yeah the ot is being revealed ….this might explain how I see revelation rather than a literal timeline of events ahead of us
“And
she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron
Jesus was born to israel )
and
her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. ( he was taken up to God to rule after Satan failed to destroy him or his work of salvation )
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called
the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
And I heard a loud
voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them.
Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for
the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
Revelation 12:5, 9-12, 17
ok so this is how
apocalyptic writing works
And
she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron:
who would be the son born that would rule from Gods throne with a rod of iron ?
“Yet have I set
my king upon my holy hill of
Zion.
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and
I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, When his wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.”
Psalm 2:6-9, 12 KJV
Who was caught up to Gods throne ??””” “and
her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. “
“So then
after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.”
Mark 16:19
this part ?
Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for
the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. ….And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
“Be sober, be vigilant; because
your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom
resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”
1 Peter 5:8-9
“the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. “
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”
Ephesians 6:11-13
As we learn what’s in the Bible revelation starts to make sense it’s being “revealed “ those things we read in tbe ot the j the gospel in the epistles are being g shown in a narrative showing us the spiritual aspects of what’s happened to cause it and what’s happening and what will happen also to restore everything
it’s a message but a lot of it was about then the early church who were being destroyed by rome ( the 6th and seventh head of the beast which ruled in johns time probably emperors Titus and Nero )
“And there are seven kings:
five are fallen,( johns past )
and
one is, ( johns present time )
and
the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.”( johns future )
Revelation 17:10 KJV
everything in revelation correlates to other scripture like this example
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12 And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; 2 she was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery. 3 And another portent appeared in heaven; behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems upon his heads. 4 His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bear a child, that he might devour her child when she brought it forth; 5 she brought forth a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, 6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which to be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
I have high regard for the disciples of Apostle John. Concerning the woman clothed with the sun he wrote:
61. By the
woman then clothed with the sun, he meant most manifestly the
Church, endued with the Father's word, whose brightness is above the sun. And by the moon under her feet he referred to her being adorned, like the moon, with heavenly
glory. And the words, upon her head a crown of twelve stars, refer to the twelve
apostles by whom the
Church was founded. And those, she, being with child, cries, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered, mean that the
Church will not cease to bear from her heart the Word that is
persecuted by the unbelieving in the world. And she brought forth, he says, a man-child, who is to rule all the nations; by which is meant that the
Church, always bringing forth Christ, the perfect man-child of
God, who is declared to be
God and
man, becomes the instructor of all the nations. And the words, her child was caught up unto God and to His throne, signify that he who is always born of her is a heavenly king, and not an earthly; even as David also declared of old when he said, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I make Your enemies Your footstool. And the dragon, he says, saw and
persecuted the
woman which brought forth the man-
child. And to the
woman were given two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. That refers to the one thousand two hundred and threescore days (the half of the week) during which the tyrant is to reign and
persecute the
Church, which flees from city to city, and seeks conceal-meat in the wilderness among the mountains, possessed of no other defense than the two wings of the great eagle, that is to say, the
faith of
Jesus Christ, who, in stretching forth His
holy hands on the
holy tree, unfolded two wings, the right and the left, and called to Him all who
believed upon Him, and covered them as a hen her chickens. For by the mouth of Malachi also He speaks thus: And unto you that
fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in His wings.
