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William Branham appears to be saying that he didn't agree with Larkin or other commentators that he read.  This gives the impression that the doctrine he preached were either his own original ideas or he received his teachings directly from the Angel (and not from anywhere else).  '''But did he?'''
William Branham appears to be saying that he didn't agree with Larkin or other commentators that he read.  This gives the impression that the doctrine he preached were either his own original ideas or he received his teachings directly from the Angel (and not from anywhere else).  '''But did he?'''
NOTE: William Branham's book "An Exposition of the Seven Church Ages" (which is commonly referred to as the "Church Age Book" or the CAB) contains all of the plagiarism noted in his sermon series on the Seven Church Ages which were delivered in December, 1960.  Most of the references in this article relating to the church ages are primarily to the actual sermons and not to the CAB.  While the CAB contains all of the plagiarized text referred to here, some have said that the plagiarism in the CAB was the direct result of the involvement of Lee Vayle and, therefore, cannot be attributed to William Branham himself.  The quotes contained below, however, clearly show that William Branham was the one that plagiarized Clarence Larkin's works.


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|Now, we're going to read the '''sevenfold glory of His Person'''...
|You believe He's a Judge? Let's read Saint '''John 5:22''', right quick, we'll see whether He's a Judge or not. Saint John 5:22: For the Father judges no man, but has committed '''all judgment unto the Son''':
 
His head and His hair was white like wool. Now, '''it does not mean that He was aged that did this'''. That wasn't the reason of it. '''He wasn't aged to do this.''' He was... It was because of His experience and qualification and His wisdom. Because He's eternal, and eternal cannot age.
 
All right, now '''Daniel 7:9'''... "White hair..." All... Anybody knows that's the old judges in ancient days, like '''English judges''' used to wear a snow white wig. How many remembers that? Old ancient judges wore a white wig because they was... And here He is, showing again that John's over in the Lord's day; he saw Him as the Judge (Amen.), not as Priest, not as King, not as Prophet, but as Judge. The Father, Saint John 5: 22, committed all judgment to Him. And He's Judge now, come to judge the nations. Oh, for that day when you see Him like that. His hair was as white as snow; Daniel saw Him coming to the '''Ancient of days'''. Watch Him blend these two together. All right.
THE.PATMOS.VISION_  JEFF.IN  ROJC 69-130  SUNDAY_  60-1204E


'''THE SEVENFOLD GLORY OF HIS PERSON'''
Now, we're going to read the '''sevenfold glory of His Person'''...
1. His Hair as White as Snow.
John first notices and mentions the whiteness of His hair. It was white, and as bright as snow. '''This was not because of His age.''' Oh, no. The brilliantly white hair does not signify age but experience, maturity, and wisdom. The Eternal One does not age. What is time to God? Time means little to God, but wisdom means much. It is as when Solomon called to God for wisdom to judge the people of Israel. Now He is coming, the Judge of all the earth. He will be crowned with wisdom. That is what the white and glistening hair signifies. See this in '''Daniel 7:9-14'''...


There it is. Daniel saw Him with that white hair. He was the Judge opening the books and judging out of them. Daniel saw Him coming in clouds. That is exactly what John saw...  
His head and His hair was white like wool. Now, '''it does not mean that He was aged that did this'''. That wasn't the reason of it. '''He wasn't aged to do this.''' He was... It was because of His '''experience''' and qualification and His '''wisdom'''. Because He's eternal, and '''eternal cannot age'''.  


Even the world understands this symbology, for in ancient times the '''judge''' would appear and convene court, dressed in a '''white wig''' and a long robe that signified his complete authority (head to foot robe) to mete out justice.
All right, now '''Daniel 7:9'''... "White hair..." All... Anybody knows that's the old judges in ancient days, like '''English judges''' used to wear a '''snow white wig'''. How many remembers that? Old ancient judges wore a white wig because they was... And here He is, showing again that John's over in the Lord's day; he saw Him as the Judge (Amen.), not as Priest, not as King, not as Prophet, but as Judge. The Father, Saint John 5: 22, committed all judgment to Him. And He's Judge now, come to judge the nations. Oh, for that day when you see Him like that. His hair was as white as snow; Daniel saw Him coming to the '''Ancient of days'''. Watch Him blend these two together. All right.
(William Branham, Church Age Book, Chapter 2)
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1. HIS “HEAD AND HIS HAIR.”
1. HIS “HEAD AND HIS HAIR.
His “Head” and “Hair” were “WHITE LIKE WOOL,” as “WHITE AS SNOW.” Here there is a correspondence to the “Snow White Wig” worn by '''English judges'''. This description of Christ reminds us of Daniel’s vision of the “ANCIENT OF DAYS,” “whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the PURE WOOL.” '''Dan. 7:9'''. Daniel refers three times to the “Ancient Of Days.” In '''Chap. 7:13''', he distinguishes between the “Son of Man” and the “Ancient of Days,” but in verses 9 and 22 he associates the “Ancient of Days,” with a “Throne of Judgment,”...
His “Head” and “Hair” were “WHITE LIKE WOOL,” as “WHITE AS SNOW.” Here there is a correspondence to the “Snow White Wig” worn by '''English judges'''. This description of Christ reminds us of Daniel’s vision of the “ANCIENT OF DAYS,” “whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the PURE WOOL.” '''Dan. 7:9'''. Daniel refers three times to the “Ancient Of Days.” In '''Chap. 7:13''', he distinguishes between the “Son of Man” and the “Ancient of Days,” but in verses 9 and 22 he associates the “Ancient of Days,” with a “Throne of Judgment,” and as God the Father has committed '''all judgment to the Son''' ('''John 5:22'''), and the Father and the Son are one, the title “Ancient Of Days” is used interchangeably.  


And as the title “Ancient of Days” is applied to the “Son of Man” (Christ) at the time He assumes the Judgeship ('''Dan. 7:9–10''')...
And as the title “Ancient of Days” is applied to the “Son of Man” (Christ) at the time He assumes the Judgeship ('''Dan. 7:9–10''')...


...'''not that His hair was made white by age''', for the Eternal never grows old, but it bespeaks wisdom and experience, and the venerableness of His character.
The “White Hair” of the Son of Man refers to His ANTIQUITY, to His patriarchal dignity, '''not that His hair was made white by age''', for the '''Eternal never grows old''', but it bespeaks wisdom and experience, and the venerableness of His character.
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)
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|2. His Eyes as Fire.
|His hair, and His eyes once dimmed with human tears, yet I want you to notice something about those eyes. When He was on earth, yet they were '''dimmed with tears''' like a man, for He '''cried at the grave of Lazarus'''... But yet behind that humanity, He had something behind that could '''look right down into the heart of a man''' and know all about him.
Think of it. Those eyes that were once dimmed with tears of sorrow and pity. Those eyes that wept with compassion at the grave of Lazarus. Those eyes that saw not the evil of the murderers who hanged Him on a cross but in sorrow cried, "Father forgive them." Now those eyes are a flame of fire, the eyes of the Judge Who will recompence those who rejected Him...
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They looked deep within the hearts of men and read their very thoughts and knew all their various ways. Blazing out of mortal eyes was God, Who cried to those who knew Him not for what He was...
 
Yes, there He stands as Judge with flaming eyes to mete out judgment. The day of mercy is over.
(William Branham, Church Age Book, Chapter 2)


|2. HIS EYES.
|2. HIS EYES.
“His Eyes were a FLAME OF FIRE.” Those eyes that had often been dimmed with human tears, and that wept at the grave of Lazarus, are here pictured as burning with an “OMNISCIENT FLAME.” How often when on the earth those eyes read the innermost thoughts of men, and even soldiers quailed before His soul penetrating gaze, so when He sits as the Judge of men all things will be NAKED and OPEN before Him.
“His Eyes were a FLAME OF FIRE.” Those eyes that had often been dimmed with human tears, and that '''wept at the grave of Lazarus''', are here pictured as burning with an “OMNISCIENT FLAME.” How often when on the earth '''those eyes read the innermost thoughts of men''', and even soldiers quailed before His soul penetrating gaze, so when He sits as the Judge of men all things will be NAKED and OPEN before Him.
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)
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|Brass also represents Divine judgment at the altar where the sacrifice was killed, brazen altar. Killed... The very foundations was brass, the judgment. He '''tread the winepress of the fierceness of God''' and took our judgment upon Him.
3. The Feet of Brass.
Turn to '''Revelations 19:15''', just a minute; let's see what He did.
"And His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace."  Salvation being entirely of the Lord, He trod the wine press of the fierceness of the wrath of God alone...  


But someday those feet of brass will stand upon the earth. And the Judge of all the earth He shall be, and with equity and perfection will He judge mankind. And there will be no evading that judgment. No turning of that justice. There will be no tempering of it... Those feet of brass will crush the enemy. They will destroy the antichrist, the beast and the image and all that is vile in His sight. He will destroy the church systems that have taken His Name only to corrupt its brilliance and crush them along with the antichrist.  
Someday those brass feet of justice (Glory.), when He comes as Judge, He'll '''tread the antichrist, and all of His enemies'''.
(William Branham, Church Age Book, Chapter 2)
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|3. HIS FEET.
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“His Feet like unto fine BRASS, as if they BURNED IN A FURNACE.” In that day those feet that trod the Via Dolorosa of suffering will be like unto INCANDESCENT BRASS, that shall '''tread and crush Antichrist and Satan''' when He comes to '''“Tread the WINE-PRESS of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.” Rev. 19:15.'''
3. HIS FEET.
“His Feet like unto fine BRASS, as if they BURNED IN A FURNACE.” In that day those feet that trod the Via Dolorosa of suffering will be like unto INCANDESCENT BRASS, that shall tread and crush Antichrist and Satan when He comes to “Tread the WINE-PRESS of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.” Rev. 19:15.
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)
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|The voice of many waters coming forth from this One that looked like the '''Son of man''', many waters. ...the '''great falls''' just below you, the '''great cataracts''' that'll take you to your eternal doom.
4. His Voice Was as the Sound of Many Waters.
Now what do the waters represent? Hear it in Revelation 17:15, "... the waters which thou sawest,... are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues." His voice was as the sound of multitudes speaking. What is it? It is the judgment. For these are the voices of the multitudes of witnesses, who by the Holy Spirit all through the ages have testified to Christ and preached His Gospel. It will be the voice of every man rising in judgment against the sinner who would not take warning. The voices of the seven messengers will be heard loud and clear. Those faithful preachers who preached the saving power of Jesus, who preached water baptism in Jesus' Name, who preached the in-filling and power of the Holy Ghost, who stood with the Word more than they stood with their own lives; all of them were the voice of Jesus Christ by the Holy Ghost down through the ages.


Have you ever thought how terrifying it is to a man drifting helplessly toward a cataract? Think now of that roar as he approaches his sure and certain doom. And just exactly like that is coming the day of judgment when the roar of the multitude of voices condemns you for not having paid heed ere it was too late. Take heed this very hour. For at this moment your thoughts are being recorded in heaven. There your thoughts speak louder than your words. Like the Pharisee who claimed so much with his mouth, but not listening to the Lord, his heart became corrupt and evil until it was too late, even now this could be your last call to hear the Word and receive it unto eternal life. It will be too late when you approach the roar of the many voices of judgment and doom...
Oh, what will that be on that day when that voice '''thunders''' out of many waters, many church ages forming out?  ...Now, you drifting soul, you poor drifter that's drifting over that great '''cataract''' yonder, be careful. It'll be a horrible thing when you know that there's no saving for you then. You can't get saved then; you know your doom lays right before you. When you know within a few minutes you'll hear that voice speak out, '''"Depart from Me, you workers of iniquity, into everlasting fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels."''' You'll know when you hear that '''great falls a-roaring''' of those voices of those meetings, while you're passing out of this. Oh, what a horrible thing, what a nightmare.
(William Branham, Church Age Book, Chapter 2)


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What is any sweeter to a man that's anchored, laying back under the evergreen tree, to hear '''the rippling brook'''?
4. HIS VOICE.
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“His Voice as the SOUND OF MANY WATERS.” There is nothing more melodious or musical than the babbling brook, or more thunderous than the rush of the cataract over the falls, and there is nothing more fearful to the criminal than the words of the Judge as he passes sentence; but how terrifying will be the sentence when with a strong voice the Son of Man shall say in the Judgment Day, “Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the Devil and his angels.” Matt. 25:41.
 
|4. HIS VOICE.
“His Voice as the SOUND OF MANY WATERS.” There is nothing more melodious or musical than '''the babbling brook''', or more '''thunderous than the rush of the cataract''' over '''the falls''', and there is nothing more fearful to the criminal than the words of the Judge as he passes sentence; but how terrifying will be the sentence when with a strong voice the '''Son of Man''' shall say in the Judgment Day, '''“Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the Devil and his angels.”''' Matt. 25:41.
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)


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|The seven stars are seven angels... (or '''seven messengers, seven ministers''')... of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks that thou sawest are the seven churches.
5. In His Right Hand Were Seven Stars.
Now of course we already know from verse twenty what the seven stars actually are.  "And the mystery of the seven stars are the angels (messengers) of the seven churches."


Now we couldn't make a mistake here on any account, as He interprets it for us. These seven stars are the messengers to the seven successive church ages. They are not called by name. They are just set forth as seven, one to each age... They were steadfast in their loyalty to the original light...
And, remember, the seven stars was in His right hand. Just think, '''they were drawing their current, their Light from Him'''. They were completely under His control in His right hand. Oh. Every true servant of God is the same way. Held in... '''Who can harm them?''' Who can harm them? 
 
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And this comfort is not for the seven church age messengers only. Every true believer is in the hand of God and can draw from His love and power, and receive the full benefit of all that God is to the believer. What God gives the messenger, and how He blesses and uses the messenger, is an example to all believers of His goodness and care to ALL members of His body. Amen.
|5. HIS HAND. “In His Right Hand SEVEN STARS.”
(William Branham, Church Age Book, Chapter 2)
We are told in verse 20, that '''the “Seven Stars” stand for the “ANGELS” of the “Seven Churches.”''' These “Angels” are not angelic beings but the '''Messengers or Ministers of the churches'''. What a beautiful and solemn lesson is taught here. It is that the ministers of Christ '''derive their power and office from Him''', and that He holds them in His hand. If they are false to Him, no one can deliver them from His power, and if they are true and loyal, n'''o one can touch or molest, or do them harm'''.
 
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5. HIS HAND.
“In His Right Hand SEVEN STARS.”
We are told in verse 20, that the “Seven Stars” stand for the “ANGELS” of the “Seven Churches.” These “Angels” are not angelic beings but the Messengers or Ministers of the churches. What a beautiful and solemn lesson is taught here. It is that the ministers of Christ derive their power and office from Him, and that He holds them in His hand. If they are false to Him, no one can deliver them from His power, and if they are true and loyal, no one can touch or molest, or do them harm.
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)


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|Now, do you know what the sharp two-edged sword of the Bible is? Let's just catch it so you'll know. Take '''Hebrews 4:2'''...
6. The Two-edged Sword.
"And out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword."  In Hebrews 4:12, "For the Word of God is quick, and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."  Out of His mouth went the sharp two-edged sword which is the WORD OF GOD.


Revelation 19:11-16, "And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True,... A will really understand history then. There won't be a mystery left from all the ages.
Say, '''I just happened to think of something else''' of there. I don't know whether I wrote a Script... Get Revelations 19, just a minute. Let's get this again; I think that's right. I'm maybe... '''Revelations 19 about 11'''...


Hebrews 4:12, "For the Word of God is quick... and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." It is the Word. It is performing where-unto It was sent, for It (the Word) is full of power. It is the same Spirit that was in Jesus (the Word) that is present again in the church in this last age as a last sign trying to head the people off from judgment, for they that reject Him (the Word) are now already come into judgment, crucifying Him afresh. Hebrews 6:6...
The '''white horse rider''' of Revelations. Notice the sword. "Out of His mouth goes a sharp two-edged sword," the Word. And finally, by His Word, when It's made manifest to all the sons of God, He'll tramp every nation down with His Word, by this sharp sword. Look here what happened, as we get it.
(William Branham, Church Age Book, Chapter 2)
And... his right hand... and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenances was like the sun shining in its strength.
"A sharp two-edged sword." What was going from the mouth of this Person? The Word of God. It's a sharp two-edged sword.  


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6. HIS MOUTH.
|6. HIS MOUTH.
“Out of His Mouth went a SHARP TWO-EDGED SWORD.” While the “Sword of the Spirit” is the “Word of God” (Eph. 6:17), and the “Word of God” is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any TWO-EDGED SWORD, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow (the body), (Heb. 4:12), that is not the sword meant here.
“Out of His Mouth went a SHARP TWO-EDGED SWORD.” While the “Sword of the Spirit” is the '''“Word of God”''' (Eph. 6:17), and the “Word of God” is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any TWO-EDGED SWORD, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow (the body), ('''Heb. 4:12'''), that is not the sword meant here.
The “Sword of the Spirit” is the Holy Spirit’s SWORD, and He alone wields it. The sword meant here is the Sword of the Son of Man (Christ), and it is the “SWORD OF JUSTICE,” for the Son of Man, out of whose mouth this sword comes, is the “White Horse Rider” of Rev. 19:11–15, “out of whose mouth goeth a SHARP SWORD, that with it He should smite the nations.” And that sword, like the “Sword of the Spirit” will be TWO-EDGED also, for the protection of His people, and the destruction of His enemies. This is still further proof that John’s vision of Christ was as He shall appear in the “DAY OF THE LORD.”
 
The “Sword of the Spirit” is the Holy Spirit’s SWORD, and He alone wields it. The sword meant here is the Sword of the Son of Man (Christ), and it is the “SWORD OF JUSTICE,” for the Son of Man, out of whose mouth this sword comes, is the '''“White Horse Rider”''' of '''Rev. 19:11–15''', “out of whose mouth goeth a SHARP SWORD, that with it He should smite the nations.” And that sword, like the “Sword of the Spirit” will be TWO-EDGED also, for the protection of His people, and the destruction of His enemies. This is still further proof that John’s vision of Christ was as He shall appear in the “DAY OF THE LORD.”
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)


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|...and his countenances was like the sun shining in its strength.  If you turn to, let's see, '''Matthew 17'''. Let's just get it right here while we're at it; so we're just passing it through, and many of those people that are taking it, let's--or writing it down, we'll just let them read it so that we'll know. Matthew 17, all right.
7. His Face Like The Sun.
"And His countenance was as the sun shineth in its strength." Matthew 17:1-13, "And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John...
 
In Revelation 21:23, "And the city had no need of the sun..."  This is the New Jerusalem. The Lamb will be in that city, and because of His presence, there will be no light needed.  


Malachi 4:1-3, ...But unto you that fear My Name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings...
...And was '''transfigured''' before them: and "'''His face did shine as the sun''', and his raiment was white as the light.
He was transformed. What did He do? Passed Hisself into transformation, over into His coming day.


There it is again. The SUN shining out in all its strength. Oh, the strength of the Son of God shining in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks. There He stands, the Judge, the One who suffered and died for us. He took the wrath of Divine judgment upon Himself. He tread the wine press of the fierceness of the wrath of God alone. As we have already stated, to the sinner His voice is as the sound of the cataract or the surf pounding in waves of death upon the rocky shores...  
All right. "Sun shining in its strength," His countenances, transformed, transfigured. Now, another thing, in '''Revelations 21:23''', if you want to put it down, in the '''New Jerusalem''' ('''21:23'''), He is '''the Lamb that's in the city that's the Light thereof''' shining; for they '''needed no light''' in the city; the sun shall not rise in it, because the Lamb which is in the midst of the city shall be the Light thereof. And the nations that's saved shall walk in the Light of the Lamb.  


(William Branham, Church Age Book, Chapter 2)
...the Sun of righteousness. Let's go to Malachi, Malachi, the last prophet of the Old Testament, '''Malachi the 4th chapter'''.


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7. HIS COUNTENANCE.
|7. HIS COUNTENANCE.
“His Countenance was as the SUN SHINETH IN HIS STRENGTH.” This recalls to our memory His appearance on the Mount of Transfiguration when “His Face did shine AS THE SUN,” Matt. 17:2. And we read of the New Jerusalem that the inhabitants thereof have no need of the SUN, for the LAMB is the Light thereof. Rev. 21:23. And when we recall that the Prophet Malachi tells us that when Jesus comes back He will be the SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (Malachi 4:2), we see that John’s vision of the Son of Man was as He shall appear at the Second Stage of His Return, the “Revelation.” Thus we have in John’s “Seven-Fold” description of the person of the “Glorified Son of Man” circumstantial or indirect evidence that John saw his vision of the Son of Man, not on a Sabbath Day (or the “Lord’s Day” as we now call it), but was projected by the Holy Spirit forward into the “Day of the Lord” and saw Him as He will appear then as the Judge, and the coming “SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.”
“His Countenance was as the SUN SHINETH IN HIS STRENGTH.” This recalls to our memory His appearance on the Mount of '''Transfiguration''' when “'''His Face did shine AS THE SUN''',” '''Matt. 17:2'''. And we read of the '''New Jerusalem''' that the inhabitants thereof have '''no need of the SUN, for the LAMB is the Light thereof'''. '''Rev. 21:23'''. And when we recall that the Prophet Malachi tells us that when Jesus comes back He will be the '''SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (Malachi 4:2)''', we see that John’s vision of the Son of Man was as He shall appear at the Second Stage of His Return, the “Revelation.” Thus we have in John’s “Seven-Fold” description of the person of the “Glorified Son of Man” circumstantial or indirect evidence that John saw his vision of the Son of Man, not on a Sabbath Day (or the “Lord’s Day” as we now call it), but was projected by the Holy Spirit forward into the “Day of the Lord” and saw Him as He will appear then as the Judge, and the coming “SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.”


(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA)
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