Revelation 3:21
To the Church in Laodicea
To the one who is victorious,
I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,
just as I was victorious
and sat down with my Father on his throne.
Revelation 11:11-12
"But after the three and a half days the breath of life from God entered them,
and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them.
Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them,
“Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on."
To me?
Revelation 3:21 is about the two witnesses.
"The one"
as in the one spirit, as in multiple bodies one soul.
I don't believe it's just two people either.
"The time has come for him to bring his two's together."
Lucy told me over six years ago.
I had no idea what she was saying then.
Trust me I do now.
I don't get hung up on the numbers in the book of revelation or any timeline either.
In any event?
"The one"?
Overcomes death.
"...is victorious."
"Just as I (Christ) was victorious"
Over what?
Over death.
The resurrection of the Two witnesses is the only time in the entire book of revelation that some repent. All of the woes and the pressing of the wine press and the wrath of God etc and it's the resurrection of these that bring repentance to a world that wouldn't repent before.
"The transformation of the trumpet series is now complete. What could not be accomplished by six terrible plagues (see 9:20-21) is accomplished through the martyrdom and vindication of the people of God. The grimly increasing ratio of destruction on the earth, from one-fourth (6:8) to one-third (8:6-12), is now reversed. Only one-tenth of the people in the city are destroyed, while nine-tentes are spared. The extended sixth trumpet has achieved at last the purpose of the series as a whole--repentance on earth and worship of God among some at least of the earth's inhabitants. At this point (v. 14), the eagle's voice breaks in again to introduce the last of three "woes" (compare 8:13; 9:12). But even the meaning of woe is transformed as the trumpet series moves into its seventh and final phase, since what immediately follows is not "woe" in the usual sense, but victory and vindication for the people of God (vv. 15-18)."
The fact that repentance comes in Chapter 11 verse 13 is why I don't pay much attention to timelines or chronologies with this book:
"At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven."
"They will interpret scripture differently than before.
They will seek out answers on their own
they will not be content to be spoon fed what to believe."
(Paraphrased.
I went and got my copy.
I need to have that quote down
as much as I use it lol)
I love you Lucy.
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