Chapter twenty-two seems to continue from chapter twenty-one, with Jeremiah going to see King Zedekiah. It is not until Jeremiah 22:18 that we discover this chapter has actually gone twenty years back in time to King Jehoiakim, son of godly King Josiah. Because Josiah followed God’s law, God promised that he would die in peace, […]
Chapter twenty reveals some information about the long-anticipated kingdom of God that had remained a mystery to this point. First, Satan will be imprisoned during this period, unable to “deceive the nations” (Revelation 20:1-3). Second, this kingdom should not be confused with the eternal state, as so many of the Hebrew prophets did. Instead, John
Chapter twelve provides long-term look at the big historical picture. John made it clear in Revelation 12:1 that this was a “sign,” so we should read this as symbolic figures. A natural reading shows three main persons: the woman, who represents the nation of Israel; the dragon, who represents Satan; and the male child, who represents Jesus.
