The events of Revelation Ch 6 to Ch 18 detail the last approx. 2000 years after Messiah ascended and satan was cast out. Revelation ch 19-22 are still future. Historist view.
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5) The Messiah appears (after ascending to heaven in Acts 1) and begins unsealing the scroll (
28AD)
{Judgment of The Roman World}
6) Spirits of judgment loosed:
- 5th seal: 1st-century disciples killed; persecution by Rome begins
- 6th seal: 70AD destruction of temple & Jerusalem by Rome
7) The Elect is marked
on earth before the judgment against Rome begins
8) 7th Seal - Silence. Judgment begins
- Prayers of
1st-century martyrs are the fire cast to earth
- Trump 1: Goths invade Rome from the north; called a "hailstorm" by historian Claudian (
400-410AD); burning everything they conquered
- Trump 2: Vandals massacre Rome by sea, led by Gaiseric, "the tyrant of the sea", turned seas to blood (
425-470AD)
- Trump 3: Huns (masters of the great Po river) invade Rome (
451AD), led by Attila the Hun, called "scourge of God" caused desolation of soldiers in the rivers (turned to blood from the immense slaughter), undrinkable.
- Trump 4: Heruli invaded western 1/3 of Rome (
476AD); Western Rome ended.
9) Trump 5: (
612-762AD) for 150 years (5 prophetic months), Islam/Mohamedeans/Saracens (worshipping
the fallen star called "Kaaba stone") invaded 1/3 of Roman world. Arabian armies (locusts) from east were prevented from hurting the land (because of a principle in the Koran), but only attacked "Maryolaters" (worshippers of Mary; Roman Catholics). Arabs wore turban crowns under long hair (hair like women, but with beards like men), breastplates of iron, shot arrows laying from the tail of their horses like stingers. Historically
did not hurt the Jews but only required conversion or taxes.
- Trump 6: Ottoman [Turkish] empire (
1062-1453 AD) - formed from 4 groups (i.e. 4 angels) - rose from the Euphrates and attacked the remaining Roman empire (i.e. Byzantine Empire). 200,000,000 Turkish horsemen pulled 67 cannons (i.e. gunpowder = "fire, smoke, brimstone"). However,
Papal Rome continued in blasphemy, gaining power and persecuting the elect.
10) The Messiah stands on land & sea saying "there's no more delay"
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Great Tribulation of the elect (believing Jews & Gentiles)
- Ref. Daniel 12:7 - The scattering/shattering of the power of the holy people
- Protestant Reformation: truth sweeter than honey but makes people sick (they preached,
"the Papacy is not the representative of Christ but actually the little horn of Daniel")
11) Bibles, though once restricted by Rome, were freely distributed to everyone in
1570s
- Printing press -
1440 AD
- Truth must be retold to many nations, peoples, tongue to correct Papal Rome's false doctrines
- Two Witnesses: Israel believers in Christ (natural olive tree) & Gentile believers (wild olive tree) testify against Papal Rome & Islam
- They do exploits (Ref. Daniel 11:32)
- 538 AD Papacy rises to power and persecutes the elect (
538-1798 AD) - 1260 years
- 688 AD Dome of The Rock built in Jerusalem marks trouble in the land (
688-1948AD) - 1260 years
- Many believers (Jew & Gentile) are killed after their testimony =
Great Tribulation
- Great Earthquake = Papal Rome's power is destroyed = deadly wound of chapter 13
- (we are currently living in the 3rd woe/ Trump 7 in our day)...End vision.
{Like visions given to Daniel...}
{Same prophecy from a New Perspective: The Elect of Israel}
12) Birth, Ministry & ascension of the Messiah to heaven's throne (
3BC-28AD)
- Casting down of satan; war waged against Israel (
70 AD) in great wrath
- Persecution of Jews by satan =
Great Tribulation through Pagan Rome;
688-1948AD
13) Beast from sea = Papal Rome gains power, also persecutes Jew & Gentile believers (
538-1798AD) =
Great Tribulation
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Beast from earth (i.e. wilderness/uninhabited land) rises after Papal Rome's decline = USA (
1776 AD)
14) {{parenthetical break}} The Elect of Israel is described and they preach the three angels' messages:
- (
in 2019AD we are currently in the time of the regathering of believing Israel. The resurrection is soon to follow.)
- (...the wrath of the wicked is also beginning to fall from heaven now)
{Scene change: Wrath from Heaven}
15) The angels have the seven last plagues
- The harvest of believers (
plus resurrection) who overcome the beast, the image, and the mark sing a song
of Moses
- They'll be standing on the sapphire floor of the heavenly throne (a repeat of chapter 7's vision of The Elect celebrating overcoming the
Great Tribulation of the
last 2000 years since satan fell after Christ ascended to heaven in
28AD and kicked him out).
16) The last plagues on satan's kingdom begin...
- Meanwhile Satan, the Beast of sea and Beast of earth continue to lie and propagandize (i.e. frog spirits) to keep people ignorant and/or to gather them
against the Almighty of the scriptures (i.e. believers are called bigots and intolerant. The truth is called hate speech. denominations war amongst each other. Truth cast to ground).
{Scene change: Wrath on Bablyon}
17) Description of Mystery Babylon
18) Babylon is judged by the same three angels' message event mentioned in chapter 14 and hinted at in chapter 11
- We are currently in this event
{Scene change: Marriage Supper}
19) The marriage supper and union between the Messiah and his people.
20) The 1000 year reign by the Messiah & his people over those nations who didn't gather against them, teaching them the ways of the Almighty.
- This is the 7th day = the Day of the Lord = The Sabbath Rest.
- The last 2000 years of mankind were the 5th & 6th days respectively (when the
beasts of the sea and
beasts of earth were introduced and commanded to multiply)
- With the marriage supper representing "
mankind being made in the Almighty's image" just before the start of the 7th day.
- Mankind in the Image of the Almighty was given dominion over all the beasts, likewise, the transformed elect rules over the wicked nations that remain.
- satan is freed after the 1000 years to attack the elect (i.e. "Gog & Magog") with those who are once again seduced by him...but all will be destroyed by fire.
{Scene change: the city of the new creation}
21 & 22) New Jerusalem, the Kingdom of Heaven, manifests
