THE BOOK OF REVELATION HAS MANY MYSTERIES, BUT ONE IS MORE EXCITING THAN THE OTHERS. This Is The Sounding Of A Certain Trumpet Which Presumably Will Be Heard Over The Earth. When this begins to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets (Revelation 10:7).

 

Happy Riches  

answers the question:

When is the fulfillment of Revelation 10:7 due in your opinion?

Instead of proffering my opinion, I can point out what the Bible states, which clearly points out when this event, to which Christians look forward, will occur.

• But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. (Revelation 10:7)

When Moses was given the plan and purpose of God, there were many prophetic elements incorporated in the typology found within the laws and the priestly structure of worship. For instance, there were three sanctuaries: the outer, the holy, and the most holy. In the book of Hebrews when speaking of the holy sanctuary and the holiest sanctuary, we are informed that the the holy sanctuary was symbolic of the present age. This implies that the outer sanctuary, which was outside the tents, was symbolic for the time from Moses until Pentecost. The innermost sanctuary (Holy of Holies) prophetically indicates the 1000 year reign of Lord Jesus Christ on Earth.

• By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the sanctuary is not yet opened as long as the outer tent is still standing (which is symbolic for the present age). (Hebrews 9:8-9)

The inner sanctuary that was in the outer tent was where the priests were permitted to do service unto the Lord. Similarly, today, whoever is baptized in the Holy Spirit becomes a priest in service to God, providing each one does God’s will and does not spurn the Spirit of Grace. The inner tent refers to the time when Jesus returns and peace reigns on Earth.

The seven feasts were divided into those that occurred with early rain and those that occurred at the time of the latter rain. The feast of Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits and Pentecost have all been identified in the New Testament as having been fulfilled. This leaves three feasts to be fulfilled: the Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement and Feast of Tabernacle.

• You show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts…..who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not in a written code but in the Spirit; for the written code kills, but the Spirit gives life. (2 Corinthians 3.3–5)
• Now if the dispensation of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such splendor that the Israelites could not look at Moses’ face because of its brightness, fading as this was, will not the dispensation of the Spirit be attended with greater splendor? (2 Corinthians 3.7–8)
  
• And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3.18)
• Come to him, to that living stone, rejected by men but in God’s sight chosen and precious; and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:4-5)
• that He might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. (Ephesians 5:27)

The feasts of the early rain fell while the dispensation of death was still in effect, the dispensation of life began at the Feast of Pentecost, which was the beginning of the Church Age, when the baptism of the Holy Spirit was first bestowed upon believers. These feasts were done in accordance with the requirement of the written code.

The feasts of the Latter Rain are not under the written code but under the new dispensation of the Spirit. The temple is not a tent nor one made of stones at Jerusalem. The Temple of the Lord is made up of living stones. This new temple is one that is invisible to the world, but watched over by Lord Jesus Christ, as He looks at our hearts. For when the new temple, now known as the Church is to be revealed to the world, there will be no spot (sin), no wrinkle (because all will have joy), and no blemish (because each living stone will be perfect), for all will be totally filled with the Holy Spirit and separated from any stain of worldliness.

• But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only….Therefore you also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect. (Matthew 24:36–44)
• According to the number of the days forty days, for every day a year (Numbers 14:34)
• ….forty days I assign you, a day for each year. (Ezekiel 4:6)

When the Feast of Trumpets occurs, this is unknown, because the hour or day has always required priests to be on watch to declare when it starts. But when the seventh month starts, 10 days later is the Day of Atonement. Count 4 days after this, the Feast of Tabernacles begins for 8 days. In all this is a 22 day period. However, since this is the dispensation of the Spirit, the days (more than likely, years) in which the Church is prepared for the return of Lord Jesus Christ, culminate when He begins to rule on Earth.

On the day that the Feast of the Trumpets occurs, there were two trumpets blown to call the people to assemble before the Lord for the month of festivity when the greater harvest of fruit for the year was gathered. What these trumpets represent is a matter of understanding the symbols. But you can expect them to, at least, represent the law and the prophets; a call to repentance from sin (the Law) and the reason to exercise faith in God (the prophets telling of his coming). Expect a massive move of God to begin to go throughout the world with a message of repentance and faith in Lord Jesus Christ, beginning with the Feast of Trumpets.

• Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say, as with a voice of thunder, “Come!” And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and its rider had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. (Revelation 6:1–2)

The Day of the Seventh Trumpet will occur after the other six trumpets have been blown. Before that the seven seals have to be opened. The first seal speaks of He who rides on the white horse with a message that says, “Come to the Living Cornerstone!.” The white horse represents more than the strength of man. The bow represents the ability to pierce hearts. The crown represents someone who has conquered sin. Therefore, when the first of the seven seals is opened, in all probability the Feast of Trumpets will begin. At least, this is what is indicated in the Bible, even if you have not realized this before.

The Whole Of Creation Is Awaiting The Revealing of The Sons of God

IF ARMAGEDDON IS NOT FABRICATED IT IS AN EVENT WE CAN EXPECT BECAUSE THE BOOK OF REVELATION IS TRUE. The Ideas Expressed In The Book Of Revelation Torment Some People. Individuals who have come to know the truth are not tormented by what is written in the book of Revelation.

Why doesn't Christianity remove the Book of Revelation from the Bible?

Its supposed prophesies of "end times" and "Armageddon" are not good for modern society. Christianity is supposed to change and improve. Why don't Christians do the right thing and improve their religion? Independent scientists, the pope, and others confirm that the book of Revelation was a hoax.

Harry Riches ·  Answer requested by Franklin Yeboah

Christianity is not a corporation run by a chief executive. Yet you say Christianity is supposed to change and improve. So what do you think should improve?

The message of true Christianity is for everybody to love their neighbor as they would like to be loved themselves. The message is not “if you do not do as we say, we will chop your head off”.

You ask: "Why don’t Christians do the right thing and improve their religion?"

So you do not agree that it is the right thing to love your neighbor as yourself. Am I to assume you would rather torture, murder people and subjugate women as sex slaves, instead, especially Christians, because they do not do what you want to do and bow down according to your dictates?

As for improving Christians’ religion, do you understand what religion really means? Or are you like the many people who mistake religion for culture or astrology or wishful thinking?

Religion, that is, true religion, is the quest for the truth.

You claim independent scientists confirm that the book of Revelation was a hoax. Obviously, you have no sources, but even if you did, you might do well to ask them to explain why the UPC barcodes have the number 666 on everyone of them, so nobody can buy and sell manufactured goods without that number, just as it states would happen in the Book of Revelation—which, by the way, was written nearly two thousand years ago.

• He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads; and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name.Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six (666). (Revelation 13:16–18)

The writing is on the wall. Either you are making such claims regarding the book of Revelation being a hoax out of ignorance or you are uncomfortable with the truth—maybe because you have an issue with prophecy coming to pass. In which case, it is apparent that you find comfort in denigrating what you do not want to accept.

If you were to say such things about Hinduism or Islam, you would be censored. Christians have nothing to fear, therefore they permit freedom of speech. Indeed, those who have the truth have nothing to fear at all. The ones who hate the truth promote falsehood; then later on they are afraid of being found out.

Science and religion have much in common. True science acknowledges the truth that Creation testifies to its Creator. True science is true religion. False religion makes up an assumption and then asserts the assumption as fact, which is what happens with the theory of evolution that is promulgated by secular bigots (something that ex-atheist Antony Flew identified Richard Dawkins as being). False religion is just like those false scientists who assert dogma as fact rather than acknowledge the truth.

Now the truth about the book of Revelation is that symbolism is used to instruct people, who truly want to know, what is to come. Those who are wise seek to understand the rest of the Bible so that they can understand the book of Revelation; for the book of Revelation is more accurate than people realize. For example, the number on all the UPC barcodes is evidence of this accuracy.

As for the Pope, the book of Revelation identifies a particular harlot that sits on seven hills and holds to the Babylonian mythology that is designed to mislead people. Babylonian mythology contains ideas such as eternal salvation being obtainable through the mother of god, the queen of heaven or a virgin who gave birth to a child. As it happens, many people from the day that the book of Revelation was circulated have identified Rome as the city that sits on seven hills and, for some reason, the allegorical city of Sodom, even though the crucifixion did not literally take place at the Vatican. This is not to mention the passage in chapter seventeen of Revelation (below) that refers to martyrs being cited as what is recorded in Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. Therefore, one can easily understand why any Pope, if not all the Popes, would say that the book of Revelation is nonsense—that is, if what you say is true.

• And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which is allegorically called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified. (Revelation 11:8)
• Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who is seated upon many waters, with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and with the wine of whose fornication the dwellers on earth have become drunk.” And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and bedecked with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominationsand the impurities of her fornication; and on her forehead was written a name of mystery: “Babylon the great, mother of harlots and of earth’s abominations.” And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her I marveled greatly. But the angel said to me, “Why marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is to ascend from the bottomless pit and go to perdition; and the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will marvel to behold the beast, because it was and is not and is to come. This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated .(Revelation 17:1–9)

Why would you want to abolish a book that warns of things to come? Rather than being detrimental to people, surely advanced warning of what is to come would provide an advantage. Maybe your claims are the hoax in respect to the book of Revelation.