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The BOOK of REVELATION

Its Astounding Relevance for the 21st Century

Section 2, Part 2, CHAIN 2, of Seven Chains of Prophecies in the Book of REVELATION, which concludes with the END of the material EARTH and TIME.

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A “MIGHTY ANGEL” declares the END of TIME.

Revelation 10:5-7

The “KINGDOM of GOD” (“Holy Nation,” 1 Peter 2:9, “…not of this world,” John 18:36) that existed on earth is taken up to heaven and glorified. The secular NATIONS and the DEAD are judged. The “TIME” comes to reward God’s followers and destroy those who destroy the earth. The temple of God in heaven is opened. Catastrophic events take place on planet Earth. Revelation 11:15-19.

A. The Second Chain of Prophecies and Visions is found in Revelation 10:5-7 and Revelation 11:15-19. In the mesmerizing dramatization of multiple events that take place, a “MIGHTY ANGEL coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun,” takes center stage and calls “out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring,” declaring that the END of TIME was coming and the completion of the “mystery” (plan) of God for humanity and the material-physical world.

1. Revelation 10:5-7. According to the information imparted in Revelation 10:5-7, the angel standing on the sea and the land clearly and forcefully announces the END of TIME, setting it exactly for when the Seventh Angel sounds his Trumpet.

5 And the angel, whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth, lifted up his hand to heaven. 6 And he swore by Him that lives for ever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are therein, and the earth and the things that are therein,

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and the sea and the things which are therein, that there should be TIME NO LONGER, 7 but that in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be FINISHED, as he hath declared to His servants the prophets.” 21st Century King James Version.

Some versions translate “delay” instead of “time.” Either way, verse 7 affirms, “…in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be FINISHED,” leaving no doubt about the meaning of “there should be time no longer.” The sounding of the Seventh Trumpet signifies the END of the “MYSTERY,” that is, of God´s PLAN, for the material, physical universe and humanity’s occupation of earth, and that there will “be time no longer.”

2. Revelation 11:15-19. Several great events are projected and dramatized. The “Kingdom of God and Christ” (spiritual Kingdom, Nation, true Church of God) is glorified. Judgment is executed on the nations and the dead. The time comes to reward God’s followers and destroy those who destroy the earth. The temple of God in heaven is opened. Catastrophic events take place on planet Earth. The text says:

17 “And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said: The kingdom of the world is become the KINGDOM of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall

reign for ever and ever. …18 And the nations were wroth, and your wrath came, and the TIME of the dead to be judged, and the TIME to give their reward to your servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, the small and the great; and to destroy them that destroy the earth. 19 And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.”

Dear reader, did you observe how the element of “TIME” figures prominently and repeatedly in the text? “…the TIME of the dead to be judged, and the TIME to give their reward to your servants… to destroy them that destroy the earth.” Indeed, when the Seventh Angel sounds his trumpet, “the TIME” for all earthly entities, powers, and parameters comes to complete fruition and material TIME ENDS FOREVER.

Unquestionably, the statements that are made and the events that occur at the sounding of the Seventh Trumpet mark the END of TIME and of the material universe, that is, the consummation of the "mystery of God." Therefore, for a second time, the prophecies and visions of the Book of Revelation transport us to the end of the days of humanity on earth, the entire material universe, and material time itself.

Content of Section 2 of this Commentary on Revelation.

Text and layout by the author Homer Dewayne Shappley. All rights reserved. Not to be sold in any format. The source should be properly identified in any published citation of the content.

A LIST of the CONTENT, with links, of the commentary "Revelation: Its Astounding Relevance for the 20th and 21st Centuries."

This is the title image for the 21st century Commentary on the Book of Revelation by Dewayne Shappley, composed of a horizon background in shades of blue with an explosion of red and white celestial forms on the horizon.
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Steps to take to be saved eternally according to the New Testament of Jesus Christ. And be blessed with the imperishable reward of living forever on "the New Earth with New Heavens." "Approaching God in Search of Pardon, Honor, and Eternal Life." Hear the true gospel. Believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Messiah. Repent of sins. Publicly confess that Jesus is the Son of God. Be baptized (immersed in water) "for the forgiveness of sins." Concise text. 33 Bible texts cited. 2 video clips. 6 images. 4-minute read. Este mensaje en ESPAÑOL

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