Chapter 8 — The Seals and Trumpets. The Problem of a Strict Chronological Sequence
The opening of the trumpet vision requires a decision about the structure of Revelation. If the seals and the trumpets are read as two consecutive …
Chapter 13 — The Image of the Beast & The Ideological Evolution of the USA and Europe
The Beast described in Revelation 13 is not merely another empire placed after the four Beasts of Daniel 7. It is a composite power that …
Appendix C — Chronology, Historical Evidence, and Testable Conclusions
The Purpose of This Appendix Appendix A explained the method and terminology used in this edition. Appendix B presented the principal textual reconstructions proposed through …
The Mortal Wound of Revelation 13 and the Hidden Role of Philosophy
There is a detail in Revelation 13 that cannot be passed over lightly. John sees a beast rising out of the sea, having seven heads …
1540: The Locusts
1540 marks the emergence of the locusts of the Fifth Trumpet. In my interpretation, the locusts of Revelation 9 are the Society of Jesus: the …
Who Destroys Economic Babylon?
Revelation 18, the Beast from the Earth, and the transition from the economic world to the final dictatorship Revelation 18 describes the destruction of a …
Chapter 7 — The Four Beasts, the Little Horn, and the Son of Man
Daniel 7 returns to the same succession of empires first shown in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, but it changes the point of view completely. In Daniel 2, …