I agree.
Seeing the visions of Revelation as a chronology causes multiplication of events and things which are the same
(e.g., Rev 11:18-19--14:17-20--16:12-21--19:11-21--20:7-10).
I agree,
To go even further, in Revelation you have the seven seals, that were opened by the Lamb. You have the seven trumpets that the angels sounded. You have the seven angels with the seven last plagues in vials. All “progressively revealing more details of the
same events.” As clare73 said.
For example:
The Seven Seals
Revelation 6:1, starts the opening of the seven seals and the final seventh seal ends in Revelations 8:1, where there is silence in heaven for a half an hour.
What’s happening throughout the seven seals: Riders on horses are sent to war against the inhabitants of the earth. There is the destruction of the earth, the punishment of the wicked, stars fall to the earth, the soles that were killed are under the alter in heaven, the saints on earth are sealed, the heavens roll back as a scroll, the kings of the earth, every rich man, chief captains, bond man and free man ask the rocks to fall on them, and to be hidden from him that sits on the throne, because that great day of his wrath is come…. The seals ends showing in Revelation 7:9 - 17, showing a great multitude in white robes before the Lamb with palms in their hands. The angels are round about the throne. Those that came out of the great tribulation have washed their robes, and made white in the blood of the Lamb, and are before the throne of God… in his temple…
The Lamb which is in the midst of throne shall lead them unto living fountains of waters and God shall wipe away all tears..
The Seven Trumpets
Revelations 8:2, starts the seven angels with the seven trumpets, and the final trumpet ends in Revelations 14:20, where the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Just before the angels are prepared to sound, an angel with a golden census and with much incense to offer the prayers of all saints upon the golden alter which was before the throne. Smoke of the incense which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God…. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire of the alter, and cast it into the earth… The seven angels then prepared to sound.
What’s happening throughout the seven trumpets: Hail mingled with blood is cast to the earth, the third part of the trees are burned up, and all green grass. The third part of the creatures in the sea died, and ships were destroyed. A star falls form heaven named Wormwood, and made the water wormwood, and many men died. Three woes are pronounced against the earth by an angel, locust came on the earth from the bottomless pit, which had power like scorpions, and was commanded to hurt those men who did not have the seal of God. Men were tormented by the locust, and also sought death. The four angels were loosed to slay the third part of men, there were horsemen having breastplate of fire, jacinth, and brimstone, with heads of lion, and out of their mouths, issued fire and smoke and brimstone, which killed the third part of men. The final trumpet (seventh trumpet)
Revelations 10:7, says, “when he shall begin to sound (have not sounded yet) the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. Before the seventy trumpet, two witnesses are introduced, the beast makes war with them, and overcome them and kill them. The people on the earth will be happy, give gifts to each other, and chose not to bury the witnesses. After three days, they are given life by God, and God calls them up to Him. That same hour there is a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fall, and seven thousand men are slain. The remnant was frightened and gave glory to God. Revelations 11:15, “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying,
The Kingdoms of the world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever. After that the nations were angry, Satan is introduced in Revelation 12, where he tries to destroy the women’s child (Christ). You get a picture of the war in heaven with Satan and his angels, where they were cast out. The beast is introduced, performs miracles and deceives those on earth. Revelations 14, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion with an hundred forty and four thousand who were not defiled by women (because they are the virgins of Christ mentioned in Matthew who had the oil lamps). (This could not be talking about human beings that are virgins, because a man that's a virgin does not make you perfect before God. The flesh is still corrupt.) Moving on,
Then the trumpets ends in Revelations 14:20, where the winepress was trodden without the city and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horses’ bridle, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
The Seven Plagues
Revelations 15:1, starts the seven angels with the seven last plagues in vials, the final plague ends in Revelations 19:15 – 21: 15, And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God, the beast and false prophet was thrown in the lake of fire, the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth, and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
What’s happening throughout the Seven Plagues: The first angel poured out his vial and a noisome and grievous sore fell upon the men which had the mark of the beast and worshipped the image, the second angel poured out his vial on the sea, and the sea became as blood of a dead man, and every living soul died in the sea, the third angel poured out his vial and the rivers and fountains of water became blood, the fourth plague was poured out upon the sun, and was given power to scorch men with fire, the fifth angel poured out his vial on the seat of the beast and his kingdom was full of darkness, and they gnawed their tongs for pain, the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates, to prepare the way of the kings of the east, then unclean spirits came out of the mouth of the dragon and beast, and false prophet, which the spirit of devils, to gather them to the battle of that great day of the Almighty , to gather them to a place called Armageddon. The seventh angel poured out his vial and unto the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying it is done. The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations’ fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the
cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. Every island was fled away, and the mountains were not found. There fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plagues of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
There is more, but I wanted to show how these events are "revealing more details of the same event."
God bless you!
