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Revelation Ep 7 | Babylon, the Millennium & the Meaning of “Soon”
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- Coffee With Hales
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- Feb 24, 2026
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Summary
Revelation Wrap-Up: Babylon, Jesus’ Return & End Times Timelines (Futurist vs Preterist) In this final Coffee with Hales episode on Revelation, I walk through Revelation 17–22 and compare key end-times viewpoints. We read about “Mystery Babylon” and cover major interpretations: a future literal rebuilt Babylon, a symbolic global system, a revived Roman empire, or (in partial preterism) Jerusalem tied to the AD 70 judgment. We then move into Revelation 19’s picture of Jesus’ return on a white horse—Faithful and True, crowned with authority, judging with righteousness, and identified as the Word of God and King of Kings. Next is Revelation 20 and the debate over the thousand years, Satan’s binding and final defeat, and the Great White Throne judgment. I lay out timeline summaries for premillennial dispensationalism (church age → rapture/tribulation → second coming → millennium → judgment → new creation), partial preterism (Pentecost as the start of the millennium, AD 70 as major judgment, still awaiting second coming and final judgment), and full preterism (fulfillment by AD 70 and living in the new heavens and new earth). We close in Revelation 22 with the River/Water of Life theme tied to Jesus as living water, and I discuss the debate over Jesus’ final words “Surely I am coming soon,” including how “soon/quickly” is argued from Greek usage. The takeaway is that Jesus keeps His promises and Revelation presents Him as the conquering King who vindicates His people. 00:00 Welcome Back + Wrapping Up the Revelation Series 00:38 Revelation 17: Who Is “Mystery Babylon”? (Futurist vs. Partial Preterist)04:18 Babylon’s Fall: What Judgment Looks Like in Revelation 1805:10 Revelation 19: The White Horse & Jesus’ Mighty Return08:38 Revelation 20: The Millennium, Satan Boun…