The following is an excerpt from a work by Charlie Campbell: The Book of Revelation.
None of these Revelation judgments were fulfilled in the first century (or any time since).
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These judgments, talked about in the Book of Revelation, describe…
A. The turning of a 1/3 of the sea into blood.
B. The death of a third of all sea life.
C. A third of the world’s ships being destroyed.
Revelation 8:8-9
Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
D. The most devastating earthquake that has ever taken place.
Revelation 16:18-19
"…there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell."
E. An event that will wipe out 25 percent of the earth’s population.
Revelation 6:8
F. Three plagues that will wipe out one third of the remaining population.
Revelation 9:18
G. Two witnesses.
Revelation 11:5-6
"two witnesses…[who] will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth” [in Jerusalem, who will be able to destroy their enemies with fire (Rev. 11:5) and who will be able] “to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they desire."
John goes on to say that these two witnesses will be killed, only to be resurrected and carried up to heaven in the sight of their enemies (in Rev. 11:12).
There is no record that anything of the sort happened in the first century.
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None of these Revelation judgments were fulfilled in the first century (or any time since).
[snip]
These judgments, talked about in the Book of Revelation, describe…
A. The turning of a 1/3 of the sea into blood.
B. The death of a third of all sea life.
C. A third of the world’s ships being destroyed.
Revelation 8:8-9
Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
D. The most devastating earthquake that has ever taken place.
Revelation 16:18-19
"…there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell."
E. An event that will wipe out 25 percent of the earth’s population.
Revelation 6:8
F. Three plagues that will wipe out one third of the remaining population.
Revelation 9:18
G. Two witnesses.
Revelation 11:5-6
"two witnesses…[who] will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth” [in Jerusalem, who will be able to destroy their enemies with fire (Rev. 11:5) and who will be able] “to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they desire."
John goes on to say that these two witnesses will be killed, only to be resurrected and carried up to heaven in the sight of their enemies (in Rev. 11:12).
There is no record that anything of the sort happened in the first century.
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