in the period before human probation closes if they are to be heeded. These are not “cross-overs” in the visions proper, for the eschatological-judgment setting of the visions themselves is invariable, beginning with the seven last plagues and continuing through subsequent events until the glorious climax is reached in the portrayal of the New Jerusalem and new earth. When we consider this chiastic structure of Revelation, we immediately see that it aligns well with the twofold theme stated in the