Here the Lord calls fire the fire that burns in the heart of a sinner and which encourages him to iniquity. The Lord opposes His fire to the fire that burns in the sinner's chest - this fire is education through instruction in faith and justice, as an instrument to restrain sinful intentions under pain of punishment (fear of the Lord). At the beginning of the book, the Prophet speaks of God's will to establish perfect justice on earth. "The Lord is high, who dwells in the highest; He will fill Zion with judgment and righteousness. And your safe times will come, the abundance of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord will be your treasure." Now the Lord is telling us how, relying on justice, He intends to ensure that safe times, abundance of salvation, wisdom and guidance come. Changes are always preceded by the realization that something needs to be changed, because things are getting worse and worse. And so the Lord shows this time. "Behold, the mighty of this world are shouting in the streets; the ambassadors for peace are crying bitterly. The roads were empty; there were no travelers. He violated the treaty, destroyed cities, and puts people in nothing. The earth is grieving, drying up; Lebanon is ashamed, withered; Saron has become like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are naked from their leaves." As we see here, it is said about the complete decline of the country's economy, and the reason for this is carnal thoughts, because carnal thoughts do not obey the law of God and cannot. (Rome 8) Now the Lord is telling us how He will change that. There is no intention in God's plan to exterminate sinners from the earth, because the entire population had to be exterminated. He sets the task to extinguish the fire that burns inside the sinner, and thereby get them to follow the commandments of His law and fulfill His statutes. This is how the Lord intends to do it, He says further: "Now I will rise, saith the Lord, now I will rise, now I will ascend." "You are pregnant with hay, that is, with sinful intentions (carnal thoughts), for carnal thoughts do not obey the law of God, and they cannot (Rom.8; 3-14), give birth to straw, that is, sinful deeds, for your breath is fire (the essence of which is the sinful spirit, carnal thoughts), which will devour you. And the nations will be like burning lime, like a felled thorn, they will be burned in a fire, the essence of which is evil at all times." Now the Lord tells us how He intends to put out the fire that burns in the soul of a sinner. "Hear, you who are far away, what I will do; and you who are near, know My power. Sinners in Zion were afraid; awe seized the wicked: The Lord, now calling justice and the atmosphere of intolerance towards iniquity created in society by fire devouring sin, asks the question: "Which of you can live with a devouring fire? who among you can live by the eternal flame?" and He Himself answers: only he who walks in truth and speaks the truth; who despises greed from oppression, keeps his hands from bribes, covers his ears so as not to hear about bloodshed, and closes his eyes so as not to see evil; He will dwell on high places; his refuge is inaccessible rocks; bread will be given to him; his water will not run out." Further, the Lord already addresses all the people, He says that after cleansing the society with fire, "your eyes will see the King in His beauty, they will see a distant land; your heart will only remember the horrors: Thus, the fire that the Lord intends to use on the day of judgment is God's judgment, as justice based on the law and the word of the Lord. The purpose of justice is to achieve righteousness and peace from the people. This means that the Lord does not intend to destroy the earth with fire in the literal sense of the word, He intends to cleanse the earth from sin with the help of a law that is like fire.
It is in this vein that the Book of the Apocalypse should be interpreted. apocalypse At the beginning of His revelation, the Apostle John writes: The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what was to come soon. It should be different from it should be. This means that this book is not a prediction of the poor, but God's plan of what should be. The Lord explains to me in my dreams that the Book "Apocalypse" is His plan to transform the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God. The proof of this is the words of the Angel, which are described in chapter 22 of this Book. 6 And he said to me, These words are true and true; and the LORD God of the holy prophets has sent his angel to show his servants what is to come soon. 7 Behold, I am coming soon: blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. The fact that this prophecy must be followed means that this prophecy is not a prediction, but God's plan to transform the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God. And the Lord places the fulfillment of this plan on the saints of the Most High. Starting from the fourth chapter of the Book, Jesus talks about the main goal He sets for His followers. This goal is to build a kingdom for God. This is how Jesus Christ shows in a vision to the Apostle John the state structure of the Kingdom of God (The Book of Revelation. Chapter 4). 1 After this I looked, and behold, the door was opened in heaven, and the former voice, which I heard as the sound of a trumpet speaking to me, said, Come up here, and I will show you what must be after this. 2 And immediately I was in the spirit; and behold, the throne stood in heaven, and there was one sitting on the throne; 3 And this one sitting looked like a jasper stone and a sardis; and a rainbow around the throne looked like a emerald. 4 And there were twenty-four thrones around the throne; and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, who were clothed in white robes and had golden crowns on their heads. 5 And from the throne came lightnings and thunders and voices, Explanation. Sky Heaven represents the supreme authority in the Kingdom of God – this power belongs to the laws corresponding to the principles of justice, morality and morality established by the commandments of God's law. Justice and the education system stand for the protection of the laws. The Lord Himself is at the head of the Kingdom of God, and since He governs through the law, relying on the people appointed by Him, from among the saints of the Most High, in fact it turns out that at the upper level of power there are laws corresponding to God's justice, morality and morality. In other words, the rule of law is at the heart of the relationship between people and nations in the Kingdom of God. Judicial power – the Court of the White Throne God's justice gives legal force to the laws. (twenty-four thrones). Twenty–four elders, who are clothed in white robes and have golden crowns on their heads, carry out justice. Lightning, thunder and voices symbolize the power and force of God's laws. Thus, the Lord Himself stands at the highest level of power in the Kingdom of God, and since He exercises His power through His laws, it turns out that the Kingdom is based on the rule of law based on God's law. Judgment is like the upbringing of a morally new man created according to God, in righteousness and holiness of truth" (Ephesians 4:21-24). - and seven lamps of fire burned before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God - this is the church of Jesus Christ, the saints of the most high, whom God, rich in mercy, through His great love, which raised Him up with Him, and planted Him in heaven in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:5-6). The court of the saints of the Most High is a spiritual court, like education through instruction in faith through the word. "For the judgment of Jesus Christ, and therefore of the saints of the Most High, consists in the fact that light came into the world; but people loved darkness more than light, because their deeds were evil; for everyone who does evil hates the light and does not go to the light, lest his deeds be reproved, because they are evil, but he who does what is right goes to the light so that his works may be revealed, because they were done in God" (John 3:17-21). In other words, the judgment of Jesus Christ, and therefore of the saints of the most High, to achieve from the people such a spiritual state in which they would hate the darkness and love the light. The Light of Christ. The Lord, through the mouth of the prophet Isaiah (Chapters 32-33), says: Thorns and thistles will grow in the land of my people, (various kinds of iniquity), as well as on all the houses of joy in the rejoicing city, until the spirit from above is poured out on you, and the desert (where the spirit of God is absent) becomes a garden (where the spirit from above it will be present on a large area of land), and the garden will not be considered a forest. (when the spirit of God spreads to the whole earth). Then the court will be established in this desert, and justice will dwell in a fruitful field. And the work of truth will be peace, and the fruit of justice will be peace and security forever. For the king will reign in truth, and the princes will rule according to the law; and each of them will be like a protection from the wind and a cover from the weather, like springs of water in the steppe, like a shadow from a high rock in a thirsty land. And the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen. And the heart of the frivolous will be able to reason; and the tongue-tied will speak clearly. The ignoramus will no longer be called respectable, and the insidious will not be said to be honest. Because an ignoramus speaks foolishly, and his heart thinks of lawlessness, in order to act hypocritically and blaspheme the Lord, deprive the soul of the hungry of bread and take away drink from the thirsty. The treacherous also has disastrous actions: he plots to destroy the poor with words of lies, even if the poor were right. But he is honest, and thinks about what is honest and stands firm in everything that is honest.
To understand why the spirit of God changes a person to such an extent that he begins to follow God's commandments and fulfill His statutes, it is necessary first to understand what the spirit of God is. So, in the Bible there is the phrase "Holy Spirit" as the third hypostasis of God, as well as the "spirit of God" as spirituality. The Spirit of God, as spirituality, is revealed by the Lord, placing it on a branch from the root of Jesse. These are the words of God that He speaks through the mouth of the Prophet Isaiah. "And a branch will come from the root of Jesse, and a branch will grow from his root; and the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and piety; and he will be filled with the fear of the Lord, and will judge not by the sight of his eyes and not by the hearing of his ears to decide matters. He will judge the poor according to the truth, and decide the affairs of the sufferers of the earth according to the truth; and with the rod of His mouth (word) He will strike the earth, and with the spirit of His mouth He will kill the wicked. And righteousness will be the girdle of his loins, and truth will be the girdle of his thighs." (Isaiah 11:2-16). At the same time, the spiritual state that the Lord values most is hatred of iniquity and love of righteousness, because it was for this spiritual state that Jesus was chosen by God to fulfill the mission. For it is said of the Son: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of thy kingdom is the rod of righteousness. You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity, therefore, O God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy more than Your companions. (Hebrews 1:8-9). So, the spirit of the Lord, as His spirituality, is the spirit of hatred of iniquity and love of righteousness, the spirit of wisdom and reason, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and piety, and as a result, the fear of the Lord. This means that the kingdom of righteousness and peace will come only when the spirit of God is the inner state of the soul of the people - the spirit of hatred for lawlessness and love for righteousness, the spirit of wisdom and reason, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and piety, and as a result, the fear of the Lord. For it is this state of mind that contributes to the fact that a person thinks about what is honest and stands firmly on everything that is honest. And precisely because a person thinks about what is honest and stands firmly on everything that is honest, he follows God's commandments and fulfills His statutes. Well, since he follows God's commandments and fulfills His statutes, righteousness and peace reign in His Kingdom, and as a result, prosperity and joy. Therefore, the judgment of the saints of the Most High is education through the word through instruction in faith. The purpose of education is to cultivate in every person the spirit of Christ - the spirit of hatred of iniquity and love of righteousness, the spirit of wisdom and reason, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and piety, and as a result, the fear of the Lord. Further 6 and in front of the throne is a sea of glass, like a crystal; The sea of glass, like a crystal in front of the throne, is the people of the Kingdom. The fact that the sea is like a crystal speaks of the crystal spiritual purity of this people. Next, Jesus reveals the structure of the people of the Kingdom - and in the middle of the throne and around the throne are four animals filled with eyes in front and behind. 7 And the first animal was like a lion, and the second animal was like a calf, and the third animal had a face like a man, and the fourth animal was like a flying eagle. 8 And each of the four animals had six wings around, but inside they were filled with eyes; and they had no rest day or night, crying out: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, Who was, is, and is to come. The first animal, like a lion, is the priests supplied by God through the church, who constitute the highest state authority. The second animal, like a bull, is the working people of the Kingdom The third animal, which has a face like a human, is the head of state with his apparatus. And the fourth animal, like a flying eagle, is the eyes and ears of the people, everything that exists and is free, within the framework of God's morality and law, the press. The Lord explains that the basis of the Kingdom's state system is the rule of law. The rule of law is based on Its law, which is defended by perfect justice. The existence of the Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, prosperity and joy, since the basis of righteousness and peace is the spiritual state of the people, which is based on the principles of justice, morality and morality established by the commandments of God's law. 9 And when the animals give glory and honor and thanksgiving to him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 Then the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever, and lay their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 You are worthy, Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for You created everything, and everything exists and was created according to Your will. The fact that both the four branches of government and the judges worship God means firm and unwavering obedience to the law of God
NOW THE ANGELS EXPLAIN HOW THE KINGDOM OF THIS WORLD SHOULD BE TRANSFORMED INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD. The story is divided into several dreams in which John sees the same recurring events. THE FIRST DREAM Seven Seals Here, the horsemen represent the kings of this world, and the horses represent the kingdom of this world, which is heading towards its complete corruption. As a result of this corruption, destructive wars, murders, theft, adultery, and other lawlessness are rampant more and more. Gradually, these lawlessness lead to the collapse of the economy, and as a result, to the impoverishment of peoples and diseases. And so the utter hopelessness and despair of people prompts them to turn to God and to His teaching about housebuilding and transform the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God. So John writes: And I saw that the Lamb had opened the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four animals saying, as it were, with a voice of thunder, Come and see. I looked, and behold, a white horse, and on it a rider with a bow, and a crown was given to him; and he went out victorious, and to conquer. Here, the white horse represents the kingdom of this world, whose rule is based on the power and strength of all kinds of superiors. Below, this kingdom is called the great Babylon. The white color represents good intentions. The horseman is the head of the kingdom of this world, who sincerely believes that he can establish justice, righteousness and peace. However, we see below that he did not succeed. For many millennia, people have experienced many ideologies and faiths on the basis of which they built their statehood. And naturally they believed that they would be able to establish justice, righteousness and peace. However, all these ideologies and faiths provided for human power in the form of all kinds of bosses. However, man is sinful, so he arbitrarily did everything to preserve his power. For which he granted privileges to those on whom his power depended, and robbed those on whom the preservation of his power did not depend. This is how justice and righteousness have always been trampled upon. Gradually, the power and strength of these bosses led to serious consequences. These are the consequences to which the power and power of the superiors leads, the angel narrates through the horses of the red, black and pale. And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second animal saying, Come and see. And another horse came out, a red one; and it was given to him who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and to kill one another; and a great sword was given to him. And when He opened the third seal, I heard the third animal saying, Come and see. I looked, and behold, a black horse, and on it a rider with a measure in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four animals saying, A quinix of wheat for a denarius, and three quinix of barley for a denarius; but do not damage the oil and wine. And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth animal saying, Come and see. And I looked, and behold, a pale horse, and on it a rider whose name is "death"; and hell followed him; and power was given to him over a quarter of the earth — to kill with the sword and famine, and pestilence and the beasts of the earth. As we can see, the consequences of the power of superiors leads to a gradual deterioration in people's lives. And now the unbearable life of people is forcing many, but not all, to turn to God. But the Lord says that it is still early, it is necessary for the people to fully feel the negative side of the power and power of their superiors and turn to God in full force. And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had. And they cried out with a loud voice, saying: How long, Holy and True Master, do you not judge and avenge our blood on those who live on earth? And white garments were given to each of them, and they were told to rest for a little while longer, until their co-workers and their brothers, who would be killed like them, would add to the number. Explanation. Turning to God means completely renouncing one's ideology (religion) and accepting faith, which is based on building a world based on God's teaching about housebuilding. And when He opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake. The people are gradually beginning to understand that the reason for such a deplorable state in the country and the world is the power and strength of superiors, since a person is predisposed to sin. Here is a change in people's consciousness that the Lord shows as an earthquake. To make sure that the earthquake in this vision represents a shock to human minds (if you want a political shock), let's turn to the Prophet Ezra. Turning to God, He asks Him: "Oh, my Lord! If I have found grace in Your sight, I pray You, show Your servant the end of Your signs, which You showed me a part of last night." And the Lord answers: "Stand on your feet and listen to a voice full of noise, and it will be like an earthquake, but the place where you stand will not be shaken. It says here, "like an earthquake," so this expression cannot be interpreted literally. The Lord explains that by the word "earthquake" it is necessary to understand the upheaval of worldview foundations, we can say that this is a political upheaval or repentance. For He says that it is about themselves, that is, about people, then the earth (that is, society) will tremble and shake, because He knows that their end must change. Next, the Lord shows the consequences of changing consciousness. The people's understanding of the depravity of the system, based on the power and strength of the superiors, led to the abolition of their power and strength and to the affirmation of the power and power of God, through the affirmation of the power and authority of His laws. That's how the Angel tells it. Let me remind you once again how the Son of God intends to abolish the authority and power of superiors and, having established the authority and power of God, betray the Kingdom to God and the Father. The Apostle Paul, in his epistle to the Corinthians, explains how He intends to do this. He writes: And then the end (meaning the end of the evil age), when He (Jesus) will betray the Kingdom to God and the Father, when He will abolish all authority and all authority and power. For He must reign until He puts all enemies under His feet. (1 Cor 15:24-26). I note that we are not talking here about the destruction of the rulers as such, because others will come in their place, and everything will start over. Here we are talking about the abolition of the power and power of the superiors. As you know, the power and strength of any superiors can be abolished only by abolishing the institutions that grant power to any superiors. This can only be achieved in the legislative Assembly. Therefore, the mission of Jesus Christ is to create a society that, based on the law and the word of the Lord, would be able to abolish the authority and power of superiors and establish the authority and power of laws corresponding to the principles of justice, morality and morality established by the commandments of God's law. And so, John sees how the rulers (the stars of heaven), having lost their power, fell to the ground, like a fig tree shaken by a strong wind, dropping its unripe figs. And the sky (the supreme power, based on the power and strength of the chiefs) disappeared, curled up like a scroll; and every mountain (ideology or pagan religion, based on the power and strength of the chiefs), and the island (laws corresponding to a specific ideology) moved from their places. And the kings of the earth, and the nobles, and the rich, and the rulers of a thousand, and the strong, and every slave, and every free man, hid themselves in caves and in the gorges of the mountains, and said to the mountains and stones: Fall upon us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb; for the great day of his wrath has come And who can resist?
To make sure that the stars here represent all kinds of superiors, let us turn to the words of the Apostle John, the Book of Revelation, the Apostle sees how Jesus held seven stars in His right hand, and a sword sharp on both sides came out of His mouth; and His face is like the sun shining in its power and explains That the seven stars are the Angels of the seven churches, that is, the priests of the churches, and the seven lamps that you saw are the seven churches. This means that the stars in the kingdom of this world are the bosses Before proceeding to the study of the following texts, it is necessary to understand that the sun in the kingdom of God, illuminating the path that people need to follow, is the Lord Himself. The lamp represents the people in whose heart His law is, for its purpose is to enlighten everyone who comes into the world about the word of God. The stars are the Angels of the churches. It is not difficult to guess that the sky (the habitat of the stars) is their throne on earth, and the word earth means the peoples of the earth. This means that in the kingdom where man rules, the sun embodies ideology, while the moon is the kings of the earth, who bring ideology to life. And now John sees how the sun has become as gloomy as a sackcloth, and the moon has become like blood. This means that the ideology, which is based on the power and power of superiors, ceased to be light in the eyes of people, which led to the abolition of the king and all kinds of superiors and the assertion of the power and power of God, through the assertion of the power of the power of His laws. So, the evil age has come to an end, Jesus Christ, relying on the people, in whose heart the law of God, abolished the power of all the authorities of the kingdom of this world and all their power, and, transferring power and power to the laws corresponding to God's morality and justice, gave the Kingdom to God and the Father. Now comes the hard part. The establishment of God's authority and power at the legislative level is only the first step into the Kingdom of righteousness and peace. Jesus explains: The kingdom of God (righteousness and peace and joy based on the law of God) will not come in a noticeable way, and they will not say: here it is, or: here it is, because the Kingdom of Heaven is, first of all, the inner state of the soul, this is what is inside you. (Luke 17:21). The foundation of righteousness and peace in the kingdom of God is the spirit of the Lord in the heart of every human being. If the spirit of the Lord is missing in a person's soul, then in the family, at school, at work, in society, and on the whole earth, it will not manifest itself, which means that the Kingdom of righteousness and peace will never come. Therefore, in order for the Kingdom of God to come, it is necessary to achieve from the people such a spiritual state in which the spirit of God would become the conscience and way of life of each person and the people as a whole. Why, to create a well-established system of education, and then, relying on the system of education and justice, through instruction in faith and edification to righteousness, to invest the spirit of the Lord as His spirituality – the spirit of hatred of lawlessness and love of righteousness, the spirit of wisdom and reason, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and piety, and as a result, the fear of the Lord. At the same time, in order to achieve from the people hatred of lawlessness and love of righteousness, it is necessary to put the law into the thoughts of the people and write it on their hearts, and, thanks to this, to achieve from them such a spiritual state in which the law for them would become more than just legislation or the legal order determined by it, but that the law He also determined his lifestyle according to the law, including his inner spiritual state, which corresponds to such a lifestyle. This is how the Lord intends to put the law of God into the thoughts of the people and write it on their hearts, and it goes on. John sees four Angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth so that the wind does not blow on the earth, on the sea, (or on people), or on any tree (leaders). The wind here embodies a variety of ideologies on the basis of which pagan (secular) peoples build their states. The four Angels represent the state structure, which is based on the four branches of government, which stand guard over righteousness, peace, morality and the morality of society. John also sees another Angel rising from the east of the sun and bearing the seal of the living God. In visions, the devil's seal on the forehead or hand indicates that a person belongs to the devil, that is, to the kingdom of this world. The seal of God on the foreheads of the servants of God designates the man of God. To put the seal of God on the forehead means to cultivate in him the spirit of Christ, the spirit of hatred of iniquity and love of righteousness. God's will is not to destroy sinners, but to save them from their sins, which is why He says that before applying the law, everything must first be done to heal a person from his sinful dependence through the word and instruction in faith. That's how the Angel talks about it. And he cried with a loud voice to the four Angels who are given to harm the earth and the sea, saying: Do not harm the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God. And here is the result of education. And I heard that the number of those sealed was one hundred and forty-four thousand from all the tribes of the children of Israel, 12,000 from each tribe of Israel, while it should be understood that the number 12,000 is a conditional number, which means the full or more correctly, the necessary number to fulfill the mission of educating a morally new person according to God in the righteousness of truth.
God's goal, based on law and judgment as His teaching, is to transform the kingdom of iniquity into the kingdom of righteousness and peace, not only Israel, but the whole world. "Listen to Me, My people," says the Lord, "and my tribe, incline your ear to Me! For the law will come from Me, and I will set the judgment in the light for the nations. My righteousness is at hand; my salvation is rising, and my arm will judge the nations; the isles will put their trust in me and hope in my arm" (Isaiah 51,4-5). The Lord entrusted His Son Jesus Christ with the mission to bring law and judgment into the light for the nations, to magnify and glorify him, and thereby encourage them on the basis of the law, as God's teaching on housebuilding, to build a common house of the earth. In fulfillment of God's will, Jesus recruited himself as a disciple and sent them to preach the Kingdom of God on the face of the whole earth. Through the preaching of the disciples of Jesus Christ, the teaching of God spread to many nations, who, based on this teaching, turned the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God. And so, John sees a great multitude of people, whom no one could count, from all tribes and tribes, and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb in white robes (symbolizing righteousness), and with palm branches in their hands. And the Lamb cried out with a loud voice, saying: Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb! And all the Angels (priests) stood around the throne and the elders (judges) and the four animals (symbolizing the Kingdom of this world turned into the Kingdom of God), fell on their faces before the throne, and worshiped God, saying: Amen! Blessing and glory, and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and strength and strength to our God forever and ever! Amen. This is how the Kingdom of God was formed. The following describes the period of the millennial kingdom, followed by the retreat and the subsequent eternal Kingdom of God. Chapter Eight of the Book 1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven, as it were, for half an hour. Here, the time indicated as half an hour represents the time when the kingdom of this world was taken over by the saints of the Most High, this is the period of the papal empire, when the church stood above kings and tsars. This time is indicated in various texts of the Bible in 1000 years, seven days, and 400 years. CHAPTER 8. NEXT, THE SEVEN ANGELS WITH SEVEN TRUMPETS TELL FIRST ABOUT THE CONVERSION OF CHRISTIAN STATES TO SECULAR, THAT IS, GODLESS, AND THEN THE CONVERSION OF SECULAR STATES BACK TO CHRISTIAN ONES. 6 And the seven angels, having seven trumpets, prepared to blow. After 1000 conditional years, the faith of the people cooled down, and as a result, a gradual retreat from God began. 7 The first angel sounded, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and they fell to the ground; and the third part of the trees was burned, and all the green grass was burned. The perversion of the essence of the Holy Scriptures led to the people's retreat from God, so that some of the trees – the priests of the churches, the grass — parishioners burned down, that is, they left God, turning into a secular society. 8 The second angel sounded, and it was as if a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and the third part of the sea became blood. The sea is a people, the big mountain is a religion based on the word of God, which was perverted, which led to a deviation from the truth, and as a result from the true God. Therefore , 9 a third of the animate creatures living in the sea died, and a third of the ships perished. This means that a third of believers and churches in general have died spiritually. Now Jesus gives an explanation of how this happened. 10 The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a lamp, and fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 The name of this star is wormwood; and the third part of the waters became wormwood, and many of the people died of the waters, because they became bitter. An important role in shaping people's consciousness is played by so–called public people - "stars". Here, the star is an influential person, a celebrity in the religious world (a false prophet). The rivers are the people themselves, whose spirit corresponds to the spirit of the commandments of God. The sources of water are what the rivers and seas feed on, in this case, the sources of water symbolize the word of God as a source of spiritual education. The name of this star is "wormwood" (false prophet, false priest). The star perverted the essence of the word of God, so that a third of the waters (the word of God) became wormwood, and since people fed on the perverted word, many of them spiritually died from the waters because they became bitter. 12 The fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun and the third part of the moon and the third part of the stars were struck, so that the third part of them was eclipsed, and the third part of the day was not bright, as well as the night. The sun is the Holy Scripture, the moon is the high priest, who has the mission to carry the word of God into the world, the stars are the priests (Angels of the churches). The fact that a third of the sun was struck means that the word of the Lord was perverted by a third. The fact that the third part of the day was not bright, as well as the night, means that the truth was replaced by a lie. 13 And I saw and heard an angel flying in the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe to those who live on earth from the rest of the trumpet voices of the three angels who will sound! Chapter 9.
Starting from the ninth chapter, the Angel gives a detailed account of how the return of the power of darkness took place. The fifth Angel sounded, and I saw a star that fell from heaven to earth, and was given to her the key to the treasure of the abyss. By the well of the abyss, the Angel means the human soul. In the kingdom of God, carnal thoughts were restrained by the law and the word of the Lord. The leader of a religious society (zvezda) perverted the word of God to such an extent that it ceased not only to restrain people's sinful intentions, but also ceased to influence the formation of society's morality. With this he opened the storehouse of the abyss of the sinful human soul, and then sinful thoughts burst out of the storehouse, like smoke from a large furnace; and out of the smoke, locusts came to the earth, for sinful intentions (smoke) gave birth to locusts. When people rejected God as a legislator, judge and king, the leaders of this part of society had the opportunity to take the place of God, that is, the place of the legislator, judge and king. Here are the people who stood up to fight for the place of king, legislator and judge, and the Angel shows them in the form of locusts. The struggle for this place, since it gives both power and wealth, has created a war between them, that is, between politicians. It is about this struggle that we are talking further. And she (the locust politicians) was given the power that earthly scorpions have. And it was told to her (the locust) not to harm the grass of the earth, and no greenery, and no tree, but only to people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. And it was given to her not to kill them, but only to torment them for five months; and the torment from her is like the torment from a scorpion when it stings a person. In those days, people will seek death, but they will not find it; they will wish to die, but death will run away from them. The seal of God on people's foreheads represents belonging to God's family. Locusts are lying politicians. It says here that locusts are given the power to harm people who do not have the seal of God, that is, their own kind. We are talking about the fact that locusts (various kinds of politicians) in the struggle for power, property and spheres of influence began to fight among themselves. In fact, this is a war between the forces of darkness. This is how the Apostle describes this locust. In appearance, the locusts were like horses prepared for war; (political war, which not infrequently turns into a murderous war) and on their heads they had crowns like gold (crowns are a symbol of power given to them by certain strata from the people), but their faces were like human faces (for they are all on the they are happy for the people); and her hair is like the hair of women (The words "and her hair is like the hair of women" are a symbol of a harlot), and her teeth were like lions (predators). She was wearing armor, as if iron armor (endowed with immunity immunity), and the noise from her wings was like the sound of chariots when many horses run to war (this is how the Angel describes their political chatter); she had tails like scorpions, and in her tails were stings; her power it was to harm people for five months (this is how the Angel shows the result of their election campaign). She had an angel of the abyss as king over her; his name is Avadon in Hebrew, and Apollyon in Greek is the destroyer. (this destroyer is pseudo-democracy). One sorrow has passed; behold, two more sorrows are following him. And now the victory of one and the politicians has been achieved. Now he is building a state, as he sees it. The sixth Angel sounded, and I heard one voice from the four horns of the golden altar standing before God, saying to the sixth Angel who had a trumpet: Release the four angels (of darkness) bound by the great river Euphrates. The next grief is the fading of faith in God, which was brought by the secular godless system of government of the state. The four angels of darkness are the four branches of government of the kingdom of this world: legislative, executive, judicial, as well as the most powerful power – propaganda. Then four angels were released, prepared for an hour and a day, and a month and a year, in order to kill a third of the people. The number of the mounted army was two thousand; and I heard its number. So I saw in a vision horses and riders on them, who had on themselves armor of fire, hyacinth and sulfur; the horses' heads were like the heads of lions, and fire, smoke and sulfur came out of their mouths. This is how the Angel shows the power of the state system to suppress faith in God. From these three plagues, from fire, smoke, and brimstone coming out of their mouths, a third part of the people died; for the power of the horses was in their mouth (that is, in their word) and in their tails (personifying deceit); and their tails were like snakes, and had heads, and they harmed. But the rest of the people who did not die of these plagues did not repent of their handiwork, so as not to worship demons and gold, silver, copper, stone and wooden idols, who can neither see, hear, nor walk. Chapter 10. Further, the Angel says that changes will come when the law and the word of the Lord regain their authority and power. Therefore, to put the law and the word of the Lord into the light for the nations, and to encourage them, on the basis of the law and the word of the Lord, to transform the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God, the Angel of the apostle John. 1 And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud; above his head was a rainbow, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire, 2 In his hand was an open book (the law and the word of the Lord). And he put his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, 3 And he cried with a loud voice, as a lion roars; and when he cried, then the seven thunders spoke with their voices. 4 And when the seven thunders spoke with their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Hide what the seven thunders said, and do not write it. 5 And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the earth lifted up his hand to heaven 6 And he swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is on it, the earth and all that is on it, and the sea and all that is in it, that there would be no more time; 7 But in those days, when the seventh angel will shout, when he will sound, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, as he preached the gospel to his servants the prophets. To understand what secret the Angel is talking about, let's see how the story of the seven Angels ends. These are the lines: And the seventh Angel sounded, and loud voices were heard in heaven saying: The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and His Christ, and will reign forever and ever.
And so, in order to turn the kingdom of this world back into the Kingdom of God, the Lord sends the Apostle to carry the word of God into the world again (to prophesy). 8 And the voice that I had heard from heaven began to speak to me again, and said, Go and take the open book from the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the earth. 9 And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the book. He said to me, Take it and eat it; it will be bitter in your belly, but it will be sweet as honey in your mouth. 10 And I took the book out of the angel's hand, and ate it; and it was sweet as honey in my mouth; and when I had eaten it, it became bitter in my belly. 11 And he said to me, "It behooves you to prophesy again about peoples and tribes, and languages, and kings of many. It should be said here that the Apostle is the Patriarch of the church, therefore the task assigned to the Apostle John is the task of the entire church. And it is to her that the words of Jesus Christ are addressed: I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot; oh, if you were cold or hot! But since you are warm, and not hot or cold, I will spew you out of My mouth. For you say, "I am rich, I have become rich, and I have no need of anything"; but you do not know that you are unhappy, and pitiful, and poor, and blind, and naked. "I advise you to buy from Me gold purified by fire, which is the word of God, so that you may be enriched, and white clothes to put on, that is, to adopt a righteous lifestyle, and so that the shame of your nakedness is not visible, and anoint your eyes with eye ointment to see, that is, leave the fables with which you feed the people and turn to the sound teachings of God. Those whom I love, I rebuke and punish. So be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in to him, and I will sup with him, and he with me. To him who overcomes, I will give him to sit with Me on My throne, just as I won and sat with my Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The prophecy of the Apostle John ch. 11. 1 And a stick like a rod was given to me, and it was said: Arise and measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. And exclude the outer courtyard of the temple and do not measure it, for it is given to the pagans: they will trample on the holy city for forty-two months. The Lord tells me in a dream the kingdom of today, the temple of God symbolizes the church, which is located among the pagans, that is, in a secular state. Now the Angel explains this event in detail 3 And I will give to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, being clothed in sackcloth. These two witnesses are two olives and two lamps standing before the God of the earth. And if anyone wants to offend them, then fire will come out of their mouths and devour their enemies. 6 They have power to shut up the heavens so that rain does not fall on the earth in the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters, to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague whenever they want. 7. And when they have finished their testimony, the beast coming out of the abyss will fight with them, and overcome them, and kill them, and leave their corpses in the street of the great city, which is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt, where our Lord is crucified. In all prophecies, the lamp means light – enlightenment, in this case, it is the church. Olives are fruits from which oil is made for lamps, so they represent the source of light, in this case it is the law and the word of the Lord, which the church brings to the world. The Lord tells me in a dream, without going into details, that as long as the law and the word of the Lord, as His teaching on home building (two witnesses), are the foundation of statehood, righteousness, peace and joy reign in the country, because the people are under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. But when the law and the word of the Lord cease to be a light for the people, then politicians appear who offer their own path that the country should follow, and since these politicians offer different ways, there is a war for power. The Lord in my dream compares a godless state to a broken bicycle that has no steering wheel, and therefore the state is uncontrollable. With a bicycle that does not have a chain connecting the pedal to the wheel, and therefore it cannot move, because the people who do not rely on the law and the word of the Lord, as His teaching on housebuilding, are blind and therefore shy from side to side. It also says here that two witnesses have the power to close the sky so that it does not rain on the earth. The sky represents the supreme authority, and the rain is the laws issued by the supreme authority. To have the power to shut up heaven is to have the power to deprive the law of its force. The waters represent the word, to have power over the waters to turn them into blood means to have the power to denounce the word of the pagans (ideologues and superiors). The earth represents the peoples of the earth, to strike down any plague on the people means to convict them of their sins.
So, the Kingdom of God has been turned into the godless kingdom of this world, since the Law and the word of the Lord (two witnesses) ceased to be a light for people, which in turn led to the corruption of society. 9 And many of the peoples, and tribes, and tongues, and tribes, will look at their corpses for three and a half days, and will not allow their corpses to be put in coffins. 10 And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice in this and be glad, and will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. People crave freedom and when they get it, they rejoice. The same thing happened in this case. Freedom from the law and the word of the Lord has ceased to restrain their sinful intentions, and people rejoice and have fun, and send gifts to each other, because these two prophets tormented those living on earth, and now they are dead. But time has passed, and freedom from the law and the word of the Lord has led people to the most serious consequences. That's when people began to look for ways out of this deplorable state, but did not find them. And so the church remembered what Jesus created it for, it returned common sense to God's teaching and showed the peoples of God the way to true righteousness and peace, and as a result, to prosperity. Then the nations accepted God again, and as a result, accepted his law as the basis of existence. This is how the Apostle describes this event 11 But after three and a half days, the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they both stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who looked at them. For the fear of the Lord, as an instrument that restrains sinful intentions and COMPULSIONS to righteousness and peace, has become their treasure. (Isaiah 33:5-6). Here, the words "the spirit of life from God" mean that the law and the word of the Lord have once again become a light for the people. 12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they ascended into heaven on a cloud; and their enemies looked at them. This is how the Angel shows that the law and the word of the Lord are of the highest value to people. 13 And at the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell, and seven thousand names of men perished in the earthquake; and the rest were seized with fear and gave glory to the God of heaven. Thanks to the instruction in faith and edification to righteousness, the consciousness of people has changed, for the law and the word of the Lord have done their work, For the Lord is our judge again, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; He will save us. The Lord is high, who dwells in the highest; He will fill Zion with judgment and righteousness. And your safe times will come, the abundance of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord will be your treasure." Thus came the Kingdom of God. 15 And the seventh angel sounded, and loud voices were heard in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and his Christ, and will reign forever and ever. 16 And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 Saying, We thank you, O Lord God Almighty, who art and was and is to come, that you have received your great power and have reigned. The Lord says that we must draw the main conclusion for ourselves – as long as the word of God is preached at the state level, and the law of God has real power in court, the kingdom of righteousness, peace and joy will flourish on earth, but once you stop preaching the word of God at the state level, people will lose faith, and As a result, the law will lose its force in court, and the kingdom of righteousness, peace and joy will turn into a kingdom of lawlessness, hostility and grief. So, we will focus on the fact that the kingdom of this world has become the Kingdom of God. And since the Kingdom of God will reign forever and ever, this means that no further changes will occur, and this, in turn, means that all subsequent texts of the Book are a repetition of what has already been said.
THE SECOND VISION OF Chapter 12. A new explanation about the transformation of the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God. At the heart of this prophecy is the command of God to the saints of the most high to arrange heaven, that is, to establish the authority and power of God's law, and to establish the earth, that is, to establish righteousness, peace and joy on earth, based on the law and the word of the Lord. The Lord says: Listen to Me, you who know the truth, the people who have My law in their hearts! Do not be afraid of reproach from people, and do not be afraid of their slander. And I will put my words in your mouth, and with the shadow of my hand I will cover you, to build the heavens and establish the earth, and to say to the peoples of the earth, `You are my people'" (Isaiah 51:15) In order to correctly interpret this prophecy, we need to pay attention to the fact that the Lord commands to arrange the heavens and establish the earth through the word that He will put into their mouths. Based on this, the war referred to here is a spiritual war. On the one hand, a woman clothed in the sun is the word of God, as God's teaching about the transformation of the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God. Let me remind you that at the heart of the Kingdom of God is the rule of law based on the principles of justice, morality and morality established by the commandments of God's law. On the other hand, the wife, who is clothed in porphyry and scarlet, decorated with gold, precious stones and pearls, is the spiritual Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth, which is pagan faith and ideology, based on the power and strength of the kings of this world and various kinds of superiors. (Apocalypse ch. 17, 4-5), he is de dragon. To make sure that the wife clothed in the sun is exactly the word of God, let's run into the front and look at the winner in this war. These are the words of the Apostle: And I saw the sky open, and behold a white horse, and he who sits on it is called Faithful and True, Who justly judges and fights. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and there are many diadems on His head. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed in clothes stained with blood. His Name Is "The Word of God." (Rev. 19, 11-14) It is customary for Jews to briefly outline the topic at the beginning of the narration of a story. In this case, we are talking about a spiritual struggle through the word of the saints of the Most High with spiritual Babylon, in which the saints of the most high prevail over spiritual Babylon. 1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun (the word of God); under her feet was the moon, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was in the womb, and screamed from the pain and agony of birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a large red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems (spiritual Babylon). 4 His tail dragged a third of the stars out of the sky and threw them to the ground. This dragon stood in front of the woman who was to give birth, so that when she gave birth, he would devour her baby. 5 And she bore a male child, who was to shepherd all nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and his throne. The baby symbolizes the law of God, as God's teaching about the transformation of the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God. According to this teaching, the basis of righteousness and peace in the Kingdom of God is the rule of law, based on the principles of justice and morality established by the commandments of God's law. Therefore, the fact that her child was enraptured to God and His throne means that thanks to the word of God, which was put into the minds of the saints of the Most High, the law was given supreme authority and power in all states of the world. This is a brief explanation of the essence of this prophecy. Now an explanation of the essence of what has been said in detail is given. 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where a place was prepared for her from God, that they might feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days. This means that through the preaching of the saints of the Most High, the word of God began to spread little by little among the pagans and influence their minds. Thus began the spiritual war of the saints of the Most High with pagan ideology. Here this war is shown as Michael's war with the dragon, which culminated in the victory of the saints of the Most High. 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought against them, 8 but they could not stand, and there was no place for them in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast down, the ancient serpent called the devil and Satan (he is the spiritual Babylon), who deceives the whole universe, was cast down to earth, and his angels (kings of the earth and various rulers) were cast down with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ, because the slanderer of our brethren has been cast down, who slandered them before our God day and night. 11 They overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony, and did not love their soul even to death. 12 Therefore, rejoice, the heavens and those who dwell in them! Thus began the millennial Kingdom of God. The following describes the reverse process, the retreat of the peoples from God and, as a result, the return of the Kingdom to the rule of the kings of the earth. And as a result: Woe to those who live on earth and at sea! because the devil came down to you in a great rage, knowing that he had little time left. 13 But when the dragon saw that he had been cast down to earth, he began to persecute the wife who had given birth to a male child. 14 And two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place from the face of the serpent, and there feed for a time, and for a time, and for half a time. 15 And the serpent sent water out of his mouth after his wife like a river, in order to carry her away with the river. 16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed up the river, which the dragon let out of its mouth. 17 And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. This is how a community of secular states was formed, based on the spiritual Babylon, aka the dragon, which is an ideology based on the power and strength of earthly kings and superiors. 13 A new war of the saints of the Most High with spiritual Babylon for the transformation of the kingdom of this world, now a secular community of states, into the Kingdom of God. Here the dragon is the ideology of the kingdom of this world, the first beast is the king of this world. The second beast is the kingdom of this world itself. 1 And I stood on the sand of the sea, and saw a beast coming out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns: on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names. 2 The beast that I saw was like a leopard; his feet were like a bear's, and his mouth was like a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave him his strength and his throne and great power. 3 And I saw that one of his heads was as if mortally wounded, but this mortal wound was healed.
One head was mortally wounded, as part of the kingdom of this world was transformed into the Kingdom of God, which later turned back into the kingdom of this world. And the whole earth marveled, watching the beast, and worshiped the dragon, who gave power to the beast, 4 and worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like this beast? And who can fight him? 5 And he was given a mouth that spoke proudly and blasphemously, and he was given authority to act for forty-two months. 6 And he opened his mouth to blaspheme God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling place, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 And it was given to him to wage war with the saints and to overcome them; and power was given to him over every tribe and people, and language and tribe. 8 And all the inhabitants of the earth, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the creation of the world, will worship him. 9 Whoever has an ear, let him hear. 10 Whoever leads into captivity, he himself will go into captivity; whoever kills with the sword, he himself must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faith of the saints. 11 And I saw another beast coming out of the earth; it had two horns like lambs, and spoke like a dragon. This means that the kingdom of this world is building its statehood on the basis of the ideology of spiritual Babylon. 12 He acts before him with all the authority of the first beast, and causes all the earth and those who dwell on it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed; 13 And he performs great signs, so that fire also descends from heaven to the earth before men. 14 And by the wonders that he was given to do before the beast, he deceives those who live on earth, telling those who live on earth to make an image of the beast, which has a wound from the sword and is alive. Here the image of the beast is the constitution of the kingdom of this world. 15 And it was given to him to put the spirit (of the constitution) into the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would both speak and act in such a way that anyone who would not worship the image of the beast would be killed. 16 And he will make sure that all, small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, will have a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one will be allowed to buy or sell, except he who has this mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of the name His. The mark of the beast means a person who supports the policy of the kingdoms of this world, both in word and deed. 18 Wisdom is here. Whoever has a mind, count the number of the beast, for it is a human number; its number is six hundred and sixty-six. 14. Now the King of kings, Jesus Christ, and His army of saints of the Most High are described 1 And I looked, and behold, the Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred and forty-four thousand, who had his Father's name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of great thunder; and I heard a voice as of harpers playing on their harps. 3 They sing, as it were, a new song before the throne and before the four beasts and the elders; and no one could learn this song except these one hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. The new song symbolizes the word of the new testament.4 These are those who have not defiled themselves with their wives, for they are virgins; these are those who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They are redeemed from men as the firstborn of God and the Lamb, 5 and there is no guile in their mouths; they are blameless before the throne of God. 6 And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, who had the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth, and to every tribe, and tribe, and tongue, and people; this is the high priest. 7 And he said with a loud voice, Fear God and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who created the heavens and the earth, and the sea and the fountains of waters. Thanks to the sermons of the priests, the kingdom of this world has been transformed into the Kingdom of God again. 8 And another angel followed him, saying, Babylon, the great city, is fallen, because he has drunk all the nations with the fierce wine of his fornication. The judgments of God. 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice: Whoever worships the beast and his image and receives the mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 He will drink the wine of the wrath of God, whole wine prepared in the cup of his wrath, and will be tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb 11 And the smoke of their torment will ascend forever and ever, and those who worship the beast and his image and accept the mark of his name will have no rest day or night. 12 Here is the patience of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and faith in Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Write: From now on, blessed are the dead who die in the LORD; to her, says the Spirit, they will rest from their labors, and their works will follow them. THE HARVEST 14 And I looked, and behold a bright cloud, and on the cloud sat one like the Son of man; on his head was a golden crown, and in his hand was a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple and cried with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, Let go your sickle and reap, for the time of harvest has come, for the harvest on earth is ripe. 16 And he that sat on the cloud cast down his sickle upon the earth, and the earth was reaped. 17 And another angel came out of the temple in heaven, also with a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel, who had power over fire, came out from the altar and cried with a great cry to him who had a sharp sickle, saying, Let go your sharp sickle and cut off the grapes on the earth, because the berries are ripe on it. 19 And the angel cast his sickle upon the earth, and pruned the grapes on the earth, and cast them into the great whetstone of the wrath of God. 20 And the berries were trampled in a whetstone outside the city, and blood flowed from the whetstone even to the horse's bridle, one thousand six hundred stages. THE THIRD VISION 15 Another description of the transformation of the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God. At the beginning of the vision, the Kingdom of God is described, which is to be established on the whole earth. 1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and wonderful: seven angels having the seven last plagues, with which the wrath of God ended. 2 And I saw, as it were, a sea of glass mixed with fire; and those who had conquered the beast, and his image, and his mark, and the number of his name, stood on this sea of glass, holding the harp of God, 3 and sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: Great and wonderful are your works, Lord God Almighty! Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the saints! 4 Who will not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name? for You are one holy One. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been revealed. The Sea of Glass is the peoples of the Kingdom of God, the saints of the Most High. The song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb symbolize the way of life, which is based on the first (Old Testament) and the new Testament as a whole.
Now comes the description of the step-by-step sequence of the transformation of the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God. 5 And after that I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. 6 And seven angels came out of the temple, having seven plagues, clothed in clean and light linen clothes and girded with golden belts at the edges. 7 And one of the four animals gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were over. 16 1 And I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth. 2 The first angel went and poured out his cup on the earth: and there were cruel and disgusting festering wounds on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshipped his image. This means that the law and the word of the Lord have pointed out the sins of the people of the kingdom of this world. 3 The second angel poured out his cup into the sea: and the blood became like that of a dead man, and all living things died in the sea. This means that sinners died like sinners, so that they would be born for the truth. 4 The third angel poured out his cup into the rivers and springs of water, and there was blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Thou art righteous, O Lord, who art and was, and holy, because thou hast judged thus; 6 Because they shed the blood of saints and prophets, thou hast given them blood to drink: they are worthy of it. 7 And I heard another from the altar saying, To her, O Lord God Almighty, thy judgments are true and righteous. The sources of waters are literature glorifying the pagan religion and ideology of the kings of the earth. The fact that they turned into blood means that this literature is dead for people. An example of this is the works of V.I. Lenin. For many years, people studied them, relied on them as a dogma, but the time came and people forgot about them. 8 The fourth angel poured out his cup on the sun, and it was given to him to burn people with fire. 9 And the intense heat burned the people, and they blasphemed the name of God, who had power over these plagues, and did not understand to give him glory. The sun here is the word of God denouncing the people of the kingdom of this world. However, despite the fact that the word of God has pointed out their obvious sins, they are not going to repent. 10 The fifth angel poured out his cup on the throne of the beast: and his kingdom became gloomy, and they bit their tongues because of their suffering, 11 and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their sufferings and their plagues; and they did not repent of their deeds. The gloomy kingdom tells us that people have stopped perceiving the ideology on the basis of which the kingdom of this world is built as correct. ARMOAGEDDON 12 The sixth angel poured out his cup into the great river Euphrates, and the water dried up in it, so that the way for the kings would be ready from the sunrise. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like toads coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet: 14 These are demonic spirits doing signs; they go out to the kings of the earth of the whole universe to gather them to battle on this great day of God Almighty. 15 Behold, I go like a thief: blessed is he who watches and keeps his clothes, so that he does not walk naked and so that his shame is not seen. 16 And he gathered them to a place called Armageddon in Hebrew. Demonic spirits are the pagan faith and ideology of the kings of this world. The war on Mount Armageddon with the spirits is a spiritual war of the word of God with the ideology of the kings of this world, that is, with spiritual Babylon. The word of God wins this war. 17 The seventh angel poured out his cup into the air: and a loud voice came from the temple of heaven from the throne, saying, It is finished! The victory of the word of God in the minds of people has led to a change in the worldview, morality and morals of the people. Here, this event is shown as an earthquake. 18 And there were lightnings, thunders, and voices, and there was a great earthquake, such as had not happened since men on earth. Such an earthquake! So great! The change in people's worldview led to the eradication of the ideology of the pagans and, as a result, to the destruction of the kingdom of this world. 19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the Gentiles fell, and Babylon the great was remembered before God to give him a cup of wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 And every island (states) fled, and the mountains (small states) were gone; 21 and hail, the size of a talent (the word of God) fell from heaven on people; and people blasphemed God for the plagues of the hail, because the plague from it was very severe.
THE FOURTH VISION Chapter 17 Now the Angel gives an additional explanation about the destruction of the spiritual Babylon. Here He shows the spiritual Babylon in the form of a harlot. 1 And one of the seven angels who had seven bowls came and, speaking to me, said to me: Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters; 2 The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and those who live on earth have drunk in the wine of her fornication. 3 And he led me in the spirit into the wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, with seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was clothed in purple and purple, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls, and held a golden cup in her hand filled with abominations and the uncleanness of her fornication; 5 And her name is written on her forehead: mystery, Babylon the great, mother of harlots and abominations of the earth. 6 I saw that the woman was intoxicated with the blood of the saints and the blood of Jesus' witnesses, and when I saw her, I was amazed with great surprise. Next, the Angel talks about the essence of spiritual Babylon. 7 And the angel said to me: What are you wondering about? I will tell you the secret of this woman and the beast that bears her, which has seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast that you saw was, and it is not, and will come out of the abyss, and go to destruction; and those who live on earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the beginning of the world, will be amazed, seeing that the beast was, and it is not, and will appear. 9 Here is a mind that has wisdom. In this case, the Angel is talking about the kingdom of the world of the last time, in which states repeatedly change their ideologies, from monarchy to democracy, and vice versa. The seven heads are the seven mountains on which the woman sits, 10 and seven kings, of whom five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come, and when he comes, he will not be long. 11 And the beast that was and is not is the eighth, and of the seven, and will go to destruction. 12 And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received the kingdom, but will take power with the beast as kings for one hour. This is how the Angel shows the democratic method of changing rulers. 13 They have the same thoughts and will transfer their power and authority to the beast. 14 They will fight with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them; for he is the Lord of lords and the king of kings, and those who are with him are called and chosen and faithful. 15 And he said to me, "The waters that you saw where the harlot sits are people and peoples, and tribes and languages. 16 And the ten horns that you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, and destroy her, and strip her naked, and eat her flesh, and burn her in the fire; 17 For God has set it in their hearts to do his will, to do one will, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. 18 But the woman whom you saw is a great city, reigning over the kings of the earth. 18. The judgment of spiritual Babylon, which the Lord places on the saints of the Most High. 1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven and having great power; the earth was illuminated by his glory. 2 And he cried out mightily, saying with a loud voice: Babylon, the great harlot, has fallen, has fallen, has become the dwelling place of demons and the refuge of every unclean spirit, the refuge of every unclean and disgusting bird; for she has drunk all nations with the fierce wine of her fornication, 3 and the kings of the earth have fornicated with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich from her great luxury. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out from her, my people, that you may not share in her sins and be exposed to her plagues; 5 For her sins have reached heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. 6 Repay her as she has rewarded you, and repay her twice according to her deeds; in the cup in which she prepared wine for you, prepare twice for her. 7 As much as she was famous and luxurious, give her so much torment and sorrow. For she says in her heart, "I am sitting as a queen, I am not a widow, and I will not see sorrow!" 8 Therefore, one day, executions, death, weeping, and famine will come upon her, and she will be burned with fire, because the Lord God is strong who judges her. 9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and luxuriated with her, will weep and weep for her when they see the smoke from her fire, 10 Standing from afar for fear of her torment and saying: Woe, woe to you, the great city of Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come. 11 And the merchants of the earth will weep and weep for her, because no one buys their goods anymore, 12 goods of gold and silver, and precious stones and pearls, and fine linen and porphyry, and silk and scarlet, and all fragrant wood, and all kinds of ivory, and all kinds of precious wood products, of copper and iron and marble, 13 cinnamon and incense, and myrrh and frankincense, and wine and oil, and flour and wheat, and cattle and sheep, and horses and chariots, and the bodies and souls of men. 14 And the fruits that are pleasing to your soul are gone from you, and all that is fat and resplendent has departed from you; you will no longer find it. 15 Those who sold all these things, who were enriched by her, will stand far from the fear of her torment, weeping and weeping 16 and saying: Woe, woe to you, the great city, clothed in fine linen and porphyry and scarlet, decorated with gold and precious stones and pearls, 17 for in one hour such wealth was lost! And all the pilots, and all those sailing on ships, and all the shipwrights, and all those trading on the sea stood afar off, 18 and seeing the smoke from her fire, they cried out, saying, What a city is like a great city! 19 And they sprinkled ashes on their heads, and cried, weeping and weeping: Woe, woe to you, the great city, with whose jewels all those who have ships on the sea have become rich, for it was emptied in one hour! 20 Rejoice in this, heaven and the holy apostles and prophets; for God has completed your judgment on him.
AN ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION BY THE ANGEL ABOUT THE RISE OF SPIRITUAL BABYLON. 21 And a mighty angel took a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, With such a rush Babylon, the great city, will be overthrown, and it will be no more. 22 And the voices of those who play the harp, and sing, and play the pipes, and blow the trumpets, will no longer be heard in you; there will no longer be any artist in you, no art, and the noise of the millstones will no longer be heard in you; 23 and the light of the lamp will no longer appear in you; and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride will no longer be heard in you: for your merchants were the nobles of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your magic. 24 And in him was found the blood of the prophets and saints, and of all those who were slain on earth. 19. The consequence of God's judgments 1 After this, I heard a loud voice in heaven, as if of a large people, saying: Hallelujah! Salvation and glory, and honor and power to our Lord! 2 For his judgments are true and righteous: because he condemned that great adulteress who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and exacted the blood of his servants from her hand. 3 And they said a second time, Hallelujah! And its smoke ascended forever and ever. 4 Then the twenty-four elders and the four animals fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, Amen! Hallelujah! 5 And a voice came from the throne, saying, Praise our God, all his servants and those who fear him, small and great. 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, as it were the sound of many waters, as it were the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah! for the Lord God Almighty has reigned. 7 Let us rejoice and be glad, and give him glory; for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has prepared herself. 8 And it was given to her to put on fine linen, pure and bright; but fine linen is the righteousness of the saints. 9 And the angel said to me, Write: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb. And he said to me: These are the true words of God. 10 I fell down at his feet to worship him; but he said to me, "See that you do not do this; I am your fellow servant and your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. THE CHIEF JUSTICE 11 And I saw the sky open, and behold a white horse, and he who sits on it is called Faithful and true, who justly judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and there are many diadems on his head. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed in a robe stained with blood. His Name Is "The Word of God." 14 And the armies of heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white and pure linen. 15 And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, that he may smite the nations with it. He shepherds them with a rod of iron; He tramples on the wine of the wrath and wrath of the Almighty God. 16 His name is written on his robe and on his thigh: "King of kings and Lord of lords." 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying in the middle of heaven: Fly, gather yourselves together for the great supper of God, 18 to devour the corpses of kings, the corpses of the mighty, the corpses of the captains of thousands, the corpses of horses and those sitting on them, the corpses of all free and slaves, and small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to fight with him who sat on the horse and with his army. 20 And the beast was seized, and with him a false prophet who performed miracles before him, with which he deceived those who took the mark of the beast and worshipped his image: both alive were thrown into a lake of fire burning with sulfur; 21 and the rest were killed by the sword of the one sitting on the horse coming out of his mouth, and all the birds were fed with their corpses. Here, the sword coming out of the mouth of Jesus Christ represents the word of Jesus Christ. 20. Another additional explanation of the events about the transformation of the kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God. This event is described over a period beginning with the formation of the millennial Kingdom of God 1 And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, who had the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2 He took the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and cast him into the abyss, and shut him up, and put a seal on him, so that he would not deceive the nations until the thousand years were over; after that he must be released for a short time. The power of the devil is only to seduce people who have no protection from temptation. The fetters of the devil are the power of the law and the word of the Lord, which healed people from carnal thoughts. Therefore, the devil no longer has the power to seduce them. Now the Angel explains these events in more detail. The story begins for the period beginning with the formation of the millennial Kingdom of God. 4 And I saw thrones and those who sat on them, to whom it was given to judge, and the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshipped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their foreheads and on their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 But the rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were over. This is the first Sunday. 6 Blessed and holy is he who participates in the first resurrection: the second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
Armageddon 7 But when the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations that are on the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, and gather them together for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. 8 And they went out into the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. 9 And fire fell from heaven from God and devoured them; 10 But the devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. The Court of the White Throne. 11 And I saw a great white throne and one sitting on it, from whose face heaven and earth fled, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged according to what was written in the books, according to their deeds. 13 Then the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and death and hell gave up the dead who were in them; and everyone was judged according to his deeds. 14 Both death and hell are cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whoever was not written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. 21 Description of the Kingdom of God. 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. The new heaven and the new earth are the transformed kingdom of this world into the Kingdom of God 2 And I, John, saw the holy city of Jerusalem, the new one, coming down from God from heaven, prepared as a bride, adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them; they will be his people, and God himself with them will be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death; there will be no more weeping, no more crying, no more sickness, for the former has passed away. 5 And he who sat on the throne said, Behold, I am making all things new. And he said to me, Write; for these words are true and faithful. 6 And he said to me, It is finished! I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end; to the thirsty I will give a gift from the source of living water. 7 He who overcomes will inherit everything, and I will be his God, and he will be my son. 8 But the fearful, and the faithless, and the wicked, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, have their fate in a lake burning with fire and brimstone. This is the second death.