SECTION 1 The Spirit of Prophecy Revelation 19:10 (NKJV) "And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, 'See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.'" John receives this encounter while exiled on the island of Patmos. Throughout the book he is brought into Heaven where he encounters angels, elders, living creatures, and the glorified Christ. By the nineteenth chapter John falls at the feet of an angel to worship him. It appears that, for a moment, John mistakes the angel for Jesus. This is significant because John walked with Jesus for three and a half years. He heard His voice, witnessed His ministry, and knew Him personally. Earlier in Revelation he had already seen Christ in His glorified state. Revelation 1:1 (NKJV) "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place." The book tells us from the opening verse what it is about. It is the Revelation of Jesus Christ. The word revelation means an unveiling. Before we read about beasts, seals, trumpets, or bowls, the purpose of the book has already been established. It is revealing Jesus Christ. When Christ first appears to John, He identifies Himself this way. Revelation 1:8 (NKJV) "'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,' says the Lord, 'who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.'" Jesus presents Himself as the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. The Revelation unveils Christ from beginning to end. Why then did John mistake the angel for Jesus? Throughout Scripture angels represent the One they serve. They carry His messages, execute His assignments, and minister on His behalf. John's response suggests that the angel reflected the One who sent him. The early church appears to have understood this connection. Acts 12:13–15 (NKJV) "And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer. When she recognized Peter's voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate. But they said to her, 'You are beside yourself!' Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, 'It is his angel.'"

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CLASS 6 WOMBS AND TRAVAIL SECTION 1 Wombs Under Attack Throughout scripture some of the most significant wombs were barren before they ever produced what God intended. Sarah, Rebekah, Samson's mother, and Elizabeth all experienced barrenness. This is not accidental. The enemy often attacks the womb before he attacks the promise because he fears what will eventually be born. Wombs become prophetic pictures of intercession. Just as a natural womb carries life until the appointed time of birth, intercessors carry burdens, assignments, and purposes until they are manifested in the earth. Whether male or female, every intercessor carries a spiritual womb. Sarah's womb remained barren until old age and then the Lord spoke. Genesis 18:10–11 (NKJV) “And He said, ‘I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.’ Now Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.” Sarah also becomes a picture of intercessors attempting to pass their burden to someone who does not have the capacity to carry it. When the promise delayed, she attempted to take Abraham's seed and give it to Hagar. Genesis 16:2 (NKJV) “So Sarai said to Abram, ‘See now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.’” God gives certain burdens to certain people because He has determined who has the capacity to birth them. One of the frustrations of intercession is realizing that others around you do not always carry the same burden you carry. Sometimes this can manifest as an unholy zeal to get everyone praying the thing God called you to pray. Isaac belonged in Sarah's womb. The burden belonged to her. Rebekah presents another picture of intercession. Like Sarah, her womb was barren until prayer was made. Genesis 25:21 (NKJV) “Now Isaac pleaded with the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived.”