A Preparation For The Way
A prophet, of which none were greater said Jesus. John the Baptist prepared the way for the Lamb of God. What other document uses the word “lamb” more than the Apocalypse? John knew the lamb but did not know it was Jesus. John the Apostle knew it all including the seven churches.
A Radical View That Is Consistent With History
A reasonable explanation. An unsettled mystery. Who, When, What, and Why? Especially the Why but the Who might explain all the others. John the Baptist preparing the way for the Way, the Truth, and the Light. The first coming. The Lamb of God. The time was near for this prophecy.
A Revelation
A book of what is to come. Only history can verify what has been prophesied. History based on numbers. Not on interpretation. You can only trust numbers. Numbers do not have to be interpreted. Start with the big numbers like a thousand and it might lead you to the Byzantine Empire that fits with all the other numbers.
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A Failure To Mention The Seven Churches
A fourth century historian, Eusebius, mentions six of the seven churches but fails to associate them with the Apocalypse. Early copies of the Apocalypse no longer exist but if they did they might not contain seven churches. John the Baptist knew the “lamb” but not the churches.
A Church With Seven Associations
A first look at what no longer exists. Victorinus from the second century commented on the Apocalypse. He mentions the seven churches Paul wrote to but not the ones John wrote to. This has not been addressed by the scholars so we can only speculate why. His version of the Apocalypse didn’t have seven churches.
A Hope For The Future
A “testimony of Jesus Christ”. The last book of the bible. A mystery that somehow communicates hope. A necessary ingredient in times of tribulation. You can overcometh. Listen, if you have an ear, to what the Spirit said to the churches.
A Look At The Past
A history of prophecy. A time for fulfillment. Only history can confirm the fulfillment of prophecy. Only prophets can predict the future. The rest of us are limited to being historians and relying on recorded history. We also have to rely on numbers to connect history to prophecy.
A Mystery
A beast that was, and is not. The beast that was had seven heads and the beast that is to come has ten horns. History will verify the fulfillment of prophecy. Only history can. Just look for it but don’t use your interpretation. Use numbers. They are not misleading. Nearly all the bible translations agree on the numbers. Not much else.
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A Life Eternal
A “book of life”. Fear only the “second death”. The death of the soul. “Eternal life” is possible. If you believe, you will act accordingly and your name will not be removed from the book of life. “Be not afraid”. Fear is the opposite of Faith. With faith we can overcometh the problems of the world.
A Fulfillment Of Prophecy
A number for verification. Interpretation of numbers is not necessary. 1000 is 1000. 666 is 666. Ten is ten. Seven is seven. Use these numbers to connect prophecy with history. Only history and numbers can confirm the fulfillment of prophecy. Can you trust anyone’s interpretation? You can’t. Trust the numbers.
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