Part 2. Revelation 4 ~Part 2 3 Heavens3 Heavens 3 Raptures3 Raptures 3 Signs3 Signs.

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•3 Heavens3 Heavens•3 Raptures3 Raptures

•3 Signs3 Signs

The 1The 1stst Heaven … Heaven …The AtmosphereThe Atmosphere

•Located Located from thefrom the groundground to to thethe cloudsclouds

3 3 HeaveHeave

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The 2nd Heaven …The 2nd Heaven …Outer SpaceOuter Space

•Located Located wherewhere the the sun, moon sun, moon and and starsstars are. are.

3 3 HeaveHeave

nsns

The 3rd Heaven …The 3rd Heaven …The ABODE OF GODThe ABODE OF GOD

•Located Located beyondbeyond all the all the constellations, galaxies, constellations, galaxies,

stars, etc… .stars, etc… .• It’s It’s physicalphysical and and

geographicalgeographical

3 3 HeaveHeave

nsns

““Come Up Hither”Come Up Hither”

#1- #1- Proverbs 25:7Proverbs 25:7

#2- #2- Revelation 4:1Revelation 4:1

#3- #3- Revelation 11:12Revelation 11:12

3 3 RaptuRaptu

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#1- #1- Proverbs 25:7Proverbs 25:7•Rapture of Rapture of Old Testament Old Testament

SaintsSaints•Happened atHappened at Resurrection of Resurrection of

Christ Christ

3 3 RaptuRaptu

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#2- #2- Revelation 4:1Revelation 4:1•Rapture of Rapture of New Testament New Testament

Saints Saints of the of the Church AgeChurch Age•USUS!!

3 3 RaptuRaptu

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#3- #3- Revelation 11:12Revelation 11:12•Rapture of Rapture of Tribulation Saints Tribulation Saints

at END of The Tribulationat END of The Tribulation

3 3 RaptuRaptu

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The Sign of the Fig TreeThe Sign of the Fig Tree

(Matthew 24:32-34)(Matthew 24:32-34)

3 3 SignsSigns

The Sign of the Fig TreeThe Sign of the Fig Tree

(Matthew 24:32-34)(Matthew 24:32-34)

The Sign of The Days of NoahThe Sign of The Days of Noah

(Matthew 24:37-43)(Matthew 24:37-43)

3 3 SignsSigns

The Sign of the Fig TreeThe Sign of the Fig TreeThe Sign of The Days of NoahThe Sign of The Days of NoahThe Sign of the Days of LotThe Sign of the Days of Lot

(Luke 17:28-30)(Luke 17:28-30)

3 3 SignsSigns

Revelation 4Revelation 4

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The The SEQUENCESEQUENCE TOTO Heaven Heaven

(The Heavenly (The Heavenly TranslationTranslation))

RevelaRevelation tion 4:1-2 4:1-2 (a)(a)

The The SEQUENCESEQUENCE TO Heaven TO Heaven

(The Heavenly Translation)(The Heavenly Translation)

The The SCENESCENE ININ Heaven Heaven

(The Heavenly (The Heavenly ThroneThrone))

RevelaRevelation tion 4:2-84:2-8

The The SEQUENCESEQUENCE TO Heaven TO Heaven

(The Heavenly Translation)(The Heavenly Translation)

The The SCENESCENE IN Heaven IN Heaven

(The Heavenly Throne)(The Heavenly Throne)

The The SOUNDSOUND OFOF Heaven Heaven

(The Heavenly (The Heavenly ThrongThrong))

RevelaRevelation tion

4:8 (c) 4:8 (c) -11-11

John- Isle of Patmos

The Delivery of Revelation

John 13:1 – Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he

should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own loved his own

which were in the worldwhich were in the world, He loved them He loved them unto the endunto the end.

JohnJohn (Beloved) (Beloved)

13:2313:23, , 19:2619:26, , 20:220:2, , 21:721:7, , 21:2021:20

““Whom Whom Jesus Jesus

Loved ” Loved ” …… GRACIOUSGRACIOUS

LYLY!!

John 3:16 For God For God so loved the so loved the

worldworld, that he gave his only begotten

Son, that whosoever believeth in him

should not perish, but have everlasting

life.

Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives,

even as even as Christ Christ also loved the also loved the church, and church, and gave himself gave himself

for it for it

•Genesis 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the It is not good that the man should be aloneman should be alone; I will

make him an help meet for him• Genesis 2:21-22 And the LORD And the LORD

God caused a deep sleep to fall God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adamupon Adam, and he slept: and and he took one of his ribs, and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead closed up the flesh instead thereofthereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man,

made he a woman, and made he a woman, and brought her unto the manbrought her unto the man.

John 13:23 Now there was leaning leaning on Jesus' bosom on Jesus' bosom

one of his disciples(John),

whom Jesus loved.




The The SEQUENCESEQUENCE TOTO HeavenHeaven

(The Heavenly (The Heavenly TranslationTranslation))The The TIMETIME it will happen it will happen

““After this…”- Rev 4:1aAfter this…”- Rev 4:1a


Where are we Where are we going…going…

where have where have we been?we been?

EphEpheesussus90-90-200 200 A.D.A.D.

SmySmyrnarna

200-200-325 325 A.D.A.D.

PPeergargamosmos

325-325-500 500 A.D.A.D.

ThyatiThyatirara

500-500-1000 1000 A.D.A.D.

SardSardisis1000-1000-150150

0 0 A.D.A.D.

PhiladelPhiladelphiaphia

1500-1500-1900 1900 A.D.A.D.

LaodicLaodiceaea

1900-1900-RapturRaptur

ee


The Heavenly The Heavenly TranslationTranslation““After After

this”this”The The TIMETIME it will happen it will happen

““After this…”- Rev 4:1aAfter this…”- Rev 4:1a• CONTEXTUALLYCONTEXTUALLY,, the the

Rapture will be that event Rapture will be that event which which concludesconcludes the the church church

ageage

Vision= 70 weeks of Vision= 70 weeks of years. ~years. ~70 x 770 x 7~~

Daniel Daniel 9:24-279:24-27


The Heavenly The Heavenly TranslationTranslation

VisionVision= 70 weeks of = 70 weeks of years. ~years. ~70 x 770 x 7~~

6969 of those weeks were of those weeks were fulfilled fulfilled all the way up to all the way up to

the the Triumphant EntryTriumphant Entry




SaturdaySaturday

•TriumphalTriumphal EntryEntry

- John 12 : 12, 13 -

““On the next dayOn the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they

heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

Took branches of palm trees, and went forth

to meet Him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the

King of Israel that cometh in the name of

the Lord.”

VisionVision= 70 weeks of years. ~= 70 weeks of years. ~70 x 770 x 7~~6969 of those weeks were fulfilled of those weeks were fulfilled all all the way up to the the way up to the Triumphant EntryTriumphant Entry

We’re now in the We’re now in the Biblical Biblical ParenthesisParenthesis= = the church agethe church age




Colossians 1:26-27 “Even the mysterymystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but but

now is made manifest to now is made manifest to his saintshis saints: To whom God

would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery this mystery among the

Gentiles; which is Christ in which is Christ in you, the hope of gloryyou, the hope of glory”

VisionVision= 70 weeks of years. ~= 70 weeks of years. ~70 x 770 x 7~~6969 of those weeks were fulfilled of those weeks were fulfilled all all the way up to the the way up to the Triumphant EntryTriumphant Entry

We’re now in the We’re now in the Biblical Biblical ParenthesisParenthesis= = the church agethe church ageThere’s There’s 1 week 1 week ~7 years~ ~7 years~

remainingremaining




Daniel 9:24-27- Daniel 9:24-27- VisionVision= 70 weeks of = 70 weeks of years. ~years. ~70 x 770 x 7~~

6969 of those weeks were fulfilled of those weeks were fulfilled all all the way up to the the way up to the Triumphant EntryTriumphant Entry


remainingremainingAfter rapture…After rapture…TRIBULATIONTRIBULATION

The The SEQUENCESEQUENCE TOTO Heaven Heaven The Heavenly The Heavenly TranslationTranslation

Jeremiah 30:7 – “Alas! for that day is great, so that

none is like it: it is it is even the time even the time

of Jacob's of Jacob's troubletrouble; but he

shall be saved out of it.”

Daniel 9:24-27- Daniel 9:24-27- VisionVision= 70 weeks of = 70 weeks of years. ~years. ~70 x 770 x 7~~

6969 of those weeks were fulfilled of those weeks were fulfilled all all the way up to the the way up to the Triumphant EntryTriumphant Entry


remainingremainingAfter rapture…After rapture…TRIBULATIONTRIBULATION


Revelation 1-3Revelation 1-3= CHURCH mentioned = CHURCH mentioned 19 times.19 times.

Revelation 4 and 5- Revelation 4 and 5- Church is in Church is in heaven.heaven.

Revelation 6 through 18Revelation 6 through 18… 4 … 4 accounts of The Tribulation…accounts of The Tribulation…nono

church!church!




The The TIMETIME it will happen it will happen

““After this…”- Rev 4:1aAfter this…”- Rev 4:1a• CONTEXTUALLYCONTEXTUALLY,, the Rapture will the Rapture will be that event which be that event which concludesconcludes the the

church agechurch age• BIBLICALLYBIBLICALLY,, the Rapture will be the Rapture will be that event which that event which restartsrestarts the the final final week of yearsweek of years of Daniel’s vision of of Daniel’s vision of

70 weeks.70 weeks.


The The TIMETIME it will happen it will happen

““After this…”- Rev 4:1aAfter this…”- Rev 4:1aThe Rapture is that The Rapture is that event that event that CLOSESCLOSES the the Church AgeChurch Age and and BEGINSBEGINS the the Tribulation PeriodTribulation Period..


(The Heavenly (The Heavenly TranslationTranslation))The The TIMETIME it will happen it will happenThe The WAYWAY it will happen it will happen


1st Thessalonians 4:13-181 Corinthians 15:50-57

1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 4:16-17 “For the “For the Lord Himself shall Lord Himself shall

descend from descend from heavenheaven with a with a shout, shout, with the voicewith the voice of the of the archangel, and with archangel, and with the the trump of Godtrump of God: : and the dead in and the dead in Christ shall rise Christ shall rise

first: Then we which first: Then we which are alive and remain are alive and remain shall be shall be caught up caught up togethertogether with them with them in the cloudsin the clouds, to , to meet the Lord in the meet the Lord in the air: air: and so shall we and so shall we

ever be with the ever be with the LordLord.”.”

Revelation Revelation 4:14:1

““After this I After this I looked, and, looked, and,

behold, a behold, a door was door was opened in opened in

heavenheaven: and : and the first the first

voicevoice which I which I heard was as heard was as it were of a it were of a

trumpet trumpet talking with talking with me; which me; which said, said, Come Come up hitherup hither, , and I will and I will shew thee shew thee

things which things which must be must be

hereafterhereafter.”.”

The The WAYWAY it will happen it will happenIt is It is EXPERIENCEDEXPERIENCED in in

Revelation 4:1-2(a)Revelation 4:1-2(a)It is It is EXPLAINEDEXPLAINED in 1 in 1stst Thessalonians 4:13-18Thessalonians 4:13-18



Acts 7:59-60 – And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying,

Lord Jesus, receive my receive my spiritspirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleephe fell asleep.

Luke 16:22Luke 16:22 “And it came to pass, that the “And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels beggar died, and was carried by the angels into into Abraham's bosomAbraham's bosom: the rich man also : the rich man also

died, and was buried ” died, and was buried ”

Luke 23:43Luke 23:43 “And Jesus said unto him, Verily “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with To day shalt thou be with

me in me in paradiseparadise.”.”

Matthew 27:52-5Matthew 27:52-53 3 “And the graves “And the graves were openedwere opened; and many bodies of ; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, the saints which slept arose, And And came out of the graves after His came out of the graves after His

resurrectionresurrection, and went into the holy , and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.”city, and appeared unto many.”

2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, I

say, and willing rather to be

absent from the absent from the body, and to be body, and to be present with the present with the

LordLord.





Romans 6:23 For For the wages of the wages of sin is deathsin is death; but the gift of

God is eternal life through Jesus

Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:56a The

sting of death is sin

Romans 6:23 For For the wages of the wages of sin is deathsin is death; but the gift of

God is eternal life through Jesus

Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:56(a) - The

sting of death is sin1 Corinthians

15:54(b) - Death is swallowed up in

victory.

1 Corinthians 15:20 But now is Christ risen from

the dead, and become the

firstfruits of firstfruits of them that sleptthem that slept.

Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk I walk through through the valley of the valley of the

shadow of deathshadow of death, I will fear no evil: for for thou art with methou art with me; thy rod and thy staff

they comfort me.

Psalms 16:11 - Thou wilt shew me the

path of life: in thy in thy presence is presence is

fulness of joyfulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for pleasures for

evermoreevermore.

Philippians 1:23 – “For I am in a I am in a strait betwixt strait betwixt twotwo, having a

desire to depart, and to be with

Christ; which is far better”

Philippians 1:23-24 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with

Christ; which is far better: Nevertheless

to abide in the flesh is more

needful for you.

1 Corinthians 15:56-57 The sting of death is The sting of death is sinsin; and the strength of

sin is the law. But But thanks be to God, thanks be to God, which giveth us which giveth us

the victory the victory through our Lord through our Lord

Jesus ChristJesus Christ.

Genesis 5:2Genesis 5:24 “And Enoch 4 “And Enoch walked with God: walked with God: and and he was nothe was not; for ; for God took himGod took him.”.”

Hebrews 11:5Hebrews 11:5 “By faith “By faith Enoch was Enoch was translatedtranslated that he should not see death; and that he should not see death; and was not found, because was not found, because God had translated God had translated

himhim: for before his translation he had this : for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.”testimony, that he pleased God.”





Philippians 3:20-21 - For our For our conversation is in heavenconversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for

the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change Who shall change our vile body, that it may our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his be fashioned like unto his glorious bodyglorious body, according to the working whereby he is

able even to subdue all things unto himself.

1 John 3:1-2 - Behold, what manner of love the Father hath

bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of

God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew

him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not

yet appear what we shall be: but we know but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like

him; for we shall see him as he is.

















Revelation Revelation 4:2 4:2 And And

immediaimmediatelytely I was I was

in the spirit: in the spirit: and, behold, and, behold,

a throne a throne was set in was set in

heaven, and heaven, and one sat on one sat on the throne.the throne.

1 1 Corinthians Corinthians 15:52 15:52 In a In a moment, moment,

in the in the twinkling twinkling of an eyeof an eye, , at the last at the last trump: for trump: for

the the trumpet trumpet

shall shall sound, and sound, and the dead the dead shall be shall be raised raised

incorruptiblincorruptible, and we e, and we shall be shall be

changed.changed.













•Jude 1:9 - Yet Michael the Yet Michael the archangelarchangel, when

contending with the devil he disputed about the

body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The

Lord rebuke thee.• 1 Corinthians 15:54(b) - Death is swallowed up in

victory.













TRUMPETSTRUMPETSAre used to call people to Are used to call people to

assembleassemble



• Exodus 19:13Exodus 19:13 There shall not an hand touch it,

but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live:

when the trumpet when the trumpet soundeth long, soundeth long,

they shall they shall come up come up to the mountto the mount.

Psalms 48:1 – “Great is the LORD, Psalms 48:1 – “Great is the LORD,

and greatly to be praised and greatly to be praised in the in the city of our Godcity of our God, , in the in the

mountain of His holinessmountain of His holiness.”.”

Isaiah 14:12-14 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, Isaiah 14:12-14 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground,

which didst weaken the nationswhich didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine ! For thou hast said in thine heartheart, I will ascend into heaven, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt , I will exalt my throne my throne

above the stars of Godabove the stars of God: : I will sit also I will sit also upon upon the the mount of the congregationmount of the congregation, in the sides of the , in the sides of the nortnorthh: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will ; I will

be like the most Highbe like the most High..

• Joshua 6:4-5 - And seven priests shall bear before the ark sevenseven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventhseventh day ye

shall compass the city sevenseven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

And it shall come to passAnd it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the

ram's horn, and when ye hear when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout all the people shall shout with a great shoutwith a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall and the people shall

ascend upascend up every man straight before him.

• Judges 6:34-35 - But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, Gideon, and he blew a trumpetand he blew a trumpet;

and Abiezer was gathered after him. And he sent messengers

throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he

sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali;

and they came and they came up to meet themup to meet them.

2 Samuel 6:15 - So David and all the house of Israel brought up the up the ark of the LORD with shouting, ark of the LORD with shouting,

and with the sound of the and with the sound of the trumpettrumpet.

Nehemiah 4:20- In what place therefore ye hear the sound of hear the sound of the trumpetthe trumpet, resort ye thither resort ye thither

unto usunto us: our God shall fight for us.Jeremiah 4:5 - Declare ye in Judah,

and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the landBlow ye the trumpet in the land:

crycry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselvesAssemble yourselves, and let us and let us

go go into the defenced cities.

TRUMPETSTRUMPETS•Are used to call people to Are used to call people to

assembleassembleFor For WORSHIPWORSHIP

FOR FOR WARWAR



•1 Peter 1:8-9 Whom Whom having not seen, ye having not seen, ye lovelove; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your

souls.

TRUMPETSTRUMPETS•Are used to call people to Are used to call people to

assembleassembleFor For WORSHIPWORSHIP

FOR FOR WARWAR



•Romans 8:23 - And not only they, but ourselves

also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit,

even we ourselves groan within ourselves,

waiting for the waiting for the adoption, to wit, the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our redemption of our

bodybody.

• 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any

man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are old things are passed away; passed away;

behold, all things behold, all things are become neware become new.

•1 Corinthians 15:52-53- In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:

for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall we shall

be changedbe changed. For this corruptible mustmust put on

incorruption, and this mortal mustmust put on immortality.

•Ephesians 2:2 - Wherein in time past ye walked

according to the course of this world, according to

the prince of the prince of the power of the power of

the airthe air, the spirit that now worketh in the

children of disobedience













1.1. Heaven Heaven OPENSOPENS and the Lord and the Lord DESCENDSDESCENDS



2.2. The SHOUT… The SHOUT… “Come up “Come up hither”hither”



2.2. The SHOUT… The SHOUT… “Come up “Come up hither”hither”

3.3. The VOICE of the The VOICE of the archangelarchangel… … “death is “death is

swallowed up in victory”swallowed up in victory”


4. The TRUMPET sounds4. The TRUMPET sounds

Assembling Assembling God’s people God’s people forfor WORSHIPWORSHIP

Assembling Assembling God’s hostGod’s host for for WARWAR


4. The TRUMPET sounds4. The TRUMPET sounds

Assembling Assembling God’s people God’s people forfor WORSHIPWORSHIP

Assembling Assembling God’s hostGod’s host for for WARWAR

5. 5. The The bodiesbodies of dead believers of dead believers are are RESURRECTED, GLORIFIEDRESURRECTED, GLORIFIED, and , and REUNITEDREUNITED with their with their soulssouls and and

spiritsspirits in the air in the air


6. The bodies of them which 6. The bodies of them which are are ALIVEALIVE an an REMAINREMAIN are are

RAPTUREDRAPTURED and and GLORIFIEDGLORIFIED in the air in the air..


6. The bodies of them which 6. The bodies of them which are are ALIVEALIVE an an REMAINREMAIN are are

RAPTUREDRAPTURED and and GLORIFIEDGLORIFIED in the air in the air..

7. We are taken 7. We are taken to the 3RD to the 3RD HEAVEN HEAVEN to to BE WITH THE BE WITH THE

LORD.LORD.





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