Events of Revelation
The first vision that the author experiences is that of entering Heaven and seeing God's throne (Revelation 4:1–6).
In Revelation, God is described as "having the appearance like that of jasper and carnelian with a rainbow-like halo as brilliant as emerald".
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (17th Century), even marks the fall of Paganism to the death of Galerius Maximus in the year 311.
A beast with ten horns atop seven heads rises out of the sea and is given authority to rule the Earth by the Dragon.
The mark will not be implemented until the Antichrist appears to be dead after suffering a fatal wound, only to be miraculously healed by Satan, and after he defiles the Temple; and this will happen precisely at the midpoint of the tribulation.
], such as many historicists, argue that the seals generally cover man's history from after the first coming of Christ up to the End time, with the trumpets generally covering the Tribulation, and the Bowls reserved for the Wrath of God period — preceding the Millennium.)
Revelation 17–18 introduces a Woman dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold, precious stones and pearls.
(Revelation 17:12–13) She is described as the "Mother of Harlots" and is drunk with the blood of the saints indicating her intense involvement in persecution.
Eventually, the 10 kings ruling the kingdoms that give their power to the Beast grow tired of her influence and overthrow her.
After the war has finished the beast and the false prophet are taken captives and thrown into the lake of fire, while all other enemy combatants are killed and their corpses left out on the field for the birds of the sky to devour their flesh (Revelation 19:20–21).
Jesus returns to earth followed by the armies of Heaven, which are seen riding white horses dressed in fine linen.
In the aftermath of their defeat, the Antichrist and False Prophet are cast alive into the Lake of Fire, which burns forever.
After the thousand years, Satan is released from the Abyss to deceive the nations and gather Gog and Magog and the people of the world to encircle the camp of the saints and the city of Jerusalem.
The wicked dead and all of those who died during the thousand-year reign of Christ are resurrected and judged (Revelation 20:11–14).
Many theologians interpret it allegorically as explaining the drastic difference in this world and 'heaven' when Christ has been acknowledged as having returned.
(Revelation 22:1–5) The truth and certain fulfilling of all the prophetic visions, The Holy Spirit and the wife/bride of the Lamb, invite, and say, "Come".
