Revelation and Apocalyptic Symbols : Bible Stories of the Planets and Stars

For the first time, the source & meaning of every Apocalyptic Symbol in the Bible has been explained. They have been classified into four groups: 1. Stories Of The Planets - Mars, Saturn, Jupiter & Venus. The biblical writers portrayed them as colored horses or chariots that rode across the sky. 2. Stories Of The Stars, or constellations, are stories about legendary figures portrayed in the stars. They are similar to the stories of the Greeks & Romans. By combining the stories of the planets & the stars, & by using astronomical dating, the date of John's vision in Revelation 6:1-6 has been determined to be November 4, 96 AD, plus or minus 10 days. 3. Prophetic Theophanies are revelations of God's glory. They are weather phenomena caused by light being reflected by or refracted through raindrops or ice crystals in the air. 4. Gematria is the practice of hiding a person's identity by a number. The numbers 666 & 616 identified Domitian as the Antichrist of John's day. The number 973 identified Christ as the Messiah & 545 identified the Girl of Pompeii. This system also identified the possible number of the coming Antichrist who could be alive today.Bilderback, Allen H. is the author of 'Revelation and Apocalyptic Symbols : Bible Stories of the Planets and Stars', published 1992 under ISBN 9780963071019 and ISBN 0963071017.