Revelation 3

Revelation 3:10-4

The Prophetic Section 10 Endurance will be a cardinal virtue in that day of stress and distress. Seven times are we reminded of it (Revelation 1:9; Revelation 2:2-3; Revelation 2:19; Revelation 3:10 ; Revelation 13:10; Revelation 14:12). He that endures to the end shall be saved (Matthew 10:22; Matthew 24:13; Mark 13:13). In the present economy salvation depends entirely on faith in Christ.

10 The English idiom to keep out, conveys a false impression to many. Here it does not mean to keep from, but to keep those who are in the trial so that they come out victoriously.

12 The conqueror with but little power who hides in the temple during the hour of trial will be openly acknowledged in the kingdom by giving him a place of prominence and power like the great pillars, Jachin and Boaz. It may be that they will have a special place of authority over the vast crowd who serve Him day and night in His temple (Revelation 7:15).

12 The 144,000 are sealed on their foreheads (Revelation 7:3) which exempts them from the judgment of the locusts (Revelation 9:4). This seal is probably the Father’s name. In the new earth the slaves of the Lambkin are thus sealed (Revelation 22:4). On the other hand, the false prophet causes all to receive the emblem of the wild beast (Revelation 13:16), marking them for God’s indignation (Revelation 14:9). Only those who refuse this symbol live and reign with Christ the thousand years (Revelation 20:4).

14 God’s creative Original. See Colossians 1:15 note. He is called the Origin or Beginning three times in this scroll in the phrase “Origin and Consummation” (Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:13).

16 To spew as the result of an emetic.

17 Naked in the sense of scantily clad, not necessarily nude.

21 The promises to the conquerors increase in proportion to the apostasy with which they contend. In Ephesus they are promised a place in the paradise of the new earth. This will doubtless be shared by all the other conquerors as well. In Laodicea, the nauseating ecclesia, the conqueror is promised a place with Christ on His millennial throne. This is the highest place to which an Israelite could aspire (Matthew 20:21). This is fulfilled when the wages are paid (Revelation 11:18) and the saints reign with Him the thousand years (Revelation 20:4).

22 A low state of spirituality is denoted by the hearing ear. Job said “I heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees Thee” (Job 42:5). THE THRONE SECTION CHRIST AS KING This section deals with the establishment of the kingdom of Christ and His saints (Daniel 7:14; Daniel 7:18) over the whole earth, as the Temple Section (Revelation 11:19; Revelation 20:15) breaks down all opposition to the worship of Jehovah and the priesthood of Israel. There are three distinct divisions in this section: the Seals, the Trumpets, and the Thunders. Each of these is preceded by a preparatory vision, the Seals by the Throne, the Scroll and the Lambkin, the Trumpets by the 144,000 and the Vast Multitude, the Thunders by the Messenger and the Open Scroll.

1 The “openings” of this prophecy should be given careful consideration. They are like the rising curtain which reveals the next act in this great tragedy. There are four pairs of “openings”, each of which should be studied together. They are as follows:

Heaven-A Door (41) Providential Judgements. Heaven (Revelation 19:11) Public Judgements The Earth-A Well (Revelation 9:2) The Terrible Cavalry. Its Mouth (Revelation 12:16) Swallows the Floor The Scrolls-Seven Seals (Revelation 5:2-5; Revelation 5:9; Revelation 6:1; Revelation 6:3; Revelation 6:5; Revelation 6:7; Revelation 6:9; Revelation 6:12, Revelation 8:1 The Scrolls (Revelation 20:12) Individual Judgement. The Temple- The Temple (Revelation 11:19) Ark, Covenant. Tent of Testimony (Revelation 15:5) Law Exposed

3 The emerald rainbow assures us that God will remember His covenant with every living creature (Genesis 9:9; Genesis 9:17). There shall not be another deluge. These days will be like the days of Noah in many other respects (Matthew 24:37; Luke 17:26).

4 Elder, or senior or presbyter, is a title of honor and respect implying authority rather than advanced age, as in our “alderman”. These elders follow the living creatures in worshiping the Creator (Revelation 4:10). An elder assures John that the Lion will break the seals (Revelation 5:5) and when He takes the scroll they celebrate (Revelation 5:8; Revelation 5:11). They fall and worship in unison with all creation (Revelation 5:14). They echo the worship of the vast crowd (Revelation 7:11) and one of them tells John who they are (Revelation 7:14).