Coachlight Bible Study – Revelation Chapter 5
The Things Which Shall Be Hereafter – Part II - The Title Deed
The inheritance of the earth and eternal life has been lost by
mankind and passed on to Satan. But the
title deed of the earth is now in the hands of the One on the throne. It is a title with seven seals and only a
kinsman redeemer can redeem the lost possession.
God has provided himself that kinsman Redeemer, but He must first
be a human. That was accomplished of
course by the virgin birth. The purchase
price has been paid on the cross, but The Resurrected Redeemer Has Not Yet Made
His Claim for the land. The first
Resurrection has happened, and His Righteous people see the events from heaven,
just as John sees it from heaven
The stage is now set in chapter 5 for that that kinsman Redeemer
to open the seven seals and take possession of the lost land
Revelation 5:1 ¶ And I saw in the
right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the
backside, sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 5:2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a
loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to
loose the seals thereof?
Revelation 5:3 And no man in heaven,
nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to
look thereon.
Revelation 5:4 And I wept much,
because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look
thereon.
Revelation 5:5 And one of the elders
saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the
tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to
open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Revelation 5:6 ¶ And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the
throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as
it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven
Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Revelation 5:7 And he came and took
the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four
beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one
of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which
are the prayers of saints.
Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art
worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of
every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Revelation 5:10 And
hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Revelation 5:11 And I beheld, and I
heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the
elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and
thousands of thousands;
Revelation 5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb
that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Revelation 5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on
the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in
them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory,
and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Revelation 5:14 And
the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and
worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
I. What
Is The Book Sealed With Seven Seals?
A. Paul Told The Ephesians There
Was A Possession To Be Redeemed
Ephesians 1:6 To the praise of the
glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have
redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches
of his grace;
Ephesians 1:8 Wherein he hath
abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
Ephesians 1:9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his
will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
Ephesians 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things
in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have
obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him
who worketh all things after the counsel of his own
will:
Ephesians 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory,
who first trusted in Christ.
Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also
trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation:
in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of
promise,
Ephesians 1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance
until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
B. Paul Told The Romans What This
Purchased Possession Is
1. There Was Something Lost To Man & The
Earth – That Will Be Redeemed
Romans 8:21 Because
the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into
the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Romans 8:22 For
we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
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 adoption, to wit, the redemption of our
body. (Happens At The
First Resurrection)
2. At The Fall - Man Lost The
Inheritance Of The Earth & Immortal Life
3. When Adam Sinned - The Inheritance Passed From Adam To Satan
4. The Lost Title Deed Is Now In God’s Hands – Waiting For
Redemption
5. Adam Could Not Redeem His Lost Possession
6. The Law Provides For A Redemption
Of Lost Possession By A Kinsman
Leviticus 25:23 ¶ The
land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and
sojourners with me.
Leviticus 25:24 And in all the land
of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.
Leviticus 25:25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold
away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then
shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
Leviticus 25:26 And if the man have
none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;
Leviticus 25:27 Then let him count the years of the sale
thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to
whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.
Leviticus 25:28 But if he be not
able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of
him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and
in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return
unto his possession.
Leviticus 25:29 And if a man sell a
dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year
after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.
Leviticus 25:30 And if it be not
redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled
city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his
generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
Leviticus 25:31 But the houses of
the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields
of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.
Leviticus 25:32 Notwithstanding the
cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may
the Levites redeem at any time.
Leviticus 25:33 And if a man
purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his
possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for
the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children
of Israel.
Leviticus 25:34 But the field of the
suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.
Leviticus 25:35 And if thy brother
be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt
relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live
with thee.
7. That Kinsman Redeemer Has Been Provided – The Lord Jesus
Christ
a. To Become A Kinsman He Had To Be A Human – Virgin Birth
b. Christ Paid The Redemptive Price – His Own Blood On The Cross
I Peter 1:18 Forasmuch
as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and
gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
I Peter 1:19 But with the
precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
I Peter 1:20 Who
verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in
these last times for you,
I Peter 1:21 Who
by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory;
that your faith and hope might be in God.
c.
Christ Has Yet To Claim What He Has Purchased
d. This Work We See Begins
In Chapter 5
e. The Book With Seven Seals Is The
Title Deed To The Lost Inheritance
II.
What Is A Kinsman Redeemer?
A. Old Testament – A Kinsman Could Redeem Lost Property
1. The Kinsman That Bought The Property Called ‘Goel’ or Redeemer
2. He Proclaimed The Transaction At The Gate Of The City
3. There Were 10 Men –
(Elders) – To Witness
Ruth 4:1¶Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down
there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake
came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn
aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
Ruth 4:2 And he took ten men of the
elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
Ruth 4:3 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come
again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of
land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:
Ruth 4:4 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it
before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem
it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know:
for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
Ruth 4:5 Then said
Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of
Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess,
the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead
upon his inheritance.
Ruth 4:6 And the kinsman said, I
cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my
right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
Ruth 4:7 Now this was the manner in former time in Israel
concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man
plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his
neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
Ruth 4:8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for
thee. So he drew off his shoe.
Ruth 4:9 ¶ And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the
people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all
that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.
Ruth 4:10 Moreover
Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon,
have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his
inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren,
and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
Ruth 4:11 And all the people that
were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the
woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and
like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou
worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in
Bethlehem:
Ruth 4:12 And let thy house be like
the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of
the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
B. How Was The Redemption Done In The Old Testament?
1. No More Than 50 Years
Could Property Be Separated From The Original Owner Or
His Heirs
2. At That Time The Property Reverted Back To The Original Owner
3. If The Owner Had To Sell
a. It could be redeemed by
the next of kin
b. With payment of the its
value until the next Year of Jubilee - Lev. 25:8-17
C. 2 Illustrations Of This Method
Of Redeeming A Forfeited Possession
1. Ruth 4: 1-12 - Boaz
redeems the possession of Elimelech
2. Jeremiah 32:6-12 - Jeremiah
purchases his cousin Hanameel’s possession
D. What Was The Deed Like? -
Demonstrates What The 7 Sealed Book Was
a. The "Deed" was
written on a parchment roll
b. When The
Inside Was Filled With Words The Outside Was Used
c. Enough Space Left To Not
Show The Writing When It Was Rolled Up
d. It Was Sealed – One Seal For Each Parchment Used
1. A Seal was broken &
Deed unrolled until the next seal was reached
2. Until
all the Seals had been broken
e. The Title Of The Deed & Witnesses Names Written On Part That Showed
f. 2 Copies Were Made –
Handed To The Purchaser In Front Of Witnesses
1. One Was Sealed
2. One Was For Reference
3. Ezekiel’s Was Hidden Until The 70 Year Captivity Was Over
g. When The
Seals Were Broken, It Was Time To Claim Possession
E. Strong Angel Said It Was Time For The Kinsman
Redeemer To Appear
F. John Cried Because There Was No Man Worthy To Open Or Look At It
1. Either In Heaven Or Earth Or Under The Earth
2. John Wept Because He Knew
What The Book Was
a. If No One Was Worthy To Open The Book
b. The Hope Of Redemption Was Lost
Revelation 5:2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a
loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to
loose the seals thereof?
Revelation 5:3 And no man in heaven,
nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to
look thereon.
G. John’s Sorrow Only Lasted A
Short Time
Revelation 5:5 And one of the elders
saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the
tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to
open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Revelation 5:6 ¶ And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the
throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as
it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven
Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Revelation 5:7 And he came and took
the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
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H. John’s Looked For A Lion And Saw A Lamb
1. The Elder Was Right To
Call Him A Lion
2. The Lamb Was About To
Assume His Title Lion Of Judah
3. The Lamb Was About To
Rule And Reign With Power
I. The Lamb Was Not An Animal
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Revelation 5:7 And he came and took
the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
1. The Most Magnificent Act In All
Scripture
2. The Redemption Of All God’s
Creation Hangs On This Act
3. Takes Place Right After The Church Is Raptured
4. Takes Place After The Judgment Seat Of Christ – Crowns Handed Out
5. It Is The Beginning Of The
Tribulation Period
6. Those Redeemed By The Blood Of
The Lamb Will See This From Heaven
7. Those Redeemed By The Blood Of
The Lamb Will Sing Song Of Redemption
Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four
beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one
of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which
are the prayers of saints.
Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art
worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of
every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Revelation 5:10 And
hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
I Timothy 2:5 For there is one God,
and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
I Timothy 2:6 Who gave himself a
ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
8. It Is Due Time For Christ To Be ‘Testified To’
9. Christ Gave
Himself Ransom For All The Lost Inheritance
J. The Four Names
Given To Christ In The Gospels
1. As the Son of David - He
has title to the Throne of David.
2. As the Son of Abraham -
He has title to the Land of Palestine – Abrahamic Promise
3. As the Son of Man - He
has title to the Earth and the World
4. As the Son of God - He is
the Heir of All Things.
III. When Does This Redemption Of Earth
Take Place? – 70 Weeks
Happenings Of Revelation
6:1 – 19:21
A. Daniel’s Vision Of The 70
Weeks Explains Who The Tribulation Is For
1.
Daniel - Studying The Book Of
Jeremiah – 25:11 70 Year Captivity In Babylon
2.
Daniel Had Been In Babylon 68 Years
3.
Daniel Was Praying For His People In Captivity Because
Of Sin– Jews
a.
Daniel Was Concerned About His People Returning To Jerusalem
b.
Daniel Was Concerned About Rebuilding The Destroyed
City
B. The Angel Gabriel Came To
Give Daniel Skill & Understanding
1. The
70 Year Captivity Would End As Jeremiah Had Predicted
2.
Daniel’s People Would Return To The Holy City
3. The
City & Temple Would Be Rebuilt
C. But – This Would Not Be The End Of Jews’ Trouble
1. It
Would Be Much Longer Until Jacob’s Sin Would Be Wiped
Out
2. It Would
Be Much Longer Until The Kingdom Was Restored In
Jerusalem – 70 Weeks
Daniel 9:21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the
man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to
fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Daniel 9:22 And he informed me, and
talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and
understanding.
Daniel 9:23 At the beginning of thy
supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew
thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and
consider the vision.
D. The Prophecy Determines Who Will Be
Directly Effected In The Tribulation Period
Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and
upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins,
and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting
righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint he most
Holy.
1. 70 Weeks For The Jews – Not Gentiles – However Gentile Nations Will
Be Saved
2. 70 Weeks For
Jerusalem – Not The Church
– Church Will View From Heaven
3. 7 Reasons For The
Tribulation
a.
Finish The Transgression – Romans 11:26-27
b. To
Make An End Of Sins – Revelation 20:1-3
c. To Make
Reconciliation For Iniquity – Zechariah 12:10; Isaiah 66:8
d. Bring
In Everlasting Righteousness – Habakkuk 2:14
e. To
Seal Up The Vision & Prophecy –
Millennium
Kingdom – Prophecy Is Present
f. To
Anoint The Most Holy – Ezekiel 41- Zechariah 6:12-14
Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the
going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the
Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the
street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah
be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come
shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a
flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the
covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause
the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of
abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that
determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
A. Daniel’s Vision Of The 70 Weeks Explains The Timing Of The Tribulation
1. 70 Weeks Divided Into 3 Parts – From The Command To Rebuild To 2nd Coming
a. 7 Weeks – (49
Years)
1. From The Command To Rebuild Jerusalem – March 4, 444 BC
2.
This Took Exactly 49 Years
3.
Know The Meaning Of ‘Week’ – 7 years
b. 62 Weeks – (434
Years) – (Or Total 483 Years Or 69 Weeks)
1. From Time Jerusalem Rebuilt To Triumphal Entry Of Messiah The Prince
2. From March 4, BC 444 – March 29, 33 AD
c. 1 Week – (7
Years)
1.
Prince That Shall Come – Antichrist – Make 7 Year Peace Pact
2. In
The Middle Of The Week Will Break The Pact
a.
Cause The Restored Sacrifices To Cease
b.
Abomination Of Desolation – Say He Is God – II
Thessalonians 2:2-7
2. 70 Weeks Cover The
Same Period Of Time As Revelation 6:1-Revelation 19:21
B. A Time Period Exists Between The 69th &
70th Weeks – God Deals With Church
C. Undoubtly Hidden
So The Church Would Continue To Watch
The Seventy Weeks Of Daniel
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First 69 Weeks
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Not Revealed To Daniel
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Daniel’s Last Week
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Millennium
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7 Weeks
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62 Weeks
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Building the Bride
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1Week
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1000 Years
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March 4, 444BC
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March 29, 33AD
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Church Age Gap
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Tribulation – Israel will Be Saved
Time of Jacob’s Trouble
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Fulfillment of the Abrahamic
Covenant
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Decree to Restore and Rebuild Jerusalem
49 Years
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434 Years
Triumphal Entry of Christ
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Destruction of Jerusalem – AD 70
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Rapture
Of the Church
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Confirm The Covenant With Many
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Sacrifice
and Oblation Ceases –
Abomination
Of
Desolation
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Great Tribulation
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Millennial Reign
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Daniel 9:24-27
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The Vision of the Sixty Nine Weeks Pinpoints the First
Coming of the Messiah
The Decree Took Place March 4, 444 BC
Nehemiah 2:1-8
483 Years is 173,880 Days @ 360 day years
444 BC to AD 33 = 476 Years = 173,880 Days @ 365 day years
476 x 365.24219=173,855 Days
March 4 to March 29=25 Days
173,885 + 25 = 173,880 Days @ 365 day years
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