Title: Final Gathering, Attack, and Collapse (Rev. 19-20)
Topic: Second Coming
Summary: Final Gathering, Attack, and Collapse (Rev. 19-20)
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Revelation 19; 20:1-14; 6:9
Hebrews 9:27
Exodus 15:6, 8-10
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Ezekiel 38:8-13, 20-23; 39:1, 4-7, 17-29
034 - Final Gathering, Attack, and Collapse (Rev. 19-20)
By Jonathan S. Rose
Spirit and Life Bible Study broadcast from 3/30/2011. The complete series is available at: www.spiritandlifebiblestudy.com
Apocalypse Revealed # 852
852. 20:6 Blessed and holy is he who shares in the first resurrection. This symbolically means that through conjunction with the Lord those who enter heaven enjoy the felicity of eternal life and enlightenment.
That person is called blessed who has the felicity of eternal life (no. 639). And that person is called holy (or a saint) who has enlightenment in Divine truths through conjunction with the Lord. For the Lord alone is holy, and the Divinity emanating from Him which produces enlightenment is what is called the Holy Spirit (nos. 173, 586, 666). The first resurrection symbolizes the Lord's raising a person into heaven and thus salvation, as in no. 851 above.
It is apparent from this that "blessed and holy is he who shares in the first resurrection" symbolically means that through conjunction with the Lord, those who enter heaven enjoy the felicity of eternal life and enlightenment.
