A.R.Smith Revelations

Revelations A Study. Section 15. Chapter 19:11 thru 19:21, the supper of the great God; I havent copied the references for space considerations. Please look them up and compare. Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True = Jesus, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Rev 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns;= His majesty.; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.= The New Name of Jesus. [Jer_23:5, Jer_23:6, Jer_33:15; Zec_9:9, Zec_9:10;]

Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture “dipped in blood”= The Venjence of God. : and his name is called The Word of God. [ Psa_58:10; Isa_9:5, Isa_34:3-8, Isa_63:1-6]

Rev 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.[Psa_68:17, Psa_149:6-9; Zec_14:5;]

Rev 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.= The Battle of Armageddon. [Isa_11:4, Isa_30:33; Isa_63:2-6]

Rev 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Rev 19:17 thru 19:18 = The great number of man that will be killed. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;

Rev 19:18 [In this verse these men are the ones who have rejected salvation.] That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.[ Deu_28:26; 1Sa_17:44, 1Sa_17:46; Psa_110:5, Psa_110:6; Jer_7:33, Jer_16:4, Jer_19:7, Jer_34:20; Eze_29:5, Eze_39:18-20]

Rev 19:19 And I saw the beast [anti-Christ], and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. [Eze_38:8-18; Dan_7:21-26; Dan_8:25, Dan_11:40-45; Joe_3:9-14]

Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. “cast alive” Is proof that these are natural men and not a spiritual meaning. [ Dan_2:40-45, Dan_7:7, Dan_7:12-14, Dan_7:19-21, Dan_7:23

the false: Rev_13:11-17, Rev_16:13, Rev_16:14, Rev_20:10, Rev_22:15; Dan_7:8-11, Dan_7:24-26, Dan_8:24, Dan_8:26; 2Th_2:8-11]

Rev 19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. This is the second battle over Jerusalem. The First was the Battle of Gog and Magog. The last Battle will be between Jesus and Satan. end section 15.

Revelations a Study. Section 16.

The Number of man killed in the three battles for the earth is staggering. We have never seen such destruction and bloodshed in this life. The Reason that we continue to preach and teach the scriptures is because of the pain and torment that will befall many. Some try to say that Christianity will convert the world. This is a miss leading statement and also false. The apostle Paul stated that, 1Co 9:22 “To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” That I might by all means save some. And this is our purpose here, to try to win as many as we can before its too late.

1Co 9:23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

Chapter 20:1 thru 20:15, The binding of Satan, The first resurrection, Judgment, Satan, the beast, and the false prophet cast into the Lake of Fire. This section speaks of the thousand year reign of Christ upon the earth. This verse is literal. Rev 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

This verse is literal. Rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

This verse is literal. Rev 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.= Satan being bound by Christ will have no power until he is released after the thousand years and at that time will be allowed to run wild until He is finally defeated by Christ.

This verse is literal. Rev 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Many believe that there will only be one but the scripture speaks otherwise.

Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. The second death is the final judgment of the lost where they are resurrected to judgment, tried, convicted and sentenced to the lake of fire.

This verse is literal. Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

This verse is literal. This is the final battle of Gog and Magog, there was two. Rev 20:8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. All nations on the earth will compass about Jerusalem and there by be destroyed. This is contrary to what many are teaching about Jerusalem. The Battles will be fought there.

Rev 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. Zec 14:12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. Psa 59:13, Isa 7:20, Psa 37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. Dan 2:44

Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Sense Satan was never in the flesh he did not have to be killed. Isa 14:15,Isa 24:18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

The Great White Throne Judgment, God has left all judgment to the Son. This verse is literal. Rev 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

This verse is literal. Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

This verse is literal. Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Hos_13:14; 1Co_15:26, 1Co_15:53. Scofield states "The second death" and the "lake of fire" are identical terms (Rev_20:14) and are used of the eternal state of the wicked. It is "second" relative to the preceding physical death of the wicked in unbelief and rejection of God; their eternal state is one of eternal "death" (that is, separation from God) in sins (Joh_8:21); (Joh_8:24). That the second death is not annihilation is shown by a comparison of (Rev_19:20); (Rev_20:10).

After one thousand years in the lake of fire, the Beast and False Prophet are still there, undestroyed. The words "forever and forever" ("to the ages of the ages") are used in (Heb_1:8) for the duration of the throne of God, eternal in the sense of unending. I added this because I agree with his interpretation.

This verse is literal. Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. If you are able to get your loved ones to read any of this study, get them to at least read this on and the references with it. end Section 16.

Section 17

Section 17 is the conclusion of our study of Revelations.

We have learned many things about the end of time, the vast number to be killed, false religion, doctrine and The Anti-Christ. I thank you for spending the time with me. The next series will be on Daniel and we will continue the in depth study of Revelations as it relates to the prophecies of Daniel. If there is any special study or questions that you may need answered, feel free to submit your request and I will send them to you. I am always in your service in the name of Christ.

Section 17.Chapter 21:1 thru 22:21, The new heaven and a new earth. Rev 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. The oceans will no longer exist. Isa_65:17-19, Isa_66:22; 2Pe_3:13 Psa_48:1-3, Psa_87:3; Isa_1:21, Isa_52:1; Jer_31:23 Isa 54:5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. All the false religions will be gone never to be heard of again. There will no longer be any debate on the meaning of scripture, for all will be reveled. The doctrines that have separated many Christians will be no longer.

We will all be members of the one true church. Its name is The Church of the First Born. Verses 1 thru 7 are promises from God to all that have believed upon His Son. Rev 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. Rev 21:8 revels the type of people that will never enter into Heaven. ”But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” The existence of Hell is rejected by many but if we are to believe in Heaven we must also believe in Hell. For both were created by God.

All these verses are literal. Rev.21:9 thru 27 gives the description of the City of God, that were are to inhabit. Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. Isa 35:8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

Isa 35:9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: Isa 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. The City. Rev 21:16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs = .1/8 mile (201 meters)=241,200/1,609 meters =150 miles. The City. 150 Miles x 150 Miles.

The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. Rev 21:17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits = about 17 to 22 inches , according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. = 3168 inches = 264 Feet. Chapter 22 of Revelations is all literal, the blessings and the curses.

These verses are again warnings of who will not enter into the kingdom of Heaven. Rev 22:15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. Rev 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: Rev 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Rev 22:19 is the biggest reason that we cannot dismiss the 7 church theory, we must all decide for ourself but do not allow this to separate us from each other. If we cant go to heaven hand in hand we will not go at all. God Bless and thank you for your time. In Christ Rev.A.R.Smith. (Webster,TSK,others.)

The Battles of Gog and Magog.

This verse is literal.

Rev 20:8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. All nations on the earth will compass about Jerusalem and there by be destroyed. This is contrary to what many are teaching about Jerusalem. The Battles will be fought there.

There will be two battles of Gog and Magog. The 1st. will end by a great earthquake, caused by the Lord to destroy these armies to be destroyed in the mountains outside the City of Jerusalem.

The 2nd. will be at the final battle between Satan and Christ after the 1000 year reign of Christ.

The best way to study these battles is to understand the meaning of the words and the current locations of the cities and countries listed.

Eze 38:1-2 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Son of man, set thy face against Gog(turn toward, turn against.), the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,

Eze 38:3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

(Meshech; There they became known as Muscovs, and gave that name to the Russian nation and its ancient capital by which they are still generally known throughout the East”)(A nation, probably descended from the son of Japheth. It is mentioned by Isaiah (Isa_66:19), along with Javan, and by Ezekiel (Eze_27:13), along with Meshech, among the traders with Tyre, also among the confederates of Gog (Eze_38:2, Eze_38:3; Eze_39:1), and with Meshech among the nations which were to be destroyed (Eze_32:26). This nation was probably the Tiberini of the Greek historian Herodotus, a people of the Asiatic highland west of the Upper Euphrates, the southern range of the Caucasus, on the east of the Black Sea.)

Eze 38:4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws(cause them to consider an attack upon the Children of Israel. This "hook" will cause them to initiate a plan and execute it against Israel.), and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: (This type of phrase is used for the people of that time(not knowing about modern warfare) to understand the end days prophecy.

Additional participants.

Eze 38:5-7;

Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah(Armenia. From toka, Sanskrit for "tribe" or "race," and Armah (Armenia). ) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.

The plan and goal.

Eze 38:8-13;

"After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.

Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.(A great army.)

Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:(prophecy of their thoughts.)(We must remember that in the end of days, nations will be in a great financial crisis, this also being part of Biblical prophecy as stated here; ("Isa 2:20-22; "In that day(End days.) a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold,(properties, money, wealth.)(Money will be worthless, for many. (I. E. fall of international stock exchanges, not including the wealth of Israel.) which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

Cease ye from man,(separate yourselves from the doctrines and traditions of man.) whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?") "And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods(Speaking of wealth.), that dwell in the midst of the land.

Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions(Kings.) thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?"

Eze 38:14-16;

"Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it? (Do they not know that God protects them?)

And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts(Northern Europe.), thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:(to be translated to modern weapons.)

And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land;(great multitude of men.) it shall be in the latter days(Ens days prophecy.), and I will bring thee against my land(Israel.), that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified(Made holy; consecrated) in thee(Because of their destruction.), O Gog, before their eyes."

The jealousy of God.

Eze 38:17-23;

"Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?(We must understand that prophecy is not just one event but a combination of events. There is a chain that is made and each link must be connected.)

And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.(This verse is one proof that Israel is at the center of all Biblical prophecy, that many deni.)

For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking(Earthquake.) (Israel sits atop one of the greatest fault lines in the middle East.) in the land of Israel; ( The Lord grafted Israel out of the natural branch, to allow the salvation of the gentile race of people. But He has always loved them, for as it is written,"Salvation is of the Jews.")

So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.(A great tsunami shall also be a result of Gods actions against Gog.) And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother. (They will start fighting amongst themselves.)

God answer against this intrusion against His land and people.

"And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD."(The nations shall know that this battle and victory, was the work of God.)

The Anti-Christ. Gog and Magog.

Dan 11:37-45;

"Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers(Their religious beliefs.), nor the desire of women(Being Celibate.), nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces(Armies.): and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.(To persuade many to follow him, he shall give many incentives, gold, silver, diamonds(probably from the diamond mines in Africa.)

Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.

At the time of the End.

And at the time of the end(at the time of Armageddon.) shall the king of the south(Egypt and Syria ) push at him: and the king of the north( The Turks) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom("the Syrians," Aram)), and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.

And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain(In Jerusalem.); yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.(He shall not escape the vengeance of the Lord.)

(reference to this prophecy; Dan 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

Dan 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.