The BOOK of "REVELATION" is, essentially, the Creator God's WORLD and COSMIC VIEW of Humanity, Nations, Time, Earth, the Material Universe, and Spiritual Regions.
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Revelation

Its continued RELEVANCE
and FULFILLMENT

21st Century
Commentary

Fifty-eight documents of this Commentary are currently available.

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A new, original, in-depth analysis by Homer Dewayne Shappley. Free from Pentecostal, sensationalist, and financial-gain influences. Developed originally in Spanish during twelve years of university-level instruction in the Escuela de Estudios Bíblicos Avanzados ("School of Advanced Bible Studies") San Juan, Puerto Rico. The translation to English is in progress as of September 2025.

Not a compilation of other commentaries. If you are curious regarding my "credentials" for producing and publishing this Commentary, some are presented in "About."

It is not necessary to read the entire Commentary in order to understand the interpretations and applications made in each and every part. For example, Scenes 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Fifth Trumpet of Revelation 9 are depicted, interpreted, and applied in Section Four of this Commentary. They take place on the Timeline of Humanity and the World in a very specific period of "five months," and may be understood as I personally analyze them, without having to understand all that goes before and comes afterward.

Most recent additions and/or substantial updates

Armageddon. Scene 1. Data on the origin and meaning of the name "Armageddon." It is the Greek translation of Megiddo, a strategic military location in the Fertile Crescent on the edge of the Jezreel Valley, Israel, for millennia. Is the "Armageddon" of Revelation an earthly-material-carnal war or purely spiritual? Spiritual wars in heaven and on earth. The "armor" and "warfare" of God and His authentic Church are only and exclusively spiritual, an affirmation supported by several Bible texts. Three examples of churches involved in earthly, material, carnal warfare. Three video clips. Five images.

The Documents currently available are in the following sections
of the COMMENTARY.

Document LIST

Section 1. The Origin of Revelation, the Meaning of "Revelation." In Greek, ἀποκάλυψις. Its fundamental content. The practical and real value of studying the book. Its time and spatial range. The crucial matter of when Revelation was written. Documents: 5

Section 2. SEVEN GREAT PROPHECIES of Revelation establish its literary structure. They are critical for determining where visions and prophecies are to be placed on the TIMELINE of the past, present, and future. Identified and carefully analyzed. Documents: 1. A total of 9 documents and 12 slides make up Section 2.

Section 4. The SEVEN TRUMPETS. Only Trumpets 5 and 6 for now. Documents: 19

TRUMPET 5. Four Scenes (documents). Smoke and locusts from the bottomless pit. The locusts torment people for 5 months, that is, people who DO NOT HAVE the seal of God. The appearance of the locusts.

TRUMPET 6. Fourteen Scenes (documents).

Four angels are bound at the River Euphrates. Two hundred million horses bringing fire, smoke, and sulfur. The "three plagues" of "fire, smoke, and sulfur." The "seven thunders" of Trumpet 6.

The “rod like a staff” given to the apostle John, according to Revelation 11:1, is used to measure the church, its worship, and the worshippers. Timeframe, context, and purpose of the measuring.

The "TWO WITNESSES" of the Sixth Trumpet. Scenes 4 through 10 are dedicated to them. They prophesy for 1,260 days. Their work, powers, the war against them, they are killed, resurrected, and caught up to glory.

Section 7. The Ten Horns of Revelation and Daniel. The 7th and 8th Kings-Kingdoms-Beasts. The Little Horn. Of many "Acts," "Scenarios," and "Scenes" to be added, only one is available now. Act 2. The SIGN of the Seventh King-Kingdom-Beast. Astonishing SIGN for modern times! Revelation 17. Documents: 1

Section 10. The MILLENNIUM. Documents: 5

Section 11. The "LITTLE TIME" of Revelation 20. Documents: 1

Section 12. The SECOND COMING of JESUS CHRIST. The Day of the Lord Comes Like a Thief in the Night. Documents: 7

Section 13. The GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT. Documents: 1

Section 14. The "NEW HEAVENS and a NEW EARTH." Documents: 3

Section 15. Several Subjects of Revelation not covered in Previous Sections. Documents: 1

Section 16. Additional studies relevant to some of the visions and prophecies of Revelation. Documents: 6

Section 1

Prologue to "Revelation: Its Ongoing Relevancy and Fulfillment"

The Nature and Historical Background of Revelation

Image of the title The Revelation to John inserted on the image showing a part of planet Earth in space with clouds, illustration for the list of the components of the Commentary Revelation: Its Ongoing Relevancy and Fulfillment by Dewayne Shappley.

CONTENT

A photograph of the upper portion of the title page for the book The Revelation of John.

Section 1 of the Commentary

Initial considerations for the study of Revelation

Part 1 The Origin of Revelation

Part 2. The Meaning of the Word “Revelation.” In Greek, ἀποκάλυψις.

Part 3. The Fundamental Content of Revelation. Prophecy and Predestination. Time and Spatial Range.

Part 4. The Great Value of Revelation for anyone who reads, hears, and obeys it.

Part 5. When was the Book of Revelation written?

Section 2 of the Commentary

The Seven Great Prophecies of Revelation that Lead
Up to the End of the Material Universe and Material Time

Section 2

ARMAGEDDON

The
"SHORT TIME" of Revelation 20

The MILLEN-NIUM wanes gradu-ally

A small image of a white, fringed mass impacted by a reddish, beastly mass, illustration for the battle of Armageddon.

Christ returns trium-phant

“ARMAGEDDON” in Revelation 16:13-16

Eight more documents to be added to Section 2.

Section 3 of the Commentary
To be added
The Seven Seals of Revelation

Section 4

Section 4 of the Commentary

The Fifth Trumpet. Also called "the first woe."
Revelation 9:1-12

Scene 1 of the Fifth Trumpet. The "shaft to the bottomless pit" is opened and "smoke" came out of it "like the smoke of a great furnace."

Scene 2 of the Fifth Trumpet. "Out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth. And they were given power like that of scorpions of the earth."

Scene 3 of the Fifth Trumpet. The "locusts torment" people who do "not have the seal of God."

Scene 4 of the Fifth Trumpet. The “appearance” of the “locusts.”

The Sixth Trumpet. Also called "the second woe."
Revelation 9:13 through 11:14

Introduction to the Sixth Trumpet of Revelation also called "the second woe." In this Commentary, the visions and prophecies of the Sixth Trumpet are presented in fourteen Scenes. Timelines composed of multiple graphics and texts help fix the temporal parameters for their fulfillment.

Scene 1 Scenario A The four angels "bound at the great river Euphrates" are released.

Scene 1 Scenario B. Out of Asia, two hundred million horses bringing "fire, smoke, and sulfur!"

Scene 1 Scenario C. The Three Plagues of "fire, smoke, and sulfur," of the Sixth Trumpet of Revelation

Scene 2. The Seven Thunders of Trumpet 6 of Revelation, the Proclamation of the fulfillment of the "mystery of God" and the end of time, and the apostle John eats the "little scroll" which is "sweet as honey" in his mouth but bitter in his stomach.

Scene 3

Scenario 1 of Scene 3 of Trumpet 6. The “rod like a staff” given to the apostle John according to Revelation 11:1 measures the church, its worship, and the worshippers. Timeframe, context, and purpose of the measuring.

Scenario 2 of Scene 3 of Trumpet 6. Commentary on Revelation 11:2. The “court outside the temple,” the “nations,” and the “holy city” are identified. The timeframe of the “forty-two months” is carefully studied and set. Differences between the “trampling” of Luke 21:24 and that of Revelation 11:2.

The "Two Witnesses" of the Sixth Trumpet. Also called the "Two Prophets."
Revelation 11:3-14

Scene 4 of Trumpet 6. The Two Witnesses (Two Prophets) are identified as Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. They are the Two Olive Trees and Two Lampstands of Zachariah 2. Much biblical evidence is cited. They are represented on earth by their faithful human witnesses, especially by evangelists, elders, teachers, and deacons.

Scene 5 of Trumpet 6. The Two Witnesses prophesy 1,260 days wearing sackcloth. Satan-deceived nations trample over the "holy city" for 42 months. Evidence these two “times” are concurrent, taking place in the “little while” before the Second Coming of Christ. Timeline of events and circumstances.

Scene 6 of Trumpet 6. The WORK of the Two Witnesses is to prophecy and bear witness. How they do their work in the 21st century. The source of their prophecies is explained.

Scene 7 of Trumpet 6. The POWERS of the Two Witnesses to consume enemies with fire, shut the sky that no rain falls, turn waters to blood, and smite the earth with plagues proves they are Christ and the Holy Spirit, not Moses and Elijah, Popes, or other church leaders, for human beings are never to avenge themselves, rather love their enemies.

Scene 8

Part 1 of Scene 8 of the Sixth Trumpet. The Two Witnesses end their testimony in 1,260 days, a period fixed on the graphical Timelines of Revelation. No remedy for unrepentant humans left on earth after that period. Why? Their Satanic armor. Limits to God’s marvelous and admirable forbearance and patience.

Part 2, of Scene 8 of Trumpet 6. The War against the Two Witnesses: They are conquered, and some are killed, thus completing the number of the martyrs of Christ. The War of Harmagedon is real, Christ and the Holy Spirit are left silent and as if “dead” when their faithful representatives on earth are overcome.

Scene 9 of Trumpet 6. The Two Witnesses lie dead in the street of the Great City for three and a half days. Spiritually, the Great City is Sodom, Jerusalem, and Egypt. The dead bodies not buried. The enemies who kill them rejoice and exchange gifts. Explanations and applications.

Scene 10 of Trumpet 6. The representatives of the Two Witnesses, that is, their spokespeople and defenders on earth, dead for three and a half days, are physically resurrected, and, hearing a voice calling them, ascend to heaven, their astounded enemies beholding both literal events. The last events of the Second Woe.

Why is there so much "wrath of God" in Revelation? This divine wrath is manifested in 125 verses of the 404 that the book of Revelation has. In contrast, 197 verses of the 404 may be classified as positive, encouraging, inspiring, full of healthy, pure hope.

Section 5 of the Commentary
To be added
The Woman Dressed with the Sun
War in Heaven

Section 6

Section 6 of the Commentary

The First Beast of Revelation 13

Act 1 Scene 1. The two tremendous beasts of Revelation 13. The FIRST BEAST is predominantly earthy, secular, and political. The SECOND BEAST is essentially religious, but also worldly and politicized. There is a THIRD BEAST in Revelation 13, made in the image of the first.

Act 1 Scene 2. The First Beast rises out of the sea, roiled by the four winds of heaven. Revelation 13:1-2. So do the "four great beasts" of Daniel 7:1-3. The "SEVEN HEADS" of the "FIRST BEAST" of Revelation are not the seven hills on which Rome was built. They are not seven forms of Roman government, nor seven Roman emperors. They are not contemporary. Five have fallen, one is present when Revelation was written in 95 CE, and the other had not yet come. The "SEVEN HEADS" are "seven kings" and "seven mountains" (Revelation 17:9), both symbolizing earthly kingdoms. Extensive evidence in support of these interpretations is also revealed in Daniel’s visions as recorded in Daniel 7:1-28, which are studied. The seven earthly kingdoms represented by the"SEVEN HEADS" of the "first beast" are identified by name. 1 video clip. 13 images. Response to a "professor" who mocks the "First Beast" as "preposterous... disgustingly abnormal and ugly... pagan language and art forms."

Act 1 Scene 3. A blasphemous name on the seven heads of the First Beast. Revelation 13:1

Act 1 Scene 4. The appearance of the First Beast. Revelation 13:2

Act 1 Scene 5. A Great, Fiery Red Dragon Gives Power, a Throne, and Great Authority to the First Beast.

Act 1 Scene 6. The 6th head of the First Beast receives a "Fatal Wound," but it was "healed."
When, how, and by whom? Revelation 13:3

Facts and Fictions regarding the "BYZANTINE EMPIRE" that NEVER EXISTED! What is called that only by historians after 1557 CE was, in reality, the Eastern Roman Empire. The DURATION of the original ROMAN EMPIRE. The highly deleterious impact on the interpretation of prophecies in Revelation and Daniel of the FALSE NARATIVE that says “The Roman Empire Ended in 476 CE.” IT DID NOT! A conclusion supported by the renowned historians of the world, such as Edward Gibbon and Will and Ariel Durant (Pulitzer Prize Winners), plus the plain facts of undistorted history that any serious, unbiased student of history can appreciate. A "BYZANTINE EMPIRE" never existed! The "HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE" was held by its creators and rulers to be a continuation of the original Roman Empire. The ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH EMPIRE. 2 video clips. 8 images Registered in Alphabetical Index

To be added: Act 1 Scene 7. The First Beast makes War on the Saints.

The Second Beast of Revelation 13

Act 2 Scene 3, The number of the name of the Second Beast is 666. The name identified. Revelation 13:16-18

Section 6 has 2 more Scenes for Act 2.

Section 7

Section 7 of the Commentary

ACT 1. Ten Dangerous Horns Conquered by Jesus Christ

ACT 2. The Seventh King-Kingdom-Beast of Revelation 17

ACT 3. The Eight King-Kingdom-Beast

ACT 4. The Fearsom Little Horn

The Seventh King-Kingdom-Beast. Astonishing SIGN for modern times! Revelation 17:9-10. He comes and "must remain only a LITTLE TIME." His nature is like that of the first six beasts: He is opposed to God and the Spiritual Kingdom of God and Christ. He is identified as the UNION of SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS. Officially ATHEIST. Founded on the doctrines of the atheist Karl Marx. Lasting only 69 years!!! From 1922 to 1921. Participation in WW II. Beastly persecution of Jews. Its GULAG ARCHIPIELAGO. Its sudden falling apart.

Chapter 7 has many more Acts, Scenarios, and Scenes.

Section 8 of the Commentary
To be added. Many Acts and Scenes.
The equivalent of 200 plus letter-size pages.
The Great Whore-Great City of Babylon

Section 9 of the Commentary
To be added
The Seven Last Plagues

Section 10

Section 10 of the Commentary

The MILLENNIUM

Part 1 of studies on the "thousand years" of Revelation 20, popularly known as the Millennium. How long does it last? Definitely not from the ministry of Christ to the end of time. Timeline of the Common Era and factual evidence. Satan, in his role as a “great red dragon,” is bound during the Millennium. Satan in his role as a “roaring lion” during the entire Common Era. 12 graphics and 2 timelines. Registered in Alphabetical Index

Part 2 of studies on the Millennium. Does the Millennium (the “thousand years”) come BEFORE the Second Coming of Jesus Christ "as a thief in the night," or does it transpire AFTER the Second Coming?

What are the conditions on planet Earth before, during, and after the Millennium? Regarding the power and work of Satan Lucifer on planet Earth before and after the Millennium, what does “deceive the nations” mean? During the Millennium, Satan does not deceive the nations. What does “not deceive the nations anymore” mean?

Part 3 on the Millennium. Does SIN continue on earth during the Millennium? What organizations are on earth during the Millennium? Eleven photographs and graphics. Two video clips.

Part 4. The Millennium, religious freedom, and martyrs in the 21st century. Is the Millennium taking place today? Religious freedom is the salient characteristic of the Millennium, and it has never been so widespread as in the 21st century. Levels of evil in today's world do not alter this fact nor do martyrs of today. Classes of martyrs identified. Martyrs in politicized churches and religions. God’s Kingdom never politicized. Twelve graphics and two video clips.

Observations about the MARTYRS and their relationship with the rest of the Christians. Does God single out martyrs for special recognition and rewards? Some commentators say he does not. Their arguments considered.

Pending are two more Parts on the End of the Millennium.

Section 11 of the Commentary

Section 11

The "LITTLE TIME" of Revelation 20

Transcendental Events on the World Stage in the 21st Century. A PowerPoint creation projecting planet Earth being pushed, cumulus storm clouds above it and with an alphabet mixture tossed around by them, across the World Stage by aggressive social and moral agendas into the highly dangerous “LITTLE WHILE” that precedes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. MORE DOCUMENTS to BE ADDED.

Section 12 of the Commentary

Section 12

The SECOND COMING of JESUS CHRIST
The Day of the Lord Comes Like
a Thief in the Night

Part 1. "The day of the Lord” will come “like a thief in the night.” Will it come before or after the Millennium? The juxtaposition on the timeline between the Millennium and “the day of the Lord.” 2 Peter 3:10-14; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 5:1-7; Revelation 16:12-16. Registered in Alphabetical Index

Part 2 of "The Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the Night. "Look, I come like a thief." Revelation 16:15. Bible texts in Part 2 prove that the Millennium precedes the coming of "the day of the Lord like a thief." Revelation 6:21; 11:3-13; 14:14-16; 16:12-16; 19:11-22.

These are Parts 1 and 2AA of Section 12. This Section has 6 more parts.

The First Resurrection of Revelation 20 to be LITERAL are: (1) The second death has no power over those resurrected. (2) John sees souls in resurrected, glorified, immortal, spiritual bodies, not physical bodies alive on earth. (3) The resurrected have achieved eternal salvation, irrevocable and absolute, are in a blessed, holy state, are not on earth, and will not return to it. The rising from the waters of baptism is symbolic and not a literal resurrection.

“I will come again.” Jesus comes again, yes, only after the long centuries of the apostasy, the Lawless Man of Sin arises and rules, the Millennium transpires, and the “little while” runs its course. John 14:1-3, 28-29 and relevant texts. Are preachers and teachers of the Christian religion justified in pronouncing, as many of them do often and with great vigor, the following statement? “Jesus can come again any moment! Even on this very day! YES! RIGHT NOW!”

PowerPoint image for the coming of the Day of the Lord like a thief in the night composed of 24 principal texts and 3 graphics. Events prior to, during, and after the Day of the Lord in an easy-to-follow sequence, in one image.

TIMELINE, artistic, created in PowerPoint, for the Millennium, the Little While, the Resurrection of the dead in Christ, the Transformation of righteous people alive on earth, the audible, visible Second Coming of Christ, and the fleeing of planet Earth away from the Great White Throne. On a deep space background in shades of purple.

Jesus Christ "WILL APPEAR a SECOND TIME, NOT to DEAL with SIN." Analysis of Hebrews 9:28. A hammer that breaks to pieces al the false doctrines of: “A silent Second Coming of Jesus Christ, a secret Rapture, Left Behind, the Millennium after the Second Coming, a Third Coming of Christ,” etc. “Is not my WORD like FIRE, says the Lord, and like a HAMMER that breaks a rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23:29

To be added are: The "FIRST RESURRECTION" of Revelation 20, "Every eye will see Him", and "The DAY NO MAN KNOWS."

Section 13 of the Commentary

Section 13

The Great White Throne Judgment

The "GREAT WHITE THRONE" JUDGMENT. Revelation 20:11-15. Reasons to conclude that it is the same as the Judgment of "the NATIONS" as presented by Jesus Christ in Matthew 25:31-46. A "THRONE" in both scenarios. Christ occupies it in Matthew 25. God the Father occupies "the Great White Throne." The Father gives "all judgment to the Son." Nevertheless, the Son says: "I can do nothing on my own," adding: "AS I HEAR, I JUDGE." "Sheep" and "Goats" in both scenarios. A thorough analysis. Registered in Alphabetical Index

Section 14 of the Commentary

Section 14

"New Heavens and a New Earth"

Part 1. The “FIRST EARTH” and the “FIRST HEAVEN PASSED AWAY…and NO PLACE WAS FOUND for THEM.” “NEW HEAVENS and a NEW EARTH” take their place. CELESTIAL, HEAVENLY, in the SPIRITUAL REALM. The astonishingly harmonious teachings of the apostles John, Peter, and Paul on these highly significant, totally relevant subjects, anyone who would like to know and understand COMING TREMENDOUS EVENTS PROGRAMMED by the CREATOR GOD. A careful, concise analysis and application of New Testament revelations on these subjects. Registered in Alphabetical Index

Part 2. The Two Earths. The New Earth and New Heavens identified, described, and compared to the First Earth. It is not material; rather, it belongs to the spiritual sphere and is the heavenly place where the new Heavenly Jerusalén descends and is established. Where the spirits of the just made perfect dwell in their new spiritual, glorified bodies. Where justice and righteousness dwell forever. Some comparisons to the material First Earth are made. Registered in Alphabetical Index

A brief overview. Are you looking forward with ineffable joy to the appearing of the “New Earth with New Heavens?” A short, 5-minute article on how faith in the appearing of a New Earth and New Heavens inspires a joyful hope that becomes an anchor for the soul. Illustrated by a dramatic painting of a woman, back view, standing on the edge of a shallow stream with a mountain on one side and trees on the other, contemplating an enormous sphere that fills the sky before her, which represents the “New Earth and New Heavens.”

Section 15 of the Commentary

Several Subjects of Revelation not covered in previous sections

Section 15

Here is a “DIAMOND TRUTH” that highlights a REWARD of a “SPIRITUAL WARFARE CATEGORY” that GOD promises to give to his SOLDIERS LOYAL to HIM UNTIL DEATH.

“To everyone who conquers and continues to do my works to the end, I will give authority over the nations; to rule them with an iron rod, as when clay pots are shattered, even as I also received authority from my Father. To the one who conquers, I will also give the morning star.” Revelation 2:26-28

Other relevant texts are...

Ephesians 6:10-20; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; 2 Timothy 2:3-6; 4:6-8

In this composite image of art and texts, an exquisite, large diamond of different shades of purple rests on a surface of more or less the same colors in the lower part of the graphic, transitioning to a black background in the upper portion, with texts relative to the subject of Authority over the Nations above and below the diamond.

The entire commentary on Revelation by the author is the equivalent of about 1,300 letter-size pages.

Section 16 of the Commentary

Section 16

Studies relevant to some of the visions
and prophecies of Revelation

The "Man of Sin, the Lawless One, the Son of Perdition," of 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.

Revelation 9:1-4. Smoke from the Bottomless Pit comes out of not a few universities, their faculties, and student bodies.

Revelation 10:6. Going out into the FUTURE to the LAST DAY of TIME. Looking back at planet Earth in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Revelation 19:10. The Testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.

Two Questions of Immediate Global Relevance
about Wars in the 21st Century

Question 1. Before the appearance of Jesus Christ “a second time” (Hebrews 9:28), putting an end to the material universe and material time, ¿will there be more wars like that of the present Russia-Ukraine one?

Reply. Possibly. Some nations of today with an aggressive-bellicose character can be identified: Russia (bent on adding Ukraine to its hegemony), China (obsessed with taking Taiwan into its fold), North Korea (perhaps coveting South Korea), and Iran (apparently hoping to dominate its neighboring countries, particularly, Syria)—also, certain Arab nations in sporadic material, and physical conflict with the country of Israel.

Question 2. Will a Third World War take place just before the appearance of Jesus Christ 'a second time'?”

Reply. Negative! I would say that, most assuredly, such a global war will not take place in the designated timeframe of “just before the appearance of Jesus Christ a second time not to deal with sin.” On the contrary, in those days that immediately precede the Second Coming of Christ, the immense majority of earth’s inhabitants will be saying: “Peace and Security.” Thus affirm the Sacred Scriptures of Pure Christianity in 1 Thessalonians 5:1-7

Lamentably, that “Peace” will be the kind “the world gives.” John 14:27. A peace that nations deceived by Satan negotiate among themselves as, driven by atheism, hedonism, social and cultural engineering, plus their hatred of the “two witnesses” (Revelation 11:7-10), they begin to march to "HARMAGEDON" to make war on God and those human beings unconditionally loyal to him according to norms of the Sacred New Testament Scriptures of the Spiritual Kingdom Not of this World. Revelation 16:12-16; John 18:36

"HARMAGEDON." A war that will not be carnal, with material weapons, but of fiery philosophical, psychological, and spiritual conflicts fanned by strongly differing social, moral, religious, and cultural agendas and convictions. We can be sure this is the right view of Harmagedon because, although fanatical, violent elements among the secular, worldly, sensual, unbelieving masses who attack God and his people, may physically wound and kill some of the true Christians, their victims will never rise against them with carnal weapons, for they do not wage “war according to the flesh.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-6

“And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed
as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star
rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture
is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came
by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they
were moved by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:19-21

“But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.”
1 Thessalonians 5:1-4

Dear student of Revelation, the original versions of this Commentary were produced in Spanish, beginning in 1995. They were developed as part of the six-year curriculum of university-level classes taught in the Escuela de Estudios Bíblicos Avanzados ("School of Advanced Bible Studies," in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After teaching the intensive course myself for 12 consecutive years, Jorge Ginés López, one of the students, demonstrated such an extraordinary understanding of the vast material presented that I asked him to teach the course. He accepted and continued teaching it for 11 years. As for me, having previously translated from Spanish to English the studies on the First Beast and the Seventh King-Kingdom-Beast as representative of the content, my goal now is to translate, Lord willing, the rest of the commentary and will be adding Chapters, Acts, Scenarios, Scenes, Parts, etc. as that is accomplished, further improving the text and graphics. The Commentary is composed of 16 Sections. Including more than 100 slides, the whole is equivalent to about 1,300 letter-size pages. Homer Dewayne Shappley

The BOOK of "REVELATION" is, essentially, the Creator God's WORLD and COSMIC VIEW of Humanity, Nations, Time, Earth, the Material Universe, and Spiritual Regions. What is mine? What is yours?