Michael and the Myth of National Angels
A Mekorah Reconstruction of Daniel 10–12 The received text of Daniel describes an invisible political world behind the visible one. Persia has a prince. Greece …
Chapter 2 — The Nicolaitans as Conquering Philosophers: Historical Evolution of Christianity
The Historical Evolution of Christianity The seven churches are real communities in Asia Minor, but the messages addressed to them are also prophetic. They describe …
Chapter 3 — Michael Servetus, The Martyr of True Reformation. Persecution and Execution
The Last Three Churches and the Modern Age Revelation 3 completes the prophetic history of Christianity. Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea do not describe three denominations. …
Chapter 6 — The Seventh Seal and the Final Surprise. Why will it be a total surprise?
The seals do not describe a supernatural war directed by a dragon against a cosmic woman. That explanation belonged to an earlier stage of my …
Chapter 11 — The Seventh Trumpet Sounded in 2020. Unsealing the Book of Daniel.
Revelation 11 completes the interlude that began with the open scroll in Revelation 10. The chapter contains two connected scenes. The first follows the prophetic …
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 …
Chapter 21 — The New Heaven and the New Earth as Ontological Replacement
Revelation 21 is usually presented as the triumphant culmination of biblical hope: the final healing of creation, the fulfillment of the prophetic promises, and the …
Chapter 22 — The River, the Tree, and the Final Words of the Revelation
Revelation 22 brings the vision of the New Jerusalem to its conclusion. The river of the water of life flows from the throne of God …
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 …
Appendix A — Method, Terminology, and Levels of Certainty
The Purpose of This Appendix This appendix explains how the present edition of Decoding Apocalypse approaches the received text of Revelation. The purpose is not …