Heptadic Scripture
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In the book of revelation, we see a pattern that God favors using the quantity of (7)
I call it “The law of seven”
Most of what we read can be found in a group of seven or a Heptad
A Heptad is a group of seven.
This Heptadic structure occurs throughout Scripture.
Most of the time it goes unnoticed even to the most diligent Bible student.
For instance,
The Bible tells us the God created the World in six day and on the seventh, He rested.
For a total of 7 seven days in the Creation narrative.
This would be the Heptadic structure of seven Creation days.
But notice something very important as we get ready to move forward into these next few chapters starting with,
You guessed it, Chapter(7)
The role of the number seven is significant making an appearance in both testaments,
Over, how many times do you think? 700, thats right.
The number seven represents perfection / and/or Completion in Biblical numerology.
(https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/the-number-7-in-the-bible/#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20Meaning%20of,and%20rested%20on%20the%207th.)
The scriptures are ladened with instances where the number seven played an integral part in God’s plans.
Another point to understand before we go any further in our journey through the Book of Revelation,
Is that we notice that although we have this Heptadic Structure in the Scriptures, we also see another pattern emerge.
It starts with the very first chapters of the Scriptures, Genesis.
Genesis tells us that there was action on six days, then on the seventh things took a break, or changed in momentum.
God created the world, in Six days, then there was a break.
The seventh, as we see for instance again in,
3 You shall march around the city, all you men of war; you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. But the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
And so Joshua did, and history proves they were successful when they followed God’s plan.
There where Seventy weeks of Daniel.
But as I’ve mentioned before, the prevailing understanding among Bible scholars is that Sixty-nine of those weeks have already passed.
And then when Jesus came, and His church began, there was a break.
And you and I are currently living in this period, or bracket if you will between the Sixty-ninth week of Daniel’s seventy Weeks.
With the Last period or WEEK of Daniel’s Seventy Weeks, to begin after the Rapture.
During which period Jesus spoke of during His earthly ministry.
15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand),
Notice, here we have at the end of this statement, Jesus makes ahead of time, before His death, burial, and resurrection.
An admonishonment to the reader,
Basically, “To whom ever is lucky enough to read and understand.
You and Me brothers and sisters.
So, we have a Heptadic Structure in the Scriptures, but we also have this pattern of six first, then a break, a bracket, or change in momentum.
As I said, this happens throughout scripture.
I encourage you to do a personal study of this, for those who are interested.
It is very fascinating to see the supernatural nature of God unfold His plan to mankind, with precision
He discloses His plans to His prophets who lived hundreds or thousands of years before thy happen,
Then to further drive the nail into the myth that we can’t Prove the existence of God,
He lays bread crumbs all throughout the Scripture to prove to us,
He’s real, and says what He means, and means what He says.
With this information regarding the Heptadic Structure of Scripture, let’s dive now into the seventh chapter of The Book of Revelation,
But just before we do, let’s remember the outline of the previous chapter, where John saw the loosening of the four horseman of the apocalypse and the opening of the scroll and its seven seals.
Here we are now in Chapter seven of the book of Revelation
1 After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:
Unfortunately for those who believe in the flat earth theory,
The four Corners of the earth mentioned here does not mean that the earth is flat and there’s an angel posted at every corner.
However, there are several instances where this term is used to denote an inclusion of all of creation.
In other words, when it uses this term, it is meant to convey the idea of, ALL of the earth from every nook and cranny,
From every open space to every hidden dark cavern.
But, these angels are holding the power to hold back the wind back.
Then another angel shows up and orders them to hang on a minute.
Thats a lot of power to have if you can hold back the wind, but its even more power to order those around who have the power to hold back the wind.
We are dealing with supernatural forces that are at work that we humans cannot even fathom let alone wield.
The chapter goes on explaining they must hold off until the servants of God are sealed on their foreheads.
and the number to be sealed are 144,000 of all the tribes of Israel.
Now, we should pause here for a moment to unravel this most confused group of people.
Jehovah’s Witnesses hold their life’s goal is to be counted as one oof those 144,000.
Some even claim they are one of those 144,000.
For the Jehovah’s Witnesses this number is to consist of those born from the time of Christ to 1935.
Those are supposed to be the true believers.
These supposed anointed class of saints are the only 144,000 in that whole history of the church that were supposedly saved.
(https://clearlyreformed.org/sermon/who-are-the-144000/#:~:text=For%20the%20Jehovah's%20Witnesses%20the,the%20church%20had%20been%20saved.)
You would think in a religion that boasts over eight million members world wide would be pretty disappointed they didn’t make the cut.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses)
When we meet someone who aspires to be, or even claims to be, we should ask them what Jewish tribe they are from.
Because it clearly defines a qualification to be a part of that group.
Most protestants believe this group of jewish believers will be evangelizing during the Tribulation period.
After the rapture, and during the antichrist time on earth.
And that these will the people that will ultimately populate the earth during the 1000 year reign of Christ on earth.
We will have to wait until we get to glory before we know for certain who they actually are.
But one thing we do know for sure, because the Scriptures tell us, that these 144,000 people are from the tribes of Israel and are in fact Jewish people.
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
John saw an innumerable number of people, meaning so many people as that could not be counted, praising Jesus saying,
“Salvation belongs to our God and the Lamb”
Do you think they were sitting there with their arms crossed, and their lips pursed,
Kind of reluctantly saying it under their breath, as to not be sneered at by the persons next to them?
Or do you take wha the Bible plainly says here, And take it mean what it says?
They Cried Out!
Meaning, they shouted out, Glory be to God, and lifted their arms and hands to the Lord in worship?
This next verse is another one of those verses that are clearly written in black and white, yet some who interpret them still get very confused.
13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?” 14 And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. 16 They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
There are those who are adamant that there will be no chance for salvation for those who missed the rapture.
But, yet, clearly in this verse we read that the multitude that John saw would be clothed in white robes, and serve Him day and night in His temple.
One the one hand, we are told that after the rapture God would send a strong delusion to those who were left behind.
The Apostle Paul speaking to the Thessalonians about the coming end of the age said this to them,
5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6 And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,
So the question of wether or not people will be saved in the rapture, will be debated among us Christians until that great and awesome day.
But I’ll tell you what, I don’t want to be here to find out either way. AMEN
I expect to go on the first wave meeting Jesus in the clouds.
Now, if we harken back to Revelation chapter six through seven, we find that six of the seals had been broken by the Lamb.
Including the four horseman of the apocalypse,
White
Black
Red
Green
These horses of calamity came in four colors and represented the opening of the tribulation period, or the day of Jacob’s troubles.
This following observation is not my own, I borrowed if from another source.
But it goes to what I mentioned before about God supernaturally laying bread crumbs along for the dilidgent Bible student to clearly see.
This is no myth.
This is supernatural proof the God in fact exist and can be proved in this way.
Here we are in the firs 25 years into the new millenium.
As and many of us have been preaching over this century,
The end of the age is upon us, so get your heart ready.
Those of us alive here to understand the global threats we are facing first as Americans,
But also as Christians.
There have been more Christian slaughtered in this past century than any other.
(https://relevant-christianity.com/history-of-theology/hcmt17%20-%20recent%20renewal.html)
Im sure if I were a betting man that we can trace each and every one of those deaths back in some way or another, to those four colors,
And I’d Also bet that you and I here living today could recognize these four colors that represent the four horseman of the apocalypse,
With that information, lets juxtapose some of these examples with some who fiercely advocate for the killing of Christians and Jews in the world today.
Show flags.
Libya
Sudan
Syria
Kenya
Western sahara
Jordan
Iraq
Kuwait
Palestine
Afghanistan
U.A.E.
Ironic isn’t it?
They all have a common denominator.
They islamic, and wish death to America, Israel, Christians and Jews.
It seems God is trying to warn us about something.
But back to the Heptadic Structures in the Scriptures.
In chapter six up to chapter seven we six of the seven seals broken,
But then there is a bracket, or a change in the momentum.
1 When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
So here we have another example of this Heptadic structure I mentioned.
Six seals come, bang bang bang, then it slows down,
This seventh seal brought calm and silence for about a half hour.
But, then as the new set of seven or heptad comes out, they come out swinging in rapid succession,
2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake. 6 So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
We’ll see as we move forward into what these trumpet sounds do to the earth and its inhabitant.
It started to get even more wild, for those who are alive on earth after the rapture.
But remember, the heptadic structure.
We’ll move through the first six, then we’ll slow down, or pause while on the seventh.
Remember, it’s like the six days of creation.
Created in six day, but rested on the seventh.
God is real brothers and sisters.
He has laid bread crumbs of His true and awesome existence for those who really want to get to know Him.
Do you want to get to know him?
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