The Prophet's Code Explained

For many people the book of Revelation remains a mystery. The symbols seem confusing and the order of the book is unclear. But when you crack the prophet’s code you realize that the book of Revelation is in perfect symmetry. In addition, this perfect orderliness of Revelation is designed to answer the following four questions: What is the origin of evil? How does God battle against evil forces in our world? How will God judge evil? And, how does God deliver His people from evil?

You might think that the prophet’s code begins with chapter one of Revelation, but it doesn’t. The prophet’s code begins in the center of the book with chapter twelve. From this central location the prophet’s code ripples out perfectly. Let me illustrate it this way. Imagine throwing a rock in a pond of water. When the rock hits the water a ripple effect immediately takes place. The ripples of water on one side of the rock are perfectly mirrored by the ripples on the other side of the rock. The book of Revelation is written in this manner.

Chapter twelve is comparable to the rock hitting the water and is the center of the prophet’s code. This central location is going to answer the question, What is the origin of evil? From this central location we will first learn about where evil came from and who started it. We will also understand about how evil forces battle against the forces of truth and love.

Then from this central location we follow the ripples or chapters on either side of chapter twelve. We will not turn our attention to chapter one, but we look at those chapters immediately on either side of chapter twelve. You will notice in our diagram above that the next set of chapters will answer another important question, How does God war against evil forces in our world?

From the above diagram you will notice that chapters eight through eleven, and chapters thirteen through sixteen, represent those chapters immediately on either side of chapter twelve. You will also notice that the questions are phrased slightly different. This is because the chapters preceding chapter twelve will answer these questions from a historical viewpoint, while the chapters that follow chapter twelve are focused on last day events.

So chapters eight through eleven will answer the question, How has God warred against evil forces through the centuries, from the time of the early church until the second coming of Christ? Chapters thirteen through sixteen will answer the question, How will God war against evil forces in the end of time?

We need that historical view point to know and understand how God has already fought against evil forces in our world. This section identifies the kind of spiritual weapons that have already been used to fight evil forces. Could these be the same spiritual weapons that we need to fight evil in our own day and in our own lives?

The end time view is necessary so that we understand the kinds of battles we should be fighting in these last days. There are many evil forces in our world, but the Bible identifies certain ones that should be the focus of our attention. As God provided the weapons to fight evil forces in the past, He has also identified the tools we are to use to fight evil forces in the end of time. We will discover that God has a special message to battle against the evil forces of our own day.