One thing we know is that the book of Revelation is all about the unsealing a book. The only book that was sealed as far as I can tell, was the Old Testament. The Old Testament can't be understood without the New Testament.
It could be that the first part of Revelation, up until chapter 7 is about the past and the other parts are future. I don't think that is case, but it could be.
It could be that the first part of Revelation, up until chapter 7 is about the past and the other parts are future. I don't think that is case, but it could be.
Yes there are several things I would say about this. One is that in Daniel 8:26 https://biblehub.com/interlinear/daniel/8-26.htm Daniel is shown an vision of the evenings and the mornings(in Judaism this is a reference to the evenings and morning concluding the seven days of creation because they see it as as reference to Genesis 1:1 to Genesis 2:4) which they see/saw as a prophecy of seven days(aeons) of the heaven and earth and he is also told it is to be sealed.
In Daniel 9:24 https://biblehub.com/interlinear/daniel/9-24.htm he is told that it was "to seal up the vision an prophecy" but he's not being told to seal it but rather what would happen was to "seal up vision and prophecy" So it's meaning that the events spoken of would "seal up vision and prophecy" but probably it does not mean that he is meaning "it is sealed" as in the other places in Daniel because if so then it would be an event after the NC because in the NC they will https://biblehub.com/joel/2-28.htm and https://biblehub.com/acts/2-17.htm and Revelation(and the entire NT) are filled with visions and prophecies.
In Daniel 10:14 Daniel is told that the angel is come to him to make him "understand" what will happen to his people(Daniels) in the "latter days" that is he is being told the kingdoms that will rule over them(Daniels people) https://biblehub.com/interlinear/daniel/10-14.htm so the things told to him about this after this point(of that vision) were explained to him and not sealed. Then following to chapter 11 and 12 the angel explains this but in Daniel 12:4 Daniel is told to shut up the book and seal it. Then in Daniel 12:5 Daniel sees a vision of two men(separate vision?) and in Daniel 12:8 that he heard this but did not understand so he ask in verse 8 but was told in verse 9 the words were closed up and sealed https://biblehub.com/interlinear/daniel/12.htm
Now in Revelation 5 https://biblehub.com/interlinear/revelation/5.htm there is a sealed scroll. In Rev. 5:1-4 no one is found that can open the scroll or see it. Then in Rev. 5:9 there's a new song because the lamb can take it,open it and see it because he "was slain"(repeated in verse 12) https://biblehub.com/interlinear/revelation/5.htm
Then so in Daniel he saw visions and some were explained to him and also saw visions that were sealed and he did not understand. In Matthew 24:3 https://biblehub.com/interlinear/matthew/24-3.htm the disciples are asking the same question as was ask in Daniel 12,how long,when,a sign,end of age ect. and Jesus told them none knew except the Father(notice the OD took place before he was slain. This is why I ask you about Revelation 6-7 in our last few post because the GT is after he is slain and opens the seals and after Revelation 17's seventh head, and the ten horns/kings come and the beast that was,was not yet is rises from the pit.
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