Daniel and Revelation Unsealed

Book excerpt: God through the prophet Amos has promised humanity that He will reveal himself and his Providences in human history. All of the important events in the history of mankind from the fall of Adam to the close of time have been laid out for us in the prophecies of scripture. Regarding the future God's promise to us is: "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets." Amos 3:7 The books of Daniel and Revelation are one prophecy but given in two parts. The two books describe events from the time of ancient Babylon to the return of Christ. Daniel was commanded to seal the meaning of his prophecies so that they would only be understood fully at "the time of the end." Daniel 12:9. Six hundred years later the Apostle John was shown the end of time when the mysteries of Daniel were to be unsealed for the final generation: Rev 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. Rev 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. Rev 5:1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. Rev 5:2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? Rev 5:3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. Rev 5:4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. Rev 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. The above verses foretell a time when God will send a strong angel to earth to awaken a widespread interest in the prophecies by proclaiming in a loud voice: "Who is worthy to open them?" In our unprecedented times of global civil unrest, pandemic, disasters and looming New World Order humanity is primed now by the question of the angel. Like no other time in history mankind waits for the answer with baited breath. This itself is the strongest evidence that the divine answer is about to be given. God will it clear that no intelligent being, mortal or immortal, is qualified to reveal the future except the Lion of Judah, Jesus Christ, as He breaks and fulfills them one by one. Since global condition indicate that time is here, this document combines Daniel and Revelation together and cross-references them for easy reference. In the cross-references D stands for Daniel and R for Reveltion. The goal is to help make the application of the prophecies plain, even as they unfold before our eyes. To make the best use of it, first read the book of Revelation through in one sitting (it is short) to get an overview. As you read notice that the scenes alternate between scenes in the heavenly temple where Christ performs his final atonement and scenes on earth. And in all of the study of scripture the primary question the student should especially be asking is what does the Lord want us personally to do with this information in terms of how we should live and be effective servants and witnesses for him. There is a study supplement on some of the main themes contained in these books also available on Amazon called Daniel and Revelation Unsealed - A Study Supplement. This is intended as an aid but has not been included here to underline the point that Daniel and Revelation themselves should be the main focus of study because these are the books that have heaven's emphatic endorsement for our times. No other scripture promises such a rich blessing to the sincere student. There is no surer end-time road map.