Each of the 4 horses of the Apocalypse in Revelation 6:1-8 is "introduced" by each of the 4 "living creatures" who represent the 4 spiritual faces (Revelation 4:7). This means that the 4 horses and the 4 spiritual faces are spiritually connected:
- The white horse is a conquering horse. Therefore, it is related to the evangelistic ministry, which is in turn related to the "Ox Face".
- The red horse is a "weak" horse, which correlates with the weak "Man Face", which is in turn related to the "female" ministries of pastor and teacher.
- The black horse is a horse of invisible judgments launched from the wilderness, meaning that it can be mapped to the Lion Face of apostolic judgments.
- The green (or "pale") horse is a horse of resurrected prophets, which means that it is related to the "Eagle Face", which is in turn related to the prophetic ministry.
The book of Revelation tells the same story
4 times, from 4 different angles:
Apostolic judgments ===> The zeal for justice
2. The eagle-face angle in Revelation 8:2-11:19 the 7 trumpets
Prophetic anointing ===> No unconditional submission to men
Image of weakness ===> Admission of human weakness
4. The bull-face angle in Revelation 15:1-20:15 the 7 angels
4. The bull-face angle in Revelation 15:1-20:15 the 7 angels
Evangelistic anointing ===> A warrior nature, with strength to serve
Revelation Trumpets Have Been Blowing
End Signs In The Heavens
Four Horsemen
Revelation Trumpets Have Been Blowing
End Signs In The Heavens
Four Horsemen
Without God, the Church is nothing but a human institution of deceived fools living in a delusional fantasy land. Upon God's absence, therefore, the Church turns into a desolate spiritual ghost town. As He departs, the spiritual emptiness He leaves behind is quickly filled by the 7 types of evil spirits.
ReplyDeleteIn Acts 6:8-15 the phrase "holy place" in verse 13 was translated from hagios and topos.
ReplyDeleteNotice that hagios and topos are once again mentioned in the context of someone who was defying the ways accepted by the religious authorities. For doing so, Stephen was accused of "speaking blasphemous words against this holy place" (v13), which shows how those walking in the True Anointing will inevitably get accused of "rebellion" and "blasphemy". To those who idolize religion's institutions and its recognized "ministers", any thought or attitude that challenges the "ministers'" hegemony shall be tantamount to blasphemy.
Notice how those accusing Stephen were upset at the very thought of someone coming in and "changing the customs which Moses delivered us" (v14). Notice also how they never mentioned God directly, but they did mention Moses, the "holy place", and the "customs" they idolized. This is typical of those comfortable with the stench of desolation. They stop caring about what God may think, and their words reflect the personal disconnect between them and God. Their words constantly point to the visible idols they worship, idols such as "tradition", "ministers", and "temple buildings". This is the reason why they couldn't care less whether God had left the temple. They could see the temple, but they couldn't feel the emptiness inside, and they hated anyone who would dare judge the temple for its emptiness (v14).
ReplyDelete"Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground" (Acts 7:33)
The blind man of John 9 did not know all the details about where the Messiah was supposed to be from or what He was supposed to do when He appeared, but he had run across enough evidence to discern who He could be. Therefore, when Yeshua said to him that He was the Son of God, he immediately began to worship Him. He did not need a long theological conference to discern this.
ReplyDeleteThe problem with having to explain basic principles that should be evident upon a brief examination of the evidence is that it requires a great deal of "convoluted" explaining. For example, how can you explain the beauty of a sunrise to someone who doesn't see it for himself? How can you explain to someone that he is contradicting himself by condemning those who condemn, even after the obvious contradiction is pointed out to him? How can you explain to someone that the God of the New Testament is still a God of judgements, even after you show her passage after passage in the New Testament where people in the fullness of the Spirit are judging others?