Chapter 21 Earth
Earth contrasts water, and must therefore in some way be the opposite to water. Our pioneers recognised this, and developed an understanding that if water represented many people such as the densely populated Europe, then earth must represent a place that is sparsely populated. They then defined the New World – America – as earth. What this understanding does is it considers water in prophecy to be Caucasians, not recognising the native populations of America as part of the water in prophecy. This concept does not agree with the defining passage in Rev 17 which defines water to be all the nations and peoples, including the Native Americans. This understanding of earth in prophecy is therefore erroneous:
Rev 17:15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
This text quite clearly includes all races, nations, peoples and languages.
What is the meaning of earth then if it is not the New World? If water is all humans, then earth could represent the metaphysical – both the good as well as the evil metaphysical beings. Let us explore this concept in prophecy.
Rev 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
This blowing of the wind on earth and sea and trees is not literal blowing of wind on the globe, but symbolic. Therefore the sea, the earth and the trees are all symbolic. In the previous chapter we have learnt that water and sea represent people. We have also indicated that trees represent God’s servants, the 144 000 (chapter 19). This is a symbolic wind, and when the wind blows it represents strife. The strife is not just among humans, but also among the metaphysical. When the angels on the four corners of the Earth let the winds loose, not only humans will be involved in a controversy, but also angels, good and evil angels. Evil angels will use every trick in the book to lure people away from God, and God’s angels will be doing their utmost to bring people to the realisation of Who God is, and what His love and intentions are toward man. But before these winds are let loose, God first needs to seal the 144 000 with the Outpouring of His Spirit.
Rev 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
The fifth Trumpet matches the first three with objects falling from space onto the ground. In chapter 19 we saw that the first four Trumpets are literal and the remaining three, the three Woes, are symbolic. The context of this Trumpet is obviously symbolic. If a star is given the key to the bottomless pit, it must be symbolic. Earth could be seen as literal where a place on Earth is locked, incarcerating evil beings, but it is more likely to also be symbolic. It could just be Earth in general, that these beings have been held in check on Earth. But in this particular verse the earth could also represent metaphysical beings. Further mentioning of Earth in the 5th Trumpet is literal. The context of the further verses indicates that these are evil spirits, evil beings which are liberated from being held back and limited. When they are free to do as they please, they harass the people on Earth:
Rev 9:2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
These locusts that come up out of the abyss, the bottomless pit, have as their leader, Satan. Clearly these are evil angels. The earth then is opposite to water, in this case evil metaphysical beings.
In Rev 10, the Angel that stands on sea and land, is an Angel that has dominion over the whole Earth. This Angel is Christ. If sea and land is literal, then He has dominion over all of the created world. However, if taken to be symbolic, He has dominion over both people, and the metaphysical. The latter seems broader, and thus more acceptable. His standing on sea and land is mentioned in verses 2, 8 and 10. Here is verse 2:
2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
Rev 12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
We have dealt with this text several times already. In the previous chapter we saw that the water that the dragon spews out after the woman in the wilderness is people, armies that try to destroy the 144 000. The earth opens up its mouth and swallows the water. In this case the earth is God’s metaphysical beings, the angels. The angels protect the 144 000 from the people that are trying to harm them. Angels engage in this warfare against God and His people.
Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Rev 13 begins with a beast that comes up out of the waters, a human empire. The beast introduced in the middle of the chapter with this verse comes up out of the land. It is like an apparition that rises up out of the ground. It is metaphysical and has lamb-like horns. It looks like Christ, but is an evil being because it speaks like a dragon. In a future chapter we will see this being is Satan impersonating Christ. Even EG White indicates in her writings that this is the case.
The metaphysical realm is at war. On which side are you? Are you supporting Satan and his angels in this war, or Michael and His angels? Satan can and will try every trick in the book to beat Michael in this war, but he is going to lose most definitely.
Earth contrasts water, and must therefore in some way be the opposite to water. Our pioneers recognised this, and developed an understanding that if water represented many people such as the densely populated Europe, then earth must represent a place that is sparsely populated. They then defined the New World – America – as earth. What this understanding does is it considers water in prophecy to be Caucasians, not recognising the native populations of America as part of the water in prophecy. This concept does not agree with the defining passage in Rev 17 which defines water to be all the nations and peoples, including the Native Americans. This understanding of earth in prophecy is therefore erroneous:
Rev 17:15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
This text quite clearly includes all races, nations, peoples and languages.
What is the meaning of earth then if it is not the New World? If water is all humans, then earth could represent the metaphysical – both the good as well as the evil metaphysical beings. Let us explore this concept in prophecy.
Rev 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
This blowing of the wind on earth and sea and trees is not literal blowing of wind on the globe, but symbolic. Therefore the sea, the earth and the trees are all symbolic. In the previous chapter we have learnt that water and sea represent people. We have also indicated that trees represent God’s servants, the 144 000 (chapter 19). This is a symbolic wind, and when the wind blows it represents strife. The strife is not just among humans, but also among the metaphysical. When the angels on the four corners of the Earth let the winds loose, not only humans will be involved in a controversy, but also angels, good and evil angels. Evil angels will use every trick in the book to lure people away from God, and God’s angels will be doing their utmost to bring people to the realisation of Who God is, and what His love and intentions are toward man. But before these winds are let loose, God first needs to seal the 144 000 with the Outpouring of His Spirit.
Rev 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
The fifth Trumpet matches the first three with objects falling from space onto the ground. In chapter 19 we saw that the first four Trumpets are literal and the remaining three, the three Woes, are symbolic. The context of this Trumpet is obviously symbolic. If a star is given the key to the bottomless pit, it must be symbolic. Earth could be seen as literal where a place on Earth is locked, incarcerating evil beings, but it is more likely to also be symbolic. It could just be Earth in general, that these beings have been held in check on Earth. But in this particular verse the earth could also represent metaphysical beings. Further mentioning of Earth in the 5th Trumpet is literal. The context of the further verses indicates that these are evil spirits, evil beings which are liberated from being held back and limited. When they are free to do as they please, they harass the people on Earth:
Rev 9:2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
These locusts that come up out of the abyss, the bottomless pit, have as their leader, Satan. Clearly these are evil angels. The earth then is opposite to water, in this case evil metaphysical beings.
In Rev 10, the Angel that stands on sea and land, is an Angel that has dominion over the whole Earth. This Angel is Christ. If sea and land is literal, then He has dominion over all of the created world. However, if taken to be symbolic, He has dominion over both people, and the metaphysical. The latter seems broader, and thus more acceptable. His standing on sea and land is mentioned in verses 2, 8 and 10. Here is verse 2:
2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
Rev 12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
We have dealt with this text several times already. In the previous chapter we saw that the water that the dragon spews out after the woman in the wilderness is people, armies that try to destroy the 144 000. The earth opens up its mouth and swallows the water. In this case the earth is God’s metaphysical beings, the angels. The angels protect the 144 000 from the people that are trying to harm them. Angels engage in this warfare against God and His people.
Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Rev 13 begins with a beast that comes up out of the waters, a human empire. The beast introduced in the middle of the chapter with this verse comes up out of the land. It is like an apparition that rises up out of the ground. It is metaphysical and has lamb-like horns. It looks like Christ, but is an evil being because it speaks like a dragon. In a future chapter we will see this being is Satan impersonating Christ. Even EG White indicates in her writings that this is the case.
The metaphysical realm is at war. On which side are you? Are you supporting Satan and his angels in this war, or Michael and His angels? Satan can and will try every trick in the book to beat Michael in this war, but he is going to lose most definitely.
Chapter 21 Earth
Earth contrasts water, and must therefore in some way be the opposite to water. Our pioneers recognised this, and developed an understanding that if water represented many people such as the densely populated Europe, then earth must represent a place that is sparsely populated. They then defined the New World – America – as earth. What this understanding does is it considers water in prophecy to be Caucasians, not recognising the native populations of America as part of the water in prophecy. This concept does not agree with the defining passage in Rev 17 which defines water to be all the nations and peoples, including the Native Americans. This understanding of earth in prophecy is therefore erroneous:
Rev 17:15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
This text quite clearly includes all races, nations, peoples and languages.
What is the meaning of earth then if it is not the New World? If water is all humans, then earth could represent the metaphysical – both the good as well as the evil metaphysical beings. Let us explore this concept in prophecy.
Rev 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
This blowing of the wind on earth and sea and trees is not literal blowing of wind on the globe, but symbolic. Therefore the sea, the earth and the trees are all symbolic. In the previous chapter we have learnt that water and sea represent people. We have also indicated that trees represent God’s servants, the 144 000 (chapter 19). This is a symbolic wind, and when the wind blows it represents strife. The strife is not just among humans, but also among the metaphysical. When the angels on the four corners of the Earth let the winds loose, not only humans will be involved in a controversy, but also angels, good and evil angels. Evil angels will use every trick in the book to lure people away from God, and God’s angels will be doing their utmost to bring people to the realisation of Who God is, and what His love and intentions are toward man. But before these winds are let loose, God first needs to seal the 144 000 with the Outpouring of His Spirit.
Rev 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
The fifth Trumpet matches the first three with objects falling from space onto the ground. In chapter 19 we saw that the first four Trumpets are literal and the remaining three, the three Woes, are symbolic. The context of this Trumpet is obviously symbolic. If a star is given the key to the bottomless pit, it must be symbolic. Earth could be seen as literal where a place on Earth is locked, incarcerating evil beings, but it is more likely to also be symbolic. It could just be Earth in general, that these beings have been held in check on Earth. But in this particular verse the earth could also represent metaphysical beings. Further mentioning of Earth in the 5th Trumpet is literal. The context of the further verses indicates that these are evil spirits, evil beings which are liberated from being held back and limited. When they are free to do as they please, they harass the people on Earth:
Rev 9:2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
These locusts that come up out of the abyss, the bottomless pit, have as their leader, Satan. Clearly these are evil angels. The earth then is opposite to water, in this case evil metaphysical beings.
In Rev 10, the Angel that stands on sea and land, is an Angel that has dominion over the whole Earth. This Angel is Christ. If sea and land is literal, then He has dominion over all of the created world. However, if taken to be symbolic, He has dominion over both people, and the metaphysical. The latter seems broader, and thus more acceptable. His standing on sea and land is mentioned in verses 2, 8 and 10. Here is verse 2:
2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
Rev 12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
We have dealt with this text several times already. In the previous chapter we saw that the water that the dragon spews out after the woman in the wilderness is people, armies that try to destroy the 144 000. The earth opens up its mouth and swallows the water. In this case the earth is God’s metaphysical beings, the angels. The angels protect the 144 000 from the people that are trying to harm them. Angels engage in this warfare against God and His people.
Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Rev 13 begins with a beast that comes up out of the waters, a human empire. The beast introduced in the middle of the chapter with this verse comes up out of the land. It is like an apparition that rises up out of the ground. It is metaphysical and has lamb-like horns. It looks like Christ, but is an evil being because it speaks like a dragon. In a future chapter we will see this being is Satan impersonating Christ. Even EG White indicates in her writings that this is the case.
The metaphysical realm is at war. On which side are you? Are you supporting Satan and his angels in this war, or Michael and His angels? Satan can and will try every trick in the book to beat Michael in this war, but he is going to lose most definitely.
0 Comments
0 Shares
15 Views
Arabic
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Deutsch
Turkish
Dutch
Italiano
Russian
Romaian
Portuguese (Brazil)
Greek
हिन्दी