Does the Book of Revelation in the Bible speak of the end time?

Answer 1

Nowhere does The Bible speak of the "end of time"... in Revelation or any of its other books. It doesn't prophesy that "time will stop!"

It speaks of the "time of the end"... or the "end of the age"... or the "end of this present time allotment" of God's plan [a time dispensation of 6000 years] that God has given to man for his first experience at LIVING; at EXISTING: to learn that there are Good things in life [obedience to His Commandments; Loving and Caring about others] as well as Evil and Sin [DIS-obedience to His Commandments - I John 3:4; not caring about anyone or anything but yourself]. So that, at the conclusion of that plan [at the time of the end]... men shall have learned to distinguish between the two; and choose the path they will take -- to embrace the Good [Obedience] or the Evil [Lawlessness and Disobedience].

"By the time the child is old enough to eat curds and honey, He will know enough to CHOOSE WHAT IS RIGHT and REJECT WHAT IS WRONG." (Isa.7:15 NLT New Living Translation)

"Time" is one of those funny [funny, odd; not funny, ha-ha] concepts for the finite human mind to try to grasp. The question arises:

"Is time SPIRITUAL or PHYSICAL?"

The fact of the matter is that when God created the universe and the planets, and set those planets IN MOTION -- TIME BEGAN! Because "time" [to us] is measured by the incremental movements; orbits and rotations of the planets, as observed from a fixed position on earth!

Time is physical.

A day on earth [a 24-hour period of time] is measured from sunrise to sunrise [or sunset to sunset]... either of which is ONE ROTATION OF THE EARTH as viewed from a fixed position on earth.

A month on earth [a biblically prophetic 30-day period of time] is measured by the "30-day moon phases, new moon to new moon" -- which is a natural phenomenon that doesn't align with man's measurement of time: presently the "unnatural calendar design" that employs twelve months of conflicted 28 [sometimes 29], 30 and 31 day months that were influenced by the egos of worshiped historical leaders of governments.

Legend has it that Julius Caesar demanded that the month named after him on the new calendar [July] employ 31 days... a day more than all the rest; to which Augustus Caesar insisted that his month [August] contain 31 also. And in the ensuing jockeying by the astrologers... pressed into service to come up with a somewhat compatible calendar for man to use [instead of bowing to what God has made]... the true moon phases and true month recognition became lost to us as a true reckoning of the passing months and years. And seldom, if ever, does a new moon occur on the first day of any of man's contrived calendar months... thus, throwing man's true concept of time into obscurity.

Therefore, for "time to end" -- for time to 'STOP' -- THE ROTATIONS AND ORBITS OF THE PLANETS OF THE UNIVERSE WOULD HAVE TO CEASE! God tells us in the book of Revelation that at "the end of the age"... at "the time of the end of His 6000-year plan {actually, 7000-year plan, counting His thousand-year Sabbath day rule over the earth when He returns, following man's allotted 6000-year-day work week} " that will conclude on the Last Great Day of His plan; JUDGMENT DAY... He is going to remake the heavens and the earth [see Rev.21:1].

"And He that sat upon the throne said, 'Behold, I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW.' And He said unto me, 'Write, for these Words are TRUE and FAITHFUL.'" (Rev.21:5)

Will God re-make it so the planets no longer rotate and orbit? Will "time end, then?" Will "Eternity" begin then?

Or is the universe merely in its infancy since its initial startup in the beginning? Is it merely in the first stage of Eternity?

Is Eternity "the end of time" -- or "time WITHOUT END?"

Neither Revelation nor any of the other books of God's revealed Word speaks of "time ending"... of the planets ceasing their rotations and orbits. They only speak of this PRESENT AGE coming to its conclusion: the "timed plan of God" that's winding down to Judgment Day, when every man's first experience at "LIVING" [or "existing" as the case may be; considering that most men have lived and died not knowing the Truth of God, thus making much of their existence devoid of having truly "Lived"] being assessed according to the things they'd done in [or with] their lives, as measured against the Words that are written in the "opened books of the Bible." Against the TRUTH written in the Bible [see John 17:17]. The TRUTH that this world has rejected for going on about 6000 years, now:

"...and the books [of the Bible, see John 12:48] were opened... and the [resurrected] dead were Judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works." (Rev.20:13)

The books of the Bible speak of "Eternity." This can either be construed as a radical re-creation of the universe in which THE PLANETS in the universe NO LONGER ROTATE OR ORBIT; where TIME ACTUALLY STOPS -- or it can mean that "time merely continues with planetary movements, rotations and orbits without interruption -- FOREVER."

The Bible reveals evidence of a thing called "Eternity." The word isn't in Revelation, but Isaiah tells us:

"The High and Lofty One who INHABITS ETERNITY, the Holy One, says this: 'I LIVE in that High and Holy Place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I refresh the humble and give new courage to those with repentant hearts." (Isa.57:15 NLT)

The "inspired" word for "Eternity" is " 'owlam" [o-lawm'], which is: "...generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity... always: KJV-- alway(-s)... continuance, eternal... ever[-lasting, -more, of old)... perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end)..." (Strong's Definitions)

The movements, rotations and orbits of the planets are "perpetually" in motion. Time doesn't stand still. It doesn't stop. It passes... forever... for all Eternity.

The Bible reveals that God's plan is on a "time schedule."

"For when we were yet without strength, IN DUE TIME Christ died for the ungodly." (Rom.5:6)

"...these events happened to them as examples for us. They were written down TO WARN US, WHO LIVE AT THE TIME WHEN THIS AGE IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE." I Cor.10:11 NLT)

Revelation doesn't speak of "the end of time." It says:

"...FOR THE TIME IS NEAR when these things will happen." (Rev.1:3 NLT)

"I gave her TIME to repent..." (Rev.2:21 NLT).

"...I will protect you from the GREAT TIME OF TESTING that will come upon THE WHOLE WORLD to test those who belong to this world." (Rev.3:10 NLT)

"The nations were angry with You, but now THE TIME OF YOUR WRATH has come. THE TIME TO JUDGE THE DEAD and reward your servants." (Rev.11:18 NLT)

"...For the Devil has come down to you in great anger, and he knows that he has LITTLE TIME." (Rev.12:12 NLT)

"'Fear God,' he shouted. 'Give Glory to Him. For THE TIME HAS COME when He will sit as Judge. Worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the springs of water." (Rev.14:7 NLT)

"...'Use the sickle, for THE TIME HAS COME for you to harvest; the crop is ripe on the earth.'" (Rev.14:15 NLT)

"...the TIME HAS COME for the Wedding Feast of the Lamb, and His bride has prepared herself." (Rev.19:7 NLT)

"...Do not seal up the prophetic Words you have written, for THE TIME IS NEAR. Let the one who is doing wrong continue to do wrong; the one who is vile, continue to be vile; the one who is good, continue to do good; and the one who is holy, continue in holiness. See, I AM COMING SOON, and My reward is with Me, to repay all according to their deeds." (Rev.22:10-12 NLT)

Revelation says nothing about "the end of time" or "time stopping." It talks about a number of things in God's plan happening IN THEIR PROPER TIME FRAME!

Answer/

Yes. 'There shall be no night there..no light of the sun...for the Lord God gives the light for ever and ever'.

Revelation 22:5 describes the end of time - for there will be no tomorrow, no yesterday, nor spring nor winter, summer nor autumn, for there is no sunset and sunrise, but one long day.

Time thenceforth will no longer be counted, for there are no longer hours or days or months or years.

Answer 2

No more so than some other books, such as Mark's Gospel*, and with no more reliability than those books. The Book of Revelation is alternatively known as the Apocalypse because of its apocalyptical language and the implied references to an end time.

* Mark's Gospel mentions the end times at least twice, at verse 9:1 and in chapter 13, with Jesus telling his listeners that they would live to see him return in clouds of glory, within their own lifetimes.