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14 The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.
12 The first woe is past; two other woes are yet to come.
9 The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss.
2 When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss.
3 And out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth...
12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.
13 Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
15 “Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”
16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
7 The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces.
8 Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.
9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
10 They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.
11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).
Hebrew Bible
The term abaddon appears six times in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible; abaddon means destruction or "place of destruction", or the realm of the dead, and is accompanied by Sheol.
Job 26:6: the grave (Sheol) is naked before Him, and destruction (Abaddon) has no covering.
Job 28:22: destruction (Abaddon) and death say..
Job 31:12: it is a fire that consumes to destruction (Abaddon)...
Psalm 88:11: Shall thy loving kindness be declared in the grave (Sheol) or thy faithfulness in destruction (Abaddon)?
Proverbs 15:11: Hell (Sheol) and Destruction (Abaddon) are before the LORD, how much more than the hearts of the children of men?
Proverbs 27:20: Hell (Sheol) and Destruction (Abaddon) are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. (KJV, 1611)
20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.
2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
The centaurs were usually said to have been born of Ixion and Nephele (the cloud made in the image of Hera). Another version, however, makes them children of a certain Centaurus, who mated with the Magnesian mares. This Centaurus was either himself the son of Ixion and Nephele (inserting an additional generation) or of Apollo and Stilbe
Robert Graves (relying on the work of Georges Dumézil, who argued for tracing the centaurs back to the Indian gandharva), speculated that the centaurs were a dimly remembered, pre-Hellenic fraternal earth cult who had the horse as a totem.
A similar theory was incorporated into Mary Renault's The Bull from the Sea. Kinnaras, another half-man half-horse mythical creature from the Indian mythology, appeared in various ancient texts, arts as well as sculptures from all around India. It is shown as a horse with the torso of a man in place of where the horse's head has to be, that is similar to a Greek centaur.
Job 26:7 He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing.
Job 37:22 Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty.
Isaiah 14:31 Wail, you gate! Howl, you city! Melt away, all you Philistines! A cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there is not a straggler in its ranks.
Ezekiel 1:4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,...
Zechariah 6:6 The one with the black horses is going toward the north country, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”
Zechariah 6:8 Then he called to me, “Look, those going toward the north country have given my Spirit rest in the land of the north.”
6 I looked up again, and there before me were four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.
2 The first chariot had red horses, the second black, 3 the third white, and the fourth dappled—all of them powerful.
4 I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?”
5 The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world
6 ...Then I heard one of the four living creatures say..., “Come!”...2 ...there before me was a white horse! ...
3 ...I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 Then another horse came out, a fiery red one...
5 ...I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse!...
7 ...I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!
26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.
2 “Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
3 Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases.
4 After he has arisen, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted and given to others.
5 “The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power.
6 After some years, they will become allies. The daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to make an alliance, but she will not retain her power, and he and his power will not last. In those days she will be betrayed, together with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.
7 “One from her family line will arise to take her place. He will attack the forces of the king of the North and enter his fortress; he will fight against them and be victorious.
8 He will also seize their gods, their metal images and their valuable articles of silver and gold and carry them off to Egypt. For some years he will leave the king of the North alone.
10 The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
9 Then the king of the North will invade the realm of the king of the South but will retreat to his own country.
10 His sons will prepare for war and assemble a great army, which will sweep on like an irresistible flood and carry the battle as far as his fortress.
11 “Then the king of the South will march out in a rage and fight against the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be defeated.
12 When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be filled with pride and will slaughter many thousands, yet he will not remain triumphant.
13 For the king of the North will muster another army, larger than the first; and after several years, he will advance with a huge army fully equipped.
14 “In those times many will rise against the king of the South. Those who are violent among your own people will rebel in fulfillment of the vision, but without success.
15 Then the king of the North will come and build up siege ramps and will capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will be powerless to resist; even their best troops will not have the strength to stand.
16 The invader will do as he pleases; no one will be able to stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it.
17 He will determine to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will make an alliance with the king of the South. And he will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plans will not succeed or help him.
18 Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back on him.
19 After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own country but will stumble and fall, to be seen no more.
10 The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
20 “His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.
21 “He will be succeeded by a contemptible person who has not been given the honor of royalty. He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue.
22 Then an overwhelming army will be swept away before him; both it and a prince of the covenant will be destroyed.
23 After coming to an agreement with him, he will act deceitfully, and with only a few people he will rise to power.
24 When the richest provinces feel secure, he will invade them and will achieve what neither his fathers nor his forefathers did. He will distribute plunder, loot and wealth among his followers. He will plot the overthrow of fortresses—but only for a time.
25 “With a large army he will stir up his strength and courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to stand because of the plots devised against him.
Then shall begin the grand Empire of Antichrist in the Atila and Xerxes, [who is] to descend with innumerable multitudes, so that the coming of the Holy Spirit, issuing from the 48th degree, shall make a transmigration, chasing away the abomination of Antichrist, that made war upon the royal person of the great vicar of Jesus Christ, and against His Church, and reign per tempus, et in occasione temporis [for a time, and to the end of time].
As a matter of fact, the antichrist will fight the Two Witnesses AND the woman who gave birth to the male child, since they are the same people (the woman (Kate) will be one of the Two Witnesses, mother of Prince George, future Christ as a child).
Here Atila is Russia.
Xeres is Iran.
The grand Empire of the Antichrist is the coalition of the Western countries led by the antichrist (11th king / horn in Dan 7, and 8th king / crowned head in Rev 17, aka Satan incarnated in a royal body of the British monarchy (Prince Harry at that time) ONCE hurled down to earth after his defeat in the war in heaven by Michael! (still to come)).
26 Those who eat from the king’s provisions will try to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall in battle.
27 The two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but to no avail, because an end will still come at the appointed time.
28 The king of the North will return to his own country with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action against it and then return to his own country.
29 “At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before.
30 Ships of the western coastlands will oppose him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and vent his fury against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
31 “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.
32 With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
33 “Those who are wise will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by the sword or be burned or captured or plundered.
34 When they fall, they will receive a little help, and many who are not sincere will join them.
35 Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
36 “The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place.
37 He will show no regard for the gods of his ancestors or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all.
38 Instead of them, he will honor a god of fortresses; a god unknown to his ancestors he will honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts.
39 He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He will make them rulers over many people and will distribute the land at a price
40 “At the time of the end the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood.
41 He will also invade the Beautiful Land. Many countries will fall, but Edom, Moab and the leaders of Ammon will be delivered from his hand.
42 He will extend his power over many countries; Egypt will not escape.
43 He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with the Libyans and Cush ites in submission.
44 But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many.
45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.
If all the four living creatures / horses / horsemen were in the presence of the Lord in heaven, close to the throne of God (as mentioned in Rev 4:6: ...In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures...), this means that the only missing 'direction', EAST, is precisely symbolically where the LIGHT OF THE WORLD comes from, as we see the sun rising every morning, that is to say the beginning of a earth cycle.
13 Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
13 And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people.
14 Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.
originally posted by: John4564
.../... Take a look at the 'directions':
WHITE: West.
RED: None.
BLACK: North.
PALE: South.
If all the four living creatures / horses / horsemen were in the presence of the Lord in heaven, close to the throne of God (as mentioned in Rev 4:6: ...In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures...), this means that the only missing 'direction', EAST, is precisely symbolically where the LIGHT OF THE WORLD comes from, as we see the sun rising every morning, that is to say the beginning of a earth cycle. Here are the four horsemen:
WHITE: Return of Christ = West.
RED: War in Heaven = East.
BLACK: Rapture of the 144,000 = North.
PALE: WWIII = South.
Since the War in Heaven is...in heaven, this horse is not given a direction ON EARTH since Michael and Satan STAY in Heaven, close to God's throne.
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If we have the East for the heaven close to God, where the War in heaven (red horse) will take place (Satan visits the throne of God where the Chiefs Princes dwell), and if the North is also the heaven (some other place) where the 144,000 elect go (black horse), what about the West and the South?
That's quite easy to guess.
If the East is the beginning of the earth solar cycle, the West is the end of the earth solar cycle. It happens that the Return of Christ (white horse) aims at the rapture of the Great Multitude, then the Jugdement. These steps come at the end, hence the West for the white horsemen.
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27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
originally posted by: John4564
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So, we have three reasons for the 7th trumpet to come after the Two Witnesses in the same chapter, despite John starts to prophesy AGAIN (same future than the 7 sealed scroll, but seen from the humans' perspective, about many peoples, nations, languages and kings):
1) like all the 7 seals, the Two Witnesses are from God.
2) like the four angels of the 6th trumpet, the Two Witnesses are from the British royal dynasty.
3) like the British royal Mother (whose sign in heaven is the Star of David alignement, with her crown of 12 stars) and the British royal Father (whose sign in heaven is the Perseids meteor shower, with his red dragon Welsh flag having 7 heads and 10 horns), the Two Witnesses are REAL British royals living on earth.
The irony is that those royals are both at the beginning (Two Witnesses) and the end (four angels) of the endtimes prophetic story. This strange textual and structural situation of the Book of Revelation (start of the endtimes prophecy as the Two Witnesses / end of the endtimes prophecy as the four angels) is therefore very logic.
The 7th trumpet (mega huge earthquake), coming after them, just echoes the final step of the departure of the Two Witnesses (small earthquake). As above, so below. As the first, so the last.
Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 21:6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.
Revelation 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
originally posted by: John4564
You certainly wonder why the 7 churches are 7 fractal periods of time from Christ's resurrection.
The 7 churches are 7 locations in Western Turkey: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.
When you precisely pinpoint these locations on the map, you see that they form the Greek letter PI. The distances between them, in the order given by Christ, are three times 60 kilometers and three times 70 kilometers, symbolically giving 666 and 777, material vs spiritual, evil versus good. To get a perfect PI, the sixth church must be in the mountain (all those locations are ancient cities).
In other words, there are the wrong path (666) and the right path (777). One can understand why the year 5777 (2017 = 3 x 7 with 3 being from 2+0+1) is chosen for Christ to return.
So, we have a code thanks to 7 and PI through the 7 churches.
Christ said 2 times to John in his Gospel that he is the light of the world (the physical light)...when he is in the world.
John 8:12 ...he said, “I am the light of the world...
John 9:5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
It happens that, thanks to the Doubling theory (nature of a fractal calculation), we know that the speed of light can be calculated with 7 iterations of the spinback of the particle with the ratio PI when doubling the number of the circular trajectories (2R becomes PI.R), when starting the first iteration from the solar scale.
There is therefore a parallel between the speed of light and the moment we reach 7 fractal doubling periods.
When starting with a Day of God (1,000 years), to echoe the solar scale, from Christ's resurrection (April 7 33 A.D.), and by dividing by 2 each iteration 7 times, we reach the coming of the light of the world IN the world (Christ's return) in late August 2017, with periods shorter and shorter (1,000 + 500 + 250 + 125 + 62.5 + 31.25 + 15.675 years), the last one being about one Hour of God (16.7 years).../...
Rev 3:14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: John4564
Hmm. Somebody should point out that the New Testament verses were divided and numbered up by the printer Robert Stephanus in the sixteenth century. The verse-numbering system is not part of the original text, so it cannot have any theological significance.
originally posted by: John4564
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: John4564
Hmm. Somebody should point out that the New Testament verses were divided and numbered up by the printer Robert Stephanus in the sixteenth century. The verse-numbering system is not part of the original text, so it cannot have any theological significance.
Of course, I know that. But do you know how God inspires people to do things? With all due respect.