Peace in Christ.
Again, the lightning….the rays of light…comes out of the “east”…the rising of the light within our hearts (of those who will HEAR the Word of Truth and believe it.) The sign of the Son of man shines in their hearts when they will hear His voice. This sign within our hearts certifies that this is His Son speaking to us. We are to believe in that light so that we may become children of light that will shine His light towards those who are outside in deep darkness.
The light shines IN OUR HEARTS (the hearts of those who hear Him and believe).
2Co 4:6 KJV
(6) For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
The sun rises in the east. That rising light shines outwardly from us unto the “west”….to the deep darkness of those who are around us (the outside people of this world.) The sun sets in the west.
Our light is come and the glory of the LORD rises upon us so that the outside people of this world may see and believe. We shine that light to them which gives them the knowledge of the glory of God (the “earth”….the people of this world) in the FACE of Jesus Christ whom they will see in our faces as we reflect Him.
This is the sign of His “coming”….that is, His PRESENCE (Greek: Parousia – PRESENCE.) His light shines from Him/us to those who are in deep spiritual darkness (the “west” where the sun had gone down.)
Mat 24:27
(27) For as the lightning (rays of light) cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming (PRESENCE) of the Son of man be.
The darkness covers the earth….but the “earth” (the people of the outside world) shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD. We shall shine His glory light to them….giving them the knowledge of the glory of the LORD.
Hab 2:14 KJV
(14) For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
We shine forth His glory light to them…to those who are in “gross darkness.”
The darkness covers the “earth”….but it is our inheritance to shine His glory light to them which will then attract a “great multitude” of them to Him through us. They will gather to us...flying as a "cloud" to us.
It is our inheritance to gather together all that is in heaven (His people who have their citizenship in heaven in this earth) and in earth (the outside people of this world) into Him. Ephesians 1:10-11 .
Isa 60:1-8 KJV
(1) Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
In the "west"....the darkness covers the earth and gross darkness the people. In the "east"...the glory of the LORD rises as His glory is seen upon us. Our "brightness" rises.
(2) For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
(3) And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
The people who are in the "west" where the sun has gone down (in the darkness) shall then see His glory light shine in us....and they who are around us shall gather themselves together...like a "cloud"...and come to us....like a flying cloud to us.
We inherit the promises made through Abraham. God promised that through Abraham, all the families of the earth would be blessed. They will come to us.
God told Abraham "No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.…" Genesis 17:4-5. Hence the language "your SONS come from far and your DAUGHTERS shall be nursed by your side". The people of the outside world shall be like sons and daughters to us as we inherit the promises made to Abraham.
(4) Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
(5) Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
They shall show forth the praises of the LORD.
(6) The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
We....His people...are the "house of His glory" whom He will glorify. The kings of this earth shall come to us....glorifying His house.
(7) All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
Who are these that fly as a “cloud”?
The Son of man comes upon the “clouds” of heaven. The “great multitude” of people of the outside world who will see His glory shining from us shall be gathered together to us in Christ.
(8) Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
What or who are these? They are they which come out of “great tribulation” ....of US.
They are those outside people of the world who will replace the people we leave behind in the man-based churches who will persecute us (the “great tribulation”) for doing so. They come out of the great tribulation of us who leave the man-based churches. They are our replacement along with our fellow believers who also leave their man-based churches.
Rev 7:13-15 KJV
(13) And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
(14) And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
(15) Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
When we leave the man-based churches for His sake and gospel’s, those we leave behind shall persecute us. These persecutions (the “great tribulation”) shall especially hurt because they come from those we love…who were closest to us.
Mar 10:29-30 KJV
(29) And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
But we shall receive all that we leave behind. The people of the outside world shall come to us….they come out of the “great tribulation” of us…as we shall be persecuted greatly by those we leave behind. They will replace those whom we leave behind. Those in the man-based churches will persecute us….the “great tribulation.”
(30) But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
The outside people of this world shall come to us…..a “great multitude” from every nation. They shall fly to us as a “cloud” of people who are eye witnesses of His glory that will shine from us and they will believe even though the rest of the people of the man-based churches will not. The Son of man comes upon the "clouds" of heaven.
What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
Who are these? Who have begotten me these? Who has brought up these? These, where had they been?
Isa 49:21-23 KJV
(21) Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
(22) Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
(23) And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
Again, the lightning….the rays of light…comes out of the “east”…the rising of the light within our hearts (of those who will HEAR the Word of Truth and believe it.) The sign of the Son of man shines in their hearts when they will hear His voice. This sign within our hearts certifies that this is His Son speaking to us. We are to believe in that light so that we may become children of light that will shine His light towards those who are outside in deep darkness.
The light shines IN OUR HEARTS (the hearts of those who hear Him and believe).
2Co 4:6 KJV
(6) For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
The sun rises in the east. That rising light shines outwardly from us unto the “west”….to the deep darkness of those who are around us (the outside people of this world.) The sun sets in the west.
Our light is come and the glory of the LORD rises upon us so that the outside people of this world may see and believe. We shine that light to them which gives them the knowledge of the glory of God (the “earth”….the people of this world) in the FACE of Jesus Christ whom they will see in our faces as we reflect Him.
This is the sign of His “coming”….that is, His PRESENCE (Greek: Parousia – PRESENCE.) His light shines from Him/us to those who are in deep spiritual darkness (the “west” where the sun had gone down.)
Mat 24:27
(27) For as the lightning (rays of light) cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming (PRESENCE) of the Son of man be.
The darkness covers the earth….but the “earth” (the people of the outside world) shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD. We shall shine His glory light to them….giving them the knowledge of the glory of the LORD.
Hab 2:14 KJV
(14) For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
We shine forth His glory light to them…to those who are in “gross darkness.”
The darkness covers the “earth”….but it is our inheritance to shine His glory light to them which will then attract a “great multitude” of them to Him through us. They will gather to us...flying as a "cloud" to us.
It is our inheritance to gather together all that is in heaven (His people who have their citizenship in heaven in this earth) and in earth (the outside people of this world) into Him. Ephesians 1:10-11 .
Isa 60:1-8 KJV
(1) Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
In the "west"....the darkness covers the earth and gross darkness the people. In the "east"...the glory of the LORD rises as His glory is seen upon us. Our "brightness" rises.
(2) For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
(3) And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
The people who are in the "west" where the sun has gone down (in the darkness) shall then see His glory light shine in us....and they who are around us shall gather themselves together...like a "cloud"...and come to us....like a flying cloud to us.
We inherit the promises made through Abraham. God promised that through Abraham, all the families of the earth would be blessed. They will come to us.
God told Abraham "No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.…" Genesis 17:4-5. Hence the language "your SONS come from far and your DAUGHTERS shall be nursed by your side". The people of the outside world shall be like sons and daughters to us as we inherit the promises made to Abraham.
(4) Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
(5) Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
They shall show forth the praises of the LORD.
(6) The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
We....His people...are the "house of His glory" whom He will glorify. The kings of this earth shall come to us....glorifying His house.
(7) All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
Who are these that fly as a “cloud”?
The Son of man comes upon the “clouds” of heaven. The “great multitude” of people of the outside world who will see His glory shining from us shall be gathered together to us in Christ.
(8) Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
What or who are these? They are they which come out of “great tribulation” ....of US.
They are those outside people of the world who will replace the people we leave behind in the man-based churches who will persecute us (the “great tribulation”) for doing so. They come out of the great tribulation of us who leave the man-based churches. They are our replacement along with our fellow believers who also leave their man-based churches.
Rev 7:13-15 KJV
(13) And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
(14) And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
(15) Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
When we leave the man-based churches for His sake and gospel’s, those we leave behind shall persecute us. These persecutions (the “great tribulation”) shall especially hurt because they come from those we love…who were closest to us.
Mar 10:29-30 KJV
(29) And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
But we shall receive all that we leave behind. The people of the outside world shall come to us….they come out of the “great tribulation” of us…as we shall be persecuted greatly by those we leave behind. They will replace those whom we leave behind. Those in the man-based churches will persecute us….the “great tribulation.”
(30) But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
The outside people of this world shall come to us…..a “great multitude” from every nation. They shall fly to us as a “cloud” of people who are eye witnesses of His glory that will shine from us and they will believe even though the rest of the people of the man-based churches will not. The Son of man comes upon the "clouds" of heaven.
What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
Who are these? Who have begotten me these? Who has brought up these? These, where had they been?
Isa 49:21-23 KJV
(21) Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
(22) Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
(23) And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
