How to understand God’s prophecies?
Do God’s prophecies follow a similar pattern? It seems yes. So, if we understand this pattern, we should know what the prophecies really refer to(the true meaning). Today, let’s reveal this pattern to unlock God’s prophecies.
The key prophecy that helps us understand this pattern is the first prophecy in Genesis 3:15, in which God prophesies to the serpent and the woman. The serpent refers not only to a large earthly snake (a beast) but also to the heavenly red dragon; the woman refers to both the earthly Eve and the heavenly woman with twelve stars.
Likewise, the woman’s offspring comes from humanity (the earthly offspring of Eve) and is born again in the spirit to become the offspring of the heavenly woman. That’s why angels can’t to be the “offspring”, for they do not belong to humanity(offspring of Eve) and therefore do not fulfill this condition.
Therefore, all of God’s prophecies seem to follow this pattern, especially those concerning God’s Kingdom. This pattern applies to the one object, and refers to both earthly and heavenly objects, just like the Genesis 3:15 prophecy.
Another biblical view also confirms that this pattern is true, that is the earthly things are the shadow of the heaven. This understanding helps us assume that prophecies point not only to earthly realities but also carry a hidden meaning referring to heavenly ones. Let’s study some prophecies examples …
The Beast and Kings refer to both earthly kings and heavenly demons.
Daniel chapter 7 and Revelation chapter 13, which describe the four beasts and the red seven-headed beast with ten horns, it refers to earthly kings and kingdoms (earthly beasts), also related to the heavenly beast – the (seven-headed) red dragon with ten horns. For the earthly beast exists because of the heavenly beast – the red dragon. Another example is “Tyre”.
Ezekiel chapter 27, 28 refer to both the earthly king “Tyre” and the Devil Satan:
“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says YHWH God:
“Because your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god,
I(both king of Tyre and Devil Satan) sit in the seat of the gods,
in the heart of the seas,’
yet you are but a man, and no god,
though you make your heart like the heart of a god—
12 “Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says YHWH God:
“You were the signet of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 You were in Eden, the garden of God;
every precious stone was your covering,
sardius, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle;
and crafted in gold were your settings
and your engravings.
On the day that you were created
they were prepared.
14 You were an anointed guardian cherub.
I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God;
in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
15 You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created,
till unrighteousness was found in you.
– Ezekiel 28:2,12-15
So a king of Tyre refers to both the “earthly” king and the “heavenly” Devil Satan. The conflict of earthly kings also refers to the heavenly conflict.
“In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision.” – Daniel 10:1
“The prince of the kingdom of Persia (not only refers to earthly king but also demons, for power of angel must greater than humans) withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia…
20 Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? But now I will return to fight against the prince of Persia; and when I go out, behold, the prince of Greece will come.” – Daniel 10:13,20
The Top Tree with the highest dominion, Jerusalem: refers to both the earthly Jerusalem and the heavenly New Jerusalem.
“The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.” – Daniel 4:11
This tree symbolizes Jerusalem holding the highest dominion.
Later, Jehovah God gave the highest dominion to the red dragon—the Devil Satan, and then Devil also gave it to the earthly beasts (kings). So the tree(Jerusalem) was cropped down, but after seven periods it will grow again to become the New Jerusalem.
God will then restore the highest dominion to (NEW) Jerusalem, and it will be “visible” to the end of the whole earth – be the highest building.
“Again, the devil took him(Jesus) to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory (the highest dominion – belongs to Satan).
9 And he(Devil) said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” ” – Matthew 4:8,9
“And they worshiped the dragon, for he(red dragon) had given his authority to the (red 7 headed) beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” – Revelation 13:4
The highest dominion will be given back to (New) Jerusalem:
“But the court shall sit in judgment,
and (the beast)his dominion shall be taken away,
to be consumed and destroyed to the end.
27 And the kingdom and the dominion (the highest dominion)
and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High;
his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom,
and all dominions shall serve and obey him.” – Daniel 7:26,27
Therefore, we assume that the prophecy of the Seventy Sevens concerning the rebuilding of Jerusalem, also refers to the rebuilding of both the earthly and heavenly Jerusalem. That is why no verse or prophecy mentions the construction progress of the New Jerusalem, and then the Revelation declares the New Jerusalem complete(without mentioning its construction), because the prophecy of the Seventy Sevens has already covered the building of both the earthly and heavenly.
‘“Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city (NEW) Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God’ – Revelation 21:9,10
Amen.
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