John’s vision shifts from earth to heaven and focuses on the “things which must take place after this” (Revelation 4:1)—the future.

Making sense of the key players in earth's final battle.

The opening of the seven seals shows us that every person who claims to believe in Christ will receive blessings for faithfulness or curses for unfaithfulness.

Satan will be defeated, but he won't go down without a fight.

By opening the seals on the scroll (as described in Revelation 6), Jesus shows that He is ready to carry forward the plan of salvation to its ultimate realisation.

Despite all his efforts—in the past, present and future—Satan will not succeed.

The destruction of end-time Babylon is bad news for those who collaborated with this apostate religious system. For God’s people, however, it is good news.

The world will be a very violent, angry place upon Jesus' Second Coming.

The purpose of the seven trumpets is to assure God’s people that heaven is not indifferent to their suffering.

The prophecies of Revelation were revealed in vision to the apostle John more than 19 centuries ago. However, they still provide guidance for our life today and hope for our future.