THIS IS AMAZING!!!

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 Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. —Revelation 19:10

The word testimony is translated witness elsewhere and comes from the word translated witness in Acts 1:8: “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

The words testimony and witness speak of someone taking the witness stand in a trial to tell under oath the things they have seen and heard. This is then known as evidence which is “something that gives a sign or proof of the existence or truth of something, or that helps somebody to come to a particular conclusion.” “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1).

It really goes without saying but a witness on the witness stand reports only that which is historical fact. Consider a prosecutor asking:

“Mr. Smith, did you see the defendant kill somebody?”
“Yes.”
“When did this murder occur?”
“It happened two years in the future, October 14, 2111!!!!”

This in the natural would be impermissible evidence, but this has always been the case when Jesus takes the witness stand. I believe that Jesus with uplifted hand stood in eternity and swore to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth: So be it because I AM THAT I AM!!! “For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec” (Hebrews 7:21).

From eternity Jesus prophesied the beginning—Genesis—to the end—Revelation: “I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure” (Isaiah 46:9-10). All that you read within the pages of the Bible was a done deal before time began. Therefore God speaks with more accuracy concerning that which is future than the most accurate history book concerning that which is past. You could sooner change the Civil War than change this book!!

God’s Word and his action are one. All prophesy in spiritual reality was not a foretelling of things that would happen but rather an eternal proclamation of that which is already done! As B.H. Clendennen has said, “God never starts a thing till he has finished it!!

Consider God’s “prophesy” to Abraham from eternal evidence. When John the Apostle “stepped” into eternity he saw evidence of Abraham’s seed—both spiritual and natural. He saw the redeemed “out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.” He witnessed 144 thousand descendents from Abraham sealed by God. Above all he saw the Lamb of God which is Jesus Christ who was the promised seed. All OF THIS HAD ALWAYS BEEN IN GOD’S ETERNAL VIEWPOINT!!!

When God promised Abraham that He would make of him a great nation and that in him all families of the earth would be blessed, He was simply WITNESSING to Abraham what he was seeing in eternity: "I have made you a father of many nations (this is past tense). What God was saying was this: “Abraham, I am worshiped by a “great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues.” They worship before my Throne as we speak and everyone of them descended from your loins. Therefore I assure you that if you can count the stars which no man can number, then you can count your Seed!!!!!

This is amazing! What good word has he "witnessed"to you?