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Jesus is coming back.
Soon or 977 years?
To mark his kingdom or
a new Heavens aND eARTH.
Does it matter?
Revelation HistoryA few years back God forced me to get into Revelation. Like others in history before me, it just seemed too complicated. But a Bible study at Church, 3 chapters a week of Revelation really got my interest (we started our foundation in Genesis). I see where Chapters 2 and 3 are kind of historic, like Joshua’s last words to Israel just before Judges: ‘Live well and prosper’ kind of sets the tone.
As we went through the following chapters I tried to look at them in a historical context. I was looking at Biblical and secular history (Ussher), and even Wikipedia with a discerning eye. Events since Jesus' birth must be considered. Sadly religious scholars tend to be theologically biased or narrow focused.
Note: In my first attempts to read Revelation I had a hard time keeping my feet on the ground and I could not get my head clear of things I had heard. Becoming a historist and learning that the Devil’s only big weapon is ‘power of suggestion’ has helped me see that our big obstacle, aside from the Devil, is using historical realism.
To be honest it is overwhelming and most people I talk to are preprogrammed and are resistant to something else. If I present some examples maybe I can get some help in understanding all this. Menu Sections (Upper Right) 1. Rev. 17 - 8 Kings & 10 Horns 2. Rev. 12 - The Mission 3. Rev. 13 - 666 4. Rev. 11 - Two Witnesses 5. Rev. 7 - 12 x 12k 6. Rev. 20 - The 1000 years 7. Rev. 16 - Armageddon 8. Summary and The 10 Commandments 9. Rev. 22 - Add To, Take Away 10. Zechariah 14 11. The Right To Choose All Bible verses taken from: New King James Version, (C) Copyright (C) 1982, Thomas Nelson Inc. All Rights Reserved.
As we went through the following chapters I tried to look at them in a historical context. I was looking at Biblical and secular history (Ussher), and even Wikipedia with a discerning eye. Events since Jesus' birth must be considered. Sadly religious scholars tend to be theologically biased or narrow focused.
Note: In my first attempts to read Revelation I had a hard time keeping my feet on the ground and I could not get my head clear of things I had heard. Becoming a historist and learning that the Devil’s only big weapon is ‘power of suggestion’ has helped me see that our big obstacle, aside from the Devil, is using historical realism.
To be honest it is overwhelming and most people I talk to are preprogrammed and are resistant to something else. If I present some examples maybe I can get some help in understanding all this. Menu Sections (Upper Right) 1. Rev. 17 - 8 Kings & 10 Horns 2. Rev. 12 - The Mission 3. Rev. 13 - 666 4. Rev. 11 - Two Witnesses 5. Rev. 7 - 12 x 12k 6. Rev. 20 - The 1000 years 7. Rev. 16 - Armageddon 8. Summary and The 10 Commandments 9. Rev. 22 - Add To, Take Away 10. Zechariah 14 11. The Right To Choose All Bible verses taken from: New King James Version, (C) Copyright (C) 1982, Thomas Nelson Inc. All Rights Reserved.
