Tonight at 8 pm EST I’ll be speaking in a conference call on the subject of “Josephus and the Book of Revelation.” My presentation will feature nine case studies showing parallels between the book of Revelation and “The Wars of the Jews” by Josephus (published in 75 AD). The study guide below is for those who are already signed up for the call (this will be posted in a Facebook group), but also for anyone else who may wish to join the call or simply use this as a study tool.
The call-in number for tonight’s conference call is 302-202-1108, and the conference code is 984266. By default, callers are muted the whole time (but able to listen), and are able to “raise a hand” to speak during the Q & A time after my presentation.
In the chart below, I’ve color-coded the case studies that feature the seal, trumpet, and bowl judgments:
| Case Study | Reference by John | Reference by Josephus | Approximate Date(s) |
| #1 | Revelation 6:4 (2nd Seal) |
Civil War: Wars 4.3.2 Sword: Wars 2.18.3, 4.4.3, 4.5.3, and 5.8.1 |
August 66 AD; Feb./ March 68 AD; May 70 AD |
| #2 | Revelation 6:15-16 (6th Seal) |
Wars 6.7.3 | August 70 AD |
| #3 | Revelation 8:7-9 (1st and 2nd Trumpets) |
Wars 3.4.1 Wars 3.9.3 Wars 3.10.9 |
March – August 67 AD |
| #4 | Revelation 9:13-16 (6th Trumpet) |
Wars 4.4.2 | February 68 AD |
| #5 | Revelation 11:7-13 (6th Trumpet) |
Wars 4.4.5 Wars 4.5.1-2 |
February 68 AD |
| #6 | Revelation 16:3-6 (2nd and 3rd Bowls) |
Wars 4.7.5-6 | April-May 68 AD |
| #7 | Revelation 16:19 (7th Bowl) |
Cities of the nations fell: Wars 3 (Galilee) Wars 4.7 (Perea) Wars 4.9 (Idumea & Judea) Jerusalem divided 3x: Wars 5.1.1 and 5.1.4 |
(67 AD) (Spring 68 AD) Mid-68 AD – 69 AD December 69 AD |
| #8 | Revelation 16:21 (7th Bowl) |
Wars 5.6.3 | May 70 AD |
| #9 | Revelation 17:12-17 | Wars 2.20.3-4 | Dec. 66 AD – Aug. 70 AD |
Based on the case studies I’ll be presenting, I’m tentatively suggesting that the seals, trumpets, and bowls were structured in this way:
Seals – From 66 AD (or earlier) to 70 AD
Trumpets – From early 67 AD to early 68 AD
(Zealot siege)
Bowls – From spring 68 AD to 70 AD.
In about another week, I’ll create a new post with the audio of this conference call and all of my written notes. At that time, and even now, please feel free to evaluate these case studies and this tentative conclusion.
Pursuing Truth 
Very interesting brother Adam! Blessings from Mexico City ??
El 01/11/2016, a las 6:03 a.m., Pursuing Truth <comment-reply@wordpress.com> escribió:
Adam Maarschalk posted: “Tonight at 8 pm EST I’ll be speaking in a conference call on the subject of “Josephus and the Book of Revelation.” My presentation will feature nine case studies showing parallels between the book of Revelation and “The Wars of the Jews” by Josephus (publ”
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Thank you, Luis. Blessings to you as well.
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