The Meaning of the Word “Shortly”
How to Interpret Revelation
God Did Not Lie to Us
Problems with the Futurist View
Revelation Seen as an Unfolding Prophecy
What is Preterism?
Was John’s Vision Before 70 AD?
John’s Exile on Patmos
Persecutions Under Domitian
The Design of Revelation
Revelation was Written After the Destruction of the Temple
Matthew 24 Concerns the Destruction of Jerusalem (70 AD)
Daniel’s Prophetic Visions
400 Years of Silence
Revelation Follows the Precedent of Daniel
John, the Last Apostle
John’s Vision Regarding the Second Coming of Messiah
Revelation’s Symbols are Sequential
On Intervals
Introduction
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God Did Not Lie to Us
On Intervals
In each series of seven, there is an interval between the sixth and seventh judgment (The Design of Revelation, pg. 6).
“The judgments on the world are complete in six: after the sixth seal and the sixth trumpet, there is a pause. When seven comes, ‘there comes the kingdom of our Lord and His Christ.'”
Jamieson, Faussett and Brown’s Commentary, “Introduction to Revelation.”
“The intervals of all three predicatory schemes (Seals, Trumpets, Bowls) predict historical events which are altogether religious in nature affecting the course of human events.”
Fred P. Miller, Revelation: A Panorama of the Gospel Age, Ch. 9, “The Seven Last Plagues.”
The Design of Revelation Endnotes
Revelation’s Symbols Are Sequential
The events predicted in Revelation take place in a series: a series of sevens repeats three times. This ingenious design communicates a clear message: as each new series cannot begin until the previous series is completed, for each new series is contained within the final event of the previous series, we are given an unmistakable picture of sequential progression (The Design of Revelation, pg. 5).
“The three groups of symbols (Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls) are to be interpreted sequentially. That is, they are to follow from the first to the last one after the other in time. The design of the book confirms this.”
Fred Miller, Revelation: A Panorama of the Gospel Age, Ch. 1, “The Plan and Design of Revelation.”