Pentecost 2007-Day 50 Part 2

Now let’s continue on in Revelation, the sixth chapter, because the knowledge of the return of Jesus Christ is going to be known to everyone in the world. Now, there are going to be those who know it’s Jesus Christ who’s returning. There are those who are going to believe that it is the “antichrist.” And as a matter of fact, some of the very prophecies of the Catholic Church says that the antichrist is going to come and reign for a thousand years—and he’s going to do away with all idols. So even Satan knows.

Now, God is going to give a display to show His power! And this is going to be an absolute (how should we say) mind-boggling, attention-getter that has never happened in the history of the world. Because what we need to realize is this, brethren, the greatest thing to take place from the creation of the world is the first resurrection of the saints. Now, the return of Jesus Christ does not happen just “slip-bam-boom!” in one day. God gives warning. And we’re going to see how that is.

And here is the first warning, one of the signs in heaven above before the great and terrible day of the Lord—Revelation 6:12, KJV: “And when He [that is Jesus] opened the sixth seal… [see, only Jesus could reveal these prophecies] …I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as the hair of sackcloth… [just like we read back in Joel, the second chapter, and as Peter had prophesied.] …and the moon became as blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its untimely figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the heavens departed like a scroll [just like the heavens opened up] …” (vs 12-14).

Now, when that happens, God is going to make it evident with something that men have never seen before. And this is going to be a tremendous witness. And this is going to result in a fantastic thing that is going to take place and that is: God’s final harvest on the next to last Pentecost before Christ and the saints return to the earth. But it’s going to be a warning to the world.

Now notice what happens: “…and every mountain and island was moved out of its place” (v 14). So the whole earth is going to shake like the prophecies that God says He’s going shake the heavens, shake the earth, shake the sea, shake the dry land. And the earth is going to kind of totter to and fro because of the things taking place on the earth, as we find there in Isaiah, the thirteenth chapter.

So here’s the first siege of this. All the way up to this, this is men against men. Now we have God intervening in a dramatic way. Notice the reaction:

“And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the powerful men, and every bondman, and every free man hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains” (v 15).

Because the earth being shaken like this, it’s going to split open a lot of caves and rocks. And they’re going to look for a place to go. Because when they look up in the heavens—we’re going to see what that will be like in just a bit—they are going to see something they have never seen before.

“And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, ‘Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him Who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb” (v 16).

That doesn’t mean they aren’t going to fight Him. That doesn’t mean that they will not believe that He is still the antichrist.

“Because the great day of His wrath has come, and who has the power to stand?” (v 17).

Now, let’s see how that is going to happen. Let’s see from the book of Matthew how Jesus described this to take place. And this is just before the next to the last Pentecost.

Now, let’s come to the book of Matthew and let’s see what Jesus is talking about concerning His return to this earth. Matthew 24, and it’s called “the sign of the Son of man in heaven.” So this is going to be quite a thing that’s going to be taking place. Now let’s pick it up here in verse 29:

“But immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the starts shall fall from heaven, and powers of the heavens shall be shaken” (Matt. 24:29, FV). This ties right in with Revelation 6:12 to the end of the chapter.

“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven… [and notice, He doesn’t come to the earth on that very day. But notice the reaction of the nations on the earth] …and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven with power and great glory” (v 30).

Now how is that going to look to them. Because when they first look at it, they’re going to look out into the heavens and they are going to see what they have never seen before. So let’s read that here in verse, let’s read that here in verse 26, because up to that they’re going to say:

“…‘Come and see! He’s in the wilderness’; do not go forth. [or] ‘Come and see! He is in the secret chambers’; do not believe it. For as the light of day… [Now what is the light that lights the day? The sun. Now, the King James says, ‘lightning’; but that is not a correct translation, because it’s the ‘light of day’ because it’s described here to make it clear.] …which comes forth from the east and shines as far as the west, so also shall the coming of the Son of man be (vs 26-27). It looks like then another sun has suddenly appeared in the heavens. And everyone is going to think that this is an invasion from outer space.

And in that, they will be right because it will be! But, not from the idiot figures that they think are out there. It’s going to be Christ and then, not only His angels, but the resurrected saints. So when this first appears it’s going to look like a new sun out there. And as the earth turns on its axis it’s going to look like another sun is a rising and setting.

You know, you look up in the sky and there are two suns going. One is the sun and the other one is the “sign of the Son of man.”

“For as the light of day, which comes forth from the east and shines as far as the west, so also shall the coming of the Son of man be” (v 27).

So, that’s what it’s going to look like. And this is going to have a startling affect. And let’s see how it’s going to affect those who are on the earth. Now, let’s come back to Revelation 7, because this tells us what is going to happen. Now remember, what did Peter say? Before the great and the terrible day of the Lord there are going to be all these signs that take place, right? And what did he say: “As many as call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Right? Yes!

Now, question: Where will the ten tribes of Israel be and the Jews be? They will be in captivity! Now also, we’re going to see something very spectacular take place. Now let’s also understand this: That this pictures God’s harvest. And I believe this takes place on the next to the last Pentecost. In other words, the one year, from Pentecost to Pentecost, will be the laborers who are brought in at the eleventh hour. The very last!

So let’s read it here, Revelation 7:1, FV: “And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, so that the wind might not blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to damage the earth and the sea. Saying, ‘Do not damage the earth, or the sea, or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads” (vs 1-3).

Now, who are the 144,000? Well, if you have the Spirit of God now you have been sealed unto the day of redemption. Correct? These are people who have not yet been sealed. Now question: Are there any ministers out there to counsel them for baptism? No, this is going to be God’s spectacular intervention, beginning first of all with the children of Israel and with the Jews. Because we’ll see in a minute, the tribe of Judah shall be saved. So here are the 144,000. Let’s read it here:

Verse 4: “And I heard the number of those who were sealed: one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel. [notice verse 5:] From the tribe of Judah…” The Jews—fulfilling exactly what we find back here in Zechariah the twelfth chapter. Let’s go back there and read it.

Zechariah 12, because when this sign occurs in heaven above, accompanied after the preaching of the “two witnesses” it is going to be a spectacular thing indeed that is going to take place.

Now let’s see—let’s come here to verse 7, Zechariah 12, KJV: “The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first… [Revelation 7 says what? First the tribe of Judah.] …that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah. In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them” (vs 7-8).

What do we have sealing them? The angel of the Lord. So here is a special dispensation to the 144,000, beginning with the tribe of Judah and also all the other tribes of Israel, and then the great innumerable multitude that they will receive the Holy Spirit of God without water baptism because they have been baptized by the tribulation.

Now, maybe after that, it will be followed up with water baptism, just like it was with the house of Cornelius when Peter went to preach to them.

But let’s continue on: “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem…. [and that’s going to happen at the end] …And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced… [because they’re going to see the sign of the Son of man in heaven above.] …and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon…. [And that’s where the last battle is going to be fought, right?] …And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart… [house of Nathan is very important because the house of Nathan is through whom the genetics from Mary came to give to Jesus as the God manifested in the flesh, the Son of God.] …and their wives apart; The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart…[Now, that was a special family of the Levites.] …and their wives apart; All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart” (vs 9-14).

So this is the repentance that’s going to come to the Jews, beginning with the tribe of Judah, 12,000. Then the great innumerable multitude—because there are going to be people who are going to see these great signs in heaven and they’re going to repent.

They’re going to remember the preaching of the “two witnesses.”
They’re going to remember the things that have been preached by those ministers who were martyred.
They are going to see this spectacular intervention of God to bring about these events, so that there will be the 144, 000 and the great innumerable multitude.

Now we know they’re going to receive salvation. We know they come out of tribulation, because it tells us this. So this is really quiet something!

So let’s pick it up here in verse nine, after it lists all the twelve tribes of Israel. And we also have and you have it in the new book, that the 144,00 of Revelation 14 is a separate 144,000 from those here in Revelation, the seventh chapter. So we won’t have time to go into that today.

But verse 9, Revelation 7, FV: “After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no one was able to number, out of every nation and tribe and people and language…”

That’s why, on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was given, there were Jews there—out of what? Out of every nation under heaven. And they were a type of the coming great innumerable multitude, which comes out of every nation and language and so forth.

One thing just to interject here as we go along: If sacred names is required for salvation, how are they going to learn it? Sacred names are not required for salvation. They’re going to call upon God whatever the name of God in their language is.

Now also, what’s going to happen to them? Here’s the vision. See now, this had to be in vision to show John and to show us that God is going to save the 144,000 and great innumerable multitude who will repent one year, beginning on this day of Pentecost, one year before the last Pentecost before, which then will be the first resurrection. So we have this 50^th day fulfillment where God saves the 144,000 of the children of Israel and He saves the great innumerable multitude. Quite a thing.

Now, could it be that this harvest of God on this final day of Pentecost will be greater than what the Church had done all through history? And could it be that this special work of God is greater than all of those who have been saved, beginning with Abel, down through the return of Christ? See, if God sets His hand to do something, is it not it going to be greater than what men have been able to do through the power of God? Yes, of course. So this is going to be something!

So here they are: “…standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes and holding palms in their hands; And they were calling out with a loud voice to Him Who sits on the throne and to the Lamb, saying, ‘The salvation of our God has come.’ Then all the angels…” (vs 9-10).

So this is quite a magnificent thing. Look, when we are all brought up before God the Father and Jesus Christ, after we’re resurrected, see, because we need to also take and transport part of this into the fulfillment of Revelation 17 a little later—which shows being around the throne of God again. But you see, this is going to be something!

Brethren, God has called us to participate in the greatest event that is going to happen to the world from its inception and creation—the first resurrection. He’s not called us unto some mealy-mouthed little Protestant salvation. He has not called us to sit in heaven like, like the Catholics and the Buddhists and the Hindus things.

He has called us to be His very sons and daughters!

He has called us to help rule the world!

And when the resurrection takes place, it’s going to be a fantastic thing. And I believe the whole world is going to see it. It’s going to be something! But, nevertheless, it says here—let’s come down here to verse 13:

“And one of the elders answered and said to me, ‘These who are clothed with white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?’ Then I said, to him, ‘Sir, you know.’ And he said to me, ‘They are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; and they have washed their robes, and have made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the one Who sits on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall not hunger any more, nor shall they thirst any more; neither shall the sun nor the heat fall upon them, Because the Lamb Who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them, and will lead them to fountains of living waters; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes’” (vs 13-17).

Quite a thing! A little reflection back into Revelation, the twenty-first chapter. So this is going to be a thing!

Now, let’s see about the resurrection. Let’s come back here to Matthew 24 and let’s see how the resurrection. No, let’s not go there first. Let’s go to some other Scriptures. Let’s come here to 1 Corinthians, the fifteenth chapter. Let’s see about the resurrection. Let’s see what it says about the trump-et. And also note that all the way through in these references, when it talks about the trump-et, it’s not talking about trump-ets. Because the Feast of Trumpets is a war feast, with trumpets blowing all day long. Here, remember, on every Holy Day the trumpet was to be blown. And we’re going to look at the trumpet, which is called the “last trumpet.” And then we will see in Revelation 11, when that last or the seventh trumpet is blown.

Now here in 1 Corinthians 15, Paul talks about the first resurrection when Christ returns. Now let’s see it. He talks about this here concerning what it’s going to be like. Let’s come down here to, let’s come down here to verse 42:

“So also is the resurrection of the dead…. [Talks about the various glory that each one will receive. And we saw that Jesus said they would ‘shine like the sun.’] …It is sown in corruption…[and I think of this every time that I have the privilege of performing a funeral for someone who has died in the faith. There they are, they’re weak, they’re dead, ‘sown in corruption.’] …it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body…” (vs 42-44)

See, because God is going to give us a spiritual body. And isn’t that something? We receive the Holy Spirit, as pictured by the day of Pentecost, correct? Which is the initial down payment of the Holy Spirit that we receive, correct? Yes! Then we receive the fullness of it also on Pentecost, right? Yes. As a spiritual body, through the resurrection.

Accordingly, it is written, ‘The first man, Adam, became a living soul; the last Adam became an ever-living Spirit. However, the spiritual was not first… [and what was one of the, what is one of the pagan doctrines—and even one that is in the Mormon Church today—is that we were spirit beings in heaven. We were spirit first and we had to come down and assume a physical body. Well, Paul says the spiritual was NOT first.] …but the natural—then the spiritual. [Likewise with the first man] As is the one made of the dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the one made of dust, so also are all those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly one, so also are all those who are heavenly” (vs 45-48).

Then he explains very clearly about the resurrection: Now, “as we have born the image of the one made of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly one. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I show you a mystery… [because only God can unlock the mystery of death] …we shall not all fall asleep… [He was saying, ‘Look’—he was thinking that maybe the return of Christ would be in his lifetime, so he says: ‘we’re not all going to fall asleep. Later he said, ‘I’m read to be offered. I’m ready to die.’ So he understood that later.] …but we shall all be changed” (vs 49-52).

So, if you’re still alive when Christ returns; when you’re still alive at that last Pentecost—you’re going to be changed!

“In an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet… [which we’ll see where that is in just a little bit.] …for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruptibility, and this mortal must put on immortality. Now when this corruptible shall have put on incorruptibility, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory’” (vs 52-54).

Now, let’s come to 1 Thessalonians, the fourth chapter, and let’s see where he also talks about the resurrection from the dead.

And what is going to happen?

And where are we going to go?

And what are we going to do?

All right, let’s come back here to 1 Thessalonians 4, and let’s pick it up here in verse 15, FV: “For this we say to you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall in no wise precede those who have fallen asleep... [So the dead in Christ, as he says here, are going to be raised first.] …Because the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout of command… [which we saw back there with the sixth seal, correct? Yes.] …with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first” (vs 15-16).

Now, we’re going see this in just a minute. How are we going to rise? Where are we going to go?

“Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds [that’s up in the first heaven]…” (v 17).

Now, let’s understand something: Right now today, there are people in heaven—in planes, flying in the clouds or above the clouds. Right? Now, whenever I go and travel and visit I go into heaven and fly there for a while with everybody with me that I’m on the plane with. And we come back to earth.

Now, if we’re going to meet Christ in the air, in the clouds. Now notice: “…for the meeting with the Lord in the air… [now, if the resurrection just occurred on one day and we all came back to the earth on the same day—like we used to believe with Trumpets—

How are we going to meet Him?
How are we going to know what to do?
What are the things that we need to do?
How’s that going to be accomplished?

And for the greatest take-over of the governments of the world, it’s not going to be an instantaneous, “Hi Lord, thanks. What do I do?” whoop—“You just stuck it in my mind, oh yeah, I know what’s going to happen.” Whoooo, get on your horse and come down with Christ. No!

Let’s see how the resurrection is going to take place first. Let’s come back here to Matthew 24 and see what is going to happen. Matthew 24—let’s see what’s going to happen here.

All right. After the sign of the Son of man appears, then comes the time of the resurrection. So we go from the Pentecost, beginning with the 144,000—they have one year of conversion; likewise with the great innumerable multitude. Then comes the day of Pentecost—the final Pentecost—and then we have the intervening time between Pentecost and Trumpets before we all come back to the earth, which we’ll talk about as we lead up to Trumpets.

Here’s what He’s going to do. He’s going to “send His angel with the great sound of a trumpet; and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other” (Matt. 24:31, FV).

They’re going to come down, and as you’re being resurrected, the angels are going to take us in the air to meet Christ. Right? Yes!

Now picture this—and I think the whole world is going to see it. Now, some people haven’t understood what I mean, that when I say, “a day on the earth in looking at it from heaven—or from the heights, rather—is forty-eight hours.”

The reason being is this: sunset comes—let’s start in New Zealand—and that begins the Sabbath or that begins the Holy Day, or that begins the day of Pentecost. And as it begins there, those who are dead in Christ shall be raised as the day begins. It takes, it takes 24 hours for sunset to come back around to end the day, correct? Yes. Then it takes 24 hours for that sunset to come around and end the day.

So, you actually have a 48 hour period in which the dead are raised.

Now, would they be raised at night? I don’t’ know.

Will God save it all for the day portion of the day? Which means that it would take 24 hours for everybody to be resurrected. Could be.
Now, if we are resurrected, and the angels are there, and God has opened the heavens so they can see the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and it comes closer and closer and closer to the earth, how close does it come?
And what happens to it when it gets closer to the earth.
And how is it that they’re going to see the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then it’s going to be down in the clouds?
Because we’re going to meet Christ in the air in the clouds, correct? Yes!
So what happens?

We’re raised, the angels take us up to meet Christ in the clouds.

Now is the world going to see this? It’s going to have a spectacular thing happen to the world if they see all of us being resurrected, and the angels carrying us up into heaven. Now, they may or may not see the angels, but what if they see us? They’re going to think invasion from outer space and they’re body-snatching and taking people out of the graves and taking them on up; and they’re going to use them for whatever their purposes are.

All right, let’s come back to the book of Revelation again. Let’s come back to Revelation 11 and let’s see when the seventh trump, or the last trumpet is blown. And we are going to see that that is before the rest of the end-time events. So there’s a space of time that’s going to take place.

Now let’s pick it up here: Revelation 11, and let’s pick it up here in verse 15, FV: “Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, ‘The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ, and He shall reign into the ages of eternity.’ And the twenty-four elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell on their faces and worshiped God, Saying, ‘We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come; for You have taken to Yourself Your great power, and have reigned’” (vs 15-17).

This is the beginning of the reigning of Jesus Christ, as Lord of lords and King of kings.

“‘For the nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give reward to Your servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to all those who fear Your name, the small and the great; and to destroy those who destroy the earth’” (v 18).

Now, let’s come here to, over just few pages, to Revelation 14—and let’s see where the resurrection is like a harvest, as we started out at the beginning of the day of Pentecost, here.

Now, let’s pick it up here in Revelation 14:14. Now, here is viewing the resurrection from heaven downward. We have viewed it from the earth upward. And where does it meet?

Verse 14: “And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and one like the Son of man sitting on the cloud… [so here we are in the clouds again, right? Yes!] …having a golden crown on His head; and in His hand was a sharp sickle” (Rev. 14:14, FV).

Now, what do you do with a sickle? You cut the grain so you can harvest it, right? That’s a type of the resurrection, is it not? Yes, it is.

“And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him Who was sitting on the cloud, [saying] ‘Thrust in your sickle and reap, because the time has come for You to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.’ And He Who was sitting on the cloud thrust forth His sickle upon the earth, and the earth was reaped” (vs 15-16).

Now notice, then it talks about the harvest of the wicked. We’ll pick that up on the events that take place, but the harvest of the righteous comes first.

Now, let’s come to chapter fifteen and let’s see what happens. And here is—that’s why in the new Holy Day book, that you have, we have events before Pentecost, leading up to Pentecost—and we talk about what is called the “sea of glass.” Now, why have a “sea of glass”? Because if we’re going to meet Christ in the air, we’re going to do exactly like God does. Wherever He goes—and He’s not on His throne—there is a “sea of glass.” You see that back in Exodus 24. You see that also in the book of Isaiah, chapter six.

So, when we’re resurrected, we’re going to have to be there for the meeting. Now, how are we going to meet? Are there going to be angels holding us up all the time? No.

Let’s read it here, Revelation 15:1, FV: “Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and awesome: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is filled up. And I saw a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having the harps of God” (vs 1-2).

So we’re resurrected, we stand on the “sea of glass.” What is going to happen on the “sea of glass.” Well, there are a lot of events that are going to have to happen on the sea of glass”—and we have that written both Holy Day books: The Occult Holidays or God’s Holy Days, Which and the new one, God's Plan Revealed by His Sabbath and Holy Days.

Now, and notice: “And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God…” (v 3).

See, when we’re on the “sea of glass” things have to take place. We have to know who we are, what we’re going to do. We have to receive our assignments. We have to receive our rewards. The marriage of the Lamb and the bride has to take place. And who is going to perform that? Probably God the Father. Christ is going to have to be there to present all of those in the first resurrection to the Father—to say, “Behold, the brethren that You have given Me.” And He’s going to declare the name of the Father to us. And He’s going to sing a special song of acceptance, that we are accepted, as we read there in Hebrews, the second chapter, and also in the Psalms, about the great congregation; proclaim His name in the great congregation. And the great congregation to the resurrected saints on the “sea of glass.”

Then we have to be given our new garments. We have to know how to play the harps, don’t we? We have to know what our assignments are. We have to get acquainted with our horse, just before we start coming down to the earth on Trumpets, to take over the world.

So, all of those things have to take place on the “sea of glass.”

But notice, “…they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, ‘Great and awesome are Your works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are Your ways, King of the saints. Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You only are holy; and all the nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been revealed’” (vs 3-4).

Now then, something spectacular is going to take place. And that is: the seven last plagues. Now, these are poured out after the Pentecost resurrection. And these are the things that take place between Pentecost and Trumpets. But this is the things that we are going to see. Now how close will the Temple of God be to the “sea of glass” at that time? Very, very close, because notice what John saw:

“And after these things I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. And the seven angels who had the seven last plagues came out of the temple; they were clothed in linen, pure and bright, and girded about the chest with golden breastplates. And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden vials, full of the wrath of God, Who lives into the ages of eternity. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from His power; and no one was able to enter inside the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled” (vs 5-8).

So this brings us up to the fulfilling of the day of Pentecost, and the receiving of our rewards and the first resurrection. Now then, we will cover the events that happen afterward between now and the time of the Feast of Trumpets. But this is the meaning of the day of Pentecost, which pictures the receiving of the Holy Spirit to begin our salvation and the resurrection on the day of Pentecost, which finishes our salvation.

Pentecost—2007

Scriptural References

Leviticus 23:19-21
Deuteronomy 16:16-17
Leviticus 23:17
Matthew 13:33
Luke 24:33-49
Acts 2:1-10, 13-33, 36-40
Joel 2:28-32
Revelation 6:9-17
Matthew 24:26-30
Revelation 7:1-5
Zechariah 12:7-14
Revelation 7:9-10, 13-17
1 Corinthians 15:42-54
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
Matthew 24:31
Revelation 11:15-18
Revelation 14:14-16
Revelation 15:1-8