WILDERNESS (SPECIAL STUDY)
Wilderness – Metaphorically speaking, this Entire Age of Darkness & Ignorance,
but is often broken down to represent specific parts of his Age. The Israelites’ 40
Years in “Wilderness” correspond to the 4,000 years from the Creation to the First
coming of Jesus. Jesus’ 40 days of temptation represents the same. Matt.3[1] In
those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea (i.e. the
age in which the Jews were in Darkness & Ignorance), [3] For this is he that was
spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The VOICE (i.e. Secret or Hidden
Language) of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his
paths straight. Matt.4 [1] Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to
be tempted of the devil. Matt.11 [7] And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto
the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A
REED (i.e. The Canon) shaken with the WIND (i.e. of Doctrine)? Matt.15 [33] And
his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread (i.e. Word of
God) in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? Mark.1 [3] The VOICE (i.e.
Secret, or Hidden Language) of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of
the Lord, make his paths straight. [4] John did baptize in the wilderness, and
preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. [12] And immediately
the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. Mark.1 [13] And he was there in the wilderness forty days (i.e. the 4,000 years,) tempted of Satan; and was with the
WILD BEASTS (Institutions); and the angels ministered unto him. Mark.8 [4] And
his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with BREAD
(i.e. Word) here in the wilderness? Luke.3 [2] Annas and Caiaphas being the high
priests, the WORD (i.e. “Bread”) of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the
wilderness. [4] As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet,
saying, The VOICE (i.e. Secret/Hidden Language) of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Luke.4 [1] And Jesus
being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into
the wilderness, Luke.5 [16] And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and
prayed. Luke.7 [24] And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to
speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for
to see? A REED s (i.e. “Canon”) shaken with the WIND (i.e. of Doctrine)? Luke.8
[29] (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For
oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters;
and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness. (i.e. This
Age. The 2,000 pigs are the 2,000 yeas remaining.) Luke.15 [4] What man of you,
having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine
in the wilderness, , (i.e. of this age, until the “’LOST’ sheep which are not of his
fold” are finally found…) and go after that which is lost, until he find it? John.1
[23] He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way
of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. John.3 [14] And as Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: John.6 [49]
Your fathers did eat MANNA (i.e. the rejected books) in the wilderness, and are
dead. John.11 [54] Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but
went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and
there continued with his disciples. Acts.7 [30] And when forty years were expired,
there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a
flame of fire in a bush. [36] He brought them out, after that he had shewed
wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness
forty years. [38] This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel
which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the
lively oracles to give unto us: [42] Then God turned, and gave them up to worship
the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel,
have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the
wilderness? [44] Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he
had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the
fashion that he had seen. Acts.13 [18] And about the time of forty years suffered he
their manners in the wilderness. Acts.21 [38] Art not thou that Egyptian, which
before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four
thousand men (which correspond, to the 4,000 years of Ignorance) that were
murderers? 1Cor.10 [5] But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they
were overthrown in the wilderness. 2Cor.11 [26] In journeyings often, in perils of
WATERS (Words), in perils of robbers (Those who Rob us off God’s Word), in perils
by mine own countrymen (Jews), in perils by the heathen (The Worldly), in perils
in the city (the Jerusalem that is Below), in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the
SEA (Christian Age), in perils among false brethren (Metaphorically, Christians, who twist Paul to their own destruction--2Pet 3:15); Heb.3 [8] Harden not your
hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: [17] But
with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned,
whose carcases fell in the wilderness? Rev.12 [6] And the woman fled into the
wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there
a thousand two hundred and threescore days (Same as time, times, & half a time, or
2,000+4,000+1,000=7,000 years, since 360 days x 3.5 = 1260 “days,”). [14] And to the
woman were given two wings (i.e. the 2,000 years) of a great eagle (the 4th Beast,)
that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a
time (i.e. the 2,000 year “Wilderness” of the Christian Age), and times (the 4,000
years before Jesus), and half a time (1,000 year millennium,) from the face of the
serpent (i.e. from where the serpent can understand her). Rev.17 [3] So he carried
me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet
coloured beast (The Institutions of the World), full of names of blasphemy, having
seven heads and ten horns.
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