666 = Emperor Constantine Augustus

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And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb [in the likeness of Christ], and he spake as a dragon [the falsehoods of Satan]. [SUP]12 [/SUP]And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him [He therefore must be a Roman Emperor. He cannot be a President. He cannot be a CEO. He must, based upon the constraints of usage and context be a Roman Emperor over what was then then known Roman Empire and nothing less than that.] and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast [Constantine did just this by setting his bust upon the former bust of the first beast Nero.], whose deadly wound was healed.

[SUP]13 [/SUP]And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men [Ever heard of the Great Sign of Constantine where he reportedly saw a Great Fire fall from Heaven and then the Sign of the Chi Rho in the Sun? Has there ever been such a clear fulfillment of this?],

[SUP]14 [/SUP]And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live [It must be a Colossus and Image in the likeness of that of Nero. Constantine Augustus has fulfilled this and you can see its remains to this day].

[SUP]15 [/SUP]And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed [Constantine Augustus fulfilled this by the Inscription written on the bust of his Colossus].

[SUP]16 [/SUP]And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name [That is the Charagma, the Roman Labarum, the Chi Rho of the imperial Roman Catholic Church that Constantine ordered].

[SUP]18 [/SUP]Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six [that number equals ha-Melek ha-Constantinus ha-Augustus].
 
And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb [in the likeness of Christ], and he spake as a dragon [the falsehoods of Satan]. [SUP]12 [/SUP]And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him [He therefore must be a Roman Emperor. He cannot be a President. He cannot be a CEO. He must, based upon the constraints of usage and context be a Roman Emperor over what was then then known Roman Empire and nothing less than that.] and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast [Constantine did just this by setting his bust upon the former bust of the first beast Nero.], whose deadly wound was healed.

Constantine did not fulfill the highlighted area. He only had this power over what the roman empire held. The roman empire did not hold power over the ":earth and ALL who dwell dwell in it"
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13 [/SUP]And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men [Ever heard of the Great Sign of Constantine where he reportedly saw a Great Fire fall from Heaven and then the Sign of the Chi Rho in the Sun? Has there ever been such a clear fulfillment of this?],

lol.. Ever heard? he reportedly saw this? This makes no sense. the sign would be there for all the world to see. And this would be the great dillusion which causes them to worship the beast.. Nice try though.


Also. this fire was only ONE miracle. can you name the many many other miracles that this false prophet would have done through the power of the dragon?
And who was this false prophet who did these signs?

[SUP]14 [/SUP]And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live [It must be a Colossus and Image in the likeness of that of Nero. Constantine Augustus has fulfilled this and you can see its remains to this day].

This is one image.. The passage says he causes ALL those who dwell on the earth (in every nation) to make an image.. where are all these images in all the nations of the earth?


[SUP]15 [/SUP]And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed [Constantine Augustus fulfilled this by the Inscription written on the bust of his Colossus].

So he killed many in china who did not worship him? and all those over in the americas were killed for not worshipping him> and how would he know who did not worship him?? you give him more power than he had.

[SUP]16 [/SUP]And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name [That is the Charagma, the Roman Labarum, the Chi Rho of the imperial Roman Catholic Church that Constantine ordered].

again false. This would have been impossible.. there is no way anyone at this time controlled every means of buying or selling. This says NO ONE can buy or sell.. this speaks of a cashless society

[SUP]18 [/SUP]Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six [that number equals ha-Melek ha-Constantinus ha-Augustus].

you should study the beasts of daniel. and all the other prophesies. if you did, you would realise you are mistaken in your intepretation.
 
You also forgot how the beast is defeated.

[SUP]17 [/SUP]Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God,[SUP][h][/SUP] [SUP]18 [/SUP]that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free[SUP][i][/SUP] and slave, both small and great.”
[SUP]19 [/SUP]And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. (when did this happen?) [SUP]20 [/SUP]Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. (again when did this happen? Constantine was not taken with no false prophet. He died because he was sick!) These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. [SUP]21 [/SUP]And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.

Again when did this happen? That constantine was taken with the false prophet. And the kings who came to war with him were killed. So many dead that the birds were filled with their flesh?
 
Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before
him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped
his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

The thing about Constantine is, he died and was buried. The beast and false prophet don't
get a physical death or burial, or grave to point to. It will be a case of "now you see them,
now you don't." These two also don't stand and get judged at the great white throne of judgement.
When Jesus returns, these two go straight into hell.

Do not suppose that because Constantine died the Beast that he was the first head of died with him. There is still the rite of succession as Pontifex Maximus. And there still remain the Two Horns of that Beast--Eastern and Western Catholicism. Until those two powers are destroyed from the face of this earth, the work that began under Constantine will not have been destroyed, and therefore the Beast lives on until that time.
 
I understand that many will write off this entire thesis because they have been deceived by the Dispensationalist heresy and have no understanding of Biblical eschatology. They have no pleasure in the Wisdom and Truth of God and therefore they always err from the Truth. I do not write this for them. I have given this out for the kind of Bible student who is neither deceived by Dispensationalism nor by the Full Preterist heresy. I write for those who know and believe the Truth and who are able to receive the light of that truth. They will produce the fruit of this Truth and will not be deceived. They will also be part of that heavenly power that works to destroy the Beast and False Prophet. For they will know who their true enemy is and will not have forgotten what the word Protestant means and why it came to be. May God be with all of them. As for the rest, I do not care. They are deceived and deceiving. They say that the Devil is in the details, but so is the Wisdom of God.
 
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[Note: Emperor Constantine Augustus begins the Process of Romanizing the Church through Synods and Counsels in order to centralize the power of Roman Catholic imperialist Christendom under its chief head Pontifex Maximus and Emperor Constantine.]


  • Copy of an epistle in which the Emperor commands that a synod of bishops be held at Rome in behalf of the unity and concord of the churches. "Constantine Augustus to Miltiades, bishop of Rome, and to Marcus. Since many such communications have been sent to me by Anulinus, the most illustrious proconsul of Africa, in which it is said that Cæcilianus, bishop of the city of Carthage, has been accused by some of his colleagues in Africa, in many matters; and since it seems to me a very serious thing that in those provinces which Divine Providence has freely entrusted to my devotedness, and in which there is a great population, the multitude are found following the baser course, and dividing, as it were, into two parties, and the bishops are at variance,--it has seemed good to me that Cæcilianus himself, with ten of the bishops that appear to accuse him, and with ten others whom he may consider necessary for his defense, should sail to Rome, that there, in the presence of yourselves and of Retecius and Maternus and Marinus, your colleagues, whom I have commanded to hasten to Rome for this purpose, he may be heard, as you may understand to be in accordance with the most holy law. But in order that you may be enabled to have most perfect knowledge of all these things, I have subjoined to my letter copies of the documents sent to me by Anulinus, and have sent them to your above-mentioned colleagues. When your firmness has read these, you will consider in what way the above-mentioned case may be most accurately investigated and justly decided. For it does not escape your diligence that I have such reverence for the legitimate Catholic Church that I do not wish you to leave schism or division in any place. May the divinity of the great God preserve you, most honored sirs, for many years." -- Eusebius, Church History, Book X, Chap. 5

  • Copy of an epistle in which the emperor commands another synod to be held for the purpose of removing all dissensions among the bishops. "Constantine Augustus to Chrestus, bishop of Syracuse. When some began wickedly and perversely to disagree among themselves in regard to the holy worship and celestial power and Catholic doctrine, wishing to put an end to such disputes among them, I formerly gave command that certain bishops should be sent from Gaul, and that the opposing parties who were contending persistently and incessantly with each other, should be summoned from Africa; that in their presence, and in the presence of the bishop of Rome, the matter which appeared to be causing the disturbance might be examined and decided with all care. But since, as it happens, some, forgetful both of their own salvation and of the reverence due to the most holy religion, do not even yet bring hostilities to an end, and are unwilling to conform to the judgment already passed, and assert that those who expressed their opinions and decisions were few, or that they had been too hasty and precipitate in giving judgment, before all the things which ought to have been accurately investigated had been examined,--on account of all this it has happened that those very ones who ought to hold brotherly and harmonious relations toward each other, are shamefully, or rather abominably, divided among themselves, and give occasion for ridicule to those men whose souls are aliens to this most holy religion. Wherefore it has seemed necessary to me to provide that this dissension, which ought to have ceased after the judgment had been already given by their own voluntary agreement, should now, if possible, be brought to an end by the presence of many. Since, therefore, we have commanded a number of bishops from a great many different places to assemble in the city of Arles, before the kalends of August, we have thought proper to write to thee also that thou shouldst secure from the most illustrious Latronianus, corrector of Sicily, a public vehicle, and that thou shouldst take with thee two others of the second rank, whom thou thyself shalt choose, together with three servants who may serve you on the way, and betake thyself to the above-mentioned place before the appointed day; that by thy firmness, and by the wise unanimity and harmony of the others present, this dispute, which has disgracefully continued until the present time, in consequence of certain shameful strifes, after all has been heard which those have to say who are now at variance with one another, and whom we have likewise commanded to be present, may be settled in accordance with the proper faith, and that brotherly harmony, though it be but gradually, may be restored. May the Almighty God preserve thee in health for many years." -- Eusebius, Church History, Book X, Chap. 5

  • Copy of an Imperial Epistle in which Money is granted to the Churches. "Constantine Augustus to Cæcilianus, bishop of Carthage. Since it is our pleasure that something should be granted in all the provinces of Africa and Numidia and Mauritania to certain ministers of the legitimate and most holy catholic religion, to defray their expenses, I have written to Ursus, the illustrious finance minister of Africa, and have directed him to make provision to pay to thy firmness three thousand folles. Do thou therefore, when thou hast received the above sum of money, command that it be distributed among all those mentioned above, according to the brief sent to thee by Hosius. But if thou shouldst find that anything is wanting for the fulfillment of this purpose of mine in regard to all of them, thou shalt demand without hesitation from Heracleides, our treasurer, whatever thou findest to be necessary. For I commanded him when he was present that if thy firmness should ask him for any money, he should see to it that it be paid without delay. And since I have learned that some men of unsettled mind wish to turn the people from the most holy and catholic Church by a certain method of shameful corruption, do thou know that I gave command to Anulinus, the proconsul, and also to Patricius, vicar of the prefects, when they were present, that they should give proper attention not only to other matters but also above all to this, and that they should not overlook such a thing when it happened. Wherefore if thou shouldst see any such men continuing in this madness, do thou without delay go to the above-mentioned judges and report the matter to them; that they may correct them as I commanded them when they were present. The divinity of the great God preserve thee for many years." -- Eusebius, Church History, Book X, Chap. 6

  • Copy of an Epistle in which the emperor commands that the rulers of the churches be exempted from all political duties. "Greeting to thee, our most esteemed Anulinus. Since it appears from many circumstances that when that religion is despised, in which is preserved the chief reverence for the most holy celestial Power, great dangers are brought upon public affairs; but that when legally adopted and observed it affords the most signal prosperity to the Roman name and remarkable felicity to all the affairs of men, through the divine beneficence,--it has seemed good to me, most esteemed Anulinus, that those men who give their services with due sanctity and with constant observance of this law, to the worship of the divine religion, should receive recompense for their labors. Wherefore it is my will that those within the province entrusted to thee, in the catholic Church, over which Cæcilianus presides, who give their services to this holy religion, and who are commonly called clergymen, be entirely exempted from all public duties, that they may not by any error or sacrilegious negligence be drawn away from the service due to the Deity, but may devote themselves without any hindrance to their own law. For it seems that when they show greatest reverence to the Deity, the greatest benefits accrue to the state. Farewell, our most esteemed and beloved Anulinus." -- Eusebius, Church History, Book X, Chap. 7
 
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Isopsephy (pronunciation: /ˈaɪsəsɛfi/; ἴσος isos meaning "equal" and ψῆφος psephos meaning "pebble") is the Greek word for the practice of adding up the number values of the letters in a word to form a single number. The early Greeks used pebbles arranged in patterns to learn arithmetic and geometry. Isopsephy is related to Gematria, the same practice using the Hebrew alphabet, and the ancient number systems of many other peoples (for the Arabic alphabet version, see Abjad numerals). A Gematria of Latin-script languages was also popular in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and indeed its legacy remains in numerology and Masonic symbolism today (see arithmancy).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopsephy

Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5585: ψηφίζω; 1 aorist ἐψηφισα; (ψῆφος, which see); to count with pebbles, to compute, calculate, reckon: τήν δαπάνην, Luke 14:28; τόν ἀριθμόν, to explain by computing, Revelation 13:18. (Polybius, Plutarch, Palaeph., Anthol.; commonly and indeed chiefly in the middle in the Greek writings to give one's vote by casting a pebble into the urn; to decide by voting.) (Compare: συγψηφίζω, καταψηφίζω, συμψηφίζω.)
Thayer's Greek: 5585. ψηφίζω (pséphizó) -- to count, calculate

Gematria or gimatria (Hebrew: גימטריא/גימטריה‎ gēmaṭriyā) is a traditional Jewish system of assigning numerical value to a word or phrase, in the belief that words or phrases with identical numerical values bear some relation to each other, or bear some relation to the number itself as it may apply to a person's age, the calendar year, or the like. Although the term is Hebrew, it most likely derives from Greek geōmetriā, "geometry", which was used as a translation of gēmaṭriyā, though some scholars believe it to derive from Greek grammateia, rather; it's possible that both words had an influence on the formation of the Hebrew word.
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ὧδε ἡ σοφία ἐστίν, ὁ ἔχων νοῦν ψηφισάτω τὸν ἀριθμὸν [psēphisatō ton arithmon] τοῦ θηρίου, ἀριθμὸς [arithmos] γὰρ ἀνθρώπου ἐστίν, καὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτοῦ ἑξακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα ἕξ. -- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ 13:18

hic sapientia est qui habet intellectum conputet numerum bestiae numerus enim hominis -- Apocalypsis 13:18

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The mark of the beast is you obeyin the law that will go forth in the new world order that commands to keep sunday holy. The beast is the vatican city. "Sunday is our MARK of authority...the church is above the Bible"- Catholic Record of London, Ontario Sept 1, 1923
See, God's real day of holiness is Saturday and not sunday.
Jesus said that it is easier for heaven and earth to pass than one tittle of the law to fail. But the pope thinks himself to be God. He thinks he has divine power to change God's Law. "And he...shall think to change times and laws"- Daniel 7:24
"Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change (Saturday Sabbath to Sunday) was her act... And the act is a MARK of her ecclesiastical authority in religious things." -H.F. Thomas, Chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons.

"The Bible says, Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. The Catholic church says, No! By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day, and command you to keep the first day of the week. And lo, the entire civilized world bows down in reverent obedience to the command of the holy Catholic church!" -Father Enright, C.S.S.R. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, History of the Sabbath, p. 802

That Law -the Ten Commandments are enduring as God is.
Paul was against th carnal mind. Romans 8 he said that it is not subject to the law of God. But he says the spiritual mind is good. What was the spiritual mind of Paul? Romans 7:25 "with the mind serve I the LAW OF GOD"

Jesus said He never came to destroy the law or the prophets. Matthew 5:17-19
The vatican blasphemes. If Jesus Himself said His law cannot b changed, and if the law shall go forth out of Zion (micah 4) then the law is enduring.
The pope changed the Sabbath from Saturday to sunday, and set it as his mark. That's the mark of the beast. This beast the vatican fulfills all prophecies of the little horn of daniel 7 and the beast of revelation 13 one of them for example, is the "seven heads which thou sawest are seven hills on which the woman sitteth" rev 17
The vatican sits on seven hills!
Remnantofgod.org/mark.htm
Remnantofgod.org/prepare.hm
The Law cannot be changed. Sin is breaking God's Law according to 1 John 3:4 and to John after the cross of Christ, breaking the ten commandments means you are of the devil: 1 john 3:8
Real christians have a heart not to sin, because it is bad, wrong and evil. They know this by the Spirit of God that pleads with them.
"The Sabbath was made for man" not just for the jews. For MANKIND.
I hope you were blessed.
 
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@Christforme

Such nonsense from the Seventh Day Adventist heresy has no place in this thread.

The earliest disciples kept the Supper of the Lord on the First Day of every Week in memory of the Lord's Resurrection on Sunday and so it has been tradition among disciples ever since.

On the First Day of the week, when the Disciples came together to break the Bread, Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. -- Act. 20:7

Please take such tripe elsewhere. It has no place in a serious study of Revelation 13.
 
Where did John tell the first century Christians that they would know him by his number?
In Rev. 13:18 doh! This was written to the 1st century Christians, before 70AD, for if it wasn't, then they couldn't calculation the number of the beast even if they had the understanding.
 
In Rev. 13:18 doh! This was written to the 1st century Christians, before 70AD, for if it wasn't, then they couldn't calculation the number of the beast even if they had the understanding.

Rev. 13:18 never says anything about a first century Christian. It simply says, "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."

Are you assuming that the Revelation was given for first century Christians only?
 
It is important that we understand what Constantine did to the church, the ways he helped it grow and the ways that he corrupted it, that all this speculation about beasts and numbers should be tossed aside. We know you are very smart, but right now there are more important things to think about. No one is doing that, and it is important that this be done. aside from trying to make out how God is using numbers and symbols of beasts.
 
It is important that we understand what Constantine did to the church, the ways he helped it grow and the ways that he corrupted it, that all this speculation about beasts and numbers should be tossed aside. We know you are very smart, but right now there are more important things to think about. No one is doing that, and it is important that this be done. aside from trying to make out how God is using numbers and symbols of beasts.

There is no speculation. There is only calculation in obedience to the Word of God. I do not toss aside the Word of Christ as you would have me do. I obey it. I study it. I believe it. And I calculate with precision and understanding according to the wisdom of God that has been given to me. If this upsets you, that's your problem. I give this out to those of understanding who desire to know the truth.

Constantine did nothing for the church but corrupt it more than any other factor in the history of the world has ever corrupted it and that is all he did. He left a lasting legacy of abomination commonly called by the profane the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church but known the spiritual as the Whore of Babylon, the Beast of Two Horns with the False Prophet.
 
This does not make sense my friend.

The OT prophets wrote prophesies to people of their day. Yet none of the people it was written to experienced these prophesies. As with alot of prophesies,
Come on EG you know this isn't true...Daniel prophesied that Nebuchadnezzar would eat grass, some prophecies where prophesied right before their fulfillment (especially the prophesies of impending doom), and some weren't.
the prophesy was written and told to the people alive at the time, but it was directed to the people living at the time of fulfillment.
Yes thanks for making my point. 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.
We see this over and over in the OT. one should not expect things to change.

Yes he wrote it to the people then.
But it is also directed to the people alive at the time..
You are absolutely right, you must have made an error here, because I know you were not agreeing with me....
 
Was the Revelation given only to some of the servants of Christ or to all the servants of Christ? If it was given to all the servants of Christ, how could it be intended for only 1st century servants of Christ? It must have then been given for 1st century servants of Christ and all other servants of Christ including 21st century servants of Christ.
 
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I understand that many will write off this entire thesis because they have been deceived by the Dispensationalist heresy and have no understanding of Biblical eschatology.
lol. For someone who does not understand revelations very well. You sure have nerve coming in here making accusations!

They have no pleasure in the Wisdom and Truth of God and therefore they always err from the Truth.
Yet more attack. You do not think I have pleasure? Dude I have studied this for over 30 years. I have GREAT pleasure in the word of God.
I do not write this for them. I have given this out for the kind of Bible student who is neither deceived by Dispensationalism nor by the Full Preterist heresy. I write for those who know and believe the Truth and who are able to receive the light of that truth.

I recommend you open your eyes. And seek truth. And stop being so arrogant and pridefull of thinking you know it all. It is obvious you have no desire to discuss.. All you want to do is attack. Even if you did have some truth, your sorry attitude is not going to get anyone to listen to you.
 
[/B][/COLOR]Come on EG you know this isn't true...Daniel prophesied that Nebuchadnezzar would eat grass, some prophecies where prophesied right before their fulfillment (especially the prophesies of impending doom), and some weren't.

lol.. I never said ALL now did I.

Daniel also prophesied of the city of jerusalem being destroyed after messiah was cut off. Did this happen during the time the readers he wrote to lived?

He also prophesied of 4 kingdoms. Only two of which were around during his lifetime. The other two came long after he and his origional readers died.

Don't discount what I said..


Yes thanks for making my point. 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.


Shortly can also be translated quickly meaning

1. These things would come on scene, and all take place in a short time
2. These things will happen a short time after he finishes writting.

either interpretation could be correct. I did not support your theory. It could go both ways.
You are absolutely right, you must have made an error here, because I know you were not agreeing with me....

Not sure what this means.

Again Prophesy has always spoke of events in near future or events in long future, And the words were written for everyone. Only only assumes revelation was written for people alive then. And not like MUCH ot prophesy, for them, and everyone else who would ever read. and the people alive at the time.,