REVELATION CH 4....REQUESTED.... STUDY 24 ELDERS secretsunsealed.org/downloads/24eldersweb.pdf Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? Conclusions: There were two groups that sang at creation: The morning stars and the sons of God. Thus it is clear that the two groups of beings already existed before God created this world. IDENTITY OF THE MORNING STARS. Revelation 12:3, 9 identifies the stars as angels. BUT WHO ARE THE SONS OF GOD? Job 1:6, 7 Job 2:1, 2 Job 38:4-7: “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. And the Lord said to Satan, From where do you come? So Satan answered the Lord and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it. The sons of God do not always dwell in the presence of God. They came to present themselves on a certain day. Satan came among the sons of God. Evidently Satan claimed the right to belong to this select group. Satan came representing a planet, the earth. According to the Spirit of Prophecy, the 24 elders are powerful angels to whom God as delegated the responsibility of being representatives of the worlds that never sinned. Revelation 4 “This roll was written within and without. John says: I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon [verse 4]. The vision as presented to John made its impression upon his mind. The destiny of every nation was contained in that book. John was distressed at the utter inability of any human being or angelic intelligence to read the words, or even to look thereon. His soul was wrought up to such a point of agony and suspense that ONE OF THE STRONG ANGELS had compassion on him, and laying his hand on him assumingly, said, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof [verse 5].” Manuscript Releases, volume 12, pp. 296, 297 In its original Biblical context the words of verse 5 are spoken by one of the twenty-four elders but Ellen White identifies the elder as ‘one of the strong angels.’ “John beholds an innumerable company, precious, refined, purified, around the throne of the Majesty of Heaven. The ANGEL inquires of John, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? and John answers, Sir, thou knowest. Then the ANGEL declares: These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Signs of the Times, December 22, 1887 In its original Biblical context it is one of the elders who asks these questions but Ellen White identifies the asker as the angel. The inevitable conclusion is that THE ELDERD WHO IS SPEAKING IS A POWEFUL ANGEL. “As John saw the multitude standing around the throne of God, the question was asked, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? And whence came they?--These are they which came out of great tribulation, THE ANGEL answered, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Signs of the Times, November 22, 1905 TAKE CLOSE NOTE On Revelation 5:8 Ellen White remarks: “Heavenly beings are appointed to answer the prayers of those who are working unselfishly for the interests of the cause of God. The very highest angels in the heavenly courts are appointed to work out the prayers which ascend to God for the advancement of the cause of God. Each angel has his particular post of duty, WHICH HE IS NOT PERMITTED TO LEAVE FOR ANY OTHER PLACE. If he should leave, the powers of darkness would gain an advantage. . .” LHU 370 —
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