Scene 3 Part 4
Metaphorical Identities
The character that is dressed as the devil enters first. He climbs the large chair and takes his seat overlooking the podium and pews. A large cast of characters enter the stage. Their costumes are interesting. There are some dressed in red robes that has a serpent’s tail protruding out of the back of their costumes. Others are dressed in the black robes the tails of scorpions with stingers protruding out of the back of their costumes. They also have four wings coming out of the back of their costumes. It appears to be insect wings. They are the wings of a locust.
The rest are wearing white robes. But these are not clean. They have spots and blemishes upon them. Their robes are dirty and stained. The interesting part though, is they have tassels of wheat affixed to their heads with a band. Each person in this group is carrying a small bag, brown in color, dangling by a drawstring, hanging from their belts. All three of these groups of characters are carrying bibles.
The rest are wearing white robes. But these are not clean. They have spots and blemishes upon them. Their robes are dirty and stained. The interesting part though, is they have tassels of wheat affixed to their heads with a band. Each person in this group is carrying a small bag, brown in color, dangling by a drawstring, hanging from their belts. All three of these groups of characters are carrying bibles.
The Book (Bible)
The Book (Bible) tells you that character dressed as the devil takes his seat sitting atop his throne. He is ever present overlooking and influencing a large portion of the players on the scene.
The actors and actresses that are dressed in red robes with serpent’s tails represent the Serpents spoken about in the Bible. The ones dressed in black robes with scorpion’s tails represent the Scorpions spoken about in the Bible. The wings of a locust are also on their costumes. This represents the locusts with scorpion’s tails that come out of the smoke in the fifth trumpet.
The others wearing the dirty robes are representative of the Multitude spoken about in the Bible. The wheat that is affixed to their heads is a metaphorical identification that is used in the Bible to represent the Multitude.
The small brown bag holds some props that will be used a bit later in this scene. All of the characters portrayed are carrying Bibles. They all go to church and are professing Christians. The Serpents, Scorpions, and Multitude are all sitting in the pews of churches on Sunday mornings.
Jeremiah 8:17 For, behold, I will send serpents, (Serpents) cockatrices, (Serpents) among you, (Multitude) which will not be charmed, and they (Serpents) shall bite you, (Multitude) saith the LORD.
Matthew 23:33 Ye serpents, (Serpents) ye generation of vipers, (Serpents) how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Revelation 9:1-3 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star (Satan) fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him (Satan) was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts (Scorpions) upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions (Scorpions) of the earth have power.
Revelation 9:10, 11 And they had tails like unto scorpions, (Scorpions) and there were stings in (Betrayal) their tails: and their power (Power to betray the Multitude turning them in to the Serpents) was to hurt men (Multitude) five months. And they had a king (Satan) over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Zechariah 3:4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments (Similitude of the Multitude’s dirty robes) from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, (Similitude of the Multitude repenting) and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. (Similitude of the Multitude’s dirty robes changing to clean robes)
Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they (Multitude) which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, (Because their robes were dirty) and made them white (Multitude is persecuted, prosecuted, and executed – They are righteous and faithful to the death) in the blood of the Lamb. (The Multitude will then willingly accept their punishment)
Matthew 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, (Tribulation) and he will throughly purge his floor, (Tribulation) and gather his wheat (Multitude) into the garner; (Barn) but he will burn up the chaff (Serpents and Scorpions) with unquenchable fire. (Lake of Fire)
The actors and actresses that are dressed in red robes with serpent’s tails represent the Serpents spoken about in the Bible. The ones dressed in black robes with scorpion’s tails represent the Scorpions spoken about in the Bible. The wings of a locust are also on their costumes. This represents the locusts with scorpion’s tails that come out of the smoke in the fifth trumpet.
The others wearing the dirty robes are representative of the Multitude spoken about in the Bible. The wheat that is affixed to their heads is a metaphorical identification that is used in the Bible to represent the Multitude.
The small brown bag holds some props that will be used a bit later in this scene. All of the characters portrayed are carrying Bibles. They all go to church and are professing Christians. The Serpents, Scorpions, and Multitude are all sitting in the pews of churches on Sunday mornings.
Jeremiah 8:17 For, behold, I will send serpents, (Serpents) cockatrices, (Serpents) among you, (Multitude) which will not be charmed, and they (Serpents) shall bite you, (Multitude) saith the LORD.
Matthew 23:33 Ye serpents, (Serpents) ye generation of vipers, (Serpents) how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Revelation 9:1-3 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star (Satan) fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him (Satan) was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts (Scorpions) upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions (Scorpions) of the earth have power.
Revelation 9:10, 11 And they had tails like unto scorpions, (Scorpions) and there were stings in (Betrayal) their tails: and their power (Power to betray the Multitude turning them in to the Serpents) was to hurt men (Multitude) five months. And they had a king (Satan) over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Zechariah 3:4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments (Similitude of the Multitude’s dirty robes) from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, (Similitude of the Multitude repenting) and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. (Similitude of the Multitude’s dirty robes changing to clean robes)
Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they (Multitude) which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, (Because their robes were dirty) and made them white (Multitude is persecuted, prosecuted, and executed – They are righteous and faithful to the death) in the blood of the Lamb. (The Multitude will then willingly accept their punishment)
Matthew 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, (Tribulation) and he will throughly purge his floor, (Tribulation) and gather his wheat (Multitude) into the garner; (Barn) but he will burn up the chaff (Serpents and Scorpions) with unquenchable fire. (Lake of Fire)
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