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October 10
COME UP HITHER

Scripture: Revelation 4:1 “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.”

    Chapter 4 begins the last section of the book of Revelation and deals with future events.  All these events in chapters 4-22 are yet
future events.  They have not taken place, but are soon to be fulfilled.  
    Chapter 3 ends with a closed door and Christ standing on the outside.
Chapter 4 begins with an open door and a voice saying, “Come up hither”.  John says, “After this I looked”.  After what? After the events of chapters 2 and 3 or the Church Age.  As the Church Age ends, John says I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven. This opened door is undoubtedly referring to the rapture of the church. This opened door that we see is for the church to pass through. The voice that John heard was as a trumpet.  The voice said “come up hither”, so shall the church be caught away when the trumpet sounds.  
    The word “church” is not mentioned again until Revelation 22:16 where the Lord states that the things that have been revealed have been revealed to the churches.  
    The book of Revelation begins with a throne in chapter 1 verse 4 and ends with a throne in chapter 22 verse 3.  The first thing that John sees in Heaven is a throne and One seated upon the throne. John describes Him as like a jasper and a sardine stone.  These two stones are used in Exodus 28:15-29 in describing the breastplate of the high priest each stone representing the names of the children of Israel.  The high priest bore these names when He entered into the holy place. So Jesus, our high Priest, also have us upon His heart as He makes intercession for us before God (Hebrews 7:25).   
     Thank God one day soon we shall hear Him say “come up hither”.  Are you ready to meet Him?