"The seven trumpets in the Revelation are a striking spiritualization of the plagues the Lord sent upon Egypt! As we look at these plagues we see that they are likened unto the literal plagues upon Egypt, but we know that the book of Revelation is a spiritual book of spiritual truths and spiritual experiences addressed to a spiritual people which can be perceived and received only by the spirit! Can we not see by this that the spiritual plagues come upon the spirit of Egypt within each of us to bring the release of our spiritual man from the dominance of the carnal mind that we may march out of the bondage of the flesh, the Adamic nature, the human identity and consciousness, the spirit of the world, and enter into the full realization of our inheritance in our promised land — Christ! Is that truth not infinitely more blessed and meaningful than literal plagues falling upon the nations of earth! Truly these plagues bring THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST!"
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The Cabal is already suffering a plague of frogs.
We are God-sent!
Kek
Or look in the Bible and see what God actually said.
But weren’t there 10 plagues for Egypt?🤔
Yep.
That's a good point, that I don't know the answer to. It will be interesting to see how the author handles it. It is a large series I've been studying, 240 Essays on the topic.
"The plagues in the Revelation represent those dealings God sends into our lives to break the religious bondage of spiritual Egypt, the spirit of this world, the controlling of the flesh, the dominance of the soul, the ruling of the carnal mind, and the whole realm of sin, limitation, and mortality!"
“There can be no tenacious hanging on to the things of the past. There must be a clean break away from all of Egypt’s bondage and every relationship with the drunken harlot of Babylon. We must forsake even the things that seem to be pleasant, good, and harmless that we may attain, and for my part nothing short of attaining will satisfy. We must attain without counting any cost. We must sell all that we have that we may buy the pearl of great price. We must buy the truth, but sell it not. It will mean the loss of friends. It will mean misunderstanding among our relatives and often the closest members of our family. That is why Jesus said, ‘I am come not to send peace, but a sword’ (Mat. 10:34)’”
You're a little too heavy for me Brother! I like to think of The Bible as a Literal set of experiences people had back a couple of thousand years ago! When GOD himself talked to the Apostles in a parable, especially the Rich man and the beggar Luke 16:19-31. The parable was based upon a true scenario that actually happened and was a perfect example of a literal Hell and Paradise!
Thanks, I've been looking at Revelation from a spiritual perspective for some time now, the above quotes are from essay 106 of a 240 essay series of Revelation from an idealist perspective.
No problem Brother! I think we both agree JESUS CHRIST is the KING of KINGS and LORD of LORDS and we have been afforded GRACE and MERCY beyond our wildest imaginations! Praise the LORD JESUS CHRIST!
The Naked Bible Podcast just finished a series on the use of the Old Testament in the book of Revelation. It is an OT scholar doing a thorough walk through of the book, and he references multiple commentaries from other scholars. It’s a great set of episodes.
I think the first horseman of the apocalypse has been released. He comes in riding a white horse, which is widely recognized symbolism of a good guy, a savior. He is given a stephanos/crown/corona, and he's carrying a toxon/a bow used for shooting poison arrows.
The author interprets all the horsemen as Christ conquering our carnal nature. There's an URL in the OP, you can find an index from that page.
"God is breaking the power of every kingdom within that rules us, usurping the life of the spirit."
"In each of the heavenly trumpet blasts God is saying to the “Pharaoh” of our own personal “Egypt” of bondage, “LET MY PEOPLE GO!”
"He judges, discredits, humiliates, and destroys everything that is contrary to the life of sonship. He is bringing us “out” in order to bring us “in” to the fullness of our inheritance in Christ!"