Jean's Preface - and acknowledgements
Husband's Preface
Foreword
The Revelation of Jesus Christ about the Time of the End
(The End of the Age - and what was to come after the Christian Dispensation).
Introduction
The concept of archetypes and the nature of prophecy.
Map to the Book of Revelation
How to find your way around the Book of Revelation.
This is most important in understanding the Book of Revelation.
Verse Matrix of the Book of Revelation
In coordination with the map link immediately above and the links below to the chapters themselves, and their afterwords and appendices following that. ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE TOOLS in understanding The Book of Revelation is this Matrix Link which shows how threads are interrelated throughout the chapters and allows you to reach verses directly. One should probably USE THIS LINK FIRST and REFER TO IT OFTEN along with the links below to the chapters. The links on the left of the matrix table may prove to be the most interesting for many people as they look up about their own or another religion.
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Chapters About
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The Bab
Baha'u'llah
Jesus Christ 7 Churches
Muhammad
Four Good Beasts
Beast/Babylon/Dragon
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Part One
Seven Major Religions
Chapter One - The Book of Revelation
Jesus introduces the One who holds the Seven Stars (candlesticks, churches, the seven major religions of the world) in His right hand. From a Baha'i perspective this One is Baha'u'llah - the Christ returned (v.13) Who brings the unity of God's Messengers.
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Chapter Two - The Book of Revelation
The (Angels, Stars, Spirits, Candlesticks, Churches, Religions) are all interchangeable symbols.
John is told to write to each of these religions beginning first with the most ancient of these churches and continuing on with each church as it appeared in history. Jesus approves (commends) each religion for what it has attained - and condemns those things in which they have fallen short. |
The Sabean Religion
THE GREEK WORD EPHESUS MEANS "PALE"
4000 to 5000 B.C Click here for all the verses
REVEALER ABRAHAM in Revelation about the Sabeans
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The Jewish Religion
THE GREEK WORD SMYRNA MEANS "PERSECUTED"
1250 nbsp; Click here for all the verses
REVEALER MOSES in Revelation about the Jews
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The Hindu Religion
THE GREEK WORD PERGAMOS MEANS "POPULAR"
2000-3000 B.C. Click here for all the verses
REVEALER KRISHNA in Revelation about the Hindus
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The Islamic Religion
THE GREEK WORD LAODICEANS MEANS "LUKE WARM"
622 C.E. Click here for all the verses
REVEALER MUHAMMAD in Revelation about the Muslims
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Part Two
Spiritual Challenges for
The Seven Major Religions
Chapter Six - The Book of Revelation
When an old system is cast away and a new system takes its place, there are often major upheavals. The time of a major transition for the human race is its passing from adolescence onto adulthood which is the 'Time of Fulfillment' of the prophecies of all the religions. In this chapter there are described the trials and tribulations associated with this transition.
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Chapter Seven - The Book of Revelation
Provides for a time between the Return of Christ and the Last Great Battle of Armageddon for what some might call "judgment".
The purpose of religion is to bring harmony and unity between God and man, and between men and man. In the Baha'i teachings it is said that it is better that there be no religion than a religion that causes disunity. Particularly, at this 'Time of Fulfillment', unity is the prime purpose of the Baha'i Faith to bring all the tribes of the earth together and to unify them into One.
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Part Three
A Preliminary Look
at the Events of Armageddon
Chapter Eight - The Book of Revelation
The awakening of mankind progresses in stages - some of which will be extremely traumatic. The events described here have both outward and inward (material and spiritual) meanings. Many people recognize in these verses a great universal catastrophic event often referred to as Armageddon. While the external events will be very significant in the history of mankind it is the internal spiritual significances that are more important.
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Chapter Nine - The Book of Revelation
This Chapter (starting in verses 14 and 15) deals with The Four Angels of the Euphrates
The Four Angels of the Euphrates (Rev.9:14) are the four of the Seven Religions that are centered in the Middle East. They are the: - Sabean
- Judaic
- Zoroastrian
- Islamic
HOWEVER:
The first half of this chapter deals with the Fifth Angel - which is the Buddhist Religion and the second half (starting in verse 13) with the Sixth Angel - which is the Angel of the Christian Religion. The chapter extensively discusses the relationship of the Buddhist religion to China and Japan and both the interaction that they came to have with Christianity and the future that they hold in the Baha'i world.
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Part Four
The Special Spiritual Challenge for Islam
Chapter Eleven - The Book of Revelation
This is a very favoured chapter in the Baha'i teachings because 'Abdu'l-Baha (Center of the Covenant) Himself wrote the explanation. This chapter describes the relationship of Islam and the former Faiths to the New Dispensation. This chapter is also key to what is called by 'Abdu'l-Baha (in Rev.12:6) the �Most Conclusive Proof'.
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Chapter Thirteen - The Book of Revelation
This chapter is the continuing story of what happened to the Islamic Faith. In the West people know little of its history, and have often seen little significance of its destiny in relation to world events. However, the events in the closing decades of the 20th century should have given them a new awareness.
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Chapter Fourteen - The Book of Revelation
The prophecies for the last days in the Book of Revelation are to the whole world and in this chapter we begin to see both the New Song regarding the Teachings of God and the problems that will befall the world in its struggle to accept the Teachings.
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Part Five
Catastrophes at
The Time of The End
Chapter Fifteen - The Book of Revelation
Although there is a sense of dramatic fear of the last days, there is also a feeling of joy, and a deeper sense of relief, as the Teachings will bring justice, and peace - a new life to the world.
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Chapter Sixteen - The Book of Revelation
This chapter points to 1914 as the beginning of Armageddon which will culminate in The Great Catastrophic Battle. While some interpretations may correctly emphasize more literal physical events (such as biochemical weapons) associated with the vials discussed throughout this chapter, the emphasis here is more on their spiritual significance and their relationship to each of seven religions.
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Part Six
Promise of the
Thousand Year Fulfillment
Chapter Eighteen - The Book of Revelation
Often considered the most dramatic description of the final battle of Armageddon, with the destruction of the greatest city of our time (which is symbolized as Babylon). It must also be read in its spiritual sense.
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Chapter Twenty - The Book of Revelation
This chapter continues about the Fulfillment of God's promise - but it also explainns about the destiny that each dispensation has in its termination and that in a thousand years another great (but lesser) catastrophe will take place with the coming of the next Manifestation.
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Conclusion - One Baha'i's Concept
Contrasting the common concepts about The Book of Revelation and the concept presented here. Discussion of why The Book of Revelation is a 'Book of Proof' rather than a 'Book of Prophecy'.
Afterword Subjects
and Appendices
by the Chapters
Chapter One Afterword -
Note On: Christian Theology "Only Begotten Son"
What Christians mean by the expression "Only Begotten Son".
Chapter Two Afterword -
The Seven Churches
Chapter Three Afterword -
Matrix of the Nine Angels
Table showing relationship of the verses in Revelation to the Nine Angels.
Chapter Four Afterword -
Explanation of The Four Beasts in the Book of Revelation
Chapter Five Afterword -
The Reality of Satan.
Explanations about the nature of evil.
Chapter Six Afterword -
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse arose out of Four Institutions that were originally established to bring order and benefit to mankind but whose forms had now become old and decrepit.
Chapter Seven Afterword -
Some of the New Ideas Brought to this Age.
Chapter Eight Afterword -
The Three Woes
Sometimes the Manifestations Themselves, of the New Religions, are referred to as "Woes", because Their arrival appears to cause such travail for mankind.
There are, however, many SIMULTANEOUS different meanings that may be understood about any archetype.
Chapter Nine Afterword -
The Four Angels of the Euphrates
and
The Bottomless Pit
An Archetype For Nuclear Weapons.
Chapter Ten Afterword -
The History of Muhammad
and the Beginning of Islam
In the Book of Revelation, the most prophetic book in the Christian New Testament, this chapter (V.7)
(and much of the next couple of Chapters)
is about Islam, the next religion to come after Christianity.
Chapter Eleven Afterword -
A Charted History (Timeline) of Islam
The early dates that were critical in the formation of Islam.
Chapter Twelve Afterword -
The Most Conclusive Proof
This is The Most Clear Proof in the Bible that Jesus was the Christ and it simultaneously shows that Baha'u'llah is His return
Chapter Twelve also deals with the Red Dragon and its archetype is treated simultaneously in two interpretations, the first dealing with the early historical establishment of Islam and the second dealing with a contemporary "end time" theme.
Chapter Twelve Appendix
Bad Beast verses
Chapter Twelve Appendix
Red Dragon verses
Chapter Thirteen Afterword -
The Anti-Christ, Number of the Beast (666), and Mark of the Beast.
Chapter Fourteen Afterword -
Overall Directory to the Verses Dealing with Babylon
Chapter Fifteen Afterword -
Discussion of End Time Verses
in Daniel Chapter Eleven
Chapter Sixteen Afterword -
An introduction to:
The Burden of Babylon
Babylon the Great
Mystery Babylon - The United States
Chapter Seventeen Afterword -
External (Physical) Interpretations of Archetypes
There are many possible "archetypes" in the Book of Revelation of possible external events rather than their having only spiritual meanings. These are examples of such possible interpretations, but we can't 'know' until the event happens.
Chapter Eighteen Afterword -
Warning to America
Chapter Nineteen Afterword -
BAHA'U'LLAH'S LIFE IN PRISON
and How the Baha'i Faith Came to America
Chapter Twenty Afterword -
The Baha'i Faith After a Thousand Years
(The Coming of the Next Manifestation)
Chapter Twenty-one Afterword -
Jerusalem and the 144,000
Jerusalem is mentioned in 747 King James Bible verses and in the authorized Baha'i Writings 200 times. Its meaning is discussed here.
Chapter Twenty-two Afterword -
What Life Will Be Like for the Next Thousand Years
Additional Appendices
Chart of the Seven (Nine) Churches
Summary Description of the Main Thesis of this Book
Verses in the Book of Revelation -
Sorted by the Nine Religions (Angels / Churches)
The Most Conclusive Proof
"The Most Conclusive Proof" is intended to lead the reader through the mathematical Proof that Jesus was the Christ and to then apply those same methods to the Book of Revelation prophecies regarding the Manifestations for this Day and Age.
The Concept of Catastrophe in the Bah�'� Faith
History of the Baha'i Faith
Bibliography
Note on Transliteration
Spellings and character markings used.