REVELATION - 22 3-21

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3 - And there shall be no more curse nor cursed (accursed) for all [pas - all] curse [katanáthema  - from katá - according to, down, which intensifies anáthema - a curse – properly, an oath-curse which "devotes something to destruction" literally, to take it down] shall no longer be.

     And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it (the New Jerusalem) and his servants will serve him. [Latreia - from latris - render technical, acceptable service because qualified.] 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. (No more ‘mystery babble’/all confusion on the forehead of the world.) 5 And by-night will be no more. They will not need the light of a lamp nor of the sun, for the Lord God will be the light of them, and (so) they will reign [basileuó - exercise dominion] (over creation and well being, not over others, lol) age to age.

     6 “These words are faithful and true” the angel said, “and the Lord God of the spirits [pneuma: wind, breath, spirit] of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must come to pass in quickness [tachu - quickly, speedily]”.

     7 “And behold, I come quickly [tachu]. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

     8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said, “You mustn’t do that! I’m a fellow servant with you and the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

     10 Then he told me, “Don’t seal up the words of this book of prophecy, for the time is near at hand. {Entropy is ever progressing.} 11 The ones being unrighteous, let them be unrighteous still. (Until then! And INITIALLY during GWT judgment/discernment/review/closure for all ‘Day’.) And the ones who are vile, let them be vile still. (Until then! And INITIALLY during GWT ‘day’.) And those being righteous, let them practice righteousness still, and those who are holy let them be so still. [Holy - hagios - the fundamental (core, basic) meaning of hagios is "different" – thus a temple in the 1st century was hagios - holy, sacred because different from other buildings; different from the world because like the Lord - biblehub dot com.] 12 “Behold, I’m coming quickly, bringing with me what’s due [misthos - pay for service, literally or figuratively, good or bad] to repay each for what they have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so they may have right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. 15 Outside (now, and initially during GWT ‘day’) are the dogs and sorcerers [pharmakos - poisoner, sorcerer, magician] and the sexually immoral [pornos] and murderers and idolaters [eidólolatrés - an image worshiper] and everyone loving and making/doing a lie. 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you these things to the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”

     17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And the one hearing let them say come. And the one thirsting let them come, and the one desiring, let them take the water of life freely. 18 And I testify to everyone hearing the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described. 19 And if anyone should take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in what is described in this (Rev.) book, the share out of the New Jerusalem and out of the tree of life (the healing of the nations). 20 And He who is testifying of these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. 

                The End.

                         ~*~

📜🗞️ The revelation vision is told 3 times: 6:1-2 to 11:19; chap.12 w/ Mt.23:39; and 13:1 to 19:11, the three rejoining at the 7th trumpet’s sounding.

Jesus’ brief first advent perfectly fulfilled the ancient Spring Holy Days (of Lev.23) more perfectly than is easily seen. So logically his long second advent will fulfill the Autumn Holy Days, their names and pattern:

  TRUMPETS (of Rev, return at 7th during the concurrent bowls) - 10days/1000yrs - to ‘DAY’ oF ATONEMENT - 5days/500yrs - to TABERNACLES — a fiery regenesis, “All new.. God will now tabernacle with mankind” Rev.21:1-5.

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REVELATION - 21 4-9

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     [A voice from the midst of the throne continues, makes proclaimation] - 4 - “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death is no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor pain. For the former has passed away.”

     5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all new.” [All - pas - every, all, the whole]. And he said to me (John), “Write for these words are faithful, and they are true.

     6 It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning — and the end. To the one thirsting, I will give from the spring of the water of life freely. {Now.} 7 The one overcoming will inherit all and I will be present with them and they will be my sons and daughters. [Eimi - to be, to exist, to happen, to be present.]

     8 But” {I think of this as narrative spoken outside of the vision} “as for the cowardly, the faithless” {now, and still at Jesus’ appearing} “the having become abominable, the murderers, and sexually immoral, and sorcerers [pharmakos], idolaters, and the liars - their portion is in the {armageddon} lake burning [kaió - kindled, set fire to] with fire and sulfur which {ultimately} is the second death.” {First death is the one through Adam, second, is the death of death? And of imperfection/entropy. The armageddon lake is the death of empire.. half done.. Or one third done, as there are the three mentions of lake of fire - At Armageddon; At the adversary’s fiery final defeat; And at the fiery Regeneration/Regenesis, Greek word, palin(again)genesis. ..Interesting, death of empire, death of the adversary, which both belong to death, so all wound up in the death of death. All of it the second (and final) death. Per God’s plan who saw all possibilities from the beginning.} {Armageddon, and the entire apocalypse is man done - made up largely of carbon which has 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons - not God done except he created a cause and effect universe (as opposed to an ant farm?) Total Ant Farm versus Total ‘Herd’ Immunity.}

     9 Then came to me (John) one of the seven angels, the one who had been holding the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues [plégé - a blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague] {imo, thermonuclear effects, Isaiah 24:20/Rev.10:4}. And now he said to me, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

Next - 21:10-22

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REVELATION - 19 17-21

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  17 - Then I (John) saw an angel. He was radiant, as though standing in the sun. And with a loud voice he called out to the birds of midheaven.

     {To the high flying, predator birds, calling them to armageddon battle; the calling to the birds is metaphor for the literal armageddon battle about to be portrayed.}

     He called out, “Come! Gather for the great supper of God!”

     {God actually takes responsibility! Having “subjected and consigned all to disobedience” Romans 11:32. Supersized the option to stray in Eden so “all of heaven and all of earth” take this unavoidable journey through this all important contrast, all together at once.}

     18 “Come! And eat the flesh of kings, of captains, of mighty men, of horses and their riders, and of all, both free and slave, both small and great.”

     {The final war is totally mankind done. Man, we have his number, is carbon based which has 6 electrons, 6 neutrons and 6 protons. Armageddon is the last war between human empires, Isaiah 24:20/Rev.10:4, end of the Act, over and out. “All the world is a stage” - Shakespeare.}

     19 And then I saw the beast and the kings of earth, with their armies, gathered to make war against he who was sitting on the (white) horse and against his army of heaven {the two thirds faithful angels}. 20 And the {many headed, geopolitical} beast was taken, and with it, its false prophet who had done the signs [sémeion - miracles, signs, marks, tokens] {modern wonders and “miracles to mislead”} by which he deceived those who had received the “mark” of the beast and who worshiped/were in allegiance to, its image. [“The mark” is from the word - charagma- which is a “mark, stamp, sign, engraving, from charassō - meaning to engrave or stamp, the term charagma means a mark or stamp often used to denote ownership or authenticity.]

     These two {they are noT individuals, the huge (many headed, many horned/seats/powers) beast and its “false prophet” at Armageddon battle} were thrown alive {active} into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. {The fire of armageddon battle, with global chain reaction, Is.24:20/Rev.10:4.} [Jude 1:7, “Gomorrah and cities are an example of (such) aionion fire”, translated as ‘eternal fire’. Aionion is the adjective of aion, which in english is eon. So aionion fire ..temporary, sudden? ..fire of the age? Isaiah 24:20/Rev.20:4?

     The 3 mentions of a fiery lake/lake of fire, are at three separate, huge, fiery events: 1-Armageddon battle/5-thunders; 2-at the fiery, final defeat of the adversary; and 3-at the fiery “palin(again)genesis” at which time, God says “Behold! I make all new!” (translators due to disbelief? changed all, to all things.. elsewhere as well. And then “the lion will eat straw.. bear will graze with cow” Isaiah 11:7.]

     {Both this fiery ‘wonder’ the “7 thunders” (like 13:13 but which pinpointed an office) and the “strong delusion” that “seated man/anthropoi in the temple as god”/highest power, causing the west, once called Christendom, to “fall away” - are from the “false prophet” Rev.12:15?}

     21 And the rest were slain by the sWord {truth, the iron rod/unbreakable measure} that came from the mouth of He who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged. {Symbolic imagery, aka, build a house on Truth, it endures. Build using unTruth (or guile) and like being built on sand, when the storm comes, there’s crashing and fiery apocalypse. It’s what dog eat dog/every self first, does. There is one thing that can simply never (ever) work, straying from God who iS Life! ..And he “is perfect” so imperfection, logically, is the opposite of Life.

     History has - already - proven that (straying and) imperfect is an “abyss” of potential. And logically, it’s also entropy, the “worm that doesn’t quit” and the “fire”/slow burn/slow-fade/slow-gehenna “that cannot be put out”. Entropy does not reverse.

     But we have thought we humans are inherently immortal? Death is nothing more than another form of life and living? Well that idea/myth was needed for the - extremely ancient - crowd controlling spiritual propaganda myth of afterlife torment.. Any visits (Elijah and Moses on the mountain with Jesus?) are from a dimension called the future.. “No one has ascended” …We will “put on immortality” because - we will “put on perfection/incorruptibility”/total-catharsis.. “God is savior of all, especially those who believe/are believing” and Jesus “will draw all” so aka, “all”. 1Tim.4:10, Jn.12:32.}

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REVELATION - 19 9-16 ☀️🗝️

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9 - And the angel said to me (disciple John, seeing the vision in his old age while a prisoner at an island prison) “Write this - Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb!!”

     {Mt.25:1-13 - In the parable of the ten bridesmaids, the door (that shuts) is to serving, called reigning during the Lord’s long second advent. In the parable, the door is to the wedding and banquet/reception/supper/feast {sharing}. Which represents the catching away of dead and alive believers - aka the resurrection, called the first {partial collective, eschatological} resurrection. It is the wedding, the union. — “The door” closes to “the” millennium. It is noT a door to Life, forever closed. The door is to the wedding supper/banquet/reception and what comes after, up to the second, rest of humanity, eschatological vivification, at Rev.21:1-5 when God says - “behold!! I make all new!” The word “things” in the verse, was added).

     This vivification (“putting on of perfection”) however, is not simultaneous with its partner resurrection! But between the second resurrection, and the second vivification, is ‘Judgment Day’, the GWT judgment/discernment/review/closure for all ‘Day’. And to “rise into the judgment” Jn.5:29, is to rise “still in ones sins” [hamartia - missing the mark] {not yet perfected}.

     The the GWT Judgment ‘Day’, elsewhere called an aionion kolasis/eonian korrection/age of correction, with logical, INITIAL INNER torment for some (few? comparatively speaking that is) aka, the condition of misery, being the inner, outside of the light, darkness ..with gnashing of teeth.. Think, for example, of a heartless and cruel despot, or a child trafficker, rising into the judgment’s bright radiance of God’s Presence..

     But Jesus said he “will draw all” - Jn.12:32, so this tormented from within condition, will progress to weeping, beating self up.. “with many stripes”.. (Conscience is God’s whip?) And finally to heart and gut wrenching remorse (during judgment) when seeing the faces he stomped upon, the persons he/she hurt and harmed, even killed.

     But finally, after a while (purgatory flames are psychological) coming to realize ..God, the waiting, loving Presence/Spirit (Holy Ghost all loving) and mercy.. “Christ Crucified”.. the remedy God instituted, it being strong enough to appease every guilty conscience, even the worst of the worst. {Imperfect is an abyss of potential, and entropy, a slow gehenna that “is not put out” - the “worm that “doesn’t quit”.}

     The initial inner darkness condition of some is portrayed in the rich man and Lazarus parable and in the outside-of-the vision, narrative, of Rev.22.}

    (9) And the angel said to me, “These are the true words of God!” 10 And I fell at his feet {overwhelmed?} to worship him, but he said, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brethren who hold to the testimony of Jesus.” {Rev.12:17 w/ Mt.23:39.} “Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” {Prophecy includes the spirit of teaching. The prophets taught and guided, along with telling where things were/are headed.}

     11 Then I saw heaven opened, and look! There was a white horse! {The gospel, the Truth, which rode forth “openly victorious over powers and principalities”. {Demons and kings. But then much later the return, after a “falling away” due to a “strong delusion” of “man(kind, anthropoi) seated in the temple as god”/as highest power, 2Thess.2:4.}

     And the one - sitting on the white horse - is called “Faithful and True”. In righteousness he judges and makes war {rescues, vindicates, works justice}. 12 His eyes are like flames of fire {penetrate} and upon his head are many crowns. He has a name written that no one knows but he himself. 13 He is clothed in a robe that was dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word/Message of God. {Master blueprint and plan. Embodiment of Truth. Crowned forever.}

     14 And the armies oF heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sWord (Truth!) with which to strike down the nations, and he will {then} shepherd them {the nations/this is obviously future} with a rod {measuring rod} of iron {i.e. is un-breakable - truth cannot be broken, or done away with}. He treads the winepress of the fury of God the Almighty. [Fury - thumos - from thuo - to rush {7 thunders? Well, six.. as one is presently past} or to breathe hard] [Wrath - orgé - passion, wrath, indignation, a settled and abiding condition of mind with a view to justice {scales of justice! Cause and effect!} Settled indignation going forth ‘wrath’/consequences] {at cruel and heartless evils! The passion.}

     [Isaiah 13:9 says - Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel, with fury and fierce anger - to make the land a desolation, and to destroy its sinners from off it.] {But as cause and effect. Apocalypse is all man done. We have his number. Made up of carbon. Carbon has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons. Even the final “bowls” called “of God’s wrath” ..The “seven thunders”. Though one is past.

     Seven Thunders - Rev.10:4 (over and out, six are future. Didn’t 13:13 pinpoint an oFFice? NoT an individual.. as of yet). The thunders being Seal six but VEILED BY its description, a blend of its 1st aNd last effects, at the very beginning of the vision, Rev.6:12-17 -> 7:1,3.} {That 13:13 is the first seal 6 event, is possible because the vision is actually told three times, 6:1-2 to 11:19; ch.12 but vs.17 w/ mt.23:39; and 13:1 to 19:11, rejoining at the 7th trumpet’s sounding.}

     16 On his robe and upon his thigh he has a name written, “King of kings and Lord of lords!” [Upon his robe - “Inscriptions on the outer garments were sometimes used by distinguished personages. The title anticipates the final victory - biblehub dot com.]

Next - 19:17-21

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REVELATION - 14 8-13

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8 - Then I (John) saw a second angel following the first angel across the sky, crying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She who has given all nations to drink the wine of her passionate immorality and corruption.” {Imo, $ity of Babble on all seven hills/continents, which embraced a certain enchantment to sell. Rode upon the beasts of earth.. And what happens when they are one huge beast and ride her? Rev.17:12,16. Like so many things, free enterprise highjacked.}

     9 And another angel, a third, followed, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast {ultimately the world?} and its image {“given the ability — to speak”-Rev.13 ..nonstop? After awhile other voices removed/prohibited} and receives a mark on their forehead or hand, 10 they also will drink the cup of the wine of God's wrath {consequences, Obadiah 1:15, Ps.90:3,5-7} poured undiluted. {Things are being allowed to run their fuLL course. Otherwise why bother?} And they will be tormented with fire and sulfur {EARTHLY event} before the holy angels and the Lamb. {“All the world is a stage” Shakespeare.} 11 And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. {There’s a “palin/again-genesis”, so that must be the smoke of the torment/destruction “rising age to age” in the memories of all.}

     And they have no rest, day or night, those worshipping the beast {many headed geopolitical} and its image. And who receive the {“desolating”} mark [charagma - a stamp, impress, originally an impress on a coin or a seal, later an identification marker, owner's unique brand-mark] of its name.”

    12 Here is a call for the endurance of his people, all those who keep the instructions of God and their faith in Jesus. {Dn.12:11-12 w/ Lk.19:41,44 and 1Cor.3:16, escalation being Rev.2:10?}

     13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors [kopos - labor, toil, trouble, weariness] for their work [ergon - deeds, action, task, labor, work] follows them.” {Straightaway. 🤔 I realize at the back of my mind I’ve wondered why every worker for the Lord’s, work, doesn’t follow as right away.. for “in the grave there’s no thought or doing”.. So why don’t their works rise with them at Jesus’ return? ..Because their contemporaries who “perished still in their sins” and still very much of the world and generation of their time - with their issues - rise still in this imperfect/entropic state.. not yet born again.. and not until “after” the first millennium, and also after the release of the adversary/accelerant & co. that follows it, and the consequent war, and the gathering to it of descendants of mortal survivors of the apocalypse. Rising after that “war” - which is where, at the conclusion, the second of three mentions of lake of fire is, if you know the chapter, Rev.20. After that fiery event and conclusion, begins the GWT Judgment/discernment/review/closure for all ‘day’. Followed of course with Rev.21:5’s “behold I make all new” at the universal (fiery) “palin/again-genesis”. Third and last mention of a lake of fire.} {First mention? Isaiah 24:20/Rev.10:4.} 

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01-05 - 2 Cor-10 Jn-2

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 • 2 Corinthians 10:7-18  John 2:13-25

            ☀️ 2 Corinthians 10:7-18

7 - Remember what I (Paul) told you before, whatever’s evident and obvious. {Logical.} If anyone is confident that they are Christ's, let them be reminded that just as they are Christ's, so also are we. {So also are aLL, those who believe (are called to that role) now, are now manifestly his. Those who believe (are called for that role) later, are manifestly his, as well, later.}

     8 For I’m not ashamed! Even if I boast a bit too much about our authority. Which authority the Lord gave for building you up! Not for tearing you down. 9 I don’t want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. 10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak. And his speech is of no account.” 11 Let such a one understand that what we say by letter when absent, we also represent when present. 12 Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending theirselves. But when they measure theirselves by one another and compare theirselves with one another, they are without understanding.

     {Competing.. putting down Paul and others to build themselves up is not a fruit of the Spirit, but of the lower and mortal, self first, human nature. Creating levels and assigning self to the higher than others level is no sign of maturity. Satan “the accuser” was at work.. His fingers are in every pie, working all angles and sides of all things. And the rotten fruit is division, accusation.. aggressions, riots, wars.. The carnal (human, imperfect) nature is too easy.}

     13 But! We won’t boast without limit, but only in regard to the area of influence God assigned to us! In order to reach you. 14 For we’re not over reaching, as if we were not the first to come all the way to you [there in a region of Greece] with the gospel (good news) of Christ. 15 We would never boast in the labors of others, as though they were our labors. But the hope we have, is that your faith will increase, and our influence among you become greater, 16 so we can move on to preach the good news in lands beyond you. Without boasting of work already done by others.

     17 “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord!” 18 For it’s not the one who commends their own self who’s approved, but the one whom the Lord commends [sunistémi and sunistanó - to commend, establish, demonstrate, prove, hold together; from sýn - union, together with, and hístēmi - to stand, stand together, referring to facts lining up with each other to support or commend]. {He builds upon what He teaches.. And truth builds upon itself.}

            🌙 John 2:13-25

13 - It was now Passover and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers doing business there. 15 So making a whip of ropes, he drove them out of the temple, along with the sheep and oxen. And he dumped out the coins of the money-changers and overturned the tables. 16 And he said, “Take these things away! Stop making my Father's house a house of merchandise!” 17 And his disciples remembered that it’s written, “He (messiah) will have zeal for Your house.” [Also, Passover being a time of cleansing - from Endicott’s Commentary, and likely others?]

     18 So the leaders said to him, “What sign do you show us that you have authority to do these things?!” 19 Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple! And in three days I’ll raise it up!”

     20 The leaders then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was talking about the temple of his body. 22 When he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this. And they believed the Scripture even more, and the message Jesus had spoken. [Like, “believe in God and believe in me.. and come and follow me.. Father I pray they be one as we are one.. The work of God is this, to believe in the one he has sent.. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded..”]

     23 Now when he was in Jerusalem during Passover (week) many believed when they saw the signs (miracles) he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part didn’t trust himself to anyone, because he knows all people 25 and doesn’t need anyone to tell him what is in man. {Imperfection, which can be an abyss of potential. It’s why we lock our doors at night? An interesting note, we have man’s number? We are made up largely of carbon, which has six protons, six neutrons and six electrons. I think where in prophecy the triple six number turns up, strongly suggests apocalypse is all manmade and done. ..But it’s still better than creation as an Ant Farm. This is a one&done unavoidable contrast being let to run its course. Which is evident, yes?}

           

Tomorrows verses, 01/06 

2 Corinthians 11:1-9  John 3:1-12

Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)

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12-09 - Mark 16 12-18

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☀️ (Mark’s account of the same events, likely by interview, said to be the first gospel written. But these verses are part of a disputed ending.)

     12 - After these things Jesus appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. 13 And they went back and told the rest what had happened, but they didn’t believe it.

     14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven as they were at table, and told them their unbelief was due to having stony hearts, as they hadn’t believed those who saw him after he had risen.

     15 And he said, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel [euaggelion - good news or tidings] to the whole creation. 16 The one believing and baptized, sozo [meaning, I heal, preserve, rescue] but the disbelieving [apisteó - disbelieving, unfaithful, doubting] is {still} under penalty {cause and effect, entropy. Not yet pardoned, the record expunged.}

     17 And these signs will accompany those who believe, in my name they will cast out demons, will speak in new tongues {have a new message? A new word..} 18 and if they pick up serpents or drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them. They will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

     {This will certainly be true during the Lord’s long second advent? Consisting of 3 parts? — (1)“the” millennium, yes? A Sabbath millennium, (2)then, the releasing of the adversary/first gone rogue one (& company) and his gathering of descendants of mortal survivors of the apocalypse, to war. They surround the millennial Jerusalem - which is not yet the “New Jerusalem” - and then is his fiery, final defeat. And third, (3)the GWT judgment ‘day’. A ‘day’ of total review, and surely(?) closure for all.

     Jesus’ first brief advent perfectly fulfilled the - Spring - holy days of Leviticus 23 (as if they are prophecy, or an outline). Therefor I think, logically, the Fall holy days prophecy his long second advent. See the names and pattern. 🤓And because of the pattern, I think the release of the adversary, the gathering and the war, takes 500 years. And is the first half of an eighth millennium. And GWT judgment ‘day’ is the 2nd half. Because Revelation 20 is told like describing the crests of waves, and not much of the in between, this “8th day” and “last great day” seems to be hidden? Lev.23(36) and Jn.7:37 -> CU/Christian Universalism. See pinned images on my fb page.}

Tomorrows verses - John 20:19-29

1John 5 14-21

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08/27 ~ From New Testament Letters

   (In the Order Believed Written)

14 - And this is the confidence we have, that if we ask anything - according to His will - he hears us. 15 And if he hears us, we have the requests we ask for. 16 So if you see your brother or sister sinning (hamartanó - missing the mark) ask, and God will give them life (repentance/turning). Unless it’s the sin unto death. Concerning that I cannot say. {Blasphemy/insulting the Spirit/Presence of God). Called ‘the unforgiveable sin’. The unable to be forgiven sin while it’s being practiced? And logic, root word logos, in Jn.12:32, John recorded how Jesus said he will draw all. But to hate and despise God takes a bit more than our prayer? In Mark 3:29, Jesus said “they have not forgiveness to the age, it is an aionion sin.” To what age? And Matthew 12:32, “they are not forgiven in this age or the next age.” It being CE when he spoke, so unforgiven this age and also during “the” coming “millennium” a Sabbath rest from enmity and evil. And what follows that? Satan & Co are released and they go out and gather, once again to an armageddon against now, the millennial Jerusalem. Gather who? Logically, descendants of mortal survivors of the apocalypse (the totally man done apocalypse.. except for the rogue angels which work as accelerators. Otherwise this whole ‘parable’ of the decomposing ‘apple’ and its worm that doesn’t quit, the decomposing, could take a long time indeed. “All the world’s a stage” - Shakespeare. Because God is Life and “is perfect”, straying is imperfection, and thus entropy. (Sorry I’m straying, as usual.) Then after the gathering to the post millennial war, the fiery final defeat (and a second mention of a lake of fire, first was at the first armageddon, third and last m ention is at the fiery “palin/again-genesis.” But first) aFter the fiery, final defeat of Satan & Co, is GWT ‘Day’ of Judgment.. and closure for all and all history. John 12:32!! Rev.20, told like describing the crests of waves and not much of the in between.}

     17 All wrongdoing is sin, but there is missing the mark that is not so drastic. {That’s good because we are none of us “perfect” and totally hitting the mark - not yet! Heb.11:40. But to have received the satanic logic to the point of despising God? A tougher matter. ..And a sign of times? Bad things are like noxious weeds that choke out flowers and vegetables. And are like sharp thistles. Why Jesus had a “crown of thorns”?} 

     18 For we know that everyone who has been born of God doesn’t just keep on sinning, for God protects them from the evil one. 19 We know that we’re from God, but “the world” lies in the POWER of the evil one. 20 And we know the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. This is so we may know He who is True. And we are in him, the true one, through his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and is life enduring. 21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

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Tomorrows verses - 2 John 1:1-3

My own studies, had to paraphrase to post..

Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)

Revelation 20 7-10

 WeeKly BooK oF Revelation

      By Necessity Slightly 

             Paraphrased     

7 - And when “the” thousand years are ended, Satan will be released 8 and he will come out to mislead the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog {these are, logically, descendants of mortal survivors of the (man done) apocalypse} and he gathers them for battle. Their number is like the sand at the seashore. 9 And they marched up over all the broad plain of earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. {Do we imagine this takes but a moment or two..?} But - fire - came from the heavens and consumed them. 10 And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur (second mention of lake of fire) where also the beast and false prophet {were thrown} and (are) tormented day and night - to - the ages of the ages.

                         ~*~

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Logic of things allowed to run their course..

MARK 16 12-18

 🍃🕊️12/09 - GospeL Verses 🍃🕊️

(Mark’s account, likely by interview, said to be the first one written. But these verses are part of a disputed ending.)

     12 - After these things Jesus appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. 13 And they went back and told the rest what had happened, but they didn’t believe them.

     14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven as they were reclining at table, and told them their unbelief was due to hardness of heart, as they hadn’t believed those who saw him after he had risen. [Been resurrected, 1Cor.15:23.] 15 And he said, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel [euaggelion - good news or tidings] to the whole creation. 16 The one believing and baptized, sozo [meaning I save, heal, preserve, rescue] but the disbelieving [apisteó - disbelieving, unfaithful, doubting] is {still} judged guilty. {Not yet pardoned and record struck.} 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe, in my name they will cast out demons, will speak in new tongues {have a new message? A new word..} 18 and if they pick up serpents or if drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them. They will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” {This last, certainly true during the Lord’s long second advent consisting of 3 parts — (1)“the” millennium, (2)the releasing of the adversary/first gone rogue one (& company) and his gathering of descendants of mortal survivors of the apocalypse, to war, surrounding the millennial Jerusalem - not yet the “New Jerusalem” - and then his fiery, final defeat. And third, (3)the GWT judgment ‘day’.

     Because Jesus’ first brief advent perfectly fulfilled the - Spring - holy days of Leviticus 23 (as if they are prophecy) I think, logically, the Fall ones prophecy his long second advent. See the names and pattern. 🤓And because of the pattern, I think the release of the adversary, the gathering and the war, is 500 years - between the Sabbath millennium (7th) and GWT judgment ‘day’ as the 2nd half of an 8th millennium, the “8th day” and “last great day” Lev.23:36, and Jn.7:37 -> CU/Christian Universalism. See pinned images on my fb page.}

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Tomorrows verses - John 20:19-29

By Necessity Paraphrased

Annual Daily Reading & Study

Revelation 16:1-7

 WeeKly BooK oF Revelation

      By Necessity Slightly 

             Paraphrased    

1 - Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out upon the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

     [God’s ‘wrath’ — Ps.90:3,5-7 — “You return man to dust and say, ‘Return, oh children of Adam!’ 5 You sweep them away as with a flood. They are like a dream, like grass that is sprouts in the morning, 6 it flourishes and is renewed, and in the evening it fades and withers. 7 For we are brought to an end (entropy - effect from cause) by your anger (cause and effect). By your wrath we are dismayed.] — (Imo, cause and effect.. oR you have to have a mere ant farm. Yes, even in the revelation vision, these seven final ‘plagues’ from the foaming cup of effects, and side effects, of mankind’s own doings. Apocalypse as man done, we have man’s number. We are carbon based which has six protons, six neutrons and six electrons.)

     2 So the first angel went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a wound, evil [kakós - an adjective, and the root of kakía - inner malice – properly, inwardly foul, rotten, poisoned] and grievous came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and were worshiping its image. 3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea (Mediterranean?) and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea. (All seas.. would be massive! Which it will be, but that massive? “Seven thunders” all together, Is.24:20.) 4 The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers [potamos - a river] and upon the springs (of earth) and they became blood (contaminated). 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, “You are just, O Holy One, who is and who was, for these things you have judged. 6 For THEY have poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and to them you have given [didómi - to give, lit or fig) blood to drink and worthy they are. (Cause and effect.)

     7 And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God the Almighty true and just are your judgments!” [Ro.3:4 - “That You (God) may be justified in your words and prevail when You (God) are judged”.]

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Logic of things allowed to run their course.. Next week’s verses - 16:8-16

The Administration of Ages Post Apocalypse

     Does Revelation chapter 20 portray events as though they are the crests of waves, leaving out the in between? It says “after the thousand years” (commonly called the millennium, a 7th, and Sabbath rest from the adversary) is when the adversary is released from his imprisonment. He then goes out to all the earth, to gather them to the Gog-Magog war. (Final, last war!) He is of course gathering the descendants of natural/mortal survivors of the collapse and war that was apocalypse. They are gathered and they surround the millennial Jerusalem.

     We’ve been sort of taught(?) that both this, and the Great White Throne Judgment, are flash in the pan instantaneous events.

     Jerusalem is surrounded. Fire rains down upon them from above and consumes them. (Middle mention of a lake of fire.) And then, all of the dead, are dead.

     The ancient of days comes and takes his seat and books are opened - yet I no longer see this time as a court like procedure, but more like Shakespeare’s “all the world is a stage”.

     For me, a breakthrough came when I was allowed to imagine mYself rising into the judgment instead of into the millennium (Mt.25:11,12; Rev.20:14,15). If I died “still in my sins” I figured I would rise that way. Much after that of course, I don’t know. Except initiaL conditions for some portrayed in the rich man and Lazarus parable. But we are supposed to believe everyone’s sins are displayed, they stand naked upon a cold, hard courtroom floor and then they are all dumped into a fiery lake until they figure things out. It’s easy to think we’ve been heartless and cruel in our thinking.. and maybe I’m exaggerating.. but isn’t this more likely the continuation of punishing ourselves? We just can’t let go of hell, not all together. Yet I’m not sure why we are so special that for us it’s all mercy and gentle correction. But! Sometimes the human psyche doesn’t make much sense.

     So my perception of ‘great court day’ changed. Jesus said he will draw all (Jn.12:32). Sure some merciless despots, tyrants, slave traffickers, serial killers.. may awaken to a bit of terror. Let us hope so and I don’t apologize for that attitude. But.. can you imagine, eventually, the gut wrenching anguish and remorse! Oh. Dear. To see the faces of your victims.. and theiR anguish, and the anguish of their loved ones. And don’t you think there will be closure for all. All individuals, of all generations of all nations.

     Aren’t those who rose in the “first resurrection” going to serve during the Lord’s (long) second advent? With a crown of Life, not one of metal. Isn’t it called reigning because we will be helping by doing His works? Which he did during his so brief first advent. If we are to “inherit glory” the question to my mind would be, to what purpose? I don’t think it would be any sort of pageant and the crowd goes wild sort of thing. And the “rod of iron” surely(?) is Truth, a measuring rod that simply cannot be broken. Same as the sWord that, yes, destroys, but comes from the mouth of the Lord, from between his lips. (Which makes Rev.11 a little more down to earth also.)

     The root word of logic, is logos. Surely this “administration of the ages” is one process for all. (All mentioned together in 1 Corinthians 15:22-24 and 28, with—Mt.13:33, key word 3. God’s threefold harvest. Barley, wheat, and grape.) And the ancient holy days (Lev.23) being an obvious outline (once we see it) of that entire administration.