Combining Puzzle Pieces

Isaiah 14:13-16

[13] You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.

[14] I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High."

[15] But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit.

[16] Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: "Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble,

Consider, if you will, that these two events are different perspectives of the same event...

Revelation 20:1-3

[1] And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.

[2] He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

[3] He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

Prophecy can be tricky, especially if you assume that because it was offered years apart, that they are different events. It makes a great deal more sense if you can accept, like the apostles did with the messianic prophecies, that one event can be predicted from different angles and vastly different times.

When you do that, the puzzle pieces come together nicely...to reveal truth.