The 4 part study below demonstrates beyond doubt that the fulfillment of the prophecy of the book of Revelation was truly “near”, and “soon” to take place in the first century; that is, “shortly” after the time of its writing. To place the fulfillment of the prophecy of the book future to us (2020) is not only to be biblically inconsistent, it is to overlook, misinterpret, and even reject the clear and emphatic language of “time” found within the book of Revelation and the rest of the New Testament.