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| I Kings (vss. 4f) Revelation 11 (vs. 13)
And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria: And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. These are the only verses in all the Bible that mentions the Number 7000 near an earthquake |
| Spoke 9
Head and Tail Revelation 9 Tet Isaiah 9 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. Revelation 9 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed Isaiah 9 The literal meaning of the Ninth Letter is a bit of a mystery. It is not used in Scripture and, unlike all the other letters, it does not appear to be a Hebrew word at all. Klein, in his Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language, gives no clue as to the origin of Tet as the name of this letter. Gesenius also expresses uncertainty as to its true origin, but goes on to report the common uderstanding that Tet denotes a serpent, which he supports with reference to the closedly related Arabic Tet of the same meaning. This is the common meaning found in Rabbinic writings, and is used to explain the shape of the letter, which is likened to a coiled snake. This then links to the explicit content of Revelation 9, where the tails are likened to serpents. This is the first occurrence of Ophis (Serpent, S# G3789) in Revelation. As in the Garden, the serpent is associated with LIES. This is how he first harmed humanity, as it is stated above "for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt." Isaiah 9 then fills in the details, telling us that the "tails" are the false prophets teaching lies. This then links directly to the Ninth Commandment (Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.) and the strong delusion sent by God against all who "loved a lie" rather than the truth (cf. Spoke 9: Believing Lies). This finds its origin in the lies spoken by the Serpent in Genesis 3 (9 = 3 x 3 forms the basis of many links between 3 and 9). It also manifests in the opening verse of Romans 9 |