The Book of

Revelation

FUTURE MILLENNIUM

Rev 20 + Isa 65

•Justin Martyr•Irenaeus

2nd century

IMMINENT END:New Jerusalem

at hand

Montanus2nd century

Repetition into the Future

Victorinus (3rd century)Jerome (5th century)

TIMELESS REALITY

Victory of Word

Over evil

•Origen•Dionysius of Alexandria

3rd century

PRESENT MILLENNIUM

Rev 20 + Matt 12

•Tyconius•Augustine4th – 5th century

MARTIN LUTHER

1522 First Preface to Revelation

1530Second Preface to Revelation

(Luther’s Works vol. 35)

“Christ is neither taught nor known in it”

Martin LutherPreface to Revelation

1522

Albrecht Dürer 1498 Luther Bible 1522

Albrecht Dürer 1498 Luther Bible 1522

Harlot on the Beast

Angel 1 Heretic 1Angel 2 Heretic 2Angel 3 Heretic 3

Sea Beast Papal EmpireLand Beast Papacy

Gog & Magog Turks

Luther’s Decoding (1530)

If only the word of the gospel remains pure among us, and we love and cherish it, we shall not doubt that Christ is with us, even when things are at their worst. As we see here in this book, that through and beyond all plagues, beasts, and evil angels Christ is nonetheless with his saints, and wins the final victory.

Martin Luther ‘s Preface of 1530

1522Christ is neither taught

nor known in it.

1530Christ wins the

final victory