Bible Timeline · Period 10 of 10
Biblical Visions and Future Hope
Prophetic visions of God's kingdom and the new creation, shown as visions rather than as dated history.
Some passages describe visions or look forward to what God will do. They are gathered here and marked as visions. They are not placed on the historical line as events that have been verified as completed, and readers interpret them in different ways.
Scripture Daniel 7–12Revelation 1–22
Events follow the order Scripture presents. Switch to “Historical setting” to see approximate dates and how they are known.
Events
Daniel's vision of the four beasts and the Son of ManDaniel 7:1–28Received in the first year of Belshazzar (Daniel 7:1)Vision
Daniel sees four beasts rise from the sea, the Ancient of Days on his throne, and one like a son of man given an everlasting kingdom.
- Main passage Daniel 7:1–28
- Related Mark 14:61–62Revelation 1:12–16
People Daniel
- Place in the order
- Strongly supported relative order The order is well supported by the text, though not stated outright.
- When it was seen
- Received in the first year of Belshazzar (Daniel 7:1) Unknown date
Visions describe what was shown to a prophet. The vision may be dated, but what it depicts is not placed on the historical timeline.
Stories and studies The Kingdom of God
Ezekiel's vision of the new temple and the riverEzekiel 47:1–12Received in 573 BCE (Ezekiel 40:1)Vision
Ezekiel is shown a new temple, and a river flowing from it that brings life wherever it goes.
- Main passage Ezekiel 47:1–12
- Related Ezekiel 40:1–4Revelation 22:1–2
People Ezekiel
- Place in the order
- Strongly supported relative order The order is well supported by the text, though not stated outright.
- When it was seen
- Received in 573 BCE (Ezekiel 40:1) Unknown date
Visions describe what was shown to a prophet. The vision may be dated, but what it depicts is not placed on the historical timeline.
Isaiah: new heavens and a new earthIsaiah 65:17–25A vision, not a dated eventVision
Isaiah announces that God will create new heavens and a new earth, where weeping is no more and the wolf and the lamb feed together.
- Main passage Isaiah 65:17–25
- Related Isaiah 11:1–92 Peter 3:13
People Isaiah
- Place in the order
- Strongly supported relative order The order is well supported by the text, though not stated outright.
- When it was seen
- A vision, not a dated event Unknown date
Visions describe what was shown to a prophet. The vision may be dated, but what it depicts is not placed on the historical timeline.
Stories and studies Hope
John's vision on PatmosRevelation 1:9–20About AD 95 (or the late 60s)VisionPlacement debated
On the island of Patmos John sees the risen Christ among seven lampstands and is told to write to the seven churches.
- Main passage Revelation 1:9–20
- Related Revelation 2:1–3:22
People John the apostle
Places named Patmos Revelation 1:9
- Place in the order
- Disputed placement Where this belongs in the sequence is debated; the placement here is an editorial choice.
- When it was seen
- About AD 95 (or the late 60s) Disputed date
Early tradition dates Revelation to the reign of Domitian (about AD 95); some scholars argue for the late 60s. Revelation names its author as John; that he is John the apostle is the church's traditional view.
Proposals: About AD 95 (Domitian); Late 60s AD (Nero)
The throne in heaven and the LambRevelation 4:1–5:14A vision, not a dated eventVision
John sees God's throne surrounded by worship, and the Lamb who was slain is found worthy to open the scroll.
- Main passage Revelation 4:1–5:14
- Place in the order
- Strongly supported relative order The order is well supported by the text, though not stated outright.
- When it was seen
- A vision, not a dated event Unknown date
Visions describe what was shown to a prophet. The vision may be dated, but what it depicts is not placed on the historical timeline.
Stories and studies Worship
The new heaven and the new earthRevelation 21:1–22:5A vision, not a dated eventVision
John sees the new Jerusalem coming down from God: God dwells with his people and wipes away every tear.
- Main passage Revelation 21:1–22:5
- Related Isaiah 65:17–25
- Place in the order
- Strongly supported relative order The order is well supported by the text, though not stated outright.
- When it was seen
- A vision, not a dated event Unknown date
Visions describe what was shown to a prophet. The vision may be dated, but what it depicts is not placed on the historical timeline.
Stories and studies HopeResurrection
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How the timeline is built
- Explicit biblical sequence
- Scripture itself gives the order of these events.
- Strongly supported relative order
- The order is well supported by the text, though not stated outright.
- Disputed placement
- Where this belongs in the sequence is debated; the placement here is an editorial choice.
- Approximate historical setting
- An approximate date with its basis.
- Proposed chronology
- A date proposed by scholars; Scripture gives none.
- Disputed date
- Significant alternatives are shown.
- Unknown date
- No calendar date can responsibly be given.
The order of events is BibleKenya's own reading of Scripture. Dates for the kings follow a widely used reconstruction (based on E. R. Thiele); anchors confirmed by Assyrian, Babylonian or Persian records say so. Visions are shown as visions, not as dated events. The date an event happened is not the same as the date a book was written.