“One Hour” in Revelation

Rev. 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

Rev. 17:13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

(Is this “one hour” specific in time? Or is it a “period” of time?)

Rev. 18:10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

Rev. 18:11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more. (Rakullah = Hebrew; gomos = greek for “merchandise”) see

Eze. 28:14-16

Rev. 18:17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, (the trade by sea has been

expoused = the lies given to the sea=people are expoused)

Rev. 18:18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto

this great city!

Rev. 18:19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her

costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. (costliness = wealth, the sea = peoples got rich from her wealth and the traders, v17,18)

Regarding Rev. 18:10,17,19 = one hour

I believe this is a specific period of time. The context in each of the three verses put it that way, “in one hour” whereas Rev. 17:12 the context is not as specific.

Throughout history Satan lies have run this planet. The merchants (TV, media, facebook to major corporate businesses and everything in between) have utilized “the system=lies” and have “merchandised” these lies. Then the river Euphrates, Rev. 16:12, has dried up and exposed the lies thereby preparing for the “kings of the east” which is Christ’s return. These lies being exposed are found in the gospel setting of the judgment. Everything that perpetuates the lies from false life given to fallen humanity to exposing the papacy will be brought to light. The merchandising will stop!

The one hour is prophetic of 15 days. Therefore, the 15 day period (one-hour) is when the angel dries up the river Euphrates and the whole world is exposed to the lies (the merchandising) about the character of God and the world turns on the beast, Rev.17:16, 18:8 The last hour of Jesus on the cross was the ninth hour. During this last hour Jesus had revealed himself to the greatest extant which in some perspective exposed Satan and stopped the merchandising. These verses are found in Mt. 27:46, Mr. 15:33,34. This last hour of Jesus matches the “last hour” spoken of in Rev. 18:10,17,19. The revelation of Jesus was ongoing throughout his ministry, however at the ninth hour the priests and people saw the miracles surrounding the cross such as the deep pitch black darkness for 3 hours and the miracles surrounding the temple such as the temple curtain torn from top to bottom, strange sounds, etc. This was in comparison the river of Euphrates drying up. The revealing of who God was in Christ startled the crowd. So it will be in the last 15 days (ninth hour) of the 45 days. The river Euphrates will be dried up and the people of the earth will realize that they have been fighting against God in his people.

Therefore, the 45 days have a dichotomy parallelism. What is happening simultaneously and parallel to each other are two events. One the refining fire and shattering of “self” in God’s people and two the restraining power of God has been removed from the lost thereby causing total anarchy. In addition, the 4 angels holding back the winds of destruction have been released (Rev. 7:1,2; 9:14; 15:7) plagues fall upon the lost wicked and Satan’s demons have been released in the form of men, causing destruction, lies and false hope.

Therefore, several events coincide. As God’s people are being refined as it relates to Teshuvah, the feast of trumpets and Yom Kippur, and their experience also parallels the last the 3 hours of darkness (45 days) on the earth when Jesus was crucified. At the same time the destruction of Jerusalem is a miniature of what will happen when God’s spirit is removed and total destruction ensues. There were over 1.3 million people who died within Jerusalem which was only about 220 acres! (See History of the Jews, Milman. Vol. 2 p. 383). And God’s people parallel through the time of trouble (45 days) relating to the fall feasts and the crucifixion of Christ. All of these events are echoing events that have been already fulfilled.

Rev. 18:8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

Re And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar 9:13 which is before God,

Re Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound 9:14 in the great river Euphrates.

Re And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, 9:15 and a year, for to slay the third part of men.