John measures the temple and altar but excludes the outer court given to the nations who will trample the holy city forty-two months; two witnesses prophesy 1,260 days in sackcloth, with power over rain, waters, and plagues, until the beast from the abyss kills them. Their bodies lie in the great city's street for three and a half days while the world celebrates, then the breath of life enters them and they ascend to heaven in a cloud amid a great earthquake. The seventh trumpet proclaims that the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and His Christ, who shall reign forever, as heaven's temple opens revealing the ark of the covenant.
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The Temple
View on MapThe Temple in Jerusalem was the permanent house of worship built by Solomon on Mount Moriah. Destroyed by Babylon, it was rebuilt by Zerubbabel and later greatly expanded by Herod. Jesus taught in the Temple courts, cleared it of merchants, and predicted its destruction, which occurred in 70 AD.
Egypt
View on MapEgypt plays a significant role throughout the Bible, from the time of Abraham to the flight of the Holy Family. Joseph was sold into slavery there and rose to become second to Pharaoh, saving his family during famine. The Israelites were enslaved in Egypt for 400 years before God delivered them through Moses in the Exodus. Jesus' family fled to Egypt to escape King Herod, fulfilling the prophecy "Out of Egypt I called my son."
Position in Book
Vision of ChristChapters 1
Letters to ChurchesChapters 2-3
Heavenly ThroneChapters 4-5
JudgmentsChapters 6-16
Seven seals, trumpets, and bowls of wrath.
Babylon's FallChapters 17-18
Christ's ReturnChapters 19-20
New CreationChapters 21-22