The Spiritual Earthquake

2005-12-14 21:33:00

The scripture continues:

¹² And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
¹³ And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
¹⁴ The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. Revelation 11:12-14

"They heard" comes from AKOUO, which is in the aorist tense, peculiar to the Greek. This tells us the hearing does not pertain to the past, present or future, but is more of a principle that is always applicable. In other words, this is not a prediction of the future, but a statement that is timeless and can apply in any time frame.

Periodically the Words and Works of the Master are imbued with the spirit of life from God as if a voice comes from heaven (higher consciousness) bringing them back to life.

The voice from heaven is the inner voice of Spirit that speaks to the hearts and minds of seekers who gain fresh understanding of the original teachings.

"saying unto them, Come up hither."

A number of seekers receive fresh inspiration concerning the truth of the Words and Works of the Master and feel impressed to lift them up as an "ensign" for the people.

"And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them."

When the original vision is seen and acted upon by a sufficient number of seekers, the Words and Works are no longer as dead bodies lying on the streets, but lifted up to heaven for all to see. They are in a "cloud" signifying that the enemies of truth and supporters of the status quo do not see the true principles involved. Even so, they do see the life that is in the Words and Works that goes against their belief system and shakes them to the core.

Verse 13 continues:

"And the same hour was there a great earthquake..."

As the Words and Works of the Master teacher are given life and lifted up in the eyes of the people the enemies of light, love and freedom have the foundations of their belief systems shaken as if an internal earthquake struck them to the core.

"and the tenth part of the city fell,"

The city is composed of those people and structures on the earth who are spiritually like "Sodom and Egypt" who are willing to crucify the teacher and suffocate the two witnesses he brings.

The tenth signifies the belief structures of the leaders who convince the people that illusionary doctrines are true. When the light shines and the people see the true essence of the Words and Works, the two witnesses, these seemingly powerful arguments fall. Their teachings and doctrines no longer have life and fall as dead in the spiritual earthquake.

"and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand"

This number signifies the fact that a large number of leaders and promoters of false teachings and ideologies will be silenced in that they will no longer have power to deceive and veil the true witnesses.

"...and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven."

The blind followers of illusionary teachings can no longer trust their authorities and are faced with a situation where the majority now see at least some of the truth and virtue in the two witnesses. Because of fear they now join in with the majority and give glory to God.

Let's go back to Abraham Lincoln as an example here. He arrived at a time that the freedom of the human spirit to speak the Words and do the Works were as dead for an entire race as well as those who supported freedom for them.

The Civil War created an earthquake for the belief system that supported slavery and the basic structures of support fell. Those who supported slavery were soon silenced and it was not long before the majority saw the two witnesses of the work of Lincoln stood on their feet and were raised to heaven, or in the higher consciousness of the people.

Those who remained were afraid to admit they ever supported slavery and give glory to God that all races are now free.

The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. Revelation 11:14

The are more problems and earthquakes to come for those who fight the "light of the world."

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. Martin Fraquhar Tupper