Rev. 12:1 Then a great sign was seen in heaven, a woman [the nation Israel] clothed with the sun [Jacob] and the moon [either Rachel or Leah] under her feet, and a crown [royalty] of twelve stars [the 12 patriarchs or sons of Jacob] upon her head [reference to the origin of the Jewish race]. 

Rev. 12:2 Nevertheless, since she [the nation Israel] is in possession of [conceived] a child in pregnancy [Jesus Christ], she cries out, both screaming from labor pains [internal suffering] and being tormented [tossed to-and-fro, straining from within] to finally give birth. 

Rev. 12:3 Then another sign was seen in heaven, and behold a great red Dragon [Satan], having seven heads [presidents or kings who have held Israel captive] and ten horns [representing the 10-nation confederacy of the Revived Roman Empire in the future]. Furthermore, on these heads [presidents or kings] were seven crowns [representing political and military authority], 

Rev. 12:4 And his tail [symbolizing authority arrogance and rebellion] dragged away [in revolution] a third of the stars [fallen angels] of heaven [followers of Satan]. However, He [God the Father] cast them to the earth [during Satan’s great desperation in the middle of the Tribulation]. Then the Dragon [Satan] stood before the woman [Israel] who was about to give birth, so that when she [Israel] gave birth, he might destroy her child [Satan’s holocausts against the nation Israel are attempts to destroy Christ]. 

Rev. 12:5 And then she [Israel] gave birth to a son [Jesus Christ], a male [possessing a perfect proportion of all masculine qualities], Who is destined to rule all nations [during the millennium] with an iron scepter [use of capital punishment]. Furthermore, her child [Jesus Christ] was caught up [ascension] face-to-face with God [the Father], even before His throne [session]. 

Rev. 12:6 And so the woman [true Israel: believers only] fled [during the 2nd half of the Tribulation] into the uninhabited desert, where she had a place of refuge which had been prepared by God, in order that They [Father, Son & Spirit] might sustain her [true Israel] there for one thousand two hundred sixty days.  

Rev. 12:7 Meanwhile, there was war in heaven, where Michael and his [army of elect] angels fought against the Dragon [Satan]. Furthermore, the Dragon and his [army of fallen] angels fought back [during the time of Satan’s desperation],   

Rev. 12:8 But he [Satan] did not have the power to win, neither was a place found for them [Satan and his fallen angels] any longer in heaven [they will be kicked out of heaven in the middle of the tribulation and will live on earth during the last half].   

Rev. 12:9 Then the great Dragon [Satan] was thrown out [cast out of heaven by Michael and the elect angels], the ancient snake [the serpent in Genesis 3:1], who is called the Devil and Satan, the one who keeps on deceiving the inhabited earth. He was cast down to the earth, and his [fallen] angels were cast out with him.   

Rev. 12:10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: Now deliverance has come [at the 2nd advent of Christ], as well as power [omnipotence], even the [millennial] kingdom of God [the Father] and the authority of His Christ, because the accuser of our fellow believers [the Devil], who constantly brings charges against them [in the court of heaven] day and night before our God, has been thrown out.   

Rev. 12:11 Furthermore, they [believers under satanic attack] overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb [spiritual death of Christ on the cross] and through the word [doctrinal application] of their testimony [winner’s production]. In fact, they do not love their soul [life] to the point of death [avoiding martyrdom].   

Rev. 12:12 For this reason [because of your victory over Satan], keep on celebrating, you heavens [believers who already have their resurrection bodies] and you who dwell in them [believers in interim bodies]. Woe [3rd woe] to the land and sea, because the Devil has come down face-to-face with you [after being kicked-out of heaven] having great anger [frustrated pride and arrogance], knowing that he has only a short time.   

Rev. 12:13 Now when the dragon [Satan] realized that he had been thrown down to the earth, he began persecuting the woman [Israel] who gave birth [racial source] to the male child [the humanity of Christ Jesus].   

Rev. 12:14 Nevertheless, the two wings of the great eagle [representing angelic protection during the Tribulation] had been given to the woman [Israel], so that she might fly [escape] to her place [refuge] in the uninhabited desert, where she will be sustained [logistical grace support: physical and spiritual] in that place for a time and times and one half a time [3-1/2 years] from the presence of the serpent [Satan].   

Rev. 12:15 Then the serpent [Satan] vomited out of his mouth water like a roaring river [3rd demon assault force] engulfing the woman [surrounding Israel], so that he might cause her [Israel] to be swept away by the roaring river [drown in a flood of demon soldiers].   

Rev. 12:16 Nevertheless, the land [divine protection] helped the woman [deliverance for Israel]. In fact, the land opened its mouth and swallowed the roaring river [3rd demon assault force] which the dragon [Satan] had vomited from his mouth.

Rev. 12:17 Consequently, the Dragon [Satan] became furious [frustrated hatred, arrogant tantrum] at the woman [Israel], and he retreated to prepare battle plans against the remnant [converted Jews] of her posterity [the elect of Israel] who keep on observing the mandates of God [eschatological doctrines for the 2nd half of the tribulation] and who keep on holding the testimony about Jesus.

Rev. 13:1 Then he [Satan] was made to stand on the sand [innumerable multitude of people] of the seashore [Satan is sequestered on earth for the 1st time in history]. Then I saw a Beast [the Antichrist: dictator of the Revived Roman Empire] who ascended from the sea [the nations], and he had ten horns [ten nations who were part of the ancient Roman Empire] and seven heads [political leaders during the 2nd half of the tribulation], and on these horns [the Revived Roman Empire] were ten diadems [political leaders during the 1st half of the tribulation], and upon his heads [demon-possessed leaders of the Revived Roman Empire] is an insulting and slandering [an evil, global, mandatory religion that blasphemes God] title-name [religious title signifying authoritative rank].

Rev. 13:2 Furthermore, the Beast [Antichrist] which I saw was like a leopard [bold conquest], and his feet were like a bear [pro-Semitic emphasis during the 1st half of the tribulation], and his mouth was like the mouth of a lion [anti-Semitic emphasis during the 2nd half of the tribulation]. And the Dragon [Satan] gave to him [Antichrist] his [demonic] power and his throne [title and rank] and great [political and religious] authority [totalitarianism].

Rev. 13:3 Then I saw one of his heads [political leaders during the 1st half of the tribulation] which seemed [appeared] to have been fatally wounded [his nation was on the verge of annihilation]. But instead, his deadly wound [imminent military defeat] became healed [his nation survived]. And the entire earth [all mankind is restricted by verse 8 to the non-elect] became struck with amazement behind [following as disciples] the Beast [the ruler of the revived Roman Empire rescued one of his member nations and garnered a global following].

Rev. 13:4 Furthermore, they began worshipping the Dragon [Satan worship], because he gave supernatural [demonic] power to the Beast [Antichrist], and they likewise began worshipping the Beast [dictator of the revived Roman Empire], saying: Who is like the Beast and who is able [has the power] to fight [wage war] against him?

Rev. 13:5 Furthermore, a mouth [eloquent speech] was given to him [the Beast] for the purpose of speaking surprising things [plausible answers to mankind’s problems] and horrible insults and slanders [blasphemies]. Also, supernatural [demonic] power was given to him [the Beast] for the purpose of executing his plan [ability to function in a counterfeit sphere of demonic power as opposed to the divine sphere of power given to believers during the Church Age] for forty-two months [2nd half of the tribulation].

Rev. 13:6 And he [the beast] opened his mouth [communication] with horrible insults and slanders against God, viciously maligning His Person [divine essence] and His tabernacle [place where Jews worshipped on earth during the tribulation], and those [Jewish believers] who tabernacled in heaven [Satan hates all Jews on earth as well as those already in heaven].

Rev. 13:7 Furthermore, there was delegated to him [the Beast] supernatural power [demonic] to wage war against the saints [born-again believers during the tribulation] and to conquer them [martyrdom]. As a matter of fact, there was delegated to him [the Beast] supernatural power [demonic] over every tribe [obvious Jewish reference] then people [citizens of the revived Roman Empire who became believers during the tribulation] then language [foreigners visiting the Revived Roman Empire, international travelers, those fleeing Europe for a safe haven] then nation [remaining nations outside the Revived Roman Empire].

Rev. 13:8 In fact, all [unbelievers alive during the tribulation] who are living on the inhabited earth will worship him [the Beast], everyone [the non-elect] whose name was not written in the past and will remain unwritten in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb [Jesus Christ], Who was murdered from the foundation [creation] of the world.

Rev. 13:9 If anyone has an ear [teachability], let him hear [pay close attention: grace apparatus for perception].

Rev. 13:10 If anyone [terrorist, mercenary, gangster, criminal, religious fanatic] leads others into captivity [unlawful imprisonment], he will be led into captivity [just retribution]. If anyone [unlawful violent person] kills someone [unlawful: not the military or police] with a sword [symbol for violent death], he will be killed [just retribution] with a sword [violent death]. Under these circumstances, patient endurance [divine viewpoint], to be sure, is the doctrinal application of the saints.

Rev. 13:11 Then I saw another of the same kind of Beast [same characteristics as the Antichrist] rising up from the land [of Israel], and he had two horns [religious and civil power] similar to the Lamb [Jesus Christ has seven horns], but he [the False Prophet] kept on speaking like a dragon [satanic public relations spokesperson].

Rev. 13:12 In fact, he [the False Prophet] exercises all the authority of the first Beast [the Antichrist] on his behalf [the dictator of the revived Roman Empire delegates civil authority to the False Prophet over Israel]. Then he [the False Prophet] will prepare the land [of Israel] and those [non-Jewish residents] living in it, so that they will worship the first Beast [the Antichrist or false Messiah who now heads the revived Roman Empire], whose wound was beginning to be restored [Revived Roman Empire] from its death blow [historical fall of the Roman Empire].

Rev. 13:13 Furthermore, he [the False Prophet] will perform great miracles [by satanic power], so that he even causes fire to come down from the sky to the earth in the presence of men [attesting miracles to deceive the people and enslave them to Satan],

Rev. 13:14 Both to deceive those who live upon the land [of Israel], and - because the miracles which were delegated to him were for the purpose of performing in the presence of the beast [spectacular public ceremony for the Antichrist], while addressing those who live upon the land [of Israel] - to manufacture an idol [image] to the Beast, who received a wound from a sword [fall of the Roman Empire] and came back to life [Revived Roman Empire during the tribulation].

Rev. 13:15 Then it was delegated [from Satan] to him [the False Prophet] the power to provide a [demonic] spirit for the idol of the Beast [image of the Antichrist], so that the idol of the Beast could also [in the same blasphemous manner as the two beasts] speak [communicate by means of a ventriloquist demon] and cause [enforce] that as many as do not worship the idol of the Beast should be executed [martyrdom for refusing to worship the image of the Beast].

Rev. 13:16 Furthermore, he causes [enforces] everyone, the insignificant and the influential, both the rich and the poor, both the independent and the dependent, so that they [civil and religious politicians] should give [computerized tyranny] to them [worshippers of the image of the Beast] an identification mark [brand, computer chip] on their right hand [symbolizing fellowship] or on their forehead [sharing the same philosophy and thought patterns],

Rev. 13:17 And so that no one should have the ability to buy or sell [engage in commerce] except he who possesses the identification mark [smart card, computer chip], the name of the Beast [special means of identification for the clergy], or the number [mathematical code] of his [the Antichrist’s] name.

Rev. 13:18 Here is wisdom: He who has an intellect [trained mathematical mind], let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of man [exalting himself before God], and his number is six hundred sixty-six.

Rev. 14:1 Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb [Jesus Christ] was standing on Mount Zion and with Him were one hundred forty-four thousand [Jewish warrior-priests] who have His name and the name of His Father inscribed upon their foreheads.

Rev. 14:2 Then I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of many waters [a waterfall] and like the sound of great thunder [angels in harmony]. Furthermore, the sound which I heard was like harpists playing harp music on their harps [music played by elect angels].

Rev. 14:3 And they [angelic choir] were singing a new song [battle hymn] before the throne and before the four living creatures and the angelic staff officers. Furthermore, no one was able to learn the song [of our Lord’s victory in battle] except one hundred forty-four thousand [Jewish warrior-priests], who had been redeemed from the earth [bought out of the marketplace].

Rev. 14:4 These are ones who have not been defiled with women [spiritual adultery], for they [the 144,000 Jewish warrior-priests] remain celibate [spiritual virgins], they who keep on following the Lamb [focused on their spiritual life] wherever He might lead [divine guidance]. These have been redeemed from among men, the firstfruits [coming out of the tribulation alive] of God [the Father] and the Lamb [Jesus Christ].

Rev. 14:5 Furthermore, no lie [deception] was found in their mouth [no verbal sins]. They remain blameless [mature].

Rev. 14:6 Then I saw another of the same kind of angel [angelic logistics planning & analysis officer] flying in mid-heaven [high in the sky], and he had the eternal gospel [of the kingdom and of judgment] to communicate to those who are residing on the earth [during the tribulation], namely, to every nation [outside the Revived Roman Empire] then tribe [Jews] then language [foreigners caught inside the Revived Roman Empire, international travelers, those fleeing Europe for a safe haven] then people [remaining citizens in the Revived Roman Empire who will become believers during the tribulation],

Rev. 14:7 And he [first angelic logistics planning & analysis officer] spoke with a loud voice [crisis evangelism]: Start fearing God and start giving glory to Him, because the hour of His judgment has come, and start worshipping the One [Jesus Christ] who created the sky [atmosphere] and the earth and the sea [salt water] and the fountains [springs] of water [fresh water].

Rev. 14:8 Then another of the same kind of angel [angelic logistics planning & analysis officer], a second one, followed, announcing: Babylon the Great [Satan’s political, economic and religious headquarters in Iraq] has fallen, has fallen. She has given all the nations [investors] a drink of the wine of the wrath [divine judgment] of her fornication [spiritual adultery].

Rev. 14:9 Then another of the same kind of angel [angelic logistics planning & analysis officer], a third one, followed them [the first two angelic logistics planning & analysis officers], announcing with a loud voice: If anyone worships the Beast [Antichrist] and his image and receives his identification mark upon their forehead [member of his clergy] or upon their hand [member of his laity],

Rev. 14:10 He [the follower of Antichrist] also will drink of the wine [judgment] of the wrath of God which has been poured undiluted [full strength] into the cup of His seething anger and he will be tormented with fire and burning sulphur [baptism of fire] before the holy [elect] angels and before the Lamb [Jesus Christ].

Rev. 14:11 Furthermore, the smoke of their torment [horrific judgment] will continue to rise from ages [eschatological: Tribulation, Millennial, Perfect] to ages [eternity future]. As a matter of fact, they will not have rest [relief] day or night, those who worship the Beast [Antichrist] and his image, and if anyone receives the identification of his name.

Rev. 14:12 Under these circumstances [while the Beast and False Prophet are in control], the courage of the saints [believers during the tribulation] continues to exist, those who continue to observe the mandates from God and the doctrine from Christ.

Rev. 14:13 Then I heard a voice from heaven, which said: Write! Happinesses to those, the dead ones [martyrs], who died in the Lord. Indeed, from now on, the Spirit says that they will receive rest [refreshment during the interim state] from their hardships [suffering during the tribulation], for their accomplishments [rewarded spiritual production] will follow with them [into eternity].

Rev. 14:14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and He [Jesus Christ] who was sitting on the cloud was similar to the Son of Man [emphasis on His humanity], having on His head a golden crown [His humanity wore thorns, His deity wears gold] and a sharp sickle [representing divine judgment] in His hand.

Rev. 14:15 Then another of the same kind of angel [fourth angelic logistics planning & analysis officer] exited the temple [on earth] and shouted with a loud voice to the One [Jesus Christ] who was sitting on the cloud: Send Your sickle [divine judgment] and start harvesting [executing the last seven plagues], because the hour has arrived [in God’s timing] to begin harvesting [evil has reached its pinnacle], because the harvest of the earth [mankind’s corruption] has become exceedingly ripe [hemorrhaging with arrogance and evil].

Rev. 14:16 Then He [Jesus Christ] who was sitting on the cloud swung His sickle [destruction] over the earth and the earth was harvested.

Rev. 14:17 Then another of the same kind of angel [fifth angelic logistics planning & analysis officer] exited the temple which is in heaven, who also had a sharp vine-knife [symbol of judgment]. 

Rev. 14:18 Then another of the same kind of angel [sixth angelic logistics planning & analysis officer] exited from the altar [altar of incense where imprecatory prayers are heard] who has authority over the fire, and he shouted with a loud voice to him [fifth angelic logistics planning & analysis officer] who has the sharp vine-knife, saying: Send your sharp vine-knife [symbol of judgment] and begin gathering the cluster [various categories of evil] of grapes [sinful humanity] from the vines [various nations] of the earth, because its grapes [sinful humanity] are rotting. 

Rev. 14:19 Then the angel [fifth angelic logistics planning & analysis officer] swung his vine-knife upon the earth [execution of the Armageddon Campaign] and he gathered the clusters of grapes of the earth [various categories of evil men] and he threw them into the great winepress [judgment is executed] of the wrath of God. 

Rev. 14:20 In fact, the winepress [at the final Battle of Armageddon] was trampled [destruction of evil] outside the city [of Jerusalem] and the blood from the winepress [of the Battle of Armageddon] flowed as high as the bridles of horses as far away as a thousand six hundred stadia [about 180 miles outside Jerusalem]. 

Rev. 15:1 Then I saw another of the same kind of sign in heaven, great and astonishing: seven angels [execution squad] who have seven plagues, the last ones, because in them the wrath of God will be brought to its intended conclusion. 

Rev. 15:2 Then I saw something like a glassy sea [tribulation martyrs in interim resurrection bodies], which had been mixed with fire [they were brought through judgment], even those who were victorious over the Beast [Antichrist], both over his image [idolatry] and over the number of his name [computerized identification], and they stood on the glassy sea [in their interim bodies] holding harps [praise songs] of God. 

Rev. 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses, the bondslave of God, and the song of the Lamb, singing: Great and marvelous are Your deeds, O Lord [deity of Christ addressed 3 times], God, the Omnipotent One. Righteous [justice] and true [veracity] are Your ways [judicial protocol], O King of the nations [during the Millennial Reign of Christ]. 

Rev. 15:4 Who will not fear [worship out of profound respect] You, O Lord [Jesus Christ], and glorify Your Name, because You alone are holy, because all the nations will come [to Jerusalem] and will worship before You [during the millennium], because Your righteous deeds [judgments] will be revealed? 

Rev. 15:5 Then after these things [singing & worshipping of the Lord], I concentrated, and the inner sanctuary [temple] of the tabernacle of the testimony [where the attributes and deeds of the Lord are displayed] in heaven was opened,  

Rev. 15:6 Then the seven angels [execution squad] who had the seven plagues [Bowl judgments] exited the inner sanctuary [temple barracks], dressed in pure [impeccable], reflective [transparent] linen [uniform representing the deity of Christ] and wearing a golden sash [belt or baldrick used to display military decorations and medals won in battle] across their chests.   

Rev. 15:7 Then one of the four living creatures [angelic staff officers] gave to the seven angels [execution squad] seven golden bowls [grenades] which were full of the wrath [divine destruction] of God Who lives unto the Ages of the Ages [eternity future].   

Rev. 15:8 And the temple [where imprecatory prayers are offered] began to be filled with smoke representing the glory of God and His power [divine justice in progress]. Furthermore, no one was able to enter the temple until the seven plagues [Bowl judgments] from the seven angels [execution squad] had been brought to their intended conclusion [all functions inside the temple are suspended until further notice].   

Rev. 16:1 Then I heard a great voice [God the Father’s] out from the inner sanctuary [of the temple] which shouted to the seven angels [execution squad]: Go and pour out the seven Bowl judgments of the wrath of God upon the earth.

Rev. 16:2 Then the first angel [of the execution squad] departed and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a perniciously infectious and viciously painful sore [cancerous ulcer] upon those men who have the identification mark of the Beast [Antichrist] and who worship his image.

Rev. 16:3 Then the second angel [of the execution squad] poured out his bowl into the sea [oceans], and it became like a dead person’s [coagulated] blood. Then every living creature, those in the sea, died.

Rev. 16:4 Then the third angel [of the execution squad] poured out his bowl into the rivers [fresh waters] and springs of waters [lakes], and they became blood.

Rev. 16:5 Then I heard the angel [3rd member of the execution squad] related to the [fresh] water [judgment], saying: You [Jesus Christ] are righteous, Who is [exists in hypostatic union] and Who was [as eternal God], O Holy One, because You have condemned them [those who persecuted and killed tribulation martyrs],

Rev. 16:6 Because they [the spiritual leaders of the False Prophet] have poured out the blood of the saints [tribulation martyrs] and prophets [two Jewish prophets: Moses and Elijah or Enoch]. Therefore, You have given them blood to drink [no water left on earth]. They are deserving [of nothing but blood to drink].

Rev. 16:7 Then I heard a voice from the altar, saying: Yes, Lord [authority], God [deity], the Almighty One [omnipotence], Your judgments are truthful [veracity] and just [fair due to omniscience].

Rev. 16:8 Then the fourth angel [of the execution squad] poured out his bowl upon the sun, and to it [the sun] was given the power to burn mankind with fiery heat. 

Rev. 16:9 Consequently, mankind will be scorched with a great burning heat, but they will curse the Name of God who has the authority over these plagues. Indeed, they will not change their minds [repent] and as a result give Him the glory.  

Rev. 16:10 Then the fifth angel [of the execution squad] poured out his bowl upon the throne of the Beast [Antichrist], and his empire became [was plunged into] darkness [spiritual darkness becomes environmental darkness], and they kept on biting their tongues because of the pain [suffering from freezing temperatures and fear of constant darkness].   

Rev. 16:11 Then they cursed God in heaven because of their pain and their sores. However, they did not change their minds [repent] from their deeds [worship of the beast and persecution of the saints].  

Rev. 16:12 Then the sixth angel [of the execution squad] poured out his bowl on the river, the great Euphrates [in Iraq], and its water was dried up [ceased to flow] so that the invasion route for the kings from the rising sun [east] will be prepared [for the Armageddon campaign].  

Rev. 16:13 Then I saw three unclean spirit beings [demons] like frogs from the mouth [command & control] of the Dragon [Satan] and from the mouth [command & control] of the Beast [Antichrist] and from the mouth [command & control] of the False Prophet [the unholy trinity aligned against Christ],  

Rev. 16:14 For they are the spirits of demons which perform miracles, who advance upon the kings [political & military leaders] of the entire inhabited earth, for the purpose of assembling them for that war [campaign] of the great day [2nd advent] of Almighty [Omnipotent] God [Jesus Christ].  

Rev. 16:15 Suddenly [without warning], I [Jesus Christ] will return like a thief [unexpectedly]. Happy is the one who watches and who guards his outer garments [idiom: living the Christian way of life during the tribulation], so that he may not walk exposed [idiom: become a loser] and they [fellow believers] see his shame [loss of rewards at the judgment seat].  

Rev. 16:16 Then He [Jesus Christ] assembled them [the armies of the world] in a place which is called in Hebrew: Armageddon [Valley of Megiddo].  

Rev. 16:17 Then the seventh angel [of the execution squad] poured out his bowl upon the lower atmosphere [Satan’s domain as prince of the power of the air], and a great voice [God the Father] came out from the inner sanctuary from the throne, saying: It is over [the final bowl judgment has been unleashed].  

Rev. 16:18 Then there were lightning flashes and roars and thunders, and there was a great earthquake, such as had not occurred since mankind had come to be on earth, so terrible was this great earthquake.  

Rev. 16:19 Then the great city [Babylon] was split into three parts [by the earthquake] and the cities of the nations collapsed [buildings fell to their destruction]. Furthermore, Babylon the great [in Iraq] will be remembered in the presence of God, with the result that He will give her the cup of wine of the fury [boiling rage] of His wrath [settled anger against spiritual adultery].  

Rev. 16:20 Then every island vanished and mountains could not be found.   

Rev. 16:21 Then large hailstones, weighing about one hundred pounds each, dropped down from the lower atmosphere on mankind, and mankind [the survivors] cursed God because of the plague of hail, because this plague was extremely severe.    

Rev. 17:1 Then one of the seven angels [of the execution squad], the one who had the seventh bowl, came and spoke to me, saying: Come here! I will explain to you the judgment upon the great prostitute [false religion in the city of Babylon which seduces people from Christ] who sits upon many waters [international in scope],

Rev. 17:2 With whom the rulers of the earth have committed sexual immorality [spiritual fornication]. Furthermore, those [religious converts] who dwell on the earth have become intoxicated with the wine of her sexual immorality [spiritual prostitution],

Rev. 17:3 Then he [the seventh angel of the execution squad] carried me away in the Spirit to a remote location [in Iraq]. Then I saw a woman [false religion] sitting upon a scarlet beast [political system], full of insulting categorical remarks [satanic teachings], having seven heads [historical empires] and ten horns [ten nation confederacy of the revived Roman Empire].

Rev. 17:4 Now the woman [Satan’s religious system in the rebuilt city of Babylon] was clothed in purple and scarlet garments [church and state combined] and was adorned with gold [great international wealth] and priceless stones [historical and cultural artifacts] and pearls [glamour and class], having a golden drinking vessel in her hand [providing intoxication] which was full of detestable [sacrilegious] and unclean things [abominable heresies and satanic rituals] related to her sexual immoralities [spiritual and physical fornication],

Rev. 17:5 Furthermore, a title was written upon her forehead: Mystery [not revealed until the False Prophet arrives], Babylon the Great [Satan’s counterfeit religion headquartered in Iraq], Mother [origin] of Prostitutes [sexual immorality] and the Abominations [idolatry] of the Earth.

Rev. 17:6 Then I saw the woman [Satan’s false religion], drunk with the blood [Satan’s global religion turns murderous] of the set-apart ones [Jews] and with the blood of the martyrs for Jesus [believers during the tribulation], and when I saw her [Satan’s global religion], I was shocked with great amazement.

Rev. 17:7 Then the angel [seventh member of the execution squad] said to me: Why are you shocked? I will explain to you the mystery [secret] of the woman [false religion] and of the Beast [Antichrist] which will support her, the one who has seven heads [historical empires] and ten horns [ten nation confederacy of the Revived Roman Empire].

Rev. 17:8 The beast [Antichrist] that you saw was [existed during the time of the original Roman Empire] and is not [doesn’t exist at the time John was writing the Revelation], but is destined to come up [during the tribulation] from the prison house of demons and evil spirits [Satan’s temporary headquarters in the Abyss] and he will go into destruction [into the Lake of Fire]. In fact, those who inhabit the earth [during the tribulation] will be amazed, (those [unbelievers] whose name was not written in the past and will remain unwritten in the Book of Life from the foundation [creation] of the world [God’s sovereignty decided which names are in the book and which ones are not]), when they see the Beast [Antichrist], that he was [active during the tribulation] and is not [imprisoned during the millennium] and will come [final appearance after the millennium before he is consigned to the Lake of Fire for eternity].

Rev. 17:9 Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains [historical empires], whereas the woman [Satan’s religious system] sits upon them [false religion is supported by politics]. Furthermore, they are seven kings [political leaders].

Rev. 17:10 Five [historical empires] have fallen [Egypt, Babylon, Assyria, Medo-Persia, and Graeco-Macedonia], one exists [the ancient Roman Empire during the time John was writing the Revelation], another has not yet arrived [the Revived Roman Empire], however, when it arrives [during the tribulation], it must remain for a short time [seven years].

Rev. 17:11 Moreover, the Beast [Antichrist] who was [active during the tribulation], but will not be [active during the millennium], he himself will also be the eighth [ruler over the eighth empire at the end of the millennium] and is from the seventh [he rules the Revived Roman Empire during the 2nd half of the tribulation], however, he will return to destruction [permanent residence in the Lake of Fire].

Rev. 17:12 Moreover, the ten horns which you saw are ten kings [political rulers over the ten nation confederacy], who have not yet received a kingdom [not elected to office], but they will receive authority as kings [political leaders: crisis management team] for one hour [last half of the tribulation] with the Beast [Antichrist].

Rev. 17:13 These [ten political rulers] have one ideology [common cause] so they will give their power and authority [as representatives of their nations] to the Beast [Antichrist].

Rev. 17:14 These [political rulers of the ten nation confederacy] will wage war against the Lamb [Christ Jesus], but the Lamb will conquer them, because He is the Lord of lords [emphasizes His 1st advent] and the King of kings [emphasizes His 2nd advent]. Furthermore, those [tribulation martyrs] accompanying Him are called [to martydom] and chosen [fitted for tribulation warfare] and faithful [maintain their testimony to the end]. 

Rev. 17:15 Then he [seventh angel of the execution squad] said to me: The waters which you have seen, on which the prostitute [Satan’s counterfeit religion] sits [religious domination], represent people [citizens of the Revived Roman Empire], even lower class rabble [living outside the Revived Roman Empire], and nations [international scope] and languages. 

Rev. 17:16 Both the ten horns [political leaders] you saw and the Beast [Antichrist], these [leaders of the revived Roman Empire] will come to despise the prostitute [politicians become weary of religious leaders] and they will dismantle her [destroy her organizational structure] and will make her naked [strip her of power]. Moreover, they [the army of the revived Roman Empire] will devour her flesh [kill her devotees in a global civil war] and will consume her with fire [the Antichrist’s army will destroy her]. 

Rev. 17:17 For God [in His sovereignty] has placed into their mentality of their souls [leaders of the revived Roman Empire] to execute His purpose [to use their political system of evil to crush the religious system of evil] and to operate with one will [unanimous consent], and as a result to delegate their [collective] political and military power to the Beast [the Antichrist will operate as their Supreme Allied Commander] until [temporary arrangement] the plans of God have been completed [Jesus Christ controls history]. 

Rev. 17:18 Furthermore, the woman which you saw is the great city [rebuilt Babylon] which will possess power [religious and economic] over the kings [leaders] of the earth.

Rev. 18:1 After these things [the arrival, global participation, and destruction of religious Babylon], I saw another of the same kind of angel [seraph ranked], who had great authority, descending from heaven and the earth was illuminated because of his glory [the luminous glow of his spiritual body].

Rev. 18:2 Then he shouted with a powerful voice, saying: Babylon the Great [Satan’s headquarters in Iraq] has fallen, has fallen! In fact, it has become a penal colony [settlement] of demons [Satan’s executive staff] and a garrison for every type of unclean [disembodied] spirit [former inhabitants of now dead unbelievers] and an open-air cage for every species of unclean [Jews couldn’t eat them] and hated bird [buzzards, vultures], and a den for every type of unclean scavenger [rats, hyenas, jackals],

Rev. 18:3 Because all the nations have fallen from the wine [religious intoxication] of the passion [emotional abandon] of her fornication [spiritual adultery] and the kings of the earth [rulers] have committed fornication with her [political participation in Satan’s New World Order] and the merchants [businessmen] of the earth [global economic community] have obtained considerable wealth from the abundant quantity [powerful supply] of her natural resources [oil & gas deposits].

Rev. 18:4 Then I heard another of the same kind of voice from heaven, saying: Come out [physical separation] from her My people [tribulation believers living in Babylon, primarily Jewish], so that you might not participate in her sins [guilt by association], and you might not receive her plagues [judgment by association],

Rev. 18:5 Because her sins have been piled up as high as heaven [evil modus vivendi]. Moreover, God has remembered her crimes [evil modus operandi].

Rev. 18:6 Give back to her [divine retribution] in the same degree as she also has given [persecution and murder of Christians and Jews]. In fact, pay back double according to her deeds [evil modus operandi]. In the cup which she has mixed [torture and murder], mix for her a double dose.

Rev. 18:7 To the degree that she has glorified herself [arrogant self-sufficiency] and has lived sensually and in luxury [combination of spiritual adultery and economic apostasy], to that same degree, give her torture and grief. Because she said in the mentality of her soul [arrogant self-justification and demonic delusion]: I am sitting a queen [powerful because I’m connected to the source] and I am not a widow [powerless because I’m not connected to the source], therefore, I will never see grief [false security, imagined immunity to divine judgment].

Rev. 18:8 Because of this [arrogant presumption, self-sufficiency and false security], in one day her plagues will come: death and grief and famine. Moreover, she will be consumed by fire, for omnipotent is the Lord God Who has judged her.

Rev. 18:9 Then the kings [political leaders] of the earth who have committed fornication [spiritual adultery] and lived in luxury [commercial excess] with her will weep and strike themselves [beat their chests in agony] over her, when they see [televised] the smoke from her furious blaze,

Rev. 18:10 And they stood from afar [at a distance] because of the fear of her torment, exclaiming: Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the mighty city, because in one hour your judgment has come!

Rev. 18:11 And the merchants of the earth [international businessmen] will weep and agonize over her [loss of income and capital investments], because nobody [customer base] will purchase their cargo anymore [unwanted inventory piled-up in transit]:

Rev. 18:12 A cargo of gold and silver and precious gems and pearls [expensive jewelry], as well as fine linen and purple [religious] cloth and silk and scarlet [political] cloth [lavish clothing], as well as every type of citrus tree lumber and all kinds of carved ivory decorations [extravagant furniture and interior house decorations], as well as all types of products made from expensive wood and bronze and iron and marble [home building materials],

Rev. 18:13 As well as cinnamon and spice and incense and lotion and perfume [cosmetics and aromatherapy for the ladies], as well as wine and olive oil and fine flour and whole grains and cattle and sheep [drinking and dining], as well as thoroughbred horses and carriages [essential and recreational modes of transportation], as well as the bodies [part-time] and souls [full-time] of men [professional servants: butlers, maids, nannies].

Rev. 18:14 In fact, the fruit [apex] of your soul’s desire [global profiteers] has departed from you. All things, both luxurious [expensive] and glamorous [ostentatious], have vanished from you. Moreover, they [global businessmen] will no longer, never ever, find them [their cargoes] again.

Rev. 18:15 The merchants [international businessmen] of these things [luxury merchandise], who have become wealthy from her [Babylon as the center of global commerce], will stand from afar [at a distance] because of the fear of her torment, weeping and agonizing,

Rev. 18:16 Exclaiming: Woe, woe, the great city, which was clothed with fine linen, as well as purple [religion] and scarlet [politics], and was adorned with gold and precious gems and pearls,

Rev. 18:17 Because in one hour, such great wealth has been devastated. Furthermore, every shipmaster and all who were sailing to this place [Babylon], including sailors, as many as earn their living by the sea, stood from afar [at a distance].

Rev. 18:18 Furthermore, when they see the smoke of her burning inferno, they cry out, screaming: What city was ever like this great one [rebuilt Babylon]?

Rev. 18:19 Moreover, they threw dust [dirt] upon their heads and cried out, weeping and agonizing, screaming: Woe, woe, is the great city in which all [businessmen] who had ships at sea [merchant marine] became wealthy due to her prosperity [demand for luxury items fueled by oil & gas revenue], because in one hour she has been devastated!

Rev. 18:20 Be celebrating over her [destruction of Babylon], O heaven, especially saints [believers] and apostles [NT leadership] and prophets [OT leadership], because God has administered judgment against her as your retribution.

Rev. 18:21 Then one particular strong angel [seraph] picked up a boulder like a giant millstone [weighing over 2,000 pounds] and tossed it into the sea, saying: In this manner, Babylon, the great city, will be thrown down with a violent splash and will never, ever be found again.

Rev. 18:22 Furthermore, the sound of harpists and musicians and flute players and trumpeters [the entertainment industry] will never, ever be heard in you again. In fact, every craftsman [construction workers] of any trade will never, ever be found in you again. Also, the sound of the mill [industry] will never, ever be heard in you again.

Rev. 18:23 Furthermore, the light of the lamp [gas and electric utilities] will never, ever shine on you again. In fact, the voice of the groom and the bride [family life] will never be heard in you again. Since your merchants [international executives] became successful businessmen on the earth, because of your sorcery [drugs, mysticism], all the nations were deceived.

Rev. 18:24 In fact, the blood pools of prophets and saints and all those [martyrs] who were murdered [by violence and terrorism] upon the earth were found in her [global religion turned criminal to accomplish Satan’s objectives].

Rev. 19:1 After these things [the destruction of the city of Babylon], I heard a loud sound like a large crowd in heaven [tribulation martyrs], shouting: Praise the Lord! Salvation and glory and power to our God!

Rev. 19:2 Because His judgments are accurate [veracity] and justified [righteous], because He has judged the great prostitute [Satan’s counterfeit religious system] which is of such a type as to have repeatedly corrupted [seduced] the earth [its inhabitants] by means of her fornication [spiritual adultery]. Furthermore, He has avenged [divine retribution] the blood of His bondslaves [tribulation martyrs] by means of her hand.

Rev. 19:3 Then a second time they shouted: Praise the Lord! Furthermore, her [Babylon’s] smoke will continue to rise unto the Ages of the Ages [a perpetual reminder of God’s judgment against spiritual adultery].

Rev. 19:4 Then the twenty-four angelic staff officers and the four living creatures [seraphim] fell down and worshipped God [Jesus Christ] Who is sitting upon the throne, shouting: We acknowledge it! Praise the Lord!

Rev. 19:5 Then a voice [angelic king of arms] came out from the throne, saying: Keep on giving praise to our God, all those who are His bondslaves and the ones who respect Him, the small [losers] and the great [winners]. 

Rev. 19:6 Then I heard a sound like a large crowd [Church Age believers] and a sound like many waters [OT saints] and a sound like mighty peals of thunder [tribulation survivors], shouting: Praise the Lord! Because the Lord [Jesus Christ], our God [deity of Christ], the omnipotent One, has begun to reign [assumed royal control on the throne of God in Jerusalem]. 

Rev. 19:7 Let us rejoice and celebrate, and give glory to Him [Jesus Christ as the Groom], because the wedding banquet of the Lamb has finally come [its appointed time has arrived] and His bride [Church Age believers] has prepared herself [clothed her resurrection body with her wedding garments]. 

Rev. 19:8 Furthermore, it has been entrusted to her [grace gift], that she [bride of Christ] might clothe herself in [wedding garments] fine linen [robe of glory], bright [translucent] and pure [ultimate sanctification], for fine linen represents the righteousnesses [experiential rewards] of [performed by] the saints. 

Rev. 19:9 Then he [high ranking angel] said to me: Write! Happinesses to those [winner believers from other dispensations] who are invited to the wedding banquet of the Lamb. Then he said to me: These [eschatological doctrines] are true doctrines from God [verbal plenary inspiration].  

Rev. 19:10 Then I fell down before his [the angel’s] feet to worship him [emotional subjectivity]. But he shouted to me: Stop doing that! I am your fellow slave, along with your brethren [fellow pastors and evangelists] who have the testimony [message] of Jesus [angels also communicate the Word of God in their appointed sphere of influence].  Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit [or perceptive insight] of prophecy.

Rev. 19:11 Then I saw heaven open and remain open, and behold, a white horse [symbolizing victory] and the One who was sitting upon it [Jesus Christ] was called Faithful and True. Consequently, He will judge and wage war with justice [every soldier aligned against Israel in the Valley of Megiddo will be killed by the end of the battle of Armageddon].

Rev. 19:12 And His eyes were like a flame of fire [Jesus Christ as Judge] and upon His head were many crowns, and He has a title which has been written, which nobody [humans or angels] knows except Him.

Rev. 19:13 And He [Jesus Christ] was wearing a robe [symbolizing His strategic victory at the Cross] which had been splattered with blood [symbolizing His tactical victory at Armageddon]. Furthermore, His title has been called in the past and is still called [in the Gospel of John]: The Word of God [eternal Logos: the Shekinah glory of Christ on earth during the Church Age].

Rev. 19:14 And the armies [soldier saints] in heaven [winner believers from every dispensation] followed Him [the celestial Warrior] upon white horses, clothed in pure [ultimate sanctification], white [translucent] linen [robe of glory].

Rev. 19:15 And a sharp broadsword [military victory] proceeds out from His mouth [use of deadly force], so that with it He might strike down [forensic and judicial condemnation] the nations [annihilate their great armies]. Then [after the slaughter at Armageddon] He will govern them with an iron [inflexible] scepter [laws of divine establishment], and He will trample under feet the winepress of the wine [Christ’s personal record of kills] of the wrath of the anger of Almighty God [absolute sovereignty].

Rev. 19:16 Furthermore, He has a title which has been written on His robe [military tunic] and thigh [ancient Roman custom]: King of kings [sovereignty over humans] and Lord of lords [sovereignty over the angelic host].

Rev. 19:17 Then I saw one angel [seraph ranked] standing in the sunlight and he shouted with a loud voice to all the birds [vultures, buzzards, ravens] which fly in mid-air: Come here! Be gathered together to the great feast from [provided by] God,

Rev. 19:18 In order that you may eat the corpses of politicians and the corpses of field marshals and the corpses of generals and the carcasses of horses and those sitting upon them [cavalry] and the corpses of all volunteers, as well as draftees and enlisted personnel and officers.

Rev. 19:19 Then I saw the Beast [Antichrist] and the politicians of the earth and their armies gathered together [mobilized] to wage war against the One [Jesus Christ] who is sitting upon the horse and against His army [of saints]. 

Rev. 19:20 Then the beast [Antichrist] was seized and the False Prophet who performed miracles on his behalf with him, by which [demonic miracles] he had deceived those who had received the mark of the Beast, even those who worshipped his image [Abomination of Desolation]. Although they remain alive, these two were thrown into the Lake of Fire which continues to burn with sulphur.  

Rev. 19:21 And the remaining [unbelievers at Megiddo] were killed with the broadsword [military victory] of the One [Jesus Christ] who sits upon the horse, which [use of deadly military force] proceeded out from His mouth [Jesus Christ alone slaughters the gathered armies], and all the birds became stuffed [gorged] with their corpses.  

Rev. 20:1 Then I saw an angel [the arresting officer & jailer] descending from heaven, having the key to the prison-house of demons and evil spirits [Abyss] and a great chain in his hand [celestial handcuffs and leg-irons]. 

Rev. 20:2 And he arrested [grabbed] the Dragon [unclean, foul], the ancient Serpent [from the Garden of Eden], who is the Devil [slanderer, maligner], even Satan [the adversary and foe of God], and he bound [imprisoned] him for a thousand years [during the millennium].

Rev. 20:3 Then he [the 5^th Trumpet angel] cast him [Satan] into the prison-house of demons and evil spirits [Abyss]. Then he shut and sealed [locked] it over him [maximum security] so that he could not deceive the nations any longer until the thousand years were completed. After these things [the millennium], it will be necessary [by divine decree] for him [Satan] to be released [on parole] for a short time.

Rev. 20:4 Then I saw thrones and they [winner believers] sat upon them, and the authority to pass judgment was given to them [as a reward], especially the souls of those [tribulation martyrs] who had been beheaded because of the testimony [gospel message] about Jesus and because of the [eschatological] doctrine of God. In fact, these [tribulation martyrs] did not worship the Beast [Antichrist] or his image and did not receive the mark upon the forehead and upon their hand. Furthermore, they [tribulation martyrs] came to life [resurrected at the 2nd advent] and ruled with Christ [in similar capacity as Church Age believers] for a thousand years,

Rev. 20:5 (the rest of the dead [unbelievers] did not come to life until the thousand years were completed [at the 2nd resurrection]), this resurrection [of believers] being the first.

Rev. 20:6 Happiness and holiness to the one who takes part in the first resurrection; against him the second death will not have authority [jurisdiction]. Instead, they shall be priests of God and of Christ [during the millennium]. In fact, they will rule with Him a thousand years.

Rev. 20:7 Now when the thousand years [of the millennium] have been completed, Satan will be released [not rehabilitated] from his prison.

Rev. 20:8 Then he will come out for the purpose of deceiving the nations, those in the four corners [regions] of the earth [global revolution], (Gog [the leader] and Magog [the followers]), to gather them together [concentration of force] for battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea [millions of troops equipped for battle against the Lord].

Rev. 20:9 Then they [Satan’s army] marched [began their attack] over the breadth [wide battle formation] of the land [surrounding Israel], and they encircled [strategic envelopment] the fortifications [camp] of the saints and the city which is loved [Jerusalem]. Then fire came down from heaven [counterattack] and consumed them.

Rev. 20:10 And the Devil [Satan, the slanderer and accuser] who had deceived them [the rebellious inhabitants of the earth] was cast into the Lake of Fire and Burning Sulphur [their final destination], along with the Beast [Antichrist] and the False Prophet, and they will be tormented day and night [around the clock] unto the Ages of the Ages [eternity future].

Rev. 20:11 Then I saw a Great White Throne [divine courtroom for sentencing unbelievers] and the One [Jesus Christ as the Judge] who was sitting upon it, from whose presence the earth and heaven have vanished [our universe is far away]. Consequently, no place [beyond GPS capability] was found for them [black hole in space].

Rev. 20:12 Then I saw the dead [unbelievers], the great [famous and successful] and small [little power and influence], standing [in resurrection bodies fitted for wrath] before the throne [awaiting judgment by Christ Jesus]. Then the books [of works and sins] were opened and another book [now contains only the names of those who believed in Jesus Christ] was opened, which is of life [originally had the names of every person who ever lived], and the dead [unbelievers] were judged on the basis of what was written in the books according to their production [their sins and works in life determine the extremity of their suffering throughout eternity].

Rev. 20:13 Then the sea gave up the dead [nephilim: half angel, half human], those in it, also Death [prison for fallen angels] and Hades [prison for unbelieving humans] gave up the dead in them. Then they were judged, individually, according to their production [sins and works]. 

Rev. 20:14 Then Death [prison for fallen angels] and Hades [prison for unbelieving humans] were cast into the Lake of Fire [final destination for all unbelievers]. This is the second death: the Lake of Fire. 

Rev. 20:15 And if anyone [unbeliever] was not found written in the Book of Life [erased], he was cast into the Lake of Fire [final destination for all unbelievers].

Rev. 21:1 Then I saw a New Heaven and a New Earth [the Perfect Age], for the first heaven [original] and the first earth [historical] transmuted and the sea [water] no longer existed.  

Rev. 21:2 Then I saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having been thoroughly prepared like a bride who has been beautifully adorned for her husband [now suspended above the earth].   

Rev. 21:3 Then I heard a loud voice out of heaven, saying: Behold, the tabernacle of God [Jesus Christ as the Shekinah glory] is with mankind and will dwell with them [as opposed to “in them” during the Church Age], and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them,   

Rev. 21:4 And He [God the Father] shall wipe all tears [categories of suffering] from your eyes. Furthermore, death [physical] will not exist any longer, nor shall there be mourning [mental anguish, sorrow] nor crying [manifestation of grief] nor pain [weariness from hard work] anymore, because the former things [conditions after the Fall] have passed away [discipline and suffering are gone forever].   

Rev. 21:5 Then He [Jesus Christ] who was sitting upon the throne, said: Behold, I will make all things new in quality [improved]. Then He said: Write! Because these doctrines [book of Revelation] are dependable and true.   

Rev. 21:6 Then He [Jesus Christ] said to me: It is done [human history is over]. I am the Alpha [God in eternity past] and the Omega [God in eternity future], the beginning [creation of human history in Genesis] and the end [culmination of human history in Revelation]. I will give without cost [free grace] - to him who thirsts [believers only] - from the spring of the water of life [positional: eternal life].   

Rev. 21:7 He who continues to overcome [experiential victory] shall inherit these things [special rewards & privileges], and I will be his God and he will be My son [an intimate relationship for winner believers only].   

Rev. 21:8 But unbelievers - especially [worse by degree] cowards [timid & unmanly] and those who are detestable [who practice incredibly abominable things] and murderers and fornicators [sexual immorality] and drug abusers [including sorcery & mysticism] and idolaters and all types of pathological liars - their part will be in the lake which continually burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.   

Rev. 21:9 Then [scene changes from the Perfect Age back to the millennium] one of the seven angels [of the death squad] who had the seven bowls which were full of the seven last plagues returned and spoke with me, saying: Come, I will show you the bride [of Christ], the wife of the Lamb [living in the New Jerusalem].   

Rev. 21:10 Then he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, which was descending out of heaven from God [suspended above the earth],   

Rev. 21:11 Having the [Shekinah] glory of God [presence of Jesus Christ], her brilliance like a precious jewel, as a gem which shines like a diamond [unblemished, crystal-clear jasper],

Rev. 21:12 Having a great and high wall, having twelve gates [portals] and twelve angels [doormen] at the gates. Furthermore, names were inscribed upon them [the gates], which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. 

Rev. 21:13 Three gates on the east [Judah, Issachar, Zebulon] and three gates on the north [Dan, Asher, Naphtali] and three gates on the south [Rubin, Simeon, Gad] and three gates on the west [Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin]. 

Rev. 21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations [underlying blocks or stones] and on them were twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.  

Rev. 21:15 Now the one [surveying angel] who spoke with me had a golden measuring [surveying] instrument so that he might measure the city and its gates and its wall.  

Rev. 21:16 Furthermore, the city is laid out square and its length is as great as the width. Then he [the surveying angel] measured the city with the [measuring] instrument at twelve thousand stadia [approximately 1,400 miles]. Its length and width and height are equal [a perfect cube].  

Rev. 21:17 Then he [the angelic surveyor] measured its wall: one hundred forty four cubits [approximately 200 feet high] according to man’s measurements, which were identical to the angel’s.  

Rev. 21:18 Now the construction material of the wall was diamond [crystal-clear jasper] and the city was pure gold like clear crystal [with reflective properties].  

Rev. 21:19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were decorated [adorned] with every kind of precious gem: the first foundation was diamond, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,  

Rev. 21:20 The fifth sardonyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh jasper, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth garnet, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.   

Rev. 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was out from a single pearl. And the broad avenue [main street] of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass.   

Rev. 21:22 Furthermore, I did not see a temple in it, for the Lord God [deity of Christ], the Almighty [Omnipotent], even the Lamb, is its temple.   

Rev. 21:23 And the city had no need for the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God illuminated it and the Lamb is its lamp.   

Rev. 21:24 Then the nations will walk by its light, and the kings [rulers] of the earth will bring their honor [worship & thanksgiving] to it [the city where Christ dwells as the Shekinah glory],   

Rev. 21:25 And its gates will never, ever be shut during the day, for night will not exist there,   

Rev. 21:26 And they will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.   

Rev. 21:27 And no category of unclean thing [refuse] will enter into it [the New Jerusalem], neither one who practices abomination [false religion] or lying [pathological], but only those [elect believers] who were written in the past and stand written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.   

Rev. 22:1 Then he [the angelic surveyor] showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out from the throne of God [the Father] and from the Lamb [Jesus Christ]. 

Rev. 22:2 And in the middle of its [the city’s] broad avenue and on each side of the river was the Tree of Life, which will produce twelve varieties of fruit [prosperity] and will yield its fruit [variety of blessings] during each month [fresh supply]. Moreover, the leaves of the tree [shade] are for the healing of the nations [removes conflicts between the nations so they can live in peace].

Rev. 22:3 And there will no longer be any curse [on the earth or against mankind]. Furthermore, the throne of God [the Father] and of the Lamb [Jesus Christ] will be in it [perfect environment during the millennium], and His [the Lamb’s] bondslaves will serve Him.

Rev. 22:4 They will both see His [the Lamb’s] face and His royal title will be on their foreheads.

Rev. 22:5 And there shall no longer be night. Furthermore, they do not have need for light from a lamp or light from the sun, because the Lord God [Jesus Christ] will give them light [from His Shekinah glory] and they shall reign unto the Ages of the Ages [eternity future].

Rev. 22:6 Then [as John’s millennial vision came to a close] he said to me: These doctrines [eschatological] are dependable [inerrancy] and true [veracity]. Furthermore, the Lord God [Jesus Christ] over the spirits [human] of the prophets has completed His mission of sending His angel for the purpose of making known to His bondslaves the things [summary of events after the tribulation] which must take place with rapidity [executed quickly once the plan begins].

Rev. 22:7 Therefore, behold, I will return with rapidity [imminency of the rapture]. Happy [spiritually prosperous] is he who keeps on guarding the doctrines of prophecy [eschatology] of this book [Revelation].

Rev. 22:8 And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things [eschatological events]. Then when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel [worshipping the communicator rather than the Originator of the message] who revealed these things [eschatological events] to me.

Rev. 22:9 Then he [the angel] shouted to me: Stop doing that! I am your fellow slave, as well as your brethren, the prophets, and those who keep on guarding the doctrines of this book [direct reference: Revelation, remote reference: entire Bible]. Worship God!

Rev. 22:10 Then he [the angel] said to me: Do not seal up [obscure by spiritualization and other violations of sound biblical hermeneutics] the doctrines of the prophecy of this book [direct reference: Revelation, remote reference: the entire Bible], for the time [fulfillment of the times of the Gentiles] is near.

Rev. 22:11 He who does wrong [indifferent believer] may continue to do wrong indefinitely, and the defiled one [antagonistic believer] may continue to be defiled indefinitely [loss of rewards: wood, hay, stubble]. Moreover, the righteous one [interested believer] may continue to perform righteousness indefinitely, and the holy one [dedicated believer] may continue to be holy indefinitely [rewards: gold, silver, precious stones].

Rev. 22:12 Behold [now hear this], I will return with rapidity [imminency of the rapture] and My reward will come with Me [at the Judgment Seat of Christ] for the purpose of paying back [interest on every investment in Bible doctrine] to each person [positive believer] as his [spiritual] production exists.

Rev. 22:13 I Myself am the Alpha [deity of Christ] and the Omega [Christ in hypostatic union forever], the First [eternal God] and the Last [terminates human history], the Beginning [Christ as Creator] and the End [evaluates believers and judges unbelievers].

Rev. 22:14 Happinesses [spiritual blessings] to those who keep on washing their robes [remaining in fellowship with the Lord by confessing sins], so that privileged access will be theirs [winner believers only] to the Tree of Life. Furthermore, they may enter into the city [the New Jerusalem] by the gates [honorary access for winners only].

Rev. 22:15 Outside [categories of unbelievers in the Lake of Fire] are dogs [male prostitutes] and sorcerers [drug abusers, New Agers] and sexually immoral persons and murderers and idolaters [all categories of illegitimate worship] and everyone who loves [gets a kick out of] and continually practices [as a habitual way of life] pathological lying.

Rev. 22:16 I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you [John on the island of Patmos] these things [eschatological doctrines] for the advantage of the churches. I Myself am the root [both eternal God and source of the future Jewish dynasty], even the seed [descendent] of David [fulfilling the Davidic covenant], the Bright Morning Star [battlefield royalty: winner of the angelic conflict].

Rev. 22:17 Both the Spirit and the bride [Church Age believers] continue to say [in their prayers to the Lord]: Please return! Furthermore, he who understands [believer during the tribulation], let him say: Please return! Meanwhile [until the Lord returns], may the one who is thirsty [for Bible doctrine] return again and again, continually desiring to obtain the water of life as a gift.

Rev. 22:18 I testify [bear witness before the Supreme Court of heaven] to everyone who hears the doctrine of the prophesy of this book [direct reference: Revelation, remote reference: the entire Bible]: If anyone adds to them [prophesies in either Revelation or the rest of the Bible], God will add to him the plagues [intense suffering] which were written in the past and stand written in this book.

Rev. 22:19 Furthermore, if anyone takes away from the doctrine of the prophecy [eschatology] of this book [direct reference: Revelation, remote reference: the entire Bible], God will take away his share from the Tree of Life [loss of reward for the believer] and from the holy city [the New Jerusalem] the things [rewards] which were written in the past and stand written in this book.

Rev. 22:20 He [Jesus Christ] Who communicates these things [Bible doctrines] says: Yes, I will return with rapidity [imminency of the rapture]. So be it. Please return, Lord Jesus!

Rev. 22:21 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with the saints.