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Section 2 of the Commentary on "Revelation: Its Astounding Relevance for the 20th and 21st Centuries."
Seven CHAINS of PROPHECIES and Visions in the Book of REVELATION that LEAD UP to the END of the MATERIAL UNIVERSE and MATERIAL TIME ITSELF. Thus, serving as irrefutable PROOF that NOT ALL the prophecies and visions of the Book of Revelation were fulfilled by the end of the YEAR 70 of the Common Era, nor by 476 CE, 1988, 2012 or any other date BEFORE the FOREVER-DISAPPEARANCE of VISIBLE, TEMPORAL REALMS.
INTRODUCTION
to the Seven Chains of Prophecies and Visions
Part 1
Walking through the FUTURE by means of
divine prophecies, as if it were a living reality.
Graphics of relevant timelines
Setting the END POINT for the CULMINATION
of the Prophecies and Visions of the Book of
Revelation, absolutely and unequivocally.
Great errors and pitfalls of wrong timeframes
for Revelation.
The Book of Revelation, 27th book of the only true SACRED SCRIPURES of TRUE CHRISTIANITY, is so full of amazing, intriguing, vibrant, and moving DRAMAS presented with such color, symbolism, action, unforgettable characters, and vast temporal, earthly, spiritual, and celestial scope that we are left speechless. It is the richest and most reliable source of information about the FUTURE, as well as much of the PAST, of HUMANITY and their dwelling place, Planet Earth. Indeed, marvel of marvels, it enables us to walk through the FUTURE, by means of its divine prophecies and visions, as if that "FUTURE" were a living reality!
Regarding the "FUTURE," today, as throughout the history of the human race, multitudes of people—some of them merely curious, others anxious or fearful, and still others dangerously obsessed with what tomorrow may bring—consult astrologers, fortune tellers, magicians, false prophets, and prophetesses, or parapsychologists. They seek SIGNS or CLUES everywhere, resorting to OMENS of all kinds.
“OMENS [Agüero]. (From Lat. augurĭum). m. Procedure or practice of divination used in Antiquity and in various eras by superstitious peoples, and based primarily on the interpretation of signs such as the song or flight of birds, meteorological phenomena, etc. 2.
Image. The laser light of divinely inspired prophecies and visions for today, found only in the Sacred Scriptures of the New Testament of Jesus Christ, most notably in the Book of Revelation, bathes the blue Planet Earth with the knowledge they impart.
Presage or sign of a future event. 3.
Prognostication, favorable or adverse, formed superstitiously by groundless signs or accidents.” Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library
Unfortunately for them, these "multitudes" generally waste their time and resources, the vast majority striving to justify personal world and cosmic views bereft of validity, unsubstantiated doctrinal convictions, and distorted, esoteric projections, demonstrating ignorance of realities, both past and present, history, etc. Even worse, they seem to be motivated mostly by obsessions with malevolent beings, real and imagined, the dark side of all entities, agendas, and actions, darkness itself, and deepest evil. Perhaps not knowing that “the only true God” (John 17:3) is the only “ONE God” (Ephesians 4:6) who knows the future for certain, and, furthermore, what is truly important in this context for humanity.
In fact, through the vehicle of His prophecies and revelations, only the "living God" transports us to the future so that we may clearly see important events to come, in which countless human beings participate, whether for their eternal glory or for their endless shame and perdition.
Walking through the future, by means of divine prophecies, as if it were a living reality!
Amazingly, divine prophecies provide us with the fantastic privilege of walking through the future as if it were already a living reality! Wise and understanding people take full advantage of such a magnificent opportunity, obtaining
valuable knowledge and guiding themselves judiciously along the paths of life to avoid unpleasant, or even fatal, surprises for the soul.
"But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief." 1 Thessalonians 5:4. “THAT DAY,” that is, the one of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Which “brethren,” that is, followers of God and Christ, are not in that “darkness”? Logically, the ones who, having received from faithful teachers fully instructed in the subjects of “Biblical prophecies and their fulfillment,” and taking the imparted information seriously, walk in the “LIGHT,” “in the DAY,” and not in “the NIGHT,” taking notice of the divine signs
and ordering their walk according to them. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 5:1-8
SEVEN CHAINS of KEY PROPHETICAL TEXTS of the Book of Revelation that open very important WINDOWS for the MIND, HEART, and SPIRIT on PRESENT and FUTURE EVENTS and CIRCUMSTANCES for HUMANITY.
Scrutinizing analytically, many, many times over, the twenty-two chapters of the Book of Revelation, I personally discern SEVEN CHAINS of KEY PROPHETIC TEXTS that present circumstances and events specifically related to the FUTURE END of the MATERIAL UNIVERSE and TIME ITSELF. Other careful students of Revelation, though few in number, have also recognized them.
The identification and accurate interpretation of these SEVEN CHAINS of KEY PROPHETIC TEXTS is indispensable for the correct placement of the other PROPHETIC TEXTS of Revelation, and those of the rest of the "New Testament" of Jesus Christ, on the TIME LINE for humanity and their material dwelling place.
I think it probable that serious, reasoning students of these subjects would ask themselves: With what logic should one first scrutinize the prophecies about the END of the universe and time, to go back, then, and study the prophecies that reveal conditions and events that precede said END? Why not begin this Section Two of the Commentary with the sequence of the visions and prophecies exactly as they appear in chapters 4 and 5 of Revelation and proceed, sequentially, with the remainder?
Esteemed reader, the compelling reason for me, personally, is the following: I wish to, need to, establish, definitively, the parameters of the Revelation Timeline, particularly, its END POINT, in accordance with the indications of relevant key inspired texts. Why? So that I may avoid the PITFALLS of looking for the fulfillment of the prophecies in wrong timeframes, either too short, too long, set arbitrarily, inconsistent with history or present times, fixed by self-proclaimed prophets already discredited by their
failure, advanced by sensationalist teachers and writers in search of fame and money more than truth and accuracy, etc.
1. Does the Revelation Timeline reach only up to the year 70 of the Common Era, or up to the year 325, 476, 1000, 1988, 2012 (of the Maya calendar), the end of the Millennium, or does it extend all the way to the END of MATERIAL TIME? How far does it reach? Absolutely and incontestably.
2. According to our analysis, the Revelation Timeline covers, absolutely and incontestably, up to the total destruction of planet Earth and all the material universe, including MATERIAL TIME ITSELF. Then, even a little beyond that point to reveal, in chapters 21 and 22, visions of the "new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away." Also, of the "Holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God." Once the future limit of the Revelation Timeline is decisively and indisputably determined, we will know not to seek the fulfillment of the prophecies of the book in the time beyond that terminating point.
"PITFALLS," I say, referring to those that leave teachers, preachers, commentators, and all their multitudes of followers disoriented and deprived of inspired, invaluable information. For example, some of them set the end of the Revelation Timeline at 70 CE, when Roman armies destroyed Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple. Others, at 476 CE, when Flavius Odoacer, a German, occupied the throne in Rome. They confidently postulate that the great Roman Empire ended then and there, an astounding error that no serious student of history would commit, nor spread the fiction of a so-called "Byzantine Empìre." Consequently, both the "70 CE Proponents" and the "476 CE Proponents" are forced to seek the fulfillment of all the prophecies of the Book of Revelation in the years before 70 CE or 476 CE, etc., depending on the particular interpretation of each one. Their twistings and misapplications in their efforts to do so are quickly apparent to unbiased, knowledgeable students of history and the exact text itself of the Book of Revelation.
"I don't teach the Book of Revelation in my church... seminary... conferences... classes." So exclaim many teachers, preachers, etc. of today. Of course, you do not, if you believe it was all fulfilled by the end of 70 CE or 476 CE. Or if you declare it impossible to understand, irrelevant, and impractical for the 21st century, a hodgepodge of ancient and medieval symbolism and rhetoric without value. Evaluations that are decidedly contrary to statements within the Book of Revelation that are highlighted in Section 1 of this Commentary, Part 4, including Seven Blessings for those who study it and follow its directives.
If I demonstrate satisfactorily and convincingly, with indisputable evidence, that the Revelation Timeline extends to the destruction of planet Earth and the end of time itself, we will not have to limit the fulfillment of all the prophecies of the Book of Revelation to the time before the dates mentioned above.
Now then, there is no shortage of expositors who stretch the Relation Timeline beyond the Second Coming of Christ. Their projection leads them to schedule the fulfillment of some Revelation prophecies related to planet Earth for the time AFTER the Second Coming. As they postulate, planet Earth, the entire material universe, and material time would continue to exist AFTER the Second Coming of Christ. This colossal error engenders yet another, namely: they program a Third Coming for Jesus Christ, an event that the Lord Jesus himself absolutely never contemplates, according to his revelations, and that the legitimate and only true apostles of Jesus neither prophesy nor teach, not even by the slightest hint of implication.
Pinpointing with exactness the culminating point of the Revelation Timeline is absolutely vital for the accurate interpretation of the prophecies. Therefore, we implore you to examine, respected reader, with much patience, the evidence and arguments we present in this Section Two that establish the END of TIME and the MATERIAL UNIVERSE as the CULMINATING POINT.
In Section One, we established the precise point of the beginning of the Apocalyptic Timeline at the year 95 CE.
In this Section Two, we seek and establish the other end of the Timeline, that is, its endpoint. This Section Two becomes extensive due to the abundance of evidence and arguments brought to support the identification and interpretation of the "Seven Groups of Texts of Revelation" that we plan to scrutinize.
Nevertheless, perhaps the reader will not grow bored or weary, for nothing is as impressive, exciting, or striking as walking through the future, even to the point of introducing ourselves into the dangerous "LITTLE TIME” period! This "LITTLE TIME” period! being the last stage of the stay of our human race on planet Earth. It is the "short time" that precedes the arrival of the
"RIDER called Faithful and True, the Word of God," whose "eyes are like a flame of fire." He mounts a "white horse" and is accompanied by "the armies of Heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure." Revelation 19:11-21
It would not surprise me if the scenarios and signs, both earthly and heavenly, from the year 95 CE forward, would make you shudder from head to toe, for "strange, powerful, fearful beings" make their appearance in the futuristic scenarios, such as the "great Red Dragon, with seven heads and ten horns," the "Beast rising out of the sea," also having "seven heads and ten horns," the "Great Prostitute with whom the kings of the earth" commit "sexual immorality," and "three unclean spirits like frogs." And other strong, aggressive figures such as "the false prophet," the “ten horns,” and the "Little Horn." In the many truly impressive, fascinating scenarios, no shortage of kings, emperors, princes, and secular rulers in general, together with the nations they govern, are seen to fall under the dominion of Satan. Faithful, courageous, and sacrificial followers of God and Christ, with their "two witnesses" at the forefront, are also present in the scenarios.
A highly dangerous war called "Armageddon" breaks out, and after this great universal conflict between Good and Evil comes the END of human permanence on earth, as well as the END of the earth itself and the END of time.
A "GREAT EARTHQUAKE such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake," causes CITIES all over the world to collapse. "Great hailstones, about one hundred pounds (about 45 kilograms) each," fall "from heaven on people." "...flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder" strike fear in the earth's inhabitants. The sun becomes "black as sackcloth," the moon, "like blood, and the stars of the sky" fall "to the earth."
Do you dare to transport yourself, together with us, to those future times, to witness, through inspired prophecies, the agonizing VERY LAST DAYS of planet Earth and the violent END of the unrepentant? In doing so, we think you will not waste your precious time. So, take courage, be patient, let yourself be caught up in the moving dramas, and read all the documents in this Section. You can understand the Book of Revelation if you put your mind to it. At least, the basic revelations of the Book. Light and understanding will flood your mind and spirit. Then, you will not be discombobulated by the astounding, lightspeed evolution of the 21st-century world about us. On the contrary, you will be rewarded with the "Seven Blessings" pronounced in the Book of Revelation for those who read, accept, and follow its sound principles and guidance, aligning themselves with the Powers of Light and Right, not with those of Darkness and Evil. The "Seven Blessings" are found in: Revelation 1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7, and 22:14.
Once we accurately establish, through the inquiries made in this SectionTwo, the future end of the Revelation Timeline, we will strive to correctly place on that Timeline the seven seals, the seven trumpets, the two beasts, the ten horns, the little horn, the great harlot, the seven kings, the eighth king, the woman clothed with the sun, the Millennium, the “little time,” etc.
What adventures await us! For this writer, Revelation is a book full of great, electrifying, moving, surprising, and instructive ADVENTURES! The scenarios are varied and spectacular, spanning continents, seas, and heavenly regions. If you are a brave and wise soul, you surely will not want to miss any of the exciting, instructive “ADVENTURES!"
Once we have conclusively demonstrated that Seven Sets of Prophetic Texts of the Book of Revelation focus on the end of the universe and of time itself, it will be fully proven that not all the apocalyptic prophecies were fulfilled in the 1st century of the Common Era, nor during the time of the Roman Empire solely up to the year 476 CE. In fact, once again, for emphasis, I confidently affirm that the prophecies of Revelation cover from the end of the 1st century until the end of time itself.
So that you do not miss the great importance of the phrase “END of TIME,” you are invited, indeed, strongly urged to focus your attention on it and keep it ever-present in your mind from this point forward.
The angel who stands “upon the sea and upon the earth” swore “that TIME WOULD BE NO MORE.” Revelation 10:5-6. The cessation of time itself, as a physical magnitude that governs, by the will of the Creator, the duration of material things, means, effectively, the disappearance of every temporal thing, of everything made, of everything that is seen, including the earth itself. 2 Corinthians 4:17-18; Hebrews 12:25-29
It means the consummation of the purposes of God for the earth and its inhabitants. Revelation 10:6. When time is no more, neither will planet Earth be any longer at all!
At what moment will material time cease to be? After what stages and events? The Creator God informs the “WHEN” very precisely by means of the prophecies he revealed to the apostle John in Revelation, as well as related, relevant prophecies pronounced by Jesus of Nazareth himself and those revealed to the apostles Paul and Peter. Did time cease to be after the events of the year 70CE? Of the year 476? Of the year 1000? Of those occurring up to the year 1988? Up to the year 2012? When does material time cease to be? The correct answer to the question is easily found and is repeatedly corroborated in the Book of Revelation.
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A LIST of the CONTENT, with links, of the commentary "Revelation: Its Astounding Relevance for the 20th and 21st Centuries."
Steps to take to be saved according to the New Testament of Jesus Christ. "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
Next: Document 1. Chains 1, 2, and 3 of the "Seven Chains of Prophecies in the Book of Revelation" are identified. The FIRST CHAIN is composed of the Sixth and Seventh Seals. A great earthquake occurs. The SUN becomes black as sackcloth. The moon, like blood. Stars fall from heaven. Mountains and islands are moved from their place. Rulers of nations and unbelieving business, academic, health-care, social, and entertainment leaders and activists, etc., flee to caves. The SECOND CHAIN: A Mighty Angel declares the END of TIME. The sounding of the Seventh Trumpet signifies the TIME of the END has come. The THIRD CHAIN: Jesus receives the message, THE TIME FOR YOU TO REAP HAS COME. The earth is RIPE. The GRAPES ARE FULLY RIPE. Earth's inhabitants, the good and the bad, are harvested. Relevant Revelation texts are copied to the Document. 3 video clips. 2 images. Read time: 10 minutes. Este tema en ESPAÑOL