A Big Number
and a good place to start. There is only one empire that lasted a thousand years and it was a Christian empire where they reigned with Christ. They were gathered in His name so they were with Christ and those who were reigning reigned with Christ. It was the Byzantine Empire and it can be connected to another big number. – 666 –
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A Capital
of a Christian empire that lasted a thousand years. The Byzantine Empire started during the Roman Empire that had seven dynasties and ended with the tenth dynasty of Islam. Constantinople had many waters (17:1), was a mystery (17:5), had seven mountains (17:9), is fallen (18:2), had trade by sea (18:17), and can be found no more at all (18:21). Only history can fulfill prophecy. There are many more historical events that fit the Apocalypse as well as these. Find them here.
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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 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.
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A Number
a big prophetic number like a thousand and see if it fits with other prophetic numbers in historical events. Fulfillment of prophecy requires matching historical events and prophetic numbers don’t require interpretation. You can’t rely on interpretation. Only a literal reading and a fit with historical events is trustworthy.
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A Great Red Dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns. Dynasties. The Roman Empire had seven and Islam had ten. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not and it all happened during the thousand year reign with Christ. That would be the Byzantine Empire and its capital, Constantinople, is a perfect fit with Babylon the Great. Check it out.
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A Treasure Hunt
one clue leads to another. One thousand years leads to Constantinople and Babylon the Great which leads to 666. Next step is to identify the ten horns and the seven heads. The numbers are trustworthy and need no interpretation. Let’s see what fits with “ten”, the next number.
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