Februari 2009

The great hailstorm in the temple

References: Rv 11:19; Is 28:2; Rv 8:7; Rv 16:21; Mt 13:34-35; Jn 16:25

In Rv 11, the temple in heaven is not referring to the same temple of heaven mentioned in Rv 13:6, which was established in the physical world. It is referring to the promised temple upon which the temple of God in the spiritual world descends. The great hailstorm in the temple symbolizes a pastor in whom God’s word of wrath is stored (Is 28:2).

Those who are sealed—the 144,000 and the great multitude in white robes

References: Rv 7; Rv 1:6; Rv 5:9-10; Ex 19:5-6; Rv 14:1-6; Jer 31:31-32

The white horse, its rider, and the bow

References: Rv 6; Zec 6:1-8; Hb 3:8-9; Lam 2:1-9; Rv 19:1-16

What do the white horse, red horse, black horse, and pale horse signify in Rv 6:1-8 (and Zec 1:6)? What are the riders and the objects they are carrying: the bow, the sword, and the scales? When and where is Rv 6 fulfilled? What kind of event is this passage describing?

Law, politics, and order

Are there any politicians whose eyes and ears are opened in both the physical world and in the spiritual world (i.e. churches)?