Revelation 8

3rd Fruit. The purification of our holy things. It is Christ's work in heaven, not only to present his own prayers to his Father, but he prays over our prayers again (Revelation 8:3): Another angel came, having a golden censer, and there was given to him much incense, that he sh…

Murderers shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: this is the second death. We read of fire mingled with blood (Revelation 8:7). Such as have their hands full of blood, must undergo the wrath of God.

Now by Christ's intercession his satisfaction is applied to our persons, and by consequent the defect of our works is covered and removed, and they are approved of God the Father. In a vision Saint John saw an angel, standing before the altar with a golden censer full of sweet o…

5. It flows from this, that our prayers are heard, though there be much infirmity in them; and that they are not cast back in our faces as dung, but are made savory to God — it is through the efficacy of his intercession. We have a type of this (Revelation 8:4-5), where John see…

He procures nothing by his intercession, but through the virtue of that blood which he offered in a sacrifice to satisfy justice, and therefore in improving of his intercession, this method must be followed; there must first be a betaking of ourselves to his satisfaction, as the…

1. That his Intercession be acknowledged as the fountain, and procuring cause of that liberty and liveliness, and so we are to carry a stopped mouth before God, and not to boast of it; for (as we showed) the pouring out of the Spirit is a special fruit of Christ's Intercession;…

Hebrews 13:15. Let us by him (as our High Priest) offer the sacrifice of praise (then of prayers also) to God continually. The offering is the Priest's, as well as the people's (Revelation 8:3), and far more here, because Christ by his office, is the only immediate person who ma…

Second, he carried this his blood into the holy of holies — namely the heavens (Hebrews 9:12) — where he appears (verse 24) and there also prays in the force of that blood. The type of those prayers was the cloud of incense made by the high priest, as it is expressly interpreted…

And the Apostle sweetly expresses how the Lord Jesus prays for us (Romans 8:34): "Who is he that condemned? it is Christ that died, yes rather that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us," so that the Lord Jesus Christ takes up o…

1. In our best desires, endeavors, actions, we must labor to feel our own defects: that we do not the good we should, nor in that manner we ought. 2. We must labor to have even our best works, (our alms, prayers, etc.) covered with the righteousness of Christ: for it is the swee…

The returns and answers of all your prayers and cryes to Heaven for the removing of your afflictions, or supply of your wants, are all procured and obtained for you by Jesus Christ. He is the Master of your requests; and were it not that God had respect to him, he would never re…

What is my voice and countenance, might she say (for proud unbelief is exceedingly humble, and subtle, when it's opposing, and thwarting with Christ's call) indeed (says he) your voice is sweet; there is no music in the world so pleasant to me, as the prayer of a poor believer.…

Such as these, (Isaiah 33:10) Your eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that cannot be taken down, the stakes thereof shall not be removed, nor the cords broken. It is spoken of the Church in the times of the Gospel, whose state hitherto has been most distur…

These were the sufferings of those times; we shrink at every thing, at every scorn and frown. As for after times, it pleased God to stir Constantine a Christian Emperor, and then the Church had some rest; to which some apply that place, Rev. 20:2 Satan was bound a thousand years…

As the moon when it shines brightest has a dark spot in it: how many grains should we want, if Christ did not put his merits into the scales? Our duties, like good wine, do relish of a bad cask: the angels pouring sweet odors into the prayers of the saints (Revelation 8:3) shows…

2. Paul knew it, by receiving new supply to bear the want of that he sought in prayer; he is answered that is more heavenly after prayer. 3. Liberty and boldness of Faith, is a sign of an answered prayer: The intercessor at the right hand of God, cannot lose his own work; his sp…

Grace is not only singly in the saints, but grace and peace must be multiplied on them. 4. The standing and prorogated intercession and advocation of Jesus Christ, every day, upon occasion of new committed sins (1 John 2:1-2), and the golden altar that has been hot these 1600 ye…

Christ has not fair weather when he goes to sea (Matthew 8:23-24). Yet his journey is lawful: when Christ is upon acts of his priesthood, and stands at the great high altar with his censer of gold, to offer up the prayers of the saints to God, he casts fire with the same censer…