Mostly in sequence with chapters that describe what has happened/will happen, as the action moves forward.
#1. 7 Seals have to be opened to unroll the scroll-where the trumpets and bowls are, and they are numbered. No one would of tried to open a seven sealed scroll back in the day until every seal was cracked.
#2. Things go from bad to worse. This is true in the seals, trumpets, and bowls. The progressive nature of things happening confirm they are in sequence.
#3. Failure to understand the above points, and not believing in interpreting the Bible in a normal literal way- while leaving room for figures of speech and so forth, believing the book of Revelation has no predictive prophecy as well as not believing the book of Daniel and Olivet Discource of Jesus is the key to understanding Revelation, has produced many different view points, some denying the Lord will come back at all.
It's up to us to rightly divide the word of truth and all boils down to do we believe what Jesus said and taught, or what our particular denomination teaches about the subject?
23“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There
He is,’ do not believe
him. 24“For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.
25“Behold, I have told you in advance.
26“So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out,
or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe
them. 27“For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
28“Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
3Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.
16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.
18I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book;
19and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.