I had the privilege of publishing two books this year on the Book of Revelation:

Celebrate King Jesus: A Chronological Study of the Book of Revelation

Song of Solomon: The Heart of the Bride of Christ as seen in the Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation is based on the time line of Daniel 9:24-27.  So is the Book of Song of Solomon. Just after completing her commentary on Revelation, the Holy Spirit showed Dr. Westhoff that the Song of Solomon was the bride, the role of the Church, in the same time line.  When she laid the Song of Solomon on top of the Book of Revelation, the Marriage Supper of the Lamb occurred in the same chronological sequence.  The Holy Spirit then unveiled the role of the Church is to actually see the bride walk through the steps of the Ancient Jewish Wedding.  Dr. Westhoff then had her context  to lay out the Book of Song of Solomon so that the symbolism in both books was connected in the spirit.  So, if you want to know what Jesus will be doing in the end times, read Celebrate King Jesus.  And, if you want to know what the Church will be doing during that time, read Song of Solomon.  I would suggest you begin with Celebrate King Jesus because that is the overall battle of Satan against Jesus and showing how the kingdom of God is victorious in every chapter.  Then after you understand the time line, it is easier to see what the Church, the bride of Christ, will be doing during the same time.

An overview of Celebrate King Jesus:  To get the full effect when reading, Dr. Westhoff brought in all the text from the Book of Revelation and included the Scripture that prophesied each event.  For example:

• Rev 1, Daniel 7:9-10 prophesied, “I watched till Thrones were put in place, and the ancient of Days [Christ] was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool.” This described Christ resurrected to the Throne in the Kingdom of God.
• Rev 2-3 are the Church Age. Exodus 25:37, “Moses ordered the making of the Golden lampstand to be placed in the Holy of Holies, “You shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.”  In Revelation 1:20, Christ said, “The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands:  The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.
• SS 1:1-7: Christ is seeking Shulamite, the bride of Christ, who is born in the image of sin since the sin of Adam and Eve.  She is an unbeliever whose name was written in the Book of Life before the foundation of the world (Rev 17:8).   The bride is chosen by Christ.   Jesus said, “You did not choose me, but I chose you (Jn 15:16).
• SS 1:8-2:3
  • The groom pays the bride price when the marriage contract is signed according to the Ancient Jewish Wedding. First Corinthians 6:20 says, “For you were bought at a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit which are God’s.”
  • The marriage contract (Ketubah) set forth the obligations of the groom. Hebrews 8:10 says, “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord:  I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”
  • The bride must accept the contract known as the covenant. Romans 10:9 says that when we confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in our heart that God has raised Him from the dead, we will be saved.  She takes on the image of Christ as seen in Galatians 5:22.
  • The bride is gifted. Jesus said, “I will pray the Father and He will give you another Helper {Comforter] that He may abide with you forever (Jn 14:16).”  The Holy Spirit will gift her with the gifts of the Holy Spirit as outlined in First Corinthians 12:8-11.  These gifts are according to her hunger for closeness with her Savior.
  • Next the bride takes a Mikveh, a bath for the remission of sins. To a Christian, this is the baptism, both a water baptism and the baptism of the Holy Spirit.  In John 1:29-34 we see the baptism of Jesus.  John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.  Before Jesus was resurrected, he gave the great commission in Matthew 28 to go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in t eh name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”  Christ leaves us with another great commission in Mark 16:16, “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; ¹⁸ they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”  There is a whole section in Dr. Westhoff’s book on how to be cleansed from any generational or worldly spirits that can come upon someone.  These prayers are important in order to walk in the spirit and not in the flesh.
  • The bride is then sanctified, set apart, during her betrothal period. Jesus said, “I sanctify myself that they also might be sanctified through the truth (Jn 17:19).  In the Ancient Jewish Wedding, the bride was veiled to show she is taken.  Ephesians 1:13-14 says, “You were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory ”   Once sanctified, the bride can be appointed with any or all of the gifts of ministry shown in First Corinthians 12:26-28.  The five-fold ministry is also given in Ephesians 4:11-16.

The rest is located in part 2 HERE.