Study by Benjamin Roden
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HEAVEN'S FLYING SAUCER
GOD'S TRAVELING THRONE
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Isaiah 6
HEAVEN'S FLYING SAUCER
GOD'S TRAVELING THRONE
Isaiah 6
The Spirit of Prophecy by Ellen G. White tells us, "Let God's workmen study the sixth chapter of Isaiah, and the first and second chapters of Ezekiel." T.M. 213.
At this time, therefore, let us study Isaiah 6 in order to find out what Inspiration would have us know about this prophecy.
Verses 1-4 "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke." Isa. 6:1-4.
Here Isaiah visits the temple and as he stood under the portico, "Suddenly the gate and inner veil of the temple seemed to be uplifted or withdrawn, and he was permitted to gaze within, upon the holy of holies, where even the prophet's feet might not enter. There rose up before him a vision of Jehovah sitting upon a throne high and lifted up, while the train of His glory filled the temple." P.K. 307.
The prophet sees the Lord sitting on His throne and His train, or retinue, filled the temple. By the fact, "The posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke," is shown outright that this is a traveling throne. If you will note Ezekiel had a similar experience of seeing the Lord on one of His thrones by the river of Chebar in the land of the Chaldeans. (Eze. chapters 1, 2, & 10).
However, unlike the throne of the Lord that came to Ezekiel with the four living creatures, underneath the throne (Eze. 1:26), each having four wings, Isaiah views the seraphims above the throne, each having six wings – Two wings to cover their feet, two to cover their faces and two with which to fly.
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In the beauty of His Holiness, God comes with the shining seraphim above His throne, to Isaiah with a message for His people. As we shall see, the message was not only for Isaiah and Israel in his day, but the prophecy is recorded in Holy Writ for our admonition, learning, and encouragement. Mrs. White wrote, "To-day this prophecy is meeting rapid fulfillment." P.K. 313.
Since the prophecy of Isaiah 6 was present truth in Mrs. White's day, and the Third Angel's message has not been given to the world in a loud cry, also as Isaiah waxed "bolder and still bolder in his predictions of the future triumph of the church," P.K. 310, we can only conclude that this prophecy of Isa. 6 is present truth today and is the message of the third angel that will fill the earth with God's glory. (by the angel Rev. 14:17, 18; 18:1-4)
In other words, there are five angel's messages in Revelation 14 instead of only three as we Seventh-day Adventists have taught in the past. "... all five of the angels brought to view in this chapter represent five distinct messages, prior to the advent, or we are left without a rule to interpret this chapter ... The last two angels are messages... We shall, no doubt, better understand them at the time of their fulfillment." A Word to the Little Flock page 11. Facsimile Reproduction, Review and Herald Pub. Assn. Washington, D. C.
As a people, we must teach all five of the messages in Revelation 14, or God will be forced to call another people to do that which it is our privilege as Seventh-day Adventists, if we will only take hold of the arm of the Lord and go forward.
We have been taught that the Scripture (Rev. 14:14) represents the second coming of Jesus, and so it is, in its final fulfillment. However, "We can not say that a Scripture means
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just this, and that a broader meaning cannot be attached to it." R. & H. Oct. 21, 1890. "... new meaning will flash out of familiar texts. Every page will be illuminated by the Spirit of truth." T.S.S. 30.
The fact an angel (message) comes out after the Lord is seen on the cloud, is positive proof that, in the final analysis, Rev. 14:14 is not, in its first application, Jesus' second coming. Furthermore, after the Lord is seen on the cloud the angel of Rev. 14:15 comes out of the temple with a loud voice announcing the first harvest of Rev. 14:16. Then a second angel (message), Rev. 14:17, comes out and announces the second-fruit harvest of grapes (great multitude,Rev. 7:9). See Rev. 14:18; Joel 3:13-14.
Let us by logic and the weight of evidence prove that there are five angel's messages in Revelation 14, and at the same time tie in the prophecy of Ezekiel chapters one and two with Isaiah six. To do this let us consider:
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