version 1 oct 2010
[Quotes taken from the article, "The Book Of Revelation - Comments 1", are followed here by the relevant scripture references.]
The seven messages
Rev 1:4 John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia:
Rev 1:11 . . . “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”
Most
[The church in Ephesus is one that is mentioned elsewhere]
Eph 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
one for each church
Rev 2:1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: . . .
Rev 2:8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write . . .
etc.
millions
Dan 7:10 Thousands upon thousands attended him;
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
and the books were opened.
[Luke 12:8 "I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.]
Rev 5:11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne . . .
messengers and servants
Heb 1:14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
make themselves known
Acts 12:7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.
over nations
Dan 10:20 So he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come; 21 but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No one supports me against them except Michael, your prince.
[Here the princes of Persia and Greece were from Satan. Michael was sent by God and was for Judah and Israel.]
small children
Matt 18:5 “And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me . . . 10 “See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
minister to humans
See above, Heb 1:14
[We cannot command angels, nor must we worship them.]
not a schemer
[Elisha's servant Gehazi lies and steals]
2 Kings 5:22 “Everything is all right,” Gehazi answered. “My master sent me to say, ‘Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.
[angels] learn
1 Peter 1:12 . . . those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
Eph 3:10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
anything they can overhear
John 15:15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
we shall judge angels
1 Cor 6:2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? . . . 3 Do you not know that we will judge angels?
picture in our minds
2 Cor 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Heb 12:1-2 . . . throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, . . . the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, . . .
[The first part of Hebrews 12 is about enduring God's discipline.]
eternity
Rev 21:4 There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, . . .
Rev 22:3 . . . The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. . . 5 . . . And they will reign for ever and ever.
childbirth
John 16:21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.
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