Why Choose This Title and Topic?
Why Are We Told About the Future?
How Are Biblical Prophecies to Be Understood?
What Issues Were Considered When Constructing This Book?
Who Helped Make this Book Possible?
THE FUTURE EMPIRE OF 10 REGIONS AND SHARED LEADERSHIP
The Unfulfilled Prophecies in Daniel Concern the Last Empire
There Is Still a Future Role for the Roman Empire
The Future Roman Empire Will Have 10 Centers of Power
The Beast in Revelation 13 is the 4th Beast from Daniel 7
Comparisons to a Leopard, Lion, and Bear
Great Boasting or Blasphemous Speech
The People of God are Overpowered
The Beast Reigns for 42 Months or 3 ½ Years
The 7 Heads in Revelation 13 are the 7 Unconquered Regions
The 10 Horns in Revelation 13 Are All 10 Regions
The Six Elements Connecting Revelation 13:1-10 & Daniel 7
The Beast in Revelation 17 is the Beast of Revelation 13
The 2nd Empire Has 2 Horns and 1 Head
The 3rd Empire Has 4 Horns and 4 Heads
Significance of Multiple Horns & Heads on Prophetic Creatures
Significance of Multiple Horns & Heads in Revelation 13 and 17
Something Seems Wrong - Is it a Problem, a Flaw, or a Puzzle?
A Proposed Solution to the Puzzle
How These Two Governing Structures Might Work
The Contemporaneous Exercise of Power
The Consecutive Exercise of Power
Has this Type of Rotating Power Sharing Been Used Before?
Instead of Finding a Flaw We Have Unlocked a Puzzle
Unlocking the Puzzle Reveals Details about the Last Empire
Piecing Together a Timeline for the Life of the Beast
The Chronology of Daniel 7 Is Aided by Clues from Daniel 9
Locating the 3 ½ Years among Events in Revelation 17:9-11
Who is the 8th Ruler from Revelation 17:11 & Where Does He Fit?
Events Leading up to the Last Half of the Last Seven Years
The Seven Kings Reign Consecutively
Why There Are Only 7 and Not 10 Heads
THE TEMPLE MOUNT IN JERUSALEM WILL BE SHARED
Jeremiah’s 70 Years in Daniel 9
Gabriel Reveals That Jerusalem Will Be Rebuilt
Jerusalem and the Rebuilt Second Temple Will Be Destroyed
Gabriel Reveals the Events in the Last Week of Years
Gabriel’s Prophecy Hints of a Third Temple
Gabriel’s Prophecy Hints That Jerusalem Will Be Rebuilt Again
Gabriel Hints of a Break Between the 69th and 70th Weeks
How Long Is the Firm Covenant with Israel and Who Makes It?
The Coming Prince Is Not Yet the “Beast”
The Covenant Will Be a Forced Compromise
Sacrifices End When the Abomination of Desolation Occurs
Halfway Through the Final Week of Years
In Matthew 24 Jesus Confirms the Second Temple’s Destruction
Jesus’ Prophecy from the Mount of Olives
The Abomination of Desolation Will Be in the Temple
The Abomination of Desolation and the Second Temple
The Man of Lawlessness, the Son of Destruction
There Must Be a Temple Where ‘The Man of Lawlessness’ Will Sit
The Coming of the ‘Man of Sin’ Is Still Future
Why Are the Gospels Different?
Comparisons of Christ’s Prophecy from Matthew, Mark, and Luke
Parallel Elements from Matthew, Mark, and Luke
“Abomination of Desolation” & Jerusalem Surrounded by Armies
The “Abomination” & Jerusalem Surrounded Occur Together
The “Abomination” & Jerusalem Surrounded are Still Future
John Is Commanded to Measure the Temple, Altar, & Worshipers
John Is Prohibited from Measuring the Outer Court
The Timeline of Events in Revelation 11:1-3
The Timeline for Revelation 11:1-2a from Internal Indicators
The Things Which Already Exist by the Present Time of the Vision
Events Which Have Happened by the Present Time of the Vision
The Timeline of Revelation 11:1-2a from Other Passages
Daniel 9:27 and the Timeline of Revelation 11:1-2a
Temple Sacrificial Rituals Will Happen in the 70th Week
The Temple is Destroyed After the 69th Week
Sacrifices Require Another Temple & Altar Like Revelation 11
Matthew 24:15-16: A New Temple & the “Abomination”
Summary: Timeline of Revelation 11:1-2a from Other Passages
A Rebuilt Temple by the Midpoint of the 7-year Covenant
The Altar Used Prior to the Midpoint of the 7-year Covenant
The Present Time of the Vision
An Important Question about the Timeline in Revelation 11:1-3
The Timeline for Revelation 11:2b-3 from Internal Indicators
Events That Will Happen After the Present Time of the Vision
Contrasting the Actions of the Gentiles and the Two Witnesses
Summary: Timeline of Revelation 11:1-3 from Internal Sources
Timeline for Revelation 11:2b-3 from Other Passages
Gentile Actions Found or Confirmed from Other Passages
Gentile Occupation of Jerusalem in Luke 21 and Revelation 11
The Length of the Gentile Occupation on the TimeLine
The Implications of the Gentile Activity Involving the Temple
Each 3 ½ Year Reference Applies to the 2nd Half of the 70th Week
The Two Witnesses on the Timeline for Revelation 11:2b-3
The Timeline of Revelation 11:1-3 Actually Covers Many Years
The Temple Mount Will be Shared
TWO FACTIONS WILL STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE EMPIRE
Subduing of 3 Kings and Their Kingdoms
The 10 Horns Represent 10 Kings and Their Kingdoms
The Rise of the Antichrist Who Is Also Called the Other Horn
The Other Horn Subdues 3 Kings and Their Kingdoms
Is the Antichrist One of the 10 Original Kings?
Does the Antichrist Become One of the 10 Kings?
The Antichrist is Associated with the Original 10 Kings
The Antichrist is an Associate of the Remaining 7 Kings
The Antichrist Boasts & Wages War for 3 ½ Years
What Daniel 7 Tells Us About the Antichrist
The Wounded Head of Revelation 13:3 is a King
Revelation 13 Mentions the Wounding & Recovery 3 Times
The King’s Wounding & Recovery Initiates a Series of Events
The Wounded & Recovered King Ascends to Greater Power
Life, Death & Resurrection in Revelation 17
The “Marveling” of the World Connects Revelation 13 & 17
The Wounded King is the 8th King and One of the Previous 7
The Antichrist’s Rise in Revelation 13, 17 & Daniel 7
The Slain King is an Associate of the Other 6 Kings
The Slain King Talks Blasphemously Against God
The Slain King Will Have 42 Months of Authority
Evidence That the Antichrist Is the Slain King from 3 Passages
The Antichrist Will Become a King Over One of the 10 Regions
The Significance of the Heads & Horns of the Beast
The Antichrist’s Kingdom is Not One of the Three Subdued Regions
Scripture Does Not Reveal Which Occurs First
THE ANTICHRIST WILL BE THE 6TH SUPREME EXECUTIVE
Why Only Seven Rulers are Mentioned in Revelation 17:9-10
The Sixth Ruler of Revelation 17:10
The Angel’s New Information in Revelation 17
Which of the Rotations is Held by the Future Final Ruler
The Terms used to Identify the 7 Rulers in Revelation 17:10
How the Present Time Reference Identifies the 7 Rulers
How the Existence Indicator Identifies the 7 Rulers
The Angel’s Elegant Literary Patterns
The Literary Presentations in Revelation 17:8a, 8c, 10, 11
New Information: An 8th Ruler Who Is One of the Previous Seven
New Information: Which of the Previous 7 Will Be the 8th Ruler
Explanations of the Literary Patterns in Revelation 17
The Existence and Time Reference Indicators
How the Two Indicators Are Used in Revelation 17:8 & 11
How the Two Indicators Are Used in Revelation 17:10
The Similarities Create the Literary Pattern
The Differences Draw Our Attention to Crucial Information
Similarities & Differences in the Patterns of Revelation 17
Interpreting the Literary Pattern of Revelation 17:8
Interpreting the Literary Pattern of Revelation 17:10
Interpreting the Literary Pattern of Revelation 17:11
Summary: Initial Survey of the Patterns in Revelation 17:8-11
The Antichrist is the 6th Supreme Executive & the 8th Ruler
THE ANTICHRIST LIVES, DIES, AND LIVES AGAIN
The Subjects of Chapters Five and Six
Reviewing the Relevant Passages
The First Observation from Revelation 13:3
The Second Observation from Revelation 13:3
The Wounding and Healing in Revelation 17
Revelation 17:8a, 8c, & 11 Use the Same Literary Template
Common Features Between Revelation 17 and Revelation 13
Questions about “The Beast” in Revelation 13
Questions about “The Beast” in Revelation 17
What or Who is the Beast ? - A Proposed Solution
The Same Beast is Both Many and Then Only One
The “Beast” is the Empire’s Authority
John Strains to Describe His Vision
The First Sentence in Revelation 13:3 - The Injury
The Definition of σφάζω - “slay” is Distinctive
The Tense of σφάζω - “slay” is Instructive
The Use of εἰς θάνατον - “into death”
Summary of the First Sentence in Revelation 13:3
The Second Sentence in Revelation 13:3 - The Recovery
Use of ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου - “the wound of death”
The Reason for Perfect Tense of σφάζω
The Strong Language of Revelation 13:3
Compare & Contrast Reactions to Healing - Revelation 17:3 & 8
Compare & Contrast the Slain Antichrist and the Slain Lamb
Compare & Contrast the Followers of Antichrist and the Lamb
Death or Dying in Revelation 13:12 ?
1st Element of Rev. 13:12 - The Wound is to the “Beast”
2nd Element of Rev. 13:12 - Wound Is Described Exactly as in v. 3
3rd Element of Rev. 13:12 - Recovery Is Described Exactly as in v. 3