Overall I agree, but some things I see differently. That's why I wanted to start at 10,000 feet. The book is indeed filled with imagery from the OT and the key to understanding it lies in the 0T. But the language, I believe, would have been easily understood by first century Jews. I do and don't see the book as chronological. That is, it does in an ordered way lay out what God's purpose is in writing the book and this follows somewhat closely the history of Israel. But it also follows the history of God's plan for humanity and the purpose of linking this with one particular race collectively initially, and then to all the world on an individual basis.
If that sounds confusing, we can move on to the flux capacitor.
what I meant by not linear continual bit layers based on the seals trumpets and vials
a seal
“And I beheld when he had
opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great
earthquake; and the
sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the
moon became as blood; and the
stars of heaven
fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
And
the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and
hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?”
Revelation 6:12-17 KJV
a trumpet
“And the seventh
angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying,
The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
And
the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and
there were lightnings, and
voices, and
thunderings, and
an earthquake, and great hail.”
Revelation 11:15, 18-19 KJV
a vial
“And the seventh angel poured out
his vial into the air; and there came
a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
And there were
voices, and
thunders, and
lightnings; and there was a
great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And
every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
And there fell upon men a
great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.”
Revelation 16:17-18, 20-21 KJV
the whole revelation pertaining to this particular matter of the throne and judgement appearing completed
“And
I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and
there was found no place for them.
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
Revelation 20:11-15 KJV
There’s a lot more to what I’m saying but I hope this illustrates my confusing stance lol I see it like the seals trumpets and vials are simultaneous each is providing a layer ofnunderrrsndong of the actual narrative he’s seeing happen on earth did you notice that after the two visions we see a narrative about a war on heaven and then another war on earth between the beast and the saints ?
There’s a whole narrative around this war woven through the book the whole Bible really but in revelation it seems to me anyways to be revealed by layers in several chi sins meant to be considered together not as in a linear story but layers of understanding the Bible and what Jesus had to say
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You can actually read about the seals in the Olivet Prophecy (Mathew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21). Awesome.