The Way I See It
Matthew 1 has Joseph's lineage. The names can be grouped into 14s. Each 14 matches a pair of sevens in Revelation 1. Matthew 1:17 matches Revelation 1:20 because the generations are human beings and in Revelation the objects are angelic or human beings. Matthew 1:18-4:15 matches Revelation 2-3 because the seven events in Matthew end with something audible happening and each church of Revelation has "He that hath an ear..." near the end. The only Matthew passage where this is not obvious is the wise men. The warning they got in Greek means a spoken warning. Matthew 4:16-25 matches Revelation 4. In Matthew the word net is used three times. In Revelation the phrase "round about the throne" appears three times. Net is first singular then plural two times . The throne first has a singular rainbow then plural elders and beasts. You may notice a match of a more general nature. Matthew 5-7 matches Revelation 5 by the word "open". Both passages end wi...