Truth Matters Daily 11 04 2021

This is Truth Matters Daily Devotion with Dr. Cheryl Davis. Truth Matters is a ministry of the Truth Project, whose mission is to empower men and women in the Christian faith to teach Biblical truth in the culture and the marketplace of ideas, using the Bible as a sacred trust of truth in sharing the message of Jesus. Learn more about the ministry of the Truth Project at www.projecttruthmatters.com. Get ready for the book of Revelation Chapter 11.

Here's Dr. Davis. Hello, I'm Dr. Cheryl Davis and this is Truth Matters and I just want to thank everyone for listening as we continue to go through the book of Revelation. Today we are beginning in Chapter 11. Last time we finished up Chapter 10 where John eats the little book and we talked about the importance of digesting the word and not passing on undigested truth. In the scripture, I just want to remind you that we are still in the divine interlude between the 6th and the 7th trumpet. After the next 14 verses, then the 7th trumpet will sound. Let's get into the scripture.

These are the two olive trees and the two lamp stands standing before the god of the earth. When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them and kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom in Egypt, which also our Lord was crucified.

Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. Now after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, Come up here!

And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven. The second woe is past.

Behold, the third woe is coming quickly. In the first section of verses, even in the first verse, John is given a reed like a measuring rod. So we're going to talk about measuring the temple, but I just want to say in the outright that this chapter is one of the most difficult chapters to interpret in all of the New Testament. In order to understand it, we must maintain three presuppositions in our mind.

So three assumptions in our mind. The first one is that this chapter is essentially a Jewish chapter of Scripture. It focuses on Jerusalem, the temple, and the Jews place in end time activity. Secondly, this is a prophetic chapter, not a historical chapter.

The temple had been destroyed in AD 70, well before John wrote Revelation. And lastly, this chapter is to be interpreted literally. People's numbers, places, and events. On demand, go to ProjectTruthMatters.com and click on the podcast link. Dr. Davis is also available to speak to your ministry group or church function. She can be reached by email at CherylDavis at ProjectTruthMatters.com. Or if you'd like to send a letter, the address is Project Truth Matters, Post Office Box 159, St. Paul's, North Carolina 28384. Until next time, let's all work together to teach a biblical truth, to assist, equip, edify, and encourage one another, and bring the gospel to the world, because truth matters.