Revelation 8:10 says вЂњa great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers.вЂќ If one star hits the earth, the earth will be vaporized in an instant. Second, there are specific allusions to OT symbols and events. Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem which had become similar to Sodom and Egypt in that their occupants persecuted the people of God. The focus of Revelation is on JerusalemвЂ™s coming judgment: вЂњAnd their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which mystically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucifiedвЂќ (11:8).

First, the Greek word for earth is gГ„ВЃs and can be translated either вЂњland,вЂќ вЂњdirt,вЂќ вЂњsoil,вЂќ or вЂњearth.вЂќ If you read these verses and insert вЂњlandвЂќ (i.e., вЂњland of IsraelвЂќ) where many translations use вЂњearth,вЂќ a more local context is in view. You have to go back to chapters 8 (7вЂ“12) and 9 (15 and 18) for the context of this topic.

1:1, 3 22:7, 10, 12, 20), and interpretive methodology (Scripture with Scripture), what follows are some things to consider when looking at the above questions.ДЇirst, Revelation 16, the only place in the Bible where the word вЂњArmageddonвЂќ is found, doesnвЂ™t say anything about the destruction of a third of the worldвЂ™s population. While itвЂ™s difficult to deal with the middle portions of Revelation without establishing its historical context (the judgment upon Jerusalem), the time element (Rev. Second, in Revelation it refers to 200 million mounted troops. 70 fulfillment of the вЂњgreat tribulation.вЂќ However, I do not see how the preterist**** view of Armageddon, where a third of the worldвЂ™s population is destroyed, is dealt with on this issue. First, the time indicators you reveal and clarify in your book point to an A.D. QUESTION: After reading your book Last Days Madness, which is understandable for even a layman such as me, I have a couple of questions.

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