The Revelation of Messiah which Alahim gave him to show unto his servants-Rev 1:1

 Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Yahusha Messiah, which Alahim gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

When we read Rev 1:1 the one thing would definitely make the reader wonder why would Alahim give Messiah a Revelation of himself to show unto his servants? A Unitarian response to the above verse that I have read is that the Word was made flesh in Messiah and as he grew up as a child Alahim revealed his plan to him and his role as a sacrifical lamb and the glory to follow him for his obedience. On a surface level this may appease to carnal senses but Alahim's word is a spiritual book and hence one must be spiritually alive to understand spiritual things and compare them with spiritual things.
Many people view book of Revelation as 'a book of prophecy' because they only see future events in the book. What man fails to see is that the entire Bible is a book of prophecy and the 'spirit of prophecy' was in the prophets who prophesied beforehand of the sufferings of Messiah, and the glory that should follow.

 1Pe 1:11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Messiah, and the glory that should follow.

There is a need to correct the misunderstanding of the word 'prophecy'. The dictionaries in the world interpret prophecy as 'a prediction of what will happen in the future' but a biblical interpretation of prophecy is stated in Rev 19:10 ' the testimony of Yahusha is the spirit of prophecy'

 Re 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Yahusha: worship Alahim: for the testimony of Yahusha is the spirit of prophecy.

This spirit of prophecy is not only a prediction of future events but a sealing of Messiah in prophecy as all the law and the prophets speak and testify of him

 Joh 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him (Messiah) hath Alahim the Father sealed.

Messiah being sealed in imagery, parabolic language, signs, sybolisms, signification is PROPHECY. 

Pr 25:2 ¶ It is the glory of Alahim to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

A surface reader will never understand who Messiah is because he is sealed in prophecy and therefore Rev 1:1 and many other scriptures are interpreted carnally because unless Messiah reveals himself by unsealing himself to those whom he chooses to draw near man will never understand prophecy.

Let's now move along to understand what it means that the Revelation of Yahusha Messiah which Alahim gave him to show unto his servants:

To understand this we must compare the 2 Covenants and 2 Mediators

Two covenants:

Heb 8:5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of Alahim when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
 6 ¶ But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
 8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Yahuah, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Yahuah.

 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Yahuah; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a Alahim, and they shall be to me a people:

Exodus 31:18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of Alahim.

When we read Heb 8:5-10 and Exodus 31:18 we spiritually understand that the first covenant came on 2 tablets of stone written by the finger of Alahim and the second covenant came on 2 tablets MIND AND HEART still written by the finger of Alahim. Alahim tells us that the new covenant will not be like the old one "BECAUSE THEY CONTINUED NOT IN MY COVENANT" Heb 8:5

Ga 4:22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
 24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
 25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

 26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Those who couldn't see Messiah sealed in prophecy are the sons of the bondwoman and are in bondage wrapped in carnal ordinances whereas those who can see Messiah sealed in prophecy are part of the Jerusalem from above.
On the NT side people view these passages to relate them to Jews who did not believe in Messiah without realizing that its speaking of themselves because they do not understand the imageries, signs, parabolic language, symbolisms and the signification and take scriptures at face value. The Jerusalem which now is which Paul speaks of in Gal 4: 25 is Mystery Babylon because this is a kingdom which existed within Alahim's kingdom and here the 'spirit of prophecy' lies silenced on it's streets and this city is called Sodom and EGYPT where our Yahuah Messiah was crucified.

Re 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Yahuah was crucified.

Heb 8: 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Yahuah.

Though these people came out physically from Egypt, Egypt was in their heart when they read Alahim's law, Alahim's law which is spiritual being veiled to them.

 Re 17:18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

2 Mediators:

 Paul and Stephen recorded that the law was given by the disposition of angels in Acts 7:53 and Gal 3:19

Galatians 3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Moses being the Mediator of the Old covenant which had in it encoded the way to Messiah and a call to observe it spiritually and  was a sure testimony of death to its carnal observance.

We read in Rev 11:8 'WHERE ALSO OUR YAHUAH WAS CRUCIFIED'. A spiritual comparison shows that the Mediator Messiah is the spirit of prophecy himself embodied (Logos made flesh) and sealed in angelic signification having come out from Alahim (John 16:27, John 17:8)

When we read Rev 1:1 in spiritual comparison we can understand this passage better when we compare the two mediators and the two covenants.

The spirit of prophecy is the very breath of Alahim giving mankind golden oil and Messiah is that breath made flesh.

Zec 4:12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
 13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

 14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones (ben: means sons), that stand by the Yahuah of the whole earth.

The TWO TABLETS, TWO COVENANTS, TWO MEDIATORS and the TWO SONS (as stated in Zec 4:14) testify of the SON OF GOD and the testimony given by Alahim himself.

1Jo 5:9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of Alahim is greater: for this is the witness of Alahim which he hath testified of his Son.
 10 ¶ He that believeth on the Son of Alahim hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not Alahim hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that Alahim gave of his Son.
 11 And this is the record, that Alahim hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
 12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of Alahim hath not life.

THE LIFE OF GOD is in his Son who came out from Alahim and stands a Mediator and in his Sonship gives the golden oil to all the adopted sons of Alahim. He is the one who gives us the right to be called the sons of Alahim. 

Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of Alahim, even to them that believe on his name:

Messiah said that the doctrine he teaches was not his but of him who sent him.Abiding in the doctrine of Messiah one has both the Father and the Son.

John 7:16-17 Yahusha answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. [17] If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of Alahim, or whether I speak of myself.

 2Jo 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Messiah, hath not Alahim. He that abideth in the doctrine of Messiah, he hath both the Father and the Son.

What is this doctrine which is not his but of Alahim's as stated by Messiah in John 7:16-17 and yet John says in 2 John 1:9 'doctrine of Messiah'? It seems like a contradiction.

 But when we read Rev 1:1 in spiritual comparison and understand what the two tablets, two covenants, two Mediators, two sons are, can we reconcile that in the Doctrine of Alahim written on two tablets, the two covenants,the two Mediators and two sons is all ABOUT CHRIST.

The testimony of Alahim is seen in the law: cherubs overshadowing mercy seat, tablets of covenant,  Aaron's rod that budded, manna, sprinkling of blood, feasts, sacrifices, ordinances etc all spoke of Messiah.

Here was Messiah standing and saying that he is not testifying of himself but of what he has heard from the Father.

Joh 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

The spirit of prophecy is Messiah himself, the very breath of Alahim externalized and emodied in flesh.

1Pe 1:11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Messiah which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Messiah, and the glory that should follow.

2Co 3:17 Now the Yahuah is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Yahuah is, there is liberty.

 Re 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Yahusha: worship Alahim: for the testimony of Yahusha is the spirit of prophecy.

Being on the NT side doesn't mean that Messiah is unveiled to every one because his Revelation was still SIGNIFIED and sent by his angel unto his servant John

Re 1:1 ¶ The Revelation of Yahusha Messiah, which Alahim gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Re 22:16 I Yahusha have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

The Revelation is of who Yahusha is given to us in his Mediatorship signified by his angel is what Rev 1:1 means. 

 Joh 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

Lot's wife

We have read about Lot’s wife becoming a pillar of salt and derived a moral out of the account of not lusting of the things in Sodom and Gomorrah which is true but we also need to look at the spiritual aspect of this and therefore we must compare spiritual with spiritual to understand what or who Lot’s wife represents. 

Lu 17:31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
 32 Remember Lot's wife.

Why would one who is upon the housetop come down to enter the house to take what's in the house when one would know that Jezebel is in the house? Why would one who is in the field return back to enter the house? One who would do so is decieved into believing a Mystery Babylon gospel. Similarly why would Lot's wife look back. There more to just looking back and we must see it in spiritual comparison what all this means?

Firstly we will look at the words ‘PILLAR OF SALT’ and compare with the rest of the bible to see what this spiritually means.

Ge 19:25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.26 ¶ But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar (nets-eeb) of salt (melach).

Hebrew word for ‘pillar’: nets-eeb which means  ‘garrison’ (a group of troops)

1Sa 10:5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of Alahim, where is the garrison (netseeb) of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

2Ch 17:2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons (netseeb) in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

Hebrew word for ‘salt’: melach

The verse should read as:

Ge 19:25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.26 ¶ But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a garrison (nets-eeb) of salt (melach).

The usage of salt in scripture has been to portray the covenant of Alahim with his people and their speech which brings about savour/seasoning to the meal

Mt 5:13 ¶ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Col 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Losing the savour doesn’t mean here that the salt is no longer salt but that it’s mingled with impurities of other salts making it of a bad taste (as salt of the dead sea with all minerals mingled with the salt) not good for using it in a meal but to be thrown to be trodden under foot of men.

This is how the Greek reads and the correct translation would be:

Mat 5:13  υμεις εστε το αλας της γης εαν δε το αλας μωρανθη εν τινι αλισθησεται εις ουδεν ισχυει ετι ει μη βληθηναι εξω και καταπατεισθαι υπο των ανθρωπων

Mt 5:13 "You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

Salt can never lose its saltiness but will lose its flavor which would make the meal good for nothing.

Before we see the imagery of ‘garrison of salt’ which Lot’s wife became let’s see the usage of salt in scripture.

Every meat offering according to the law had to offered with salt and salt represented the ‘COVENANT OF GOD’ with his people.

Le 2:13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy Alahim to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

The salt losing its flavor and being thrown and trampled under foot by men is the covenant of Alahim is changed by adding abominable doctrines of men to it making it powerless to save.

The usage of the word ‘netseeb’ in Gen 19:25 which should be translated as ‘GARRISON’ shows exactly this because Lot’s wife held on to a covenant mingled with the abominations of Sodom and Gomorrah and Alahim turning her into a ‘garrison of salt’ is a picture of this.

The gospel of Mark shows the usage of the salt in the context of salt being used in meat offerings according to the law.

Mr 9:49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

Heb 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of Alahim, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

Mingling the covenant of Alahim with unholy things i.e. abominable doctrines of men is trodding under foot the Son of Alahim.

Messiah is the one who is the sweet smelling savour and our belief in the true doctrine of Messiah brings the sweet savour of Messiah into our lives

2Co 2:15 For we are unto Alahim a sweet savour of Messiah, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
 16 To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

Eph 5:2 And walk in love, as Messiah also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to Alahim for a sweetsmelling savour.

2Ti 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers (Covenant breakers), false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of Alahim;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Ro 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain Alahim in their knowledge, Alahim gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

 30 Backbiters, haters of Alahim, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers (treacherous), without natural affection, implacable (covenant breakers), unmerciful:

The beast came up out of the sea which brought a gospel/covenant mingled making the salt abominable and trampled.

Re 13:1 ¶ And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

While the usage of ‘sea’ in scripture is for peoples, nations and tongues we must not forget that these are the very people who are holding a covenant which seems to be godly but godliness without power and sea is always associated with salt.

Joe 2:20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.

 Jer 10:22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.

The northern army or the north country is associated with Babylon. Alahim is saying in Joel 2:20 that he will remove from his people the northern army (seperation of tares from wheat) and will drive him into a barren land toward the UTMOST SEA where his ILL SAVOUR shall come up.

De 29:19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:

20 The YAHUAH will not spare him, but then the anger of the YAHUAH and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the YAHUAH shall blot out his name from under heaven.

21 And the YAHUAH shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law:

22 So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the YAHUAH hath laid upon it;

23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the YAHUAH overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

24 Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the YAHUAH done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?

25 Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the YAHUAH Alahim of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:

 26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:

Salted with fire

Mr 9:49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

Re 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Lu 17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

Lot’s wife may have seemed to escape the brimstone for a while fleeing out of Sodom and Gomorrah but she was salted with the fire of Alahim’s wrath when Alahim turned her into a garrison of salt to be trampled underfoot. Lot’s wife represents all those trying to flee Mystery Babylon but are part of her abominable covenant because they hold on to doctrines of Sodom and Gomorrah.