WHEN?
SHORTLY
- Rev 1:1 - The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must SHORTLY come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John
- Rev 22:6 - And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must SHORTLY be done
o SHORTLY = TACHOS, Gk
o 7 times out of all 7,957 verses of the KJV New Testament TACHOS is found
o Discover what TACHOS means by examining the verses where it appears
o Relative to the time Revelation was penned, when MUST the things come to pass? SHORTLY. When MUST the things in the book be done? TACHOS
- Acts 12:7 - And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon Peter, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up QUICKLY. And his chains fell off from his hands
o QUICKLY = TACHOS, Gk
o Acts 12:7, when was Peter supposed to "Arise up" and depart the prison? TACHOS
o Relative to the time Revelation was penned, when MUST the things come to pass? TACHOS, as QUICKLY as Peter was to rise up and walk out of prison
- Acts 22:18 - And [I Paul] saw Jesus saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee QUICKLY out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me
o When was Paul supposed to get out of Jerusalem? TACHOS
o Relative to the time Revelation was penned, when MUST the events in Revelation come to pass? TACHOS, as QUICKLY as Paul was going to get out of Jerusalem
- Acts 25:4 - But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart SHORTLY there
o When was Festus going to depart for Caesarea? TACHOS
o when MUST the events in Revelation be done? TACHOS, as SHORTLY as Festus would depart for Caesarea
WHEN?
AT HAND
- Rev 1:3 - Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is AT HAND
- Rev 22:10 - And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is AT HAND
o AT HAND = EGGUS, Gk
o 30 times out of all 7,957 verses of the KJV New Testament EGGUS is found
o Discover what EGGUS means by examining the verses where it appears
o Relative to the time Revelation was penned, how near was the time of the fulfillment of the things written therein? AT HAND. How near was the time of the fulfillment of the prophecies of the book? EGGUS
- Acts 1:12 - Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is FROM Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.
o FROM = EGGUS, Gk
o Relative to the time Revelation was penned, how near was the time of the fulfillment of the things written therein? EGGUS, as near as Olivet to Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey: 2000 cubits x 2 (round trip) x 18" = 6000 feet. How near was the time of the fulfillment of the prophecies of the book? EGGUS, as much time as it takes one to walk 6000 feet
- Acts 9:38 - And forasmuch as Lydda was NIGH to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them
o NIGH = EGGUS, Gk
o Relative to the time Revelation was penned, how NIGH was the time of the fulfillment of the things written therein? EGGUS, as NEAR as Lydda was NIGH to Joppa, about 8 miles
o Does it take 2000 years to walk 8 miles?
- Mat 26:18 - And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is AT HAND; I will keep the Passover at thy house with my disciples
o Mat 26:18, how close was the crucifixion? EGGUS, AT HAND, only a matter of hours
o Relative to the time Revelation was penned, how near was the time of the fulfillment of the prophecies of the book? EGGUS, as AT HAND as the crucifixion
- John 19:41,42 - Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh AT HAND
o How nigh was the garden sepulchre to Gordon's Calvary, the place of the skull, where our Lord was crucified? AT HAND, EGGUS, less than a sabbath day's journey
o Relative to the time Revelation was penned, how NIGH was the time of the fulfillment of the things written therein? EGGUS, as much time as it takes to walk a hundred meters from Gordon's Calvary to the garden sepulchre
o c.63 AD, The Lord is at hand when Paul writes Philippians
o Relative to the time Revelation was penned, how near was the time of the fulfillment of the prophecies of the book? EGGUS, of times imminent and soon to come to pass
- Rom 13:11,12 - And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation NEARER than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day IS AT HAND: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light
o NEARER = EGGUTERON, Gk, Adverb Neuter from the comparative of EGGUS
o IS AT HAND = EGGIZO, Verb form of adverb EGGUS
o c.58 AD, The day is at hand when Paul writes Romans
o c.63 AD, the end of all things is at hand when Peter pens his general epistle
o c.63 AD, the end of the age IS AT HAND, and the Age of Moses, which decayeth and waxeth old, c.63 AD, is READY [READY = EGGUS] to vanish away (Heb 8:13)
o DRAWS NIGH = EGGIZO, Gk, verb form of adverb EGGUS
o c.63 AD, The coming of the Lord draws nigh when James composes his epistle
- Jude 1:4,12,14,17,18 - Jude states c.68 AD that it is the last time, as evidenced by the great falling away, by the spots in Christian feasts of charity, as prophesied by Peter c.63 AD (2Pet 2:13; 3:3) and by Enoch in 3131 BC, 987 AA [AA = years After Adam was sculpted]
- 1John 2:18 - Little children, [c.68 AD] it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time
Still Looking for a Future Rapture?
HERESY
- Rev 22:18 - If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book
- Rev 22:19 - And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book
BEAST = Predatory Autocracy; SEVEN HEADS = Seven Hills; TEN HORNS = Ten Kings Dan 7:23; Rev 13:1;17:3,9,12,18
o Burned the Esquiline Hill
o Erected on Esquiline Hill Domus Aurea, Nero's golden palace
o 410 - Rome was sacked by Alaric, King of the Visigoths
o 455 - Rome was sacked by Geiseric, King of the Vandals
o 546 - Rome was sacked by Totila, King of the Ostrogoths