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The Book of Revelation: “King of Kings and LORD of LORDs (Endnotes)
1. We think most Christians have some understanding of this fact. For example, the Bible says in the Old Testament that to be in the covenant, a male must be circumcised. We today know that that does not apply to Christians. The Bible makes a distinction between that which is addressed to us and that which is just for our learning (Rom. 15:4—KJV). We today do not have a Temple in Jerusalem or animal sacrifices or require lepers to say “Unclean” when they walk along the street (Lev. 13:45). Close
2. See The Book of Revelation, audiotape seminar available from Christian Educational Services. Close
3. E. W. Bullinger, Commentary on Revelation (Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids, 1984), p. 3. Bullinger’s 700 page book is a masterpiece of accurate exposition. He knows the language and the customs involved, and shows clearly that the Church of the Body is not involved in the wrath of God and of the Lamb that is poured out in Revelation. Close
4. Many people are confused by the word “church.” It is from the Greek word ekklesia, which simply means “assembly” or “gathering.” It is the context that determines what kind of assembly is being spoken of. When the Church Epistles speak of the “church,” the word refers to saved Christians. In Acts 7:38, Moses was with the “assembly” in the wilderness (the KJV actually has “church”) though that assembly was the Jews with Moses. In Acts 19, a mob assembles in Ephesus, and that “assembly” was pagan Gentiles. Most of the time, the reader of the English Bible never sees the flexibility in the word ekklesia because the translators translate it according to context. Nevertheless, the point should be clear: when Revelation addresses “the church at Ephesus,” or “the church at Sardis,” it can be the same as Acts 7:38, where the “church” is a Jewish assembly, and the internal evidence of the letters themselves shows that is the case, as Bullinger points out. Close
5. Many people are confused about the Battle of Armageddon and this final war. The Battle of Armageddon is the battle before the 1000 year reign of Christ (Rev. 19), and the war that ends with fire from heaven occurs after the 1000 year reign of Christ (Rev. 20:7-9). Thus, Armageddon is not “the final battle” as so many teach. Close
6. For a biblical exposition of “the Holy Spirit,” see our book, The Gift of Holy Spirit, Every Christian’s Divine Deposit and Appendix I of One God & One Lord. Close
7. R. J. Z. Werblowski and Geoffrey Wigoder, The Encyclopedia of the Jewish Religion citing Ned. 72B; Kid 41B (Adama Books, New York, 1986). See also Appendix D. Close
8. See Chapter 5 (Dan. 2:44). Close
9. It is a little known truth that Scripture distinguishes between the concepts “everlasting” and “eternal.” God alone has inhabited “eternity” in a state of transcendent, perpetual immortality. Jesus had a beginning at his birth and was given “immortality” in his resurrection (see 1 Tim. 1:17; 6:15). We will be given “everlasting life” when we are either raised from the dead or transformed with new bodies, as clearly described in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and 17. “Eternal life” is literally “aionian life,” from the Greek word aion, meaning “age.” Hence, we are actually given “life in the age to come.” Close
10. See The Kingdom Of God: Paradise Regained, an audiotape from Christian Educational Services. Close
11. See The Creation-Evolution Controversy, an audiotape seminar from Christian Educational Services. Close
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