SIMPLIFIED APOCALYPSE: a Catholic interpretation of events

narrated in the last book of the Bible

Interpretations are inspired by the book of the venerable father Julio Maria Matovelle: "Meditations
about the Apocalypse" and other contemporary Catholic authors)

CHAPTER ONE, THE GLORIFICATION OF JESUS

ANALYSIS OF THE MEANING OF TERMINOLOGIES USED

V1 - Apocalypse means revelation / unveiling

V4- Seven Churches meaning all the churches, from all times.
In Asia, it means in the mud, murky.
He who is, was, and is to come means that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
From the part of the 7 Spirits means part of the Holy Spirit with all its gifts and power.
V8: Alpha and Omega: beginning and end. The owner of all history.
V10: The day of the Lord means Sunday, the first day of the week, the day of resurrection.
of Christ.
V13: 7 Golden Candelabra signify the purified Church like gold.
Someone with a human appearance: Jesus Christ, God made man.
With a gold belt that reaches his chest: a king who commands with a heart full of love.
Clothes that reach his feet: priest and prophet.
V14: White hair like wool: wisdom and eternity of Jesus Christ
Eyes like flames of fire: zeal and vigilance for His Church capable of destroying anyone who opposes it.
oppose.
Feet like polished bronze cast in the furnace: victorious after his passion and death, conqueror
from sin, death, and hell and established in his reign.
Voice of great waters: with power in its words, capable of communicating in all languages.
and to all points of the earth.
V16: Seven stars in his right hand: with the angels and the triumphant church in his hand.
From his mouth comes a double-edged sword: the word of God that cuts to the very depths.
sin
face like the sun: Christ is the light of the world, He is the truth that illuminates all.
V18: I have the keys of death and hell: with authority, dominion, and control over death and the
Hades. Power to use the key to open whenever I want and close whenever I want without
no one stop it.

APOCALYPSE CHAPTER TWO AND THREE: THE MESSAGE TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES, ANALYSIS
OF MEANING
(According to Holzhauser Verschraege and Julio M. Matovelle)
According to these authors, there were many churches at the time this message was given and that was chosen the
name of those seven Churches because they had a meaning to declare what the church would live in the
future.
1RA- EPHESIANS: vv 2, 1-7: means my will.
1. It refers to the age of the Church where the sowing of the Gospel takes place, the apostolic work, the
preaching of the Kingdom. Where Jesus came to establish the Kingdom where His will is lived.
2. Titles of the Lord: that of the seven stars, meaning that a full dissemination of light was made and a
harvest of saints Another title is 'the one who walks among the 7 golden candlesticks' which means presence
of Jesus in his Church.
3. The achievements: works and efforts to spread the gospel, suffering and patience in the difficulties of
apostolic work such as fighting against false apostles (Nicolas: Acts 6:5 and Alexander 2 Timothy 4:14).
Other achievements are the virtue of consistency–perseverance and the abhorrence of the Nicolaitans (Gnostics
followers of Nicolas).
4. Errors: having lost the love of the beginning when they got tired of waiting for the second coming.
Warning: Repent, otherwise I will remove your lampstand, that is, the light of the Holy Spirit will go to others.
regions, to other people.
6. Promise: They will eat from the tree of life: holiness, eternal banquet.

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2DA- ESMIRNA: vv 2, 8-11: It means myrrh (which is used for the dead), and also irrigation.

It refers to the time of the martyrs (the following three centuries), during which Christians died and their blood
It serves as irrigation to the seed of the gospel that is spread throughout the earth.
2. Titles of the Lord: The first and the last. It means that Jesus was the model of man's creation and
that He will be the one who has the final victory over history. "The one who was dead and came back to life"
it means that Jesus was the first resurrected among the dead and that just as He overcame death
the ones who follow will win.
3. Achievements: you suffer for my sake, you are rich because there are riches of grace poured out in that era, you have
received the Fortitude of the Holy Spirit.
Errors: those who betray and slander others.
5. Warning: The Devil will unleash against you, there will be 10 days of trial, that is 10 persecutions.
mainly. The ten also means that it is going to end soon.
6. Promise: remain faithful until death and I will give you the crown of life (the crown of martyrdom is
sufficient to gain eternal life). The victor has nothing to fear from the second death (the
hell).

3RA- PERGAMO: 2, 12-17: means elevation, parchment.

It refers to the age of the illumination of the Church by the writings of the doctors in combating the
heresies. (includes the centuries IV to XIV).
2. Title of the Lord: the one who has the double-edged sword, that is, the word to penetrate minds and the
hearts and cut the lie and the sin nested there.
3. Achievements: you have faced the kingdom of satan, you have not renounced me during the time of the martyrs, you
you will defend my name (through the defense of the dogmas).
4. Errors: you tolerate those of Balaam which means you have allowed yourself to be penetrated by false customs that have come.
of the pagan world (of the Romans and Greeks). You tolerate the Nicolaitans, meaning that some have given in.
influenced by gnostic doctrines.
5. Warning: I will fight them with my truth.
6. Promise: the mysterious manna (the Eucharist) and a white stone with a new name (new
evangelizing conquests that led to the birth of new nations.

4TA- TIATIRA: 2, 18-29: means aromas, living host, illuminated.

It refers to the time of the contemplatives, of the monastic orders, a bountiful harvest of saints that
rise like a pleasant fragrance to the sky.
2. Titles of the Lord: the Son of God, eyes of blazing fire which means that Jesus Christ is recognized
for his burning zeal for his church. The shining bronze signifies the firmness and brightness of the Church in this
epoch.
achievements: love, faith, service, perseverance, more numerous works of evangelization (in America,
Africa and Asia.
4. Errors: impurity of customs, immoralities, simony, laziness, ambitions, beginning of
Apostasy.
5. Warnings: I will throw you onto a bed (which means I will allow diseases, plagues). They will pass.
a terrible test (divisions in the Church, Protestantism). I will strike their children to death (for the
diseases and the Islamic invasions
6. Promises: to those who remain steadfast, I will give power over the nations (countries like Spain,
Portugal, France that did not submit to Protestantism were given power to extend the
evangelization to new lands). I will give them the morning star (I will give them the protection of the Virgin
Maria).

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5TA- SARDES:3, 1-6: means beginning of beauty
Age of trials and purgation of the Church, purification and consolidation.
2. Titles of the Lord: he who has the 7 spirits of God, that is, the full measure of the Holy Spirit.
revival of faith, awakening of the Church, new preaching of the word, change of
conduct of Christians regarding conversion, purification of the Church in persecution, great Apostasy and
examples of holiness of many who have not soiled their white robes nor have been erased from the book of the
life.
4. Errors: works that lack perfection before the Lord, believing oneself to be alive when one is dead.
part of the Church that is content to do things without the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
5. Warnings: stay vigilant and strengthen yourself by holding onto what is good in you, remember what you have
learned, I will come to you like a thief of the night.
6. Promise: they will walk with me dressed in white, I will defend them before my Father and His angels,

6TA- PHILADELPHIA:3, 7-13: means love and brotherhood.

It is the age of the New Jerusalem here on earth, the time of the flourishing of love and peace, the Kingdom
of the Holy Spirit.
2. Title of the Lord: the holy and true. He who has the key of the kingdom, who opens and no one can shut, and shuts
and no one can open (Satan will be chained and will not be able to leave).
3. Achievements: holiness will flourish, wisdom among humanity. It is the time of the definitive triumph of the
Church among the members who have kept their word and have not denied their name in the hour of testing.
There will still be conversions among the Jews (they will bow at your feet: they will do the same as you do) and they will
the riches of spiritual gifts will be poured out, all heresies and divisions will be defeated.
4. Warning: hold on to what you have so that no one takes your crown.
5. Errors: no errors are pointed out because God will always be visiting His people (the Emmanuel).
6. Promise: those who persevere will be like pillars in the temple of God and the names of God will be written.
in these and they will live in the New Jerusalem.

7MA-LAUDICEA: 3, 14-22:
It means muddy, that is, a town judged or tried for having separated from God.

It is the age of the final test of the Church as Satan is unleashed again for a brief period.
It is the time of the parousia or final judgment.
2. Titles of the Lord: The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the works of God.
accumulated spiritual wealth.
4. Errors: believing that they need nothing, spiritual blindness and lukewarmness, attachment to material things.
5. Warning: do not be lukewarm or I will vomit you out of my mouth, seek Jesus (buy refined gold in the fire),
seek holiness (dress in white), seek truth (eye drops for your blindness). I correct and punish,
then seek to repent.
6. Promises: I stand at the door and knock; if you open, I will enter to dine with you. The one who emerges victorious will
I will let him sit with me on my throne as I sat on the throne of my Father.

Chapter 4. God, seated on his throne and surrounded by his court, receives the tributes that are paid to him.
VV. 1-3. Caught up to heaven, John sees an open door. The scene reproduces that one in which Stephen,
full of the Holy Spirit, saw heaven opened and the glory of God, and Jesus standing at his right hand (Acts 7:55).
The angel of the Apocalypse, standing next to the open door, orders him to ascend to heaven to behold in
vision of future events. Immediately the seer has the feeling of being transported
physically to the sky. Despite the invitation, it is not possible for him to enter, but only to look inside through the
open door. From there, he sees the throne room and the court of God. God is sitting on the throne. But he does not even
of their name, nor is His figure described. God, in fact, is invisible, and even the seraphim must cover themselves
face in his presence. Hence the seer cannot look at him, but can only perceive his radiance.
Around the throne of God are arranged, also in the manner of thrones, twenty-four seats, and
sitting on them were twenty-four "Elders", dressed in white and with garlands or crowns of gold on their heads.
head. They are mainly occupied with praising God and the Lamb. One of them will then give to the

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See the explanation of how much is in sight. The gold crowns symbolize the eminent position that
the ancient patriarchs and the apostles occupy in the kingdom of God; the white garments indicate nothing else
what your holiness.
V. 5. The seer's gaze turns again to the divine throne, from which comes a great noise and incessant
lightning and thunder. The spectacle recalls the promulgation of the law at Sinai and the appearance of God
in Ezekiel 1:13. In the Old Testament, the storm accompanied by lightning and thunder is a symbol
the current of the power and majesty of God when He reveals Himself. Before the throne of God burn seven torches,
that are interpreted as symbols of the seven spirits of God. If these seven spirits symbolize the
Sevenfold Spirit of God, its representation in the form of torches means that nothing in the world
it escapes the gaze of the Lord.
VV. 6-8a. It looks like crystal: formed by the precious blood that washes and purifies. In the middle of the throne
And around the throne, four "Living Creatures" stand. The Greek term by which they are designated,
which corresponds to the Hebrew word used by Ezekiel. The four Living Creatures have the appearance of beings.
created by God who have come into His presence (with eyes in front and behind): the lion represents
the apostles (missionaries), the calf to the martyrs, the one with the face of a man to the doctors of the
Church and those similar to the eagle to the mystics.
VV. 8b-11. To conclude, Juan speaks of what constitutes the occupation of the divine court: to offer
unceasing homage to God. The seer even refers to the words with which such praises are
They express. The song of the four Living Creatures, a replica of the trisagion of the seraphim from Isaiah 6, glorifies God.
as holy, omnipotent, and eternal, or, in other terms, enhances its mysterious nature. To that of the
Living beings, the Elders increasingly add their own song of praise to God, celebrating Him as Creator.
of all things, to whom belongs praise, honor, and power over all creatures. This song
It will resonate again when the end comes. Paying their tribute, the Elders bow down to the ground in front.
to God in sign of the deepest reverence, and they remove their crowns in recognition that their
they owe their great dignity to God.

Chapter 5. The sealed book is delivered to the Lamb to open it.

In the right hand of God, open and extended, John sees a book written on the inside and the outside, and
closed with seven seals. This one does not have, like our books, but rather a roll of papyrus or parchment
written on both sides, a circumstance that designates the richness of its content. While Juan waits,
impatient, to see what happens, hey like an angel, with a powerful voice that spreads throughout the world,
ask all creation who is worthy to open the book and to set in motion the course of the
eschatological events (this is the content of the book). But, in the three kingdoms into which it is divided
the universe, no one is capable of doing it, and this brings tears of bitterness to the seer.
V. 5. One of the Elders then revives him, informing him that there is one worthy to do so: the Lion of
the tribe of Judah, the Stem of David. These are two messianic titles from the OT; the first one is
Read in Gn 49:9 and designate the Messiah as the longed-for ruler of the tribe of Judah; the second, taken from
Is 11, 1.10, like the sprout from the lineage of David. But the right and the dignity sufficient to open the
book, Christ does not have them by virtue of his special relationships with God nor by the perfection of his life
earthly, but by the victory over Satan and over the world subjected to him, a victory that was achieved with the
death of the cross. Thanks to it, he freed humankind from the subjugation to the enemy of God and conquered for
yes, a holy people, chosen from all the nations; thanks to her, the judgment also became possible
against the hostile powers to God and laid the foundations for the establishment of the eschatological kingdom. All
this is the object of the divine design contained in the sealed book. That is why the crucified, the Lamb
Degollado is the only one worthy of receiving the book and breaking its seals.
V. 6. The Elder's words of encouragement lead the seer to focus on the presence of a figure that
he evidently has not noticed yet: a Lamb that presents itself as slaughtered, that is to say, that shows in the
neck the signs of the wound that caused his death. This Lamb is Christ crucified and triumphant;
the figure represented constitutes a reminiscence of the prophecy of God's suffering servant,
"led to the sacrifice like a lamb" (Isaiah 53:7).
VV. 7-8. The Lamb now receives from God's hands the sealed book, to open it and thus fulfill
the rights of God. The solemn event is celebrated by all creation with songs of joy.
The first to present their homage to the Lamb are the four Living Creatures and the Elders, that is, the
closest to the throne. The Elders, who hold harps in their hands, the instrument that was tradition
to accompany the singing of the psalms, and cups filled with perfumes, support their songs with music, and from the
copiers make incense clouds rise to God. The seer himself takes charge of making known

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the meaning of incense, presenting it as a symbol of the prayers of the saints, that is, of the
faithful of the earth. The prayers that the Elders offer to God have no relation to the needs
private individuals of the faithful, are a plea asking for the swift fulfillment of the mysterious designs of
God, written in the book.
VV. 9-10. It is said that their song is 'new'; which means that they have not performed it until now.
because the occasion had not yet arrived; in it they extol the redemptive work of Christ, thanks to which it was created
the new community of God, whose price is the blood of the Lamb. The members of the community
they come from all the peoples of the earth, without distinction of language or race. They have been gathered in order to
to constitute a kingdom for God and elevated to the priestly dignity, and they will have a share in the eternal kingdom of
God.
VV. 11-12. The seer hears another multitude of heavenly beings who pay homage to the Lamb: they are angels.
an incalculable number, filling the space around the twenty-four Elders. The praises of
they celebrate not so much the redemption and the fruits it has produced for the good of men, as
the eternal prize that the Lamb deserved for being its author. The enumeration in his honor
making seven titles, it certainly has symbolic value, and designates the fullness of glory and power that
received the Lamb.
VV. 13-14. The song of praise from the angels then extends to all realms of creation. John
He does not see the creatures that praise God, only hears their voices; the four Living Beings also hear them.
to be near the throne, and they respond with 'amen'. Creation bursts forth in exclamations of joy,
because, with the opening of the sealed book, the moment will come when she will also be free from the
ancient curse and will have a part in the revelation of the children of God. With this great tribute of
All creation to God and to the Lamb concludes the heavenly liturgy.

Chapter Six: First six seals.

vv 1-2: When the Lamb opened the first seal, the first living creature (which represents the apostles) says
Then I looked, and there was a white horse; and he who sat on it had a bow; a crown was given to him, and he went out as
winner, and to continue winning.” The white horse is the Gospel, and he who rode it is Christ with
Arc means the spiritual battle that will happen and crown means that it will always win.
vv 3-4: The second seal causes the second living creature (which represents the martyrs) to call the second
horse that is red like blood. On this horse comes the one who is going to fight those who spread the
Gospel. The punishment of humanity for having shed the blood of the martyrs is to have wars.
about wars.
vv 5-6: With the third seal, the third living being (which represents the doctors) appears and calls to the third
horse that is black in color (like the darkness produced by lies, heresy, and error). The heresy
was the new face of the spiritual war promoted by hell against the advance of the Gospel. The
punishment for those who seek material goods at the cost of truth is scarcity (as seen in Europe when they
They embraced the heresies). "But do not harm the oil and the wine": No matter how profound the heresies are,
they can touch the sacraments.
vv 7-8: When the fourth seal was opened, the fourth living being (which represents the mystics) appears and calls the
the fourth horse which is greenish (like the one that is dead) and Hades (hell) followed him. When the
sin and corruption spread in society, pestilences, wars, famine, and plagues come upon them that lead to
death and the enemy wants to fish for souls for his kingdom of death.
vv 9-11: When the fifth seal opens, we are in the midst of spiritual warfare in the time of the great apostasy with the
great martyrdom of Christians. Once in heaven (below the altar), those martyrs wage spiritual warfare
with their prayers for justice on earth and he is given the white robe of the saints. He is asked to
wait until the number of their brothers and fellow servants is completed: this is the number
of those who will go to heaven according to God's design.
From verses 12 to 17, it narrates what God's response is to the iniquity of all those who pursue
Christians during the Great Apostasy. There is talk of darkness, earthquakes, meteorites,
natural disasters...

Chapter 7: A Microscopic View of the Fifth Seal.

What was narrated in the previous chapter in verses 9, 10, and 11 is now presented in more detail: Before that
the punishments that are narrated in verses 12 to 17 are ordered to an angel to seal them
servants of the Lord before the destructive angels act upon the earth. First, those are marked
children of Israel: 12,000 from each tribe (12 which means humans and thousand which means many). After that they are
marked are the chosen ones from all races, languages, peoples, and nations in an 'impossible to count' number.

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Then we see everyone praising God before the throne with their white garments after suffering the
martyrdom: "These are the ones who come from the great persecution; they have washed and made their robes white with the
Blood of the Lamb.” Verses 15, 16, and 17 present the comfort that these martyrs will have in heaven.

Chapter 8: The Seventh Seal and the first four trumpets. The transformation of the
creation.
When the Lamb opens the Seventh seal, there is silence for about half an hour. (v1) This time is
to consider what is going to happen. The Mercy of God does not want it, but His Justice demands it. In that...
The prayer of the saints rises to heaven. With the trumpets, the spiritual battle that the Church revisits once again.
has had in evangelizing through the centuries: The first trumpet and great hail and fire mixed with
blood: the coldness of the Jews towards the gospel (hail), persecution that these Jews inflict on the
Christians (fire and blood). The second trumpet and a huge mountain falls into the sea: the persecution of
the Romans to the Christians. The third trumpet and a star falls upon the waters of the rivers and
springs contaminating them: the assault against the truths of faith through heresies. The fourth
trumpet and the world is filled with darkness: it is the apostasy of the end times.

Chapter 9: It is a closer look at what happens during the apostasy of the end of the
times.
The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and to the star that had fallen from the sky to the earth (Satan) was given the key to the abyss.
from the abyss, and when it was opened, a smoke came out that darkened the sun and the air, and all the earth became infected with
locusts (demons). In verses 7 to 10, they are described as they were these locusts: They are beings
humans (face like that of human beings) that present a certain humanism as an attraction but are
moved by demons; they move with great determination to destroy faith (they resemble horses
paired for war), and they use political power (they wear a crown of gold on their heads).
Her hair is like that of a woman: this means that as an attraction they will have sensuality, the
effeminacy, the sexual sin. 'Teeth like those of lions': to devour all truth of faith using the
lie and slander. 'Iron armor': to resist the truth of the Gospel and obstinately
lie. With wings that make a lot of noise: capable of spreading evil quickly using mainly the
media. Tails like scorpions and stingers to torture: with poison to numb
to those who allow themselves and torture those who do not let themselves be influenced by them. For five months: for a
short period of time. Your boss is the Angel of the Abyss...
Verse 4 says that he was ordered not to harm anything green: that is to say to those who live a life
intense spiritual. Verse 5 speaks of the time and the type of damage they will cause: spiritual. Verse 6 speaks
of what those who have been bitten by those locusts will feel when their consciences are illuminated:
They will want to die, but death will hide from them, for the end is to purify their souls with this suffering.
spiritual.
Vv 13-17: The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and it was ordered to release the angels who were at the edge of the Euphrates.
so that believers can attack and succeed in sinking a third of them into the death of sin. Those
four angels signify the totality of the infernal hosts. They make use of a vast army
humans (200 million). Riding means they move quickly. They wear armor of color
fire, hyacinth and sulfur means that they will use violence, the apparent prodigies (hyacinth or sky blue) and
the sorceries (sulfur color).
The horses have heads like lions: it means that the rich will affiliate with the sect of the antichrist,
the magnates, the wise, the famous who will use their authority, strength, and prestige to destroy the
Church. "And from their mouths come fire, smoke, and sulfur": it means to discredit the Church of Christ.
they will use violent speeches (fire), they will use lies and deceit (smoke); and they will use false wonders and
sorceries (sulfur).
Vv 18-19: Then a third of the men (who had faith but it was lukewarm) was exterminated (who died.
to grace) for this fire, smoke, and sulfur. In the tail, the horses have like serpents that cause harm:
it means that the rich and powerful will use simple people from the town to attack the Church and bring it down
the lukewarm ones. (See Rev 3:16)
Vv 20-21: It speaks of the other third part (see Zechariah 13: 7-9) who were already supporters of evil and who, upon seeing the
the fall of those believers became more entrenched in evil.

Chapter 10: It is urgent to transmit the Word of God again.

The angel that came down from heaven is the help that comes from above to counteract the evil of the time of the
great apostasy: with a rainbow surrounding his head (which comes with the splendor of God see Rev 4:3) face

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like the sun (that will illuminate faith) and legs like columns of fire (to terrify the wicked). With the
book of the Gospel open in his hands. He put one foot in the sea and the other on the land means that he
He will preach to Christians and non-Christians. The message that will be given will be revealed at the moment.
what is going to happen: "Keep secret the words of the seven thunders and do not write them down."
When the word has been carried to all corners of the earth, the seventh trumpet will sound.
At times, faithful Christians have to eat the word (spiritually feed on it) even though it
bitter sea in the stomach (makes him suffer for being under persecution). See Psalms 57 and 85.

Chapter 11: The Two Witnesses.

To measure the sanctuary and the altar and those who worship in it means to protect the true Christians so that
may you never disappear from the face of the earth. That the Church will continue to subsist even though the greatest
Christian towns and kingdoms sink into apostasy and impiety. May the holy sacrifice of the mass be
will continue to offer even in secrecy.
The exterior patio will be delivered to the gentlemen for 42 months (3 and a half years). The exterior patio is the
Christians who live as if they are outside the Church. These will be left out, abandoned to their
own forces so that they become prey of the Antichrist. They will join his organizations and renounce the
Christian faith and they will be miserably deceived.
V 3: 'I will make my two witnesses prophesy for 1260 (3 and a half) days dressed in sackcloth': In
Malachi 4:5 prophesied that God would send Elijah before the day of purification. Jesus affirms it.
also in Mt 17:11. He along with Enoch are the only two characters in the Bible who went to heaven.
without dying. It is believed that those two will be the ones to come and preach the gospel for three and a half years.
from the kingdom of the Antichrist to strengthen those inside and convert those outside the sanctuary. They will come.
sackcloth dress: that is to say, doing penance.
V 4: The two olive trees: that is, originating from the people of Israel. The two lampstands... that is, originating
from the throne of God.
In 5: They would be invincible and anyone who tries to kill them before the designated time for their
mission, will die.
V 6: They will have the same power that Moses displayed when he wanted to free the people of Israel from the
slavery of Egypt and the same power that Elijah had when he was on this earth.
V 7: When they have completed their evangelizing work, the Antichrist will make war on them, will defeat them and will
he will kill. (Just as Christ died, they too must go through death).
Their bodies will be exposed in Jerusalem for three and a half days, not allowing them to be buried.
so that people all over the world can see them and serve as a warning.
In 10: The inhabitants of the earth (the wicked) will rejoice and celebrate at seeing them dead because their
presence and preaching questioned and tormented them.
After three and a half days the Holy Spirit will resurrect them (like Christ) and then they will be
matters to heaven (as they were before). Those who were observing this were filled with horror.
In 13: When Jesus died, a tremendous earthquake occurred and on this occasion a large part of the
the city where the Antichrist is installed will collapse: this event of the resurrection and ascension
from the two witnesses the kingdom of the Antichrist will shake and many of its people will die of fright and others
they will become.
Vv 14-18: The seventh angel blows the trumpet and in heaven they begin to praise and worship God for what is to come.
to establish His Kingdom of justice, love, and truth here on earth.
V 19: And the sanctuary of God was opened: a mystery is about to be revealed...

Chapter 12: The Participation of Women in Spiritual Warfare.

This chapter narrates the beginnings of the spiritual battle in heaven (Verses 3-4a and 7-10).
It also presents how the dragon tries to destroy Christ from His very birth: 'The Dragon'
stopped in front of the Woman who was about to give birth, to devour her Son as soon as she gave birth." (v 4b). This
It happened with Herod's slaughter of the children with the purpose of killing the Messiah. But the Son triumphed and this
now on the throne of God. (v 5)
In this chapter, the participation of the Mother of Jesus in this spiritual war is also presented:
When the Dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the Woman who had given birth to the
"Male child" (v 13). We have seen how much the Virgin Mary has been attacked throughout history wanting to
to degrade her and disregarding the role she has played in the plan of salvation. This is expressed even more
clearly in verse 15. 'Then the Dragon vomited from his jaws like a river of water, behind the
Woman, to drag her with its current.” (all the insults and lies against the Mother of Jesus are part of

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from that vomit of Satan). But the enemy has not been able to overcome her since she has been protected by God and
it will be even in the terrible time of the great Apostasy: Verses 6 and 14.
As part of the spiritual war, God has allowed an army (the earth) to be formed of those who
they defend the Virgin Mary against the vomit of Satan: "But the earth came to the aid of the Woman: it opened the
earth its mouth and swallowed the river vomited from the jaws of the Dragon" (V 16). That is why Satan, unable to
defeating the Woman declares war on the Church: 'Then, embittered against the Woman, he went to do the
war against the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of
Jesus.” But Christians will come out victorious from this battle: “They overcame him by the blood
of the Lamb and the word of testimony they gave, because they despised their lives even unto death.
(verse 11).

Chapter 13 - The Kingdom of the Antichrist:

Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea; it had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its
horns, and on their heads a title that offends God.” This text speaks to us about the kingdom of the antichrist that
it will come from the sea, meaning that it will be based in the mundane. The beast is that organization that
will promote and support the governments of multiple countries and will be based on an atheist and anti- doctrine
christian.
V 2: "The Beast that I saw resembled a leopard, with paws like a bear, and jaws like the jaws of a lion.
The dragon gave him his power and his throne and great might." Similar to a leopard: that would be based on the
greed and wealth (for this animal has golden fur and is filled with coins), bear paws
it means that this organization will be sensual and corrupted (with its feet anchored to the earthly), and jaws
like a lion, that is, capable of crushing everything that is good and holy through lies and deception.
The Dragon gave him his power and throne...meaning that The Enemy will be behind all this.
One of its heads seemed to be mortally wounded, but its deadly wound was healed. Then all the earth
was amazed, following the beast.” A country among those that make up the world organization of the antichrist
it will go to economic ruin due to a natural or caused disaster, but the organization will save it and everything
the world will marvel at this and will follow the beast.
They fell down before the Dragon ...and before the beast... that is, before the Enemy and before the antichrist: leader
of the world organization that serves him considering him the most powerful that exists. (See Gen 49:16-17 and
attached quotes).
He was granted to speak in a haughty tone that challenged God, and he was granted to exercise his power.
for forty-two months." The language of his speeches will be atheistic and anti-Christian. His power
it will last a short time (three and a half years, half of 7).
So he opened his mouth to insult God, to insult His Name and His sanctuary, that is, to those who
they inhabit the sky. He was granted the ability to make war on the saints and to defeat them; he was granted authority over
"every race, people, language, and nation." He will insult God, the Church, everything sacred. He will engage in
to persecute Christians wherever they may be.
And all the inhabitants of the earth will worship it, all whose names are not written.
since the creation of the world in the book of the life of the slaughtered Lamb.” All who are not of Christ
they will worship the anti-Christ and will be at his service.
In the widespread persecution of Christians, some will be imprisoned, others killed.
like in the times of the first martyrs. The faith and perseverance of all Christians will be
tested...
Vv 11-12: It talks about a sect that emerged from the same Church of Christ with its leader dressed as a bishop.
horns), but with the power to perform miracles and the persuasion of Satan himself. This second beast
will try to convince Christians and non-Christians to worship the Antichrist.
Vv 13-15: The second beast will perform great miracles to lead the inhabitants of the
earth to idolize the antichrist presenting him as the expected messiah. To whom does not submit to idolatry
will be exterminated. The second horn also refers to the fact that this second beast will reappear in another
person at the end of the era of peace to revive the sect of the Antichrist and make worship his statue.
Revelation 16-18: Everyone will be marked with the mark of the beast on their forehead and on their hand: (they will be made to think of everyone
what the Antichrist wants and work for him). Education and the economy will be oriented towards the Antichrist and the
He who does not follow or obey will not be able to participate in this regime. The number 666 means the trinity.
diabolical: Satan, the Antichrist, and the second beast. The three wanted to become like God (number
7) that is perfect, but they did not manage to be so.

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Chapter 14: The triumph of Christ and his army.
V 1: Jesus was standing: in a fighting position. On Mount Zion: The New Jerusalem. Surrounded by the
first rescued: 144,000 (many people from all towns and races). In the name of Christ and
from the Heavenly Father on the forehead: that is to say, they obey God the Father and follow the cross of Christ and his law.
They will be marked by the cross and not by 666. They will obey God and not the antichrist. They will be willing to
to die in order to preserve one's soul. (Mt 16:25)
They sing a new song that only they know, for they are able to persevere in the time of
Antichrist, each one would be personally guided by the Holy Spirit. It will be a different song and that
Only those who sing it will understand, for they will undergo a different persecution than the one they suffered.
Christians in previous centuries. The singing will be before the throne of God for they persevered for
be faithful to the sacraments and to worship.
Vv 4-5: The first to be rescued are those who overcame impurity and the concupiscence of the flesh because
Tonight, the most insidious weapon of the forces of evil will try to transform the world.
enters an immense Sodom. Also those who kept away from the lies and heresies that the majority
Sometimes it is linked to the impurity of the flesh. These will follow the Lamb wherever He goes: that is to say
they will be willing to sacrifice, penance, and sacramental life. They will be the trophy of Christ, the first fruits
of those rescued from the great apostasy.
Vv 6-7: It is the announcement of God's judgment upon the earth. The moment of the Lord to bring justice. While
both the angel (the messenger of God for that time) invites to believe in God as the creator of all
creation and invites to worship Him.
Vv 8-11: Another messenger of God (angel) announces the fall of the kingdom of the Antichrist and his sect. Although the seat
from this will be Jerusalem to attract Jews and Muslims, it will also be called Babylon to
to signify the corruption that will emanate from this (see Ap 11:8). This angel also announces the fate of the
those who served the antichrist: they will be tormented like him with fire and sulfur for ages upon ages.
Vv 12-13: For Christians, it is the hour of perseverance. It urges us not to be afraid of death.
Well, the eternal prize will be immediate.
Rev 14-16: Another vision: Jesus Christ sitting on a cloud with his golden crown (for he is king of all creation)
and a sharp sickle in his hands (to deliver justice and reap triumphs). An angel tells him that the harvest
this list and asks him to start doing justice. The Lord does the harvesting and reaps what is ready to go to
your presence.
Another angel came out of the sanctuary in heaven: he came from the presence of God. He shouted to
angel "who has power over fire" that is, to whom God has commanded to bring justice. So it is
exterminated all who did evil upon the earth and who were outside of the faith (outside the city)
thus avenging the persecution that was made against the Church. (See Joel 2, 2 and 4,12)

Chapter 15: The song of the victors.

This chapter is an interlude before witnessing the punishment of the wicked. Here the song of the
winners, that is, those who overcame the antichrist through their unwavering faith. These
Winners will come from all nations to bow before the throne of God. They will sing praises to the
Almighty God will announce the punishments that will come upon those who persecuted the Church of
Christ.
V 1: seven angels who carry the seven plagues: they signify all the plagues that will come during the time of
antichrist.
V 2: the martyrs of the antichrist who had been purified by the fire of that persecution, standing next to the
sea of glass: that is to say ready to engage in the battle interceding for those who are on the earth,
before the throne of God.
And they sing the song of Moses and the Lamb: that is to say, they sing a song of triumph before...
ignite the battle.
VV 5-6: The sanctuary was opened where the witnesses of Christ were. Dressed in pure linen: with functions
priestly. With golden belts: that is to say, they could punish but with the order to be merciful
with those who repent.
V 7: One of the seven living beings handed over the bowls filled with the fury of God: it means that the cry that
the saints in Revelation 6:10 are finally heard.
V 8: "no one could enter the Sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven Angels were completed."
In other words, we are entering a time of purification for the earth. (This aligns with Revelation 9:6).

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Chapter 16: The Seven Bowls.
V 1: A strong voice from the Sanctuary: the voice of God himself.
V 2: The first cup produces a malignant and pernicious ulcer: Matovelle says: "a true ulcer,"
cruel to an extreme and extremely tenacious, that will be like a button of devouring fire applied constantly to
the meats, like a mark of hell, for which no remedy can cure; which will bring about rage and
desperation to the wicked.” (Cited book page 545).
The second cup turns the sea into blood like that of a dead person: that is to say that it "corrupts itself to
instant and turns into an immense receptacle of filthy, dirty, and pestilent blood.
"prodrida de muertos" (Cited book page 547). The consequence of this is the death of every living being in the
famine and epidemics spreading across the globe.
Vv 4-7: The third cup is poured out, turning rivers and springs into blood. The angel who poured it out
it makes clear that this is in revenge for the spilled blood of the martyrs, 'in punishment for the thirst for blood
what afflicts the antichrist and his followers.
Vv 8-9: The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun... and men were scorched with great heat.
embracer. This "will torment men, but without destroying them yet. The earth will be wounded by
sterility due to a horrible and prolonged drought, and as a result of all this lethal consequences will follow
epidemics...” (Op cit pg 557). God seeks for men to repent but instead they do not.
they blaspheme against his name.
Vv 10-11: The fifth angel pours out his bowl and darkness falls... men gnawed their tongues.
of pain: that is to say that this general darkness will make men acknowledge their sin, some will
They will repent, but many others will continue to blaspheme God.
Vv 12-16: The sixth angel pours out his bowl and the waters of the Euphrates dry up, that is to say they fade away.
forces of the kingdom of the antichrist and the kings of the east (that is, those who did not quite agree with the
Antichrist) is heading to combat it. The diabolical triad causes unclean spirits to seize
other rulers to confront those kings. It is the final battle, for this is what the Lord says that
He comes soon and commands the faithful to keep the grace so that he does not find us naked.
Vv 17-21: The seventh angel pours out his bowl and a tremendous cataclysm occurs: the destruction of all
evil, of all human work and the restoration of creation to its original condition. (See Rom 8:19-22 and
2Pd 3, 13).

Chapter 17: The Judgment of Babylon.

This chapter is like a more detailed vision of verse 19 of the previous chapter where we
It talks about the division of the kingdom of the Antichrist and the collapse of all the governments that supported him.
V 3: Describe who the prostitute is: she was in the desert, that is, formed in the world, without life, without the
God's grace. I was sitting on the red beast: that is to say, it is a religion that emerged from
same bosom of Satan and supported by the organization of the most powerful nations and based on a
anti-Christian atheism.
V 4: His ministers will dress as the Jewish priests of antiquity did: with marked
luxuriousness. It will embrace in its philosophy all the filth and impurities that human beings wish
embrace in order to become as popular as possible.
V 5: The name is Babylon the Great: "This city is first called Babylon, to signify
what she is, and does in all her works, that is, confusion; and she is called great (the great) to
express her pride and haughtiness.” (Op cit. Pg 632) She is called the mother of fornications and abominations of
the earth, because just as in ancient Babylon, even the most honorable women would prostitute themselves
once in a lifetime, because they believed that in this way they were paying homage to Venus Astarte.... in a similar manner they
it will preach sexual corruption with its perverse doctrines, and will consecrate them with the example of the leaders.
Vv 6-7: The woman had become drunk with the blood of the martyrs: that is to say, that false religion
He will pursue and kill those who do not agree with his postulates.
In 8: The beast was, but is no longer: the antichrist will establish himself in a sect that comes out of the true Church that
he will be a main and fundamental part of that false religion. He will rise from the abyss: The antichrist is a spawn
from the same Satan. He walks toward his destruction: for the duration of his reign will be very brief. What
it continues to be an explanation that this sect will reappear at the end of history before the Parousia and that
The wicked of that time will be part of it, worshiping the antichrist even though he is no longer present in person.
V 9: This verse has a double meaning: on one hand it tells us that the proponents of this infernal sect
they will be the most powerful rulers of the earth and on the other hand it hints that the sect will use Rome
as the headquarters of its operations (seven hills).

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1 John 2:10-11: It speaks to us about the 'antichrists' and the Antichrist and the ruler who will be at the end of history.
that will remediate the antichrist. "The beast makes the eighth" is because it will be a power within the power in the kingdom.
of the Antichrist.
Vv 12-13: The antichrist will empower ten countries that have never been world powers and will rule with him.
and for him during his brief reign.
In 14: He assures us that Christ will prevail and with Him all those who are faithful to the end.
In 15: It explains to us that this false religion will be made up of people from all races, peoples, and nations.
from all languages. For this to be possible it must be through an amalgam of beliefs and rites
like what is presented in the so-called 'New Era'.
Vv 16-18: When the Antichrist and his followers have used false religion, they will destroy it so that
all the world's attention will focus on them. God will allow this so that His Word may be fulfilled.
For He will vomit the lukewarm out of His mouth...(Rev 3:16)

Chapter 18: The downfall of the economic empire that supported the Antichrist.
This chapter details how the entire system that the Antichrist had erected collapses.
economic system, the religious system and the political system.
The radiance of God represented in one of the most powerful angels is what causes all this to fall.
system.
The angel announces the fall of the religious system.
V 3: Now announces the fall of economic power.
Vv 4-5: One last opportunity is given to those who were deceived by the lies of
Antichrist.
Vv 6-7: The angel makes the invitation to punish the entire regime of the Antichrist for having caused the shedding of the
blood of the just and for acting with such arrogance.
Vv 8-10: The evils that will fall upon her are announced: deaths, hunger, and fire. Everyone will mourn.
powerful ones of the earth and they will understand the evil they have committed.
11-19: Merchants, the wealthy, and powerful magnates will lament because the entire economic system
that they had built collapsed suddenly.
Vv 20-24: The angel explains why God sent these evils to the inhabitants of those cities and part of that
economic and religious system.

Chapter 19: The Triumphant Church.

In this chapter, we are presented with the triumph of the Church with Christ at the head. It presents us with the praises.
of those who are in heaven and the final battle for which the antichrist, the beast, and the false prophet are defeated
prophet.
Vv 1-8: The immense crowd that shouts corresponds to the saints who were already in heaven at the moment of
this great battle occurs (see Rev 6:9-11 and 7:9). They praise God for His triumph, they rejoice because the
The church has been prepared for the wedding of the Lamb.
Vv 9-10: The evangelist is so amazed by the majesty of the angel that he attempts to worship him but is
forced not to do it.
Vv 11-16: The white horse appears again with its rider leading the fight against the forces of evil.
Faithful and true for their words are real and remain. Their eyes are flames of fire for they penetrate.
to the depths of hearts. He has many crowns for he is King of kings and has a new name.
related to the situation of that moment. He wears a cloak soaked in blood: the bloodshed in his
passion. It will be with the strength of his word that he will overcome. He is followed by all the saints in heaven as well
white horses and linen dresses.
Vv 17-21: The beast and the false prophet are captured and sent to the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
followers were exterminated by the sword of the King of kings. The purification of the
humanity.

Chapter 20: The era of peace and the Parousia.

Satan is chained, thrown into the abyss, and locked there for a long period of time. Then
It is released to tempt human beings before the end of history and before the Parousia.
Vv 4-6: Vision of the apostles participating in the inauguration of the Era of peace (See Mt 19, 20.
present here that those who were martyred during the time of this Kingdom will be part of it.
Antichrist. God gives him the chance to return to life so they can enjoy this era of peace before going to heaven and they are ...
give the office of priests, that is, their testimony will uphold the faith of those born in that time.

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Vv 7-15: In these verses, the Parousia and the end of the world are presented. After the era of peace, Satan is
released again for a short period of time to test the inhabitants of that time. The enemy
manages to win over a large number of followers and triggers the final battle of the spiritual war. The
heaven comes to help and brings down fire that devours all the wicked. Satan is cast into the eternal fire.
The Lord appears seated on his throne and '...heaven and earth fled at his sight, leaving no trace behind.'
they". This means that all physical creation disappears and only the spiritual world remains. Everyone is resurrected.
dead. It is the moment of final judgment. Death, the last enemy, is defeated (see 1 Cor 15:26) and the
the place of the dead (purgatory) is eliminated. All those who did not seek God will be sent to the lake
of fire (hell).

Chapter 21: The New Jerusalem.

This chapter is an expansion of verse 4 of the previous chapter describing what life will be like in the
It was a time of peace. (See also Isaiah 65:17-25)
V 1: New heaven and new earth: everything renewed to the condition as God did it at the beginning. The sea no longer
There is: sin and its consequences have disappeared.
V 2: The New Jerusalem that descends from heaven: the triumphant church that makes itself present in the world to
frequently interact with the militant church.
In V 3: God will be present in creation in a more palpable, more intense way.
There will be no illness, nor suffering, nor death, nor all that brings sorrow and lamentation.
V 5: He who is seated on the throne: God the Heavenly Father.
V 6: The grace of God will flow freely toward humanity.
In 7: The awareness of the filial relationship with God will be complete.
In 8 and 27: In this new stage, the corrupted, the false, the stained will not be part...
V 9: The bride, the wife of the Lamb: the Church.
Rev 21: description of the holy city.
Vv 22-23: Describe the powerful presence of God in the New Jerusalem.
In 24 and 26: Like the visit of the Three Wise Men to baby Jesus, the New Jerusalem will be the center of the
spirituality and direction of the world.
V 25: There will be no night: evil will not be experienced.

Chapter 22: Come Lord Jesus!

The river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God: the sanctifying grace that flows to the
inhabitants of the earth.
Trees are the sacraments that provide health to the inhabitants all the time.
Vv 3-5: Evil will not exist on earth (there will no longer be night). People will be able to see God all the time.
(like in paradise), they will belong to him (name on the forehead) and they will give worship receiving
always the light of God.
Vv 6-16: Conclusion of the book and announcement that everything will happen soon.
In 17: The Spirit and the Bride say come: The Holy Spirit and the Virgin say come. They will be the ones who
they will deploy an unusual activity at the end of times. The Church is also called to say come to
call the souls to repent.
Vv 18-19: Warning to those who distort the words of this prophetic book.
Vv 20-21: Service: Come, Lord Jesus, and farewell-blessing.

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