THE PROPHETIC PURPOSE OF REVELATION

Revelation chapter 3













Today we are walking in: The Prophetic Purpose Of Revelation








Isaiah 8:20






To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.




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Today we look to the word- Testimony- H5715 eduwth--testimony, witness






The Torah testifies......................................

Exodus 16:34

As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.






The prophets proclaim..................



Nehemiah 9:34

Neither our kings nor our princes,
​ Our priests nor our fathers, Have kept Your law,
​ Nor heeded Your commandments and Your testimonies,
​ With which You testified against them.




Jeremiah 44:23

“Because you have burned incense and because you have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD or walked in His law, in His statutes or in His testimonies, therefore this calamity has happened to you, as at this day.”



The writings bear witness.............



Joshua 4:16

“Command the priests who bear the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”













Grand Rising Fiveamprayer family!! Happy Day 2!! If two touch and agree on anything it shall be done!! Out of the mouth of two or three witnesses let it be established!! Lets continue our study on the book of Revelation!! The Prophetic Purpose Of Revelation!! Notice in the opening passage the following verse: Bless is.... he that readeth... they that hear... and keep those things which are written therein ( Revelation 1:3). Here we see that some are singled out by saying they are blessed-- language used by YAHUSHA to speak to those closest to His heart. These are the ones to whom the message is addressed, that it might become profitable to them. Thus we understand that the messages to the 7 churches are to be taken in a prophetic way-- by applying the NOW meaning to each and every message, without regard to which of the seven churches a message appears to be addressed. We also see in the opening passage, further prophetic purposes of the book of Revelation. For example, notice in the verse, the phrase, Blessed (are) they that hear. We recall from our studies on Fiveamprayer, that the word hear in the Greek text corresponds most often to the Hebrew word Shama or hearken meaning to keep, to guard, to hear, and obey. Thus when we see in many other passages of Revelation, that the bride is to develop ears to hear, we understand that this tells us that we are to develop our sensitivity to hearing and responding, by obedience, to the words of scripture as the RUACH reveals them to us. We also see in the passage, that the bride is to keep those things that are written therein. This word keep in the Greek text corresponds to several different Hebrew words, most prominent of which are Shama, natasar, shaqad, all of which have the meaning of watch, keep, pay heed, perform, guard, hear, and obey! Thus we may conclude even from the opening passages, that the warnings in Revelation are to be heard very carefully, and obeyed or carried out to the last detai!
l-- for it is in this way that those of the Bride Company prepare themselves for the Bridegroom! Now lets notice one other passage: If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. ( Revelation 3:3) in this passage, we see one other part of the prophetic purpose of the messages-- to encourage the Bride to watch. But what does it mean, To WATCH? Again like the words hear and keep in this teaching, the word watch also corresponds ( in most cases) to the same Hebrew words Shama, natasar, shaqad, all of which have the meaning of watch; keep; pay heed; perform; guard; hear; and obey! One example of the word natsar can be seen in this context, as used in Psalms 25:10 All the paths of The Most High Yah are mercy and truth unto such as keep ( natsar) His covenant and His testimonies!! As we can see in this passage it tells us, His mercy and truth comes to those who keep- who watch; keep; pay heed; perform; guard; hear; and obey His covenant and His testimonies. Is it any wonder that the early band of disciples were keepers of YAHUSHA covenant and testimonies, and were thus called natsarim or keepers of the way!! So now we can get an understanding from the scripture given here, we now understand that the Bride is not only to watch with her eyes for the Bridegroom to return, but most importantly, she must endeavor to watch in the Hebrew sense of the word to keep His New Covenant Provisions and His Testimonies, which are found throughout the TaNak, also called the Old Testament writings. The entire book of Revelation is presented as a prophetic picture of future events, presented in a panoramic view spanning some time period. This panoramic view given specifically to the Bride, so that she might understand, and be about the business of watching ( keep, guard, watch, observe), so as to help her be aware of the proper timing of the Bridegroom's appearing!! Revelation is further intended to be part of the vision the Bridegroom is giving to the Bride, w!
ith the intent of drawing her ever closer, and for the purpose of giving her hope In the midst of great despair that will occur just prior to the time of the King's bringing in of the Kingdom!! ALL PRAISES TO THE MOST HIGH YAH!! Happy Day 2!! Lets walk in AGREEMENT to His Word!!