Revelation Chapters 1 - 11
The book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ is one book comprised of two very distinct views. The foreknowledge of God has allowed for this book to be split right down the middle. Chapters 1-11 and chapters 12-22.
Chapter one introduces the reader to John and we are told he bore witness to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Then we read the seven letters penned to to the seven churches in Asia. In the opening verses of chapter four John is taken to heaven and he begins to describe his encounter in the throne room of God. In chaper six the seals of judgement begin to be poured out upon the earth. The seventh seal introduces us to the seven trumpet judgements. Concerning the seventh trumpet we are told; "but in the days of the sounding of the seventh trumpet when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as he declared to his servants the prophets".Chapter 11 closes with the seventh angel sounding the seventh trumpet and declaring "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!" After this declaration we read about the thankfulness of those making this declaration because God has begun to reign. The nations were angry and Gods' wrath has come and judgement of the dead, rewarding the saved and condemning the wicked. This dual prophecy pattern is also displayed in the book of Daniel. In Daniel, we see two distinct versions or views for each prophecy given to Daniel. For example the statue dream in Daniel chapter 2 gives a general outline of the world powers that would rule on earth from the time of the Babylonian captivity thru the Roman Empire until our present day. A stone cut out without human hands smashed the statue on its feet and it crumbled to the ground. That stone is clearly Christ who will set up his eternal kingdom. This statue dream from chapter two is similiar to Daniel's chapter seven vision of the four great beast that arise out of the sea. The four beast that arise out of the sea are the same as the four metals that compsosed the statue image seen by Nebuchadnezzar in chapter two. However this vision came to Daniel about 50 years after the statue dream and it gives more fine details about the four main kingdoms that would come upon the world scene until the arrival of the Messiah. "But the saints of the kingdom shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever". After the resurrection of the two witnesses in Revelation 11 then this chapter seems to close abruptly with the Ark of the Covenant being seen in the temple in Heaven... (end of story).
Revelation chapter 12 begins with a great sign that appeared in heaven. What is common to both of these distinct views is the 1260 days seen first in chapter eleven and then again in chapter 12. The two witnesses testify for 1,260 days while in chapter 12 the woman is fed by the Godhead for 1,260 days in the wilderness. Historically speaking, I expect the events in chapter 11 to unfold within the next 10 year period of time (currently Oct. 2017). Although chapter 12 follows sequentially after chapter 11 the events described in chapter twelve bring us back to the autumn in the year 27 AD when Jesus began His 1,260 day ministry. After the beast kills the two witnesses in chapter 11 they will resurrect 3.5 days later. However, the second amount of time in chapter 12 is described as a time, times, and half a time. Meaning a year, 2 years, and half a year totaling 3 and one-half years. These years can only be Luna or solar (Gen. 1:14). In this instance they are solar years of time totaling 1,278.3476 days (365.24219 x 3.5). Daniel chapter twelve is unique among all the chapters in the Bible. Chapter 12 gives the exact time parameters that comprise Daniel's 70th week. Daniel's 70th week was fulfilled starting at Jesus baptism on Elul 28 in the year 27 AD and it ended exactly 1,260 days later at the exact midpoint during the Feast of Weeks in 31 AD, Nisan 18. The reason most people have not caught on to these truths yet is because they have been deceived by not only the erroneous 30 day spurrious calendar system introduced by Sir Robert Anderson. Likewise they have never sought to learn or understand how a properly intercalated Jewish calendar can show exactly how Daniel's seventy weeks transpired thereby fulfilling 490 Jewish calendar years from its' start date on Tishri 1 in 457 BC and ending on Tishri 1 in 34 AD.