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Rev 6:9-11 -- genre of Revelation (apocalyptic). Altar imagery (OT sacrificial system). Abel's blood parallel (Gen 4:10). Apply Tree 3 genre/subject gates.

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ALTAR

  • Built by Noah (Gen 8:20), Abraham (Gen 12:7,8; 13:18; 22:9), Isaac (Gen 26:25), Jacob (Gen 33:20; 35:1-7), Moses (Exo 17:15; 24:4), Balaam (Num 23:1,14,29), Joshua (Deu 27:4-7; Jos 8:30-32), the Reubenites and Gadites (Jos 22:10,34), Gideon (Jdg 6:26,27), Samuel (1Sa 7:17), Saul (1Sa 14:35), David (2Sa 24:18,19), Elijah (1Ki 18:31,32)
  • Mosaic commandments prescribing the construction of: Exo 20:24-26; Deu 27:5-7; Jos 8:30,31; Eze 43:13
  • Used in idolatrous worship: Jdg 6:25; 1Ki 12:32; 16:32; 18:26; 2Ki 16:10; 23:12,15; Isa 27:9; 65:3; Hos 8:11; Act 17:23
  • OF BURNT OFFERINGS
  • Called BRAZEN ALTAR (Exo 39:39; 1Ki 8:64), ALTAR OF GOD (Psa 43:4), ALTAR OF THE LORD (Mal 2:13)
  • IN THE TABERNACLE: Pattern (Exo 27:1-8), Constructed by Bezaleel (Exo 38:1-7), Location (Exo 40:6,29; Eze 8:16; Mat 23:35), Furniture (Exo 27:3-7; 38:3-7; 1Sa 2:13,14), Horns (Exo 27:2), Uses of the horns (Psa 118:27)
  • How sanctified: Exo 29:36,37,44; 30:26-28; 40:10; Lev 8:10,11; Num 7
  • Sanctified everything that touched it: Exo 29:37; 30:29; Mat 23:18,19
  • A place of refuge: Exo 21:14; 1Ki 1:50; 2:28
  • IN SOLOMON'S TEMPLE: Description (2Ch 4:1), Renewed by Asa (2Ch 15:8), Removed by Ahaz (2Ki 16:14-17), Cleansed by Hezekiah (2Ch 29:18-24), Repaired by Manasseh (2Ch 33:16), Furniture taken to Babylon (2Ki 25:14), In second temple (Ezr 3:1-6), Ezekiel's vision (Eze 43:13-27)
  • OF INCENSE
  • Called the GOLDEN ALTAR (Exo 39:38; Num 4:11), ALTAR OF SWEET INCENSE (Lev 4:7), ALTAR BEFORE THE LORD (Lev 16:18)
  • Pattern: Exo 30:1-5; Constructed: Exo 37:25-28; Location: Exo 30:6; 40:5,26
  • Uses: Exo 30:7-10,26,27; 40:27; Lev 4:7,18; 8:15; 9:9; 16:12,18
  • In Solomon's temple: 1Ki 6:19,20; 7:48; 1Ch 28:18
  • Seen in John's vision: Rev 8:3; 9:13

MARTYRDOM

  • General scriptures concerning: Psa 44:22; Mat 10:21,22,39; 16:25; 23:34,35; 24:9; Mrk 13:12; Luk 9:24; 11:50; 21:16,17; Jhn 12:25; Rom 8:36; 1Co 13:3; Rev 6:9-11; 11:7-12; 12:11; 16:6; 17:6
  • See PERSECUTION
  • INSTANCES OF: Abel (Gen 4:3-8), Prophets killed by Jezebel (1Ki 18:4,13), Zechariah (2Ch 24:21,22), John the Baptist (Mrk 6:18-28), Jesus, Stephen (Act 7:58-60), James the apostle (Act 12:2), The prophets (Mat 22:6; 23:35; Rom 11:3; 1Th 2:15; Heb 11:32-37)

BLOOD

  • Is the life: Gen 9:4; Lev 17:11,14; 19:16; Deu 12:23; Mat 27:4,24
  • Forbidden to be used as food: Gen 9:4; Lev 3:17; 7:26,27; 17:10-14; 19:26; Deu 12:16,23; 15:23; Eze 33:25; Act 15:20,29; 21:25
  • Plague of: Exo 7:17-25; Psa 78:44; 105:29
  • SACRIFICIAL:
  • Without shedding of, no remission: Heb 9:22
  • Sprinkled on altar and people: Exo 24:6-8; Eze 43:18,20
  • Sprinkled on door posts: Exo 12:7-23; Heb 11:28
  • OF SIN OFFERING: Sprinkled seven times before the curtain (Lev 4:5,6,17); On the horns of the altar of sweet incense, and at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering (Exo 30:10; Lev 4:7,18,25,30; 5:9; 9:9,12)
  • Of the bullock of sin offering, put on the horns of the altar: Exo 29:12; Lev 8:15
  • Poured at the bottom of the altar: Exo 29:12; Lev 8:15
  • FIGURATIVE: Of victories (Psa 58:10), Of oppression and cruelty (Hab 2:12), Of destruction (Eze 35:6), Of guilt (Lev 20:9; 2Sa 1:16; Eze 18:13), Of judgments (Eze 16:38; Rev 16:6)
  • OF SACRIFICES, TYPICAL OF THE ATONING BLOOD OF CHRIST: Heb 9:6-28
  • OF CHRIST: Mat 26:28; Mrk 14:24; Luk 22:20; Jhn 6:53-56; 19:34; Act 20:28; Rom 3:24,25; 5:9; 1Co 10:16; 11:25; Eph 1:7; 2:13,16; Col 1:14,20; Heb 9:12-14; 10:19,20,29; 12:24; 13:12,20; 1Pe 1:2,18,19; 1Jn 1:7; 5:6,8; Rev 1:5,6; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11

SACRIFICES

  • FIGURATIVE: Isa 34:6; Eze 39:17; Zep 1:7,8; Rom 12:1; Php 2:17; 4:18
  • Of self-denial: Php 3:7,8
  • Of praise: Psa 116:17; Jer 33:11; Hos 14:2; Heb 13:15
  • "Calves of the lips" signifying praise: Hos 14:2

VISION (Nave's -- Revelation entries)

  • John on the island of Patmos: The six seals (Rev 6), The book with seven seals (Rev 5:1-5)
  • All of Revelation is classified under VISION in Nave's, confirming the apocalyptic-visionary genre

SEAL (Nave's)

  • A stamp used for signifying documents: Gen 38:18; Exo 28:11,21,36; 1Ki 21:8; Est 8:8; Dan 6:9; Jer 32:10; Mat 27:66
  • Figurative: of secrecy (Dan 12:9; Rev 5:1), of divine approval (Jhn 6:27; Rom 15:28; 2Co 1:22; Eph 1:13; 4:30; Rev 7:3,4)

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