A Tentative Timeline of Events in the Book of Revelation
Channel: Galen Currah
Date: 2018-01-02

A Tentative Timeline of Events in the Book of Revelation
A fresh approach
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Guidelines

1. We assume that the Book of Revelation borrowed its structure from the ancient Greek tragedy, which consist of a series of overlapping episodes.

2. We avoid equating events in the book with historical or modern events, persons or nations.

3. We groups together phrases that seem to us to refer to same or parallel events.

4. With a few exceptions, we choose not to declare which events have been fulfilled in history, are being fulfilled today, or must be fulfilled in the near future.

5. We focus only on earthly events, choosing not to include most events that occur in the heavens.

6. We do not describe the details of major events.

7. We have ordered the events in an arbitrary, numbered outline for convenience.

Themes

1. Completed events
2. 3½ years
3. The great tribulation
4. The appearance of Christ
5. God pours out his wrath
6. Christ gains the victory
7. Jesus inaugurates his kingdom
8. Jesus rewards the just
9. God pays back the wicked
10. God reigns forever

Your turn

How would you complete this list or change its order?

Are these events imaginary symbols, or events already fulfilled?

Could these events yet come to pass literally in time and space?