P____ wrote:
I want to thank you for your article on Base Metals in Scripture. I just finished reading them for
the first time and will reread them soon. The second and subsequent readings are often more
beneficial than the first. In this instance the first reading was so full of meat, I may start
rereading them when I finish this email.. Thanks again for your work and faithfulness.
P____
Thank you for taking the time to express your gratitude. I think I personally got more out of that
study on copper than any of the others.
I have always wondered why God had beasts around His throne:
Eze 1:5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was
their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
Eze 1:6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
Eze 1:7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet [was] like the sole of a calf's
foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
Eze 1:8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had
their faces and their wings.
Eze 1:9 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went
every one straight forward.
Eze 1:10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a
lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the
face of an eagle.
But I especially wondered what was the significance of the seraphims mentioned in Isaiah six:
Isa 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and
lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
Isa 6:2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face,
and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
Isa 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the
whole earth is full of his glory.
Isa 6:4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled
with smoke.
Isa 6:5 Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man of unclean lips, and I
dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of
hosts.
Isa 6:6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, [which] he had
taken with the tongs from off the altar:
Isa 6:7 And he laid [it] upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine
iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
This ought to sound very familiar to anyone who has read the book of Revelation:
Rev 4:6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the
throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
Rev 4:7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast
had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
Rev 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and they were full of eyes
within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which
was, and is, and is to come.
I think you already know that those four beasts reveal to us who they symbolize:
Rev 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down
before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the
prayers of saints.
Rev 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the
seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every
kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Rev 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the
earth.
The 'us' and the 'we' of these verses are none other than God's elect overcomers:"
Rev 2:26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give
power over the nations:
Rev 2:27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be
broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
So it is obvious that the seraphim of Isaiah and the four beasts of Ezekiel 1 and ten and the four
beasts of Revelation four and five, are but two symbols of the same thing.
That copper serpent, those beasts, the six wings and even the first Adam, are all one and the
same. They all typify "Christ in you the hope of glory;" a very well hidden secret indeed:
Col 1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the
afflictions of [the] Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
Col 1:25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to
me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
Col 1:26 Even the mystery [Greek= secret] which hath been hid from ages and from
generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
Col 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery
among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Col 1:28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we
may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
Col 1:29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me
mightily.
I already know that I will be called a blasphemer by some for pointing out these verses. But like
our Savior, we need to come to the point that we to are willing to acknowledge that Adam is also
the "son of God," and with Christ, be willing to bear the shame of "while he is yet a
sinner...being called his brother:"
Luke 3:38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam,
which was the son of God.
Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ
died for us.
Heb 2:11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which
cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
They are all "of God" and Christ "is not ashamed to call them brothers." So we have...:
Rev 4:7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast
had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
Rev 4:8 (a) And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him;
...and:
Isa 6:2 (a) Above it stood the seraphims [fiery serpents]: each one had six wings;
...all to be found around and in the midst of the throne of God.
Rev 4:6 And before the throne [here was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst
[Greek - middle] of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes
before and behind.
These "four beasts" are also called "cherubims," and they were woven into the curtains of the
tabernacle of Moses and the temple of Solomon. They begin in the garden of Eden, with but two
wings, "guarding the way of the tree of life, then we see them with four wings in Ezekiel 1 and
10. By the time they are revealed in their fullness, they each have six wings which connect these
beasts forever with their origins as sons of mankind, The name Christ used more than any other:
Matt 8:20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests;
but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
According to e-sword, the phrase 'son of man' is in God's Word 193 times, and is used to describe
Christ in the New Testament 85 of those 193 times.
Well, I didn't mean to rewrite that study, which you will be getting soon. We are a little behind in
getting the CDs out to Deedle to be posted on the site, but Lord willing, that too, will be done
soon.
You are a real encouragement, P____. I look forward to seeing you and B____ in Indianapolis in
a few more weeks.
Mike