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Kangaroo Word (3 of 3)

Second time we come across this expression is in the vision of Daniel where across the river of time the man clothed in linen gives a cryptic answer (Dan.12:7) Then in the vision of John we come across the left out church, 'she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent(Re.12:14). When we take together several other expressions each with reference to a period of time it is clear that the Spirit is using the three and a half year of the ministry of Jesus as the base line

Similarly when we have two witnesses martyred we have variation of the same expression. "And the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months./ And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth(Re.11:2-3)". The church the body of Christ is also compared to a bride, New Jerusalem. Saints redeemed from the earth are tagged by time times and dividing of time as the beast is given power for the same duration. Thus key to unlock the expression is in the Son.

In compressing the Salvation Plan of God a symbol referring to the Father Son relationship is carried over from its context in the natural world to the eternity where relationship is retained. God created "the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night (Ge.1:16)" Under divine Will the pair,- greater and lesser light are treated as one, to rule the day and night respectively. In the eternity there is no more night but the throne of God and of the Lamb explain the same relationship.(Re.22:1). The symbol is in terms of the glory. Instead of the greater and lesser light we have the throne..