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The prophets Ezekial, Daniel and Isiah also had a ton of reference to the end-times. I do not know precisely the time in history when it all takes place. I do also believe about the third and final temple as a major indicator of when such things will take place. It seems to me we are in the "birth pangs of distress" period Jesus spoke about. He said that we should be awake and pay attention to these things and be happy because our deliverance was getting near. I remember Jesus prophecy about the Romans encircling Jerusalem and instructing the Jews to flee. When the Romans came and withdrew suddenly, some of the people left but many returned as it was 3 full years before the Romans came back and destroyed the city. So times and seasons and what to look for are explained. I am particularly interested in the "mark of the beast" on the forehead or hand and relating that to the Digital Angel patent just approved for human use by the FDA. To me, seems like all the players are taking their roles, like in a play and the rest is just beginning to unfold. The "beginning" of the end, so to speak.

I find it all fascinating - I was just reading about the horses and the 7 seals - No sooner had I read about the wheat being destroyed than an article was posted here about that not being good for the body.

Also the wine and oil are saved - The trouble is - what times are being talked about - just interested - where does it begin the "future" - exactly - in Revelations - what has yet to happen -

And there is the third temple - I had the signs tape but it is VHS - haven't gotten a DVD yet that covers the same subject - and the old VHS player is no more.

The whole subjects about the code, predictions - is interesting - in conjunction with reading about the birth of Christianity and the separation of religion and magic - and thoughts on each -

If there is one feature of the Holy Bible which makes it an absolutely astounding book, other than it being the Word of God, is that no Book in the Bible stands alone. All are tied to other Books which are referenced to other Books which are referenced back to the first.
It is a web, and, as Pink so eloquently put it, "It is a river that a child can wade across or an elephant can swim across." It is as simple as the message of salvation or as deep as all of mankind's existence on this earth.

To me, it is impossible to read the Revelation with understanding without being thoroughly familiar with the many other Books of prophecy because Genesis is tied to Revelation and Isaiah is tied to Matthew and Psalms is tied to Daniel, etc., and, amazingly, all of these were written by different authors under the direction of God.

I fully agree that we are at the beginning of the End Times as foretold in the Bible, but, personally, I think it's a mistake for Christians to daily study the newspaper on one hand and the Revelation on the other with the intention of predicting future events.
There are guideposts of which we must be aware, such as the Mark of the Beast, to embrace or avoid, but the full story will not be unveiled to us until Jesus' return.
We are cautioned against this assumption of knowledge in Proverbs 3:5: "....and lean not unto thine own understanding..."
To do so invites doubt as to the validity of these prophesies when they don't fit our preconceived ideas of how events will unfold.
Look for the guideposts, but keep an open mind.