XX An Introduction to Revelation

XXII: INTRO TO REVELATION

In which I map out my approach to this study.

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Revelation!

How many books have I read on Revelation that

quickly turn into tangled thickets of claims in support

of the author of the commentary’s doctrinal

conclusions about the Rapture’s timing rather than an

invitation to the reader to discover the whole of what

the Author of the Revelation might have had in mind.

How can I even pretend not to be just another

contentious voice?

I’m almost afraid to say I think I have an idea how.Curious? Click on.

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A MAP OF THE BOOKIntroduction

Letters to the Seven Churches

The Story of the Tribulation

Christ’s Return

The Millennium

Great White Throne JudgmentThe Eternal City

Final Message

The Doom of Babylon

THE LARGEST SECTION OF REVELATION:

Introduction

Letters to the Seven Churches

The Story of the Tribulation

Christ’s Return

The Millennium

Great White Throne JudgmentThe Eternal City

Final Message

The Doom of Babylon

THE ELEMENTS OF THE TRIBULATION STORY

Introduction

Letters to the Seven Churches

The Story of the Tribulation

Christ’s Return

The Millennium

Great White Throne Judgment

The Eternal City

Final Message

SealsTrumpets

Bowls

Red Dragons,

Male Child

and the

Archangel Michael

THE ELEMENTS OF THE STORY OF THE TRIBULATION

IntroductionLetters to the Seven Churches

The Story of the Tribulation

Christ’s Return

The Millennium

Great White Throne Judgment

The Eternal City

Final Message

SealsTrumpets

Bowls

Red Dragons,

Male Child

and the

Archangel Michael

Two Witnesses,

Martyrs and

Overcomers

Male Child,Satan and The Woman

THE ELEMENTS OF THE STORY OF THE TRIBULATION

IntroductionLetters to the Seven Churches

The Story of the Tribulation

Christ’s Return

The Millennium

Great White Throne Judgment

The Eternal City

Final Message

SealsTrumpets

Bowls

Red Dragons,

Male Child

and the

Archangel Michael

Two Witnesses,

Martyrs and

Overcomers

Male Child,Satan and The Woman

4 Horsemen144,000 JewsCountless Overcomers

Protective Seals

Marks of Beast

Martyrdom of the Saints

Little Book,

Apollyon and Abaddon

THE PROBLEM WITH THE STORY OF THE TRIBULATION

IntroductionLetters to the Seven Churches

The Story of the TribulationChrist’s Return

The Millennium

Great White Throne Judgment

The Eternal City

Final Message

So many get so lost so quickly

among so many elements when they enter the

Tribulation’s story through the front gate

(Chapter 4) . . .

So, crazy like a fox, I’m going to start with the

BACK END of the book and BACK INTO the maze!

The Eternal State gives us a secure, fixed point of

reference as we work our way into the

narrative chaos of the Tribulation.

THE END MAKES NARRATIVE SENSE-ALL BY ITSELF

Introduction

Letters to the Seven Churches

The Story of the Tribulation

Christ’s Return

The Millennium

Great White Throne Judgment

The Eternal City

Final Message

Rev 19

Rev 22

The Doom of Babylon

Rev 19

Rev 22

THE END MAKES NARRATIVE SENSE-ALL BY ITSELF

Introduction

Letters to the Seven Churches

The Story of the Tribulation

Christ’s Return

The Millennium

Great White Throne Judgment

The Eternal City

Final Message

BECAUSE: The last few chapters (19-22)Present clear and distinct scenes which

Contain basic and limited details that

Follow one another in story order and

Spotlight Six Main Tribulation actors so that we know the important players in advance when we read chapters 5-13!

We know WHO’s important

We know HOW they end up

We know WHAT to get curious about

We know WHERE the earlier tribulation events end up as they present themselves in 5-13.

WHO ARE THE TRIBULATION SIX?

The Tribulation Saints The AntiChrist and his False ProphetSatan himselfIsraelThe NationsCreation (Earth and Heavens)

MY PLANFirst, learn how God’s plan ends, from the return of Christ to the Eternal State

Then you’ll know how each of the Tribulation Six ends up when we meet them in chaps. 5-13

Finally, focus on the Tribulational backstory for each of the Six individual Tribulation ‘players’ in turn in Chapters 5-13

Understand what each one experienced in the Tribulation section of Revelation.

Let our understanding of the Tribulation form around these actors’ experiences.

I did mention that I was almost afraid to claim that I had an idea how to avoid being just another contentious voice for a pre-this or post-that school of interpretation, but I do. This odd, back-end-first approach really works to avoid confusion at the outset of a study of Revelation.I hope you’re still curious! Please click on.

WHAT’S NEXT?

I start my study of Revelation with a focus on the end of Revelation 21 and the

first 5 verses of 22. I want to draw the readers’ attention to how unique the

Christian view of Heaven is, comparing it to Islamic visions of Paradise for

enhanced clarity. I point out that two population groups seem to live in Heaven.

Finally, I remind the reader of how Revelation’s account of Heaven and Genesis’s

creation account mirror one another in a powerful symmetry.

XXIII: Gates Never Close

WHAT’S NEXT?

I start my study of Revelation with a focus on the end of Revelation 21 and the

first 5 verses of 22. I want to draw the readers’ attention to how unique the

Christian view of Heaven is, comparing it to Islamic visions of Paradise for

enhanced clarity. I point out that two population groups seem to live in Heaven.

Finally, I remind the reader of how Revelation’s account of Heaven and Genesis’s

creation account mirror one another in a powerful symmetry.

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