Revelation
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What is the Book of Revelation about?
One thing is for certain, the Book of Revelation is not what you may think it is. To demonstrate this, we will examine Rev 17:10 , 11 in light of the genealogies of Genesis to show the nature of a beautiful riddle which speaks of Christ.
- Re 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
- Re 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
We will examine them in light of the Genealogies in Genesis
Ge 4:17 and Ge 5:1
As you read the genealogies:
- 1. How many generations in Cain's, How many in Seth's?
- 2. Who lived? Who did not live?
- 3. Which names appear in both lists?
- 4. What do the names mean? Particularly of the ones on both lists.
- 5. Of the names in Cain's list, How many have a name representing an animal?
- 6. What do donkeys represent in metaphor?
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| Gen 4 | Gen 5 |
|---|---|
| Cain | Seth |
| Enoch | Enos |
| Irad | Cainan |
| Mehujael | Mahalaleel |
| Methusael | Enoch |
| Lamech | Jared |
| Jabal - Jubal & TubalCain | Methusalah |
| Lamech | |
| Noah | |
| Shem, Ham, Japheth |
How many generations? Five were
In the seven generations of Cain, two of the names appear in the genealogy of Seth. Hold those aside as we speak of the remaining five generations.
Read the two genealogies and pay attention to who lived. Every one of them lived:
- Gen 5.3 And Adam lived
- Gen 5.5 And all the days that Adam lived
- Gen 5.6 ¶ And Seth lived
- Gen 5.7 And Seth lived
- Gen 5.9 And Enos lived
- Gen 5.10 And Enos
- Gen 5.12 And Cainan lived
- Gen 5.13 And Cainan lived
- Gen 5.15 And Mahalaleel lived
- Gen 5.16 And Mahalaleel lived
- Gen 5.18 And Jared lived
- Gen 5.19 And Jared lived
- Gen 5.21 ¶ And Enoch lived
- Gen 5.22 And Enoch walked with God
- Gen 5.25 ¶ And Methuselah lived
- Gen 5.26 And Methuselah lived after
- Gen 5.28 ¶ And Lamech lived
- Gen 5.30 And Lamech lived after
- Gen 5.32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Now read Genesis 4. The word 'lived' does not occur once. Seth children lived. Cain's children did not live. Consider the language of riddle. If you did not live, you died. Out of the seven we have put two aside. The remaining 5 we will say 'were'. Five were.
One is
This is riddle, or hidden wisdom: What happened to Enoch? Though they were two different men, the two Enochs become one in riddle.
- Ge 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for God took him.
Enoch walked with God. He did not die. He is.
One is to come
The name Lamech means 'power'. Jesus will come in power. Lamech is to come.
Meanings of the names
| Name | Meaning | animal/beast? | Christ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cain | possessor, spear (m. the sins of the church)[1] [2] | - | He possessed the sins of the church |
| Enoch | dedicated | - | totally devoted to the Father |
| Irad | a wild ass [3] | x | The Son of God as prophet |
| Mehujael | smitten by God | - | The Father gave his Son |
| Methusael | who is of God | - | Incarnate God |
| Lamech | powerful | - | called 'Mighty God' |
| Jabal - Jubal | Water, water | - | word of God in heaven and earth |
| TubalCain | leads the sins of the church (Cain) | - | The Son, as Prophet, took the sins of the church |
Only one beast
Irad is the only one whose name represents a beast.
- Re 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
- Re 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
there are seven kings: There are seven generations in the genealogy of Cain. They fully represent Christ. Each name was a representation of Christ.
five are fallen: Two of the generations are on both lists. The remaining 5 did not 'live'.
and one is: Enoch walked with God and 'is'.
and the other is not yet come: Christ has not yet come in power. and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
And the beast that was, and is not,: Christ is the Son of God and Prophet, he died and returned to heaven.
even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, Christ leads the sins of the church.
and goeth into perdition: and removes them.
Re 17:10,11 Christ takes away the sins of the church.
References
- ↑ Isa 53:5 But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
- ↑ Joh 19:34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
- ↑ see ערד
