The Mahdi Times April 2012 | Page 14

contents of the Revelations of John and the visions in the Book of Daniel, as the vision of John sheds resounding light revealing all ambiguities in the visions of Daniel. We will see how the book of Revelations confirms all what is described in the visions of Daniel and that it will occur at a later time, subsequent to the time of Jesus. In the Revelations [4:1] “After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this”. So the events foretold on the Revelation of John will take place at a later time, subsequent to the time of seeing the vision itself and thus at a later time after Jesus. Now we need to take a closer look at the similarities between the events mentioned in the Revelations and the events in the Book of Daniel; “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast. They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast. They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers” - Revelations [17:12-14]. And also; “Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear. (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.). Then the angel said to me, Write: `blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!’…. Then I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war” - Revelations [9:7-11]. Thus, the son of man or the awaited Messiah or the Lamb will fight against the kings of the earth and he will overcome them, therefore, this war is an earthly event. And what supports this fact is that the chosen ones will be collected, meaning there will be a call that invites to support the awaited Messiah or the son of man. Some people will fail in the trial and others will refrain from coming, whereas others will take their place, and among those who will succeed in the trial are people who were wrong and then repented, therefore, repentance means they are on this earth and in this life because repentance will not be accepted in the hereafter and after the trial is over. In the Book of Matthew [22:1-10]; “Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. Then he sent some more servants and said, `Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’ But they paid no attention and went off one to his field, another to his business. The rest seized his servants, ill-treated them and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, `The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests”. It behooves a wise man to prepare himself to receive the