The Unveiling

R. Jeff Collene

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This is a commentary on the Book of Revelation that is readable, devotional, and applicable.

Applying all seven keys introduced in Book 1 of The Unveiling: The Book of Sevens, we now open The Seven Visions revealing seven facets of a comprehensive revelation. The goal is to bring understanding to the Book of Revelation that is readable, devotional, and applicable. The intent is to bring hope and light on this perplexing and rarely taught book. The Revelation is not intended to be an indecipherable enigma, it is not meant to puzzle and bewilder but to disclose God’s plan, purpose, and provision to His bond servants. Therefore, to that end, the purpose is to bring the authors comments on each facet of The Revelation to the reader with these goals in mind.



The Book of Revelation is unveiled as a seven faceted jewel. The seven visions of the Book of Revelation open to God’s bond servants the insight and encouragement needed to persevere until He comes. It reveals the fulfillment of old testament prophecy with Israel’s Great Day of the Lord in 70 AD while in these same visions reveals the cataclysmic end of this age. These two tracks of judgment bring to a conclusion the “former days” and introduce “these last days” as prophetically revealed throughout Scripture. “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.” (Revelation 1:3)

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Biblical Commentary
• Philosophie et théologie
• Futurism
• End time
• Preterism
• Commentary
• Revelation
• Prophecy
• Apocalypse
• Bible

Informations

• Publié par: WestBow Press
• Date de parution: 04 août 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798385001491
• Langue: English

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The UNVEILING
The Seven Visions A Commentary on the Book of Revelation
R. JEFF COLLENE


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WestBow Press rev. date: 07/05/2023
CONTENTS
The Book of Revelation—twenty-two chapters, 404 verses, 9,852 words in the NASB translation
Preface
Revelation 1:1–8Introduction
1:1–3Prologue
1:4–6John’s Introduction
1:7Revelation in a Sentence
1:8Divine Affirmation
Revelation 1:9–3:22First Vision —The Glorified Christ
1:9–20John’s Testimony and First Vision
2:1–3:22Introduction to Jesus’s Letters to the Churches
2:1–7First Letter—Jesus’s Message to the Church of Ephesus
2:8–11Second Letter—Jesus’s Message to the Church of Smyrna
2:12–17Third Letter—Jesus’s Message to the Church of Pergamum
2:18–29Fourth Letter—Jesus’s Message to the Church of Thyatira
3:1–6Fifth Letter—Jesus’s Message to the Church of Sardis
3:7–13Sixth Letter—Jesus’s Message to the Church of Philadelphia
3:14–22Seventh Letter—Jesus’s Message to the Church of Laodicea
Revelation 4:1–11:19Second Vision—Seven Scenes from the Throne Room
4:1–11Scene 1—The Throne of God
5:1–14Scene 2—The Lamb and the Seven Seals
6:1–17Scene 3—The Four Horseman, Martyrs, the Day of the Lord
7:1–17Scene 4—The Bond Servants of God
8:1–13Scene 5—The Seventh Seal
9:1–21Scene 6—The Three Woes, the Seven Trumpets
10:1–11:19Scene 7—The Seventh Trumpet, the Conclusion of Ages
Revelation 12:1–14:20Third Vision—The Seven Signs of the War of the Seeds
12:1–2First Sign—The Woman
12:3–4Second Sign—The Dragon
12:5–6Third Sign—The Male Child
12–7–17Fourth Sign—The War in Heaven
Michael, the First Angel of God
13:1–10Fifth Sign—The Beast from the Sea
13:11–18Sixth Sign—The Beast from the Earth
14:1–20Seventh Sign—The Lamb
14:6–7The Second Angel
14:8The Third Angel
14:9–13The Fourth Angel
14:15–16The Fifth Angel
14:17The Sixth Angel
14:18–20The Seventh Angel
Revelation 15:1– 6:21Fourth Vision —The Seven Bowls of Wrath
15:1–4The Justice and Conclusion of God’s Judgment
15:5–8God’s Holy and Final Cleansing for Access
16:1–21The Conclusive Perspective of Released Judgment
16:2First Angel—First Bowl Poured Out onto the Earth
16:3Second Angel—Second Bowl Poured Out onto the Sea
16:4Third Angel—Third Bowl Poured Out onto Fresh Water
16:8–9Fourth Angel—Fourth Bowl Poured Out onto the Sun
16:10–11Fifth Angel—Fifth Bowl Poured Out onto the Beast
16:12Sixth Angel—Sixth Bowl Poured Out onto the Euphrates
16:17–21Seventh Angel—Seventh Bowl Poured Out onto the Air
Revelation 17:1–18:24Fifth Vision —The Doom of Babylon
17:1–6Step 1—Babylon, the Harlot on Many Waters
17:7–18Step 2—The Mystery of the Harlot Revealed
18:1–3Step 3—Babylon Is Fallen
18:4–8Step 4—The Separation of God’s People
18:9–19Step 5—Awareness of Final Judgment
18:20Step 6—Final Retribution
18–21–24Step 7—Cataclysmic Conclusion
Revelation 19:1–20:15Sixth Visio n —The Victorious Christ
19:1–2First Hallelujah—Divine Justice
19:3Second Hallelujah—Divine Retribution
19:4Third Hallelujah—Divine Order and Delegation
19:5–10Fourth Hallelujah—Divine Worship
19:11–21; 20:1–15 The Anatomy of Jesus’s Victory Unveiled in Seven Layers
19:11–16Layer 1—Jesus’s Victory Revealed
19:17–18Layer 2—Jesus’s Enemies Condemned
19:19–21Layer 3—Jesus’s Enemies Described
20:1–3Layer 4—Satan’s Defeat at Jesus’s Victory on the Cross
20:4–6Layer 5—The Faithful Described
20:7–10Layer 6—The Final Battle
20:11–15Layer 7—The Great White Throne Judgment
Revelation 21:1–22:9Seventh Visio n —The New Heaven and New Earth
21:1First reveal—All Things New
21:2–5Second Reveal—The New Jerusalem
21:6–8Third Reveal—Fulfilled, Concluded, and Qualified
21:9–27Fourth Reveal—The Bride of Christ as the New Jerusalem
22:1–5Fifth Reveal—Eternal Blessing of the New Creation
22:6–7Sixth Reveal—A Final Exhortation
22:8–9Seventh Reveal—John’s Final Reaction
Revelation 22:10–21Conclusion
22:10–16Jesus’s Final Instruction
22:17A Final Plea
22:18–20A Final Testimony and Warning
22:21“The Grace of the Lord Jesus Be with All. Amen.”
 
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To the faithful witnesses in my life who continue to walk with Jesus and grow in the knowledge of the Lord,
as we look for and love His appearing.
May you finish well.
PREFACE
The book of Revelation opens with clarity of its source, audience, and purpose. All scripture is given for the benefit of the bond servants of God. It is, therefore, intended to be readable, devotional, and applicable. It is not an unintelligible enigma only meant to puzzle and bewilder. The Revelation is intended to disclose God’s plan, purpose, and provision to His bond servants in this age. My purpose, to that end, is to bring my comments on the book to the reader with these goals in mind. They are my considerations and current insight. The revelation of God is now and will eternally be opened to those who pursue Him. He is eternal and infinite, and we are His vessels being filled to overflowing. He pours the infinite into the finite. The seemingly incomprehensible realities of our incomprehensible God and His infinite truths are made available to the finite mind. Without His graceful condescension, we are chasing the wind, trying to capture the elusive eternal and divine infinite with a mortal and finite mind. God’s wisdom and purposes are mysterious and yet discernable for those in relationship with Him. The book of Revelation is not composed of a simple understanding laying on the surface or a puzzle to be untangled. Rather, it is God’s greatest message, His great reveal, to His people. The apostle Paul encourages Jesus’s disciples to pursue God’s mysteries.
Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. (1 Corinthians 4:1)
This commentary is the writer’s current understanding and application with an expectation of a continued opening of the mysteries of God throughout The Revelation. It is not written with an apologetic intent, but the dominant perspectives of the preterist, futurist, and idealist applications are referenced and incorporated. The application of the seven keys that open The Revelation, as detailed in Book 1 of The Unveiling: The Book of Sevens , are clearly introduced and will be referenced throughout this commentary. The seven visions of the book of Revelation encompasses all of this age and, therefore, refers to prophetic events that have already been accomplished, as seen in the “former days,” and those yet to be realized at the end of “these last days.” It is difficult to ascertain all historical information but, to that end, looking back on fulfilled prophecy, it can be literally defined. Looking forward to unfulfilled prophecy cannot be literally defined but can be symbolically described and introduced. The shadows of the past are cast on future realizations and, therefore, its interpretation.
The beautiful simplicity of Jesus’s revelation is displayed as a seven-faceted jewel. As with any jewel, only one facet can be viewed at a time, yet each facet adds to the others. This is also how the seven visions of The Revelation reflect and refract on each other to give us the whole picture of God’s plans and purposes. These visions, now in their reading, have brought to a close the former days and will bring closure to the end of this age.
The seven facets or visions of the book of Revelation are disclosed to bring understanding, each in its own scope, but this does not infer sequential events. Each facet is a singular vision, yet it refracts light on the other facets. Only one facet at a time may be observed.
THE SEVEN VISIONS OF REVELATION
First Vision