The Book of Revelation ; a study of the last prophetic book of Holy Scripture . the Scripturesoil is emblematic of the Holy Spirit, and as Jesus Himself interpretsthe Lampstands as meaning the Seven Churches to whom He wasabout to send messages, we see that Jesus looks upon the churchesas not the LIGHT, but simply the LIGHT HOLDER. From thefact that Jesus speaks of Stars and Lampstands it is clear thatwe are living in the NIGHT of this Dispensation, for stars andlampstands belong to the night. THE VISION OF THEGLORIFIED SON OF MAN. The Vision that John saw was that of the GLORIFIED SONOF MAN.
The Book of Revelation ; a study of the last prophetic book of Holy Scripture . the Scripturesoil is emblematic of the Holy Spirit, and as Jesus Himself interpretsthe Lampstands as meaning the Seven Churches to whom He wasabout to send messages, we see that Jesus looks upon the churchesas not the LIGHT, but simply the LIGHT HOLDER. From thefact that Jesus speaks of Stars and Lampstands it is clear thatwe are living in the NIGHT of this Dispensation, for stars andlampstands belong to the night. THE VISION OF THEGLORIFIED SON OF MAN. The Vision that John saw was that of the GLORIFIED SONOF MAN. When Jesus ascended He took up with Him HisHUMANITY, and we now have in the Glory the MAN Christ Tim. 2:5. When Jesus was on the earth He was, as the Son ofMan, a PROPHET, now as the Son of Man in Glory He is aPriest, and when He comes again it will be as the Son of Man toreign as KING. W hile Jesus is now a High Priest in heaven, John did not seeHim engaged in any High Priestly work. While He was clothedin a High Priestly robe, there was no mitre upon His head, nor. THE THINGS WHICH THOU HAST SEEN. 11 Kingly Crown. The description of Him is more that of a is confirmatory evidence that John was transported into theDay of the Lord, and that his vision of Christ is as Christ shallappear after His High Priestly work is finished and before Heassumes His-Kingly Office. This is seen in that He was girdedabout the breasts, and not around the waist. The High Priest wasgirded around the waist, signifying service, but a girdle or sash overthe shoulder and around the breasts is an insignia of the Majes-terial Office. This is still further revealed when we study the SEVENFOLD GLORY OF HIS PERSON. 1. HIS HEAD AND HIS HAIR. His Head and Hair were WHITE LIKE WOOL, as WHITE AS SNOW. Here there is a correspondence to the SnowWhite Wig worn by English judges. This description of Christreminds us of Daniels vision of the ANCIENT OF DAYS, whosegarment was white as snow, and the
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