COME FOR THEE TO REAP; FOR THE HARVEST OF THE EARTH IS RIPE.

16: & HE THAT SAT ON THE CLOUD THRUST IN HIS SICKLE ON THE EARTH; & THE EARTH WAS REAPED       

Christ begins the harvest of those who have suffered His name, practiced His ways, worthy of returning home       

The wretched are left for yet another harvest to ripen

 

17: & ANOTHER ANGEL CAME OUT OF THE TEMPLE WHICH IS IN HEAVEN, HE ALSO HAVING A SHARP SICKLE       

This angel is probably John prophesying before the beginning of another harvest - from the past chapters;        

again, there are souls in heaven & on Earth.       

Thus ends the times up to John's return

 

18: & ANOTHER ANGEL CAME OUT FROM THE ALTAR, WHICH HAD POWER OVER FIRE; & CRIED WITH A LOUD CRY TO HIM THAT HAD THE SHARP SICKLE, SAYING, THRUST IN THY SHARP SICKLE, & GATHER THE CLUSTERS OF THE VINE OF THE EARTH; FOR HER GRAPES ARE FULLY RIPE       

Christ doing what He has already done with the faithful & true - another harvest       

Chapter 19:20 brings to light the inferno in which the false prophet & beast were thrown into       

Fully ripe are those who were close to entering heaven in the last harvest, but had to overcome small feats. They are threaded upon by the first group, Rev. 19:15, denoting these of Christ walk in heaven above, while those not fully ready, at this time, walk the earth below. Above & below are obviously dimensions       

The first group harvested is not to see the second death, as in verse 4, but these of the fully ripened grapes do

 

19: THE ANGEL THRUST IN HIS SICKLE INTO THE EARTH, & GATHERED THE VINE OF THE EARTH, & CAST IT INTO THE GREAT WINEPRESS OF THE WRATH OF GOD. 20: & THE WINEPRESS WAS TRODDEN WITHOUT THE CITY, & BLOOD CAME OUT OF THE WINEPRESS, EVEN UNTO THE HORSE BRIDLES, BY THE SPACE OF A THOUSAND & SIX HUNDRED FURLONGS       

1,600 furlongs - 16 x 100, complete destruction - goes beyond chapter 16's destruction        

- 1600 furlongs translates to 200 miles; & a horse's bridle is used - signifying the time it takes a horse to travel 200 miles - approximately 10 days which is 10 years, the time this catastrophe shall last.       

This is the time of the Earth's finale - THE EXODUS