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THE BOOK OF REVELATIN DECODED
Introduction
The Purpose for the Book of Revelation
In order for people to be properly prepared for the End Times, they must have a vivid concept of what will be taking place. This was John’s purpose for writing the Book of Revelation, as well as my purpose in presenting it in a readable and understandable form for all people, religious and non-religious alike, who are concerned with the 2012 Doomsday prophesies.
For this purpose, I have concentrated my research of all ancient texts that touch upon this subject. This research has brought me into a different view of the history behind humankind than what I had been taught in the classrooms of schools and churches. I no longer see “Creation Theory” and “Evolution Theory” as rivals; nor behold angels as ethereal creatures capable of manifesting human form, or to come fluttering down from heaven on feathery wings.
Before I had studied these ancient texts and formulated my own theory about the world, The Book of Revelation remained a mystery to me as well. However, after gaining the knowledge of these past events, many of which were also written in cryptic form, the symbolism in the book of Revelation became clear. I found myself with a “theory” that had not been touched upon by anyone else, at least no one I have ever heard. Then, as I begin to see these things happening, and others being set into place, I grew ever more anxious to get the message to everyone in the world; whereby they can prepare for the natural calamities and horrific actions that a few powerful men will embark upon in their greedy quest for power and control of the entire world.
The End Times
Many prophets have spoken about the End Times, but none so precisely as the apostle John in his “visions’ of the Last Days.
From the moment it was penned, the Book of Revelation has captured the interests of its readers, but never before received the attention it has in this generation. It is probably the most talked about book in the Bible, both by Christians and non-Christians alike. Most people have been misled concerning the catastrophes and other predictions found within its pages. Even scholars do not always agree on the meanings of the many symbols it contains, or the sequence in which they occur, but they will all agree it concerns “The end of days”. With the approach of the year 2012, more people are becoming concerned about these “End of Days” prophesies. Many base their assumptions on the ancient Mayan Long Count Calendar, which ends on December 21, 2012. They somehow relate the end of civilization, as we know it with the ending day of the calendar.
The Mayan Long Count Calendar is a calendar of “Ages”, and ends with the last day of the last “Age”, just as our calendar always ends on the last day of the last month. It would simply be redundant to continue beyond that, as the next day is the First day of the new “Age”. The Mayans also said it was the age for the “End of the Word of God”, as well as the end of time. However, this does not necessarily mean they will either end on the last day of one age, or the first day of the next, but sometime, anytime, within the New Age.
When asked about the end times, Jesus told his disciples, “Men will seize you and persecute you; they will hand you over to the synagogues and to imprisonment, and bring you before kings and governors because of my name“. During the Roman persecution, many Christians believed they were in those End Times, and for many of them, as it turned out, they certainly were. However, Jesus was speaking to them about another generation yet to come.
Jesus said, “Nation will fight against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes and plagues and famines here and there; there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you must realize that she will soon be laid desolate. There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; on earth nations in agony, bewildered by the clamor of the ocean and its waves; men dying of fear as they await what menaces the world, for the powers of heaven will be shaken. When you see these things happening, before this generation (the generation that sees these things happening) has passed away all will have taken place”
Each generation has been looking for clues that would determine they were in those Last Days. These things have all occurred throughout the ages hence. However, within the last two years, there have been more of these occurring than in any previous two hundred year period combined.
Authorship
Some scholars believe the apostle John wrote The Book of Revelation, while others believe another John, due to the difference in style between this book and his earlier letter to the churches. There are more reasons to believe it was indeed written by the apostle John than there are to the contrary. The difference in style can be easily explained, as John was not writing from his own concepts, but was simply writing down exactly what he saw, and what was being dictated to him. Logic dictates that Jesus would appear to “the apostle he loves” and to whom he entrusted the care of his mother, over another with the same name. Instructed to write down everything he saw, John would then describe the vision in detail, rather than simply state that he saw his Lord in a vision.
It is also believed by most Bible scholars that the Book of Revelation was not entirely written in one single period, but rather in parts, which were later combined into a single text. They draw their conclusions from the various “visions” {where he was taken “in spirit” to different locales), and the difficulty in following a timely sequence of the events portrayed in it. However, if it had been written in separate parts that were later combined, this would also mean that the sequence of one “vision” of the End of days would not necessarily begin where a previous “vision” left off. I do not adhere to the concept that it had been written at different times and later combined, but rather as a single writing, depicting a series of overlaying scenes that are put together, one on top of the other, to form an entire and precise final product, much in the same way that animation movies are created today. John also clearly states, in the book, that he wrote everything down after it had all been shown to him.
The book is actually divided into four overlaying sections, following the introduction, and warning to the churches. Each section begins at a particular point in time, concentrates on particular details, and ends with a scene of heaven at the End of Days.
About the Letters to the Churches
By its cryptic form, The Book of Revelation has baffled scholars throughout the years, mostly due to the concept that the Book in which it is contained is “The Word of God”, and therefore the only scriptures that should be studied. These same scholars should also know by its history, that the “Holy Bible” is a volume of scriptures rendered incomplete at the Council of Carthage in 396 A.D. when the leaders of the Christian sects met together to determine a Unified Doctrine
Before this time, Christians met in their homes to study the scriptures, commune, and observe the rituals of their new religion. These early churches were not in possession of all the manuscripts contained in the synagogues they had left after becoming converted. For those who do not know its history, Christianity began as a division of the Jewish Faith, consisting of those who accepted Jesus Christ as the chosen Messiah foretold by their early prophets. As there were different sects of Judaism during the time of the Apostles, these early converts brought their differences with them into Christianity, so that there were differences in doctrine within the Christian Faith. Later, spreading to the non-Jewish peoples, the faith spread quickly to a diversity of people with a diversity of ideas, some of which were incorporated into their new religion.
This gave rise to differences in concepts regarding their new founded faith, causing confusion and arguments. To settle these differences, the church leaders decided they needed a unified doctrine that was acceptable to all, with a common collection of scriptures. They believed that, like the laws of the land, there should be no room for separate interpretations of their religion. Meeting at Carthage in 396 A.D, the church leaders went through the scriptures to determine which would be used and which were to be omitted. Eventually, all Gnostic texts along with texts that depicted angels in a manner that was inconsistent with their ideology were set aside, omitting the art of meditation from the Christian Faith. Due to their preconceived ideas regarding the nature of angels (which originally simply meant messengers of God), texts that related to angels copulating with humans were also omitted. The selected texts were later combined to form The Holy Bible. All other texts were then declared as heresy, and banned from being read by Christians.
John was addressing these differences 300 years before the “Holy Bible” was compiled. However, the messages within the letters to the churches were not intended for the churches themselves, but “to the ‘Angels’ of the seven churches of Asia,” meaning the divisions within the Christian Faith in the Last Days. This is evident by their placement in conjunction with the book that is entirely dedicated to the End Times (1982-2057). They were sent to seven specific churches, each with a different warning because each of them represented a denomination of Christianity in the world today. If this were not true, they would have been sent to all the churches in the world, including Antioch and Jerusalem, as he would not want anyone to be caught unawares.
He was imprisoned on the Isle of Patmos for having preached about Jesus. Then, in a meditative state (“in the spirit”), he received several visions of The End of Days, which he clearly related. May prophets throughout the Bible had received their messages in this same manner, as well as non-biblical prophets throughout history, even to modern times.
Notes and Comments
I first began writing this book as a synopsis on the Book of Revelation. However, after writing it, I realized not everyone has read John’s book to know whether it had been thoroughly covered by my synopsis, or why my book differs so drastically from the mainstream interpretations by others. I then tried to tell the entire story of man as drawn from the compiling of all his mythologies, but that seemed to make the latter part (the end of days) just as unbelievable as the former.
It became apparent then, that I should simply copy the Book of Revelation, putting the meanings of the symbols in parentheses and italicize the comments to separate them from the original texts. However, after proofreading it, I discovered that the lengthy comments within the texts were actually distracting, and interrupted the flow of the paragraph. Therefore, I removed these and placed them at the end of the paragraph. This preserved the natural flow and train of thought throughout the paragraph. Still, it did not compensate for the rich symbolism in some of the sections, which lead to re-reading the text after having read the comments. For these passages, I placed an introduction before the text. In this way, you can clearly follow what John was saying, and understand what is actually being portrayed, without having to go back through and compare my comments with the text.
