"(The angel) and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season."
This seal refers to judgment and it is what we have in the night vision of Daniel. The Ancient of days or the Law of the Spirit is seated "And ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened." (Dan.7.10). This vision is presented in terms of the Word was God. While we have the vision of St John in terms of the Word was with God to which the emblem of the Lamb slain serves as a tag. The seal of judgment is number 10 and accordingly when the beast arises from the sea his telltale tags gives us enough hints to tell apart from the 'one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven,"(Dan.7.13; Rev.13.1)
Of the fourth beast in the vision of Daniel however we see the selfsame number "and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns."(7.8) As we read further we have the little horn, "and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things." Thus this little horn motif shall take prominence as we come to the book of the Revelation ch.17. we shall come to it anon.
"I beheld till the thrones were cast down," (Dan.7.9) These thrones are in heavenly places and of the revolt of angels that did not keep their first state. Their fall however ties up with the fall of the four beasts, "As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. (v.12). This season is a period of time determined by the Law and time is separated by a millennium. This is what we read in Rev.20.3 "and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." This refers to the first fruits and millennium is the day God promised his Son by a decree. (Ps..2.6)
"(The angel) and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season."
This seal refers to judgment and it is what we have in the night vision of Daniel. The Ancient of days or the Law of the Spirit is seated "And ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened." (Dan.7.10). This vision is presented in terms of the Word was God. While we have the vision of St John in terms of the Word was with God to which the emblem of the Lamb slain serves as a tag. The seal of judgment is number 10 and accordingly when the beast arises from the sea his telltale tags gives us enough hints to tell apart from the 'one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven,"(Dan.7.13; Rev.13.1)
Of the fourth beast in the vision of Daniel however we see the selfsame number "and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns."(7.8) As we read further we have the little horn, "and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things." Thus this little horn motif shall take prominence as we come to the book of the Revelation ch.17. we shall come to it anon.
"I beheld till the thrones were cast down," (Dan.7.9) These thrones are in heavenly places and of the revolt of angels that did not keep their first state. Their fall however ties up with the fall of the four beasts, "As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. (v.12). This season is a period of time determined by the Law and time is separated by a millennium. This is what we read in Rev.20.3 "and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." This refers to the first fruits and millennium is the day God promised his Son by a decree. (Ps..2.6)
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