Acts_29. As a student of apocalyptic prophecy (Daniel & Revelation) for over thirty five years, I hold a view different than what my faith community has taught since it's conception. I believe God presents new light from time to time according to His timing, yet all churches once they have been charted fail to update earlier teachings with greater light/ understanding as God makes it know. Therefore, they are left in darkness on certain issues.
Nonetheless I have been trying to share this new light within my church and this is what I've learned. First, for most of us, religious traditions and the opinions of respected leaders are usually more important than truth itself. Traditions are familiar and predictable, whereas truth can be disruptive, humiliating, and socially divisive. Second, it is impossible to be “a defender of tradition” and at the same time, be “a seeker of truth.” These mind sets stand in opposition to each other. Third, if someone challenges the folly of a tradition, he or she will surely suffer for it. Last, if we reject or ignore the truth, failure cannot be avoided. We may arrogantly defend our ignorance, but ignorance will not save us from the outcome that truth demands.
So, should you try to introduce a study on Revelation which differs from the position held by your faith community you will face strong social resistance, and gain a new perspective in just how closed minded and bias people are over their religious views. This response is the same in all religious faiths and in all cultures and nations of the world.
However! this is not a problem for God. He knew before we were created that over time Satan would lead fallen humanity into religious bias and closed minds. So God have Daniel five prophecies recorded in the book of Daniel and told him to seal up the book until, "the time of the end" (Dan. 12:4&9). So the question begs to be asked, what has God kept hidden in the book of Daniel, until the, "time of the end"? We know it wasn't the stories
of faith, or the prophecies themselves, so what was it?
The third (and deepest) level of knowledge found within the book of Daniel is the architecture (hermenutics, Laws of interpretation) of apocalyptic prophecy. The prophecies in Daniel conform to a structure or pattern that controls their timing and meaning. This structure also exists in Revelation! In other words, when we understand how the architecture of Daniel functions, we will immediately understand how the architecture in Revelation functions!
Daniel’s architecture produces four self-evident rules. These four rules are like a combination to a safe. When the four rules are properly applied, the door to understanding swings open and the prophecies make perfect sense! This point is extremely important. Portions of Daniel and much of Revelation have been a mystery for centuries. Now that the rules are available, both books make sense just as they read.
When the four rules found in Daniel are applied to Daniel and Revelation, a comprehensive story unfolds that is completely harmonious with everything the Bible reveals about God’s love, character, and ways. Even more fascinating, all of the details in each prophecy perfectly harmonize and they synchronize with other prophecies describing the same event. The four rules force all of the prophecies in Daniel and Revelation into a huge matrix that organizes events in an orderly, timely, and predictable manner.
To visualize this matrix, think of the seventeen prophecies in Daniel and Revelation as a wedding cake having seventeen layers. The foundation pieces are the largest pieces and naturally, they are found at the bottom of the cake. Smaller layers are stacked on top of the larger layers. In Daniel and Revelation, the toothpicks that hold the seventeen layers of the cake together represent specific events that hold and align the seventeen layers. The “toothpick events” are important because two or more prophecies often describe the same prophetic event. Because the same event is described in two different ways within two different layers (prophecies), a precise alignment of the prophecies is not only possible, but also essential for understanding the big picture.
If any of what I'm posting here makes sense to you and those who read this post, and would like to learn more about Daniel and Revelation, please consider the following online ministry, and click on the two blue links to view the study material, be it books, free book downloads, or free video studies on Dan. or Rev., and much more. Should you and others, do any fare amount of do-diligence on this site, I think you will soon appreciate the deep insights and the overall understanding of the Bible that Mr. Wilson has and his gift of teaching it to his readers, and viewers.
Like me, I'm sure you will come to realize, surely this man has been in communication with God.
Larry W. Wilson
Larry Wilson, founder of WUAS, became a “born again” Christian in 1972. His interest in the gospel has led him on a 40+ year quest to learn more about what God has revealed to Earth’s final generation. The results of his research have been shared all over the world in books, television & radio broadcasts, media interviews, and seminars that are publicly available on all different types of media (see our
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