2006-9-16 05:55:00
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
Revelation 19:17
The angel standing in the sun is a messenger (or messengers) who stand in the soul with the mind focused immovable in the light - having the consciousness of Christ through the oneness principle.
It is interesting that "loud" comes from the Greek MEGAS and "voice" comes from PHONE. It doesn't take much imagination to figure out where the word "megaphone" came from.
Actually MEGAS does not necessarily mean loud, but in a context like this could be more aptly translated as "great, significant or profound."
PHONE is often more accurately translated as "sound" or can imply a message.
I would translate the phrase as follows:
"and he intensely expressed a profound message."
Now let us examine the next phrase:
"saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven,"
Fowls, or birds, here signify seekers who are independent thinkers, not subject to the unjust authority of the Beast. Heaven, as we have said signifies higher consciousness.
The messenger who stands in the sun and receives a profound message through the soul calls to those independent souls who are not mentally enslaved by the Beast and gives forth a profound message:
"Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;"
The lights of the earth are in a scattered condition and with the coming of the Christ consciousness as well as the presence of Christ himself there must be a call to these fowls of heaven to gather together.
Why are they to gather?
They are to gather "unto the supper of the great God;"
What is the supper of the great God?
To understand the need for the supper we must go back to a prophesy from the Old Testament. It reads:
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
Amos 8:11-12
For the true seekers of the earth there has been a famine in the land, a famine of words of light. It is also a famine of freedom of the human spirit to teach and learn without interference of the Beast seeking to control them and a famine of spiritual substance and soul contact that feeds the inner self.
Revelations tells us that the famine will soon be over and the independent souls of the earth will be called to gather together so they can enjoy a spiritual feast.
What will happen at the spiritual feast?
That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. Revelation 19:18
So, what kind of spiritual feast is it that the lights of the earth eat the flesh of men and beast?
To understand, we must discover who these entities are that provide the meat for the feast. It is revealed in the next verse:
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. Revelation 19:19
So when the lights gather together, the Beast, or the authorities of the earth, will gather together to make war against them and seek to destroy the message and teachings they espouse. Above all, the Beast will seek to put and end to the lights thinking for themselves, taking their inner soul for their guide, rather than outer appointed authorities.
When the lights finally successfully gather, their combined light will be so great that this time the darkness of the Beast will be overcome and the sword of truth will fall upon all who love darkness rather than light.
When the sword of truth gains the needed strength and falls upon the Beast and his minions then will be the great feast and the lights will "eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men..."
The flesh of the agents of the Beast is that illusionary substance upon which the deceived people lean on for strength. Leaning upon such is called in the scriptures as "leaning on the arm of flesh." The scriptures continually emphasize the need for disciples to lean on the arm of Spirit rather than the earthly authority of outward men of flesh and bones.
The flesh of kings is the excuse people use to obey those who take the place of God. These prophets and priests tell them what the word of God is - which is, of course, their own words.
The "captains" are non religious leaders, but still people with great authority who control people unjustly by the power of their position. These are politicians and government leaders.
The flesh of "mighty men" are people who have authority given them because of their status. Some of these are Nobel Prize winners, Oscar winners, famous authors, movie stars and media personalities.
The lights of the earth will show that the wisdom of the soul is greater than the wisdom of the world and thus will consume their flesh.
The last to be consumed are: "the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great."
The horses represent the combined wisdom of the world as gained without the aid of spirit and soul. Those who sit upon them are the intelligentsia of the world respected for their positions, papers and credentials. The rest mentioned are the rank and file who follow the authorities of the Beast without questioning. They may think they are independent because they question those who their authorities tell them to question, but they do not question their own authorities.
The sword of truth from the lights of the earth - those who receive their authority through the soul within - will thus fall upon all the agents of the Beast and all their delusions of darkness will be consumed by a great light. The temporary life that animated the flesh of the agents of the Beast will die, their flesh will be consumed and have power no more.
Here are the final verses to the chapter:
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Revelation 19:20-21
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)
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