The Last 4 symbolic "GENERATIONS" until the End (the 4 last churches of Revelation)
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them:
for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers
upon the children unto the third and fourth generation
of them that hate me;
Exodus 20:5
1] "GENERATION" of Ahab & Jezebel--4th phase of Church history/Thyatira
The era of Papal Supremacy, Heresy & Persecution
* And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
.....that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.1 Kings 16:30,31
* And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; ...Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
Revelation 2:18,20
2] "GENERATION" of Queen Athaliah--5th phase of Church history/Sardis
The Reformation phase yet some of the ways of Jezebel remained through her daughter Athaliah.
Athaliah was the daughter of Ahab & Jezebel....
* Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.
2 Kings 8:26 NLT
* And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write;...Be watchful, and strengthen the things
Revelation 3:1,2
3] "GENERATION" of Ahaziah--6th phase of Church history/Philadelphia
The Puritan phase of Revival. This generation of Ahaziah which still struggled with spiritual Jezebel internally & externally.
* Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri.
He too followed the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother encouraged him to act wickedly. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for after his father’s death they became his advisers, to his undoing.
2 Chronicles 22:2-4 NIV
He too followed the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother encouraged him to act wickedly. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for after his father’s death they became his advisers, to his undoing.
2 Chronicles 22:2-4 NIV
* And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write;..... know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it:
Revelation 3:7,8
*--Note--* 2 & 3 are both children of Ahab & Jezebel. Remember, the harlot of Revelation (represented in this context by Ahab/Jezebel's union) had offspring. "GENERATION"'s 2 & 3 are those offspring.
4] "GENERATION" of Joash, the -7th phase of Church
history/Laodicea
The end time of the Church. Here God's last movement, Adventism, (to restore the Law & Sanctuary to it's rightful place among Christians) are pulled in two directions in the 4th chariot of Zechariah (see link below) by two different kinds of horses. So too was Joash's life pulled in two directions--he followed God during the influence of the High Priest & turned away when the High Priest was dead.
* And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
2 Chronicles 24:2
* And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write;...As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Revelation 3:14,19
Summary:
The 1st "GENERATION" begins with Ahab/Jezebel's union, {Thyatira} the Church with the world. This institution of Papal Rome would be considered the "beast" in Revelation's counterfeit trinity.
The 2nd "GENERATION" of Athaliah, daughter of the Ahab/Jezebel union. {Sardis} The Reformation phase of Protestantism that would be the roots of mainline Protestants today. Also this is one of the "harlot"s daughters of Revelation & becomes eventually part of the false prophet component of the counterfeit trinity in Revelation.
The 3rd "GENERATION" of Ahaziah, also of the Ahab/Jezebel union as offspring. {Philadelphia} The Revival phase which would become the roots of modern Evangelical Protestantism. This wing of Protestantism also forms part of the makeup of the false prophet of the counterfeit trinity.
The 4th "GENERATION" of God's people--time of the end.{Laodicea} As Joash's life went in 2 directions, so too do God's people in the 4th chariot of Zechariah.NOTICE, as long as the High Priest was alive Joash followed God. {the 4th chariot in Zechariah pulled one way going to & fro through the earth-3 Angel's Message}. When God's people can see the High Priest (think Sanctuary Doctrine} they tend to stay on the path.
But like Joash, who when the High Priest was gone, turned from the truth. {the other horse of the 4th chariot in Zechariah pulling the same people "south"-towards spiritual Egypt-the ways of the world} Why is it those in the Church, who toss out the Sanctuary Doctrine (no longer see the High Priest) are the core of apostasy within? (women ordination, evolution, cheap grace, the LGBT movement within the church, etc).
-------ALWAYS DIG DEEPER!------
* 3 Links on Zechariahs 4 Chariots (the 4th chariot applies to this 4th "GENERATION"-
note--the first 3 chariots apply to groupings by 2 of the first 6 churches of history in Revelation.)
note--the first 3 chariots apply to groupings by 2 of the first 6 churches of history in Revelation.)