A Big Piece
of the puzzle. Babylon the Great. No other city can claim all these characteristics. Constantinople has many waters (17:1), is a Mystery (17:5), has seven hills (17:9), is fallen (18:2), is famous for trade (18:11), and can be found no more at all (18:21). The capital of a Christian empire where they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.(20:4) – The Byzantine Empire
A Puzzle
with many pieces. To see the big picture, you need many pieces to fit each other. The pieces of your interpretation will always fit into the future. History is not so flexible. History will always limit your choices but it can actually help you with your interpretation. Use it.
A Connection
between the beasts of Daniel and the beasts of the Apocalypse. The ten horns ties the fourth beast of Daniel to the second beast of John. Can we tie we tie the two beasts, seven heads, and ten horns to the Byzantine Empire? We can but we can’t call it proof. For that we have to get all the pieces to fit.
A Holy Place
spoken of by Daniel. What is in the holy place now? Does the Dome of the Rock make Islam the fourth beast of Daniel? If the king of the north is responsible for it, that would make Mohammed the king of the south and Fatimah his daughter. Muawiyah is the king of the north and his dynasty built the Dome of the Rock. Can this be connected to the beasts of the Apocalypse?
A Beast
according to Daniel? What do Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome have in common? The temple. The first was destroyed by Babylon. Persia helped build the second. Greece desecrated the second which was destroyed by Rome. Are there any other candidates? Islam’s Dome of the Rock is preventing the third. What else can Daniel tell us?
A Thousand Year
period where they reigned with Christ. It was a Christian empire and that would be the Byzantine Empire. Does it come with two beasts, seven heads, and ten horns? Let us start with the two beasts. What makes a beast a beast? Daniel knows beasts. What can he tell us?
A Book
that directed John to prophesy again. The time was near not for the second coming but for the first coming. Today the time is near for the second one. What was prophesied should be clear now and only history can verify that but you can’t rely on your interpretation. You can only rely on numbers and maybe colors that don’t need interpretation. So let us start with numbers and historical events that might fit what appears to be prophesied. Is there a thousand years where they reigned with Christ?
A Thousand Years
with the first resurrection and the second death. Constantine, the rider of the white horse, had started the thousand year empire and Augustine, Chrysostom, and Jerome were prominent members who would reign with Him.
Watch for more pieces that fit. Blessed is the one who looks.
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A Critic
of the commentary by Victorinus and took it upon himself to modify it. What did he change and why did he change it?? His wealthy friend Paula and his travels resulted in an impressive collection of books for Jerome. His letters show that he was a very important man at the beginning of the 5th century. It was a time when the bible was being defined.
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