Revelation continues

 REVELATION 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, 

and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: 

and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 

10 Horns10 Crowns 

7 Heads..Upon his head blasphemous names

The woman = Israel, the church Clothed with the sun = Grace The moon under her feet =Law 

12 crowns = The apostles, the glory or crowning of the New Testament 

To be delivered of child- see Romans 9:5 (Isaiah 9:6)

Red Dragon= Satan through Rome (vs 9a)

Heads, horns, crowns- see 13:1 Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.

Stars of heaven = Abraham's seed (Genesis 15:5)

Genesis 15:5 records God taking Abram outside and commanding him to look at the sky, stating, "Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them. Then he said to him, 'So shall your offspring be.'" This verse serves as a tangible promise that Abram’s descendants would be as numerous as the stars, effectively replacing his earlier concern about having no heir. 

Key Context and Meaning:

Divine Assurance: The command follows God’s clarification that a servant would not be Abram’s heir, but a biological son would be. By pointing to the innumerable stars, God illustrates the vastness of the future lineage. 

Faith Response: The immediate result of this promise is found in Genesis 15:6, where "Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness," establishing a foundational biblical principle of justification by faith. 

Literal and Visionary Interpretations: While some commentators view the event as a literal nighttime walk, others suggest it may have occurred in a vision or during the day, with God directing Abram’s mind to the stars to emphasize their uncountable nature regardless of visibility.

Covenant Significance: This moment anchors the Abrahamic Covenant, promising a multitude of descendants who would eventually become the nation of Israel and, in Christian theology, include all who share Abram’s faith.

The dragon stood..to devour the child = Herod (Rome's representative) ordered all the children under three years old to be killed.

THE PHILADELPHIAN CHURCH AGE  ROIC 373-423 60-1210 277 a pillar in the temple of my God... and I will write upon  him the name of my God 

Now. what's the Name of God? Jesus. If you want to jot this down 

 "Jesus."Ephesians 3:15 said in heaven and earth all's named Jesus. You see? All right. Now. All right and the name of the city of my God which is the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God I put on him... (Oh. you can see , it's all the same Name, if you'd already caught it See, see?).. I put on him the name of the city of my God.

"The City"He goes ahead and say. "which is the New Jerusalem 

(See?). the New Jerusalem. I'll put on him the New Jerusalem  Now. the Bride or the church is the New Jerusalem. How many knows that? The church itself is the New Jerusalem You believe that?

>>>EXODUS 28 15 And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment 

16 Foursquare 

17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones. even tour rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius. a topaz and a carbuncle this shall be the first row. 

18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond 

19 And the third row a ligure, an agate and an amethyst 

20 And the fourth row a beryl. and an onyx and a jasper 

they shall be set in gold in their inclosings 

21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel. twelve. according to their names like the engravings of a signet every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes 

22 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold>>>

29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually. 

30 And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be upon Aaron's heart when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually 

LEVITICUS 8:8 And he put the breastplate upon him also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim 

I SAMUEL 28:6 And when Saul enquired of the LORD. the LORD answered him not neither by dreams. nor by Urim. nor by prophets.

OLD AND NEW

Old (New)

Ephod-high priest  (New Jerusalem)

12 precious stones (12 precious stones)

Square arrangement (Square foundation)

3 stones to a row x 4 rows (3 stones to a side x 4 sides)

Each stone represent a tribe (Each stone represents a tribe)

On the breast of the High Priest (On the walls of the City)

THE FUTURE HOME OF THE HEAVENLY BRIDEGROOM AND THE EARTHLY BRIDE 64-0802 

367 Notice now the earth is... Well, you turn over into the Book of Revelations, you can see how he measured it by the cubits and by the furlongs. Twenty-three hundred...So now we find out that the City is measured, "fifteen hundred miles" square. 

368 You know how far that would reach? I measured it off, this week. It would reach from Maine to Florida, and from the eastern seaboard to six hundred miles a part, west of the Mississippi. In other words, half of the United States, just for the City.

Length , breadth, height, are equal. Foursquare.

A LARKIN DEPICTION of THE HOLY CITY, NEW JERUSALEM

(SEE here )