SECOND INTERLUDE: LITTLE SCROLL AND TWO WITNESSES Revelation New Life Bible Fellowship February 5, 2012 Dr. Kermit Ecklebarger

Five Chapter Interlude in Tribulation Judgments Trumpets Bowls of Wrath Testimony of the two witnesses Persecution of God’s elect by satanic trinity Little Scroll

II. The Second Interlude A. The Little Scroll The MIGHTY ANGEL with the Little Scroll --his appearance --his posture: right foot on sea & left foot on land = universal significance of message --his message delivered by voices of 7 thunders --voice from heaven: content concealed “Seal up … and do not write it down”

II. The Second Interlude A. The Little Scroll Temporal significance: consummation of judgment consummation of judgment 10:6 “There will be no more delay! But in the days when the 7 th angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”

II. The Second Interlude Message of scroll glorious culmination --sweet to taste = coming glorious culmination terrible impending judgments --bitterness in stomach = terrible impending judgments

II. The Second Interlude ( continued ) B. Two witnesses 11: Identity of witnesses – two men like Moses: “power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague” and Elijah: “power to shut up the sky so it will not rain”

II. The Second Interlude ( continued ) B. Two witnesses 11:1-14 1,260 days 2. Duration of witness – 1,260 days (= 42 months or 3 ½ yrs) (= 42 months or 3 ½ yrs) 3. Fate of witnesses – martyred martyred desecrated resurrected resurrected ascended ascended

II. The Second Interlude ( continued ) B. Two witnesses 11: Temporal significance: concludes second woe 11:14

II. The Second Interlude ( continued ) C. Worship following sounding of the 7 th Trumpet 11:15-19 eternal kingdom 1. Loud voices in heaven celebrate - commencement of eternal kingdom “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and forever.” “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and forever.”

reignexecute justice Elders celebrate – God has begun to reign and execute justice “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign. The nations were angry and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those who reverence your name, both small and great—and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”