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 THE OPEN WAY 
 
 INTO THE BOOK OF 
 REVELATION 
 
 God's Sevenfold Way to Con 
 summations or Fulfillments 
 of Prophecies 
 
 BY 
 
 M. M. ESHELMAN 
 
 Author of Sabbatism; One Faith Vindicated; True 
 
 Vital Piety; Two Sticks, or The Ten Tribes of 
 
 Israel Discovered; Los Angeles, Then 
 
 and Now; Operations of the 
 
 Holy Spirit 
 
 1915 
 
 BRETHREN PUBLISHING HOUSE 
 
 ELGIN, ILLINOIS 
 
DEDICATORY 
 
 *TpO the "King of saints," and to all who 
 believe "He shall come to be glorified 
 in his saints, and to be admired in all them 
 that believe in that day," is this Open Way 
 into the Book of Revelation lovingly dedi- 
 cated by 
 
 The AUTHOR 
 
Read This First 
 
 How This Book Was Made. 
 
 As in a harbor two lights are placed so that the ship 
 entering may keep itself in range of safety, so I have 
 tried to keep the long range light in perfect line with 
 the shorter range body, by first reading the book of 
 Revelation through about thirty times, with greater 
 and greater interest; then I took the nearer light, 
 which is a very close and minute examination of the 
 smaller parts, the meaning of words, of types, 
 symbols, emblems, and allegories. My next close 
 study was to secure the meaning of the types, sym- 
 bols, etc., in the Old Testament and apply them to the 
 book of Revelation : for it is largely symbolic, and 
 thus shadows forth the actual and the real in such 
 time as God has purposed in his own mind. 
 
 Next I examined the contexts and parallel passages 
 throughout the Bible. In this way the Throne-view 
 of the exalted Christ can be clearly seen.. 
 
 Equipment. 
 
 I did not desire to bring peril to my soul's 
 highest interest by cultivating a mere carnal desire for 
 knowledge or to build up a theory. It was more 
 than contents of the book with me. It was not merely 
 a delight to discover the meaning of words or to en- 
 large upon terms for personal glory, but the motive 
 ever in view was to be useful to God in bringing his 
 truth more clearly to believers that they might have 
 true joy! 
 
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 Responsibility. 
 
 I remembered how unsafe it is personally to go on 
 without faith, prayer, and obedience myself, or to lead 
 others into mere theories and cause them to rely upon 
 such theories and thus to yield up the most valuable 
 thing in their beings ; viz., power, to obey God. Has 
 God merely linked knowledge to theory and thus ren- 
 dered man a puny creature, depending upon what he 
 does not experience? Or has he linked his knowledge 
 to human faith and obedience so that honest belief 
 may get valuable experiences by submission to truth? 
 Evidently he has ! 
 Putting the Work in Form. 
 
 Seven years of felicitous study and teaching; com- 
 paring scripture with scripture ; reading authorities on 
 the book of Revelation; wading through much chaff 
 of opinions ; gathering here and there grains of wheat ; 
 I came on delightfully realizing that to know the book 
 better brought its useful fruits. When I discovered 
 directly in the Bible itself, that the key to a right un- 
 derstanding was to apply the meaning of the Old Tes- 
 tament symbols to the book of Revelation, there came 
 the right kind of LIGHT. 
 
 If the types, symbols, and emblems in the Old Tes- 
 tament centered in Christ as to his redemptive work, 
 why should not the types, symbols and emblems in 
 the New Testament, issued from his Glorified Throne, 
 have the same fulfillment when he comes to earth 
 again? All the shadows in the Old Testament as to 
 Christ's conception, birth, growth, miracle-working, 
 suffering, death, resurrection and ascension were 
 filled up by a personal Messiah ; why do not the types, 
 
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 symbols, emblems, allegories given from his Father's 
 Throne, have a fulfillment in due time just as literally 
 as those given as to redemption ? This is a vital point 
 and it is reasonable, logical, and buttressed with di- 
 vine truth. Seeing this, I became exceedingly happy. 
 We are, therefore, dealing with Throne-things, made 
 possible by Cross-things. 
 
 The next step was to make a skeleton book so as 
 to learn how many words might be used, and to as- 
 certain the cost. In this way a basis for some neces- 
 sary knowledge was obtained. 
 
 My wife's grandson, Paul Perry, twelve years of 
 age, readily learned the use of the type machine and 
 gave much assistance, as well as my dear companion 
 in life. A reexamination of all references, to be sure 
 of accuracy, was necessary. 
 
 A consciousness of imperfections lingers near. 
 
 May each believer be watching, waiting, praying 
 in all readiness for coronation in the next or glory 
 dispensation. 
 
 Interpretation. 
 
 If thunder is used to express God's dealings 
 with his adversaries from heaven (1 Sam. 2: 10), 
 what else can it mean in Rev. 8: 5? If thunder 
 is a symbol of God's presence as at Mt. Sinai (Ex. 
 19: 16), why should not thunder symbolize God's 
 presence in his majesty as found in Rev. 4: 5? 
 
 If iron in Dan. 2: 40 signified great strength, why 
 should not iron in Rev. 9: 9 signify strength also? 
 
 In this way one may become as familiar with the 
 symbolic meaning in Revelation as in the Old Tes- 
 
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 tament. There is very little chance of missing the 
 teachings through this Open Way. 
 
 Was Jesus crucified locally? He was crucified in 
 Jerusalem, a very local place. 
 
 Was the death of Jesus, in all its purposes and 
 powers, confined to a single locality, the land and 
 country where it was done? It was not so confined. 
 Its effects were world-wide. 
 
 Were his teachings in two parts? They were. 
 One part consists of promises of salvation to the 
 penitent believer, and the other part consists in losses, 
 failures, judgments to the rejectors and unbelievers 
 and doubters. 
 
 Were these teachings confined to believers and un- 
 believers in Palestine? 
 
 By no means ; these teachings to believers and as 
 to the destiny of both believers and unbelievers are 
 world-wide. 
 
 If, then, the promises of salvation become world- 
 wide in their applications, do not the teachings on 
 judgments and punishments of sin become world- 
 wide also? 
 
 Were the judgments of sins written solely for the 
 Israelites? 
 
 Whatever was uttered or written, as to sins judged, 
 was given for all men. As corrective means were 
 used in various ages, they became types for larger 
 corrections until the last large one will stand for the 
 last one around the globe. Unbelief is the all-in- 
 clusive sin. God must deal with it justly. To destroy 
 it is just for the human race. Correctives must be 
 believed and regarded as well as terms of salvation. 
 
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 Spiritual education. 
 
 1. Spiritual education is the proper development of 
 the Divine Life begun in the human soul by the Power 
 of Divine Truth. 
 
 2. Spiritual development embraces two thorough 
 processes ; viz., the perceptive and the productive. 
 The perceptive process is from the outward to the 
 inward. The productive is from the inward toward 
 the outward. 
 
 3. The spiritual development is willingly receptive 
 and righteously productive, resulting in loving obe- 
 dience to God. 
 
 4. Study is the earnest effort of the human mind 
 to arrive at maturity on any given subject ; hence the 
 laws of INDUCTION, CORRELATION, and EX- 
 PRESSION. 
 
 5. Induction. 
 
 By this, one observes a number of individual facts, 
 and, by analogy (resemblance between things), ex- 
 tends the truths to other facts, thus reaching general 
 principles of laws. By correlation, or reciprocal re- 
 lation or parallelism, the learner is led to give ex- 
 pression of his fuller knowledge and clearer insight 
 of the will of God in his soul. 
 
 6. This knowledge, being spiritual and continuously 
 overshadowed by the Holy Spirit, living in the re- 
 generated heart, fits the recipient for holy labors and 
 affined felicities, now and evermore. 
 
 7. This spiritual education is not received from 
 man, but comes from God through the Holy Scrip- 
 tures. 
 
 " An unspiritual man rejects the teaching of the 
 
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 Spirit of God. To him it is mere folly; he can not 
 grasp it, because it is only to be understood by 
 spiritual insight" (1 Cor. 2: 14). 
 
 Why can not a natural or sinful man use the Spirit ? 
 
 He is still Cainitic. He is a religious natural man. 
 He concedes but does not confess him. If he wor- 
 ships, he worships after his own will. He does not 
 believe in atonement by blood. He still offers earth- 
 fruits — money, self-improvement, human works. 
 
JESUS CHRIST REVEALED 
 FROM THE GLORY-THRONE 
 
 Revelation a Very Open Book by God's 
 
 Means of Symbols, Types, Emblems 
 
 As Made Known in the 
 
 Old Testament 
 
 STUDY ONE 
 
 God's Revealed Will from His Throne. 
 
 To whom first given? — Jesus Christ. 
 
 To whom delivered and revealed? — God's angel. 
 
 By whom sign-i-fied? — God's angel. 
 
 To whom delivered by God's angel? — The Apostle 
 John. 
 
 Where? — On earth and in heaven. 
 
 Where was it written? 
 
 On the isle of Patmos, now called Patino, and 
 Palmosa, in the southern part of the JEgean Sea, 
 southwest of the seven churches of Asia Minor. 
 
 The time covered was from the dateless past to the 
 eternity coming. 
 
 It was written about A. D. 90 or 96. 
 
 The structure is symbolically-real. 
 
 In mould, it is septiformal or sevenfold, reaching 
 into consummations or completions. 
 
 The word Lamb, a title of Jesus Christ, is used 
 twenty-eight times. 
 
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 God sent the book and sign-i-fied, or sig-ni-fied, 
 or made it a guide to human understanding by signs. 
 
 By whom did he sign-i-fy it or use signs? 
 
 By his angel. He officially marked out his angel or 
 messenger to uncover to John his last and most won- 
 derful message to man, about how he will judge sin 
 and reward righteousness. 
 
 From whence was this Revelation made? 
 
 It was made from the glory throne in heaven, 
 showing Jesus Christ in his Lamb and judicial char- 
 acter. 
 
 As to events, how zvide is the range of the book? 
 
 That " which is, and which was, and which is to 
 come " (1:4). 
 
 To whom are his relationships? 
 
 (1) To the seven churches. Also to all the local 
 churches from that time to his coming again, clothed 
 with clouds (1 : 9 to 3: 22). 
 
 (2) His relationship officially as High Priest in 
 the heaven, on the throne of his Father's glory (8: 
 3-6). 
 
 (3) His relationship to the bride upon his return 
 (19: 7-9) and as King-Judge of the earth (20: 1-15). 
 
 What is the central theme of the book? 
 
 Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, who, as Bride- 
 groom of the saints, and as King-Judge of the cov- 
 enanted kingdom, is moving all toward consummation 
 or fulfillment (11: 15). 
 
 How does God open the way to spiritual under- 
 standing of the book? 
 
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 By using types, symbols, emblems, and allegories 
 in the Old Testament, where he explains their mean- 
 ings. 
 
 STUDY TWO 
 
 As an outline of the teachings of the book, nothing 
 has appealed to the author like that given in 
 " Scofield's Reference Bible " — a book that easily 
 leads all others in comprehension, terseness, clear- 
 ness, and worth. No library is complete until it con- 
 tains a copy of C. I. Scofield's " Reference Bible." 
 After many years of hard study, this Bible came to 
 my library, giving me great pleasure. See further 
 notice at the close of this book. 
 
 Jesus Christ Glorified Pre-eminent. 
 
 What is the topic of the book? 
 
 The theme of the Revelation is Jesus Christ (1 : 1), 
 presented in a threefold way: (1) As to time 
 " which is, which was, and which is to come (1:4) 
 (2) as to relationships — to the churches (1: 9 to 3 
 22) ; to the tribulation (4: 1 to 19: 21) ; to the king- 
 dom (20: 1 to 20: 21); (3) in his offices— High 
 Priest (8: 3-6); Bridegroom (19: 7-9); King-Judge 
 (20: 1-15). 
 
 Where do all the events move to? 
 
 While Christ is the central theme of the book, all 
 of the events move toward one consummation, the 
 bringing in of the covenanted kingdom. The key- 
 phrase is the prophetic declaration of the " great 
 voices in heaven" (11: 15), lit., "The world king- 
 dom of our Lord and of his Christ has come." The 
 book is, therefore, a prophecy (1: 3). 
 
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 What are the sevenfold themes of the book? 
 
 The three major divisions of Revelation must be 
 clearly held if the interpretation is to be sane and 
 coherent. John was commanded to " write " con- 
 cerning three classes of "things" (1: 19). 
 
 1. Things past, " the things which thou hast seen," 
 i. e., the Patmos vision (1 : 1-20). 2. Things present, 
 " the things which are," i. e., things then existing — 
 obviously the churches. The temple had been de- 
 stroyed, the Jews dispersed; the testimony of God 
 had been committed to the churches (1 Tim. 3: 15). 
 Accordingly we have seven messages to seven rep- 
 resentative churches (2: 1 to 3: 22). It is noteworthy 
 that the word " church " does not occur after 3 : 22. 
 3. Things future, " things which shall be hereafter," 
 lit., " after these," i. e., after the church period ends 
 (4: 1 to 22: 21). The third major division, as Erdman 
 (W. J.) has pointed out, falls into a series of six 
 sevens with five parenthetical passages, making, with 
 the church division, seven sevens. The six sevens are : 
 1. The seven seals (4: 1 to 8: 1). 2. The seven trum- 
 pets (8: 2 to 11 : 19). 3. The seven personages (12: 1 
 to 14: 20). 4. The seven vials (bowls) (15: 1 to 16: 
 21). 5. The seven dooms (17: 1 to 20: 15). 6. The 
 seven new things (21: 1 to 22: 21). 
 
 "The parenthetical passages are: (1) The Jewish 
 remnant and the tribulation saints (7: 1-17). (2) 
 The angel, the little book, the two witnesses (10: 1 to 
 11 : 14). (3) The Lamb, the remnant, and the ever- 
 lasting Gospel (14: 1-13). (4) The gathering of the 
 kings at Armageddon (16: 13-16). (5) The four 
 alleluias in heaven (19: 1-6). These passages do not 
 
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 advance the prophetic narrative. Looking backward 
 and forward, they sum up results accomplished, and 
 speak of results yet to come as if they had already 
 come. In 14: 1, for example, the Lamb and remnant 
 are seen prophetically on Mt. Sion, though they are 
 not actually there till 20: 4-6. 
 
 " The end of the church period (2-3) is left in- 
 determinate. It will end by the fulfillment of 1 
 Thess. 4: 14-17. Chapters 4-19 are believed to syn- 
 chronize with Daniel's Seventieth Week (Dan. 9: 24, 
 note). The great tribulation begins at the middle of 
 the ' week,' and continues three and a half years 
 (Rev. 11 : 3 to 19: 21). The tribulation is brought to 
 an end by the appearing of the Lord and the battle of 
 Armageddon (24: 29, 30; Rev. 19: 11-21). The king- 
 dom follows (Rev. 20: 4, 5) ; after this the ' little sea- 
 son ' (Rev. 20: 7-15), and then eternity." 
 
 STUDY THREE 
 
 Best Things Flung Out. 
 
 To whom are the contents given? 
 
 It is the word of God to man's understanding — to 
 man who can read, who can hear, and who can pray. 
 It is a very open message to mankind. It is not the 
 voice of secrecy. It may be the voice of difficulty, 
 of the call to close study, to comparisons, to earnest 
 research, to spiritual discernments, but not the voice 
 of difficulty to faith. 
 
 How many greater or major divisions are there in 
 the book? 
 
 Three : Chapter 1 : 19. First : Things past. 
 
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 Second : Things present, the churches. Third : 
 Things to come, predicted things made full. 
 
 W hat are the peculiar phases of the book? 
 
 First: the seven churches. Second: the six sevens 
 or completions or seven sevens — the highest form of 
 consummations. To these seven sevens are added 
 five parenthetical announcements. Seven times seven 
 are forty-nine, and the fiftieth is Jubilee. 
 
 What constitute the seven sevens? 
 
 (1) The seven churches, a picture of professing 
 Christianity and the one body in it, from A. D. 35 to 
 the arrival of the kingdom of Christ, to his Father who 
 will then be in all. (2) The seven seals (4: 1 to 8: 
 1). (3) The seven trumpets (8: 2 to 11: 19). (4) 
 The seven personages (12: 1 to 14: 20). (5) The 
 seven vial or bowls (15: 1 to 16: 21). (6) The 
 seven dooms (17: 1 to 20: 15). (7) The seven new 
 things (21: 1 to 22: 21). 
 
 What are the five parentheses? 
 
 1. The Israelite Remnant, and the great tribulation 
 (7: 1-17). 2. The angel, the Little Book, the Two 
 Witnesses (10: 1 to 11: 14). 3. The Lamb, the 
 Remnant, the Everlasting Gospel (14: 1-13). 4. The 
 marshaling of the kings of Armageddon (16: 13-16). 
 5. The four Hallelujahs in heaven (19: 1-6). Some 
 look backward, some forward and total the comple- 
 tions, and announce events to come in words as if 
 they had already come to pass. In 14: 1 the Lamb 
 and God's Remnant are predictively seen on Mount 
 Sion, as if they were already at hand, but they will 
 not be there until 20: 4-6 is reached. Five is the 
 number of GRACE. Involved in Grace are " Father, 
 
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 Son, Spirit, Creation, Redemption " — five great mys- 
 teries. 
 
 When will be the end of the church period? 
 
 The precise day or time is not known to man, but 
 it will end its earthly career in the flesh as indicated 
 in 1 Thess. 4: 17 and in corresponding scriptures. 
 
 When do the church saints join Christ their Head? 
 
 Evidently as announced in 1 Thess. 4: 16, 17, which 
 reads: "For the Lord himself [not another] shall 
 descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of 
 the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the 
 dead in Christ shall rise first; then we which are 
 alive and remain shall be caught up together with 
 them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and 
 so shall we ever be with the Lord." 
 
 How often did he appear or will he appear for the 
 saints? 
 
 " If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come 
 again, and receive you unto myself; that where I 
 am, there ye may be also" (John 14: 3). This is in 
 harmony with 1 Thess. 4: 16, 17. 
 
 Where will Jesus appear? 
 
 In the air or sky; to resurrect those who died in 
 him and change the then living ones, all receiving 
 immortal bodies such as please God (1 Cor. 15: 38, 
 54). Col. 3: 4 says: "When Christ, who is our life, 
 shall appear, then shall ye [the saints] also appear 
 with him in glory." This is appearance one. 
 
 Will there be any other appearances of Jesus? 
 
 His first appearance was as a Babe in Bethlehem of 
 Judea; his second will be that already proven by the 
 
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 oracles of God, and the third appearance will be that 
 of judgment, the same Holy Spirit telling how and 
 what shall be done : " And to you who are troubled, 
 rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed 
 from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, 
 taking vengeance on them that know not God, and 
 OBEY not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ." 
 
 The Holy Spirit said both of these, one about the 
 glory appearing and the other about his coming in 
 flaming fire of judgment. Do you believe both state- 
 ments to be from the same source? 
 
 What can be said of i Peter i: 12 and 2 Peter 1: 
 20, 21? 
 
 First Peter 1 : 12 affirms that all of God's mes- 
 sages were given by the Holy Spirit and are to be 
 received, believed and obeyed out of a loving heart. 
 Second Peter 1 : 20, 21 teaches that the Holy Scrip- 
 tures are not of any private interpretation or con- 
 struction and that holy men of old spake as they were 
 moved by the Holy Ghost." 
 
 Startling Events to Sinners. 
 
 What will be the condition of the human family 
 between the time of the saints going up in the skies 
 and their return with Christ to reign one thousand 
 years ? 
 
 Likely seven events will take place as the com- 
 pletion of important predicted conditions. 
 
 First: God will send Elijah before the great and 
 dreadful day of the Lord (Mai. 4: 5; Rev. 11 : 3-6). 
 Elijah will likely be one of the two witnesses. 
 
 Second : " Wonders in the heavens and in the earth, 
 blood, fire, pillars of smoke" (Joel 2: 30-32). Part 
 
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 of this prediction was fulfilled at Christ's departure, 
 or soon thereafter for heaven, and the completion 
 of it will take place during the " great tribulation " 
 (Matt. 24: 29; Acts 2: 19, 20). 
 
 Third: The unfeeling condition of Christianity 
 after the saints are gone up to heaven (1 Thess. 5: 
 1-3). 
 
 Fourth : The apostasies of Christian leaders. The 
 teaching under the " false prophet " and " beast." 
 
 Fifth: The fearful and heartrending frights for 
 what is coming upon the earth. People will be great- 
 ly conscious of the portents in the skies and the 
 phenomena on the earth. 
 
 Sixth : The developing to the full of the man of 
 sin (2 Thess. 2: 1-8), and the teachings of Jesus 
 while here concerning judgments (John 12: 48). 
 
 Seventh: The disclosures of the contents of Rev. 
 11 : 16, 18. All of these will be real movements from 
 heaven to earth by the Lord to bring sin into judg- 
 ment. 
 
 STUDY FOUR 
 Names of Deity. 
 
 " In the beginning God created the heaven and the 
 earth" (Gen 1:1). This creative act is in the date- 
 less past. 
 
 What is the meaning of the Hebrew word El-o- 
 him? 
 
 The syllable " el " means " the Strong One," Ohim 
 or Alah or Elah, " to bind one's self with an oath," 
 thus signifying into confidence of man, trust or faith- 
 fulness. It is " uniplural," as shown in Gen. 1 : 26. 
 
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 El-o-him, or God, is used in the Bible about 2,500 
 times 
 
 What may be said of the word Jehovah? 
 
 This word has its beginning in putting three He- 
 brew words together. (1) Yehi, meaning "He will 
 be." (2) Hove, meaning " being." (3) Hah-yah, 
 meaning " He was." Selecting the syllable " Ye " 
 in Yehi, and " ove " in Hove, and the syllable " Yah," 
 we combine them thus. Ye-hove-yah or Jehovah. In 
 the Hebrew language the title is always written in the 
 form of a tetragrammation — YHVH. In the book of 
 Psalms it appears in the shorter form Jah or Yah in 
 thirty-five passages, twice in Exodus and a few times 
 in Isaiah. " The names reveal the doctrine of God 
 which creates the worship of God." 
 
 Bryant Rotherman, in " The Emphasized Bible," 
 says YHVH is the abbreviated form of Yah-weh, 
 from the root, Ha-wah, an old form of the root Ha- 
 yah, " to become," or " will become." 
 
 Therefore the word Jehovah doubtless means as 
 found in Exodus : " He that will be ; he that is ; and 
 he that was." In Rev. 1:4," Grace be unto you, 
 and peace, from him which is, and which was, and 
 which is to come." He is still " the Strong One." 
 
 How far can we see Jehovah in the future? 
 
 If you can see him in the great present, if you can 
 view him in the tremendous past as shaping the des- 
 tiny of worlds, if you can see him in the great coming 
 ages as the Victor, the Triumpher over all, the Yah- 
 weh, he will give you such a vision as will bring you 
 closer and closer to himself. 
 
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 Jehovah revealing himself. — In how many ways 
 does he come to man? 
 
 In seven ways or aspects, in consummation in its 
 fullness. (1) As Je-hov-ah-ji-rah. "The Lord will 
 provide" (Gen. 22: 13, 14). (2) As Je-hov-ah-ra- 
 pho. "The Lord that healeth " (Ex. 15: 26). (3) 
 As Je-hov-ah-nis-si. "The Lord our banner" (Ex. 
 17: 8, 15). (4) As Je-hov-ah-sha-lom. "The Lord 
 our peace " (Judges 6: 24). (5) As Je-hov-ah-ra-ah. 
 "The Lord my shepherd" (Psa. 23). (6) As Je- 
 hov-ah-tsie-ke-nu. " The Lord our righteousness " 
 (Jer. 23: 6). (7) As Je-hov-ah-shammah. "The 
 Lord is present" (Ezek. 48: 25). 
 
 What is the distinction between El-o-him and Je- 
 hov-ah? 
 
 El-o-him (plural) said or expressed: " Let us make 
 man." Man was made of the dust of the earth. Je- 
 hov-ah said or expressed : " Breathed into man's 
 nostrils the BREATH OF LIFE; and man became 
 a living soul, a self-conscious being with ability to 
 will and to reason. Thus he was CREATED. The 
 FORM was made; man was created. 
 
 There are seven redemptive names of Jehovah, ex- 
 pressing his ability to meet every' need of man. 
 Seven is spiritual perfection. Isa. 11: 2 announces 
 the sevenfold spirit of the Messiah that was to come, 
 did come, and is now our sevenfold Judge to come 
 again. 
 
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 STUDY FIVE 
 The Value of Scriptural Numbers 
 
 Beginning with God. 
 
 What does one mean? 
 
 As the cardinal idea ONE signifies UNITY. As 
 an ordinal it means " primacy." It is independent of 
 all other numbers, because it can not be divided. 
 One excludes all differences, because there is no 
 other number with which to differ. It has no fellow- 
 ship with idolatry. It stands for the first biblical 
 words. There can not be two firsts. It is ever unity. 
 Saints are to " keep the unity of the Spirit in the 
 bonds of peace." God first purposed, first willed, 
 first gave his Son. 
 A Step Onward. 
 
 What may be learned by two? 
 
 " Two denotes there is another from one. There 
 is a difference. The difference may be for good or 
 for evil." Two can be divided. This other from one 
 may be helpful or hurtful. When the earth was void 
 or in chaos, the second, the Holy Spirit, moved (flut- 
 tered) upon the waters and brought harmony. Here 
 one joined to one became wondrously concordant. 
 The second day witnessed the second thing as com- 
 ing, which was light. Here difference was mani- 
 fested. God separated darkness from light. God 
 divided waters above from waters below. The two 
 bodies of water still are separated. " So the second 
 day had division for its great characteristic " (Gen. 1 : 
 6). "Let there be a firmament," a heaven, in the 
 midst of the waters, right between the waters above 
 
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 and the waters below. " In the beginning " God cre- 
 ated the (aerial) heaven and the earth. This was 
 order and perfection. " The second speaks of ruin 
 and desolation." This means disorder and imper- 
 fection. The old earth and the old heaven are under 
 curse. The new heaven and the new earth under a 
 blessing (Rev. 21, 22). In the new earth and new 
 heaven no night, no curse. We have law and grace : 
 faith and works. Two may be traced all through the 
 Bible to learn of its gracious meanings. Two stands 
 for duality in Christ — human and Divine. 
 
 Divine Perfection Around Three. 
 
 What is the scriptural significance of three? 
 
 Three has the idea of solidity, reality, complete- 
 ness, entire. Length, breadth, and height are essential 
 to form a solid. God is Omniscient, Omnipresent, 
 Omnipotent. Thus he has given man the past, the 
 present, the future. The " sum of capability is 
 thought, word, deed." There are the Father, Son 
 and Holy Spirit in salvation. Every complete thing 
 in nature, in grace, is stamped with number three. 
 In mentality are three figures throughout. In the 
 vegetable kingdom, in the mineral kingdom, and in the 
 animal kingdom three is found everywhere. " Three 
 denotes divine perfection." Hence the number three 
 points us to what is real, essential, perfect, sub- 
 stantial, complete, and Divine. There is nothing real 
 in man or of man. Everything " under the sun and 
 apart from God is vanity" (Psa. 39: 5, 11; 62: 9; 
 Eccles. 1: 2, 14; 2: 11, 17, 26; Rom. 8: 20). One 
 Godhead in three parts, Father, Son, Holy Spirit. 
 Three times the seraphim cry " Holy, Holy, Holy." 
 
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 God is threefold holy. Again, ONE stands for the 
 sovereignty of the ONE TRUE GOD; the Son, the 
 second, the Great Deliverer; and the third, the Holy 
 Spirit, marking or completing the fulness of the God- 
 head. Observe the fulnesses : 
 
 Eph. 3 : 19, the fulness of God. 
 
 Eph. 4: 13, the fulness of Christ. 
 
 Col. 2 : 9, the fulness of the Godhead. 
 
 Four Connects with Creation. 
 
 What beauty and power in four? 
 
 In our study we have found that " three signifies 
 Divine perfection, with special reference to the Trin- 
 ity. The Father is ONE in sovereignty; the Son, 
 the second, is worthy of the incarnation : the Holy 
 Spirit, realizing in us and to us Divine things." 
 Four is three and one. That which is in three and 
 in one is in four. It is the number of creation, related 
 to man. It deals with material, hence a world num- 
 ber. The fourth day of creation material things 
 were finished ; on the fifth and sixth days the earth 
 was furnished with living creatures, man included. 
 "Four is the number of the great elements, earth, 
 air, fire, water." There are four directions, north, 
 south, east, west; four divisions of the day — morn- 
 ing, noon, evening, midnight. As to Jesus' return 
 to the earth he speaks of evening, midnight, cock- 
 crowing, morning (Mark 13: 35). Gen. 2: 10, 11 
 deals with four rivers. Four living creatures, who 
 announce the Coming One, by whom all things were 
 created (Rev. 4). Notice that whenever those four 
 living creatures speak it is something that relates 
 to the earth or the people of the earth. They an- 
 
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 nounce the plagues and judgments that come to earth. 
 They give orders to the plague-angels. Read into 
 Rev 5: 10 "them" and "they" instead of "us" 
 and " we " according to Tischendorf, Alford, West- 
 cott and Hort. The four Gentile world-empires stand 
 out with world-wide greatness — Babylon, Medo- 
 Persia, Greece, Rome. The first three have wild 
 beasts as representatives, and the fourth one, sym- 
 bolized by iron and clay, was not named. It was a 
 nondescript. Dan. 7: 2, 3 gives a view of four 
 winds of heaven striving upon the sea; and out of 
 the sea came four beasts " diverse one from the 
 other." " These were world " powers in strife and 
 division. Being from the earth they lacked unity. 
 A Spiritual Contrast. 
 
 What may we understand by numbers to earthly 
 and heavenly things? 
 
 " Seven stamps everything with spiritual perfec- 
 tion, or evil consummation, for it is the number of 
 heaven, and stands therefore in contrast to earth's " 
 four. This explains Rev. 5: 12, where the heavenly 
 multitude praise with a sevenfold blessing. Ob- 
 serve that on the contrary how many ascriptions of 
 praise the earthly people give to the Lamb — only 
 four. Matt. 13, in the parable of the sower, there 
 are four kinds of soil. Three had not acceptable 
 elements of development; one fell into unity. All 
 numbers of the Bible have great meanings. We note 
 only a few out of the multitude for want of space. 
 Peculiar Phases of Five. 
 
 What does five stand for? 
 
 Five has grace for its companion. " Thus we have 
 
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 (1) Father, (2) Son, (3) Holy Spirit, (4) Creation, 
 (5) Redemption. All these connect." Four is the 
 number of the world; one (Deity) is added to the 
 world-number to give strength to imperfect mankind. 
 The fifth kingdom is the little stone of Daniel 2, 
 which substitutes for all the four, absorbing them. 
 Israel marched out of Egypt in ranks of five because 
 the fifth One was Jehovah, the invincible Supporter. 
 The holy anointing oil contained four spices and one 
 oil, myrrh, sweet calamus, sweet cinnamon, cassia, 
 olive oil. Oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. The 
 others are of the earth and are made available by the 
 fifth, the oil. 
 
 The Imperfect Six for Man. 
 
 Why has man the number six impressed upon him? 
 
 "Six is man's world four plus two (" man's enmity 
 to God ") brought in." Six makes the grace of God 
 of none effect by man's additions. " It is the number 
 of imperfection — man's number — and when it is car- 
 ried to fulness of evil in man it reaches 666." " The 
 square of 6 is 36, and the sum of the numbers, 1 to 
 36, is 666. The Romans used for computation the 
 letters D which equals 500, C 100, L 50, X 10, V 5, 
 and I 1, which figures total 666. You can be sure 
 that the triple six marks the culmination of man's 
 opposition to God in the person and work of the Anti- 
 christ." 
 
 So important is six in the affairs of man as oppos- 
 ing God that I take pleasure in quoting from E. W. 
 Bullinger's most excellent work, " Number in Scrip- 
 ture," which every minister should have in his library. 
 For this work consult advertising page in this book. 
 
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 Three persons are under this number: "Goliath, 
 whose height was six cubits, and he had six pieces of 
 armor; his spear's head weighed 600 shekels of iron " 
 (1 Sam. 17: 4-7). "Nebuchadnezzar's image, which 
 he set up, was sixty cubits high and six cubits broad 
 [Dan. 3: 1], and which was worshiped when the 
 music was heard from six specified instruments." 
 
 Antichrist, whose number is 666. 
 
 " Goliath's six is connected with the pride of 
 fleshly might." Nebuchadnezzar's two sixes are con- 
 nected with the pride of absolute dominion. 
 
 Antichrist's three sixes connect with the pride of 
 Satanic guidance. 
 
 Six is quite significant, two sixes, or 66 more so, 
 and three sixes, or 666, denote the utmost concen- 
 tration of all ugliness. 
 
 The Number of Spiritual Perfection. 
 
 What is the number of spiritual completeness? 
 
 It is the number seven used so extensively in Scrip- 
 ture. This number is used as no other number is 
 used in God's Word. " Seven, and its compounds, 
 occur in multiplies of seven in the Old Testament." 
 " Seven occurs 287 times in the Old Testament. This 
 is 7x41. Seventy occurs ninety-eight times, which 
 is 7x14. Seventy occurs fifty-six times, which is 
 8x7. Seventy, in combination with other numbers, 
 occurs thirty-five times, or 7x5. Spirit and order are 
 vastly extended in seventy. Seventy signifies " per- 
 fect spiritual order carried out with all spiritual 
 power " and understanding. Seventy souls of Gen. 
 45, carried out by God's perfect spiritual seven, mul- 
 tiplied by his divine ten which denotes spiritual order, 
 
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 hence 7x10 disciples of Jesus. Spiritual order unites 
 with spiritual perfection in God's domain, and even 
 in the Church of Jesus Christ. It was not accident 
 and mere chance when the church carries spiritual 
 order with spiritual perfection in her government, 
 especially where the Holy Spirit is permitted to rule 
 with God's system of perfection and order; but when 
 believers attempt to mix God's seven (spiritual per- 
 fections) with man's worldly six, then come con- 
 fusion, division, grief, disfellowship. Six plus seven 
 are thirteen, and the significance is found in Gen. 14: 
 4: "Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer and the 
 thirteenth they rebelled." Astonishing as it seems, 
 wherever eight (superabundance of satiating) and 
 thirteen (rebellion, apostasy, defection, corruption, 
 revolution) are joined there the carnalities have full 
 sway and the saints wonder why such a " mixture " 
 of living. It is here among the eights and thirteens 
 that believers take delight in dances, card playing, 
 musical " schottishes," unspiritual music of every 
 kind, even down to the clownish. They surely have 
 given good-bye to the spiritual one, two, three, five, 
 seven, ten, twelve and seventy, and if they do not quit 
 the eight and thirteen unspiritualities they are likely to 
 get into the 666. Space forbids a further visiting 
 among these numbers. We must next go on to 
 
 " The Superabundant Eight." 
 
 What great abundance does eight stand for in the 
 Bible ? 
 
 " The seventh day " of creation was the " day of 
 completion and rest." The eighth day was one, unity, 
 added to the perfect seven. It is " the first of the 
 
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 second series of seven. Jesus rose the first day of the 
 week from the grave, to which first day was added to 
 seven, made significant of abundance of Life." As 
 a noun, it represents " superabundant fertility, oil, 
 etc." Feast of tabernacles was kept eight days (Lev. 
 23: 39). In Rev. 17: 11, " the beast that was not and 
 is," comes from the seven dynasties ; is fat with 
 worldly honor and wealth. 
 
 The Remarkable Nine. 
 
 What does it signify f 
 
 It is the last of the digits, for the next number 
 must be expressed by two numbers. It is 3x3 or 
 Trinity expressed threefold. It speaks of conclusions. 
 It marks the finality of man, the judgment and all 
 man's works. Jerusalem has been besieged twenty- 
 seven times, or 3x9. In Haggai 1:11 nine judgments 
 are particularized. The gifts of the Spirit are nine 
 (1 Cor. 12: 8-10). The fruit of the Spirit is nine 
 (Gal. 5: 21, 22). Many others might be noticed. 
 
 The Orderly Ten. 
 
 Does ten stand for perfection in anything? 
 
 Ten signifies the highest order in government. 
 Spiritual order is just as essential as spiritual per- 
 fection in grace. As five makes orderly grace, twice 
 five marks orderly government in that grace. There 
 are ten virgins, five represent empty man and five 
 stand for grace in spiritualities ; five were Spirit- 
 filled, hence ready for the Bridegroom. " The Lord's 
 prayer is completed in ten clauses." Ten symbolizes 
 the closing of Antichrist's world-empire (Rev. 21). 
 
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 It would require many pages to get all that is given 
 in God's orderly ten. 
 
 " The Disorderly Eleven." 
 
 Is it possible that disorder has its number? 
 
 Assuredly ! Only a few can be given here. Eleven 
 dukes of Edom (descendants of Esau, the birth- 
 right seller) (Gen. 36: 40-43). Eleven sons of Jacob 
 disorganized Jacob's family. " One is not." 
 
 From Horeb to Kadesh was eleven days' journey, 
 the twelfth day would have seen them in Canaan. 
 Eleven was rebellious. Zedekiah reigned eleven years, 
 then was taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. 
 Jehoiakim reigned eleven years and ruined Judah. 
 Jesus was crucified in the thirty-third year of his 
 life (3x11), and not all things are yet put under his 
 feet. " He was cut off " (Dan. 9 : 26 and Heb. 2:8). 
 Ephraim, the offending tribe, who made the image 
 with eleven hundred shekels and was stolen by Dan 
 (Micah), are omitted in the national sealing in Rev. 
 7, but obtain their land blessing (Ezek. 48: 1, 5) 
 with the other ten tribes. Let us now pass on to 
 
 The Perfect Twelve. 
 
 In what is this number found? 
 
 " It is found as a multiple in all that has to do with 
 rule." The day-ruler, the sun ; the moon that rules 
 the night ; the stars which aid the moon do so by their 
 passage through the twelve signs of the zodiac, which 
 complete the great circle of the heavens in 12x30 
 days. The twelve tribes, twelve apostles, the twelve 
 foundations of the New Jerusalem, the twelve gates, 
 twelve pearls, and twelve angels are treated in chapter 
 
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 22. Surely the order of number in natural and 
 spiritual worlds is most wonderfully interesting to 
 the believer. We regret our space forbids a further 
 most pleasurable pursuit of this great system of 
 God's making. 
 
 Thirteen has been considered. 
 
 Fourteen, being twice seven, " partakes of its sig- 
 nificance ; and being double seven, implies a double 
 measure of spiritual perfection." 
 
 Fifteen is three times five, which is the number of 
 grace; and three times grace expresses increased 
 energy of God to save man. 
 
 Seventeen is the seventh of the prime numbers. 
 Seventeen intensifies seven. With the seven, or 
 spiritual perfection, and seventeen we have before us 
 the perfection of spiritual order. There is spiritual 
 order which always connects with spiritual perfec- 
 tions, and to deny the order is to deny God's perfect 
 system of worship. 
 
 Nineteen " denotes the perfection of order con- 
 nected with judgment. Eve and Job have to do with 
 nineteen." 
 
 Twenty is double ten. It is short of one in twenty- 
 one, 3x7. Twenty years (Gen. 21 : 38, 41). Twenty 
 years Israel (Judges 4: 3; 15: 20; 16: 31). Twenty 
 years the ark (1 Sam. 7:2). Twenty years Solomon 
 (1 Kings 9: 10). Twenty years Jerusalem, between 
 its capture and destruction. 
 
 Twenty-two equals disorganization. Israel's worst 
 kings dealt in this number (1 Kings 14: 20; 1 Kings 
 16: 20). Eleven signifies an addition to Divine order 
 
32 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 (10) and subtraction from Divine organized perfec- 
 tion (12). 
 
 Twenty-four (2x12) denotes the perfection and 
 order of the heavenly government, which is a copy of 
 that given to Israel and probably of that given to the 
 church. 
 
 Twenty-five is five times five, a great multiplica- 
 tion of GRACE. 
 
 Twenty-seven is 3x3x3, and as three stands for 
 Father, Son and Holy Spirit, twenty-seven extends 
 the values of the Trinity into marvelous values. 
 
 This pleasant study could be pursued on to Satan's 
 666 and to Jesus' 888 with profit, but space inter- 
 feres and the subject must close here. God has built 
 his religious system upon most wonderful numbers. 
 Both expression and meaning of words carry with 
 them numbers, and often by numbers one gets the 
 meaning of God for either joy or grief. 
 
 STUDY SIX 
 
 Ages or Dispensations. 
 
 What is an age or dispensation? 
 
 " An age or dispensation is a period of time during 
 which man is tested in respect to obedience to some 
 specific revelation of the will of God." Seven such 
 dispensations are distinguished in Scripture. 
 
 Name them in order, when they began and when 
 they ended or end, 
 
 The First Age, Innocency. 
 
 Adam and Eve were created in innocency, given a 
 garden, amply supplied for all their needs, and sur- 
 
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 rounded by perfections. One simple test was given 
 them (Gen. 2: 16, 17). The dispensation ended after 
 they transgressed God's law (Gen. 1). 1. They 
 doubted God's benevolence (Gen. 3: 1). 2. Eve 
 tempted and her addition to the Word (Gen. 3:3). 
 3. The first lie to Eve (Gen. 3: 4). 4. The pride of 
 appetite by Eve (Gen. 3: 5). 5. Eve's action and 
 fall (Gen. 3: 6). Opened eyes — a fraud was per- 
 petrated on Eve's mind. The age ended in the judg- 
 ment of expulsion from the garden. 
 
 What constituted the Second Age? 
 
 It is known as the age of conscience, and extends 
 from the expulsion from the garden to the judgment 
 of the flood (Gen. 7). Conscience was the ruling 
 element (Gen. 3; 23 to Gen. 7: 23; Rom. 2: 15). 
 The civilization was Cainitic in origin and character 
 and ended in the judgment of the flood. 
 
 How did the Third Age begin and end? 
 
 The Third Age began with Noah and is known as 
 human government. It was " government by man for 
 man." It has full powers to take life judicially. 
 " Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his 
 blood be shed" (Gen. 9: 6). The age ended in the 
 judgment of confusion of tongues at the tower of 
 Babel. Tongues have been confused ever since. The 
 evils of one age are carried forward through succeed- 
 ing ages. 
 
 How and where did the Fourth Age begin and end? 
 
 It began at Abraham, through whom God chose a 
 distinct people to produce a Savior for mankind in 
 harmony with Gen. 3: 15. It is known as the Age of 
 
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 Promise (Gen. 12: 1-3). It ended at the giving of 
 the Law at Sinai, the judgment in Egypt having been 
 passed (Ex. 19: 8). 
 
 Describe the Fifth Age. 
 
 The Fifth Age began when the Law was given to 
 Moses and ended in the judgment of the Cross. The 
 Law was simply " an intermediary discipline until the 
 seed should come" (Gal. 3: 19-29). 
 
 Where and what .is the Sixth Age? 
 
 We are in it now. It began at the Cross and will 
 end in the judgment of the man of sin, or the man 
 in whom will center the spirit of Antichrist and the 
 placing of Satan in the pit (Rev. 19: 20 and 20: 10). 
 
 Since the key to prophecy is Israel begun, de- 
 veloped, dispersed and restored, let us learn more 
 about the Age of Promise. 
 
 When was the promise made to Abraham? 
 
 About B. C. 1995. Abraham was the tenth from 
 Shem, who was the son of Noah. A new adminis- 
 tration was begun by Jehovah, involving the Word 
 becoming flesh, full of Grace and Truth. 
 
 Name the seven or perfect parts of the promise 
 made to Abraham. 
 
 (1) Promise of a great nation (Gen. 13: 16; John 
 8: 39; Rom. 9: 7, 8; Gal. 3 : 6, 7, 29). 
 
 (2) " I will bless thee" (Gen. 24: 34, 35; John 8: 
 36). 
 
 (3) " Make thy name great." 
 
 (4) "Thou shalt be a blessing" (Gal. 3: 13, 14). 
 
 (5) "I will bless them that bless thee." 
 
 (6) " I will curse them that curse thee." How 
 •aiany have suffered because they dealt harshly with 
 
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 Israel? And worse woes are promised to those na- 
 tions that will yet deal illy with Abraham's seed 
 (Deut. 30: 7; Isa. 14: 1, 2; Joel 3: 1-8; Micah 5: 
 7-9; Zech. 14: 1-3; Matt. 25: 40, 45). 
 
 (7) All nations will be blessed through Abraham. 
 This is the evangelical promise to the gospel mis- 
 sionaries (Gal. 3: 16; John 8: 56-58). This age ex- 
 tends into the Fifth Age, the Age of Law, and then 
 going on with blessings at the Cross. It consummates 
 in the Seventh Age. 
 
 The Seventh Age begins at Christ's next arrival 
 on earth to occupy his throne, to govern the earth 
 for one thousand years, and when all evil has been 
 put under his feet or destroyed, he will give the 
 kingdom up to his Father, and that age will end in 
 complete triumph. Only glory will then shine forth 
 for ever and ever. 
 
 What do we meet here again that stamps God as 
 being spiritually perfect? 
 
 We meet the number seven again. Since the Is- 
 raelites were men they were involved in five (Grace) 
 and God's seven or Perfection. Five plus seven are 
 twelve, which stands for perfect government. 
 
 STUDY SEVEN 
 Dispensation of Grace and Truth. 
 
 The key text of this age is Titus 3 : 4, 7 : 
 
 " But when the kindness of God our Savior and his 
 love for man were revealed, he saved us, not in conse- 
 quence of any righteous actions we had done, but in the 
 execution of his merciful purposes, by that washing 
 which was a new birth to us, and by the renovating pow- 
 er of the Holy Spirit, which he poured out upon us abun- 
 dantly through Jesus Christ our Savior. For his inten- 
 
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 tion was that, when by his gracious help we should stand 
 right with him, we should, in the fulfillment of our hopes, 
 become possessors of enduring life." 
 
 When did grace and truth begin as an Age? 
 
 Since there is always a preliminary in new admin- 
 istrations, officially the Sixth Age began with the 
 death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Rom. 3: 21, 
 22; 8: 4, and Philpp. 3:9). 
 
 What does God give to penitent man? 
 
 He gives him Christ's righteousness, both by im- 
 plication and by application (Rom. 8:4). Grace con- 
 nects with faith and obedience of the penitent. 
 
 What is the test of the believer in the age of grace 
 and truth? 
 
 The test of the believer's faith is his willingness to 
 believe the whole of every message of God. In his 
 approach to God, the sinner must connect with Jesus 
 as Jesus connected officially with his Father (Matt. 
 3: 15, 16). In his service to God he must observe 
 the " all-things whatsoever " Jesus commands in the 
 New Testament. The service of God is prescribed in 
 the Book of God. 
 
 The Seventh Age or Dispensation. 
 
 This is revealed as the ACTIVE KINGDOM of 
 the Messiah, or the one thousand years' reign of 
 Christ on the renovated earth. 
 
 What shall that kingdom present to its subjects? 
 
 This is " the last of the seven ordered ages in which 
 human life is conditioned on earth." It embraces 
 Jesus' reign upon earth as King-priest and his saints 
 as helpers in the King-priesthood, during the Mil- 
 
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 lennial Age or period of universal peace. Let us pro- 
 ceed to develop this within the scope of the Bible as 
 we are on the open way through the book of Revela- 
 tion. 
 
 Endings. 
 Briefly what ends before that age comes into view? 
 
 (1) Every kind of oppression and misrule ends in 
 gracious judgment (Isa. 11: 3, 4). 
 
 (2) The time to witness for Jesus among nations 
 has closed (Matt. 25: 31-46; Acts 17: 30, 31; Rev. 
 20: 7-15). 
 
 (3) The time of obedience in the fleshly bodies of 
 saintship ends in glorious spiritualities (2 Thess. 1 : 
 6,7). 
 
 (4) The sufferings of God's people terminate in 
 glory (Rom. 8: 17, 18). 
 
 (5) Israel's blindness as a nation and her world- 
 wide sufferings end in national restoration of the 
 land and religious worship (Rom. 11 : 25-27, and two 
 hundred similar passages). 
 
 (6) That Consuming Stone (Christ) " cut out with- 
 out hands," becomes a " great mountain," " fills the 
 whole earth" (Dan. 2: 44, 45), and will smite the 
 image in justice. Mankind will not have a ready- 
 made kingdom to present unto Christ, but when he 
 arrives he will put the one he is now making into 
 active operation. It will be a heavenly-made king- 
 dom. He no more depends upon the people of the 
 globe to get one ready for him than he depends on 
 man to prepare ways for salvation. Men are saved 
 by his blood; his kingdom will be an active one by 
 virtue of that same blood. 
 
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 (7) Creation's groaning and earth slavery end in 
 sure deliverance, because " the sons of God will be 
 made manifest to all" (Isa. 11: 6-8; Rom. 8: 19, 
 21). Here again are seven occurrences or endings 
 prior to the reign of Christ. Much rubbish will have 
 to be cleared away. 
 
 STUDY EIGHT 
 
 Throne Movements. 
 
 Assuming that Jesus has gone from the introduc- 
 tion of the second creation, of light, love and life 
 manifestations on earth, to the holy of holies in 
 heaven, shall we now turn to view him from the 
 Father's throne as to future movements upon the 
 earth ? 
 
 Human need having been provided for the Con- 
 quering Word ascended into heaven, and in like man- 
 ner will come again — not as a Babe in Bethlehem, 
 but as the King-Judge to rule over the people. 
 
 Can we now view him from the throne? 
 
 All that he can be is described in the first chapter. 
 
 Son of Man Chapter. — I 
 
 What does the Book of Revelation say as to itself? 
 
 It says that it is " The Revelation of Jesus Christ, 
 which God gave unto him" (Jesus Christ). 
 
 What for? 
 
 " To show unto his servants things which must 
 shortly take place. 
 
 Why do men call the book " Revelations of John " ? 
 
 Perhaps because they know no better — do not know 
 
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 it is " The Revelation of Jesus Christ," given by God, 
 and not " a revelation by Jesus Christ to John." 
 
 What is meant by revelation? 
 
 It means an uncovering, making known, unveiling 
 — not covering up, not sealing or hiding, but giving 
 out to men, knowledge free and pure. 
 
 How did God get it to John? 
 
 " He sent and revealed it by his angel to John " 
 (1: 1). 
 
 What did John do with the revelation? 
 
 He testified to God's Message and to the testi- 
 mony of Jesus Christ. 
 
 Did he omit anything? 
 
 He omitted nothing of what he saw and heard (1 : 
 2). 
 
 Could he be a good preacher that way? 
 
 To preach all is the only way to be a truthful and 
 competent preacher for Christ. 
 
 What does John say about such as love the Lord? 
 
 " Happy is the READER, and happy are those who 
 LISTEN to the words of this prophecy, and LAY TO 
 HEART what is here written." 
 
 And more : THE TIME IS NEAR (1:3). 
 
 Who addressed John as having all authority? 
 
 "I am Alpha" (The First) "and Omega" (The 
 Last), says the Lord God who IS and WAS and 
 WILL BE, the Almighty (1:8). 
 
 What was John's condition at the time? 
 " He was in a trance on the Lord's Day." 
 
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 What is the trance state? 
 
 The word is from transitus, equal to the word 
 passage: hence a passing over. It signifies a passing 
 out of the body; to be rapt in vision; in ecstasy. 
 John had no hindrance just then. Satan also works 
 by trances. He copies God's things to deceive. 
 
 John Begins the Study. 
 
 What did he hear behind him? 
 
 A great voice, like the blast of a trumpet. 
 
 What did the great trumpet voice say? 
 
 " Write what you see in a book and send it to the 
 seven churches at Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, 
 Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea (1: 10, 11). 
 
 John's New Vision. 
 
 (a) The Glory, (b) The Grace (1: 12-19). 
 What do the seven gold lamps stand for in the 
 glorified Christ? 
 
 Gold symbolized stands for power, strength, — 
 Deity in manifestatation (Ex. 25: 3) and worth. The 
 seven lamps indicate perfection among the seven 
 churches named. Christ is ever in the midst of his 
 churches. 
 Spiritual Elements Portrayed. 
 
 With what was Christ clothed? 
 
 Clothed with a garment down to the foot. Garment 
 is symbolical of divine righteousness (Rev. 19: 8). 
 God clothed Jesus with his own right actions. 
 
 What does the band of gold across his breast stand 
 for? 
 
 Gold, used as a symbol, expresses Deity in mani- 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 41 
 
 festation ; divine glory, strength, wisdom, power. 
 These are in fulness in our Mediator. " Girded 
 about." This signifies that Jesus on the throne is 
 exceedingly valuable to humanity. 
 
 Describe the meaning of " hair like wool " and 
 " snow " and eyes like fire flames. 
 
 White like wool signifies great dignity, and snow 
 great freshness and purity, having spiritual elements 
 — watchfulness, exercising justice and righteous gov- 
 ernment (Zech. 15: 10). 
 
 Why is Jesus' feet on his Father's throne compared 
 to fine brass? 
 
 Brass, symbolically in Scripture, signifies judgment 
 (Num. 21 : 6-9), and a people impudent in sin as in 
 Isa. 48 : 4 ; great strength as in Dan. 2 : 30 ; duration 
 and immutability, as in Zech. 6:1. In verse 15 of 
 this chapter the word brass has in it rather the idea 
 of au-ri-chal-cum or ori-chalch, meaning a mixture 
 of metals having the appearance of brass. Jesus will 
 be like brass, — shut up heavens (Deut. 28: 23) to the 
 impenitent at his coming. 
 
 Why is his voice like many waters? 
 
 Waters stand for great good when clear. " Many 
 waters " indicates extensive reach of voice. As the 
 voice was in (came from the) front the vision is 
 that of coming events. Jesus' voice in its strength 
 signifies many have gone out of the way and Jesus 
 has ability to call them back. 
 
 Why were " seven stars " in his right hand? 
 
 " Stars " are angels or helpers of the churches. 
 See verse 20. Jesus holds his helpers close to him. 
 
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 If two or three gather together in his name he is in 
 their midst (Matt. 18: 20). 
 
 Describe the " two-edged sword " going out of 
 Jesus' mouth. 
 
 This is a two-edged Word-sword. Sword is used 
 as a symbol of judgments in Deut. 31 : 41. It here 
 gives evidence that Jesus, as Judge, has ample power 
 and authority over the earth. Jesus, when on the 
 earth as the Sacrificer, gave out " words " of promise 
 to the penitent and " words " of judgment to the 
 impenitent. This Word is " the two-edged sword " 
 (Heb. 4: 12). 
 
 Why so great a countenance? 
 
 Countenance stands for love and favor (Psa. 4:6). 
 Its intense brightness is a symbol of tremendous glory 
 (Luke 9: 29). At his coming to reign on earth, his 
 countenance will be very strong. Who can stand in 
 his presence? Only those who have equal glory 
 with him (John 17: 24) ! 
 
 What was John commanded to write? 
 
 Things he had seen: things which were then: things 
 which were to come after that time ; that is, things 
 that were yet future. 
 
 Summary. 
 
 Christ exalted and officially a Mediator upon his 
 Father's throne (Rev. 3: 21) embraces the dignities 
 and powers of having deity, strength, perfections, 
 righteousness, glory, wisdom, purity, watchfulness, 
 justice, mercy, love, immutability, foresight, vision 
 without limit, and authority until all enemies are put 
 under God's feet. He alone can bring lasting vic- 
 tory. 
 
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 STUDY NINE 
 
 Church Chapter. — II 
 
 (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira) 
 The Things Which Are. 
 
 What are the things to which John alludes? 
 
 The things are those which may be found in chap- 
 ters two and three. 
 
 Jesus says he walks in the midst of the churches, 
 and he surely found in this first investigation con- 
 siderable that could not pass as spiritual. Ephesus is 
 located on the Cayster River, near the Isarian Sea, 
 between Smyrna and Miletus. Its trade and com- 
 merce was extensive. It was the capital of Ionia as 
 well as of all Asia Minor under the Roman Govern- 
 ment. Many Jews became Christians in the time of 
 Paul's ministry. 
 
 The Seven Particulars in Each Church. — Here we 
 again find the sevenfold characteristic in each congre- 
 gation. Note each with care. 
 
 (1) Each is addressed specifically, " Unto the angel 
 of the church." 
 
 (2) Each is approached by Christ by some attri- 
 bute of his, as " he that holdeth the seven stars in his 
 right hand." He holds the angels of the churches in 
 his power. 
 
 (3) The knowledge of the Examiner, Christ. To 
 each he says, " I know thy works." 
 
 (4) A very clear description of the condition of 
 each church. As he knew those churches, so he 
 
44 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 knows the inner condition of each local assembly 
 over the world. Wherever praise or promise were 
 necessary he gave it. 
 
 (5) To each Jesus alluded to his coming again; 
 as, " I will come unto thee again quickly " ; or, " I 
 will give thee a crown of life." 
 
 (6) To each he gives a command to hear — to 
 obey him. And in each case the direction is to 
 " hear what the Spirit says." 
 
 (7) To each believer he specifically points out what 
 shall be the reward. There are seven rewards, (a) 
 Overcomers shall have access to eat of the tree of 
 life, (b) Overcomers shall not be hurt of second 
 death, (c) Overcomers shall eat of hidden manna 
 and receive new name in white stone, (d) Over- 
 comers shall have power over nations, (e) Over- 
 comers shall be clothed in white raiment, (f) Over- 
 comers shall be made a pillar in temple of God. (g) 
 Overcomers shall sit with Christ on his throne. Here 
 are seven within seven, signifying intense felicities, 
 the utmost in joys. 
 
 The Message to Ephesus. 
 
 " The things which are," the seven churches. 
 Typically this church stands for the church in gen- 
 eral for the first one hundred years. 
 
 In her godly fruits was she acceptable to Christ? 
 
 Certainly. Godly fruits go in heaven. She had 
 works, labor, patience, and hatred of evil, borne with 
 those who said they were apostles but were not, and 
 had not fainted or swooned. The same precious 
 principles still exist among the faithful believers. 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 45 
 
 What were her derelictions? 
 
 She had lost her " first love." Her need was re- 
 pentance. The loss of first love has run on through 
 Christianity ever since. Many have fallen away from 
 " first love." Second love has no value with God. 
 With him it must be FIRST always. 
 
 What false doctrine was tolerated or winked at? 
 
 The deeds of the Nicolaitans. This God " hates " 
 because it is literal division instead of spiritual unity. 
 Observe how readily division gathered itself together 
 in the very first Gentile church. 
 
 What is Nicolaitanism? 
 
 Dr. C. I. Scofield, in his " Reference Bible," gives 
 such a clear exposition of Nicolaitanism that I quote 
 it entirely as an answer : " Nikao, to conquer, and 
 laos, the people, or ' laity.' There is no ancient au- 
 thority for a sect of Nicolaitanes. If the word is 
 symbolic it refers to the earliest form or notion of 
 a priestly order, or clergy, which later divided an 
 equal brotherhood (Matt. 23: 8) into priests and 
 laity. What in Ephesus were deeds (2 : 6) had be- 
 come in Pergamos a doctrine (Rev. 2: 15)." 
 
 A careful study of Mosheim's " Ecclesiastical His- 
 tory," pp. 37 to 41, and A. H. Newman's " Manual 
 of Church History " will show how simple were the 
 lives of the first century Christians. They did not 
 carry their educational and other humanly-made 
 titles into the church affairs. " However distin- 
 guished they were by worldly rank and titles, an 
 amiable harmony and perfect equality marked their 
 fellowship." 
 
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 1. The Word to Smyrna (2: 8-11). Typically what 
 period does Smyrna cover? 
 
 From the beginning of the great persecutions to 
 A. D. 316. The very word Smyrna means suffering. 
 In this church lived Polycarp, the great Bible stu- 
 dent, the mighty Holy Ghosted warrior of Jesus. 
 He and twelve others were put to death the same 
 day. Germanicus and others were lacerated by stripes 
 until the very nerves and veins were laid open ; then 
 they were rolled over potsherds and rough sea shells 
 to increase their pain. These were but a few of the 
 many who suffered at Smyrna and elsewhere. The 
 word myrrh is in the word Smyrna, and myrrh means 
 suffering. 
 
 What were the commendable things in the Smyrna 
 church? 
 
 She had works, tribulation (threshings), poverty, 
 faith and grace. Equally she had Jewish blasphem- 
 ers, and a school of Satan claiming their attention. 
 Where will Satan not start a school? The promise 
 was greater than Satan : " Be thou faithful unto 
 death and I will GIVE thee a crown of life." 
 
 " The Message to Pergamos." 
 
 What period of Christianity does Pergamos cover 
 typically, and what are her blessings? 
 
 The church stands for imperial favor — a people 
 working with the world and courting favor with dig- 
 nitaries who are not in Christ. Perhaps when they 
 found something pleasing in human governments they 
 readily compromised their doctrines. The very word 
 means " tower," or marriage to the world. 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 47 
 
 Are there professing Christians and even whole 
 bodies married to worldly plans, methods, doctrines, 
 forms, fashions, filthy business, oppressing the poor 
 in almost sleight of hand, and secret as well as open 
 ways? 
 
 What good was in Pergamos? She denied the 
 faith, held fast Jesus' name, were called Christians — 
 even suffering faithful Antipas through martyrdom. 
 Satan was living among them. He had rented inter- 
 ests. He never owns anything. He squats and goes 
 to work. 
 
 What false doctrines were heaping up among them? 
 
 Nicolaitanism making ranks and titles among them, 
 causing " a clergy order " and laity-body, suggesting 
 a big difference between an official and a non-official, 
 killing the doctrine of word-equality. 
 Balaamism. 
 
 What three aspects does Balaamism yet corrupt 
 Christianity? 
 
 From 2 Peter 2: 14, 15 one can learn about this 
 hurtful doctrine. He stands for " the typical hire- 
 ling prophet" (Num. 22: 5). He always has his 
 hand out for his gifts. He is ever making or hunting 
 a market for his intellectual powers, which he rates 
 very valuable. He goes to some college or university, 
 learns some pernicious doctrine, " antimiraculous 
 birth of Christ, or uselessness of atonement of Christ," 
 or some other " beguilement " for winning unstable 
 souls, and then goes out offering them at " high 
 prices." This is the way of Balaam and many are 
 on that way. 
 
 The error of Balaam is that he reasoned (Num. 22: 
 
48 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 5) that if God was righteous at the time he ap- 
 proached God to curse Israel, he would curse. He 
 was wholly ignorant of higher morality which looked 
 at the Cross, " by which he could be a Justifier of 
 the believing one." Who are not yet destitute of this 
 most excellent morality? 
 
 The "reward" of Balaam is money, false popu- 
 larity, love of applause, honor-seeking. If he can 
 get the world and church to marry many can see " no 
 harm in it." But there is awful harm! 
 
 What was the admonition to the Pergamans? 
 
 " Repent or else God will come quickly " with the 
 Word-sword. 
 
 The Word to Thyatira Church. 
 
 What period of Christianity does Thyatira cover 
 
 typically? 
 
 From 500 to 1500 A. D., the period of the triumph 
 of Nicolaitanism, Balaamism and Jezebelism. Here 
 a new doctrine of leaven is thrust in. Thyatira and 
 her typical period suffered, tolerated, out of a 
 spurious love, the doctrine of Jezebel — the admix- 
 tures of good and evil all under the guise of plausi- 
 bility. No wonder it was a " Dark Age." No wonder 
 it was a fearful time of suffering for Jesus. 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 49 
 
 STUDY TEN 
 
 Church Chapter Two. — III 
 
 (Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea) 
 The Word to Sardis. 
 
 What were her riches and what period of time does 
 she typically cover? 
 
 She had " works " ; she had a name of being 
 " alive " and successful, but was dead to God. Some 
 things, however, remained to her credit, and these 
 were to " be strengthened." They were ready to die 
 or almost gone. She fills Luther's period. 
 
 The Word to the Philadelphia Church. 
 
 Name the values of this church and her typical 
 use. 
 
 Her typical values are in the great fact that she 
 stands for all the body of Christ throughout this age. 
 If evil and good in the other churches are typical of 
 admixtures, surely Philadelphia gives us joyous hope 
 of victory over all sin. Before this people is an 
 open door, which is always symbolical of good or 
 escape from Satan. " The little strength " and the 
 obedience to the Word count much for fitness to enter 
 into the New Jerusalem. All disciples are being kept 
 by the Lord Christ. 
 
 The Message on Final Apostasy. 
 
 Why does he say " unto the church of the Lao- 
 diceans" and not the church at Laodicea? 
 
 Because the apostles have lost saintly conditions, 
 
50 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 it is no longer the church at Laodicea but the church 
 of Laodicea. This embraces every lukewarm Chris- 
 tian wherever he may be. Not at but of. They are 
 worthy of being " spewed out." But God has not 
 abandoned them. He yet " counsels them to buy of 
 him gold tried in the fire, that they may be rich ; 
 and white raiment, that they may be clothed : and 
 that the shame of their nakedness may not appear." 
 If indeed each lukewarm believer would anoint his 
 eyes with the true salve he could readily see ! Ac- 
 cept 3 : 19 each day ! Laodicea has passed from 
 her seventh state into her eleventh condition — she is 
 leavened throughout ; " progressed " into disorder. 
 
 Jesus' Attitude to the Churches (3: 20-22). 
 
 What is Jesus going to do up to the very close of 
 the church age? 
 
 He will still be knocking at the sinner's heart to let 
 him in ! He still will want to sup with the saved sin- 
 ner! 
 
 And what is the most momentous promise in all 
 the book? 
 
 "To him that overcometh [the world] will I grant 
 to SIT WITH ME IN MY THRONE, EVEN AS 
 I ALSO OVERCAME, AND AM SET DOWN 
 WITH MY FATHER ON HIS THRONE." 
 
 Does the Holy Spirit lead this age? 
 
 Notice that in this walk in the midst of the church- 
 es (1: 13) Jesus puts the Spirit in the front, saying 
 to each church : " He that hath an ear [that will hear] 
 let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 51 
 
 Brilliant Efforts. 
 
 Name some excellent measures to bring men, wom- 
 en and children to Christ? 
 
 First, is Bible study by all who can. In many 
 places the Bible is being greatly studied by old and 
 young. Second, the Sunday-school is a most blessed 
 institution to get some gracious truths. If the studies 
 were arranged as the Holy Spirit gave them to man- 
 kind, instead of little pieces here and there, very dif- 
 ficult to remember, much more would result in favor 
 of conversion. Third, good books and tracts find 
 their way into human hearts. God alone knows how 
 much good they carry into families. Fourth, notes 
 and expositions on Scripture by spiritual women and 
 men. Such papers as the Sunday School Times, the 
 quarterlies of various kinds that teach sound doc- 
 trine, religious magazines that give forth no uncertain 
 sound in heralding the Gospel as it is and ever will 
 be. Perhaps the publishing of the " Good News " of 
 Christ's return to earth and the coming wonders, give 
 more true hope than all else. People can not get all 
 they need by ever looking back. They are en- 
 titled to look forward. Always looking at the past 
 is less than God demands. He wants us to view the 
 coming events and a glorified Christ. Why should 
 the Christian be always fed on the ugly past? Will 
 he ever be a finished product, as God wants prod- 
 ucts, unless he be given his due share of the forward? 
 
 While we do not teach that the past is to be dis- 
 carded, for purchase or redemption, and resurrec- 
 tion, and many other great doctrines are to be contem- 
 
52 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 plated, are not the HOPES worthy of much consider- 
 ation ? 
 
 " Christ hath made a full atonement, 
 Now his saving work is done; 
 He has satisfied the Father, 
 Who accepts us in the Son. 
 
 " Still upon his hands the nail prints 
 And the scars upon his brow: 
 Our Redeemer, Lord and Savior 
 In the glory sitteth now. 
 
 " But remember, this same Jesus 
 In the clouds will come again, 
 And with him his blood-bought people 
 Evermore shall live and reign." 
 
 — Bible Serial Course. 
 
 God, we who write, we who read, thank thee, that 
 times past are times past, and forever past. In times 
 past the believer was " Dead in trespasses and sins." 
 He did " walk according to the course of this age." 
 He did walk " according to the prince of the power 
 of the air." But now " we are washed," now " sanc- 
 tified," now " justified " in the name of Lord Jesus 
 (1 Cor. 6: 11). 
 
 STUDY ELEVEN 
 
 The Throne Chapter. — IV 
 
 Contents. 
 
 An Open Door into Heaven (1-3). An Illustrious 
 View of the Throne-Sitter. — The Golden Crowned, 
 White Raiment Elders on Sub-thrones (4-5). — The 
 Four Living Ones Also Enthroned for Great Praise 
 and Representation (6-8). The Worshiping Delights 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 53 
 
 of All Sub-throne People (9-11). Compare Ezek. 1 
 and Isa. 6. 
 
 Into the Sevenfold System. 
 
 Having gone through the Seven Churches as types 
 or symbols of the Church Age, and having found a 
 sevenfold phase in each church, we pass into heavenly 
 scenes before the seals which are open to permit a 
 view of the closing scenes just before Christ and his 
 glorified saints return to earth to reign for one thou- 
 sand years. Seven seals reveal seven trumpets and 
 seven trumpets reveal seven bowls. 
 
 What is the purpose of God to give the people of 
 the Church Age a picture of prophecies fulfilling ? 
 
 That all the inhabitants of the Church Age might 
 be without excuse as to righteous reckoning in judg- 
 ment, and to encourage believers in strong hope 
 (John 15: 21). 
 
 Are there other sevenfold operations within the 
 sevens in the period of judgment? 
 
 There are ; as we go on in our studies, we shall 
 find septiforms within septiforms, thus intensifying 
 the promises of righteousness and increasing the viv- 
 idness of judgment scenes. It is all coming so that 
 Jehovah may the more warn Satan and all intelli- 
 gences of the fulness of sin and rebellion (Heb. 10: 
 31). 
 
 What was John's next calling? 
 
 He next saw an " open door in the heavens." A 
 door is for entrance ; a trumpetlike voice invited him 
 to " come up." 
 
54 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 What was the purpose of inviting John up into 
 heaven? 
 
 To " SHOW " him " what must take place." Since 
 the purpose was to show John what MUST TAKE 
 PLACE, it was not to look BACKWARD to events 
 but forward; to those yet to come upon the earth (4: 
 1). 
 
 But is not heaven within man? 
 
 There may be " heavenlies within man," but 
 heavens themselves are tremendous realities. If 
 judgments as witnessed in Revelation are to become 
 realities, as they surely will, then who shall be equal 
 to the occasion ? Heavens are places : heavens are 
 mighty forces with mighty intelligences, — powerful 
 Beings, entities and riches. 
 
 Are there any other allusions in Scripture concern- 
 ing an open door into heaven? 
 
 In Ezekiel 1 : 1 he, like John, saw the " heavens 
 opened" so that he saw visions of God. In Acts 10: 
 11 Peter saw heaven opened and a most wonderful 
 reality came before him out of heaven and not out 
 of himself! John a second time (Rev. 19: 11) saw 
 Jesus in his regal state as " The Word of God." 
 
 Does the devil ever interfere with this open door to 
 heaven? 
 
 He does. Since he is prince of the power of the 
 air, and the air is the second or aerial heaven, or the 
 entity around the globe, Satan has access to any 
 open door that God makes to let his own through. Of 
 course the devil interferes and would prevent any 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 55 
 
 soul or Divine Spirit from passing through if he 
 could (Eph. 2: 2 and 5: 12). 
 
 Since he gave so many promises to overcomers in 
 this age, will God not protect all overcomers from at- 
 tacks of Satan in the passage to him? 
 
 He does give ample protection. He took Paul 
 through, who knew he had a crown laid up, a life of 
 eternal joys due him, and not only for him but for 
 all who love Jesus' appearing (2 Tim. 4:7). 
 
 Cleansing the Air. 
 
 Since Satan is the " prince of the power of the air," 
 he must control the aerial regions. What is a prince 
 for but to reign or rule ? Did not Jesus say, " I go to 
 prepare a place for you," believers ? What was wrong 
 with the place that Jesus had to go and cleanse it, get 
 it ready? It was befouled by Satan. Was not nearly 
 everything under the law cleansed by blood? The 
 Spirit says, " While, then, it was necessary for the 
 copies of the heavenly realities to be purified by such 
 means as these, the heavenly realities themselves re- 
 quired better sacrifices" (Heb. 9: 22, 23). 
 
 Did any one go up into heaven through an open 
 door? 
 
 Stephen saw " heaven opened " and Jesus at God's 
 right hand. An open way was made for him to see 
 glories. Paul went up into the third heaven. There 
 was a WAY for him. There was an open door for 
 John to go up (Rev. 4:1). Satan went to God when 
 the sons of God were present (Job 1:6). Joshua 
 stood before an angel and Satan stood there to re- 
 sist the high priest (Zech. 3). Satan is in the air to 
 
56 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 resist all righteous ones who want to pass into the 
 third heaven. Jesus will have Satan cast out of the 
 aerial heaven before he comes to earth with all his 
 holy angels. Then our Lord will call his own up 
 through that aerial heaven to be married to himself. 
 Before saints can go through Jesus will cleanse it. 
 Satan must get out. Read Revelation and learn how 
 he will be put out. It will be a clean place to go 
 through. Later Jesus will come to earth and cleanse 
 it, to stay here. 
 
 STUDY TWELVE 
 
 An Open Door. 
 
 Concerning the rapture of the saints, as taught in 
 i Thess. 4: 16, ij, what must be the conclusion as to 
 this " open door " ? 
 
 It would be a just, clear conclusion that as Enoch 
 went into heaven through an open door, and as John 
 was invited to enter heaven through an open door, 
 the church will go through that door when called up 
 into the air to meet the Lord (1 Thess. 4: 17). 
 Enoch's, Elijah's, Christ's and John's way of going 
 into heaven was a type of the church's way of en- 
 trance. 
 
 What was the voice of invitation to John like? 
 
 Like a " trumpet," a very loud invitation. 
 
 Why was John invited " up hither " ? 
 
 To be shown " things which must be hereafter," 
 or hereafter things to the consummations. 
 
 Where did the institution of trumpets begin? 
 
 They are first mentioned officially in Lev. 28: 23- 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 57 
 
 25. On the first day of the seventh month, not on the 
 seventh day of the seventh month, indicative of time 
 of call to worship, " shall ye have a sabbath, a me- 
 morial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation," 
 or assembly. This stands as a prophetical type of 
 the regathering of Israel in the land, yet future. 
 
 The Fixed Throne. 
 
 Why was the throne set? 
 
 A new administration was about to begin — a fixed 
 throne came in view. The throne was seen in heaven ! 
 So will the bride be fixed in her place with the 
 Bridegroom. 
 
 Who was on the throne? 
 
 " One sat on the throne." Evidently the " inde- 
 scribable Godhead,"— OF ONE ENTITY, but three 
 POWERS. 
 
 What was the appearance of the Throne-sitter? 
 
 " Like jasper and sardine stone." Both these gems 
 are very precious and, combined, present a " beautiful 
 bright, red, carnation color." It takes on high polish. 
 Seis says : " Uniting the qualities of tint and bril- 
 liancy belonging to the purer specimens of these 
 precious gems, we have the appearance of flames, 
 without the smokiness — a pure, purple, fiery, red, 
 crystalline, flashing light." 
 
 What did the emerald rainbow signify? 
 
 It is a symbol of eternal green, a picture of the 
 eternal Holy Spirit, ever present to penetrate the in- 
 most soul recesses and keep it alive. Rainbow, or 
 spiritual bow, conveys the idea of spiritual peace, di- 
 vine everlastingness. 
 
58 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 The Twenty-four Enthroned Representatives in 
 Heaven. 
 
 What may be learned from the four living ones and 
 the twenty-four elders? 
 
 The four living creatures are representatives of 
 creation. In creation, first is the El or Elah, God ; 
 second is the Word, and third, the Spirit, who joined 
 in the creation. The result is the fourth. In the sym- 
 bolism (Rev. 4), these four appear with wisdom 
 looking forward to the spiritualities which will domi- 
 nate in the New Earth. The twenty- four elders 
 stand for Israel and the church — twelve Israel's new 
 triumphs from her first nationalism to the completion 
 of that body as the cleansed wife of Jehovah. There 
 is one representative for each tribe. The church 
 government is equally represented by twelve elders or 
 dignitaries. O God, help us to be very watchful over 
 our faith, lest these elders, with whom saints connect, 
 should be grieved through the same Holy Spirit that 
 controls them as he does saints. The four living 
 ones are " full of eyes," which signify just govern- 
 ment, in national or church affairs. The light of the 
 body is the eye (Matt. 6 : 22). The Light of the church 
 is Jesus, the Just One. Four and twelve relate to 
 perfect government, God's perfect control. Both 
 Israel and the church are not only measured from 
 heaven, by heaven, but all their unities and spirituali- 
 ties are associated with the greatest things in the uni- 
 verse. Oh, how careful each saint should be in his 
 relation to church government ! And no less will the 
 twelve be associated in the reign of Christ. Israel 
 will have the twelve apostles for their helpers (Matt. 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 59 
 
 19: 27-29). Let us ever go up to heaven for our 
 model church government. 
 
 Are the four and the twelve on sub-thrones, which 
 indicate rulership, a symbol of church rapture? 
 
 Very probable. The government which they stand 
 for will be perfected through rewards and glories by 
 filling up every promise of God (Heb. 5:8; Rom. 15 : 
 26; Rev. 2: 10; 1 Cor. 11: 25; 2 Tim. 4: 8; 1 Peter 
 5:4; Rev. 12: 1 and 15: 26). The heavenly twenty- 
 four have " golden crowns," hence, are princely rulers. 
 
 When Jehovah met Moses on Mt. Sinai he an- 
 nounced his presence with thunders and lightning 
 and a voice of a trumpet (Exod. 19: 16; 1 Sam. 7: 
 10 ; Psa. 29 : 3) . " God of Glory thundereth." Some- 
 times lightnings signify clashings where there is lack 
 of harmony among people. Thunder means that 
 things are being shaken ; that they are out of the 
 way and need correction. God will again shake the 
 heavens and the earth because they are yet out of 
 harmony (Heb. 12: 27). 
 
 What do seven lamps or torches stand for? 
 
 As these are before the throne it means that they 
 are working forward and not backward. They stand 
 for onward movements. Seven lamps stand for light 
 or enlightened spiritual government. Hence, the 
 seven or complete lamps connect with open, clear, bril- 
 liant government. 1 Kings 15: 4 sheds light upon 
 this passage. Lamps are seven Spirits of God; each 
 seven connects with perfect government. 
 
60 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 STUDY THIRTEEN 
 
 Four Beasts: Preferably Four Living 
 Ones (4: 6-8) 
 
 Vision of the Enthroned Godhead. 
 
 What may be learned from these eye- filled, six- 
 winged living ones? 
 
 Are they first partners of the great multitude in the 
 glorified, celestial dominion? Are they not in full 
 view of the enthroned Godhead, and do they not par- 
 ticipate in all redeemed ceremonies? The first living 
 one had the face of a lion. Judah had for standard 
 the figure of a lion and for wings the tribes of Is- 
 sachar and Zebulun. The face of the second living 
 one was like a calf; in Israel like an ox, standing for 
 strength and meekness. The standard of Reuben had 
 the face of an ox, and for wings in the march, had 
 Simeon and Gad. The third living one had the face 
 of a man, denoting great intelligence, agreeing with 
 the standard of Ephraim on the west, whose wings 
 were Manasseh and Benjamin. 
 
 The fourth living one was like a flying eagle. Dan's 
 standard was like an eagle and his tribal wings were 
 Asher and Naphtali. These tribal arrangements with 
 their standards were an arrangement of God in per- 
 fect harmony with the powers, intelligence, and favors 
 of the four living creatures around the throne. That 
 they connect and have to do with Jehovah's powers 
 and providences is most probable. 
 
 There were four standards. Four is the number of 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 61 
 
 creation. Twelve is the number of governmental per- 
 fection. Israel was on the march through the wil- 
 derness, using four standards in the way, to set up a 
 perfect government. Governmental creation was in 
 view, and God promised to lead them and govern 
 them, but they preferred man's number six, without 
 God or destitute of God. 
 
 Living heavenly ones connect living God with 
 regenerated ones on earth. Moses, Isaiah, Ezekiel, 
 John had given to them much of the Divine insight by 
 symbols. 
 Out of the Cloud. 
 
 The tornado-like vision, described by Ezek. 1 : 4, 
 indicated an unusual predictive event. Out of the 
 " cloud " came the likeness of four living creatures. 
 These four living ones are either identical or typical 
 of the four living ones of Rev. 4. Each had four 
 faces, denoting justice and holiness in a fourfold 
 sense; severity (Gen. 16: 15; Psa. 68: 1; Exod. 2: 
 15; John 2:6; Psa. 34: 16; Rev. 6: 16). Cherubim 
 were connected with the gate of Eden, and the ark of 
 the covenant; they stand for the vindication of God's 
 holiness, and righteous judgment. 
 
 What is the work of seraphim? 
 
 Seraphim seem to have to do with men as to their 
 uncleanness (Isa. 6: 27). Seraphim applied figura- 
 tively " the live coal " to the prophet's lips. Perhaps 
 they connect with the laver in the law, which is a 
 type of the feet washing of John 13, the antitype in 
 practice. 
 
 What does a flying eagle denote? 
 
 An eagle is noted for its swiftness, its great vision ; 
 
62 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 its strength is heavenly and an angel, like an eagle, 
 has mighty missions in God's new administrations. 
 Such an eagle-angel has great official power, swift to 
 enforce and to communicate, strong to overcome. 
 The vision is ample ; the real will be no less so. 
 
 Executors of God's Will. 
 
 Who is God's Chief Executor? 
 
 Jesus Christ, the Lamb. To be the King-judge. 
 
 Who are his aids? 
 
 The four living ones and the twenty-four elders. 
 
 Since there were four and their work is to connect 
 with creation in material and spiritual beginnings, 
 they are ever next to God's throne. And as already 
 observed, the twenty-four elders embrace the positions 
 and perfections of the government of Israel and the 
 church — twelve assigned to each national body; Jesus 
 Head of the church and will be King of Israel. The 
 twenty-four stand for pure spiritual perfect govern- 
 ments. Each national body will get golden crowns. 
 
 STUDY FOURTEEN 
 Character-forming. 
 
 There are three most potent things that consum- 
 mate religious character. These are environment, 
 knowledge, hope. Hope is made up of desire and ex- 
 pectation. Knowledge removes hurtful ignorance and 
 puts into possession of power for good. Environ- 
 ment or surroundings — whether animate or inanimate 
 — make impressions either for good or for evil. 
 
 These three avenues are entwined about divine 
 prophecy. " All things that I have heard of my 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 63 
 
 Father, I have made known unto you," says Jesus. 
 
 Were predictive things made known? 
 
 Jesus further says : " Learn of ME, for I am meek 
 and lowly in heart" (Matt. 11: 28, 29). Have you 
 accepted this kind invitation? Does God unfold unto 
 his believers the great secrets of his purposes? He 
 certainly does. 
 
 Now, since environment, knoivledge and hope are 
 the three most powerful channels that God uses to 
 bring us into the most genial fellowship with him, why 
 not secure the greatest possible knowledge to gain the 
 HOPE? Get the details which plant and secure 
 HOPE in the soul ! They come through prophecy. 
 
 " If ye then be risen [into the new life] with Christ, 
 seek those things which are above" (Col. 3: 1). 
 What things are above? Do you say: " Oh, I am not 
 concerned about what is to come : all I want is readi- 
 ness, to go at his bidding. All I want is to get to 
 heaven " ? If you were contemplating going to China 
 to live would you go heedless of environments, asso- 
 ciates, occupations, hopes? Would you inform your- 
 self before going? What about your hopes ? Would 
 you get all you could as to details of living in China? 
 Just so about your going to heaven. Would not a 
 view or vision of what is promised you in that heaven 
 gain for you a better character, a wider range of faith, 
 more expansive hope and greater experiences and no- 
 bleness of character? 
 
 Would not a knowledge of the church's mission in 
 heaven and on earth, the occupations of saints, the 
 scope of coming human governments, the association 
 of angels, the presence of Jesus Christ on his earth- 
 
64 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 throne, his marriage to the bride in heaven, the pro- 
 motion of yourself to a priestly office, the reigning as 
 king with Christ, the work of cherubim and seraphim, 
 the blessedness of eternal peace and thousands of 
 other celestial and heavenly occupations, observations, 
 genialities, and felicities, make you a holy character? 
 They would be helpful in right living. 
 
 Having learned that what Daniel teaches in chapter 
 7: 13, 14 is identical with Rev. 5: 6-10, we are ready 
 to pass on through chapter 6, noting the mighty move- 
 ments from the throne. What is here opened affects 
 the people of the earth; it is an all-around- the-globe 
 movement, no more simply affecting local places, but 
 now filling up in all the parts. 
 
 From this to the close, whatever is evil goes on to 
 consummation, heading up into Satan and all his aids, 
 terminating in the doom-pit. On the other hand, all 
 the good emanating from God heads up into Christ, 
 who consummates all in the God of ALL Power. 
 
 What is the difference between events that seemed 
 to have filled up in local places and the ones men- 
 tioned in Daniel J, 14 and the outlines from Rev. 6 
 to 22? 
 
 1. Sometimes man is taught things of Jehovah by 
 adumbration, or a faint resemblance of Christ as the 
 wisdom of heaven (Pro v. 8: 22-36; John 1 : 13; Col. 
 1: 17). 
 
 2. Again, God makes known his will in many 
 things by symbols, types, emblems — a method most 
 beautiful to the regenerated mind and quite educative 
 in character. When evils have run a long course upon 
 earth there will come a time, place, and persons in 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 65 
 
 which they culminate and produce their fruits, in 
 dreadful upheavals; but a larger view should always 
 be found in the completion and finishings around the 
 globe of mankind. Who assumes that Jesus' work 
 for mankind was rounded out at the Cross, having no 
 further reach? Who can say, in truth, that Christ 
 will close his career as Savior of man when he com- 
 pletes his mediatorial work on his Father's throne? 
 Is his fixed union with his body, the church, trium- 
 phantly finished? 
 
 No Limitations. 
 
 Shall we limit the King-Priest to just marrying his 
 bride in his own good time? Or shall we see him 
 with his called-out-of-the-world moving on around 
 the globe in judgment, in regathering Israel, in plac- 
 ing them in the land of Abraham, in setting the 
 bounds of the Gentiles (Matt. 25: 31-46 and Joel 3: 
 11, 16)? 
 
 Have those local occurrences, which some believe 
 have filled up the measure of the predictive events, 
 become types or pictures of vaster fillings? 
 
 Undoubtedly they have. Who will refuse to under- 
 stand that the birth of Christ does stand for larger 
 and earth-wide births of this same Jesus wedded to his 
 only bride, embracing washed ones out of every na- 
 tion, kindred, tongue, and people? Can we not see 
 that the economy of Moses, with all its lustre and bril- 
 liancies in its highest attainment, was but a type of 
 the age which succeeded it, and that this age in which 
 we now exist is but a type of a coming one? One 
 must take into consideration the recalled, restored Is- 
 rael in her land in order to get the largest possible 
 
66 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 view of God's plans. She must get her land. Read 
 Jer. 32, in the light of Lev. 25 : 49 and Ruth 3 : 12, 
 13, and 1 Peter 1 : 18, 19 and note what the Gaal did 
 do. 
 
 STUDY FIFTEEN 
 
 The Lamb Chapter. — V 
 
 The Seven Sealed Book. 
 
 This book contained the transactions of God for 
 man and was finished. Its ownership was sure. Like 
 the writings of Mordecai (Esther 8: 8 and Dan. 6: 
 17), the things were secured (verses 1-4). 
 
 From 5-7, Christ, in his Royal Character, accepts 
 the book. Verses 8 to 10 bring to view the four living 
 ones and the twenty-four elders and their redemptive 
 worship. Verses 11 and 12 present the exaltation of 
 the Lamb. Verses 13 and 14 show that " All crea- 
 tions on the earth, in the earth and in the sea " con- 
 cede his authority. 
 
 What Daniel saw in his night visions (7: 13, 14) 
 and John's vision (5:7) are identical, only John saw 
 what was not revealed to Daniel, that the saints of 
 the Church Age would, in the Millennial Age, be as- 
 sociated with King Christ, as kings and priests. John 
 saw the slain Lamb; Daniel saw him the Son unslain, 
 but victorious. 
 
 What are the duties of the four living ones? 
 
 To render glory, honor and thanks to the Throne- 
 Sitter. 
 
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 And what are the occupations of the twenty-four 
 eld erst 
 
 To give glory, honor and power to him who is 
 worthy. 
 
 Are these connected with worshipers on earth? 
 
 Most likely, for the church above, the mother of us 
 all, and the church below agree in one. They surely 
 connect in praise and holiness to the Lord. This is 
 harmony in one Spirit. 
 
 How are they associated with God, the Lamb and 
 Holy Spirit? 
 
 In that they are all REGAL, or ROYAL. 
 
 Are they angels or redeemed beings from the earth? 
 
 Redeemed ones, now seen when glorified. 
 
 Are they not purchased by " blood out of every 
 kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation," and 
 what has God made them? 
 
 Yes, they will come from every nation and God has 
 made them " kings and priests." 
 
 Why has God made them kings and priests? 
 
 " To reign on the earth " — a definite place. 
 
 Why did God thus bring the book to his Son to 
 break the seals? 
 
 First, because the Son was worthy above all crea- 
 tions. Second, because God purposed to give the con- 
 tents to mankind, so that all men should be without 
 excuse as to the perplexities that were to come on 
 the earth. All can become happy. 
 
 Were the things revealed, glorified? 
 
 They were : because they were throne-predictions. 
 
68 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 All heaven and all on the earth can know of a 
 certainty that all things must be put into subjection to 
 Jesus' authority (1 Cor. 15: 27-28). 
 
 Will God bring all men to judgment? 
 
 He will ; but every man in his own band at God's 
 time. 
 
 How many kinds of judgments are revealed? 
 
 Seven kinds. These will be treated in chapter 20: 
 12. 
 
 Why did John weep? 
 
 Because he saw for a long time no one worthy to 
 break the seals. " No one either in heaven or on 
 earth or under the earth was able to open the book or 
 to look at it." 
 
 All principalities, all administrations everywhere 
 seemed mute and powerless to open the book. John 
 wept because, knowing the value of redemption, all 
 would be lost if the tremendous predictions of that 
 book were to remain unknown to man. To know the 
 book contents meant the outflowing of pure justice 
 and eternal felicities. 
 
 Who does not want the greatest possible vision of 
 the Father's throne-knowledge toward the people of 
 the earth? 
 
 What is revealed as to the regal character of the 
 Lamb (6, f)? 
 
 " In the space between the throne and the four 
 creatures, standing in the center of the elders, a Lamb 
 which looked as it had been killed." 
 
 It had seven horns (perfect powers) " and seven 
 eyes" — vision (all-powerful). 
 
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 STUDY SIXTEEN 
 
 The Prevailer. 
 
 Why did the " Lion of the tribe of Judah " pre- 
 vail to open the book? 
 
 Because he was made fit by suffering and sacrifice. 
 Son though he was, he learned OBEDIENCE from 
 his sufferings ; and being made perfect, he became to 
 all those who obey him the source of enduring sal- 
 vation (Heb. 5: 8, 9). 
 
 Having been obedient unto death, what effect comes 
 to the believer? 
 
 Christ's is a model obedience to all who follow him. 
 Relying upon Jesus' obedience as meritorious, through 
 his shed blood, the believer can equally obey Christ, 
 not for merit, but because such obedience by Christ 
 has become pleasing to his Father and reveals the 
 Father's salvation for men. 
 
 What attitude should the believer take toward the 
 Savior? 
 
 He should understand that God's commandments in 
 the New Testament express his love toward every 
 believer, and every believer will obey every such com- 
 mand as expressive of love to God. 
 
 In this way the believer comes in contact with the 
 precious blood of cleansing (1 John 1:7). 
 
 What is the salvation of the believer? 
 
 He has been saved from past sins : he is being 
 saved from present sins, kept by the power of God: 
 
70 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 and will be saved or resurrected with the worthy 
 dead. 
 
 Was the Lamb or Christ submissive to his Father? 
 
 Since he was submissive, he left doctrine of that 
 kind of submission to his disciples to teach and prac- 
 tice in this age (Heb. 13: 17; Col. 3: 18). 
 
 In this view of movements about the throne, what 
 was the order of events? 
 
 The greatest occurrences were interspersed with 
 worship by the elders and other throne subjects. In 
 this way the believers in this age are given sure pat- 
 terns of worship ; it is regular, systematic and en- 
 thusiastic. They prostrate themselves in heaven. 
 They do not stand and stiffen their attitudes. They 
 reverence the throne Beings even by their very actions. 
 Judgment or self condemnation always connect with 
 true worship. 
 
 What had those ciders besides prayers? 
 
 They each held " a harp and golden bowl full of 
 incense." (" These are the prayers of Christ's peo- 
 pie.") 
 
 " Thou art worthy [full of worth] to take the book 
 and break the seals that are upon it, for thou wast 
 killed, and with thy blood thou didst buy for God 
 men of every tribe, language, people and nation [four, 
 because they are purchased creations], and didst 
 MAKE them for our God a kingdom of priests, and 
 they are reigning on the earth." God's kingdom of 
 priests (Ex. 19: 6). 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 71 
 
 How many angels around the throne who give ex- 
 pression of praise? 
 
 Two hundred million. They ascribed perfect 
 praises since it is sevenfold — power, wealth, wisdom, 
 might, honor, praise, blessing. 
 
 Redeemed ones will raise their praises sevenfold — 
 this is spiritual perfection. 
 
 What beings could only utter four praises? 
 
 " By every created thing in the air and on the earth 
 and under the earth and on the sea, and by all that 
 they contain." They are yet on earth. 
 
 What were said by all the creatures in all regions? 
 
 All said, " To him who is seated upon the throne 
 and to the Lamb BE ascribed ALL blessing, honor, 
 praise, dominion for ever and ever." Here are four 
 mighty praises corresponding with the four living ones 
 around the throne. To this agrees Isa. 6:1. He saw 
 " The Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, 
 and his train [or skirt] filled the temple." Visions 
 of the highest were accorded to some of the mighty 
 ones with Jehovah. Only four, because they were 
 created. 
 
 After the holy praises by all the multitude what did 
 the four living ones say? 
 
 " Amen," so be it. What harmony always in heav- 
 en! Who shall inherit (own) this purged or purified 
 earth? The meek disciples, the purchased ones, the 
 exalted body (Matt. 5: 5)! 
 
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 STUDY SEVENTEEN 
 The Broken Seals Chapter. — VI 
 
 Judgment Unveiled. 
 
 The book spoken of in chapter 5 and verse 1 
 was a scroll or roll and it was unrolled. As it was 
 opened seals were broken to reveal its contents. As 
 it was unrolled one was all the time expectant. 
 
 Each gives out astounding information as to coming 
 events. 
 
 What came with the opening of the first seal? 
 
 Noise like thunder from one of the " four living 
 creatures." It was an awful premonishment to the 
 earth people of the beginning of the end of the age. 
 God repeats himself in warnings as well as in bless- 
 ings. 
 
 Who invited John to " come and see " ? 
 
 As in each opening one of the four living creatures 
 invited John to " come and see," there was instantly 
 something to see. Movements characterized the open- 
 ings rather than words, thus indicating that judgments 
 are not trials or words, but actualities already de- 
 cided by the Judge of the earth. 
 
 What came at the first opening? 
 
 " A white horse " and its rider. Beautiful view, 
 no doubt. 
 
 What does horse signify symbolically? 
 White (Rev. 3:5) means purity, grace, and horse 
 indicates conquest and victory as well as swiftness of 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 73 
 
 movement. The Rider is Christ-judge. He holds a 
 bow, indicating coming peace. As in chapter 4 the 
 BOW was emerald or green in character, eternal in 
 existence. The King-Judge is crowned, having con- 
 quering power. 
 
 War. 
 
 What was involved at the opening of the second 
 seal? 
 
 Out came a red horse and its rider. Red stands 
 for judgment blood. The Red Sea became the place 
 of Egyptian judgment. The Jews in dispersion were 
 pictured by red horses (Zech. 1:8). The rider was 
 given a great sword, which signified his warrior char- 
 acter. He deprives the earth of man-made peace: for 
 such peace has not in it the enduring principle of har- 
 mony. It is not based on redemptive blood. 
 
 Famine. 
 
 When the Lamb broke the third seal what issued? 
 
 A black horse with its rider, indicating famine over 
 the earth. Wheat will sell at about $16 per bushel and 
 barley at about $4. This will come when one man, 
 the Antichrist, shall take over the business as well as 
 the religion of the earth. Little by little religious 
 federation and monopolistic business efforts get to- 
 gether. It does not take much vision to see the anti- 
 marks now. Denominationalism is no better than 
 confusion of tongues at Babel. There is only a 
 seeming unity now. You get the type in Ezekiel 33 : 
 31. The multitude is still speaking against God, "by 
 the walls and in the doors of their houses." 
 
74 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 The Place of Death. 
 
 On opening of the fourth seal what came forth? 
 
 The " fourth creature " invited John to come and 
 see. John as usual obeyed. He was a splendid 
 learner. He was being educated by the Teacher of 
 the universe. His graduates are always in demand — 
 devil-proof. None of Jesus' graduates are mixed 
 with evils. To this rider was given power over one 
 fourth of the people of the earth, to kill with sword, 
 famine, death, and wild beasts. Death rode this pale 
 horse ; and the Lord of the place of death rode behind 
 him. The Ransomer from the grave was going 
 along with Death (Hos. 13: 14; Ezek. 33: 27; 14: 
 21) for preservation. 
 Waiting Saints. 
 
 What was seen at the opening of the fifth seal? 
 
 Waiting souls crying for avengement. These were 
 once alive on earth, but now were seen and heard, 
 as in their natural bodies. They could speak, and so 
 were better than a dead lion (Eccles. 9:4). Zech. 
 1: 12 connects here. 2 Kings 9: 7-10 sheds light 
 on righteous avengement. Hos. 4: 1 is the reason of 
 just decision. This seal is a clear proof that men are 
 conscious beings after leaving their natural bodies. 
 
 Anarchy Uncovered. 
 
 The sixth seal revealed what? 
 
 Six is the number of Satanic anarchy. It comes 
 just before seven. The sixth trumpet declares the 
 death of one-third part of man. The sixth bowl pours 
 out fearful emptyings of rivers, and announces the 
 approach to man of three unclean spirits like frogs 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 75 
 
 out of the mouth of the dragon and false prophet. 
 John saw those destructive demons that now work 
 miracles. 
 
 What great commotions will occur in the earth and 
 in the heavenly bodies? 
 
 A Great Earthquake. 
 
 Men will shake with fear, so that the earth trem- 
 bles to make the trembling men fear God. There is 
 commotion among the stars, in the moon, and even 
 the sun is affected. The heavens, whether human 
 governments, or physical, roll together like a scroll. 
 
 What effect will come to men? 
 
 Some men, who usually have so much courage, 
 say, " God is too good to punish that way ! " " The 
 Bible does not mean what it says." " There was no 
 virgin birth of Christ." " I do not believe in a bloody 
 God." All such expressions go easy in time of peace, 
 but what will they be like in time of terror? 
 
 What classes of people will most tremble at judg- 
 ment scenes? 
 
 Kings, princes, generals, rich, powerful, slaves, 
 free men, etc. All will pray for rocks to hide them and 
 caves to secure them from the view of the Throne- 
 sitter! But there is no salvation in rocks nor in dens 
 and caves in mountains. Consult Joel 2: 31; Isa. 34: 
 4; Hos. 10:8; Mai. 3:2. 
 
 Our Hope, a little magazine very faithful to holy 
 principles, in its October number of 1915 says: " It is 
 a common thing for men, who are prominent in the 
 larger evangelical denominations, to deny Christ's 
 virgin birth. The wicked denial out of the (devil) 
 
76 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 is being taught in the seminaries and colleges. Not 
 a few of the modern ' man made ' preachers think it 
 up-to-date to sneer at the Bible doctrine of the virgin 
 birth. One of the leading preachers said : ' The doc- 
 trine of the virgin birth in these times is not essential 
 to a true Christian life, for Christ transcended his 
 birth, no matter in what manner he came into the 
 world.' Another from the same class of people said: 
 ' It matters not whether we believe that Christ had a 
 virgin birth or not.' This is a bold thrust at the Deity 
 of Christ." 
 
 How about the church members or professors in 
 multitude ? 
 
 Says Our Hope: " And these denials are not con- 
 fined to the big cities, where man-pleasures satisfy the 
 tastes of ungodly, dancing, card-playing church mem- 
 bership," who have the itching ears. 
 
 Abusing the Bible. 
 
 In what way is the Bible disparaged? 
 
 By writing articles and by lecturing and by 
 preaching that the Bible is not inspired nor breathed 
 out from God. 
 
 Again, it is abused, made of none effect in human 
 hearts, by obscuring some of the facts, by making 
 mysteries where there are none, or by making ex- 
 cuses for not obeying some clear commands and 
 duties, both personal and congregational. 
 
 Are there any scriptures expressing what will be 
 done to damage the truth in the minds of people ? 
 
 Yes; one need only read 1 Tim. 4: 1-3, 2 Cor. 11 : 
 13-15, 2 Peter 2: 1-3, and 2 Tim. 4: 3, 4. 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 77 
 
 What is the cure to save sinners and believers from 
 such false teachers? 
 
 You will find the remedy in 2 Tim. 4: 1, 2, 5. 
 
 The chief attacks on the Scriptures are upon the 
 inspiration of the Word of God, against the virgin 
 birth of Christ, against his atonement, and his reign 
 upon the earth. 
 
 Making God's Truth of None Effect. 
 
 A preacher recently said, " The Bible is nothing but 
 literature and should be studied as such." And here 
 come these little fellows out of the Union Theologi- 
 cal Seminary and other colleges and universities and 
 say, " In the light of modern research it is impossible 
 to believe any longer in the miracles of the Bible and 
 in the virgin birth." 
 
 Does God abandon those who abandon his truth? 
 
 Listen: "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not 
 my words, hath one that judgeth him " (John 12: 48; 
 1 Thess. 4:8). The Jews rejected Christ; where are 
 they as a nation now? Out of national existence, 
 scattered and peeled until the day of ingathering. 
 
 What does the sixth seal disclose? 
 
 Jesus said something about this in Matt. 24, when 
 asked a threefold question: 
 
 1. "When shall these things be?" 
 
 2. "What shall be the sign of thy coming?" 
 
 3. "When shall be the end of the world" or age? 
 
 To the first read Luke 21 : 20-24, which was ful- 
 filled in the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus, the 
 Roman general, in A. D. 70. This destruction is a 
 
78 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 type of a worldwide tribulation, in which wars, 
 famines, pestilences, persecutions will abound, with 
 international differences. 
 
 2. The sign of his coming can be found in Joel 2 : 
 30, 31. 
 
 3. The end of the age will come when " this gospel 
 of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for 
 witness unto all nations." It does not read that all 
 people in all nations, or even that all nations, will re- 
 ceive, believe, and obey the gospel of God's power un- 
 to salvation. 
 
 What, then, must the church do with the Gospel? 
 
 The church must preach it to all nations for a 
 witness. 
 
 What are the details of the tribulation period end- 
 ing in the battle of Rev. ip: 19-21? 
 
 The details are found in Matt. 24: 15-28 and Rev. 
 6 to 20 and other related scriptures. Here are a few 
 of the details: (1) The holy place (Matt. 24: 15). 
 (2) Necessary cautions (vs. 16-20). (3) Intensified 
 tribulations, especially toward the Jews in their own 
 land (vs. 21-26). (4) The troubles upon the Gentile 
 world-powers (vs. 27-28). (5) Jesus' glorious ap- 
 pearing visible to all nations and the coming together 
 of the house of Israel to become the greatest of all 
 nations (Ezek. 37). (6) The absence of fruitage 
 among the Jews except in the remnant. (7) Warn- 
 ings to careless professing Christians (vs. 34-51). 
 
 For further teaching carefully study Daniel, chap- 
 ters 2, 7, 9, and Rev. 13. 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 79 
 
 What about the Jewish remnant during the tribu- 
 lation period? 
 
 During the awful troubles of the seven seals, seven 
 trumpets and seven bowls, a remnant of Israel will 
 believe Jesus and witness for him. While some will 
 be martyrs others will go through the period to begin 
 Israel anew (Rev. 7: 3-8, and Zech. 12: 6 to 13: 9). 
 
 Will the heavens disappear as if rolled up? 
 
 They will; not only will the earth be undergoing 
 catastrophes, but the very regions around the earth 
 will be affected and witness of a tremendous change 
 coming. 
 
 Will literal mountains move out of their accustomed 
 places? 
 
 They will ; they have so moved and are even now so 
 moving. 
 
 Will the kings of the earth, princes, rich men and 
 others be affected? 
 
 If the earth and heavens are in commotion will not 
 men be? 
 
 How natural, that in the midst of world-wide 
 catastrophes the scared people should seek rocks, 
 caves, and mountains to hide themselves from the 
 Throne-sitter ! 
 
 STUDY EIGHTEEN 
 
 Opposing Their Return. 
 
 What about Jesus' return to reign upon this earth? 
 
 When the seventieth week, or the last seven years 
 of the age begins, the church having gone out of the 
 
80 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 earth, the first seal begins its work over the earth. 
 By that time the man of sin will have received great 
 power from the beast out of the earth and the one 
 out of the sea. The Jews will have gathered into 
 Abraham's land from the Mediterranean Sea to the 
 Euphrates River, under the protection of one or 
 more European powers, and shall become very- 
 wealthy and prosperous in commerce and agriculture. 
 The railroads are now built through that land. All 
 things will terminate into one-man power, the Anti- 
 christ. Oppression of the Jews will come like a 
 whirlwind, and for seven years they will undergo 
 fearful tribulation, especially the last three and a half 
 years. More or less tribulation will spread over the 
 earth, but the Jews will get the severest. Their cup 
 will be filled with miseries. The disquieting of 
 Psa. 2 : 5 and Jer. 30 : 67, and other Hebrew pre- 
 dictions will run into consummation. No other peo- 
 ple were so highly blessed : no other people will suffer 
 more. At the end of that fearful persecution the 
 kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take 
 counsel together against the Lord, and against his 
 anointed (Christ) saying, " Let us break their bands 
 asunder, and cast away their cords from us." This 
 terminates in Armageddon, near Jerusalem. 
 
 Was not the prediction in Luke 21: 20-24 fulfilled 
 by the Roman general Titus in A. D. 70? 
 
 It was rilled up, but it became a type of a more ex- 
 tended one, as described by Matt. 24: 20-22. 
 
 When will Matt. 24: 20-22 come to pass? 
 
 " The ninth chapter of Daniel contains a prediction 
 that seventy periods of time called ' weeks ' must 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 81 
 
 elapse after the king of Babylon gives commandment 
 to rebuild Jerusalem (the Jews, remember, were then 
 in captivity under Babylon), before the final establish- 
 ment of Israel under the holy anointed One. Then 
 follows the announcement that after sixty-nine 
 ' weeks ' Messiah shall be cut off. Now from the date 
 of the commandment to rebuild Jerusalem to the cru- 
 cifixion was exactly sixty-nine weeks of years. Each 
 of the sixty-nine ' weeks ' up to the crucifixion was 
 seven years long. 
 
 " Here, then, are sixty-nine weeks fulfilled and an- 
 other week cut off — left in the air, as it were. Now 
 there is a great principle concerning prophetic chron- 
 ology. God never reckons time with the Jews when 
 they are out of their own land. Then there is always 
 an interlude. With Israel out of the land, God's 
 Jewish clock stops. It begins again when Israel is 
 back where Israel ought to be. Now, at the end of 
 the sixty-ninth week, Messiah was cut off and the 
 destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of the 
 Jews followed. Just then, between the sixty-ninth 
 and seventieth weeks of Daniel, comes in this age — 
 the church period. 
 
 " There are scriptures after scriptures to which I 
 might refer you which show that this whole church 
 period is a parenthesis, as it were. 
 
 " In God's purpose always, but hidden, as Paul 
 tells us, from the prophets of old time. There is a very 
 notable illustration of that in Isaiah. It is the passage 
 from which our Lord quoted in the synagogue at 
 Nazareth, Isaiah 61 : 1. 
 
82 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because he hath 
 anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he 
 hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim 
 liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to 
 them that are bound. 
 
 " You will remember how our Lord at the begin- 
 ning of his ministry quoted this very passage (Luke 
 4: 16-21), and went on to proclaim the 'acceptable 
 year of the Lord.' There he closed the book and 
 sat down and began to say, ' This day is this scrip- 
 ture fulfilled in your midst.' Did you ever notice 
 where he closed the book? He closed the book at a 
 comma. The whole church period comes in right 
 where that little comma is — between ' the acceptable 
 year of the Lord,' and ' the day of vengeance of God ' 
 — between the cutting off of Messiah at the end of the 
 sixty-ninth week of Daniel and the taking up of Is- 
 rael again, when ' the day of vengeance ' — the great 
 tribulation — begins. 
 
 " When the church period has been finished and 
 God, according to the passages I have read, begins 
 again to deal with Israel, namely at the beginning of 
 the great tribulation, then the clock of prophecy be- 
 gins to run again and the seventieth week has its ful- 
 fillment. The sixty-nine weeks were weeks of years. 
 We are sure then that the seventieth week will be a 
 week of years. We want to remember, though, 
 that it is shortened somewhat — it will not be a full 
 week. Our Lord says : ' Except those days should 
 be shortened, no flesh should be saved.' Not ' no 
 soul ' should be saved ; it is not a question of soul- 
 saving. It is shortened because there will then be in 
 the world those whom he calls the ' elect,' Israel be- 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 83 
 
 loved for the fathers' sakes." — Addresses on Proph- 
 ecy. 
 
 Was not the prediction in Luke 21 : 20-24 fulfilled 
 by the Roman General Titus in A. D. 70? 
 
 It was filled up, but it became a type of a more ex- 
 tended one, as described by Matt. 24: 20-22. 
 
 When will Matt. 24: 20-22 come to pass? 
 
 Trinity in Unity. 
 
 What more can be said about types and symbols? 
 
 The tabernacle in the wilderness, picture of the 
 church passing through this sinful world under trials 
 and sufferings, was succeeded by a most dazzling and 
 beautiful temple in Jerusalem. Was not that temple 
 a type of the New Jerusalem which is described in 
 Revelation 22? Nearly all the heavenlies move in 
 trinities, and the natural world is one great bundle 
 of trinities, all in harmony with the Father, Son and 
 Holy Spirit — three Ones, working toward one pur- 
 pose, one consummation in the spirit realm. 
 
 Prior Events. 
 
 Please give the order of events as they will occur 
 just before Christ returns to reign upon the earth. 
 
 The Scriptures reckon a period that is very little 
 regarded by that class who teach that man can make 
 the earth ready for Christ to come and take their 
 products out into a happy place. " The great body 
 of Christianity believes that Jesus is the Christ, the 
 Son of the living God, but they have turned aside 
 the greater part of God's resources, to attempt to re- 
 form the world, to educate the world, and to antic- 
 ipate the next dispensation in which those things 
 
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 belong, and to do now the work that is distinctly set 
 apart for restored and converted Israel." 
 
 Can not the church do in this age what God said 
 of the next age? 
 
 It can not be done. Man can not forestall God's 
 movements nor change his plans. 
 
 What is the first thing that Jesus as King of kings 
 will do? 
 
 Listen : " For we say unto you by the word of the 
 Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the 
 coming of the Lord shall not prevent [or have no ad- 
 vantage over] them that are asleep. For, with a 
 loud summons, with the shout of an archangel, and 
 with the trumpet-call of God, the Lord himself will 
 come down from heaven. Then, first, those who died 
 in union with Christ will rise; and afterwards we 
 who shall still be living shall be caught up in the 
 clouds, in company with them, to meet the Lord in 
 the air, and so shall be with him always" (1 Thess. 
 4: 15-17). Not always at one place, but with Jesus. 
 
 Truly it gives great joy to " Comfort one another, 
 therefore, with these words." 
 
 The first movement then will be to take the church 
 saints out of the earth to meet the Lord in the air, or 
 first heaven. 
 
 What begins on earth next? 
 
 Pray, too, that your flight may not occur in winter 
 time, or on a Sabbath; for that will be a time of great 
 distress, the like of which has not occurred from the 
 beginning of the world down to the present time — 
 no, nor ever will again. And had not those days been 
 
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 curtailed there would have been no escape for a 
 single person ; but for the sake of " God's people " 
 they will be curtailed (Matt. 24: 20-22). 
 
 STUDY NINETEEN 
 
 The Remnant Chapter. — VII 
 
 This chapter begins with a very important pre- 
 liminary, a fine teaching thrown in between the sixth 
 and seventh seals. A new order or a new adminis- 
 tration is about to open up. 
 
 What do the restrained winds signify ? 
 
 " Wind " here means that since Israel is to be 
 gathered from all parts of the earth, not one being 
 left (Ezek. (37 and 39: 25-28) there will be opposing 
 forces from the four directions, east, west, north, 
 south, all Gentile people ; they will be restrained, so 
 that 144,000 Israelites can be sealed to begin a na- 
 tional existence. 
 
 What is the mission of the other angel? 
 
 To cause the four restraining angels to wait in 
 their mission until the 144,000 Israelites are sealed, 
 finished, secured, and marked so as fully to identify 
 them. This angel gave orders to the four not to 
 hurt the earth nor the sea (a religious-political com- 
 bination organized to prevent Israel's union) until 
 God's agents " have secured this remnant." A new 
 Israel is to be created, hence four angels. 
 
 What is meant by sealing servants in forehead? 
 
 God marks his servants by their profession. It 
 embraces confession, birth, and obedience (Matt. 10: 
 
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 32; Luke 12: 8; 1 John 4: 15). Here we see the doc- 
 trine of faith and confession, etc., prominently men- 
 tioned in Revelation, like many other outworking 
 practices required in this age of making ready to 
 reign with Christ. 
 
 What vast throng did John see? 
 
 A throng so vast that no man could number it. 
 
 Where did the vast multitude come from? 
 
 From all nations, kindreds, people and tongues — 
 all before the throne. All ready for homage to the 
 Throne-sitter. 
 
 With what were they clothed? 
 
 " With white robes." This again connects with 
 the " nonconformity to the world " in our present 
 age (Rom. 12: 1, 2). It is the doctrine of transfor- 
 mation and unity recognized in heaven. White cloth- 
 ing stands for Christ's righteousness even in heaven 
 (Rev. 19: 8). 
 
 Who are the " palm-bearers " ? 
 
 They are tribulation saints — people who have been 
 killed during the great persecution from the devil in 
 the man of sin, who operates to destroy during the 
 last seven years of this age — the missing week of 
 Daniel. See elsewhere in this volume for explana- 
 tions of this week, or seven years yet to come. Ob- 
 serve the worshipers who are around the great throne. 
 
 When they worshiped they bowed before him on 
 their faces in front of the throne, saying, " Amen. 
 Blessing, praise, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, might 
 be ascribed to our God forever and ever. Amen." 
 
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 Here is perfect worship in seven parts, suggesting the 
 best and highest of all devotion. 
 
 Why use the word "Amen" before and after the 
 praise? 
 
 It indicates a double assent to what belonged to 
 God. " So be it " first and " So be it " last — evermore 
 " So be it." 
 
 " What are these which are arrayed in white robes? 
 And whence came they? " 
 
 " They came out of great tribulation, and have 
 washed their robes and made them white in the blood 
 of the Lamb" (verse 14). They are tribulation 
 saints. This time and people involved are announced 
 from Psa. 11-18. Compare the foursquare people 
 of verse 9 with the foursquare Jerusalem of chapter 
 21. 
 Affected Israel. 
 
 Who shall be affected by that " great tribulation " ? 
 
 It is "the time of Jacob's trouble" (Jer. 30: 7), 
 and Jerusalem will be the center of awful disasters, 
 but lastly the whole earth will be affected because 
 the time will be just prior to Jesus' arrival. The man 
 of sin will persecute the Jews fearfully. 
 
 // the Jews return to Palestine, as seems now near 
 at hand, will they be placed under the protection of 
 some nation or nations? 
 
 Very likely. And as the Antichrist gains power 
 and assumes rulership over mankind, he will gladly 
 make a league with the Jews for, as now, they will 
 have the money; but in the last seven years Anti- 
 christ will break his covenant with them and turn 
 
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 persecutor, as Antiochus Epiphanes, Antichrist's pro- 
 totype, did in B. C. 170. 
 
 What will the elements be so as to distinguish Anti- 
 christ? 
 
 First. The beast out of " the sea " in great cruelty 
 (Rev. 13: 1). 
 
 Second. The intense activity of Satan, being very 
 wrathful, seeing that his power is decreasing. 
 
 Third. The intensity and great activity of demons. 
 They then know their time has come to receive tor- 
 ment (Matt. 8: 29; Rev. 9: 2, 11). 
 
 Fourth. The time of trumpet and bowl judg- 
 ments over all the earth (Rev. 8, 9, 16). 
 
 At this time the church saints will be in the sky 
 (1 Thess. 4: 13-17). 
 
 Palmbearers. 
 
 Are the white-robed palm-bearers exalted to a very 
 great position? 
 
 Evidently they are : for they are " before the 
 throne of God, and serve him day and night " (verse 
 15). Being before the throne they are yet to take 
 their place as servants, not crowned ones as king- 
 priests (verse 15). 
 
 What other graces are promised these? 
 
 All pains, all tears are taken from them. God is 
 their Sustenance and Preserver through the Lamb. 
 
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 STUDY TWENTY 
 
 Trumpets and Bowls Chapters Combined. — 
 VIII, IX, XVI 
 
 Trumpets and Bowls Connected. 
 
 The eighth and ninth chapters are now to be 
 studied with the sixteenth chapter. The trumpets 
 make announcements of judgments, and the bowls 
 pour out the activities of things heralded. It will be 
 observed that whatever the trumpets declare as be- 
 ing affected, the outpouring bowls fill up the measure. 
 If the trumpet speaks of the sea, then the bowl moves 
 to the sea and operates on that body. If the trumpet 
 speaks of the air, then the bowl operates upon and 
 affects the air. In this way each trumpet, as used in 
 the Old Testament, finds its place in the New and 
 the bowls, having contents to empty, conform to what 
 the trumpets announce. 
 
 Contents of chapter eight — silence (verse 1). Con- 
 nection with high priesthood as taught in Heb. 8 : 2 
 to Heb. 10: 25. Trumpets preparing to sound (2-6). 
 First trumpet (7). Second trumpet (8-9). Third 
 trumpet (10-11). Fourth trumpet (12-13). Three 
 woes announced. 
 
 Is there any indication of an increase of intensity 
 of judgment as the trumpets and bowls proceed in 
 their onward judgments? 
 
 Intensity increases. All nature as well as heavenly 
 luminaries are affected. Consequences of SIN are 
 far-reaching indeed. 
 
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 In the first four announcements and the first four 
 bowl judgments nature only is affected. In the fifth 
 and sixth man is affected, while in the seventh and 
 last " the kingdom of the world," heaven and the 
 temple are involved. 
 
 What is the result of a careful study of the Old 
 Testament f 
 
 The study of the Old Testament teaches us the 
 Scripture number system of the spiritualities — of 
 good things to come. All those were thrown out to 
 mankind to win man to God. How much more force- 
 ful to this age ! 
 
 Can one see the hallowed order in Jehovah's on- 
 working to completions by this number system? 
 
 Yes ; by getting the key in the Old Testament to 
 go through an open door. The workings, finishing, 
 conclusions and completions are perfectly clear. If 
 you would have perfect joys go study this number 
 system in Deity. Even in Eph. 1-3 to 3: 21 you will 
 find that the wonderful position of the believer is 
 fixed in a sevenfold way. 
 
 What does the other angel do before the seven 
 begin their announcements over the earth ? 
 
 " He came and stood reverently at the altar with a 
 golden censer in his hand." 
 
 Why a golden censer? 
 
 Because in the approach to Jehovah to worship, 
 something precedes and connects the golden censer 
 and prayer. Gold stands for Deity, strength, dura- 
 bility, worth. In the Gospel gold is a type of re- 
 deeming mercy and spirituality (Rev. 3: 18), en- 
 
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 durance against fiery trials (1 Cor. 3: 12) ; borrowed 
 by Satan (Rev. 17: 4 and 18: 16). 
 
 Of what was God's incense made? 
 
 Of " sweet spices, stacte, onyche, galbanum of like 
 weight with pure frankincense. It was tempered to- 
 gether pure and holy." So should our prayers be. 
 It was not allowed to be used on flesh for curing 
 sores. It was " an holy ointment." So should be 
 believers' prayers. Holy incense was burnt on a 
 holy altar with holy fire. Precious prayers will go 
 to Jesus, who is our Holy Altar. Possibly incense 
 also sweetened the temple where so much blood was 
 shed. 
 
 Why should incense be connected with saintly 
 prayers? 
 
 Saintly prayers are as incense before God. They 
 are quite fragrant and propitious, as was incense un- 
 der the Law. 
 
 Why did the angel throw the incense and prayers 
 out of the censer upon the earth? 
 
 Judgments Jarring. 
 
 The effects show why ! Thereby peals of thunder, 
 cry-voices, flashes of lightning: earthquakes re- 
 spond, indicating that new judgments were pending. 
 Saints judge themselves in this life by the Word (1 
 Cor. 11: 31, 32). Saints are to judge or rule the 
 world and angels (1 Cor. 6: 2, 3). 
 
 What are trumpets for? 
 
 To make announcements of events near at hand. 
 The age or dispensation is about to close. It is the 
 changing of a people who long centuries have been 
 
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 aided by Jehovah — a people or nation to whom he 
 gave gracious truths and powers to make mighty joys, 
 but they perverted his truth, listened to God's ad- 
 versary, and went the way Cain went. Is not all this 
 an awful insult to the Creator, the Provider, the 
 Sustainer? 
 
 What are the announcements of the end? 
 
 The announcements of coming events are by trum- 
 pets, because trumpets have always stood for loud 
 proclamations — sounds that reach in the far distance. 
 Jesus foresaw conditions that would be at his coming 
 reign. Hear him: " For just as in the days of Noah, 
 so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. In 
 those days before the flood they went on [mark the 
 expression they WENT ON] eating and drinking 
 and marrying and being married, up to the day which 
 Noah entered the ark, taking no notice till the flood 
 came and swept them one and all away " ; and to im- 
 press it more and more forcefully upon us and them 
 to whom he was speaking, he said : " So shall it be 
 at the coming of the Son of Man " (Matt. 24: 37-39). 
 Did Jesus know? Does this look like a regenerated 
 humanity, a people ready to turn over to a King- 
 judge, a King-priest to rule the whole world in right- 
 eousness ? Did he ever promise that the whole world 
 would be ready at his coming? Why then is this 
 taught ? Because man wants his way ! And God can 
 not give man his way; for God, who KNOWS, has 
 said of man's unregenerate condition, " The heart is 
 deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; 
 who can know it" (Jer. 17: 9)? And it is well 
 known that the majority of mankind refuses God's 
 
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 regeneration — men preferring to hold up their own 
 made reformation. 
 
 Corrupting Tricks. 
 
 " Satan disguises himself as an angel of light " 
 (2 Cor. 11: 14). The Holy Spirit forewarned the 
 age: "For at the coming of the Lord there will be 
 great activity on the part of Satan, in the shape of all 
 kinds of deceptive miracles, signs and marvels, as 
 well as of wicked attempts to delude [or mislead by a 
 trick], to the ruin of those who are on their way to 
 destruction, because they have never received and 
 loved the truth to their own salvation " (2 Thess. 2 : 
 9, 10). 
 
 STUDY TWENTY-ONE 
 
 Announcements and Actions. 
 
 In order that the student may the more readily 
 understand the movements of the trumpets and bowls 
 they will be associated in this study. 
 
 First Trumpet. — The first blew ; and there came 
 hail and fire mixed with blood, and it fell upon the 
 earth. A third part of the earth was burnt up, and 
 a third of the trees, and every blade of grass (8: 7). 
 
 The First Bowl Emptied. — The first angel went 
 and emptied his bowl upon the earth (political 
 powers) : and it turned to loathsome and painful sores 
 upon all those who bore the brand of the beast and 
 who worshiped its image (16: 2). 
 
 The first trumpet announced the coming hail and 
 fire mingled with blood to affect the third part of 
 the trees and all grass on the earth. 
 
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 The outpouring of the first bowl affected the image- 
 worshipers with painful sores. In both instances 
 the earth is affected by severe judgments. 
 
 What is meant by the " brand of the beast " ? 
 
 A stamp on a coin indicates its value or ownership. 
 God stamped his displeasure on the human race by 
 " the confusion of tongues." This mark of confu- 
 sion of faiths is almost universal. " Mark " means 
 a false profession. 
 
 Is beast a central figure of all evil in human hearts? 
 
 It is never a sign of evil in Israel, but among Gen- 
 tiles, beast stands for that wicked one of 2 Thess. 2 : 
 7-9. He will begin actively in everyone who has been, 
 is, or will be against Christ, to tyrannize, to oppress, 
 to destroy under him who said long ago in his heart : 
 " I will ascend into heaven : I will exalt my throne 
 above the stars of God: I will sit upon the mount of 
 the congregation, in the sides of the north : I will 
 ascend above the heights of the clouds : I will be like 
 the Most High" (Isa. 14: 12-13). This was Lucifer 
 in his heart. 
 
 Mountain Falls into the Sea. 
 
 What did the second trumpet announce? 
 
 A great mountain, all on fire, was hurled into the 
 sea. 
 
 What was the result? 
 
 A third part of the sea became blood, and a third 
 part of all created things that were in the sea — that 
 is, all living things — dies, and a third of the ships are 
 destroyed (8:9). 
 
 In this case the sea was affected. 
 
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 What next comes by pouring out the second bowl? 
 
 The second bowl angel poured out the contents in- 
 to the sea, and it turned to blood like the blood of a 
 corpse (dissipated) and every living thing dies — 
 everything in the sea. In this case, as trumpet, sea 
 things were affected. Blood and death are the char- 
 acteristics of this trumpet and bowl movement. 
 
 What do sea and mountains stand for symbolically? 
 
 " Mountain " stands for high ruler, king or emper- 
 or, monarchy, kingdom, republic. Isa. 11: 9: "They 
 shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain " 
 — in kingdom of Israel. " Sea " represents great mul- 
 titudes of people. But a real mountain will fall into 
 the sea, and waters and earth will be affected un- 
 favorably in judgments. 
 
 Star-like Torch. 
 
 What does the third angel proclaim? 
 
 He announced a falling star, a great star, and when 
 it fell upon rivers and springs they became like 
 wormwood in bitterness. The smaller streams were 
 affected like the larger bodies of water. Here you 
 observe the pale horse and his rider Death is still 
 going over the earth. 
 
 Do any movements come pouring in out of the third 
 bowl? 
 
 Yes ; the rivers and springs were also injured by 
 this bowl contents. Blood was the agent to injure. 
 
 Confer with Psa. 78: 44 and Ex. 7: 20. These 
 were typical of this larger one in Revelation. 
 
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 What is taught in 16: yj? 
 
 In the midst of judgment workings an angel of the 
 waters cried : " Thou art just, thou who art and who 
 wast," the Holy One in inflicting this judgment. 
 
 Why does this angel of waters thus justify the 
 Holy One? 
 
 Because the ones who are getting this affliction 
 " shed the blood of Christ's people and of the 
 prophets," so God gives them back some blood to 
 drink. This is, in principle, men reaping what they 
 have sown. 
 
 What was the altar response? 
 
 " O Lord, our God, the Almighty, true and just 
 are thy judgments." This was a celestial witness. 
 
 STUDY TWENTY-TWO 
 Blasted Luminaries. 
 
 "The fourth angel blew; and a third of the sun 
 and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were 
 blasted, so that the third of them was eclipsed, and 
 the third part of the day there was no light, and at 
 night it was the same" (8: 12). 
 
 What is the Harmony between this trumpet and 
 the fourth bowlf 
 
 " The fourth angel empties his bowl upon the sun ; 
 and it was permitted to scorch men with fire" (16: 
 8). There is perfect agreement. 
 
 What effect did this scorching have upon the men? 
 
 " They maligned the name of God who controlled 
 these curses, but they did not repent and give him 
 praise." 
 
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 Under the most favorable conditions, in peace,, in 
 distress, and under all conditions men have maligned 
 God; now they have come to the full and meet judg- 
 ment. 
 
 In these workings the " sun " was affected so as 
 to unite in judgment. The heavenly birds are called 
 in to bring a deep consciousness of the wicked. 
 
 The First Woe Declared. 
 
 What message does the flying eagle thrust in be- 
 tween the first four trumpets and the last three? 
 
 This eagle-angel brings to the people of the earth 
 the announcement of the first " woe " in a threefold 
 force. " There will be WOE, WOE, WOE for all 
 who live on the earth, at the blast of the trumpets of 
 the three other angels who are about to blow." 
 
 Why are the " woes " intensified by two being 
 added to ONE? 
 
 Because the wickedness is intensifying! 
 Will the other three trumpets announce more 
 severe judgments on the way? 
 
 Thus says the " angel flying through the midst of 
 heaven" (8: 13). 
 
 Three woes or intense miseries are announced. 
 
 It summons the most awful demonstrations of sin 
 yet uncovered. 
 
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 Apollyon Chapter. — IX 
 
 Lucifer an Outcast. 
 
 This chapter contains the fifth and sixth trumpets. 
 Between the first and twelfth verses the first woe 
 works. It is awful in its ravages ! 
 
 " The fifth angel blew ; and I saw a star had fallen 
 upon the earth from the heavens, and to him was 
 given the key to the pit " (9 : 1 ) . 
 
 Who is this star from heaven? 
 
 John does not say he saw this star fall, but names 
 him as a star " had fallen " upon the earth. Things 
 are ascribed to him ; so he is not a meteor, not a literal 
 star, but like his crowd, the fallen stars sang together 
 (Job 38: 4-7). Then they sinned (2 Peter 2:4; 
 Eph. 6: 6; Col. 2: 15). One was their chief — the 
 "old dragon, Satan, Devil, serpent (Rev. 12: 9). 
 Once he was Lucifer, " Light-bearer." But he willed 
 to go wrong (Isa. 14: 12, 13). He made five wills 
 and got away from God as many others have by 
 WILL. 
 
 What will he do to the abyss? 
 
 He will open his abyss where demons or angels are. 
 He will let them loose and send them forth with awful 
 woes or hurts. 
 
 What does the fifth bowl portray? 
 
 First woe begins. 
 Beast. 
 
 Then the fifth angel emptied his bowl upon the 
 throne. 
 
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 Satan Tested. 
 
 What occurred when fifth bowl was emptied? 
 
 " Darkness fell upon Satan's kingdom." The fifth 
 trumpet had announced the star's arrival. The bowl 
 meets him and puts judgment of darkness upon 
 Satan's kingdom. 
 
 What effect did darkness have upon wicked people? 
 " Men gnawed their tongues for pain because of 
 their sores" (16: 10, 11). There is no penitence. 
 
 What does the trumpet further announce? 
 
 " Smoke came out of the pit like a great furnace." 
 This agrees with the darkness of 16 : 10. Smoke 
 blinds the eyes ; Satan is a complete blinder. His 
 smoke does it ; it darkens counsel. 
 
 What came out of the smoke? 
 Locusts will receive power same as scorpions. 
 Why not injure the grass or any plant or any tree? 
 Because they are only able to injure people. 
 
 Are the demons thus let loose able to hurt God's 
 people? 
 
 No; those who are sealed by the Lord can not be 
 hurt. 
 
 The unsealed ones, however, are injured. 
 
 How long will Satan injure his own? 
 In his fearful wrath he will sting men five months, 
 150 days. 
 
 Will men try to die? 
 They will, but can not die. 
 
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 What will be the shape of the locusts? 
 
 They are great imitators or borrowers, like men, 
 who are unwilling to learn from God's Book their 
 duties and joys, but lean upon preachers who per- 
 vert truth. Satan's demons have men's faces, hair 
 like women, teeth like lions, locusts' bodies, tails like 
 scorpions. 
 
 Counterfeits. 
 
 Whom does Satan imitate here? 
 
 He imitates intelligence, stigmatizes woman's long 
 hair, which is her glory, wears brass crowns, polished 
 to look like gold, and arm themselves with breast- 
 plates ; thus play soldier, go like aircraft, with wings 
 galloping off to battle. " Their stings are in their 
 tails" — tails stand for lies (Isa. 9: 15) — like a re- 
 treating army, do lots of damage in the rear. Subtile, 
 acute, penetrating like their master, Satan, they go 
 out to intensify those already under Satan's dominion. 
 The time is short, so Satan hurries them on to arouse 
 the wrath of all such as might repent. God again 
 spares two-thirds of the men. " His mercy endureth 
 forever." 
 
 Who is their king? 
 
 Abaddon or Apollyon (the destroyer). 
 
 " Two more woes are yet to come." Sin produces 
 misery. 
 
 More Degradation. 
 
 Does not the Holy Spirit predict that totvard the 
 end of the age " evil men shall wax worse and worse, 
 deceiving and being deceived " ? 
 
 He does (2 Tim. 3: 13). Even bad men say, " His- 
 
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 tory repeats itself." God repeats for delivery; and 
 here the Spirit speaks of an awful repetition. He tells 
 of the end being like the end of the second age and 
 of Lot, Sodom and Gomorrah — horrible conditions ! 
 But men will not repent, even if conscious of what is 
 on the way. 
 
 STUDY TWENTY-THREE 
 Unchaining Anarchy. 
 
 What was the meaning of the sixth trumpet; what 
 did it announce ? 
 
 The sixth angel spake " from the corners of the 
 golden [royal] altar." He spake from a high and 
 holy position. And this is what he spake: " Set free 
 the four angels that are in chains at the great river 
 Euphrates." 
 
 Were they freed? 
 
 Then the four angels that were held in readiness 
 for that hour and day and month and year were set 
 free to destroy mankind. This brings man very 
 close to Armageddon, close to the great army of the 
 East that will gather to go up to Jerusalem to take 
 a spoil, to capture all Israel. 
 
 And what shall be the number of the army? 
 
 Two hundred millions. The present European 
 army is a type of Armageddon. 
 
 "Fire Breastplates." 
 
 What were their appearances? 
 
 Something like these is now being used in the 
 European war. Bombs with fire and gas are hurled 
 
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 at each other. Our own government, boastful peace 
 people, are treating with the leading electricians 
 to invent electrical apparatus to help destroy men 
 in war. The instruments of war will greatly increase 
 in destructiveness as the end approaches. Explosive 
 material, heat, electricity, gas, any deadly substance 
 will be certain to be brought into use when Satan lets 
 loose the underworld spirits. 
 
 What does the Spirit say about destructive means? 
 
 " Through these three curses " — fire, smoke, sul- 
 phur — a third of mankind dies. Why? Because the 
 fire, the smoke, and the sulphur issued from their 
 mouths and in their tails (lies) were stings (9: 18). 
 They will war from both their fronts and rears ; truth 
 and lies will mingle. 
 
 Sin Hardens. 
 
 Does this awful carnage cause the ungodly to re- 
 pent? 
 
 They will not abandon " the worship of evil spirits, 
 and of idols made of gold or silver or brass or stone 
 or wood, which can neither see, hear, or walk." 
 Neither " did they repent of their murders, their 
 sorceries" (black magic), wizardries, "their licen- 
 tiousness, or their thefts" (9: 21). 
 
 What is the bowl testimony (16: 12-14) ? 
 
 " Then the sixth angel emptied his bowl upon the 
 great river Euphrates; and the water in the river 
 dried up, so that the road for the kings of the east 
 might be made ready." 
 
 Why are angels associated with this great river? 
 
 It is by these waters that many great nations have 
 
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 come and gone in past dispensations ; it is by these 
 waters that the image seen by Nebuchadnezzar arose 
 and was symbolic of national characteristics to the 
 end of human kingdoms; it was by these waters wars 
 arose and spread over the earth ; it was by these 
 waters that the earth was divided, one part Gentile 
 and the other Israel, who are like a little rill running 
 through the earth to keep God's claims alive ; it was 
 by these great waters that coming potencies from on 
 high will again take root, prosper and reach per- 
 fection, all things reaching their normal conditions. 
 Abraham's possessions join these waters on the east. 
 
 Organized Evil. 
 
 What mighty dynasty arose along the Euphrates? 
 
 As a great national type, Mohammedanism arose 
 in the Euphrates region and spread out over much 
 of the earth ; and its antitype the world-wide army 
 will come to the same region to war against God and 
 there be destroyed (Rev. 19: 9). 
 
 Which Way. 
 
 Is the world of mankind getting better? 
 
 Some better in transportation, better in construc- 
 tions, better in quick communication, better in phi- 
 lanthropies, better in agriculture, but who dares to 
 strike against truth by saying " getting better in holi- 
 ness, better in Christ's righteousness, better in na- 
 tional peace, better in socialities, better in obedience 
 to the commandments of Jesus and the Holy Spirit " ? 
 No, not all ! 
 
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 Froglike Spirits. 
 
 What constitute the " three unclean spirits like 
 frogs " ? 
 
 Well, since they come out of the mouth of the 
 Dragon, the Beast and the False Prophet, they surely 
 are unclean ! ! With evil spirits, enchantments, 
 wizardry, necromancies, witchery, black magic, sooth- 
 saying, divinations, spiritualisms, murders, drunken- 
 ness, lying, fraudulences, adulteries, and the hosts of 
 sins un judged, all marshaled by Satan for one des- 
 perate onslaught upon the human family remaining 
 upon the earth, what may be expected from their 
 combined attack upon the remainder of the human 
 family? What kind of civilization will it then be 
 called? Three unclean spirits! Ahab was the type 
 of the coming day! A lying prophet went to him 
 and persuaded him to do great evils ! Spirits working 
 miracles ! God will be very busy and of course Satan 
 will too. Satan's miracles will be supernatural, like 
 God's. Satan will try to offset every miracle of God 
 by producing similar miracles, " and no marvel " — 
 " Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light." 
 It is not surprising, therefore, if his servants also 
 disguise themselves as servants of righteousness " (2 
 Cor. 11: 14-15). 
 
 Unrighteousness Desperate. 
 
 Such spirits in disobedient men will try to over- 
 turn all righteousness of Christ. Do they not try to 
 abolish God from their minds — even try to compel the 
 Bible to stay out of the public schools, thus dishon- 
 oring God ? They are willing to be counted " gods," 
 
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 but refuse the one true God who created the heavens 
 and the earth and all in them. Of his substance they 
 partake in abundance, but as to their services they are 
 scant. 
 
 The Delay of Blessings. 
 
 Why are blessings so long delayed? 
 
 Blessings are sometimes slower in coming because 
 administrations must come into their places first. 
 
 Are martyred sons and daughters of God types of 
 any people? 
 
 They are. When the day or time of judgment ar- 
 rives many will lose their lives because they refuse 
 to join in the revelry and hatred of the age. Former 
 believers became martyrs because they were hated 
 by such as were not in Christ. All martyred ones in 
 the past are types of the last martyred people to whom 
 God will say : " Happy are those who are on the 
 watch and keep their clothing under their eye, that 
 they will have to walk unclothed and let men see their 
 nakedness" (Rev. 16: 15). 
 
 Where will the kings gather their armies to war 
 against God? 
 
 " Then their spirits collected their kings at the 
 place called Har-ma-ged-don." There Satan will 
 make his last effort to overcome Christ and his hosts. 
 This region includes the mountain and valley of 
 Megiddo, or the valley of Jezreel. The first attack 
 of Satan upon Jerusalem will be east and south to- 
 ward Moab, but being shut off, he will swing his 
 forces around to the north and strike from Megiddo. 
 
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 The word " Jezreel " means to " cut off or slay." 
 What was formerly known as Megiddo is now called 
 Lejjun. 
 
 The study of the following named scriptures con- 
 cerning Megiddo will prove interesting and may give 
 you some clue why Satan will collect his forces at this 
 point for his last great struggle with Christ for world- 
 wide supremacy at the close of the seventh age : 
 Joshua 11: 17; Judges 1: 27, and 5: 19; 1 Kings 4: 
 12; 2 Kings 9: 27 and 23: 29-33; 2 Chron. 35: 22. 
 
 STUDY TWENTY-FOUR 
 
 The Cloud-Clothed Angel Chapter. — X 
 
 A Mighty Angel. 
 
 With what does this chapter begin? 
 
 It begins with another " mighty angel " coming 
 down to earth clothed with a cloud, a " rainbow on 
 his head," having a shining face, and feet like pil- 
 lars of brass. This is a description similar to one in 
 the first chapter. 
 
 From verse 1 to verse 14 in chapter 11 is a great 
 parenthesis, because in chapter 11 and verse 15 the 
 seventh trumpet and seventh bowl begin. 
 
 What is taught between the sixth and seventh 
 trumpets? 
 
 The mighty angel's mission ; the little book eaten ; 
 times of the Gentiles; prophecy of two witnesses; and 
 the second woe. 
 
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 Mighty Mightiness. 
 
 Who is the Mighty Angel? 
 
 It is none other than Christ himself, coming to 
 give movement to increased judgment forces. He is 
 the " Strong One," " the Mighty One " ; The El- 
 shad-dai of the Old Testament. Mighty One is a 
 titled office ! 
 
 Cloud-clothed indicates majesty, royalty in its best; 
 rainbow shows his peaceful purposes ; a sunshine 
 countenance signifies brilliancies ; his feet like brass 
 presents his power of judgment. 
 
 What kind of a book did he hold in his hand? 
 
 It is called " a little book." With this book in hand 
 he claimed his right to the sea and to the land. Had 
 he not bought them? It likely was the same book 
 that he unsealed in chapter 6. 
 
 Why did he cry with a loud voice? 
 
 He made known his right to the whole earth so 
 that all might know his claims. 
 Seven Thunders. 
 
 What was the response to the mighty voice? 
 
 Seven mighty thunders responded. Evidently they 
 were responses of approbation. They were so great 
 and so significant that John was forbidden to write 
 their meaning and purposes. No one knows the 
 why of the thunders. God sealed them ; closed them 
 from man. When God closes things, man wants them 
 open ; when God opens things, then man wants them 
 otherwise. Man is a stubborn creature. 
 
 However, this much may be inferred: the seven 
 responses from heaven in thunder sounds indicate 
 
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 approbation of Christ's claims to sea and earth, his 
 purchased possessions (Eph. 1: 14; Rom. 8: 19). 
 Were other visions ordered " shut up " t 
 Daniel (8: 26) was ordered to shut up the vision 
 because it was " for many days." Daniel saw and 
 understood many things given him by Jehovah. He 
 was told of the seven desolations. 
 
 (1) Of the sanctuary (Dan. 8: 13). 
 
 (2) Of the sanctuary (9: 17). 
 
 (3) Of the land (9: 18). 
 
 (4) Of the sanctuary (9: 26). Fulfilled A. D. 
 70. 
 
 (5, 6, 7) Of the sanctuary, by the Beast (Dan. 9: 
 27; 11: 31; 12: 11; Matt. 24: 15; Mark 13: 14; 2 
 Thess. 2: 3, 8-12; Rev. 13: 24; 16: 14). 
 
 Man could not be trusted with some of God's 
 things, so he sealed them until man would make him- 
 self worthy to know them. 
 
 How did the Mighty Angel announce the closing of 
 time? 
 
 By a most solemn oath (Heb. 6: 13-20). 
 
 When will the secret purposes of God be made 
 known? 
 
 " When the seventh angel shall be ready to blow 
 his blast." 
 
 What is the mystery of God that shall be finished 
 when the seventh angel shall announce the consum- 
 mations of the seventh bowl of 16: iy? 
 
 The Mystery of God Finished. 
 
 A mystery is " a secret, something hid, or a thing 
 utterly unknown to man." Evidence shows that 
 
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 what is " a mystery " is known to be mysterious. 
 " The mystery of God " here named is now no mys- 
 tery, because through Christ as the Divine Medium 
 to bring away the mystery and show us the reality, 
 and making Paul the messenger of meaning as to the 
 creation of the church for this age. 
 
 Taking On. 
 
 First, the Word incarnated or taking on flesh was 
 uncovered. 
 
 Second, his power to take on or take in him all the 
 fulness of the Godhead, so that he became the em- 
 bodiment of all knowledge and every divine principle 
 of salvation. He broke down the middle wall be- 
 tween Jew and Gentile, and gave Israel hope of be- 
 coming all that was promised Abraham. He be- 
 came the Head of the church, his body designed as 
 his bride. This mystery has been cleared away by 
 Christ and the apostles in their Holy Ghosted powers. 
 
 Christ lacks no power to make all things new where 
 once all things were old and wasting. He not only 
 claimed the earth and sea, but having redeemed them 
 they are his. Officially he claims them, and at the 
 next coming he will possess them with his bride 
 (Matt. 5: 5). 
 
 Note. — Observe the words " should be finished " 
 in 10: 7, and compare with 15: 1 and 16: 17. The 
 key to what is yet unfulfilled is " should be fulfilled." 
 
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 STUDY TWENTY-FIVE 
 
 The Little Book Eaten (10: 8-11). 
 
 Did John hear a voice from heaven? 
 
 He heard Jesus' voice and obeyed just as he did 
 when Jesus was on the earth giving him commands 
 and directions. An obedient disciple on earth is quite 
 sure to be obedient in heaven. 
 
 What was the Lord's purpose in having John to 
 eat the little book? 
 
 It was a real book, for what has symbol to do with 
 sweetness and bitterness? John did as commanded 
 and ascertained results. The promises of God are 
 sweet or felicitous to the mouth and his judgments 
 are bitter to the inward parts. Of course no dis- 
 cipline is pleasant at the time ; on the contrary, it is 
 painful. But afterwards it produces, as its fruit, a 
 righteous life that brings peace to those who have 
 been trained under it. Eating or exercising is neces- 
 sary to true enjoyment (John 6: 54). 
 
 To the regenerated man all of God's promises are 
 " sweet " ; and as John was in heaven when he was 
 to eat the little book, and being a type of the church 
 in her rapture, she will gladly live on the promises 
 of the Lamb (2 Peter 1 : 3-4). 
 
 Why is the same book bitter to the stomach? 
 
 Because the afflictions thus affect one. At the first 
 passover in Egypt, bitter herbs were eaten, expressive 
 of severe afflictions in the wilderness journey. Read 
 Jer. 9: 15 for wormwood for food. 
 
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 Is there a type anywhere partially fulfilled? 
 
 Rev. 8: 11 was partially filled up in the dispersion 
 of the Jews over the earth, where they still are. This 
 judgment of scattering has been very bitter to them. 
 The Word of God did it (Matt. 23: 38). All af- 
 flictions are bitter to saints and are to be borne with 
 patience and meekness, as are sweet things. 
 
 Why did the angel tell John that he must prophesy 
 again? 
 
 Because God has set him apart to witness for him 
 once more over the earth. He did it as an apostle ; 
 he did it as the writer of Revelation, and he must 
 come again during the great tribulation period to 
 witness the third time. This threefold witnessing is 
 a deservedly high calling, and John was worthy be- 
 cause he was faithful (Rev. 10: 11). 
 
 Is godly obedience always valuable? 
 
 Salvation is valuable to all obedient ones. On 
 earth the saved ones recognize the truth that obe- 
 dience is all-inclusive, so gathers in itself all of the 
 purchased acts and all of the processes. 
 
 (1) Justification — standing right with God. 
 
 (2) Redemption — bought off or bought back to 
 one's self. 
 
 (3) Propitiation — favorable satisfaction, or ap- 
 peasement. 
 
 (4) Imputation — reckoning our trespasses to 
 Christ. 
 
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 The Two-Witness Chapter. — XI 
 
 " Times of the Gentiles." 
 
 What can be learned from Christ's words in Luke 
 211 24? 
 
 Times of Gentiles and fullness of Gentiles are given 
 elsewhere. 
 
 What are the distinctions between the " God of the 
 earth" in verse 4 and " God of heaven " in verse 13 f 
 
 It is the same God. In verse 4 God is standing in 
 the attitude of bearing up his two earth witnesses, 
 and in verse 13 he is in the attitude of receiving 
 glory from seven thousand who came gloriously out 
 of the second woe. 
 
 Measurements. 
 
 Why should John measure temple, altar, worship- 
 ers? 
 
 In Zechariah 2 a man with a measuring line 
 measured Jerusalem before the Jews began to rebuild 
 it. A new construction was in view, hence measure- 
 ment; so in chapter 11 a new building is to be con- 
 structed, as a reed was given to John to measure the 
 temple of God, the altar and the worshipers. The 
 place of worship must be just right, the altar at which 
 worship is offered must be perfect, and the worship- 
 ers must reach the requirements of a just God. God 
 demands perfections. 
 
 Must disciples of Jesus be measured? 
 
 Yes ; the standard is given in Matt. 5 : 48. This 
 
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 perfection lies in " full development and growth into 
 maturity " of sainthood. God is perfect in kindness ; 
 so can a saint be. 
 
 The Altar of the saints is Jesus Christ, who is 
 perfect. Saints must worship God in Spirit and in 
 Truth. 
 
 John measured all those things because he was yet 
 on earth as a witness for Jesus and knew what was 
 needed for perfections among saints. He was fa- 
 miliar with the work of believers and their require- 
 ments. 
 
 STUDY TWENTY-SIX 
 
 Why should the court of the Gentiles be left out? 
 
 Because the worshipers are Israelites regathered 
 and entering upon their prescribed worship as noted 
 in Ezek. 40 to 48. It occurs during Israel's Kingdom- 
 Age, beginning when Jesus comes on clouds and with 
 great glory (Matt. 24: 30), David having been resur- 
 rected to be their Prince (Ezek. 37: 24). 
 
 During that thousand years the Gentiles can ap- 
 proach only God through the court of the new temple 
 spoken of in Ezekiel's book. 
 
 Give something about the forty-two months. 
 
 The holy city will be under their heel forty-two 
 months. 
 
 This will likely occur just before Christ's appear- 
 ance to begin his reign ; for, during the great tribu- 
 lation, the Jews will have possession of Jerusalem, 
 rebuild the temple of Ezekiel, and the Gentiles will 
 greatly oppress them. They will be under the heel 
 of Gentile dominion, as they have been since the reign 
 
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 of Nebuchadnezzar. It is yet the " times of the Gen- 
 tile " empire dominion (Zech. 14: 1-3). 
 
 The " Two Witnesses." Their period is three and 
 one half years. They will be literal men — for how 
 could two books be witnesses and be killed and be 
 called " men " ? These two men are represented by 
 two olive trees and two lamps that stand before the 
 Lord of the earth. They were, as all saved ones 
 must be, submissive to Christ's power or will and 
 obedient to his commands. 
 
 How are their injuries punished? 
 
 By fire coming down from heaven. The witnesses 
 direct punishments upon their enemies. Governments 
 do so now, and such punishments seem right to those 
 who are protected (Rev. 11 : 13). 
 
 What other power have they? 
 
 To cause the rains to cease during their prophesy- 
 ing (verse 6). 
 
 What else? 
 
 To turn streams of water into blood. 
 
 Anything else? 
 
 " To smite the earth with a curse." 
 
 Will there azvait them any vengeance? 
 
 " That wild beast of the pit," Satan himself, will 
 " make war upon the two witnesses," conquer and 
 kill them (Dan. 7: 3, 7, 8). 
 
 How long will the bodies of God's prophets lie in 
 the public streets of mystical Sodom in Egyptian 
 darkness? 
 
 Three and one half days (Isa. 1 : 10). 
 
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 How will their enemies receive the news? 
 
 With great joy. They " will rejoice over them. 
 They will make merry, sending presents to one an- 
 other." 
 
 Why is forty-two months named as the time? 
 
 Seis says : " When it is meant that we should take 
 numbers and dates some other way than as read, he 
 gives us intimation of it." 
 
 The ark was in the country of the Philistines seven 
 months. And Jerusalem's last great trial is computed 
 in months, as well as the term of the blasphemies of 
 the beast. Further he says : " The number of the 
 months is forty-two — six times the period that the 
 ark was in captivity. Six is the number of evil, and 
 seven of dispensational completion, and these two 
 are two marked factors of forty-two." 
 
 Much has been speculated as to who shall be those 
 two godly witnesses. Already John has been told 
 he should again prophesy, witness before nations, 
 peoples and languages. He is one of the two. 
 
 Who is the other one? 
 
 Possibly Enoch, on the other side of the flood, is 
 the other witness. He was the seventh from Adam 
 — God's consummation of a great type for an en- 
 larged fulfillment. 
 
 Enoch is a type of whom? 
 
 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, was translated, not 
 tasting death (Heb. 11:5 and Gen. 5: 24). He thus 
 became a type of the translated church, before the 
 great storm of sin being judged sweeps over the earth. 
 As Enoch escaped the judgment of the flood, so the 
 
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 church will escape the judgment of the " great tribu- 
 lation " (1 Thess. 4: 16). 
 
 Is forty and two months only three and one-half 
 years? 
 
 Whenever a day stands for a year, the Lord gives 
 some intimation of the figure. Troubles and af- 
 flictions are joined to this remarkable occurrence, 
 hence it means just three and one-half years. The 
 period of the flood was expressed in months, and they 
 were literal months ; the people were immersed in 
 afflictions. 
 
 Ezek. 39: 12 is just seven months, no more. Rev. 
 9: 5 means just five months; there is misery con- 
 nected with the five. First Sam. 6: 1 was seven 
 literal months ; the ark of the Lord was out of its 
 place among curses. 
 
 Who brings life into the " two witnesses " ? 
 
 God resuscitates them, and invites them to " Come 
 up here." Up to heaven they will go in the presence 
 of their enemies (Rev. 11). 
 
 Will there be a general rejoicing over their death ? 
 
 Yes; even they will be so glad that they will make 
 each other gifts, the public rejoicings, the hilarity, 
 the jollity, the merriment will be national in charac- 
 ter. Every saloon dive, every prostitute, every crimi- 
 nal, every false hope, every unsound faith, every 
 excuser for truth, every infamous clique, every sup- 
 pressor of moral right, every opposer of the Bible, 
 every thief, every greedy growler, every pestilential 
 fellow will rejoice in the death of God's witnesses. 
 But soon thereafter men's hearts will fail for fear of 
 coming events. 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 117 
 
 How do the resurrected witnesses go into heaven? 
 
 They ascend in a cloud with power from above ; 
 glory around them; earth is defeated again. It al- 
 ways goes down in contacts with heaven. 
 
 What ends at this time? 
 
 The second woe ends ; with the ending comes a 
 terrific earthquake, a tenth of Jerusalem falls, seven 
 thousand men are slain. 
 
 What did the remnant of the Jews do? They 
 were greatly affrighted ! and this scare caused them 
 to give God glory. It was the fright of penitence! 
 This is always a good fright to get ! 
 
 STUDY TWENTY-SEVEN 
 
 We are still in the seven trumpet — universal an- 
 nouncement for the seven bowl activities— judgments 
 of sin. We are passing from the second paren- 
 thetical teaching or heavenly praise before a new 
 administration. This joyous glory-praise is followed 
 by the seventh trumpet which runs through 11: 15- 
 19. 
 
 What did the seventh or consummating angel an- 
 nounce? 
 
 His announcement quickened felicitous heavenly 
 voices into a widespread joy that " the kingdom of 
 the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of 
 his Christ and he will reign forever." Obadiah pre- 
 dicted that " the kingdom shall be the Lord's." 
 
 Can the kingdom of the world, once organized by 
 Satan for his use (Luke 4: 5-6), become Christ's 
 without Satan being put into the pit? 
 
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 By no means ; for all things will be put under 
 Jesus' power (1 Cor. 15: 27). 
 Will Jesus reign on the earth? 
 
 Why should he stay away when, as Conqueror, he 
 has sole charge of all things on the earth? Besides, 
 the Holy Spirit definitely says that Jesus is worthy 
 " and has made us [saints] unto our God kings and 
 priests; and we shall reign on earth" (Rev. 5: 10; 
 1: 5-6; Rom. 4: 17; 15: 12). The testimony of 
 Jesus' coming and reigning is so abundant that there 
 should be no difficulties raised about Christ being 
 King over the kingdom of the world in its regener- 
 ated state (Matt. 19: 28). The world can never 
 reach the palingenesia by its self-reforms, but Christ 
 will see that the world of man will be " in the re- 
 generation when the Son of man shall sit in the throne 
 of his glory." 
 
 What effect did this great proclamation have upon 
 the twenty-four elders? 
 
 " They fell upon their faces " (bowed before the 
 Lord), " and worshiped God." 
 
 What is their high calling? 
 
 To praise and worship God at the beginning or at 
 the ending of some felicitous administration from 
 heaven. Worship is never separated from any of 
 God's movements. 
 
 What did the heavenly ones say in prayer? 
 
 " We thank thee, O Lord our God the Almighty, 
 who art and wast, that thou didst exercise thy great 
 power and didst REIGN. The heathen were enraged, 
 and thy judgment fell upon them; the time came for 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 119 
 
 the dead to be judged, and for thee to give the re- 
 ward to thy servants, the prophets, and to the people 
 of Christ, and to those who reverence thee, the high 
 and low ALIKE, and to destroy those who are de- 
 stroying the earth." 
 
 When is this to occur? 
 
 Evidently this judgment will be at the first resur- 
 rection which connects later with his coming to judge 
 the nations. It is called one coming, but in two parts. 
 
 Was this great expression by the twenty-four eld- 
 ers a prayer? 
 
 It was a prayer full of the most fervent praise and 
 fulfillment of prophetic perfections. They realized 
 that another most wonderful construction was about 
 to begin — a new order was to begin, the order of 
 judgment against sin, and the bestowal of rewards 
 to saints (Amos 4: 13; Ex. 3: 15; Isa. 41 : 4). Here 
 is prophetic praise which also connects with Psa. 99: 
 1 and 115: 13; Amos 3: 7; Dan. 9: 6, 10; Zech. 1: 6. 
 
 What was seen in heaven? "The ark of his tes- 
 tament." The tabernacle ark was the depository of 
 God's evidence, a reliquary or chest, two and one- 
 half cubits long, one and a half broad, and the same 
 in depth, or in our measurements forty-five inches 
 long, twenty-seven inches broad and the same in 
 depth. It doubtless corresponded to the one here 
 mentioned, for God gave Moses the pattern. 
 
 Forceful Judgments: 
 
 What other events took place as witnesses to God's 
 judgments? 
 
 Lightnings, voices, thunderings and earthquake and 
 
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 great hail. All these are indicative of forceful judg- 
 ments, corrective in character. 
 
 Do these commotions in nature cause men to re- 
 pent? 
 
 They do not cause all to repent, but some turn to 
 God. These shakings and activities in nature produce 
 motions among some men, ending in judgment saints; 
 " saved by fire." Sin so hardens the heart that neither 
 grace nor judgments turn some away from sins (1 
 Peter 4: 17). These commotions in nature indicate 
 that nature is suffering in sympathy with suffering 
 mankind. 
 
 Do those European horrors come under the trum- 
 pets and bowls? 
 
 Symbolically they do. If you study history from 
 Babylon on, you will learn that the Gentile-world 
 powers in each great war have intensified the hor- 
 rors. " Beast " stands for the Babylon, Persian and 
 Grecian, and that nondescript creature for Roman 
 Empire. These symbols are vivid descriptions of the 
 character each has been. Europe is still in the iron- 
 toothed creature, "great and terrible" of Daniel 7: 
 7. This horrible creature, voracious, persistent, 
 vengeful, from its beginning, the Roman Empire, has 
 increased its wars in intensity and magnitude until 
 now its fierceness with modern destructive powers ex- 
 cels anything ever before known on the globe. For- 
 merly the destruction of man in wars was confined 
 to sea and land. Now two more places are added — 
 the thing is doubled — in the water and in the air. 
 No wonder the angel says : " Babylon is fallen, fal- 
 len " ; the judgment is doubled. 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 121 
 
 What may be learned by this intensity ? 
 
 This may be learned ; each worse one becomes a 
 type of the next one until the last war, the last plague, 
 the last pestilence, the last famine will be world-wide. 
 This one may run almost around the globe, but look 
 carefully in the Bible for the next one. The spirit 
 of the three beasts still runs with " terrible " intensity 
 throughout the Roman Empire territory. 
 
 Are not the nations of the world reaching republic- 
 anism, and thus becoming better? 
 
 Truly the nations are striving for a pure democ- 
 racy, but does not the great train of evils move right 
 along in the same grooves? The rejecting of some 
 of the Word weakens the nations ; as also do fashions, 
 secret vices, corrupt business, haughtiness ; oppres- 
 sion of the poor, the continual demand for self-serv- 
 ice, instead of refinement and national righteousness. 
 
 When does God say the end of the age shall be? 
 
 His answer is found in Matt. 24: 14. 
 
 What are the signs of latter-day apostasies? 
 
 Here is the list made by the Holy Spirit: 2 Tim. 
 3: 1-5. 
 
 1. People will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, 
 haughty, blasphemous. 
 
 Here are five most hurtful conditions. 
 
 2. They will be disobedient to their parents. 
 
 Is this a condition of joyousness? Is it felicity? 
 
 3. They will be ungrateful, impure, incapable of 
 affection, merciless, slanderous, wanting in self-con- 
 
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 trol, brutal, careless of the right, treacherous, reck- 
 less and puffed up with pride. 
 
 Here are eleven bad conditions. 
 
 4. They will love pleasure more than they love God. 
 
 5. While they retain the outward form of religion, 
 they will refuse to allow it to influence them. Twen- 
 ty fearful evils running through mankind. Is this 
 quite general among professors of the Bible? God 
 still has a remnant ; forget not this ! 
 
 What shall the true child of God do amidst all 
 these apostasies? 
 
 " Turn your back on such men as these." 
 
 " What lack of broad-mindedness and so-called 
 
 charity by turning your back on all such conduct ! " 
 
 say the worldly-minded. 
 
 Are there any other scriptures showing last-day 
 conditions? 
 
 Get Jesus' picture in Matt. 24: 38: "For just as 
 in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of 
 the Son of man." 
 
 None of these read at all like most of the modern 
 teachings, that say : " See what we are doing ! " 
 Modern boasting in evils is not one whit whiter than 
 that indulged by the Jews who rejected Christ. 
 
 Amidst the awful evils both open and secret in 
 men's lives, what must the Christian be and do? 
 
 He must be Christed, consecrated, overshadowed 
 by the Spirit ! He will be wholly unselfish, suffering, 
 sacrificing. 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 123 
 
 2. Not following a sordid employment, not a hire- 
 ling in its bad sense. 
 
 3. Pure, chaste, holy. 
 
 4. Capable of holy affection. 
 
 5. Merciful, piteous, charitable and kind. 
 
 6. Not lying in wait to betray brethren; not trying 
 to catch words or testimony to carry to others to 
 do harm ; not to ambush. 
 
 7. Meek, avoiding boasting whether for self or for 
 the church. 
 
 8. Modest, retired, thinking lowly of self. 
 
 9. Imputing pure motives. 
 
 10. Careful of the right, giving high regard to 
 righteousness. 
 
 11. Not puffed up, not unduly swelled at mental 
 abilities. 
 
 12. Not proud, for the word " pride " or " proud " 
 is not used in the Bible in a good sense. How then 
 can you say, " I am proud of my boy," or, " I am 
 proud of my church," or " I am proud of my people," 
 or " I am proud of my city," or use it in any sense for 
 good? Just candidly, why do you use it to express 
 a sense of joy? Have you dropped into modern 
 usage? Our old preachers used to warn against its 
 use as now used, but it has drifted into our educa- 
 tion, so we really get proud and boast of it! 
 
 Did God ever accept a religion that had any devil 
 suggestion in it? Does a devil-suggested religion ever 
 bring a righteous civilization? 
 
 There is but one true civilization, and that grows 
 out of that personal regeneration which God ordained 
 through Jesus Christ. It is the civilization that is 
 
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 " born again," not of corruptible human seed, but by 
 the " Word of God." European civilization was not 
 born of the Word, so it is being shot to pieces with 
 all horrible means. Will the United States learn the 
 lesson, or will she go headlong into the same ditch? 
 
 Does not Europe have great and marvelous uni- 
 versities of learning, and have not multitudes from 
 America gone to those universities for learning? 
 
 Quite true as to human greatness, but have not 
 Darwinism, destructive criticism as to the inspiration, 
 authenticity, genuineness and power of the Scrip- 
 tures come from those same European universities 
 and " seduced " a great body of teachers who now 
 teach Americans? With all the false philosophies, 
 hurtful criticisms, ignoble assaults upon the Bible, in- 
 jurious practices, is it any wonder that modern civi- 
 lization is going to pieces? These modern events are 
 sure premonitions of a world-wide fulfillment, near 
 the door. 
 
 But let us go on evangelizing with the whole Gospel 
 and insist upon godly regeneration, not human de- 
 vices to catch big crowds ! 
 
 STUDY TWENTY-EIGHT 
 
 The Sun-Clothed Woman Chapter. — XII 
 
 The contents here bring us to the series of sevens — 
 the seven personages: 1. the Sun-clothed Woman; 2. 
 Satan; 3. the Man Child; 4. the Archangel Michael; 
 5. the Jewish Remnant; 6. the Sea-Beast; 7. the 
 Earth-Beast. These were treated in chapters twelve 
 
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 and thirteen, but still under the seven seals, seven 
 trumpets, seven bowls, more intensely as each may be 
 affected favorably or unfavorably. All the sevens 
 run to consummations. 
 
 This fourth seven is a " mixed seven " ; that is, 
 some stand out in favor of God and some are in the 
 judgments of sin. 
 
 Symbolized Israel. 
 
 What does the sun-clothed woman stand for? 
 
 This sun-clad, crowned woman seen in heaven, a 
 most wonderful portent, is none other than Israel. 
 As the wife of Jehovah, she brought forth the " Man 
 Child," Jesus the Christ ! He came of the tribe of 
 Judah, which was one of the twelve tribes of all Is- 
 rael. So in this great subject we must deal with 
 Israel, not with Judah alone, for all Israel is promised 
 restoration to the land and services, not Judah only. 
 
 Is woman ever used typically for Israel or the 
 church? 
 
 Woman is used in " a bad ethical sense " for Bab- 
 ylon and in a good moral or ethical sense for Israel 
 or the church. When a bad woman is used to show 
 a bad system it simply means that religion is out of 
 place, that there is a lack of harmony in the parts; 
 something foreign has been thrust into God's religion. 
 
 Why is the sun-clothed and crowned woman cry- 
 ing? 
 
 Because she, and her Child Christ, were being pur- 
 sued by the great red dragon. So long as Israel is in 
 dispersion, she is in the pangs of childbirth, for until 
 she is restored and Jesus is Sovereign over her, she 
 
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 will not have found herself delivered of a Perfect 
 Messiah. Once in her land, secured by Jehovah 
 against all enemies, she will be delivered and her 
 Messiah will be her Eternal Glory. Jehovah yet 
 finds Israel in adultery, yet mixed wth the people. 
 Israel must be cleansed (Hos. 1: 2). 
 
 Observe the woman arrayed in the sun, pure white 
 clothing, in contrast with the harlot of chapter 17, 
 who is arrayed in " scarlet." God also uses " scarlet " 
 for type, but Satan borrows it for his harlot. 
 The Seven-Headed and Ten-Horned Dragon. 
 
 Upon this point Dr. Scofield in his valuable " Ref- 
 erence Bible " on Daniel 7 : 26 says : " The beast 
 vision of Daniel the fourth beast (7: 7) is declared 
 to be the ' fourth kingdom,' i. e., the Roman Empire, 
 the iron kingdom of Dan. 2. The ten horns, upon 
 the fourth beast (Roman Empire ) verse 7, are de- 
 clared to be ten kings that shall arise (verse 24), 
 answering to ten toes of the image vision of Daniel 
 2. The ten kingdoms, covering the regions formerly 
 ruled by Rome, will constitute, therefore, the form in 
 which the fourth, or Roman Empire, will exist when 
 the whole fabric of GENTILE world-domination 
 is smitten by the STONE ' cut out without hands,' 
 that is, Christ (Dan. 2: 44-45; 7:9). But Daniel 
 sees a ' little horn rise up and subdue three of the ten 
 kings (vs. 24-26). His distinguishing mark is hatred 
 of God and of his saints ; first Israel and then the 
 church (Rev. 12: 5-6)." 
 
 Is the teaching in Rev. ij: 12 indentical with what 
 is given in Dan. y: 6, 7 and Rev. 12: 3? 
 
 It is. 
 
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 Is the fourth verse also to be received literally? 
 
 It is. Satan will be able, being the prince of the 
 power of the air, having ability to control stars, to 
 draw them out of their places, as well as to use star- 
 lies to discomfit God if possible. Meteors seem 
 like stars, and if Satan, as Lucifer, had power to 
 affect natural forces, is it strange that he should 
 continue to affect them until he is shorn of all power? 
 
 Anticipative. 
 
 Was the Child caught up to the throne? 
 
 He was. Jesus went up to heaven and sat down 
 upon his Father's throne (Rev. 3: 21). Israel is 
 still in the wilderness of history, and so is the church. 
 All will eventually be one in God (1 Cor. 15: 28). 
 
 Aerial War. 
 
 The archangel, Michael, at war with the dragon 
 (vs. 7-12). 
 
 Then fighting took place in the heavens. Michael 
 and his angels fought with the dragon. But though 
 the dragon, with his angels, fought, he could not pre- 
 vail ; and there was no place left for them any longer 
 in the heavens. Then the great dragon, the pri- 
 meval serpent, known as the " Devil " and " Satan " 
 who deceives all the world, was hurled down to the 
 earth, and his angels were hurled down with him. 
 And I heard a loud voice in heaven which said : 
 " Now has begun the day of the salvation, power, and 
 dominion of our God, and the rule of his Christ; for 
 the accuser of our brothers has been hurled down, 
 he who has been accusing them before our God day 
 and night. Their victory was due to the sacrifice of 
 
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 the Lamb, and to the message to which they bore 
 their testimony. Their love of life did not make them 
 shrink from death. Therefore, be glad, O Heaven, 
 and all who live in heaven ! Alas for the earth and 
 for the sea, for the devil has gone down to you in 
 great anger, knowing that he has but little time." 
 
 Devil means slanderer, traducer, denier, maligner. 
 Mentioned here twice. Serpent, a twister, a crooked 
 one. Mentioned thrice. Satan, an adversary, ma- 
 licious one. Mentioned once. Dragon, the fierce, 
 the spiteful one. Mentioned seven times. 
 
 Will this be real war in the heaven? 
 
 It will be real war. There was a Michael and his 
 warriors ; and there is a real Satan, or devil, or 
 dragon, or serpent with his army. Much as igno- 
 rant education claims that there is no " personal 
 devil," the more the Divine Scriptures proclaim that 
 there is ; and the very conditions among men prove 
 that there is an awful disturber of God's harmonies. 
 As much expect the corn-principle to move itself 
 into corn without proper environments as to expect 
 evil principle to move itself without a body to move in. 
 Did the devil say : " All this power will I give thee, 
 and the glory of them " (Luke 4:6)? Did the devil 
 say to Jesus: " If thou be the Son of God, command 
 this stone that it be made bread ? " Could anything 
 not living say words? Could a tongue move without 
 having a place to work? Truly, the unbelievers do 
 make themselves ridiculous ! 
 
 Does Satan have a large army? 
 
 " The angels that kept not their first estate, but left 
 their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting 
 
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 chains under darkness unto judgment of the great 
 day" (Jude 6). The "great day" of the Lord is 
 God's judgment period (Isa 2: 12-22). 
 Satanic Rage. 
 
 Why is Satan so intensely hateful? 
 
 He realizes that Jesus Christ has " received birth 
 into immortality by resurrection and translation," 
 and thus will defeat evil in his own way. Satan 
 knows that " Jesus will descend with a shout, with a 
 voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God, 
 and the dead in Christ shall rise, and we which are 
 alive and remain will be caught up together with them 
 in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air," to receive 
 the crown of promised glory. 
 
 Will Satan be hurled down to earth with his 
 angels? 
 
 Hurled down they all will be, no place for them in 
 heaven. It is not said he relinquished his power 
 over the air, nor over his angels. He will be expelled 
 — forced out. 
 
 See for Satan's working angels, Gen. 3:1; Rev. 
 20: 10; 7: 22. 
 
 How long does Satan accuse saints? 
 
 Day and night; always busy. Likely when a saint 
 dies and is on his way to paradise the devil is by the 
 route ready to accuse. He will say that the saint is 
 not quite ripe for reaping. 
 
 Overcoming Satan. 
 
 How do saints overcome Satan? 
 By " the blood of the Lamb " and by the witnessing 
 for Christ. They were willing to sacrifice their earth- 
 
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 ly lives for Jesus. This will be a victory vindicated. 
 If you would get a wailing description of judgment 
 read Amos 1: 11-16. If you would have "vice and 
 vengeance described " as belonging to the harlot 
 Babylon, study Nahum 3: 4-7. 
 
 STUDY TWENTY-NINE 
 
 Our study now is Israel in tribulation and Satan 
 persecuting her (vs. 13-16). The view is one of 
 great suffering, because great splendor is to come ; and 
 this suffering people is to become a conquering peo- 
 ple (Obad. 19). 
 
 Why was the dragon so angry ? 
 
 Because God is on the side of the woman and the 
 earth is on the side of the woman. 
 
 What is this water poured out? 
 
 In the Revelator's forecast, two bodies or systems 
 must be kept in view ; viz., the political kingdom and 
 religious body, a combination of big and little organ- 
 izations. The ten-toed kingdom, or political body 
 under the lead of the beast, the confused body as- 
 sociated with confused religion, will head up into 
 Satan, the masterpiece of vitalized and socialized evil. 
 
 Organizations Inside of an Organization. 
 
 Are there any symptoms of these tremendous 
 human forces being organized now? 
 
 There are. On the religious side, we see that 
 Episcopalianism has suggested federation of Protes- 
 tant churches, and it has been accepted already as a 
 piece of wisdom — human wisdom of the " famous " 
 kind. 
 
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 What is the cause and purpose? 
 
 The cause is that in Episcopalianism, though 
 modeled after Roman Catholicism, there is no af- 
 finity between the two systems. English Episco- 
 palianism, headed by the government of England, is 
 becoming an important factor in church federation. 
 The Divine prophetic eye has not overlooked this 
 federation. As God sent a doom to Egypt, to 
 Babylon, to Edom, to Arabia, to Jerusalem, to Tyre, 
 to the world, and dealt with all but the world, the 
 seventh, he surely will finish the seventh as he has 
 finished the other six ; and this seventh has two 
 heads (Isa. 17: 12 to 27). 
 
 How may this conflict be detected? 
 
 The split between Romanism and Episcopalianism 
 was a deadly wound to the beast and his image ; ever 
 since, each has charged the other with apostasy. Up- 
 heavals may be expected. The Episcopal people, 
 foreseeing the conflict, have suggested federation of 
 all protesting people as the way to victory over Roman 
 Catholicism. The suggestion is " taking." " Church 
 federation " is now on the popular wave. Lots of 
 people enjoy riding on the wave of the populace ! It 
 has cushioned seats in plenty. " Organization," of- 
 fices, positions of prominence with plenty of ma- 
 terial that " puffs up," brings " success." They are 
 quickly manufactured and distributed freely. This 
 holds together. Age, experience, consecration, wis- 
 dom, heaven — all are being pushed aside for new 
 places, new methods, new positions of delegated 
 power. What use has Episcopalianism for small re- 
 
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 ligious bodies except to help put down Catholicism 
 from which she sprang? 
 
 But who comes to the help of Israel? 
 
 With the burning mountains of the Turkish Empire 
 breaking down into the sea, or populace, is it any 
 wonder that the earth came to her help and opened 
 her mouth and drank up the river which the dragon 
 had poured out of its mouth? On this the dragon 
 was enraged at " the Israelite remnant," who comes 
 into view. 
 
 The dragon seeks work elsewhere. He will ever, 
 until restrained, be after such as keep the commands 
 and bear testimony (12: 16, 17). 
 
 This three and one-half years may stand for 1,260 
 years. If so, then it will soon be filled up, if it began 
 with full-fledged Mohammedanism and the Roman 
 Catholic Hierarchy in A. D. 667. Should this be 
 correct, then it became a type of the fearful perse- 
 cution of Israel the last three and one-half years 
 before Christ comes to begin his 1,000 year reign 
 upon earth. The testimony of Israel's suffering be- 
 fore Jesus comes and of their national resuscitation 
 is abundant ; but most writers see this under the 
 name of " Jews." The Scriptures embrace all Israel, 
 not just the tribe of Judah and Benjamin, now known 
 as Jews. Let us keep within the Divine scope ! 
 
 " When the dragon saw that he was hurled down 
 to the earth he pursued the woman who had given 
 birth to the male Child. But the woman was given the 
 two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to 
 her place in the desert, where she is being tended for 
 one year, and for two years and for half a year, in 
 
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 safety from the serpent. Then the serpent poured 
 water from its mouth after the woman, like a river, 
 so that it might sweep her away." 
 
 If all Israel, or people, who have the true Israel 
 character, are represented by this woman, or authori- 
 ty, truly she, or they, are in a world-wilderness; the 
 identities of the ten-tribed Israel disappearing, while 
 the two tribes, Judah and Benjamin, or Jews, are 
 known and scattered among the nations. Ten-tribed 
 Israel is lost to history, lost to nationalism on the 
 part of man. But she will come in God's set time. 
 
 STUDY THIRTY 
 
 The Two Beasts Chapter. — XIII 
 
 There are yet two dooms — the doom of the beast 
 out of the sea (1-10) and the doom of the beast out 
 of the earth (11-18). 
 
 Republics. 
 
 What does " the beast out of the sea " stand for? 
 
 This sea beast is Daniel's fourth beast (Dan. 7: 
 25). It is the Roman Empire. It came out of the 
 people — republics of all the then known world — and 
 these same federated republics, under two heads, po- 
 litical and religious, will run to the end of the age, but 
 become weaker and weaker, since they end in ten 
 toes of Nebuchadnezzar (clay and iron, very brittle), 
 and ten horns or rulers of Rev. 13. Toes and horns 
 stand for the same things. 
 
 What do they do through their times? 
 
 They are identified with the personal Antichrist, 
 
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 who becomes a world-wide business and religious or- 
 ganizer and manager. 
 
 Will things be condensed and federated in such a 
 manner that one person can manage both religion 
 and commerce from one center? 
 
 This is the way. Already the system is beginning. 
 On all sides the tendency is to federate, to unify, to 
 put the many out of labor and to put business into 
 a few hands. The trademark is on the way. Already 
 an organization has begun to make one religion for 
 all the world. Federation is the cry. 
 
 What form of government will exist when the age 
 closes? 
 
 The sea beast will have seven heads or governments 
 and ten horns or lesser governments. As Daniel saw 
 down to the end, the last world-empire will be Roman- 
 ish in policy and yet very weak, like iron and clay 
 mixed, centering in Satan, who will finally be de- 
 stroyed. The ten-horned power will pass into Anti- 
 christ. 
 
 Do the elements or characteristics of the lion power 
 as exercised by Babylon, the bear power as character- 
 ised by Medo-Persia, the leopard power as permeat- 
 ing Greco-Macedonia under Alexander the Great, the 
 iron-toothed power as characterizing Rome still run 
 over the earth of mankind? 
 
 They do in modified form. Those characteristics 
 run to the end, being finished in the personal Anti- 
 christ. 
 
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 Do Daniel and John give an exposition of these 
 four empires? 
 
 Daniel 7 gives the prophetic view and it works 
 out through the four world empires, the strong power, 
 Babylon with its voracious or ravenous quality ; 
 through Medo-Persian bearish tenacious or perti- 
 nacious efforts ; through the Greco-Macedonian swift- 
 ness, with not much less cruelties ; and finally through 
 Roman adulteries, destructions, and spiritual evils of 
 many forms. The ten-horned powers finally are ab- 
 sorbed by the two-horned beast, the politico-religious 
 administration, and ending with Satan going into the 
 lake of fire. 
 
 What is meant by one of his heads being wounded 
 to death ? 
 
 His imperial head or form was given a deadly 
 wound. It was shorn of power, made into republics. 
 But it will take on an imperial form again and all the 
 world will wonder and be amazed at this restoration. 
 It will come first religiously — bear feet, stealth and 
 very fine diplomacy will characterize its approach. 
 
 Why does the dragon unite with the beast system? 
 
 For advantages. This man of sin of 2 Thess. 2 : 3- 
 12 will then dominate the earth. Some professing 
 believers out of this popular Christianity " will fall 
 away " from the truth by means of deceptions. Love 
 of family, love of money, love of " big crowd," love 
 of society, love of country, love of display, love of 
 honor will turn many away. Many will prefer self- 
 culture to God's culture ; others will prefer man-cul- 
 
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 ture to Divine culture, so that " falling away " will 
 become popular also. 
 
 What power did the beast have? 
 
 To blaspheme, or to make vile God's name in swear- 
 ing, and to belittle sacred things. Satan has charge 
 of nations who transgress. It is Satan's last super- 
 natural effort over the earth. 
 
 And how do the people respond? 
 
 "All that dwell upon the earth WORSHIP him, 
 whose names are not written in the Lamb's book of 
 life." Awful ! You will not do it ! Not if your name 
 is written in the life-book. See to it now ! 
 
 What is Heaven's judicial conclusion? 
 
 " He that leadeth into captivity shall go into cap- 
 tivity; he that killeth with the sword must be killed 
 with the sword." The way out of this is yet to obey 
 the doctrine of non-resistance and harmlessness 
 (Matt. 5: 38-48; 10: 16; Rom. 16: 19). 
 
 Can not diplomacy and arbitration yet bring about 
 human harmony? 
 
 No. Beginning with Noah, God turned human gov- 
 ernment over to mankind, and men had not gone very 
 far into that kind of government until it was gov- 
 erned by all kinds of unbelief and evils. 
 
 Study from that time to this and learn what has 
 been done with human government. Diplomacies 
 hold together until nations can prepare for the most 
 destructive carnage known. Then where goes di- 
 plomacy? Poor, weak mortals! Ever leaning upon 
 their own powers instead of trusting God. When 
 
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 man rejects or moves away from God, then God re- 
 jects or moves away from man ! ! 
 
 STUDY THIRTY-ONE 
 
 Earth Force. 
 
 The beast out of the earth (vs. 11-18). 
 
 This is Antichrist, a real person full of carnalism, 
 and of earth earthy. " Beast stands for dynasty or 
 civil power." The word " beast " occurs here twice. 
 
 In what way does this Antichrist cause all to buy 
 and sell? 
 
 As the beast out of the earth will work under the 
 imperial form of government, who has organized the 
 world of mankind for greed, selfishness, pleasures, 
 positions, away from that brotherhood equalities 
 brought to Jesus' disciples (Matt. 23: 8), and made 
 world-conditions full of false culture, false science, 
 perverted religion, outwardly pompous, but inwardly 
 full of " dead men's bones " ; contradicting the whole 
 system, we will see the filthy commercialisms, national 
 rivalists, armies, fleets, elegances, educational insti- 
 tutions, philanthropies, constructions, organizations 
 of every kind and form, not for spiritual benefits, 
 but for self -aggrandizements and self -exaltations. 
 
 Image Deception. 
 
 Under this world-emperor arises his image, and the 
 beast orders the people to worship the image, as he is 
 a religious person of eminence. All religions will 
 federate in him. 
 
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 What principles will he lay down for the people? 
 Perhaps six, man's number destitute of God, as 
 follows : 
 
 1. Self-control, as to the mind. 
 
 2. Self-control in action. 
 
 3. Tolerance. 
 
 4. Cheerfulness. 
 
 5. One-pointedness. 
 
 6. Confidence. 
 
 This is so plausible to reason. This is a beast sys- 
 tem. This system is already in embryo among the 
 people, and where is the class, league, lodge, human 
 creed, society that can not subscribe to these prin- 
 ciples? He will have the very name " Kris " (Christ) 
 associated with his principles ; it must seem plausible 
 that it is from Christ or the very Christ in order to 
 captivate the people ! Naturalism and supernatural- 
 ism will be in him. Those who lean on nature and 
 those who claim miracle power to heal like Jesus 
 does but disregard most of Jesus' teachings, will rapid- 
 ly increase in numbers and power under " Kris-namur- 
 ti." His healing will not be done as directed in 
 James 5 : 14-20. 
 
 How can one, then, discern between the true and 
 the false? 
 
 The true will be persecuted, but will not persecute. 
 The true will work with " all power and signs," wit- 
 nessing by life, spirit and separation from all ungod- 
 liness. 
 
 " His number is Six Hundred and Sixty-six" (13: 
 18). 
 
 It will be necessary to devote one study to this pe- 
 
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 culiar and difficult subject. The text reads: "Let 
 the intelligent reader work out the number of the 
 beast, for the number forms a man's name. Its num- 
 ber is Six Hundred and Sixty-six." 
 
 Daniel 11 runs from the time of Darius (B. C. 
 521) to the man of sin (2 Thess. 2: 3, 4), and then 
 finds its consummation in Rev. 13 under the two- 
 horned beast. Daniel says : " One shall stand up, an 
 exactor." 
 
 Tradition has its root in the word " trade," which 
 means " to treat, transaction of human business for 
 gain." In theology, tradition stands for what is not 
 in the Holy Scriptures used for gain — physical gain 
 joined to spiritual gain. 
 
 " After the Jews were dispersed by Titus A. D. 
 70, they soon looked around," says Milman in his 
 history, " for some learned rabbis, and directly they 
 found them established, laid whatsoever they would 
 dare to offer at their feet ; for while they were, for a 
 long time after their return from Babylon, very 
 zealous in the law, they lapsed into traditionalism, so 
 that when Christ came they were given up to the 
 traditions of the rabbis." Of course, refusing to 
 come out of their traditions at Christ's request, they 
 carried them out over the world with them. 
 
 Godless Government. 
 
 Soon after leaving Jerusalem they accepted a 
 patriarchate, or a superior, to lead them on in their 
 traditions. At Jamina, and later at Tiberias, under 
 Gamaliel, it became the political religious Jewish 
 center. In A. D. 98-138 it was checked by a rebellion 
 under " Bar-Chohab," son of Chohab, and in a war 
 
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 between the Jewish factions from A. D. 132-5 Dion 
 Cassius says 580,000 Jews were slain by the sword, 
 and many perished by famine and diseases. Under 
 Antonius Pius (A. D. 138-61), they regained much 
 of their traditionary usages. Before the end of the 
 second century the Jews had so increased in prestige 
 that they were divided into two factions, one under 
 the spiritual charge of the patriarchate in Tiberias 
 and one under the " Prince of the Captivity," to 
 whom all eastern Jews paid allegiance. Hence the 
 rabbi still stood up in his place, with claim of authori- 
 ty to govern. 
 
 Milman says that wherever Jews existed there " a 
 synagogue sprung up." Every synagogue was, in 
 turn, visited by the legate of the patriarch. These le- 
 gates were called apostles. The apostles collected the 
 offerings. They settled difficulties. Every year a 
 proclamation was made by trumpet call, commanding 
 payment by tribute. The last payment was due the 
 last of May. 
 
 In this way their patriarch " stood up," or passed 
 through the glory of the kingdom. In promise the 
 kingdom of Israel existed, and yet exists. In min- 
 iature and broken it still was existing in the mind of 
 the Jews. Origen, as late as A. D. 222-45, still found 
 the Jewish patriarchate existing and imperial Rome 
 winking at its traditions. In A. D. 407 the heads of 
 synagogues were demanded if the " exactors " did 
 not send in the contributions, which were mandatory 
 exactions. His spirituality was measured into " suc- 
 cess " by the amount of money sent to headquarters. 
 Do you see signs of this yet? 
 
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 Godless Imitations. 
 
 Out of the Jewish patriarchatism sprung money- 
 loving Mohammedansim and Roman Catholicism, and 
 now their imitator, corrupt Protestantism, and as a 
 world-wide consummation of all, the " Antichrist." 
 Daniel's glory of the kingdom will all be turned into 
 great darkness at the coming of Christ; for it became 
 wholly human. Christ saw it in his day and ad- 
 dressed it as " Ye blind guides, woe unto you. Ye 
 strain out the gnat and swallow the camel" (Matt. 
 23: 24). 
 
 How did they become blind guides spiritually and 
 mentally? 
 
 By transgressing the commandments of God; by 
 substituting their traditions or opinions for the Law. 
 
 The Mohammedans imitated the Jewish traditions 
 as to doctrine and money-getting; then the Roman 
 Catholics imitated them, and lastly Protestants are 
 copying from both as to mixed doctrines and getting 
 money for " good works." " Superiors " are always 
 in the market canvassing for money, whether Jew, 
 Gentile, bond or free. Wants and luxuries in living, 
 buildings, equipments never grow less. 
 
 Substitutions Separating from the Spirit. 
 
 So long as " traditions " root out the Word of God 
 a Mohammedan can not get away from his ism to the 
 Word ; so long as Roman Catholicism will not aban- 
 don greediness for gain and substitutional doctrines 
 for Christ's doctrine, Romanism can not get fixed 
 upon the Word. Equally true it is that so long as 
 Protestantism fattens on " exactions," graftings, pub- 
 
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 lie opinion as to humble practices in Christ, so long 
 will traditionalism and religious formalism have the 
 right of way. 
 
 In A. D. 610 Mahomet declared his mission. In 
 A. D. 636 Mahomet captured Mecca; A. D. 762 con- 
 quests of Mohammedans closed, having taken over 
 all of Persia, Syria, Egypt. Dan. 8: 24: "He de- 
 stroyed " the holy people, once holy Jews. 
 
 A. D. 637 Jerusalem was taken by Saracen Mo- 
 hammedans. At that time only bare rock lay where 
 once Solomon's great temple stood. Near by was a 
 Catholic church reared A. D. 550 by Justinian. These 
 two points represented Jewish and Christian worship 
 in Jerusalem. A third kind now comes in, Moham- 
 medanism. 
 
 Mohammedanism first swept away Romanism and 
 Paganism, and turned down the Jewish patriarchate by 
 absorption, and then subdued Christianity in many 
 parts, thus fulfilling Daniel's vision. 
 Hurting by Excessive Taxes. 
 
 How do excessive taxes break down countries? 
 
 " The spoiling by burdensome taxes," says a noted 
 writer, " has reduced Asia Minor and Palestine, two 
 of the richest agricultural regions on the globe, to 
 wastes and wildernesses, and by continuous use of the 
 sword and assessments the Christian population has 
 been prevented from showing increase, such as might 
 endanger the rule of the successors of Mahomet. 
 So spoliation among all degeneracies goes on. 
 A Thought Onward. 
 
 The scattered Jews are now the representatives of 
 the whole house of Israel, and are furnishing the 
 
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 money to carry on this fearful typical war; yet many 
 of their race have been fearfully persecuted by Rus- 
 sia. Should the war end with a colossal debt, and the 
 Jews get possession of the land promised Abraham, 
 Isaac, and Jacob, and bring it to a very high state of 
 cultivation, beyond what was ever known (for the 
 land has rested for centuries), will Gentile nations 
 want it? Unable to pay the gigantic debt, will they 
 repudiate it because most of it belongs to the Jews? 
 Will the " man of sin " break his covenant with the 
 Jews (Dan. 11: 28)? Surely it will be a time of 
 trouble to Jacob in the midst of the last seven years 
 of the Gentile age! 
 
 How can Germany's aid to Turkey and England's 
 to Russia be accounted for? 
 
 Great Britain has been tolerant to the Jews, even 
 giving Jews high political and judicial positions. Now 
 she helps cruel Russia in one of the worst wars on 
 the earth. Germany has been tolerant of the Jews, 
 claims to be Christian, yet she assists Turkey, which 
 kills Christian Armenians. All such affiliations can 
 be accounted for only on the ground of love of money 
 and the spirit of Antichrist. 
 
 The Perfection of Imperfection. 
 
 What number in Scripture stands for human pride? 
 
 Bullinger says: " If six is the number of secular or 
 human perfection, then 66 is a more emphatic ex- 
 pression of the same fact, and 666 is the concen- 
 trated expression of it; 666 is therefore the trinity of 
 human perfection ; the perfection of imperfection ; 
 the culmination of human pride and independence of 
 
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 God and opposition to his Christ. Six hundred and 
 sixty-six was the secret symbol of the ancient pagan 
 mysteries connected with the worship of the devil. 
 It is today the secret connecting link between those 
 ancient mysteries and their modern revival in spirit- 
 ualism and theosophy, occult science, etc. The ef- 
 forts of the great enemy are now directed towards 
 uniting all into one great whole." Recently an organ- 
 ization in San Francisco was effected to create one 
 system of religion for the whole world. This will 
 take on the Antichrist form and will seek to enroll 
 all who oppose or doubt the Word or any portion of 
 it. Satan will declare the Bible " a failure," and his 
 call to the new religion will become very popular. 
 " The newspapers, worldly and religious, are full of 
 schemes as to such a union. Reunion is in the air. 
 The societies of reunion of Christendom and con- 
 ferences for the reunion of the churches, are alike 
 part of the same great movement, and are all making 
 signs of the coming apostasy. During the age, ' sep- 
 aration ' is God's word for his people, and is the mark 
 of Christ, which is 888, far in excess of Satan's 666." 
 " Union and reunion is the mark of Antichrist." But 
 it is all man-made. 
 
 This number 6 was stamped on the old mysteries. 
 How many are being stamped by old and new secret 
 organizations, mysteries to such as refuse to go into 
 them? Almost every selfish movement is no sooner 
 organized into a club, league, union, order, than 
 search is made for a suitable " mark " to keep those 
 in the mysteries from those not in ! Even some very 
 good thinkers and pious adherents of heart and life 
 
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 holiness are liable to be carried out into this great hid- 
 den 666 by intimations of " some good in it." The 
 sure ground is to ask the Holy Spirit to point the way 
 of return to a safe position. 
 
 The Stigma. 
 
 " The great secret symbol consisted of three letter 
 " SSS," because the letter " S " in the Greek alphabet 
 was the symbol of the figure six. Not the sixth let- 
 ter seta, but a different letter, a peculiar form of " S," 
 called " stigma." Now the word " stigma " means a 
 mark, but especially a mark made by a brand, as 
 burnt upon a slave, cattle, or soldiers, by their owners 
 or masters. It is spoken of by Paul in Gal. 6: 17, as 
 coming from the stripes he received from the enemy 
 for his saintliness. 
 
 This letter " stigma " or " sigma " is becoming 
 familiar to us now. It is not pleasant when we see 
 many thus marked (ignorantly, no doubt) with sym- 
 bolical " S " and "S," the 66, especially when it is 
 connected with judgment, and is associated with 
 " blood and fire," which in Joel 2 : 30, 31 is given as 
 one of the awful signs before " the great and terrible 
 day of the Lord come." 
 
 Apostasy at Hand. 
 
 What awful blasphemies are reaching our times? 
 
 " The religion of Christ has, in the past, been op- 
 posed and corrupted, but when it comes, as it does 
 come, as it has come in our day, to be burlesqued, 
 there is nothing left but judgment (Heb. 10: 27). 
 There is nothing more that the enemy can do before 
 he proceeds to build up his great apostasy on the 
 
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 ruins of true religion, and thus prepare the way for 
 the coming of the Judge." 
 
 I am glad that there are men who have the Holy 
 Spirit courage to speak and write and warn against 
 very gross evils. Plenty of men can write easy, 
 smooth essays, talk platitudes, orate about wicked 
 Jews, declaim against unpopular sins, mark time 
 against alcoholic beverages, but it takes some ad- 
 ditional Holy Spirit courage to warn against the 
 burlesques, the wit, the scoffs, and the satires which 
 so many now heap upon the Word because of bad 
 living on the part of many Christian professors. 
 
 Voting for the Man of Sin. 
 
 What will be the world-conditions just before 
 Christ arrives ? 
 
 The signs of the times indicate that kings, emper- 
 ors, sultans, and czars — autocratic rulers — will give 
 way to republics, and when these come the man of 
 sin will be voted into place and power. Women will 
 have universal franchise as well as men. A republic 
 is less strong than a monarchy. The signs indicate 
 that as the image of Nebuchadnezzar began in the 
 greatest of strength, it decreases until it reaches the 
 toes, where iron and clay conditions prevail ; then it 
 collapses. Both religious and political governments 
 are becoming more and more brittle. Lawlessness is 
 fast increasing. The more law, the more breakage. 
 This stigma mark is sought as a very agreeable badge 
 among the unregenerated, but to follow the Holy 
 Spirit's markings is so very difficult. Jesus' mark is 
 a crucified life (Gal. 2: 20). 
 
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 STUDY THIRTY-TWO 
 The Reaping Chapter. — XIV 
 
 Four Creations. 
 
 " This is the fourth parenthetical vision. The con- 
 tents easily run into the following order: The vision 
 of the Lamb and the 144,000 sealed by God (1-5); 
 an angel with the Everlasting Gospel (6, 7). The 
 announcement of Babylon's fall (8) ; the doom of 
 the beast worshipers (9, 12) ; happiness of the blessed 
 dead (13); Armageddon (14-20). 
 
 The vision of dry bones to be live bones (Ezek. 
 37). Are the 144,000 here the same as those sealed 
 in chapter 7? 
 
 Evidently they are ; but reappear here at the throne 
 of David in the rearranged Israel. They are the first 
 fruits of God and the Lamb out of new Israel, his 
 " peculiar treasure." In chapter 7 Israel appears 
 sealed ; here, open, active, energetic, national. 
 Joyous Israel. 
 
 As a new event was about to take place it was 
 opened by harpers and singers in the midst of the 
 joys of a restored economy. Israel will indeed be 
 very happy when called " home." 
 
 Why should Israel be so joyous? 
 
 Israel and Judah, being gathered as one people 
 again, after being peeled and scattered for 2,500 years, 
 or two and one-half days, each day for 1,000 years 
 (Hos. 6: 2), shall have great rejoicing at their re- 
 union in the land. They will be put in charge of an 
 
148 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 everlasting Gospel. Since there are four forms of 
 the Gospel, let us distinguish between them. 
 
 First. " The gospel of the kingdom." This is not 
 the present Gospel in operation, but the one that is 
 to come when God will fulfill it in the Davidic king- 
 dom as announced in 2 Sam. 7 : 16. This kingdom 
 will run 1,000 years with David as prince, and each 
 apostle as a governor of a tribe (Matt. 19: 28). 
 God will demonstrate that when he by Jesus Christ 
 shall reign on earth, true righteousness shall prevail 
 among men. 
 
 Second. " The gospel of grace of God." This is 
 the gospel of Jesus Christ. It brings " good news " 
 of redemption. It is still the power of God unto 
 salvation to all them that believe (Rom. 1 : 16; 2 Cor. 
 10: 14; 1 Tim. 1: 11; 2 Cor. 4: 4; Gal. 2: 7). 
 
 Third. " The everlasting gospel." This is to be 
 preached to the earth-dwellers near the close of the 
 great tribulation while the saints are in the skies or 
 heaven (1 Thess. 4: 16). Those who are saved by 
 this Gospel do not, like the bride-saints, get crowns. 
 
 Who are possibly designed to preach this " everlast- 
 ing Gospel " during the " tribulation period " ? 
 
 Who are most likely the best prepared at or near 
 the close of that most suffering time to preach a 
 Gospel that never ends? Are not the scattered, suf- 
 fering, persecuted Jews? Are they not now in all 
 parts of the world? How easy, then, under terrible 
 persecutions for the remnant of Israel to scatter the 
 gracious news of their deliverance, of a near Messiah, 
 of a restored people, a restored worship to a restored 
 land ! No people could quicker preach that " ever- 
 
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 lasting Gospel " under the directing angel than the 
 Jews, since, with quick communication and rapid 
 transportation, the whole earth could be reached in 
 a few years. It will likely be possible to do this. 
 
 Activities of Bride-Saints. 
 
 What should be the greatest work of bride-saints 
 now? 
 
 They should most delight in witnessing for Christ ; 
 be intensely active, full of missionary zeal, meek, 
 joyous under great difficulties, serve in all heart- 
 holiness, give freely of money and hate sin in all its 
 forms. 
 
 Why is there such division of thought as to Christ's 
 reign upon earth? 
 
 The divided sentiment about Christ's reign likely 
 results in not taking into consideration the restoration 
 of " the whole house of Israel " to their land and the 
 restored service as indicated in the Bible. With many 
 the fifth and sixth, or the Palestinian and the Davidic 
 Covenants, are as utterly ignored or misunderstood as 
 if they were not in the Bible. 
 
 What is the Palestinian Covenant? 
 
 " Under the Abrahamic Covenant Israel is entitled 
 to all the land from the river Nile of Egypt unto the 
 great river, the river Euphrates" (Gen. 15: 18). 
 This is unfulfilled, hence must be given to the twelve 
 tribes (Num. 35: 1-12). There are seven parts in the 
 Palestinian Covenant, because it must be consum- 
 mated in God's time. 
 
 (1) Dispersion for disobedience (Deut. 28: 63-68 
 and 30: 1). In Gen. 15: 17, the Abrahamic Covenant 
 
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 is announced, and in 13: 14-17; 15: 1-7; 17: 1-8 it is 
 confirmed in seven distinct parts. 
 
 (2) The future repentance of Israel while in dis- 
 persion (Deut. 30: 2). 
 
 (3) The return of the Lord (Deut. 30: 3; Amos 
 9: 9-14; Acts 15: 14-17). 
 
 (4) Restoration to the land (Deut. 30: 5; Isa. 11: 
 11-12; Jer. 23: 3-8; Ezek. 37: 21-25). 
 
 (5) National conversion (Deut. 30: 6; Rom. 11: 
 26-27; Hos. 2: 14-16). 
 
 (6) The judgment of Israel's oppressors (Deut. 30: 
 7; Isa. 14: 1, 2; Joel 3: 1-8; Matt. 25: 31-46). 
 
 (7) National prosperity (Deut. 30: 9; Amos 9: 
 11-14). 
 
 What constitutes the Davidic Covenant? 
 
 This is found in 2 Sam. 7: 8-17. This is the 
 promise of God to found the glorious kingdom of 
 Christ, " the seed of David according to the flesh " or 
 lineage, and has respect to the following order: 
 
 (1) A Davidic house, that is, according to the pos- 
 terity of David. 
 
 (2) A throne or royal authority. 
 
 (3) A kingdom or sphere of rule. 
 
 (4) Forever, a kingdom everlasting in character. 
 
 (5) This fourfold covenant has but one condition; 
 disobedience in the Davidic family is to be visited by 
 chastisements. However severe the punishment the 
 covenant is not annulled (Psa. 89: 20-37). The first 
 chastisement fell in the division of the kingdom under 
 Rehoboam, and the next in the captivity of Israel and 
 of Judah, and lastly upon Judah in A. D. 70. The 
 only King from the captivity in Babylon to this time 
 
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 that was crowned in Jerusalem was by thorns. The 
 promise of this kingdom to Israel was confirmed by 
 Jehovah with an oath to David and confirmed to Jesus' 
 mother by the angel Gabriel (Luke 1 : 31-33; Acts 2: 
 29-32; Acts 15: 14-17). 
 
 The thorn-crowned One will get the throne of his 
 father David over all the earth. 
 
 To get this broad vision of God's way for man is 
 to get the greatest of peace with God and possess a 
 hope that is within the vail. 
 
 W hy should Christians bother themselves about 
 Israel? 
 
 That they may not lose the blessings of education, 
 as did the Jews who ignored the interests of the 
 Gentiles by refusing to carry God's promises to the 
 Gentiles. Race hatred has destroyed many who ought 
 to be wiser in God's works and labors. Absorbing 
 man's imaginations and making doubts bring utter 
 confusions and smallness of grace. 
 
 How many covenants are there? 
 
 Seven. Edenic ("Gen. 1: 28), Adamic (Gen. 3: 
 15), Noahic (Gen. 9:1), Abrahamic (Gen. 15: 18), 
 Mosaic (Ex. 19: 5), Davidic (2 Sam. 7: 16), new 
 (Heb. 8:8). A covenant is filled up or centers in 
 Christ and the blessings flow from him into his people. 
 They never are annulled or made of none effect, 
 especially in blessings. A covenant may cease in 
 practice, but not in blessings. 
 
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 STUDY THIRTY-THREE 
 
 The Song of Moses Chapter. — XV 
 
 Contents. 
 
 The activities of the seven bowls run from the pre- 
 liminary chapter to 16: 21. 
 
 What is the full vision as to the bowls? 
 
 The seven angels have charge of the seven last 
 plagues represented by seven bowls of " the wrath 
 of God." The last judgments are about to come upon 
 men, to clear the way for Christ's great reign. As 
 the husbandman clears the ground for the sowing of 
 valuable seed, so God clears the field (the world) for 
 the " good seed of the kingdom " to lay hold of their 
 own — the earth (Matt. 5:5). 
 
 What sign did John see in heaven? 
 
 " Seven angels with the seven last curses ; because 
 with them the wrath of God is ended." For almost 
 6,000 years the curses have annoyed man, now curses 
 or plagues must end (Gen. 3: 17, 18). 
 
 Was all animal life, all vegetable life, affected by 
 sin? 
 
 What was not affected injuriously by the horrors 
 of sin? Were not birds, insects, fishes, animals, man 
 and all good among vegetables harassed by evil ever 
 since? And the death of Christ leads to restorations 
 and perfections in all kingdoms. 
 
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 Victors in Luminosity. 
 
 What does that great portent stand for on that 
 " sea of glass mingled with fire " ? 
 
 " A spacious, lucid plain around the throne, from 
 which fiery coruscations were continually emitted ; or 
 the reflection of the light upon this lucid plain pro- 
 duced the prismatic colors of the most vivid rainbow." 
 Symbolically, sea stands for a vast throng of people; 
 hence, some day this mighty multitude will emit the 
 most lucid glories. They will be singers and harpers 
 of the new heavens and the new earth. 
 
 This people were willing on earth to will into the 
 WILL of God. 
 
 What is the great song that the redeemed will harp 
 and sing? 
 
 It is found in Rev. 15: 3, 4. Its correspondence is 
 found in Ex. 15: 1-19. 
 
 Where did the seven plague-angels come from? 
 
 " From the inmost shrine of the tabernacle of reve- 
 lation in heaven." These were temple-workers. They 
 carried judgment. They are associated with justice, 
 and a glory-cloud is connected with the temple ; hence 
 whether in mercy or in judgment there will be glory 
 (Ex. 40: 34). 
 
 How were those angels adorned? 
 
 With " precious stones, pure and bright, with 
 golden girdles around their breasts." This signifies 
 labors of great values. 
 
 Here one of the four living ones is again taking 
 the lead. Why? 
 
 One of them handed " the seven angels seven gold- 
 
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 en vials of the wrath of God." Gold stands for Deity. 
 Deity has all right to judge. He extends his seven- 
 fold judgments.' This kind wins victories evermore. 
 
 Why was the temple filled with smoke? 
 
 This is not the smoke of blindness and confusion 
 as in chapter 9: 3, but of glory, as in Num. 16: 19- 
 50. It is like incense, sweet to the smell and pleasing 
 to God. 
 
 Why can no one enter the temple until the curses 
 have run their course? 
 
 The exercises of the temple service are suspended 
 during the action of the plagues. Sorrow and service 
 are not wedded in the celestial. Saintship in the 
 coming age is not connected with curses. Judgments 
 cleanse. A clean earth is followed by clean services. 
 Judgments always go before justification. Joys can 
 then be constant and universal. 
 
 God's Sovereignty. 
 
 Did not God create evil (Isa. 45: 7)? 
 
 In this scripture there is no teaching that God cre- 
 ated evil. As Sovereign over the universe he would 
 not create wrong. Satan rebelled, went wrong and 
 brought evil into the human family (Isa. 14: 12, 14). 
 God put the penalty for every sin. God set the judg- 
 ment for every error persisted in. He did the same 
 thing in his world of nature. Put your hand into 
 fire, and pain and judgment come ; put your foot 
 into boiling water and the penalty follows. God does 
 not create evil; the passage properly rendered from 
 the Hebrew does not teach that God created evil. He 
 
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 is ever loving, just, and merciful to put evil away. 
 Satan has made no provision to stop pain, and put 
 away evil, however smart he is, and makes so many 
 things to appear plausible. In the text quoted, God 
 set the penalty. 
 
 Angelic Uniformity. 
 
 Why does God so frequently mention the kind of 
 clothing zvorn by angels f 
 
 God ever begins within himself and works out- 
 ward to man. In speaking of angelic clothing some 
 great principle is involved toward man. Man and 
 angel are connected in grace. In the clothing man 
 sees the doctrine of unity. Each is clothed like every 
 other one. It has not only uniformity, but equality 
 as well. This doctrine runs through the New Testa- 
 ment. Jesus prayed for it in his last recorded prayer 
 (John 17). The Holy Spirit teaches saints to be of 
 one mind (1 Cor. 1: 10). Godly dress is so much 
 abused by the ungodly and sometimes by professing 
 believers, that God sets his seal of disapprobation up- 
 on misuse. The abuse of dress destroys fellowship, 
 unity, happiness. Look how angels enjoy the peace 
 of appearances approved by God. 
 
 The Plague Bowls. 
 
 No one can go into full activity in service in res- 
 urrection until the last curses run to completion. 
 Cleanness on earth comes before service in the next 
 age. 
 
 Unto what does God work? 
 
 Unto or toward completions, whether of judgments 
 or unto blessings. His two-edged sword, one edge 
 
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 of justice, the other of mercy, is precisely what man 
 needs. God exercises by both edges. 
 
 STUDY THIRTY-FOUR 
 
 The Mystery Babylon Chapter. — XVII 
 
 The Seven Dooms. 
 
 Having treated the bowl chapter (16) with the 
 trumpet chapters (8 and 9) we go forward to the 
 seven dooms. The word " doom " comes from the 
 word " Dan," meaning " to judge," or the thing 
 judged or discerned (Gen. 49: 16). 
 
 How far do these judgments or dooms run in Rev- 
 elation f 
 
 They are found in chapters 17, 18, 19, and 20. 
 Here is the list and locations : 
 
 (1) The doom of Babylon (17: 1-7). 
 
 (2) The doom of the beast (19: 20). 
 
 (3) The doom of the false prophet (19: 20). 
 
 (4) The doom of the kings (19: 21). 
 
 (5) The doom of Satan (20: 10). 
 
 (6) The doom of Gog and Magog (20: 7-9; Ezek. 
 38, 39). 
 
 (7) The doom of the unbelieving wicked (20: 11- 
 15). 
 
 What other teachings are given in these chapters? 
 
 First. The last form of Gentile-world power. 
 
 Second. The last form of apostate Christendom, — 
 similar to the last form of apostate Judaism. 
 
 Third. The human view of Babylon's destruction 
 (18: 9-19). 
 
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 Fourth. The angelic view of Babylon's fall (18: 
 20-24). 
 
 Fifth. The four hallelujahs of the glorified saints 
 (19: 1-6). These are spiritual creations. 
 
 Sixth. The marriage of the Lamb and his bride 
 (19: 7-10). 
 
 Seventh. The coming of Christ to reign (19: 11- 
 16). 
 
 Eighth. The battle of Armageddon (16: 1-3; 19: 
 17). 
 
 Ninth. Satan cast into the abyss or shorn of his 
 power for 1,000 years (20: 1-3). 
 
 Tenth. The resurrection of the just (1 Cor. 15: 
 51, 52; Luke 14: 14; John 11 : 24). 
 
 Eleventh. Satan loosed from the abyss for a little 
 season after the 1,000 years to test Gentile nations 
 that have arisen during the 1,000-year reign of Christ 
 and his saints (20: 7-9). 
 
 Twelfth. Jesus, as King-priest, having conquered 
 all oppositions, after 1,000 years turns his kingdom 
 over to Jehovah (1 Cor. 15: 25-28; Eph. 1: 22, 23). 
 
 Doom of Babylon, as God Sees It (17: 1-7). 
 
 Under what do judgments come from this time 
 forward? 
 
 Under the seven seals, seven trumpets, seven bowls, 
 because symbols expressive of real judgments must 
 consummate. Some details as to each one's endings 
 will be found in the study. The corrupting powers 
 are detailed. 
 
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 STUDY THIRTY-FIVE 
 
 The Great Harlot Sentenced (1-7). 
 
 What is the doom of this monstrous system of dis- 
 belief and the agencies which God employs? 
 
 " One of the seven bowl angels " leads the way in 
 views. This angel showed John the judgment of 
 " the great prostitute that sitteth upon many waters," 
 — by a large body of water and over a great number of 
 corrupted people. 
 
 What has confused and confusing Babylon been 
 doing ? 
 
 Babylon or confused Christendom has been suf- 
 fering from this fornicating and drunkard-making 
 power for centuries. 
 
 Of what does that fornication and drunkenness 
 consist? 
 
 Fornication consists of truth and error mixed so 
 as to deceive ; drunkenness is stupefying or deadening 
 the affections so that faith can not get hold. 
 
 Grope Like the Blind. — Israel confessed her blind- 
 ness, saying, " We grope for the wall like the blind " 
 (Isa. 59: 10). So do all who listen to the excusing 
 clergy. "Like people, like priest" (Hos. 4: 9). 
 Leading evangelists, made famous by vulgar wit, and 
 drunk by the shouts of the multitude, go about win- 
 ning great sums of money by denouncing certain sins 
 not popular with the crowd, but they are easily 
 stalled by putting godly truth to them which they ig- 
 nore. Put John 3 : 3-6 and Acts 2 : 38 to them and 
 
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 observe how they will rake their supply of excuses to 
 get a reply. Or ask them to observe Roman 16: 16 
 and 1 Cor. 16 : 20 and notice how they will " fall 
 away from the truth." Or, as you are passing by, 
 ask them to read John 13: 1-17, and find the "hap- 
 piness " as Jesus taught his disciples. Then notice 
 how eloquent they will get on soiled feet (of which 
 Jesus said nothing here), or put forth a substitute. 
 These spiritual teachings for spiritual hearts are as 
 openly ignored by many who are crying " Lord, 
 Lord," as the Antichrists ignore the virgin birth of 
 Jesus. This is " how it is done." This is why vast 
 numbers doubt their faith. This is why many preach- 
 ers doubt their knowledge. They disparage the words 
 of Jesus in their disobedience. " Ears they have, 
 but do not hear." And because this book has the 
 courage of the Holy Spirit to unveil a doubting 
 clergy, they likely will disparage this " Open Way." 
 But the Open Way has willed to will into the Lord's 
 WILL, where there is absolute safety. 
 
 Come Out and Stay Out. 
 
 Why did the angel show the fearful foulness of 
 Babylonian confusion of faiths? 
 
 Likely that Jesus' disciples may have sufficient 
 warning not to partake of her sins. This teaching 
 is in perfect accord with 1 Cor. 6: 17 and the book of 
 Leviticus or the Law. Leviticus embraces (1) Dedi- 
 cation. (2) Mediation. (3) Separation. (4) Con- 
 secration. (5) Ratification. 
 
 You will observe that separation from the world 
 comes before consecration, or heart-holiness. God 
 
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 can not wholly bless the believer while he is mixed 
 with world-evils or the doubting class. 
 
 What more may be learned by separation? 
 
 God made ample provision for Israel's " approach 
 and appropriation in service, but no less so did he 
 provide for separation from false teachings and false 
 practices in this age." They were a people to " be 
 God-governed and God-manifesting." There can yet 
 be no God-manifesting without being God-governed, 
 and there can be no God-governing without being 
 separated to God. 
 
 In what particulars should a believer be separated 
 from the world and to God? 
 
 Israel was separated from every heathenish prac- 
 tice, from leprosy, unchastity, and all kinds of un- 
 cleanness. So the Christian is expected to be sepa- 
 rated from worldly-evils of every kind, such as danc- 
 ing between sexes, gambling, excesses of even good 
 things, vulgarities, filthy business, wars, briberies, 
 thefts, etc. (Gal. 6: 19-21). 
 
 How may one get entirely away from false beliefs 
 and ungodly practices? 
 
 By serving the Lord God Almighty in perfect trust. 
 A Most Popular and Fashionable Woman. 
 
 Who is she? 
 
 When Satan saw God use a godly woman as a 
 picture of Israel and of the church, he imitated God 
 and chose a woman for his big crowd and put her on 
 a seven-headed beast to ride over the world. God's 
 woman (Israel) had to flee into the wilderness, of 
 the world, while Satan's woman, or body of servers, 
 
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 took to the popular wave of the great throng. So 
 God calls you out and asks you to stay out of this 
 low mixture. 
 
 Finely Arrayed Woman. 
 
 How is Satan's woman dressed f 
 
 In gaudy array. She is ever in worldly fashion 
 constantly changing, expensive, showy, calling for dis- 
 play. As a sign of her badness she is dressed in scar- 
 let, bedecked with jewelry, hunting the latest styles, 
 arranging for " Fashion Day," and intensely eager 
 for styles. This is not serving God but self, which is 
 idolatry. 
 
 STUDY THIRTY-SIX 
 
 The Symbolic Woman. 
 
 Is woman used symbolically anywhere else in the 
 Bible? 
 
 She is so used in Zech. 5: 5-11. God uses a meas- 
 ure, or epha, holding about three pecks, puts a woman 
 into this " cup," places a heavy weight upon the mouth 
 of the epha, and supplies two women with storklike 
 wings to carry the cup-woman into the land of Shinar. 
 Something was wrong with Judah ; she was in idol- 
 atry and other great evils. He regarded these evils as 
 having been thrust into Judah's worship by unjust 
 authority — man dealing with " mixed things " in 
 worship — so he delivers Judah to the heathen in 
 Babylon until she gets her fill of the pure paganism. 
 Perhaps if she lives in it seventy years and can not 
 mix it with God's genuine worship she will long for 
 
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 the pure kind. So he carries Judah into Babylon for 
 corrections. 
 
 Will he carry impure Christendom into the tribu- 
 lation, which is on the way, to make her full with her 
 " admixtures " in the world-judgments? 
 
 God must judge or correct (2 Sam. 8:2; Jer. 51: 
 13; Heb. 3: 6, 7; Matt. 7: 2; 23: 32). 
 
 State more fully a case in our own day as to ad- 
 mixtures of good and evil? 
 
 A church body under the plea of " progress " and 
 " good works " injects some hurtful method into her 
 practices so that the whole is endangered, except 
 such as are " wise," " who, as advanced Christians 
 have been trained by practice to distinguish right from 
 wrong" (Heb. 5: 14). Sometimes the method in- 
 jected or employed eats up the righteous principles, 
 for right principles must be operated by right meth- 
 ods. Righteous principles can be hypnotized or put 
 into disuse by wrong methods under the plea of 
 " progress." 
 
 Why not employ methods to " suit the times " ? 
 
 There is no requirement, no command nor inti- 
 mation from God that the church may bend his truth 
 to suit a wicked world! That would be injecting the 
 leaven of wickedness into the worship of God. It 
 might be Jezebelism, or Balaamism, or Nicolaitanism, 
 or higher criticism, or ungodly adornment, or gam- 
 bling, or corrupt society practices, or unfair combi- 
 nations, or the love of money by tolerating evils 
 where money or false positions are dominating. It 
 takes Holy Spirit understanding to discern the good 
 
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 from the evil. Matt. 13: 33 is to be understood and 
 applied by way of restraint. In that text woman or 
 undue church authority may admit or inject evil 
 methods or practices into the " meal of worship," 
 and into the meal of fellowship one with the other, 
 or into the meal of communion with God. It would 
 result in corruption. 
 
 Is man ever used in Scripture symbolically for 
 evil? 
 
 A bad woman is used symbolically in religion, while 
 bad men are used as types of evil in politics or gov- 
 ernments. There is a Nebuchadnezzar, or a Balaam, 
 or a Belshazzar, or a Nimrod for every Jezebel, for 
 every dancing Salome. 
 
 How may the leaven of evils be kept out of the 
 church of Christ? 
 
 By permitting the Holy Spirit to sit in councils, 
 conventions and conferences. By refusing to sanction 
 the pleas, requests, demands to admit questionable 
 methods — plans which originate in worldly schemes, 
 tricks, amusements, love of money, love of fame, am- 
 bition, and the error of suiting the times, which is 
 another way of saying, to win a world that rejects 
 regeneration and relies upon mere human reformation, 
 " Ye must be born again " still holds good with God. 
 And more : one regenerated must stay born. 
 
 Why does God reveal so much evil in man and in 
 the world governments? 
 
 God is absolutely just and impartial. He will not 
 cover or send sin off save by the Cross or blood of 
 Christ, to be applied by man to his life. To inject 
 good, pure blood into a leprous body will not cure 
 
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 leprosy ; so Christ's blood applied to retained sins will 
 not send sins away. Hence God through Christ ever 
 insists that repentance by Jesus' blood is the only 
 cure for sin-diseases. He calls and calls all the time 
 for sinners to come to him so he can send sins off — 
 put cleanness where filthiness once prevailed. This 
 is why God reveals sins. Sinner, will you get 
 " scared " at your sins and flee into the only Refuge, 
 Jesus the Christ? God uncovers the hideousness of 
 sins through his goodness the more to impress believ- 
 ers to avoid Babylon's contaminations, to persuade be- 
 lievers to greater holiness ; to be separate from the 
 doom put upon all who oppose God (2 Cor. 6: 17, 
 18). 
 
 Why do not the vast throng of professing Chris- 
 tians give heed to Rom. 12: 1, 2; 1 Tim. 2: 9-11; 
 1 Peter 3; 1-5; Titus 2: 11, 12, and thus avoid loss 
 by disobedience? 
 
 Because the truth has been so mutilated by false 
 or corrupt teachers, that the people are largely igno- 
 rant of these consecrated truths for consecrated lives. 
 
 What is the distinguishing mark of this Babylonian 
 woman? 
 
 First, she is " mysterious " ; hides many things lest 
 her doings come to the light. 
 
 Second, greatness is hers : many follow her. 
 
 Third, she is a mother of a multitude of children. 
 
 Fourth, she is an abomination of the earth : a people 
 of corrupt practices. 
 
 Why is she drunken? 
 
 Because she is mad with the blood of saints and the 
 
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 blood of martyrs of Jesus. She staggers with the 
 awful amount of innocent blood in her being. 
 
 How did this view of the harlot affect John? 
 
 John " was amazed beyond measure." While he 
 knew the depths of sin, yet he, for the first time, saw 
 its dazzling splendor, so much to wonder at, so much 
 worship toward God that is not from God. Harlotry, 
 as pictured in the Bible, is a symbol of idolatry, adul- 
 tery, fornication. 
 
 Nimrodism. 
 
 What did Nimrod, grandson of Ham, and Bar- 
 cush (son of Cush) do to corrupt? 
 
 Bar-cush is still dominating many religious cere- 
 monies in an overflowing, enlivening power — a sort 
 of drunkenness or numbness in an alluring way. 
 Nimrod means " a rebellious panther." He is still a 
 rebellious mighty one. John was amazed at this great 
 mass of organized evil permeated with gorgeousness. 
 
 How did God's woman, standing for saintship the 
 world over, adorn her body? 
 
 " With appropriate dress, worn quietly and modest- 
 ly, not with wreaths of gold ornaments for the hair, 
 not with pearls or costly clothing, but — as is proper 
 for women who profess to be religious — with good 
 actions" (1 Tim. 2: 9, 10). 
 
 It was " not the adornment of the arrangement of 
 the hair, the wearing of jewelry, or the putting on of 
 dresses, but the inner life with the imperishable beauty 
 of a quiet and gentle spirit, for this is very precious 
 in the sight of God" (1 Peter 3: 3, 4). 
 
 This is how the saints or holy ones appear in this 
 
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 age. What a contrast to Satan's woman riding on a 
 great beast dressed in all the gaudy colors and un- 
 godly styles of unregenerate peoples ! 
 
 What are the self-evident truths as to modest 
 clothes? 
 
 The first self-evident truth is that all believers must 
 wear clothes. 
 
 The second self-evident truth is that every kind of 
 clothes must have form. 
 
 The third self-evident truth is that somebody must 
 make the form for the Christian, for no cloth can 
 make itself into form. 
 
 The solemn heavenly truth is that the Holy Spirit 
 will make a plain, simple form for the Christian if 
 he is permitted ; but the Spirit does not live in mil- 
 linery shops, and rarely is he invited to go along to 
 select the goods and the form. The fashion plate is 
 preferred to the Holy Spirit. Christian assemblies 
 are affected by deafness. Why do not Christian as- 
 semblies give ear to the Scriptures on plain apparel? 
 
 Because Christian congregations are mostly con- 
 trolled by environments, and Satan has made the 
 surroundings. To deny self of all ungodliness (Titus 
 2: 12) would bring difficulty, and the marchers on 
 the " broad way " are not shunning worldly difficul- 
 ties. 
 
 An Abyss Beast. 
 
 What was John about to see? 
 
 A beast or dynasty about to rise out of the abyss, 
 or underworld. He saw him go on to destruction 
 with a big crowd who believed they were marching 
 
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 straight into salvation. Were they not successful be- 
 cause they were many? 
 
 A Seven-headed Monster. 
 
 What did John see arising ? 
 
 He saw the last form of Gentile-world power, as- 
 suming form. 
 
 From John's vision day until the end of the present 
 age the eighth one arises. This is the beast of chap- 
 ter 13, out of the sea, and is double headed — political 
 and religious. It gathers to itself all evils that have 
 been in the other seven kingdoms, adds to it the eccles- 
 iastical meanness, and terminates as the man of sin 
 (2 Thess. 2: 3-12; Rev. 19: 20). 
 
 What do the ten horns symbolize? 
 
 Powers that fall under the seven heads. They are 
 "hour" kings; get authority for a brief time. 
 " Hour " means short time, as Jesus said : " Mine 
 hour is come" (John 17: 1). 
 Two Hurtful Powers. 
 
 What hurtful powers are looming up? 
 
 The great " whore " of Rev. 18, guiding apostate 
 Christendom, courting modern Babylon (Rev. 17: 8- 
 18), uniting for one sole purpose to secure the whole 
 earth in greediness of gain, false display and carnal 
 amusements. It is the last effort to gain and con- 
 duct a world-wide power, gathering to the fulness 
 of Gentile times. 
 Saintly Comfort. 
 
 What great saintly comfort did Jesus leave to every 
 believer? 
 
 " And now I leave you a blessing ; it is my own 
 
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 blessing [peace] that I give unto you. I do not give 
 the world [unbelievers] as the world gives " (John 
 14: 27). "In me you may find peace; in the world 
 you will find trouble" (John 16: 33). Do you take 
 this, believe this, patiently endure and wait your 
 crown as king-priest? 
 
 Babylon's Bankruptcy. 
 
 Will not this worldly strife lead to bankruptcy? 
 
 It is very probable. With expenses piling up at the 
 rate of hundreds of millions of dollars each week, 
 how can the European nations escape bankruptcy? 
 Borrowing $500,000,000 from the wealthy people of 
 the United States does not augur well for our re- 
 public as against kings and emperors ! 
 
 What can happen if Germany should win a decisive 
 victory? 
 
 In that case should Germany demand several bil- 
 lion dollars' indemnity, out of the first revenues of 
 France and England, how much will the bonds of 
 those countries be worth? Suppose our own nation 
 is urged by the loaners to help collect their money, 
 what will prevent our nation from becoming em- 
 broiled in a conflict? The possibilities of the United 
 States becoming deeply involved in those griefs is 
 not remote. 
 
 Can human beings comprehend the vastness of the 
 evils growing out of this European conflict? 
 
 No, no. Mind is too limited to get the reach. 
 Even the very earth is being made useless by trenches, 
 underground buildings ; and millions of tons of metal 
 and other war materials fill the thousands of farm 
 
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 lands. Already France and England have contracted 
 for false limbs to the amount of $15,000,000 for 
 crippled soldiers ; and orphans and widows count up 
 into the millions. Only the bowl judgments of Rev. 
 16 are more extensive and destructive, because all 
 present horrors likely typify all revealed of the seals, 
 trumpets and bowls. 
 
 Will lasting peace come out of this struggle ? 
 
 Human peace, though not lasting, is preferable to 
 human slaughter. Unregene rated peace is not lasting. 
 The pope of Rome may assist to bring national peace, 
 but will it be regenerated national peace? Only the 
 World-wide Regenerator, Jesus Christ, can bring 
 everlasting peace ! 
 
 STUDY THIRTY-SEVEN 
 The Apostate Christendom Chapter. — XVIII 
 
 The Call to Heed. 
 
 What comes next in order? 
 
 An " angel descending from heaven." He was en- 
 trusted with great authority and he was brilliant in 
 splendor. With a mighty voice, unsecret, he cried 
 out, " She has fallen ! Great Babylon." Most ex- 
 tensive of all professing Christians ! Great body ! 
 Wealthy ! membership above all ! She is the habita- 
 tion, the dwelling place, of " every evil spirit," — of 
 every pretension to piety. She is the cage of every 
 foul fowl, of every hateful bird. She is the strong- 
 hold of every wicked spirit. The merchants of the 
 earth have grown rich through her helpful traffic in 
 
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 badness. She indulges heresies, necromancy, as- 
 trology, fortune-telling, familiar spiritism, setting 
 aside some of the commands of God. She has a 
 great variety of amusements, games, diversions, and 
 sees " no harm in them." She does not ask, " What 
 use are these games, amusements, programs, and 
 worldly entertainments with changes in divine prac- 
 tices?" but excuses herself continually. "What 
 harm is there in them? No harm of themselves; for 
 they can not operate themselves." However, what 
 sobriety, what piety, what consecration can any be- 
 liever get from them? 
 
 Babylon, Babylon, confusion, scattering; destruc- 
 tion by " the system." 
 
 What does Babylon say of herself ? 
 
 " I am no widow ! I sit as a queen. I shall see no 
 sorrow. The world is getting better. I am in the 
 world. I make the world. I have need of nothing. 
 I hold office in the world, I enforce the laws! I call 
 out the military when the people rebel. I kill the un- 
 behaving ! I build navies, and raise armies ! I send 
 armies against rulers I do not like. I think all are 
 saved who believe my principles." 
 
 Why is it said of Babylon or Babel that she " is 
 fallen, is fallen " ? 
 
 The announcement is doubled because her fall will 
 be intensified. 
 
 The Human View of Babylon. 
 
 Having heard the last call to " come out of her " 
 we pass to God's view of the fall of Babylon (9-19). 
 What does God see? 
 
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 The kings of the earth, the fornicators who took 
 Babylon's advice, thinking it was good because it 
 came from such high sources — all who lived delicious- 
 ly with her, changed their church methods to get 
 popular with her, accepted her practices, believing 
 they were getting nearer the Bible — all, all lament 
 her fall! 
 
 Why do so many just at that time stand afar off 
 and look on? 
 
 They lament the awful fall and cry out " Alas ! 
 alas ! " Greatly intensified they see the great city 
 go down. She is burning up ! Judgment has come. 
 
 What is the matter with the merchants of the 
 earth ? 
 
 I am wondering if the word " earth " here means 
 earth to such as shut their eyes to Revelation 1 : 5 ; 5 : 
 10. Here earthly merchants deal in earthly merchan- 
 dise, and earthly gold, and earthly silver, and earthly 
 precious stones, and earthly pearls, and earthly fine 
 linen, and earthly silk, and earthly scarlet, and earthly 
 thyine wood, and earthly vessels of ivory, and of 
 brass and iron, and marble, and earthly cinnamon, and 
 earthly ointments, and earthly oil, and earthly fine 
 flour, and earthly wheat, and earthly sheep, and 
 earthly horses, and earthly chariots (automobiles), 
 and earthly slaves — all come into view as affecting 
 the admirers of Babylon as she was. 
 
 In what condition will those be who mourn much 
 over Babylon's fall? 
 
 Their affections will be strong for wealth. They 
 will cry " Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed 
 
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 in fine linen," etc. They look at her wealth, her 
 adornment and her riches. She will have tremendous 
 influences over business, science, religion and all 
 trades. Shipmasters, tradesmen and dealers of all 
 kinds will be selfish and unfeeling, just like their 
 mistress. She will be made desolate in a brief time ! 
 Sodom and Gomorrah were warned when in sin, but 
 their judgment came suddenly. So Babylon's judg- 
 ment will come. Now is the time to get out and stay 
 out! 
 
 An Angelic View of Babylon's Undoing (18: 20-24). 
 
 Study with this Rev. 17: 1-7 and 18: 1-8. 
 
 What does the angel ask heaven, apostles and 
 prophets to do? 
 
 To rejoice at Babylon's fall. To be glad she is 
 out of the way of saints and all heaven. 
 
 What motions did another angel go through at wit- 
 nessing Babylon's destruction? 
 
 He cast a great millstone into the sea. It was a 
 wonderful testimony to God's truth. 
 
 What kinds of business went with Babylon's fall? 
 
 Every kind of tainted business — instrumental 
 music, craftsmen, such as plumbers, carpenters, stone 
 and brick layers, painters, machinists — all will find 
 no more wages from her; no more marriages (Luke 
 17: 28). Saints will become like angels who never 
 marry (Matt. 22: 30). 
 
 How are people deceived by Mystery Babylon? 
 
 By sorceries (declaring and throwing lots), or en- 
 
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 chantments, or deceiving, putting forth wrongs and 
 counting them rights. Poor, bloody body ! For 
 centuries she has shed the blood of prophets, and of 
 saints until she herself loses her blood ! 
 
 Are there no other Babylons presented to biblical 
 students? 
 
 There was a literal Babylon which existed as the 
 most exalted, wealthy, and forceful city on the earth. 
 She began about B. C. 1700, founded by Nimrod, a 
 grandson of Ham. He founded the cities of Babylon, 
 Erech, Accad, Calneh, and in Assyria the cities of 
 Nineveh, Rehoboth, Calah and Resen. He became 
 the first idolater. What would have been the result 
 if all men had remained in the country? The evils of 
 Babylon still afflict mankind (Isa. 13: 1). 
 
 STUDY THIRTY-EIGHT 
 
 The Marriage of the Lamb Chapter. — XIX 
 
 Four Felicities (1-6). 
 
 Since the saints will be taken up into the air to 
 escape world-wide judgments and to be married to 
 the Lamb, there will be given to the saints the holy 
 privilege to proclaim four tremendous praises to God 
 for his victory over evils. These spiritual saints, 
 having judged themselves by obeying the Word while 
 on earth, are now in great ecstasy. 
 
 First, " Hallelujah ; salvation, and glory, and honor 
 and power, unto the Lord our God." Here four 
 things in the first of the four hallelujahs are pro- 
 claimed in harmony with the four living ones in 
 
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 chapter 4. Again, those " much people " said : " Hal- 
 lelujah." It was the first one repeated — intensified. 
 
 The third hallelujah was participated in by the 
 four living ones and the twenty-four elders. These 
 " worshiped God " and proclaimed hallelujah. The 
 word means " praise, rejoicings." 
 
 The fourth praise was a Throne-praise and it was 
 a universal scene ; " Praise our God, all ye his serv- 
 ants, and ye that fear him, both small and great." 
 And in response there was heard " the voice of a 
 great multitude, and as the voice of many waters 
 [peoples], and as the voice of mighty thunderings 
 [motions of justice and mercy], saying, 'HALLE- 
 LUJAH : for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.' " 
 
 What did these great praises signify? 
 
 Since they come just before the marriage of the 
 Lamb and his bride, they signify that just after these 
 four hallelujahs the marriage will take place. A new 
 administration will then be started. How glad all 
 saints should be to know this ! The best of all ad- 
 ministrations is theirs forever. 
 
 The Marriage of the Lamb and His Bride. 
 
 What relation exists between marriage of the Lamb 
 and the King's Son in Matt. 22: 1-14? 
 
 The parties are the same. Matt. 22 is the picture 
 and Rev. 19: 7-10 is the description of the marriage. 
 
 How did the bride make herself ready? 
 
 By faith, and obedience. She believed every truth 
 for faith ; she believed and obeyed every fact ; and 
 more, she believed every promise and finds true joy. 
 
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 Is Israel included in the bride ? 
 
 Israel is now Jehovah's wife, living away from God 
 in spiritual adultery, but will be cleansed and given 
 wifehood in purity and power (Hos. 1, 2, 3). Israel 
 is yet the wife of Jehovah, but in bondage. 
 
 Why are those summoned to the marriage of the 
 Lamb blessed, happy, blissful, felicitous? 
 
 Because in the earthly bodies they were true to 
 every obligation as adopted sons, keeping, with other 
 graces, the Lord's supper (Luke 22: 20; John 13: 
 2; 1 Cor. 11 : 20). Saints did not doubt the Antitype 
 on earth. " Those words of God are true." 
 
 Just the Right Array. 
 
 What constitutes the proper garment for saint ship ? 
 
 Christ's righteous acts. Christ's life applied to 
 disciples. It is clean, white life. It is in fineness 
 above all other life. Just thoughts, just words, just 
 actions, just dealings, just relations to God and man. 
 
 Making the World Better. 
 
 Is mankind growing better? 
 
 Who but God knows whether mankind is growing 
 in God's wisdom, God's holy practices and in God's 
 moral forces? Man follows many standards, even 
 some that are very deficient in high attainments. So 
 long as there is an increased population of heathen it 
 is doubtful if mankind, as a whole, improves much in 
 morals. 
 
 What are the opposing forces to the attainments of 
 an ideal life in Christ? 
 
 The hindrances are so lengthily considered in this 
 
176 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 book out of the very scope of revelation that further 
 pursuit is not necessary. 
 
 What has been done to meet the requirements in 
 gospel evangelization? 
 
 Hundreds of millions of copies of the Bible and 
 portions of the Bible have been published and dis- 
 tributed among all nations. In this way Bible knowl- 
 edge has been given to all nations and " the gospel of 
 the kingdom " has been " preached in all the world for 
 a witness." Notwithstanding the Anglo-Saxon people 
 have done this with f ree-heartedness, no man in Christ 
 is yet delivered from the responsibility of helping to 
 teach all nations by prayer, by money, by influences. 
 Until Christ arrives and releases the Christian, he 
 must be missionary, both in spirit and in actuality. 
 
 What are the means and activities one can employ ? 
 
 One can urge the work, whether organized or not 
 organized into mission boards, or under any other 
 name. One can go at it personally or send some one 
 and meet the expenses. Organized effort is a short 
 cut across the field instead of going around by the 
 highway. The apostles went the highway-route and 
 did more than many an organized effort. Preach the 
 Gospel anyway, every way in the Lord, but it must 
 be in God's way. 
 
 Through personal efforts, through organized meas- 
 ures large numbers have been reached with the Gospel. 
 Tracts, leaflets, pamphlets, books have gone out to 
 many millions ; ministers have braved great dangers 
 to carry the messages : Leagues, Endeavorers, Work- 
 ers, ministrations, hospital efforts, and many kinds of 
 lines are followed with an extensive Sunday-school 
 
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 system to make mankind conscious of better things. 
 Some of it may be lost on stony ground, some may be 
 choked by thorns, others may have been food for 
 fowls. And more, these tares may have stung many 
 indeed. But all these do not give the " good seed " 
 release from more and greater effort to sow the 
 Word. 
 
 Is it right to preach the Gospel through strife? 
 
 The Holy Spirit in the heart of Paul said, " It is 
 true that some actually proclaim Christ out of jeal- 
 ousy and opposition ; but there are others who pro- 
 claim it out of good-will. Nevertheless Christ is 
 preached" (Philpp. 1: 18), whether "in pretense or 
 in truth." 
 
 As to the growth, God will care for that. God 
 giveth the increase, and let us all take more interest 
 in what God has committed to us. There are many 
 personal commissions which will keep us all active in 
 our " Father's business." 
 
 STUDY THIRTY-NINE. 
 
 The Doctrine of Uniformity. 
 
 Do the teachings in the New Testament for this 
 age reappear in the book of Revelation? 
 
 They certainly do. If God deigns to give man 
 duties, obligations and means of service to honor him- 
 self, they surely must go on to the close; and as they 
 are divine, both in purpose and in effects, in the sons 
 of men, they will appear in the predictions as re- 
 flectives or pictures. 
 
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 Is the principle of repetition in both duties and 
 predictions still carried forward to the end? 
 
 It is. All of God's efforts have been to bring men 
 who believe him into UNITY; we still have teachings 
 of uniformity in diversity, and diversity in uniformity 
 in Revelation. 
 
 This doctrine of uniformity is based on the whole 
 truth of God. Holiness of heart is the ground of 
 growth (Rom. 12: 1, 2; 1 Cor. 1: 1-10; 1 Tim. 2: 9, 
 10; 2 Cor. 7: 1). 
 
 Why do some professing Christians ask, on ques- 
 tionable conduct and doubtful dressing, " What harm 
 is there in it? " 
 
 Probably they know no better. Possibly their teach- 
 ers know no better. And so long as people seek self- 
 justification for questionable conduct, and do not read 
 or study the Bible, excuses, lapses, and neglects re- 
 sult. If preachers, teachers, writers, and all who say 
 " Lord, Lord " were to teach and ask, " Can I apply 
 Christ's righteous acts by going to this place or by 
 my conduct and appearance?" possibly looking for 
 " no harm " would cease. 
 
 The Second Coming of Christ in Glory (Rev. 19: 
 11-16). 
 
 Name a few related passages (Matt. 24: 16-30; 
 Acts 1: 11). 
 
 Nothing is more certain than that Jesus will come 
 to earth, without sin unto salvation in great glory to 
 take charge of human affairs. The view is that of 
 the Lamb leaving the throne of his Father to become 
 King of kings and Lord of lords on earth. 
 
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 What was open to John's vision? 
 
 An " open heaven." God is ever open to his own. 
 
 What did John see that was wonderful? 
 
 He saw " Faithful and True " sitting upon a white 
 horse. This is the second time Jesus appears on a 
 white horse, and once he came into view upon a 
 white cloud, and lastly he will appear on a white 
 throne (20: 11). Each time the King of kings in 
 xvhite means judgment and rulership toward men. 
 He is not only exact, but just and holy. 
 
 Is any description repeated here? 
 
 Yes; those flame-eyes of Rev. 1: 14 reappear. 
 None shall escape his piercing eyes. 
 
 Why are many crowns looming up on his head? 
 
 As Victor of all the earth he is entitled to many 
 crowns. He has gained many victories. 
 
 What other new thing appears? 
 
 A new name for Christ, known only to himself. 
 His spiritual brethren also get new names, known 
 only to such as get that new name (Rev. 2: 17). 
 
 Why should his clothing be " dipped in blood " like 
 Joseph's was? 
 
 Jesus' bloody vesture means that he will bring the 
 sign of redemption with him to earth, that saints may 
 behold with joy the cost of their purchase, and sin- 
 ners should see what they rejected. " His name is 
 called The Word of God." 
 
 Are there armies in heaven? 
 
 There are, and Michael is their chief (Rev. 12: 7). 
 This angel is clothed in white, again expressive of 
 
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 Christ's righteousness in victory. Each warrior was 
 clothed like every other warrior, which is a repeti- 
 tion of godly doctrine of this age. 
 
 Have we studied about " a sharp sword " hereto- 
 fore? 
 
 We have. See Rev. 1 : 16; 2 : 12 ; 6: 4. It is still 
 the Word-Sword. With this " he will smite " or 
 judge the (Gentile) nations (Matt. 25: 31, 32). 
 
 After that judgment will he rule them? 
 
 " He will rule them with a rod of iron — strong, 
 pure government." 
 
 He will govern with exactness as " KING OF 
 KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS" only can— in 
 delightful love and unyielding firmness. 
 
 STUDY FORTY 
 
 The Armageddon Conflict. 
 
 What does this word mean? 
 
 It means hill of Megiddo, north of Jerusalem, 
 where Israel won victories over Gentile Syrians, and 
 Midianites. Here the woman judge, Deborah, 
 helped the man, Barak, to win a notable victory. 
 There will be women victors with Christ ! 
 
 Between whom will the battle of Armageddon be 
 fought? 
 
 Between the hosts of sin and Christ, for the issue 
 will be who shall have the earth, Christ who bought it 
 or Satan who is only a comer-down. This closing 
 battle will take place at the end of Christ's reign on 
 earth. 
 
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 When will this great contest take place? 
 
 The exact day or time is not known to mankind, 
 but it will occur when Christ comes with all his saints 
 to take charge of the earth. Each year sin embodied 
 in men and in nations ferments until it becomes so 
 hideous that God's remedy will be applied. Jesus as 
 Lion of the tribe of Judah must tread the grapes in the 
 press of the maddening wine of the wrath of Almighty 
 God. Study elsewhere in this volume the events 
 which are to lead up to the battle of Armageddon. 
 
 Why the picture of an angel standing in the sun? 
 
 Because there is to be a " bird-feast," and this 
 angel has come to call the fowls of the air to their 
 feast. 
 
 What are the birds to feast upon? 
 
 On the flesh of kings, of captains, flesh of mighty 
 men [war lords], of free men, of slaves, of horses! 
 Awful losses ! This is the " supper of the great God." 
 It closes the age. 
 
 What constitutes the body that gathers to war 
 against Jesus? 
 
 The " beast," or dynasty, kings of the earth and 
 their armies — all Gentiles, 200 millions of soldiers. 
 The Second Doom (Rev. 19: 20). 
 
 What will be done with the beast? 
 
 He will be cast into the fiery lake of sulphur. He 
 was thousands of years perverting truth and injuring 
 godly works. 
 
 Who will be doomed with the beast? 
 
 The " false prophet," the miracle-worker, and 
 
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 those who had the mark (666) of the beast and 
 worshiped him. 
 
 What Is the Greatest Joy? 
 
 The greatest of all raptures, the church going out to 
 meet the Bridegroom (Matt. 25: 1). 
 
 This little book is concerned about the predicted 
 judgments and preparations to meet what God has 
 planned in salvation. Tremendous events are pass- 
 ing rapidly in review, and to deny that they are not 
 connected with filling of prophecies is to deny the 
 truth of God. We trust that no one will subject him- 
 self to dealing in misrepresentation by concluding that 
 the author of this book is trying to forestall God. 
 We are perfectly satisfied with Matt. 24: 36. That 
 our Father will send Jesus, who will stay at home 
 until those times of universal restoration of Israel, 
 we do not doubt (Acts 3: 21). We have not a 
 particle of doubt that he will both appear and come 
 to reign. His appearing to take out his people is one 
 thing, and his coming to reign is quite another event. 
 
 STUDY FORTY-ONE 
 Pa-ren-thet-i-cal 
 
 A Suggestive Survey. 
 
 At this point it may be well to take a sober glance 
 at transpiring events from Israel's point of view. 
 Let us look at Luke 21 : 24, 25. 
 
 " Jerusalem will be under the heel of the Gentiles 
 until their day is over — as it will be." 
 
 " The capture of the land " of Palestine took place 
 
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 B. C. 606. From that time to 1914 is 2,520 years 
 since the Jews have had no government of their own. 
 Gentiles have been their masters ever since (2 Chron. 
 36: 6). 
 
 B. C. 595 the Shekinah or visible symbol of Divine 
 glory in the tabernacle and temple was taken away. 
 Two thousand five hundred and twenty years minus 
 595 brings us to A. D. 1925 (Ezek. 9: 3; 10: 4; 18: 
 11, 23). 
 
 " The destruction of Jerusalem and complete cap- 
 ture of the people, B. C. 587; 2,520 years minus 587 
 is 1933 A. D. (2 Chron. 36: 17). 
 
 This is not trying to set dates for Jesus' return 
 to earth, but these are dates that reach into Daniel's 
 "time of the end" (Dan. 8: 17-19; 9: 26; 11: 35, 
 40, 45 ; 12: 4, 6, 9). He had a vision from the B. C. 
 dates mentioned up to the close of this age, or the 
 return of Israel to their land. As 1920 is four years 
 short of exact time, 1924 is the correct date when the 
 first great event occurs affecting the return of the 
 Jews to their promised possessions. This war will in 
 all probability open the way for their possession un- 
 der some Gentile protectorate. Much might be writ- 
 ten concerning diplomacy affecting the Jews and Mes- 
 opotamia, which is part of their land. 
 
 How should believers comport themselves, seeing 
 that all are in " the time of the end " ? Brother, are 
 you getting ready to go out of coming troubles, or 
 are you busy making ready to stay here? 
 
 " The war which has already shocked the world by 
 its sudden outbreak, widespread extent and unpre- 
 cedented ferocity of destruction, coincides with the 
 
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 prediction in 1 Thess. 5 : 3 and forcibly adds to the 
 probability that this time measure, of 2,520 years, 
 may be correct. If so, then the limit in 1915 must 
 mark some event of national importance to Israel. 
 It is significant that suggestions are already being 
 published of restoring Palestine to the Jews. 
 
 " How wonderful if the date should be as exact 
 as the ' self-same day ' of Israel's deliverance from 
 Egypt (Ex. 12: 41 ; Acts 7:6; Gal. 3: 17) (430 years 
 of the covenant, 400 of servitude)." — W. E. B. 
 
 Are Bible dates for the church or for Israel? 
 
 For Israel. Bible dates had to do with Israel's 
 overthrow ; Bible dates have to do with Israel's re- 
 turn to the land. 
 
 Israel was promised chastisements for disobedience. 
 Five chastisements are given in Lev. 26: 14-31. Then 
 follows the promise of dispersion or scattering among 
 the heathen. As a people they are yet scattered 
 among the Gentiles. There has been no Shekinah 
 presence since they were taken to Babylon, and there 
 can be no Shekinah for them until Messiah becomes 
 their actual King on David's throne (Isa. 9:7). 
 
 There lies before me a copy of the " Great Dem- 
 onstration," by J. A. Battenfield and Philip Y. Pen- 
 dleton, which is evidence of great study of the Book. 
 A few of the authors' deductions are given here, 
 simply to cause our readers some thought. There is 
 a great cause for events now rapidly transpiring and 
 bringing heart-perplexities to rulers of nations. The 
 authors of " Great Demonstration " do not claim an 
 hour or a day or a set time when Jesus shall come for 
 his saints, but they, like others, deal with " the time 
 
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 of the end," which may be quite a number of years, 
 since many marvelous things must occur, according to 
 the prophets, before Jesus' arrival; Personally my 
 mind is not inclined to the study of biblical dates 
 to find unfulfilled seasons. These are given to awaken 
 some interest in our own momentous events: " 1913- 
 1917, Christ's final call to the Jews to believe Christ 
 as the Head of the church, their Messiah; 1917-1920, 
 Christ's final call to the Gentiles. 1920-1926, fall of 
 Roman Catholicism. 1927-1948, fall of the Jews and 
 Mohammedanism. 1949-1956, fall of godless gov- 
 ernments (likely among them church federation, 
 now fast taking form). 1956-1972, fall of Protestant 
 corruptions." 
 
 Satan's organized kingdom will be overthrown. Let 
 us all be ready not to go down with it. 
 
 STUDY FORTY-TWO 
 Seven Kinds of Judgment 
 
 " The Books Opened." 
 
 How many kinds of judgments are " invested with 
 especial significance " ? 
 
 "Seven." (1) The judgment of believer's sins 
 through the Cross (John 12: 31). The atonement as 
 made. (2) The disciple's self-judgment (1 Cor. 12: 
 3). Each believer can bring his faults, blemishes, 
 shortcomings to Jesus, through penitence, and ask 
 forgiveness. He judges himself through the Word 
 and Christ mediates for him before God. (3) The 
 obedience of the believer is tested (2 Cor. 5: 10). 
 " Every work must come into judgment " (Matt. 11 : 
 
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 36; Rom. 14: 10; Gal. 6: 7). (4) Judgment of 
 nations at Christ's coming (Matt. 25: 32). No res- 
 urrection is found here. Christ takes what is here 
 upon his arrival and gives it what belongs to it. The 
 wicked dead are resurrected, then judged. Nations 
 are judged with respect to how they treated Israel 
 during her dispersion. The Jews, who represent 
 Israel, have been shamefully treated by Gentiles dur- 
 ing this Christian age. Nations have to account for 
 their cruelties. (5) Israel will have to be judged 
 nationally when Jesus comes, to find the fit ones to 
 go into the land. There will be a purging (Ezek. 20: 
 38; Psa. 50: 1-7; Mai. 3: 2-5; 4: 1, 2). (6) The 
 judgment of angels who left their first estate (Jude 6). 
 This occurs at the close of the 1,000 years' reign of 
 Christ (Rev. 20: 11-15). Believers take part in this 
 judgment (1 Cor. 6: 3). (7) The judgment of the 
 wicked dead. Here is a resurrection ; it takes place 
 at the great white throne, the throne of exact justice. 
 Judgments indicate the need of setting things right. 
 Wrongs must give place to rights. Errors must be 
 set in their proper places by a just Power. 
 
 The Fourth Doom (Rev. 19: 21). 
 
 Who are the remnant evil ones? 
 
 There are and will be a great body of scoffers, — 
 men who scorn at godly actions, and write blas- 
 phemous articles against God ; speak and write against 
 the virgin birth of Christ ; deny the purchase-blood ; 
 speak of their own culture in preference to the Christ 
 atonement. Yes, men who will belittle Jesus' coming 
 to reign on earth ! These are the remnant of Satan's 
 working force (2 Peter 3:3). 
 
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 The Millennial Chapter. — XX 
 
 The Grace of Righteousness. 
 
 We have seen that the purpose of God was from 
 the first marked out for the privileges of his sons 
 through Jesus Christ, in fulfillment of his loving pur- 
 poses, and to win praise for that glorious blessing 
 which he freely conferred upon us in his dear Son. 
 For by union with Christ, and through his sacrifice 
 of himself, we have found redemption in the pardon 
 of our offences. This is in accordance with the 
 wealth of the blessings that God heaped upon us, 
 which were accompanied by countless gifts of wisdom 
 and discernment, when he made known to us his se- 
 cret purpose. And it is also in accordance with the 
 loving design which God planned from the first to 
 carry out in Christ — the establishment of a new order 
 when the times were ripe for it, when he would make 
 everything, both in heaven and on earth, center in 
 the Christ (Eph. 1 : 5-10). God is nearing the period 
 when he will " mark the completion of the ages." 
 
 What is the first thing in this chapter? 
 
 The first move in making a new creature or to re- 
 generate a sinner is to put Satan out of business in 
 the mind and affections ; so here, in order to set up 
 a new and holy age, Satan is put away so that he 
 can not tempt people. 
 
 Who takes charge of putting the devil into the 
 abyss? 
 
 An angel from heaven. When heaven moves other 
 things must move out of the way. 
 
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 What may be inferred by binding Satan f 
 
 " Chains " stands for binding means. As a man 
 would bind with an iron chain, so Satan is put away 
 from his approach to man. All communications are 
 cut off between him and mankind. 
 
 How long does God put Satan away from man? 
 
 One thousand years, or until the millennial age 
 closes. This age is distinctively Israel's as leading in 
 the flesh, and the church in Spirit. 
 
 Will Satan come again into the affairs of mankind? 
 
 After the 1,000 years "he must be let loose for a 
 while " (verse 4). 
 
 STUDY FORTY-THREE 
 
 The First Resurrection (1 Cor. 15: 52). 
 
 What is meant by " first resurrection " ? 
 
 Patriarchs believed in resurrection (Gen. 22: 5). 
 Revealed through prophets (Isa. 26: 19; Dan. 12: 
 14). Dead restored (2 Kings 4: 32-35; 13: 21). 
 
 Jesus Christ raised the dead (Matt. 19: 25). 
 
 Christ came out of death (Luke 24: 1-8; John 10: 
 18). 
 
 Saints were raised (Matt. 28: 52, 53). 
 
 Apostles raised the dead to life (Acts 9: 36-41; 
 20: 9-10). 
 
 There will be two resurrections — the just and the 
 unjust (John 5 : 28). 
 
 Who comes forth at the first one? 
 
 Those who are in Christ. Those who are called to 
 the marriage feast up in the air, or heaven. This will 
 
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 be when Christ comes for them — it is his APPEAR- 
 ING (Titus 2: 13; 1 Tim. 6: 14; 1 Peter 1:7). 
 Where these two events are mixed in the mind con- 
 fusion is sure to result. Even this first resurrection 
 is in two parts : First, the saints who are to go at his 
 appearing ; second, those harvested during the " great 
 tribulation" (Matt. 13: 30). Then comes the resur- 
 rection of the wicked at the close of the 1,000 years 
 (Rev. 20: 11-15). 
 
 Who shall be happy and holy? 
 
 Those first resurrected. They are " holy " because 
 of Christ's righteousness ; they will be happy because 
 they are counted worthy to reign with Christ for 
 1,000 years (verse 6; Isa. 61 : 6). 
 
 Satan Loosed. 
 
 What will Satan's mission be? 
 
 During the 1,000 years of millennium the Gentile 
 nations will have grown to great proportions, and 
 though the Gospel shall be preached to them by the 
 immortal Christ and saints, the devil will go among 
 them when let out of the abyss and tempt or corrupt 
 many (verse 8). 
 
 Why are the nations called Gog and Magog? 
 
 Close observation shows that Satan will gather the 
 tempted nations for this last earth-battle. Gog seems 
 to be the name of the general or ruler, and Magog in- 
 timates that the main forces are coming from Rus- 
 sia, which has persecuted the Jews above all others, 
 hence she will receive double justice from God. 
 Israel's country by that time will have grown very 
 wealthy, and there will be great temptation for taking 
 
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 spoils. National, filthy covetousness is not one whit 
 better than personally tainted coveteousness, and 
 often it destroys whole nations. God puts all of them 
 out of business, which is very good, lest by living, all 
 peoples should be corrupted. If injurious weeds are 
 left alone, they will root out and destroy all wheat. If 
 impenitent people were not eventually removed by 
 God the whole earth would become waste. It did 
 once. The remedy was water. The color of the 
 rainbow indicates what element will next be employed. 
 At the close of the battle of Magog Satan meets 
 his doom (verse 10). This is the sixth doom. 
 
 What is the seventh doom? 
 
 It is the unbelieving dead or those that belong to 
 the second resurrection (verses 11-15). Such had 
 refused to permit themselves to be enrolled " in the 
 book of life." In their day on earth the Lord held 
 out to them love, light, life, but these were rejected. 
 They are judged according to their works (Luke 12: 
 47, 48). Will such as plead their own " good works " 
 be there (Matt. 7: 22, 23) ? The awful blank where 
 their names might have been ! ! 
 
 STUDY FORTY-FOUR 
 New-Things Chapter. — XXI 
 
 Joyous Things. 
 
 What seven new things now come into view from 
 heaven? 
 
 (1) A new heaven. (2) A new earth. (3) A new 
 people. (4) A new Jerusalem, the Lamb's wife. 
 
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 (5) A new temple. (6) A new light. (7) A new 
 paradise. 
 
 Why should there be a " new heaven " f 
 
 Because the old heaven, the old institutions, the 
 old order, the old surroundings were contaminated 
 and Jesus had to go away from earth to cleanse all 
 (John 14: 3; Heb. 9: 23). 
 
 Is Satan still prince of the power of the air? 
 
 Yes, by permissive will of God. Here is where 
 God makes " an open door " for saints to go through. 
 John went through; Elijah went through; Enoch went 
 through; Jesus went through — all are typical of the 
 church going through when she is finished. 
 
 Why will it be necessary to clean up this old earth 
 so that there may be a new one? 
 
 God has long waited for men to make it clean by 
 being regenerated, morally, religiously, politically, 
 but the more the nations work at it in their way, the 
 more it needs regeneration. Hence, God will bring 
 to an end man's way and send his Son, the King, to 
 cleanse it with " the baptism of fire." 
 
 Peering into the End. 
 
 What will be the order of events up to the time 
 Satan will be destroyed and Christ will hand over 
 his kingdom to the Father (i Cor. 15: 24)? 
 
 (1) The return of the Lord after marriage to his 
 bride (Matt. 24: 29, 30). 
 
 (2) Destruction of the beast and his host (Rev. 
 14). 
 
 (3) The judgment of the nations (Zech. 14: 1-9). 
 
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 (4) The 1,000-year reign of Christ and his wife. 
 
 (5) Satan's testing by permission, and ending. 
 
 (6) The second resurrection and judgment. 
 
 (7) The DAY of Jehovah in consummation (2 
 Peter 3: 10-12). 
 
 Summary of Satan's Career. 
 
 (1) Was light-bearer in God's realm (Ezek. 1:5). 
 Was God's anointed, but fell (Isa. 14: 12-14). 
 
 (2) Cast out of heaven, like lightning (Luke 10: 
 18). 
 
 (3) Operates in air and in hearts of men (Eph. 2: 
 2; 1 Peter 5: 8). 
 
 (4) As serpent or twister he perpetrated a fraud 
 upon Eve's conscience (Rom. 5: 12-14). 
 
 (5) Satan continues his assaults upon mankind. 
 
 (6) He has an organized " world-system." Its dom- 
 inant principles are selfish greed, killing, false am- 
 bition, deceptions. 
 
 He offers many things of this world for service to 
 him; but he has not even three grains of sand to give 
 away, for he never bought anything. He is usurp- 
 ing all the things that Christ bought. 
 
 (7) He is prince of the power of the air by per- 
 missive will of God (John 12: 31; 14: 30; 16: 11; 2 
 Cor. 4: 4). 
 
 (8) Once Satan had the power of death, but Christ 
 took it from him (Heb. 2: 14). 
 
 (9) He still accuses saints before God the Father 
 (Rev. 12: 10). 
 
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 STUDY FORTY-FIVE 
 
 (3) The New People (21: 3-8). 
 
 What did that loud voice from the throne say? 
 
 " See ! the tabernacle of God is set up among men." 
 To coming Israel God promises : " My tabernacle al- 
 so shall be with them " (Ezek. 37: 27). 
 
 What will God do to this new people? 
 
 " Dwell among them. He will wipe away all tears 
 from their eyes." All joy! The Spirit put this in 
 here to encourage hope. The saints must ever be 
 expectant. No more death, no more griefs ! Isa. 25 : 
 8 connects with this for Israel. Jer. 31 : 16 is a wit- 
 ness, also. 
 
 What more did the Throne-sitter say? 
 
 " See ! I make all things new." This from the 
 Perfect One, who is no longer conscious of sin. 
 
 Can the Throne-sitter be trusted? 
 
 Listen ! " Write, for these words may be trusted 
 and are true." Each truth is a correct statement. 
 
 What more does the True and Faithful say? 
 
 " It is done." " It is finished." The books are 
 about to close. The age is completed. 
 
 What is a most gracious promise? 
 
 " To him who thirsts I will give of the spring of 
 the water of Life, freely." And still more! "He 
 who conquers shall enter into possession of these 
 things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son." 
 
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 Does God do for his redeemed what he did for his 
 Son? 
 
 He evidently does. He gave " his only begotten 
 Son " a place on his own throne ; and will not Jesus 
 give each saint a place upon his throne? He gives 
 saints permission to " eat of the Tree of Life." " Not 
 to be hurt of the second death." " Give of the hidden 
 manna " ; a " white stone in which is a new name." 
 " Will give him the morning star." " Clothe him in 
 white raiment." " Will write upon him the name of 
 God, even the new name of Jesus." " Made us kings 
 and priests. " We shall reign with him. " We shall 
 judge or help to rule the world." 
 
 Why does John receive a message as to wicked 
 sinners (Rev. 21 : 8) ? 
 
 Like in Isa. 30: 33 it is a last warning. It is the 
 last sentence repeated upon cowards, degraders, un- 
 believers, murderers, the impure, sorcerers, idolaters, 
 and all liars. " Their place will be the burning lake 
 of fire and sulphur." God said this (and he surely 
 knows) as well as he said, " I will wipe away all 
 tears." Both can be believed. The second death and 
 lake of fire are identical (Rev. 20: 14). 
 
 After 1,000 years the lake of fire still exists for 
 Satan. 
 
 (4) The New Jerusalem (Rev. 21 : 9-21). 
 
 What message does one of the plague angels bring 
 to John? 
 
 You observe the seven last plague-angels of Rev. 
 16 are still busy to the end of the age ! Now they 
 
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 are delivering saintly messages instead of judgment 
 curses. 
 
 This is the message : " Come here, and I will show 
 you the bride, the Lamb's wife." O joys ! O eternal 
 felicity ! ! Shall we become a part of the New Jeru- 
 salem? O yes, yes! How then ought we to LIVE? 
 
 Why take John up into a high mountain? 
 
 It is a figure of speech to convey to the human mind 
 the best point of view, for the best of all was now to 
 come into John's view. It is the consummation of all 
 consummations ! ! 
 
 A Vivid Description. 
 
 What all does the view bring to John? 
 
 First, all was the " glory of God." Next was a 
 description of her light. " Its brilliance was like 
 some very precious stone, like jasper, transparent as 
 crystal." " A crystal is perfectly clear, the oriental 
 jasper is a beautiful sea green. The stone that is 
 here described is recognized as a perfectly transparent 
 jasper, being unclouded as the brightest crystal, and 
 consequently the most precious species. Nothing can 
 be finer than this description ; the light of this city 
 is ever intense, equal, and splendid. It is tinted with 
 this green hue, in order to make it agreeable to the 
 sight. How beautiful the light of the glorified church 
 will be! 
 
 Why is it described as having a great high wall? 
 
 Wall, symbolically, stands for the strength of a city. 
 Isa. 26: 1 teaches that "wall" is set for salvation. 
 In Prov. 18: 11 "wall" is used for great stability. 
 
196 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 Hence " wall " in this text stands for absolute se- 
 curity. 
 
 What are gates for? 
 
 For entrance of good and exclusion of bad. Here 
 for entrance only. At each gate stands an angel — a 
 watch-angel. 
 
 Why are the names of the twelve tribes of Israel 
 inscribed on the gates? 
 
 This is a great question and space forbids its pur- 
 suit here. However, study the marching arrangement 
 of Israel through the wilderness (Num. 2 and 10), 
 which will shed light upon this subject. 
 
 Twelve is the number of final spiritual government- 
 al completeness. 
 
 The gates pointed to the four world-directions, 
 from whence came all who make up the bride, the city. 
 This city is a new creation, hence four sides. 
 
 Why were the names of the twelve apostles in- 
 scribed on the twelve foundations? 
 
 Twelve signifies perfection of church government. 
 
 The Holy Spirit said something about apostolic 
 foundations in Ephesians 2 : 20. In the New Jeru- 
 alem the names stand at the base, the very resting 
 place of the structure — " church glorified." It was 
 by the apostles that the very stones were fitted for 
 this great city. 
 
 Why did the angel measure the city, the gates and 
 its wall? 
 
 We have learned that when something " new ' ; was 
 about to begin, angels or holy beings measured the 
 
THE BOOK OP REVELATION 197 
 
 structure. Here the finished work was to be meas- 
 ured by a " most valuable measure," a golden rod 
 (Ezek. 40: 3; Zech. 2: 1). 
 
 The City Is a Cube. 
 
 Can the dimensions, expressive of the bride, be 
 given? 
 
 " The city is equal in dimensions." Its length, 
 breadth, and height are equal — twelve hundred miles 
 each way. The wall was 288 feet thick. This is 
 2x2x2x2x2x3x3. It is composed of two 3s and five 
 2s. Three stands for Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 
 and these figures are doubled, expressive of double 
 perfection in their work of redemption. Two stands 
 for Christ's duality, Divine and human, and there 
 are five twos here ; its significance is important. 
 Five stands for progress, but incomplete. However, 
 this dualism of Christ, put in a fivefold manner, 
 brings the incompleteness of man to the highest pos- 
 sible perfection. The wall indicates perfect security. 
 
 What is the measure of a man or a cubit ? 
 
 A cubit is the length, from the tip of the elbow to 
 the tip of the middle finger. Usually this is eighteen 
 inches. 
 
 Have Israel and the church anything to do with 
 " the measure of man " ? 
 
 Perhaps it refers to man's limit in life or abilities. 
 Twelve tribes of Israel, multiplied by twelve apostles, 
 who stand for the church, both of whom have Christ 
 as their Center, when multplied equal one hundred 
 and forty-four. This, multiplied by Christ's duality, 
 Divine and human, makes just 288, or 4x72. 
 
198 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 STUDY FORTY-SIX 
 
 What does the Spirit use to make a great com- 
 parison ? 
 
 Very precious stones. As to their significance in 
 values or character it is quite difficult to determine ; 
 but since each tribe of Israel was represented by a 
 precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest, 
 which he wore over his heart, they likely were sym- 
 bolic of the character of each tribe. They are here 
 given as to names and color in the New Jerusalem. 
 O what beauty and value will each redeemed one 
 have then ! ! 
 
 (1) Jasper, which is a sea-green color and was 
 given to Judah, signifies unending. 
 
 (2) The next was topaz, which stood for Issachar. 
 Its color was dead green mixed with yellow. 
 
 (3) Carbuncle, set over for Zebulun, a deep red 
 color. When held up to the sun it appeared like a 
 burning coal. It is the jacinth of Revelation. 
 
 (4) An emerald, a bright green color, stood in the 
 breastplate for Reuben. It is one of the most beau- 
 tiful and very soothing to the eyes. 
 
 (5) A sapphire represented Simeon. In color it is 
 fine blue. Blue is a type of the heavenly. 
 
 (6) This was a diamond. It is colorless but grand 
 in reflecting light. Was assigned to Gad. 
 
 (7) A ligure, or possibly an opal, of a mixed color 
 of green, yellow, blue and red, most brilliant in ap- 
 pearance. It stood for Ephraim, and fits up well to 
 his character. 
 
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 (8) This was an agate, and was placed on the 
 breastplate for Manasseh. In color dark, horny red, 
 with streaks of bluish white, generally in bands. 
 
 (9) To Benjamin was given an amethyst, a very 
 fine purple or violet color, with bands of strong red 
 and blue streaks. 
 
 (10) To Dan was given the stone beryl, bluish- 
 green, indicating everlasting heavenlies. 
 
 (11) Onyx stood for Asher. In color it was band- 
 ed jasper or chalcedony, white and gray layers alter- 
 nate. 
 
 (12) Jacinth belonged to Napthali, in color dead 
 red with streaks of yellow, and highly significant. 
 Its everlastingness and knowing character meets the 
 character of the tribe. 
 
 What is the probable purpose in using those beau- 
 tiful gems? 
 
 Very likely to show man that in his redemption he 
 shall ultimate in great beauty and value, just as Jesus 
 is now upon the throne in heaven and will be upon 
 his own throne upon earth. 
 
 How might these grand stones be used to enhance 
 faith, love and hope? 
 
 Certainly not upon the human body, which is not 
 yet clothed with the heavenly house; but the artist 
 could paint them as they were used on the breast- 
 plate of the high priest. Then the pictures could be 
 given in children's meetings to portray how beautiful 
 a believer will be in heaven. It takes beautiful, 
 spiritual pictures to impress grand and splendid 
 thoughts upon the child's mind. 
 
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 Why will there be no temple in the New J erusalem? 
 
 Because God and the Lamb are the temple then. 
 The Israelites worshiped in the temple ; we worship 
 in our bodies (temples), and in the completed things. 
 Both our Lord and the Father become the real wor- 
 ship in eternity. The Lamb is the light or illumi- 
 nating power, as he now is of mankind. 
 
 Will nations bring their gifts to that city? 
 
 Truly. If gifts are brought by nations then there 
 will be nations beyond the 1,000 years of Christ's 
 earthly reign. 
 
 (5) A Wonderful New Temple. 
 
 This has already been treated. 
 
 (6) A Great New Light. 
 What give light to the city? 
 
 Both the glory of God and of the Lamb will re- 
 flect all needed light. No shades of gloom can be 
 there. 
 
 Saved people of nations shall walk in that un- 
 dimmed light. Even the kings are entitled to put 
 glory into the place. 
 
 Why is the teaching of verse 2J put here? 
 
 As a warning to sinners not to indulge any hope 
 that an occasional good thought or good deed will 
 atone for sins. Cain stood fast to his " good 
 thoughts and good actions," without a consciousness 
 of atonement as God demands atonement. 
 
 Why are the redeemed enrolled in the Lamb's book 
 of life? 
 
 God from the beginning ordered that this Christian 
 
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 age should be a " suffering one " to saints, to give 
 them experience fiber for rulership in the next age ; 
 hence they must suffer as did their Savior. Trying 
 environments here result in glorious liberties in the 
 next world or dispensation. Saints still are " pilgrims 
 and strangers " to worldly ways and methods. 
 
 STUDY FORTY-SEVEN 
 The Farewell Chapter. — XXII 
 
 Why do you call this the farewell chapter? 
 Because it deals with last things and blessings go 
 with them. 
 
 The New Paradise in View. 
 
 What is the first subject in this study? 
 
 An angel showing " a river of the water of life, 
 lucid as crystal, issuing from God's throne, in the mid- 
 dle of the street of the city." 
 
 What does that " water of life " symbolise? 
 
 In John 4: 14 Jesus uses typical language express- 
 ive of the Holy Spirit's indwelling. Hence, in this 
 text we have the same idea; the presence of the 
 Holy Spirit flowing from God and the Lamb into the 
 midst of the bride, the New Jerusalem. As the Holy 
 Spirit now dwells in the believer he shall never leave 
 him, but still in the great completion of earth ex- 
 periences the Spirit shall dominate him. 
 
 What can be learned from the " Tree of Life bear- 
 ing twelve kinds of fruit " ? 
 
 The " Tree of Life " is evidently Jesus Christ, yet 
 a Lamb or Sin-remover. On this side of the river or 
 
202 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 in this dispensation godly fruits are enjoyable twelve 
 months in each year (every day), and on that side of 
 the river, or in the next dispensation, there will be 
 constant fruitage to enjoy. Our Tree is everbearing. 
 He is the Light of men ; and he will be the Light of 
 saints. Perfect spiritual government also connects 
 through the twelve manner of fruits. 
 
 Wherin lies the healing element of national whole- 
 ness? 
 
 God puts that healing element into those leaves. 
 Leaves are the breathing powers of trees. The 
 spiritual breathings (inspirations) of the Lamb and 
 saints, his wife, flow out into nations who, receiving 
 the very basic elements of health and unity, take on 
 the wholeness. Healing and growth result in peace 
 and prosperity. 
 
 Who inspires (breathes into) the prophets and 
 sends the messages? 
 
 " The Lord God." In this case God sent his angel 
 " to show his servants what must quickly take place." 
 God quickens out of his long-sufferings. And to 
 heighten his utterance he says : " I will come quick- 
 ly." He will not tarry or linger when he starts for 
 the earth. 
 
 STUDY FORTY-EIGHT 
 
 Who are promised happiness (Rev. 22: 14)? 
 
 " Blessed, felicitous, blissful will be he who lays to 
 heart the words of the prophecy contained in this 
 book," or roll. Happiness comes to him who teaches 
 that this book opens up tremendous realities and will 
 
THE BOOK OP REVELATION 203 
 
 fill up its measure, whether in felicities out of Christ's 
 righteousness or whether by judgments of sin most 
 fearfully effective. 
 
 Why do men of learning, men of culture, as men 
 count culture, teach that this book is not for our times 
 and generation — only a picture book? 
 
 We like to give Bible reasons for neglect and lapses, 
 not like the sons of the prophets at Bethel and Jericho, 
 who had in mind the rapture or outgoing of Elijah 
 that day, but doubted their knowledge. They knew 
 that Elijah would go up into heaven that day, were 
 in the prophetic rapture, knew he would ascend, saw 
 him go up; but they doubted both their eyes and 
 knowledge, and were eager to send fifty men to hunt 
 for Elijah in the valley and mountain. The trouble 
 with the crowd of " modern prophets," or the the- 
 ologians, is that they will not even hunt their own 
 hearts for doubts, but are very busy multiplying 
 skepticism in others on the virgin birth, atonement, 
 inspiration, and integrity of the Bible. If they only 
 would find their own doubts in their knowledge they 
 would cease making excuses for disobedience ! 
 
 Who was this angel who has been leading John 
 about in heaven, showing him wonders to come? 
 
 It was a redeemed one of the prophets. He surely 
 was not dead in his grave like a beast, but was in 
 rapturous labor with John, who was " in the Spirit," 
 and no doubt the Spirit was in John. He was filled 
 on the day of Pentecost, and no one has been notified 
 that the Holy Spirit ever left him (Rev. 1 : 10; Acts 
 2:4). 
 
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 Why does the angel again caution John not to keep 
 secret (not to fold up and lay away or put to sleep) 
 " the words of the prophecy contained in this book " 
 of Revelation? 
 
 Because the " time is near." The hour of finishing 
 is come. The time is here when the " wrongdoer must 
 take results of wrongdoing, and the holy-minded must 
 take on results of holy living." " I bring my rewards 
 with me." I " will not come and mingle with this 
 mixed multitude." 
 
 " I Am Still Alpha and Omega." 
 
 " I have not disappeared from earth's interests." 
 I am First and will be Last to quit calling. " I was 
 Beginning and will be the End of effort to save." 
 
 Another Blessing. 
 
 What is this great promise? 
 
 " Blessed will they be who wash their robes " (ex- 
 pressive of favor, honor, dignity, and acceptance), 
 " that they may have the right to approach the tree 
 of life, and may enter the city by its gates." 
 
 The Attestation. 
 
 " I Jesus sent my angel to bear testimony to you 
 about these things before the churches. I am the 
 Scion and the Offspring of David, the Bright Star 
 of the morning." 
 
 The Last Invitation. 
 
 Who gives the last invitation? 
 
 The Holy Spirit, the bride or church, and the 
 hearer or obedient one. 
 
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 The Call of the Spirit. 
 
 What does the Holy Spirit call to? 
 
 The Holy Spirit calls sinners to four fundamental 
 or four primary elements in redemption. 
 
 On the day of the Holy Spirit's arrival in Jerusa- 
 lem, among a praying, waiting body of believers, not 
 an hour was lost, but instantly he found homes in all 
 who were expecting him (Acts 2:2). Once in the 
 house he caused the very building and air to witness 
 for him. He demonstrated his fitness and worthiness 
 to take charge of the services. He is yet fit and 
 worthy for this. 
 
 Why did he go into every one and not just the 
 preachers? 
 
 Because he is a personal Helper, a real Being, just 
 as we are real. Each one has needs ; each one has 
 power, so he enlarges each one's spiritual power and 
 abides in each one's heart to direct the worship and 
 the witnessing. If he is thrust out, then the believer 
 has only his own personal intellect to lean upon, and 
 such intellect is usually a broken reed. 
 
 What did the twelve apostles do when empowered 
 by the Holy Spirit? 
 
 They stood up. Being twelve they represent high, 
 orderly, spiritual government, in the church. Like 
 the priests in Israel they dared not sit and teach, but 
 stood up. They were not empowered with judicial 
 power, but the church is. The church can sit like 
 Jesus sits. Judges sit; preachers and teachers stand. 
 In Rev. 3 : 20 Jesus still stands and calls to sinners. 
 He is not in the judgment position. In Rev. 10 : 5 
 
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 the " angel is standing upon the sea," is not passing 
 judgment but insisting upon claims. In Rev. 15: 2 
 the victorious people stood on the sea, with harps in 
 praises. They were not judging, but praising on ac- 
 count of victories. 
 
 In Rev. 18: 15 the world-merchants stand afar off 
 in great fear. They are in dread; they stand; they 
 are not judging. In Rev. 20: 12 the "dead small 
 and great " are said to stand before God for their 
 sentences. They are not judges They are culprits. 
 God, Jesus, the Judge, the Holy Spirit sit in judgment. 
 
 What did the Holy Spirit say through Peter? 
 
 First. The Holy Spirit explains the phenomena of 
 cloven tongues and spirit manifestation by telling 
 what he gave to Joel centuries before. The Holy 
 Spirit first quotes himself (Joel 2: 30), omitting the 
 words " before the great and terrible day of the 
 Lord," which coming is yet future. The " after- 
 ward " of Joel 2: 28 refers to the Lord's day, or the 
 1,000 years of the Messiah — the eschatos — but this 
 passage has a partial and continuous fulfillment dur- 
 ing the " last days," which began with the first advent 
 of Christ (Heb. 1 : 2). The greater fulfillment awaits 
 the last days as applied to Israel (Acts 2). 
 
 What is the order for preachers now to bring con- 
 viction to sinners? 
 
 Second. It is that order laid down by the Holy 
 Spirit upon his coming to point the WAY to heaven. 
 Acts 2: 22 expresses the Divinity of Christ in power. 
 Acts 2: 23 expresses the value of atonement. Acts 
 2 : 25 expresses the worth of the resurrection of Jesus. 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 207 
 
 Acts 2 : 25, 30 expresses Jesus' glorification or crown- 
 ing. 
 
 These are the first elements to be first taught to 
 sinners. Here is the preachers' beginning point and 
 the first things to convince and convict sinners of 
 their needs of a Christ to save. Wit, deathbed 
 stories, amusements — all else are as " chaff," without 
 nourishment to a hungry soul. 
 
 What comes after conviction by the Holy Spirit? 
 
 Third. The call for supplies : " Men and breth- 
 ren, what shall we do ? " The Spirit's conviction 
 (John 16: 8-11) has brought them to inquiry. 
 
 And what did the Holy Spirit answer to these 
 thousands of penitent believers? 
 
 " You must repent," Peter answered, " and must 
 every one of you be baptized in Jesus Christ's name 
 for the forgiveness of your sins ; and then you will 
 receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." 
 
 If the Holy Spirit spoke through Peter the four 
 basic elements, or first principles to convict sinners, 
 did not the Holy Spirit, through Peter, give the 
 remedy for sins? Why recognize the fact that the 
 Spirit used Peter's mouth to utter words of con- 
 viction, and then deny the Spirit's answer to the 
 convicted, penitent souls? God's words of conviction, 
 planted in penitent believers' hearts, lead to that con- 
 version that has fixedness of life. These rarely get 
 into lapsing conditions, but are " good seed," in- 
 fluencing for " the kingdom of God." They are in 
 God's ones, twos, threes, fours, fives, sevens, tens, 
 twelves, seventies. Preachers, give God's ways in 
 God's words and the products will be God's. 
 
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 The Bride's Invitation. 
 
 Who is the bridef 
 
 She is now the out-called church ; she who believes 
 all God's requirements and willingly obeys from a 
 new heart. She is ever calling. When she quits 
 inviting sinners she ceases to be a part of the bride. 
 The sleepy one gets Matt. 25 : 10. God helps the 
 church to call by the Word and Spirit. The call is 
 not by fife and drum and tambourine, nor by feasts 
 and hilarities, nor by violin and horn, and laughter, 
 nor boisterousness and foolish movements, but by 
 truth, clearly expounded through the Holy Spirit. 
 
 Should the Church Send Missionaries? 
 
 The church in her first love went everywhere 
 preaching the Word. There is yet no good reason 
 for not going everywhere preaching the Gospel of 
 peace and righteousness. There can be no human 
 wars where the Gospel is believed. The doubting of 
 belief brings on wars. The end of the age comes 
 when the Gospel is taken to all nations (Matt. 24: 
 14). This message needs to be hung onto Matt. 28: 
 19. The more the sins the more the need of spreading 
 the Gospel. It was needed every day since the 
 Cross and will be until the crowning time comes. 
 Yes, missionize, and keep on missionizing whether by 
 individual or by organized effort. None of us can 
 afford to cease, seeing the day of redemption is near. 
 O for more willing mission effort! Personal work 
 is the apostolic way ! It has never ceased to be 
 powerful. 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 209 
 
 The Last Caller. 
 
 Who says " Come " the last? 
 
 The hearer of the Word, the doer by faith, a walk- 
 ing witness, a " good seed of the kingdom," daily 
 influencing for the kingdom. He says to sinners, 
 " Come. Come taste what I have tasted and be 
 saved." 
 The Last Curse Announced. 
 
 What is this? 
 
 " If any one adds to it, God will add to his troubles 
 the curses described in this book ; and if any one 
 takes away any of the words in the book containing 
 this prophecy, God will take away his share in the 
 tree of life and in the holy city — as described in this 
 book " (verse 19). 
 The Last Amen. 
 
 " He whose testimony this is, says, Assuredly I will 
 come quickly ! Amen, come Lord Jesus." 
 The Last Benediction. 
 
 " May the blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ be with 
 his people." 
 
210 THE OPEN WAY INTO 
 
 ADDENDA 
 
 Theodore Roosevelt before, during, and after being 
 president, had a world-wide view of the needs of 
 civic righteousness and regeneration. His conclusion 
 was that " no man could be made good by law." He 
 stood on Bible ground that no man could be made 
 good, except by the grace of regeneration — God's 
 way. 
 
 Now comes President Woodrow Wilson at a meet- 
 ing of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in 
 America, in Columbus, Ohio, December 10, 1915, ex- 
 pressing a similar conclusion. He said : " Legislation 
 can not save society. Legislation can not even rectify 
 society. A law that will work, is merely a summing 
 up in executive form of moral judgment that the 
 community has already reached." 
 
 This is also biblical. The only ground of per- 
 manent, everlasting righteousness lies in the state- 
 ment of Christ to Nicodemus that " Ye must be born 
 again" (John 3: 3). 
 
 The necessity of regeneration or " a new creation " 
 in man, grows out of " the incapacity or inability of 
 the natural or sinful man to see or to enter the king- 
 dom of God " as it will be when Christ comes to take 
 charge of the earth or the affairs of men. It is an 
 absolute fact that no human gift, however moral or 
 refined in the unregenerate man, he is absolutely 
 blind to spiritual truth, and is powerless to enter the 
 kingdom that way. It is impossible while in the un- 
 
THE BOOK OF REVELATION 211 
 
 regenerate state, to please, obey or understand God 
 (Psa. 51: 5; Jer. 17: 9; 1 Cor. 2: 14; Rom. 8: 7, 8). 
 
 Divine Regeneration is not a reformation of the 
 old nature. It is a creative act of the Holy Ghost 
 (John 1: 12, 13; 2 Cor. 5: 17; Eph. 2: 10; 4: 24). 
 
 The Open Way into the Book of Revelation from 
 the beginning to the end is based upon the divine re- 
 generation. 
 
 First Creation: All material things were created 
 (Gen. 1: 2). 
 
 Second Creation: Jesus Christ created through the 
 woman (Matt. 1 : 18). 
 
 Third Creation: Man regenerated, or of His own 
 will begat He us with the word of truth (James 1 : 
 18). 
 
 Fourth Creation: By one Holy Spirit all regener- 
 ated persons are baptized into one body, to be known 
 as the bride of Christ (1 Cor. 12: 13). 
 
 This is the first, greatest, highest and most impor- 
 tant body of the church of whom Christ is the Head. 
 
 The second great body is that of the twelve tribes 
 of Israel restored to their land; and of whom Christ 
 will become the Messiah. 
 
 The third we have already noticed clearly as the 
 "mighty white-robed multitude" of Rev. 7: 13-17. 
 
 The fourth great peoples are the Gentile nations of 
 Matt. 24: 31, 33. 
 
 The earth will be the great field of all these forces 
 which God will work out in his own way through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
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 The church glorified as Christ's Bride will be wholly- 
 spiritual like angels, when Jesus brings her with him 
 to reign. All that God did or will do for His Begotten 
 Son, He will do for the Adopted Sons. Unity and 
 Equality will characterize all and the whole. Amen ! 
 
Number in Scripture 
 
 The Hebrew alphabet consists of 22 (2x11) let- 
 ters. Five finals were added to make up 3 series 
 of 9, or 27 in all. The Hebrews counted by these 
 letters. Aleph 1, Beth 2, Gimel 3, etc. They thus 
 reckoned up to 900 with their letters. Every 
 Godly expression is so fixed that it becomes a 
 multiple of 3, 5, 7, 10 or 12. It is strictly scien- 
 tific. Every expression denoting corruption, evil, 
 disorganization, becomes a multiple of 11 or 13. 
 It is the same in New Testament Greek. It is too 
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