Let's try this again. Does anybody see what I am pointing out here?
Regarding end times. There are several prophesies that leave no doubt as to where we are in the stream of time. This one is the simplist.
Revelation 17: 9-10
"“This calls for a mind that has wisdom: The seven heads mean seven mountains, where the woman sits on top. And there are seven kings: Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet arrived; but when he does arrive, he must remain a short while."
So. He is saying there are 7 KINGS
5 HAVE FALLEN (come and gone)
1 IS (meaning the one ruling "now" or, at the time John got the vision)
AND THE OTHER HAS NOT YET ARRIVED BUT WHEN IT DOES IT WILL ONLY BE HERE A SHORT TIME.
John the received Revelation vision probably around 96 CE while he was in exile on Patmos under Roman rule.
Which means the five kings that had already fallen (FIVE HAVE FALLEN) before that time were:
EGYPT
ASSYRIA
BABYLON
MEDO-PERSIA
GREECE
The one in power when John got the vision (ONE IS) was ROME
That leaves only one left (ONE HAS NOT YET ARRIVED)before the end comes…
Who was the next big world power after ROME fell and split up?
The UNITED STATES/UK. (Anglo-American world power)
Thats it. The last one. We are living in the time of the last kingdom.
I think this is pretty simple and clear. Does anyone else see it?