Revelation and the end of all things

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1. Interpreting the Mystery 1 -- Future Prediction or Timeless Truth? 2 -- History, Politics, and Reform 8 -- Apocalyptic Fever, Disappointment, and Tragedy 14 -- Rapture, Tribulation, and Armageddon 19 -- Historical Study of Revelation 26 -- Silence or Song? 31 -- Venturing Forward 38 2. Christ and the Churches (Revelation 1-3) 41 -- A Revelation--A Prophecy--A Letter (1:1-8) 42 -- In the Presence of the Living One (1:9-20) 52 -- Not All Readers Are Alike (2:1-3:22) 54 3. Scroll Unsealed (Revelation 4-7) 71 -- The Sovereign God (4:1-11) 72 -- The Lamb Who Was Slain (5:1-14) 76 -- The First Six Seals (6:1-17) 81 -- The Redeemed: 144,000 and a Great Multitude (7:1-17) 88 4. Trumpets of Terror and Hope (Revelation 8-11) 93 -- The First Six Trumpets (8:1-9:21) 94 -- Judgment Interrupted 0:1-11) 101 -- Suffering, Witness, and Conversion (11:1-14) 104 -- The Kingdom of the Lord (11:15-19) 111 5. Beast and the Lamb (Revelation 12-15) 115 -- The Woman, Michael, and the Dragon (12:1-18) 118 -- The Two Beasts (13:1-18) 125 -- Judgment, Blessing, and Endurance (14:1-20) 135 -- Lord of the Nations (15:1-4) 141 6. Harlot and the Bride (Revelation 15-19) 145 -- The Seven Bowls of Wrath (15:5-16:21) 146 -- The Great Harlot (17:1-18) 154 -- Babylon's Funeral (18:1-24) 162 -- Hallelujah, the Lord Reigns (19:1-10) 168 7. End (Revelation 19-22) 171 -- The Great Battle (19:11-21) 173 -- The Millennial Kingdom (20:1-6) 180 -- Final Conflict and Final Judgment (20:7-15) 187 -- The New Jersualem (21:1-22:5) 191 -- The End Is Near (22:6-21) 201.