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Revelation is not a codebook for internet predictions, and it’s definitely not a place to cherry-pick symbols to fit today’s news cycle. I’m Russ Scalzo, and I recorded this teaching because I keep seeing the same pattern online: “I got a vision,” “I got a word,” and then a confident timeline that skips right past what the Bible actually says. If we want clarity, we have to start where Revelation starts: with the unveiling of Jesus Christ in glory and God addressing the church before the world-changing judgments begin.

We move carefully through Revelation 4 and Revelation 5, where John is brought into heaven’s throne room and everything centers on worship, authority, and holiness. Then the tension rises with the sealed scroll. No one is worthy, John weeps, and suddenly the Lion of Judah appears as a Lamb who was slain. That moment matters because it frames the rest of end times prophecy: Jesus alone takes the scroll, and heaven calls him worthy because he ransoms people for God from every nation and makes them a kingdom of priests.

Finally, we step into Revelation 6 and the opening of the first seals, including the rider on the white horse. I explain why that figure is not Jesus, how the Antichrist mimic fits the sequence, and why claims about “where we are right now” must line up with Jesus’ own words. If you want a steadier, Scripture-first approach to Revelation, listen through and then subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review so more people can find it.

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