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This work is a close look at the symbolic Seals, Trumpets and Bowls of Revelation. Several popular mainstream views are evaluated with respect to their fidelity to scripture, and the logic and believability of their end-time scenarios. Starting with defining perhaps the most important key to understanding the book of Revelation - the non-linear pattern of revelation with cycles of Introductory passages, Parenthetical passages, and Reiterative passages - the attempt is made to connect the puzzle pieces to see the very complex picture John was seeing, and was trying to paint for us. Resisting the temptation to take the easy way out by spiritualizing the mysterious details of John's descriptions, a literal approach is taken allowing for obvious symbolism when the text uses symbolic language. Surprisingly to some this most literal approach does yield a very logical and plausible scenario and picture (albeit a very dynamic and dramatic moving picture), especially when we relate what John describes, to what are now known to be scientific realities. If the book has no other value it should at least lend considerable credibility to the belief that the Bible, and the book of Revelation in particular, had to be supernaturally revealed by God to the human authors. There is no other logically viable explanation for the scientific accuracy of the details of John's descriptions, in particular with respect to the Cosmic catastrophes - the "falling stars," considering modern science is only now learning what John wrote about over 2000 years ago - before telescopes and spacecraft. This book is less a philosophical work of Theology, but more of a technical analysis of the subject matter, applying rules of logic and reason and bringing to bear knowledge of scientific fact, while also carefully examining all that the scripture tells us on the issue, without cherry-picking or eisegesis. However, the implications are clearly Theological, especially with respect to the field known as Eschatology, or End-times prophecy. This book is one of a series entitled End-time Prophecy Revisited.
