APOCALYPTIC EXAGGERATION and 

ESSENE-SPEAK

 

VOCABULARY

     In the study of the Bible and the practical application of what this very important book says, words mean what we think they mean. "Vocabulary" is everything.  Especially so is this in Revelation, but we are not there yet, but will be.    We begin with the story of Peter's "denial of Christ" during the trial before the crucifixion.  One version, the one in Mark, records that the cock crowed twice, the other 3 gospels only once. This difference allows us to discover Essene influence in the story, and begin our Essene "Vocabulary" series of 4 web pages. 

Mark 14:54 "And Peter followed him afar off, (here "afar off" is used to describe not physical distance, they were only a few feet from each other, but political difference, which becomes evident as the story progresses )- "even into the palace of the high priest: (it is here the purpose of the writer to hide the actual location of this trial, which was held at the Qumran monastery. The Qumran monastery, by exaggeration and ESSENE-SPEAK, could be called "the palace of the high priest because both Annas and Caiaphas were Essenes, and the priestly Essenes totally controlled the monastery) ---.
"---and he sat with the servants, (these were not "servants" in the usual sense of that word, but other Essenes.  The Essenes were all equal, no one owning more than anyone else.  Each, however had an assigned "job" at any particular time.  Peter's "job" that night was to say certain prayers at a certain place between 2 AM and 3 AM) "--and warmed himself at the fire. (this phrase betrays Peter's actual position in the entry area of the monastery, where a fireplace provided warmth to various persons who must pray there all night long). 

66 And as Peter was beneath the palace, (here the "palace" is re-defined as a slightly raised portion of the Qumran monastery entrance where the trial of Jesus by the Essene high priest was actually going on, in plain sight of Peter and only a few feet away).  "--there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: (as the one who controlled the Essene monastery, the high priest who was trying Jesus could be called the "employer" of this "maid", whose "job" that night was door-keeper.  To keep out all those not allowed into the monastery.  This is reflected in her conversations with Peter regarding his "identity"). 67 "And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. (All this means is that he had a right to be there.  Indeed as the one scheduled to pray next at this assigned spot, he MUST be there, it was his "job" to be there.)  68 "But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. (Both were doing their assigned jobs, and there was no problem -- and each knew the other.  This is a "filler" dialog, to make us think otherwise -- and thus it really says nothing.) Mark 14:68b "---And he went out into the porch;" (the "porch" then and now, is an area outside a building, but not really a part of it -- further identifying where Peter was standing near the door to the Qumran monastery.) "and the cock crew.  (it was 3 AM). 69 "And the maid saw him again, (sure she did, she was still the door-keeper) "-- and began to say unto them that stood by, This is one of them." (she "said" this by her actions.  If he had no business here at the trial, it was her job to expel him.  But she didn't, because he was praying as he was supposed to be praying.)

70 And he denied it again.(Here he denied Jesus politically by praying while facing towards Jerusalem and not towards Rome (westward).  He assumed that Jesus would be found guilty and be replaced as "Messiah" by one more sympathetic to a Jewish nationalistic (Zealot) agenda.) "And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto."(Galileans spoke a different dialect, and kept some religious rules differently than Judeans).

71 "But he began to curse and to swear, (the particular part of the prayer that Peter was saying at this particular hour was an actual "curse" against those who refused to obey Essene regulations, and acknowledge their beliefs as the absolute "Truth".  Peter, of course, could not change this specific "curse", it was part of the required prayer, and others were listening, and knew these words. "--saying, I know not this man of whom you speak. (by praying towards Jerusalem, not Rome, and repeating the required prayer, Peter had, in effect, and without really thinking about it -- "Denied Christ". 72 And the second time  the cock crew.  And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.  And when he thought thereon, he wept."(It was on this particular night that a time adjustment was scheduled so it was 3 AM not just once but twice.  Which to the Essenes identified that night exactly as Thursday night (early Friday morning) March 20, 33 AD.

Vocabulary Definitions Summary

afar off -- politically, not physically

at the fire -- a definite fireplace at the Qumran entry

beneath the palace -- a lower level than the trial

cock crew (crowing) -- 3 AM at Qumram

cock crowed twice -- identifies a time-adjustment

curse and swear -- a part of the Essene ritual           recorded in the Community Rule (a Dead Sea Scroll)

denial -- not agree with a political view or stance

Galilean -- use Galilean dialect and religious rules

maid of the high priest -- Essene door-keeper

palace of the high priest -- Qumran monastery

porch -- a specified area of the monastery entry

the servants -- Essenes doing their specified tasks

NOTE that without knowing how the Essenes distort word-meanings and where these events occurred the reader cannot really know much about the real events that transpired, and when and where they occurred!

Having "decoded" the story of the cock crowing twice by applying Essene meanings to otherwise ordinary-appearing words, let's move on to another story --

the 144,000 (Essenes)

Revelation 7:2 "And I saw another angel (heavenly messenger) ascending from the east, (non-western theology) having the seal  (approval) of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice (widespread, effective message) to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, (the Zodiac ages of Aries and Aquarius) neither the sea, (the Zodiac age of Pisces) nor the trees, (the mythical "Tree of Life" and the "Tree of Knowledge" in Eden) till we have sealed the servants of our God (the Essenes) in their foreheads.(minds and doctrines) 4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand (144,000)) of all the tribes of the children of Israel."
Revelation 7:5 "Of the tribe of Juda (a particular group of Essenes) were sealed (names recorded on a list) twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. (likewise) Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6-8 "--Aser --Nephalim-- Manasses -- Simeon -- Levi -- Issachar-- Zabulon -- Joseph -- Benjamin." 9 "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, (Christians, partially accepting Essene doctrines and customs) which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds and people, and tongues, stood before the throne,(the Essene Messiah, Jesus) and before the Lamb, (Jesus, declared the "Lamb of God" by the Essene John the Baptist) clothed in white robes, (Essene attire) and palms (victory) in their hands."

Vocabulary Definitions Summary

another angel -- another message or messenger

earth -- in this series (earth, sea, trees) the Essenes, who were Astrologers, would be contrasting the "earth" Zodiac signs (Aries, Aquarius), with the "sea" Zodiac sign of Pisces -- since to them, the Age of Pisces began in 7 BC with the birth of their Messiah, Jesus Christ

east -- not a direction, but a religious and political affinity, not Rome ("West") but Israel ("East")

foreheads -- minds, doctrines, beliefs (Jews wore phylacteries containing scripture on their foreheads)

great multitude -- Christian offshoot of the Essenes, far greater in number of worshippers

Lamb -- Jesus Christ, Essene Messiah from 29-33 AD, declared the "Lamb of God" by the Essene John the Baptist in 29 AD

palms -- a victory symbol used by the Greeks and Romans, given to those who won a race or contest

sea -- in this series (earth, sea, trees), "sea" stands for the Age of Pisces, beginning with the birth of Jesus Christ in March of 7 BC.

seal -- means approval in this sentence

sealed -- now approved or accepted by God, these persons names could be added to a tribal roster

servants of our God -- the Essenes

throne --  Jesus Christ, as the "Messiah of the blood-line of King David, was eligible to sit on the Jewish and Essene throne of King David

trees -- two specific trees, the "Tree of Life" and the "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil", both believed to exist in the Garden of Eden, signifying "heaven" in some texts in Revelation

tribe of Juda -- Old Testament meaning, a specific group of people descended from one son of Jacob-Israel; -- Essene meaning, those Essenes belonging to an Essene order who thought of themselves as descendents of Judah -- Jesus belonged to this order.

the tribes -- other Essene orders also thinking of themselves as descendents of the named sons of Jacob

white robes -- characteristic Essene attire that identified the Essenes and separated them from other Jews, worn mainly at their holy meals of bread and wine

144,000 -- initial meaning, only the Essenes, -- later meaning, Seventh-day Adventists between 1844 and 1888 while they were non-Trinitarians, and living like the Essenes,  final meaning (after 1948) Israelis living in Israel

NOTE that without knowing how the Essenes distort word-meanings and how they lived and what they believed the reader cannot really know who is "sealed", what the "seal" consists of, who the 144,000 were and are now, and thus are free to distort and misinterpret Revelation and the Gospels. And, of course, wonder why most of what has been predicted by modern would-be prophets has never been fulfilled.

You have now either rejected  what I have

tried to teach you so far, or, if you

agreed with it and learned it, have

sufficient knowledge and

"vocabulary"

to read and understand the messages from

the 7 "angels" of Revelation 14 and 18.

Revelation 14:1 "And I looked and behold a Lamb (Jesus, the Essene Messiah) stood on the mount Sion, (Qumran plateau) and with him an hundred forty and four thousand (144,000), (the Essenes) having his Father's name (tolerance and Love) written on their foreheads. (in their minds and beliefs) 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, (as was heard at Jesus' baptism) as the voice of many waters, (the "sea" of Pisces, and the Ganges river of India) and as the voice of a great thunder: (the atomic bomb explosion of August 6, 1945, at 8:16 AM) and I heard the voice of harpers  (the 1000 martyrs of the Jews at Masada in 73 AD, which included some Essenes) harping with their harps:--"
Revelation 14:3 "And they sung as it were a new song (new doctrine, new religion, Christianity) before the throne, (David's throne, sat on by Jesus Christ) and before the four beasts, (the 4 beasts of Rev. 4, the Zodiac Ages of Taurus, Aries, Pisces, and Aquarius) and the elders: (the 24 elders of Rev. 4 and later) and no one could learn that song but the hundred and forty four thousand (144,000), (Essenes and some Christians) which were redeemed from the earth.  4 These are they  which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins.  (Essenes) These are they which follow the Lamb  (Jesus) whithersoever he goeth.  These were redeemed  from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.  5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God."

Vocabulary Definitions Summary

for the first 5 verses of Rev. 14

elders -- the 24 elders of Rev. 4 and later, -- probably represent the 12 tribes (or Essene orders)  and the 12 apostles

firstfruits -- the Essenes as the offering of grain (spring harvest) of the Jewish feast of that name

foreheads -- minds, doctrines, beliefs (Jews wore phylacteries containing scripture on their foreheads)

found no guile -- there was a long list of rules found in the Dead Sea Scrolls of actions not permitted by Essenes and in the Essene monastery, (lying, jesting, saying the name of God in a less than solemn manner)

four beasts -- of Rev. 4 -- a disguised representation of the Zodiac figures for Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Aquarius

great thunder -- the atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, at 8:16 AM

harpers -- the harpers are mentioned next in Rev. 15;2-4, which is the prelude to an exaggerated description (chapter 16) of the events at Masada from 70-73 AD, THEREFORE: the "harpers" are the 1000 Jewish Zealots and Essenes who committed suicide at Masada rather than surrender to the Roman 10th legion

his Father's name -- tolerance, Agape Love, and destruction of evil in the world, the "Father" being the Kashmiri god Lord Shiva, who indeed is pictured with a third eye in the middle of his forehead

Lamb -- Jesus Christ, Essene Messiah from 29-33 AD, declared the "Lamb of God" by the Essene John the Baptist in 29 AD

many waters -- a reference to both Lord Shiva, who is pictured with the "many waters" of the Ganges river running through his hair -- and to the "sea", the Age of Pisces, controlled by Jesus in the Western World

mount Sion -- one spelling of mount Zion, here referring to the plateau upon which Qumran is built

new song -- in this case Christian doctrine, which produced many martyrs in the beginning, used again in chapter 15 as the "Song of the Martyrs" at Masada

throne --  Jesus Christ, as the "Messiah of the blood-line of King David, was eligible to sit on the Jewish and Essene throne of King David

virgins -- male virgins, celibate monks, at Qumran

voice from heaven -- refers back to the voice proclaiming Jesus the Son of God at his baptism, and forward to the atomic bomb of Aug. 6, 1945 at 8:16 AM

without fault -- any Essene who kept the long list of rules of the Community Rule (1QR) was "without fault" -- there was no room for error -- those who broke these rules were expelled from the Essenes

144,000 -- initial meaning, only the Essenes, -- later meaning, Seventh-day Adventists between 1844 and 1888 while they were non-Trinitarians, and living like the Essenes,  final meaning (after 1948) Israelis living in Israel

NOTE that without knowing how the Essenes distort word-meanings and how they lived and what they believed the reader cannot really know who is "without fault", what the rules really were, and whether "virgins" is a symbolic meaning or actual celibacy.  They are free to guess who the 144,000 were and are now, and thus are free to distort and misinterpret Revelation and the Gospels. And, of course, wonder why most of what has been predicted by modern would-be prophets has never been fulfilled.

Only now, with the background I have given

 you of examples of how the Essenes used

 exaggerated apocalyptic expressions and

 ESSENE-SPEAK, do you have sufficient

"vocabulary"

to read and understand the messages of 

the 7 "angels" of Revelation 14 and 18.

Revelation 14:6 "And I saw another angel (another message, another heavenly messenger) fly in the midst of heaven, (in this context, Qumran, the "heaven of the Essenes") having the everlasting gospel  (Essene rules, doctrines, and teachings, not Paul's adaptations of these rules, that eliminated most of them, allowing Christians to be "saved" because Jesus had kept these rules) to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, (a "loud voice" first raised by William Miller, and later by Seventh-day Adventists) Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."(these here have Astrological meanings -- 4 Ages)
Revelation 14:8 "And there followed another angel, (another message, another heavenly messenger, now the second in a series of 7, six of which are in this chapter, and the seventh in chapter 18) saying, Babylon (in this case not literal Babylon in Iraq, but the Vatican in Rome) is fallen, is fallen, (the repetition of "fallen" represents 2 "millennial days", or 2000 years) that great city, (the "great" expands the meaning to everyone the Vatican has influence over, including Protestantism) because she made all nations drink of the wine ((the Catholic Mass)tof the wrath ("wrath of God", hell, purgatory) of her fornication."(the Church's dogma, invention)
Revelation 14:9 "And the third angel (third message in this series) followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast  (here Roman Catholicism))and his image,(the Protestant Churches who are likewise Trinitarian and keep Sunday as their weekly holy rest day) and receive his mark (Sunday worship) in his forehead, (believe it to be God's blessed "Holy Day" in place of Saturday the 7th day of the week), or in his hand, work on Saturday-- 
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented  with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb;  11 "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever recieveth the mark of his name.  
Revelation 14:12 "Here is the patience (remnant, what is left) of the saints (the Essenes): here are they (the Essenes) that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus (Essenism)."

Vocabulary Definitions Summary

for  Revelation 14:6-12

Babylon -- not literal Babylon in Iraq, but the Vatican in Rome, who inherited the power of Pagan Rome after the Emperor Constantine made Roman Catholicism his state religion

beast -- not one of the 4 beasts of chapter 4, but one or both of the beasts of Revelation 13, in this context a beast that has exercised power for almost 2000 years, the Roman Catholic church

commandments of God -- to the Essenes represented more than the 10 commandments, but included also dietary requirements and feast days in addition to the weekly Seventh-day Sabbath

earth -- in the series, "heaven, and earth, the sea, and the fountains of waters",  "earth" is the Age of Aries, from 2000 BC until the birth of Christ in 7 BC

ever and ever -- by repetition, 2 millennial days, or an Age -- 2000 years

everlasting gospel -- Essene rules, doctrines, and teachings, not Paul's adaptations of these rules, that eliminated most of them, allowing Christians to be "saved" because Jesus had kept these rules

faith of Jesus -- Essenism, with all its requirements, Jesus, even while living in India, kept the Sabbath day and was an evangelist for Vegetarianism

fallen, is fallen -- by repetition, represents 2 millennial days of the Essene Millennial Week prophecy, identifying Roman Catholicism as the "Babylon" referred to by the second angel of Revelation 14. No other religious and political power reigned for almost 2000 years during the Age of Pisces

forehead -- minds, doctrines, beliefs (Jews wore phylacteries containing scripture on their foreheads)

fountains of waters -- in the series, "heaven, and earth, the sea, and the fountains of waters",  "fountains of waters" is the Age of Aquarius, slated to begin in 2000 AD but instead begun in 1844 to fulfill a promise to the Essenes in John 14:1-3.   Begun for the Jews in May of 1948.

great city -- the "great" expands the meaning to everyone the Vatican has influence over, including Protestantism

heaven -- still the Qumran monastery, "heaven" to the Essenes, secondarily, the Age of Taurus, when the gods still walked on earth

hour of his judgment -- not the "end of the world" as mistranslated by King James' translators, but the end of the "sea", the Age of Pisces

image (of the beast) -- another group (modern Protestants) who slavishly copy and obey the major dogma of the Roman Catholic Church -- the almost 2000 year old "beast" of Revelation chapter 13

Lamb -- Jesus Christ, Essene Messiah from 29-33 AD, declared the "Lamb of God" by the Essene John the Baptist in 29 AD

loud voice -- a "loud voice" first raised by William Miller, and later by Seventh-day Adventists 

mark (of the beast) -- the two major identifying doctrines forced on Christianity by the Roman emperor Constantine in the 4th century in exchange for granting the Church legitimacy as his state religion -- the doctrine of the "Holy Trinity" and Sunday observance substituted for 7th day Sabbath observance

no rest -- a reference to the Sabbath commandment, broken by most Christians for 2000 years

patience -- remnant, or that which remains, used in Adventism for themselves as the "Remnant Church"

saints -- Essenes and those who live like Essenes, practicing "good works" not so-called "justification" by faith (without good works)

sea -- in the series, "heaven, and earth, the sea, and the fountains of waters",  "sea" is the Age of Pisces, from 7 BC until the year 2000 or 2001.  But shortened because of the Jewish holocaust

tormented with fire and brimstone --  the Catholic doctrines of hell and purgatory spelled out in detail -- also a reference to homosexual and pedophilic priests using Sodom as an example

wine --  the Catholic Mass, "bread" is not added because it has so many other meanings

wine of the wrath of God -- the Catholic doctrines of hell and purgatory have been used to control the ignorant and superstitious for 2000 years

NOTE that without knowing how the Essenes distort word-meanings and how they lived and what they believed the reader cannot really know that the Qumran Essenes were the most dedicated and stringent Seventh-day Sabbath-keepers of that Age. And that they were total vegetarians.  Such people can and will torment themselves and others with all sorts of weird and unusual identifications of the "mark of the beast" and the "image of the beast" and see every new world leader as a potential "Antichrist" intent on either severing their heads or throwing them into prison.

NEXT: Other angels' messages