Hi Sov'
See that was a great post I really understood what you are saying and believing. I would say you are very close to a historical Premill. I am a Historical Premill and Believe it or not we are very close on many things.
- When did or will the last days commence? In Jesus Days
- When did or will the last days terminate? They have not yet
- When is the "last day" of the "last days"? Judgment day Great White Throne
- What occurs on "last day" of the "last days"? Judgement Day of the Wicked.
It is an Error to see the term last days or coming soon in the light of human understanding of time.
[20] He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
Here we are almost 2000 years later Clearly Soon to God and Jesus is not the Same as Soon to us. Peter tells us this.
I agree to a point. Rev 13 First beast is Rome Rv: 12 Says Satan rose it, gave it his throne, to chase and hunt down Christians.
The Beast is Rv 17 is just a later version of Rome Because as you said Rv covers events from Jesu's first advent to his second. We know it must be Rome because Daniel is Clear the Fourth Beast rules the world from it inception until Jesus Second Advent. There can be no other world dominating System or Kingdom Government then the fourth Beast.
I however do believe that the Second Beast of Rv13: (out of the Earth) is a Fallen Angel released from the pit at the fifth Trumpet. I believe it is Azazel who taught Mankind Weapons and War. I believe he will claim to be Jesus returned Lucifer played both off of each other whispering lies into the ears of men (Adam and Eve) and The Fallen Angels. This is the Fall in the Garden. To the Fallen Angels he said You can win do this thing and you will be free and I will be your God ruler of the Universe......To Mankind through the women he said take what the Fallen Angels are offering... the Hidden Forbidden knowledge you will become like God.
I agree Revelation jumps back and forth it actually tells the same Story Three complete times just from different points of view. Seals on time beginning to end. Trumpets second Time Beginning to End. Bowls Third time Beginning to End.
Rev 20 is the Day of the Lord from Beginning to end. Starts with resurrection of the Good ends with Resurrection of the dead.
I believe the man of Sin refers to a religious leader who tells everyone the Beast from the Pit is Jesus returned he is also the false prophet.
I have a very different view of this than most, certainly not my own as I have picked it up from study with others. I believe what is to happen is a repeat of what did happen from Pentecost forward. I believe there is a second Pentecost ie the 144,000. I believe they will go out two by two just like Jesus sent out the first sealed Christians. I believe they will preach for 3.5 years Trumpet /bowls 1-4. People will hate them because they control the events. The Religious Powers that Be will say these are demon controlled agents of Satan and that Soon Jesus will return and they will suffer death at his hands. The Fifth Trumpet Sounds The King of the Pit Ascends Performs the Miracle of Fire from Heaven in the sight of Men Claims he is Jesus returned. I believe this will be destroying armies that have surrounded Jerusalem with fire from heaven a cheap copy of Ez:38 and Rv 20 but an event the vast majority of Christians Believe Jesus will do at his return. They believe this because they have fallen pray to false teachers disguised as servants of Jesus who have been teaching this lie for 1700 years.
Seals 1 - 4 Have already Happened and are still happening as you say ongoing.
144,000 and the Trumpets / bowls yet to sound.
The harlot is the False Religious System that mankind has followed and Honored since the fall in the Garden.
Now as to the Peace. I do understand what you are saying and I agree that the only peace an individual will ever know is Jesus in his heart and soul.
That is not what Isaiah 2 is about. You gave a sports analogy allow me to continue it. Isaiah 2 Is about the victory of The Prince of Peace one of the two main Adversaries here.
There is the Fallen Angels that taught Mankind Weapons and War. He is the god of war and forces.
There is the Prince of Peace that will teach mankind to destroy their weapons and learn war no more.
That is why the blood OF ALL WHO HAVE BEEN SLAIN is on the harlot's hands because this false teaching is responsible for every single war mankind has ever fought.
The Constantinian Christin Church does not teach against this, it honours it, it blesses it, it encourages it.
Early Christians saw this a a dual advent thing. They lived it now in their hearts and Souls until his return. They believed if you were in saved then you already held the Promise you did not need to worry you already had the Kingdom within you. Your Deeds Followed You. So why would you still live as a slave to the past Paul talks about this all the time he calls it the living in the Flesh not living in the spirit of the Kingdom to come. That did not preclude their belief that when Jesus returned it would happen on Earth.
Look and listen to Your Lord your Master.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Thy Kingdom come means let your kingdom come
Bible in Basic English
6:10 Let your kingdom come. Let your pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
Darby's English Translation
6:10 let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;
Weymouth New Testament
6:10 let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth;
World English Bible
6:10 May your kingdom come. May your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
You are mistaken The Saints and early Christians believed that they must live their lives as if they were already in the Kingdom but yet they still believed the Kingdom was Yet to come