"And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold."
Here begin with Priest-King aspect of our calling . The writer to the Hebrews exhorts us, "holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus who peached the gospel to souls in prison so the word has it reach in the lower parts as well. So we begin this narrative with Jesus Christ as the bread from heaven. " Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days./Give a portion to seven, and also to eight."(Eccl.11.1) The Spirit of God moving upon the face of the waters illustrates the Sower 'Behold, a sower went forth to sow' and the seven days refer to generation of Jesus Christ. His death and burial extends the reach so the Spirit, adds,' and also to eight. What does it signify? "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."(Heb.9.27)Here the Law of the Spirit establishes the authority of Jesus Christ. "(Mt.28.18) It is he who ordained us priests and kings. So the elders along with beasts declare,"(Thou) and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth."(5.9-10)
8x3=24 The same number 8 we find assoociated with the beast," And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition." The number thus doubles for the bottomless pit and he is shown ascending, " the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them."(Rev.17.11;11.7)
"For we wrestle... against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickednes"(Eph.6.12)
"And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold."
Here begin with Priest-King aspect of our calling . The writer to the Hebrews exhorts us, "holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus who peached the gospel to souls in prison so the word has it reach in the lower parts as well. So we begin this narrative with Jesus Christ as the bread from heaven. " Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days./Give a portion to seven, and also to eight."(Eccl.11.1) The Spirit of God moving upon the face of the waters illustrates the Sower 'Behold, a sower went forth to sow' and the seven days refer to generation of Jesus Christ. His death and burial extends the reach so the Spirit, adds,' and also to eight. What does it signify? "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."(Heb.9.27)Here the Law of the Spirit establishes the authority of Jesus Christ. "(Mt.28.18) It is he who ordained us priests and kings. So the elders along with beasts declare,"(Thou) and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth."(5.9-10)
8x3=24 The same number 8 we find assoociated with the beast," And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition." The number thus doubles for the bottomless pit and he is shown ascending, " the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them."(Rev.17.11;11.7)
"For we wrestle... against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickednes"(Eph.6.12)
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