Parenthetical Scripture

[Guest TaBiblia]

This short note may be helpful in your studies.

Many passages and sometimes entire books in the bible are parenthetical. Parenthetical scriptures are just what the name suggests. They are passages which are inserted in the consecutive order of events. They explain events which take place along with the main order of events. But they do not necessarily take place at the exact point at which they are inserted.

There are many parenthetical Scriptures throughout the Bible. The following list of such passages in the book of Revelation has caused many erroneous interpretations and expectations for the end time. This list of those passages may help the student to see how parenthetical comments are inserted in the consecutive order of events. (There are many others throughout the Bible.)

1) 7:1-17 Two groups of redeemed.

2) 8:2-6 Seven trumpet angels & Priestly angel.

3) 8:13 The three woes are announced.

4) 10:1-11 The mighty Angel.

5) 11:1-13 Verses 1 & 2 are of the Temple and Holy City. Verses 3-13 concerns the two witnesses.

6) 14:1-20 Seven statements are made in these parenthetical passages.

15:2-4 Sea of glass.

7) 16:13-16 Three unclean frog spirits.

8) 17:1-18 Mystical Babylon.

Notice that entire chapters are sometimes parenthetical. Often the consecutive order of events and continuity of the subject at hand can be understood better if the student "temporarily" drops out the parenthetical passages.

However, since the parenthetical events do take place "somewhere" within the consecutive order of the main events, they cannot be dropped out indefinitely. It must be understood that such passages are very important even if they are inserted in a "by the way" type of format.

All of the events in the book of Revelation are in sequential order and should not be dissected from their chronological order and placed within other text in the book. Parenthetical passages in the book of Revelation should not be dissected from within the time frame of the events in which they are given.

They may not take place at the exact time that they are recorded in the events in which they are listed but they do take place sometime within those events. The chronological order of the book should not be disturbed by moving events from one place in the book to another.

Passages such as these are found throughout the bible. A good bible will often have such passages identified as such. Take a look in your bible and see if some of the passages I just gave are identified. If so, drop those passages out momentarily and notice the difference in the continuity of the text.

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[Dad Ernie]

Greetings TaBiblia,

All of the events in the book of Revelation are in sequential order and should not be dissected from their chronological order and placed within other text in the book. Parenthetical passages in the book of Revelation should not be dissected from within the time frame of the events in which they are given.

You are in ERROR AGAIN. John was given a series of "visions" that often run concurrently with one another and NOT consequitively. We also see in Rev 12, sweeping visions that flow over millinea. We also see CONCLUSIONS from verses that have gone before to sum up what was being said, such as in Rev. 20. We are given 4 "different" Gospels, and each of these give the birth, life and ministry of Jesus from individual perspectives. Each Gospel is like a snapshot of Jesus and only when they are corrolated and overlapped can a progressive series of events be seen.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie