<TITLE>13. Par 108-116</TITLE>L-108 All right, same voice, Revelations 21--or Revelations 1:10 and 13. And I want you to notice; the voice that he heard speaking to him had the clearness of a trumpet. You know how a trumpet sounds; it gives a shrill sound. What does a trumpet mean in the Bible? War. Any time you see a trumpet blow in a war--in the Bible time, its sounding meant a war, either a revelation or something to take place.

L-109 Now, he... After the church ages was over, and everything was come ready, made ready the setting of the 4th chapter here, the church ages was done. He had done left the earth. You see? Remember, the voice that spoke to him, behind him, in the seven golden candlesticks, the work was finished. And now that same voice was speaking up in heaven. What was it? He had done redeemed His people. His earthly work was finished, and He was in glory, calling to John, "Come up hither." Amen. That makes me feel like shouting on the eve of New Year. Oh, my. There you are. See, ready, "Come up here."
War... This is the setting of the great battle; the people that rejected God's message, rejected the Holy Spirit, the Messenger of the seven churches. The one that had rejected this message of His grace had nothing left, but judgment was ready. All right. He's making ready to pour out the plagues upon the earth now. "Come up hither and I'll show you what's fixing to take place. Christ-rejecting, godless sinners, I'm going to pour out My wrath upon them."

L-111 Watch the setting. Oh, as we go down through the night you'd get more of it and more of it all the time. We can't get everything in here; we have to keep referring from place to place. How that it's going to be a terrible thing for those when the last trumpet sounds, and when the last battle is fought, when the last sermon's preached, when the last song is sung, and we stand at the judgment seat of Christ. You're going to be asked, "Why didn't you receive it? What did you do with the Life that I give you?" You'll be asked to give a reason. What then?
You've heard me sing that song, or try it:
What then? What then?
When the great Book is open, what then?
When the ones that reject the message
Will be asked to give a reason, what then?
Going to stand there, just as certain as this Book is written. You'll be... Going to stand there and be asked for a reason. Oh, it pays us, my brother, sister; it behooves us as sons and daughters of God to check up on ourselves every hour of the day. Paul said, "I die daily. Yet I live, not I, but Christ lives in me." See? Be checked up, because you don't know what hour you're going to be summoned to answer on high.

L-114 Now, "Heard the voice of the trumpet." All right. Note, note what John said he said here in the last part of this 1st chapter:
... first voice... was like a trumpet that talked with me; and said, Come up hither,...
"Come up here. I showed you the church ages on earth; now come up here, I"m going to show you something taking place up here."
See, Christ had left earth then; He'd gone up into glory. The church age was through, showed that His Spirit was finished here. And He'd gone into glory and was calling for John to come up, and He showed him what else was going to take place. "Come up hither."

L-116 Now, we notice John the 2nd chapter--the 2nd verse. Notice, quickly, John added this.
And immediately... (Amen.)
Oh, if I act funny, I just feel good. John added:
... immediately I was in the spirit:...
When you hear the voice of God speak to you, something happens. Amen. Oh, did it happen to you like that? It did to me thirty-one years ago, and I've never been the same since. Oh, He said, "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and heavy laden, I'll give you rest." It changed me.


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