Getting Started with
the Book of Revelation
“For the
revelation awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of
the end and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait
for it; it will certainly come and
will not delay.”
Habakkuk
2:3
l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 l 5 l
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Examine Chart
1.1
I have prepared a
chart to give you a general picture
of what this commentary on Revelation
will discuss. Look at chart 1.1 and
notice the relationships between each
apocalyptic prophecy with the layers
above and below it. The matrix helps
to explain elements that could not
otherwise be understood. Once you
understand the forced organization
that the matrix produces, then one
picture is worth more than a thousand
words of explanation.
Since space is limited
when diagramming this much
information, chart 1.1 is not drawn
to scale. Nevertheless, I have tried
to vertically align all of the
elements within the matrix. According
to the first rule of apocalyptic
interpretation, each prophecy is in
its order, and each prophecy
harmoniously aligns with those
prophecies above and below it.
Naturally, this chart cannot include
everything mentioned in Daniel and
Revelation, but it does show how the
larger pieces of prophecy align with
respect to timing as required by the
four rules of interpretation.
There are three things
in particular I would like for you to
find. First, locate the word
“Today.” It is located in
the top row. Now, look down to the
middle of the chart and notice that
the opening of the fourth seal and
the commencement of the Great
Tribulation is about to begin!
(Revelation 4-6) Next, notice how the
Great Tribulation begins with the
breaking of the fourth seal and ends
with the breaking of the sixth seal
(the Second Coming). Last, notice
that the stern faced king in Daniel
8, the King of the North in Daniel
11, the angel king of the Abyss in
Revelation 9 (fifth trumpet), and the
lamb-like beast of Revelation 13:11
are all the same entity. In
other words, the appearing of the
Antichrist is presented in several
prophecies so there can be no mistake
about the timing or the identity of
Lucifer.
Now that these
introductory matters have been
addressed, we will begin our study in
Revelation by examining its first
prophecy. Prophecy #1 begins with
Revelation 4:1 and ends with
Revelation 6:17. According to Rule
One, the events in this prophecy
occur in the order in which they are
given. With the five essential
doctrines, the four rules, and the
matrix established in the book of
Daniel, let us see what we can
discover!
Revelation
Expands Daniel’s Matrix
Rev 16
7 Last
Plagues |
|
Today |
|
|
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
Rev 13:11
Antichrist
Appears |
|
|
|
Lamb-like
Beast Appears |
|
|
Rev 13:1
Babylon |
|
|
|
--- Persecutes
Saints for 42 Months ---- |
|
|
Rev 8-9
7 Trumpets |
|
1 2 3 4 |
5 Lucifer
Appers as God |
6 Mark of the
Beast |
7 |
|
Rev 7
144,000 |
|
Begin |
Everlasting
Gospel
The Living Judged |
|
End |
|
Rev 4-6
7 Seals |
|
Jesus Found
Worthy
1 2 3 |
4 |
The Great
Tribulation - 1,335 Days
5 |
6 |
|
Daniel 10-12
King of the North |
|
|
King of the
North |
Martyrdom of
the Saints |
Michael Stands
Up |
|
Dan 8
Stern-Faced
King |
|
-2,300 Years
End |
-1844 |
Horn Power |
Rules over
Earch Takes the Daily Away
from Jesus |
Destroyed but
not by Human Power |
Dan 7
Beasts |
Rome The
Monster Beast Falls in
AD 476 |
538
Little Horn Rises |
1798
Little Horn Injured |
Court Seated,
Cleansing Begins |
|
Beast Burned
Up by Fird |
Dan 2
Image |
Legs of Iron |
|
Feet |
Toes |
|
Rock |
