Understanding the Mysteries in The Book of Revelations

      (Through the Bible Code)

Bong Zason

 

Yeshua (Jesus) promises ‘Pillarship’ to anyone who overcomes in the Church of Philadelphia
 
"He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more."
                                                        Revelation 3:12

What is a pillar?

 

A pillar is a solid structural post that supports part or the whole of a building.

In ancient designs, it may also serve as a structural foundation.

In this case, the building, as quoted by Jesus is the temple of God.

This temple is to be construed as “true Christianity” in the whole church age.

According to our dear Lord, he who overcomes during this Philadelphian Church era (from the Reformation of Martin Luther and John Calvin up to the Great Awakening period and a little later; that is from A.D.1500—A.D.1900) shall be given the privilege to become a pillar;

- to be part of the Theological foundational structure of the Christian Church from thence thereafter.

Their names, through their edifying preaching and collected writings will always be remembered even until the end of time.

What a promise!

“And he shall go out no more”.

If one desires and decides to study Christian Theology, he will eventually encounter names as such Calvin, Luther, Spurgeon, Whitefield, Wesley, Edwards, Brown, Hodge, Matthew Henry, Dabney, Gill, Darby, and Scoffield.

A little later came the likes of Hendriksen, Pink, John-Lloyd, Owen, Murray, Vos, Ellis, Warfield, and a host of other “overcomers” which are still in that period of time. 

A plain discussion pertaining to doctrines even today always involves the mentioning of a few of these names and quoting their works (as if relying on their school of thought; i.e. Orthodox, Evangelical, or Reformed theology).

Jesus Himself accords these people the title pillars of the Church ...

because of their great contributions to the Church as a whole in redefining the “Righteousness of God in Jesus Christ” and also in systematizing soundly (or it may seemed) the doctrine of Christian theology in part or in whole.

We may ask the question: Are not the 12 apostles rightly called the “pillars” of Christendom?

I say, in a broader sense, yes!

But there is more weight to assume that technically, only those who were directly involved in the administration and indoctrinations of the early Jerusalem church are to be considered pillars.

Consider what the Apostle Paul implied to the Galatians when he wrote; “and when James (brother of Jesus), Peter, and John who seemed to be pillars…” (Gal. 2:9).

It is interesting to note that only these three apostles were to great extent deeply involved in the work at the church of Jerusalem in its formative period and that these three were the only ones to have produced canonical writings which now form part of the New Testament. (i.e. The Gospel according to John, his first, second, and third epistles, the two epistles of Peter, and the epistle of James)

The rest of the Apostles, except Matthew, did not write a single epistle although they all became effective evangelists—preaching the gospel to Europe and to the ends of the earth, converting many souls and eventually became martyrs.