The Book of Revelation
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Prelude to Great Tribulation (~2.5 centuries)
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Great Tribulation • 2,520 Days (7 "Prophetic Years")
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Second Coming / Resurrection/Rapture
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Consummation of Kingdom of God • 1,000 Years ("Millennial Reign")
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New Heaven / Earth / Jerusalem →
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1,260 Days • First Half of Tribulation
(focus: World System)
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1,260 Days • First Half of Tribulation
(focus: Abomination of Desolation)
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1,260 Days • Second Half of Tribulation
(focus: Abomination of Desolation)
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1,260 Days • Second Half of Tribulation
(focus: World System)
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7 Seals • Events/Conditions leading up to Great Tribulation
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7 Trumpets • plagues from God (type of Egyptian plagues)
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7 Bowls • God's final judgment upon World System
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1st Seal
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2nd Seal
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3rd Seal
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4th Seal
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5th Seal
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6th Seal
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7th Seal
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1st Trumpet
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2nd Trumpet
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3rd Trumpet
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4th Trumpet
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5th Trumpet
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6th Trumpet
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7th Trumpet
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1st Bowl
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2nd Bowl
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3rd Bowl
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4th Bowl
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5th Bowl
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6th Bowl
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7th Bowl
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Introduction
1:1—1:20
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Seven Letters to Seven Churches
2:1—3:22
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Prelude to Prophecy
4:1—4:11
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Scroll with 7 Seals
5:1—5:14
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"White Horse"
6:1—6:2
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"Red Horse"
6:3—6:4
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"Black Horse"
6:5—6:6
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"Pale Horse"
6:7—6:8
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Cry of the Martyrs
6:9—6:11
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Major Calamity
6:12—6:17
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144,000 Sealed
7:1—7:8
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Tribulation Saints in Heaven
7:9—7:17
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7 Trumpets Prepared
8:1—8:6
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Vegetation Struck
8:7
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Ocean Struck
8:8—8:9
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Water Supply Struck
8:10—8:11
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Atmosphere Struck
8:12—8:13
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Locusts
9:1—9:12
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Myriad Pandemic
9:13—9:21
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The Angel and the Little Book
10:1—10:11
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The Two Witnesses
11:1—11:14
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Kingdom of Christ Proclaimed
11:15—11:19
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The Woman in the Wilderness
12:1—12:17
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The Two Beasts
13:1—13:18
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The Lamb and the 144,000
14:1—14:13
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Picture/Prophecy of Second Coming / Resurrection/Rapture
14:14—14:20
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Completion of God's
Wrath Initiated
15:1—16:1
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Sores
16:2
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Oceans Die
16:3
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Fresh Waters Die
16:4—16:7
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Scorching Heat
16:8—16:9
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Darkness / Pain
16:10—16:11
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Prelude to Armageddon
16:12—16:16
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Global Quake / Great Hail
16:17—16:21
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Fall of Babylon
17:1—18:24
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Marriage Supper of Lamb
19:1—19:10
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Final Battle of War of Armageddon
19:11—19:21
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Satan Bound for 1,000 Years
20:1—20:3
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Christ's Government
20:4—20:6
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Satan Briefly Released
20:7—20:10
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Great White Throne Judgment
20:11—20:15
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New Heaven, Earth, Jerusalem
21:1—21:27
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"Garden of Eden" Restored
22:1—22:5
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Conclusion
22:6—22:21
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Revelation of actual things that will take place,
presented using symbolism... (Revelation 1:1)
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Letters constitute message
to Church as a whole
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The Throne Room of Heaven; John prepared to receive prophecy
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Only Jesus found worthy
to break seals and open scroll
Scroll is God's Decree of Judgment
upon World System
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Global Imperialism:
military/ecomomic/political conquest
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Global War:
World War I / World War II / Cold War
Great End Times War (Islamism vs. Western Civilization)
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Global Economic Disparity:
First World / Third World
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Global Death:
War / Disease / Famine
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Global Martyrs:
Jews & Christians
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Global Cosmic Impact Event:
Meteor Storm
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People of God Sealed
for Protection from
God's Tribulation Plagues
(type of Passover)
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Picture of Saints
who are martyred
during Great Tribulation
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Comet Thrust Toward Earth
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Massive Meteor Shower
(Cometary Debris)
Burns up all grass,
one–third of trees around Earth
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Massive Meteorite Strikes
Pacific Ocean
Kills one-third of sea life,
destroys one–third of ships
Causes 300-foot tidal waves around
Pacific Rim; destroys U.S. West Coast
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Massive Meteorite Explodes
Over Land Mass (Siberia?)
"Wormwood" ("bitter");
contaminates one–third of world's
fresh water supply
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Heavy Particulates Due
To Cosmic Impact Event
(First Three Trumpets)
Pollutes atmosphere;
blocks one-third of light from Sun/Moon/stars;
starts mini Ice Age
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(Tribulation Plagues are
type of Egyptian Plagues)
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One Third of Mankind
Killed by Three Major Pandemics
(pretext for Mark of Beast?)
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John Prepared to
Prophesy Further
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Two witnesses prophesy to Jews
against Antichrist during Tribulation's
first half; murdered by Antichrist,
resurrected, ascend to Heaven
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Lightning, thunder, earthquake,
great hail
Ark of the Covenant
in Heaven
NOTE: 7th Trumpet is same
as "last trumpet" in 1 Corinthians 15:52
Matthew 24:29-31, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
Isaiah 27:12-13
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Satan thrown to Earth,
unsuccessfully pursues God's people
(type of Exodus)
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The Antichrist and
the False Prophet
The Mark of the Beast ("666")
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Jews and Christians
standing in victory
(12 Tribes of Israel
times 12 Disciples of Christ
times 1,000 [perfection]
equals 144,000)
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Greenhouse effect resulting
from Cosmic Impact Event
(four trumpets at start
of Great Tribulation)
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Final hegemon (the United States; more precisely New York City)
destroyed with nuclear weapon by Antichrist
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Bride of Christ (Church)
declared ready for Resurrection/Rapture
("coming back for Church
without spot or wrinkle")
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Christ and His Army
(angels and spirits/souls of deceased saints)
come to Earth to defeat
army of Antichrist
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Tribulation Martyrs constitute
Jesus' central government
in Jerusalem
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Gog/Magog War
Satan cast into Lake of Fire
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Tree of Eternal Life
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"Behold, I am
coming quickly . . ."
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1st Woe (5th Trumpet)
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2nd Woe (6th Trumpet)
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3rd Woe (7th Trumpet)
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