The War on Earth, Part 2 (Revelation 13:1-10)
John’s vision zooms in to reveal the inner workings of the dragon’s war against Jesus’ Church.
John’s vision zooms in to reveal the inner workings of the dragon’s war against Jesus’ Church.
As the final secret strategies of the dragon’s war are unveiled, John discovers that the whole thing is actually pretty unimaginative.
Just as the dragon’s war reaches its climactic peak, another angel pauses the action to give John a different perspective on events.
John witnesses the victorious end of the war, and prepares for the fourth and final vision cycle.
Seven angels appear in rapid succession, a global war begins — and, just as suddenly, ends.
One of the seven last angels carries John away for a detailed look at what went on just before the end of the world.
Another angel triggers a fourth interlude, giving John a close up look as the dragon’s global coalition collapses in upon itself.
As Babylon the Great crumbles away into eternal silence, John’s attention is caught by a sound like the world’s loudest rock concert.
The fourth interlude comes to an end, the end-times action resumes, and the nations find out creation would like to have them for supper.
John — expecting a vision of the final judgement — finds himself suddenly caught up in a thousand-year-long interlude. But is it?