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Overview of the Book of The (Seven 1,000-Year Periods of the Earth’s Temporal Existence)

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Adam’s ministry began City of Enoch was Abraham’s ministry Israel was divided into ’s Renaissance and Destruction of the translated two kingdoms ministry wicked Wickedness began to Isaac, , and Reformation wicked spread ’s ministry twelve tribes of Israel Isaiah’s ministry Christ’s ministry Industrial Revolution Christ comes to reign as King of kings Repentance was Great Flood— Israel’s bondage in Ten tribes were taken Church was ’s ministry taught by prophets and mankind began Egypt captive established Earth receives Restored Church patriarchs again paradisiacal Moses’s ministry Judah was taken The Savior’s atoning becomes global CREATION Adam gathered and Tower of Babel captive, and sacrifice is bound Conquest of land of prepare for Christ EARTH’S DAY OF DAY EARTH’S

blessed his children was destroyed OF DAY EARTH’S PROBATION ENDS PROBATION PROBATION ENDS PROBATION ETERNAL REWARD FALL OF ADAM FALL Jaredites traveled to was taken to Millennial era of peace ETERNAL REWARD ETERNITIES PAST Great calamities Great calamities FINAL JUDGMENT FINAL JUDGMENT

PREMORTAL EXISTENCE PREMORTAL Adam died promised land Jews returned to the and love and love ETERNITIES FUTURE Israelites began to ETERNITIES FUTURE ALL PEOPLE RECEIVE THEIR Zion established ALL PEOPLE RECEIVE THEIR Enoch’s ministry have kings Great and Earth celestialized Period of apostasy following Millennium

First Five Seals—from the Creation to John’s Last Two Seals—the Kingdom of ’s Triumphant Destiny The first five seals described in the are dealt with in 11 verses (see :1–11; only 3 percent of the It does not seem to have been ’s purpose to arrange every aspect of the book of Revelation in strict chronological total verses in the book), while 281 verses (70 percent) deal with the sixth and seventh seals and the final glory of the earth. order. Like a master teacher who digresses from his presentation with brief interludes to further clarify or expand what The Prophet Joseph Smith described this focus of the book of Revelation: “The things which John saw had no allusion to the he teaches, even so the Lord appears to have included in Revelation several such interludes that interrupt the order of the scenes of the days of Adam, Enoch, Abraham or , only so far as is plainly represented by John. . . . John saw that only presentation. These teaching interludes, labeled A–E in the chronology below, are discussed in the corresponding sections. which was lying in futurity and which was shortly to come to pass” (in History of the Church, 5:341–42).

Chronology of the Events in the Last Two Seals, Including Teaching Interludes

6 Revelation Revelation Revelation Revelation Revelation Revelation Revelation Revelation Revelation Revelation Revelation Revelation Revelation 6:12–17 7:1–8 7 8:1–13; 9:1–21 11:1–14 11:15–19 15:5–8; 16:1–21 19:1–10 19:11–21 20:1–3 20:4–6 20:7–10 20:11–15 21:1–27; 22:1–5 Great calamities Destruction is Fire, destruction, Two special Voices in Vials of judgment Voices in heaven Christ comes as Satan is bound at The righteous are Satan is loosed after The Great and There is a new and signs are held back while A and war are B witnesses are slain announce the C are poured out E praise God and King of kings; the beginning of resurrected and the Millennium and heaven and new shown on earth the righteous are unleashed. in Jerusalem and triumph of God’s on the world; the announce the the wicked are the Millennium. reign with Christ wages a final battle; takes place. earth; the world is and in heaven. sealed; the gospel then resurrected. kingdom. wicked do not marriage supper destroyed. during the he is defeated and celestialized. is restored. D repent. of the Lamb. Millennium. cast out.

A John Sees Those Saved in God’s Kingdom C The Triumph of the Kingdom of God over Satan D John Sees Those Saved in God’s Kingdom

Revelation 7:9–17 John sees in vision representations of the kingdom of :1–18 (Satan’s Kingdom) :1–4 Just before the sounding of the of God and the kingdom of Satan. Though Satan’s kingdom • John sees from the sea and is shown Just before the pouring out of the seven vials of judgment, John is shown the multitude of those who will make war against God’s kingdom, the kingdom of that Satan has power over the political aspects judgment, John is shown the multitude of those who have achieved praising God and the Lamb God will ultimately triumph, and Satan and his followers of his kingdom. overcame the beast; these are praising God and the in the celestial kingdom. will be overthrown. Lamb in the celestial kingdom. • John sees the beast from the earth spreading his :1–17 (The Kingdom of God) influence through performing miracles. B The “Little Book” Interlude E The Destruction of Satan’s Kingdom • The Church (the ecclesiastical aspect of the kingdom) • The followers of the beast are sealed in their foreheads :1–11 brings forth the kingdom over which Christ reigns as to mark their allegiance. :1–18; 18:1–24 King (the political aspect of the kingdom). Between the sounding of the sixth trumpet and the :1–20 (Final Outcome) After the seven vials of judgment have been poured vision of the two special witnesses in Jerusalem, an out, an explains the symbolism of the great whore • The Church and kingdom of God are opposed by the • John sees the Lamb on Mount Zion with those who have angel delivers a book to John and commands him and the beast. John is then shown the overthrow of the great (Satan). been sealed in their foreheads by God (the 144,000). to eat it. We know from latter-day revelation that this whore (symbolic representation of Satan’s kingdom • The opposition actually began in the premortal whore (symbolic representation of Satan’s kingdom symbolized a special mission given to John to • John sees heavenly messengers sent to restore the and the counterpart to the true Church—the bride of existence and led to the . and the counterpart to the true Church—the bride of participate in the gathering of Israel (see D&C 77:14). gospel, signaling the beginning of the end of Satan’s Christ). The world laments in great sorrow the fall of Thus John is shown in vision his part in the great • The Church of John’s time would not bring forth the dominion. Satan’s empire. events of the future. kingdom but would be driven into the wilderness • John sees the great harvest. (apostasy) by the dragon. © 2014 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. 11/12 © 2014 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

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