An MBA graduate's thoughts from a place of prayer, study and waiting on God…
John sees a “great multitude, which no one could number,” who came “ ‘out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb’ ” (Rev. 7:14, NKJV). That is, they are a special group of people who, despite whatever tribulation they went through, have stayed faithful … Continue reading Who are the saved “great multitude” which no-one could number?
Revelation 7:9, 13-17 The announcement by John in Rev 7:4-8 of the number of those who are sealed marks the completion of the sealing. John hears that their number is 144,000 from the 12 tribes of Israel. The reference here is not to a literal number but to what it signifies. The number 144,000 consists … Continue reading Who are the 144,000 – the sealed people of God?
Matthew 27:52-53; James 1:12; Revelation 3:4-5; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 5:8-10 The description of the elders in Revelation 4:4 shows that they are not angelic beings. The title “elders” in the Bible always is used for humans. In contrast to angels, who invariably stand in God’s presence, these elders sit on thrones. The white robes they … Continue reading Who are these 24 “elders” in heaven?
Dan 9:25 marks the beginning of the 2,300 day (2,300 years) and 70 weeks (70*7 = 490 years) prophecies. In Bible prophecies, a day = a year (Num 14:33; Ezek 4:4-6). The command in Daniel 9:25 was given in 457bc, in the 7th yr of the reign of King Artaxerxes - study Ezra 7. 7 … Continue reading Understanding the 2,300 day prophecy of Daniel 8:14
Daniel 9:26 Salvation via Christ’s death is revealed here; He died not for himself but for our sins. The remainder of the verse describes the abomination of desolation referred to by Jesus in Matt 24:15 - i.e. the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by the Roman army, which happened in AD 70. Basically, there are … Continue reading The three ‘abominations of desolation’