Messiah’s apocalyptic vision is a war manual, designed to hide the explanation from those who should not understand it. It uses symbolic words that are defined in the Old Testament to point to a literal fulfillment. If you read Revelation only from a literal perspective, the interpretation is hidden. Understanding the vision is like taking a Biblical final exam. If you’ve read the whole Word, you will have seen the symbolism that Messiah uses and can apply it to the fulfillment. If you read Revelation as one chronological narrative, the prophecies seem out of sequence. That’s because it has four chronological layers, each of which spans from when it was written until Messiah returns. This Revelation study guide explains the prophecies of Revelation on a timeline to help you see how the four chronological layers interact with each other, so that you can comprehend the whole vision. In this Revelation Bible study you will learn how to identify who fulfills the role of the son of perdition, the antichrist beast, the false prophet, and the harlot called ‘Mystery, Babylon the Great.’ You will understand the proper context of the seal, trumpet, and bowl judgments; the little book of Revelation 10, and the two witnesses of Revelation 11. Whether you’re a novice at Bible prophecy or someone who has studied it extensively, the Revelation Timeline Decoded Bible study guide provides an explanation that's easy to understand yet has the depth of verse by verse explanations to provide you the evidence you need to prove it out. When the saints can prove the fulfillment of Revelation, they can proclaim to the world the authority of Scripture and the deity of Messiah, to cast down the power of the enemy over people, so that millions are redeemed for the kingdom.
Fantastic, heavy, in depth book about the deception that the church teaches the book of The Revelation of Jesus Christ today.
I’ve always known there was something off about the Roman Catholic Church but I truly did not know the atrocities of its history. It’s truly sickening for centuries they tortured and murdered over 500 million people and now today with the child molestation and homosexuality…how can anyone want to be part of that wicked church!
It’s a huge shame no one teaches about the history and the Reformation movement, how people died to get the translation of the Bible to everyone at the hands of the RCC. I sure didn’t know! I am blown away at people’s courage of the early church. Us Christians today are so lazy and lukewarm I am so ashamed of myself and others for taking it for granted.
The RCC is not the true church, Apostle Paul did not start it, but Simon the Sorcerer! That was mind blowing. Truly a wicked and disgusting church and I am sad for the millions of Catholics who are deceived. Just a mind blowing book on the wickedness of the adversary and the glory of Jesus Christ.
I was born into a Christian family, and grew up in church. I’ve never not known about the Bible, and its message. But it also never made too much sense to “real life.” Just a little bit of sense to my intangible interior life of thoughts and emotions and the mysterious spiritual. The answers I get from “the Church” to the questions I ask are vague and leave me confused, irritated, and apathetic.
Why do we celebrate Christmas? It is NOT in the Bible. Prove me wrong. Why do we celebrate Easter?? Why do we go to church on Sunday? What is the first church and what Scriptures did they use? How did the books of the Bible get there and why and what are apocrypha? How did Catholics get started? Are they Christian too? Who came first? What was the Protestant Reformation protesting and reforming? If we are all Christians, what are we disagreeing about, why all the denominations? How come nobody ever understands the book of Revelation? How come in small face-to-face Bible study groups most people are afraid of it and ultimately retreat to the answer “nobody knows, only Christ knows” instead of actually discussing and dialoguing and researching it together? Why are we afraid to disagree ? What really unites Christians anyway? A common enemy? Who is the enemy?
At that question people get excited to answer! They know that one! ….Well, Satan, sin, whatever it is that separates us from God…lies, evil…etc. The list goes on. Yes I KNOW Satan is the enemy but where is his tangible manifestation in this life, on this plane, in this dimension? Where are the Christian LEADERS are are teaching the answers and leading the sheep!? We’re all sheep, we’re all followers, we’re all worshippers. That’s what we were created to be, so the choice is only ours in what we reflect, who we follow, who we worship. And this book helped me to see with clarity, both the historical accuracy of the scriptures and the VICTORY IN JESUS that we have! Amen! Glory to God! Thank you Lord! I am still searching for truth, to grow in wisdom in his Word. For me this book feels like a fork in the road, and I am praying and being thankful in faith that the Lord is removing the scales from my eyes.
Absolute must read for the discerning mind! I have read all three of David's Decoded Series books. I have also read all the reviews posted. The vast majority of them are positive and from people who have had their eyes opened. The few negative reviews have ranged from assessments that he "stretches explanations of scripture" to "total heresy", where the person making that comment claimed that they tore up the book and threw it in the trash where it belongs. Not at all "Berean-like" in their search for truth.
Everyone brings "pretext" to any opportunity to learn. It is our current level of knowledge and understanding. The challenge is to truly depend on that Holy Spirit to "guide us in all things." Our mind must inform our will so it can control our emotions and prevent them from overriding simple truth. Satan attacks our emotions (the heart) because "the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked, who can know it? " (Jer 17:9). We are encouraged to be "...transformed by the renewing of our mind..." (Rom 12:2). The battle is always between the mind, where the Holy Spirit works, and the heart, we're Satan works.
Revelation is a pre-written history provided by Jesus. We must absolutely use all of scripture to understand the language used to describe this pre-written history. However, the only place we will find validation of this pre-written history is outside of scripture. There is no other scripture after Revelation! So, we must use history to validate the pre-written history.
Some will arrogantly (yet so foolishly) make the claim that all they need is scripture to understand Revelation. The problem with that is that they become, " speculators, who, running away with isolated and mysterious expressions, indulge in imaginations of their own and become prophets, instead of students of divine prophecy."
Read that quote again and think long and hard about it! Use your God-given common sense (the Holy Spirit) as you continue your search for truth. The person who tore the book up and threw it in the trash was simply declaring to the world that they were too lazy to search out the truth, and that they did not trust the Holy Spirit to "guide them in all things."
I read this book because our Messiah indicated that His return would be seen by those He was speaking to. In searching out viable theories of end time events, I ran across this book. I’m still not sure at what level I agree with this interpretation. If the language of Revelation was meant to be very symbolic, I think it would likely be a correct interpretation. However, I still tend to believe that it is a bit more literal than this author asserts and that we are most likely in the little season of Satan after the millennial reign. If we’re not, then I agree with the tenets of this book. It’s one of my two possible explanations at this point.
One of the best books Ive ever read. Explains prophecy fulfillment and shows the truth of the Bible and Jesus. The Roman Catholic Church is the beast. Popes are antichrist. Shows how prophecy was being fulfilled all along since Jesus.