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figures as a "fourth dimension" in Albert Einstein's relativity theory, would be no more. Rather, it
means that there should be no further grant of time, in other words -- no more "delay" regarding
the matter involved.

Why did this reference to "delay" come up for comment by the Messiah in this vision? It
was in answer to the question, raised by the martyred Christian souls after the Lamb (Yeshua)
opened the fifth seal of YEHOVAH's scroll: "They cried out in a loud voice, 'Sovereign Ruler,
HaKadosh, the True One, how long will it be before you judge the people living on earth and
avenge our blood?'" (Revelation 6:9, 10).

Without a doubt the apostle John saw the likeness in many respects between this vision and
that of the prophet Daniel of the sixth century B.C., who wrote: "Then I heard the man clothed in
linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to
heaven, and swore by Him [YEHOVAH God] who lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times,
and half a time; and when the power of the holy people has been completely shattered, all these
things shall be finished" (Daniel 12:7).

The features as noted about this "angel" in the vision of Revelation 10 combine to clearly
indicate that he represents or stands for the glorified Yeshua the Messiah returning to this earth to
take up the reigns of government and to prepare the way for the return of his Father YEHOVAH
God -- as recorded by John in Revelation 19.

What About Revelation 14?

At the beginning of this article I stated that I originally believed Revelation 14 referred to
the return of Yeshua. With the new understanding that Revelation 10:1-7 pictures the return of the
Messiah -- what about Revelation 14?

Then I looked, and there before me was a WHITE CLOUD. Sitting on the cloud was some
one like a Son of Man with a GOLD CROWN on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
Another angel came out of the Temple and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud, "Start us-
ing your sickle to reap, because the time to reap has come -- the earth's harvest is ripe!
The one sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested
(Revelation 14:14-16).

The meaning of this vision is very plain in the light of the Messiah's parable of the tares of
the field in Matthew 13:24-30. Notice:

Yeshua put before them another parable. "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who
sowed good seed in his field; but while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed
weeds among the wheat, then went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads of
grain, the weeds also appeared. The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you
sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from?' He answered, 'An enemy
has done this.' The servants asked him, 'Then do you want us to go and pull them up?' But
he said, 'No, because if you pull up the weeds, you might uproot some of the wheat at the
same time. Let them both grow together until the harvest; and at harvest-time I will tell the

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