I do believe that the Revelation is in chronological order. The key to understanding the order is to realize that there are several "PARENTHECTICAL" chapters.
The "Parenthctical passages are............
Chapter 7, between the sixth and seventh seals.
Chapter 10 ....
11:1-13, between the sixth and seventh trumpets.
Chapter 14:1-4, between the sounding of the seventh trumpet and the pouring out of the vials.
Chapter 16:13-16: These verses record what John saw between the sixth and seventh vials.
Chapter 19:1-10: This records the time between the pouring out of the 7th vial and 2nd Coming.
Chapters 21:9 through 22:5.
Hello Brother, I did a blog about this awhile back, and it was hard to remember where I blogged it, I finally remembered it was on my "End Times Biblical Events" channel. It is about the Revelation not being in Chronological Order, with some evidence to back it up. My point is many of these chapters are overlapping, save the Seals/Trumpet and Vial Chapters. I will post it below :
Revelation is not in chronological order
Revelation chapter six is the Seals being opened, so it is not ending right before the return of Christ with us Saints in Revelation 19. The end of each of these chapters I point out below ends close to Jesus' return, like chapter 12, we know it starts at around the birth of Israel/birth of Christ but it ends with Satan chasing Israel into the wilderness in the 42 month period and her being protected 42 months, which puts the end of the chapter right at Jesus' return.
1. Revelation chapter 7 ends with the Saints that died in the Tribulation standing before the throne of God.
2. Rev. 9 has the Armies of Armageddon/200 thousand, thousand.
3. Rev. 10 is John eating the the book which had the uttering's of the seven thunders, in 7:7 it says when he begins to sound, the mystery of God will be finished.
4. In Revelation 11 the two witnesses prophesy 1260 days. The end of the 1260 will be the end minus the Seven Last Vials.
5. In Revelation chapter 12 I have already explained, it ends with Israel in the Wilderness.
6. Rev. 13 speaks of the Beast and his 42 months. This will be the end of the age no doubt.
7. Rev. 14 has Jesus and the 144,000 and ends with the angel thrusting the sickle into the earth to harvest the harvest.
8. Rev. 15 is the Seven Last Plagues.
9. Rev. 16 is the Seven Vials of Gods wrath.
9. Rev. 17 is the Great Harlot being Judged of God.
10. Rev. 18 is the World (Babylon) being judged by God.
Then in Revelation 19 we see the Saints who were raptured coming back with Jesus on white horses. They/we (Church) are in Heaven Marrying the Lamb and we are there for a Seven Year Period. So much of the book of Revelation is happening at the same time.
Most all of those chapters are happening concurrently.
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Now I must say, God's revelation to me is always accepted and mu ideas get pushed aside when God reveals His Truth. For instance...
I now understand the 200 Million horsemen of Rev. 9 and Trumpet #6 has absolutely nothing to do with the Kings of the East which is in Revelation 16 and is the 6th Vial. They have nothing to do with each other, yet everyone says they do, that the 200 million come against Israel, but if you read its the 6th Trumpet, and it is, imho, an Army of God bringing forth the Plagues against the Wicked men of earth. Their Breastplates are the exact likeness of the High-priests of Israel's breastplates {Rev. 9:17 Breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone:} while the scriptures tell us what the High-priests Breastplates looked like.... Exodus 28:15 You shall make the breastplate of judgment. Artistically woven according to the workmanship of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine wove, linen, you shall make it.
And Rev. 17 happens during Rev 6 & 7. It is the False Religions being destroyed. Th Anti-Christ will do this at the Abomination of Desolation.
ThIs is why I do not believe Revelation is in Chronological order.
It seems to me that The Abomination of Desolation will occur halfway through the final seven years and is the event that triggers the "Great" Tribulation. During this final three and one-half years, the Antichrist will move to stamp out all resistance to his authority wherever he has control.
I believe that the two witnesses will be active in the 1st half of the 7 years and their death after 1260 days will finish their ministry which allow the A/C to kill them.
This is all true, but I think the time line on the Two-witnesses are almost identical to the Tribulation, because they witness for 1260 days and the Beast rules over the Saints for 1260 days...Since the Two-witnesses ascend just before the Final Woe, which in my opinion comes in quick staccato fashion, Boom, Boom, Boom, the overlap between the Beast and the Two-witnesses are only separated by however long the Final Woe takes.
Interesting subject nevertheless. God Bless
