In deciphering the mysterious Book of Revelation, there are keys. It’s hard to give the keys away.
A first thing to consider is Prophecy telescopes. In Bible prophecy, like the two advents of the Lord, there is usually a more or less ‘immediate’ fulfillment of smaller scope, and a later, with an ‘end of days’ widespread, or even global fulfillment. The Greek word translated “end” is “telos” from the root word “tel” and it more closely means “end-aim”. [Apocalypse is the natural end-aim of the way which is not “THE” Way which is the only way which is Life.]
#1. The first horseman of the apocalypse is riding a white horse and is riding forth conquering and to conquer. The word conquer, even in the original - “nikao” the Greek - implies a battle and means to “overcome”. The horses (and seals) continue their rides to the ‘end’.
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in Christ's triumphal procession, and through us, spreads the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place” - 2 Corinthians 2:14.
“For everyone having been born of God overcomes (nikao - conquers, prevails, overcomes) the world; and this is the victory having overcome (nikao) the world: our faith” - 1 John 5:4. This seal is our strength. Our “helmet of salvation”(?) and is the “second thunder”(?)
#2. The seals, especially the sixth, are described in their totality of effect from first to last “at the end”, not just of the first occurrence when the seal is broken open. This blurs the vision by describing at the beginning of the vision, things which occur VERY late on the planet.
#3. Chapter 12 is an insert and total history from the birth of the Son of man (manchild) to the gathering to Armageddon to “wage war” - but which verse Matthew 23:39 is needed.
#4 (Or #3.5, lol.) Verse 13:13 does not pinpoint an individual, but pinpoints an office! A HUGE event which was the first occurrence of the 6th seal.
Concerning Other (Related) Bible Prophecy
An interpretation (or two) not widely known -
The “strong delusion” of the “false prophet”/teacher/teaching/theory “seats man in the seat of God, telling him he is god” (highest power, deciding good and evil).
When the ‘last days’ daily (“perpetual”) sacrifice is taken away, there needn’t absolutely be a “third temple”. For there is a place currently in Jerusalem where sacrifices of prayer and thanksgiving are offered daily and indeed, perpetually. And the Lord Jesus did say when the temple complex was referred to, in Matthew 24:1-2, that “not one stone would remain atop another”. — This, as you may know, concerns the prophecy and the counting of days of Daniel 12:11 and 12.
One more thing! There is a largely overlooked cross reference and detail between the larger ‘beast’ of Revelation 13, and the one “more terrible” of Daniel chapter 7, verses 7 and 19-20. (Beasts in Bible prophecy are human governings or kings.)
Note the “ten horns” of each description. But in verse 20, we see the beast with ten horns has in it, iron and bronze, which in Daniel chapter 2 is a part of King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream statue - of Daniel 2:31-35 - which represents man’s empires which have to do with Israel, thus featured prominently in God’s truth proving and living documentary of the ages. Most reliable eschatology regards these as Roman (the iron) and Greek (the bronze). Meaning, surely(?) the final world beast more terrible will have Roman/Greek influence and roots. That is to say, it will be of Western Civilization - once called Christendom, but having “fallen away” from the faith via the “strong delusion” of the false prophet of these latter/modern days, and will form the large beast more terrible than any other, to replace God Most High.
Notice the ten toes of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream statue, part/some? iron, some not, but “clay” and “they won’t really unite”.. and how the ten horns of the larger beast “is ten kings (seats) of the last hour” - Revelation 17:16-17. These, along with the big beast will devour $ity Babylon (and on). Socialism will finally do away with Capitalism (gone both extreme and harlot/“pornos” thus “destroying the Earth and nations” (cultures) and all seven continents/hills.
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