What is your process for putting the events detailed in Revelation in chronological order?
This is a great idea for a topic of discussion. This thread should be interesting and that maybe we all will learn a few things here and there which we failed to take into account previously.
For starters, we have to look for clues in the text, regardless what order the chapters themselves are in in the the book of Revelation.
Here's an example of something I brought up in the past.
Revelation 6:12 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;
13 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.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 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;
16 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:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Compare this to any of the events recorded in Revelation 11 and Revelation 13, for example, and in those two chapters what will one not find being depicted during those events? This for one---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
Shouldn't that be telling us that, just because Chapter 6 precedes these two chapters, that doesn't mean the events recorded in Revelation 6:12-17 necessarily precede the events recorded in the latter two chapters? Not to mention, if one checks out Matthew 24, we are told there that the sun becomes dark after the tribulation of those days. Apparently the tribulation of those days are referring to the events recorded in Revelation 13.
So, basically this gives a glimpse in to how I might try and determine chronology throughout the book of Revelation. Others might have different procedures altogether, which may work as well as the procedures I take, or may even work better than the procedures I employ.
Has anyone ever accomplished it yet?
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The Chronological Structure of the Book of Revelation – Samuel Whitefield
The book of Revelation can be approached as a chronological story. Viewing it chronologically helps to make sense of the various parts of the book. Like many Old Testament prophecies, there are details in these sections that are in some ways similar to ancient prophecy, but when we look at all these sections together they do not match any moment in ancient history.
When the book of Revelation is viewed chronologically, there are
4 parts in the structure of the book of Revelation with the fourth part being the largest consisting of
5 chronological sections in which the events occur in sequential order.
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Part 1: Seeking A Chronological Order To Revelation
This is the Book of Revelation as a working scenario. The purpose is to place its verses in chronological order, continually moving verses to remove contradictions as more is learned. Please feel free to share your comments and insights so we can eventually get a clear picture of what Revelation is saying. INSIGHTS WILL BE ADDED TO THIS CHRONOLOGY, MEANING IT WILL BE CONSTANTLY GROWING AND CHANGING. I want to make three quick points to remember in reading through this document.
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The mark of the beast. Armageddon. The Four Horsemen. The false prophet. Babylon the great. Falling stars, stinging locusts, and giant hailstones. The seven last plagues. The bottomless pit. The lake of fire.
These images of terror and catastrophe from the book of Revelation have greatly influenced the thinking of millions of Christians through the ages.
Even the secular press uses images such as "Armageddon" and "four horsemen of the Apocalypse" to describe calamities in our world. Despite 1900 years of fascination with the book of Revelation, John’s letter to the seven Churches of Asia continues to be misunderstood. And badly misinterpreted!
One misconception shared by some is that the Revelation has nothing of importance to say to us. It’s considered to be merely a bizarre piece of first-century writing with no relevance for today. Another wrong idea is that the Revelation is a code book describing a specific outline of history written in advance.
Countless interpreters have tried to "decode" the book from a historical perspective to find all the major world events of the past 1900 years.
Others interpret it more literally as a handbook for predicting the cataclysmic events that will bring the final wrath of God and the end of the world. The claims of Christian groups from the early church to the present — that the Revelation pinpoints the events, personalities, and time periods of "the end" —
have all failed.
This should be a caution to believers for using the book of Revelation as a
predictive handbook.
Other people’s interpretation of the book of Revelation is based on the "Pan Theory" — it’s all going to
pan out in the end! Beloved brethren, the fact is,
it’s not panning out the way the end-time prognosticators are projecting!
Through the years I have ministered the Word in Bible studies, seminars, and church services of various types.
When there has been a question and answer session, or when opportunity was granted for people to request teaching along a particular line, the most often requested subject has been — THE BOOK OF REVELATION!
I have met people who were babes in Christ, carnal Christians whose lives were a mess, they had incredible problems and needs, including deliverance, and instead of prayer or counsel or messages that would help them overcome and grow up in Christ, they wanted me to teach them the book of Revelation!
"Yeah, brother, that’s for me, lay it on me, I want the book of Revelation!
