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"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall...

"And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars" - Revelation 12:1 God presented to His prophet John the church under these symbols. The bible is its own interpreter. Following this rule, we see...

The word of God says that when Jesus was crucified He blotted out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, Colossians 2:14 "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross." Now just which...

Jesus described His second advent to be after this manner, "...as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be" - Matthew 24:27 The second coming of Jesus will be universally witnessed. The devil will try to counterfeit the...

Jesus told a parable of a King who had prepared a wedding feast for His Son, Matthew 22:1-14. On inspecting the guests, the King found a man who had not a wedding garment, verses 11, 12. This garment represents the character that all must possess who would enter heaven.

The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up- Revelation 8:7 The events pictured here occurred under Alaric the Goth in the years 395-399 A.D. The symbol...

In Revelation chapter 8 angels with 7 trumpets are introduced. The symbols under the 7 trumpets are a prophecy of the political and warlike events which were to transpire from the age of the apostles to the end of the world.

In the book of Revelation 5:1 we are introduced to a book sealed with seven seals. The events revealed by the opening of these seals in chapter 6 of the same book describe the history of the church from the time of the apostles to the end of the world.

In the book of Revelation 12:17 we read, “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” A number of symbols are used here. We will let the Bible define them for us since...

An event of the greatest significance will happen concurrently with Turkey's occupation of Jerusalem. For a related post see http://theologyonline.com/showthread.php?122232-Turkey-will-occupy-Jerusalem We read of this in Daniel 12:1, "And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince...

The prophecy of Daniel 11:45 says, "And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain..." The power spoken of here is the king of the north, as shown by the preceding verses 40-44 of the same chapter. For a piece on the identity of the king of the...

In the book of Daniel chapter 11 and verse 6, we are introduced to the king of the north. Upon Alexander's death, his kingdom was divided to the four winds of heaven. Among the four successors, the kingdom or king of the north occupied the northern division. "And the rough goat is the king of...

Jesus presented signs by which we were to know that His approach was near. He said, "The stars shall fall from heaven." Matthew 24:29. On the 13th of November 1833, there was a great meteoric shower which answered to this prophecy. Ellen White quoting Devens' American Progress; or, The Great...

Jesus declares, "...behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it..." Rev 3:8. This door opens into the holy of holies where Jesus, our High Priest, is now ministering. The temple in heaven has two compartments just like the earthly tabernacle which was a copy. In the...

“And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.”...

In Daniel 9:25 we read, "... from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks..." These 69 weeks are not literal but prophetic weeks where each day represents a year. We have a precedence of a...

We should keep the Sabbath because God 'sanctified', ie made it holy, at the end of creation (see Gen 2:3) besides giving us a holy example in resting. In the book of Exodus 31:12-13, we read: "The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily My...

In the book of Revelation 2:1-7, Christ addresses the church in the entire period of the apostolic era under the title of the church in Ephesus.

Jesus said to the prophet John, "What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea." The names of the seven churches symbolize of...

What is the decision of Paul? He says: “What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law.... For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and [the commandment then ended?—No.] I [Paul] died.... Wherefore the law is...