Author Topic: Progressive Revelation (Read 10495 times)

guest58 · « **on:** May 13, 2019, 01:30:14 am »

Jeremiah 33:3 Call to ME, and I will answer thee and show thee great and mighty [1] things which thou knowest not.

The first question regarding this verse is who is the subject? I believe that the subject is the "it" of the preceding verse, Jeremiah 33:2 Thus saith the LORD, the maker of it, the LORD who formed it, to establish it, JEHOVAH is HIS name.

From the general context, we can see that this "it" must be Jerusalem. Therefore, because HE must be speaking of Jerusalem in verse 2, I believe continuity suggests that it must also be Jerusalem that HE is addressing in verse 3, that is, Jerusalem representing GOD's people around the time of their return from their dispersion (verse 11).
Verse 4 also suggests to whom this word is addressed. 33:4 For thus saith the LORD, the GOD of Israel, concerning the houses of this city.

In this verse, the houses of the city, that is, the people in them at the time of this regathering (verses 6,7) are the persons with whom this word is concerned. Therefore, if we supply them as the subject in verse 3, it becomes apparent that verse 3 is addressed to those persons that, in the latter days, will be living "in Jerusalem".

Therefore, this being the case, we can say that verse 3 is a means of grace to these people, firstly, instructing them what to do to have all these promises fulfilled; and secondly, announcing GOD's intention to give them a new revelation of great and mighty, previously unknown things.

Daniel 12:9 And he said, Go thy way Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand. From 12:9 we can see that the disclosing or unsealing of the angel's words (12:7) will not happen until the time of the end. Therefore, we can say with assurance that this verse bears witness that there will be an unsealing, disclosing or revealing at the time of the end.

Therefore may I once again suggest that, in the end times, we will be given a new understanding, that is, a revealing of that which has been sealed previously.[2]

This verse also tells us that the understanding of the new disclosures will not be possessed by everyone,[3] but that this blessing will be possessed only by the wise, that is, the purified. I also suggest that because the verse says that it is the wise who shall understand, some in-depth study might be required to understand the new disclosures, that is, that these new revelations will not be blinding visions of light, but that they will most likely appeal to our reason. Stated another way, they will be doctrinal, that discipline that requires so much discipline.

Micah 4:1-2 But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the GOD of Jacob; and HE will teach us of HIS ways, and we will walk in HIS paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Well, we've been looking into the possibility of a new revelation being given in the latter days. In these verses we can see that there are going to be some rather incredible changes in the religious scene, to say the least, and in the latter part of verse 2 we are given (at least, a part of) the reason for such incredible changes, to wit: the word of the LORD shall go forth from the city of GOD.

In other words, there will be at least one latter day revealer of the word of the LORD, because that's the only way that the word of the LORD can go forth from the city of David. Well, it stands to reason that if we're going to get a new revelation, we're also going to get someone who gives it.

Now, about this word of the LORD, just how do you think it might come? Do you think that somebody might get up and say: Thus saith the LORD? Well, that's certainly possible, because we've had that happen before, haven't we? Yes indeed, we know we've had that before because somebody wrote it down for us in a Book. And the word of the LORD might come in another way too, right? Like, Paul wrote a doctrinal dissertation in a letter to the Romans, didn't he? Maybe we'll get something along those lines.

Then again, maybe GOD will give someone a vision, or a message, and I suppose, if the visionary or messenger writes it down, well, well, well! It seems that, no matter which way we look at it, we're going to get another written word.[4]

Zechariah 5:2-5 I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. Then he said unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by MY name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof. Well, what do we have here? A flying roll that GOD will bring forth. Do you recall getting this one before? I don't think you do. Maybe that is because it still is to come.

Let's see. Flying would probably connote something of an heavenly or unearthly character. Since it is a book (scroll) it would probably contain some ideas of an unearthly (previously unrevealed) nature. Its measurement "just happens" to match the holy place of GOD's temple, so it would probably be a holy book. And its holy message will have a profound effect on some people, for it obviously has some bad news for the thieves (that is, sinners - Jesus died between two thieves - in this case, those who would be interested in stealing God's glory, that is, those who have "better ideas" than GOD's way for them, that is, "Christians" who do not follow HIM,[5] that is, hypocrites, that is, false swearers[6]. For these people it shall constitute a curse, that is, it will create a very profound separation between them and the holy GOD who brings it forth. And even worse than that, it shall have a lingering effect on them, for it shall enter into their house, that is, their life (we are houses for the spirits we worship) and slowly destroy the strength thereof.[7] Well, maybe this is it, and maybe not, but we are definitely going to get such a roll sometime.[8] [9]

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Notes for New Revelation

1. KJV margin: hidden. Marginal translations are not thought to be quite as good as the one the translators used, that is, the one used in the text but the marginal translation was thought to have enough merit to be noted in the margin. In other words, the translators were not very sure on how to exactly translate a lot of verses (like this one) so they gave us two translations, the textual one being their favourite (or best educated guess) and the marginal coming in second. In other words, if they were wrong on the first, they are hoping to redeem themselves with the second.

2. Now if we are going to get one, what says that we'll get only one?

3. Wouldn't you say that this might just indicate that these revelations will be given before Jesus' return?

4. Perhaps even accompanied by a somewhat inspired apology, eh?

5. Kiel(#2) comments: “The roll therefore symbolised the curse which will fall upon sinners throughout the whole land, consuming them with their houses, and thus sweeping them out of the nation of GOD.” (In other words, Armageddon.)

6. That the thief and the false swearer are the same person is shown by “and it shall remain in the midst of his house.” If they were two, i.e., different persons, wouldn't it have to be “their houses”?

7. Since it takes awhile, this has to be taking place at least a while before the judgement.

8. Kiel(#3) comments: “The vision certainly refers to the remote future of the kingdom of GOD.”

9. Bet you didn't know that “flying” is literally: covered (either with wings or feathers, or obscurity). In other words, it might not be a flying roll at all. It might be an obscure (previously hidden) roll.

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