ABBREVIATED TABLE OF CONTENTS

              Preface                                  VII
              Acknowledgements                          XV
              The Sources                                3
              The Allegorical Method                     6
              Gematria                                  11
              Number Symbolism                          13
              Astrological Symbolism                    20
              Geometric Symbolism                       28
              Further Literary Devices                  30
              The Time and Space of the Apocalypse      30
              Future Scholarship                        31
              The Notes                                 34

       Chapter One  The Greatest Name                   43
            Two  Letters to Ancient Faiths              65
          Three  Letters to Recent Faiths               79
           Four  The Invisible Zodiac                   87
           Five  The Book of Seven Seals                99
            Six  The Book is Opened                    107
          Seven  God's Servants are Sealed             115
          Eight  The Fate of the Early Church          129
           Nine  The Fall of Christendom               135
            Ten  Interlude                             143
         Eleven  The Course of Islam                   147
         Twelve  The Travail of the Word               157
       Thirteen  The Rise of the Caliphate             165
       Fourteen  The World-Stage is Set                177
        Fifteen  His Name Revealed                     187
        Sixteen  The End of the Age                    197
      Seventeen  Mysteries Revealed                    207
       Eighteen  Encomium of Victory                   213
       Nineteen  The Triumph of Baha'u'llah            219
         Twenty  Satan Bound                           225
     Twenty-one  The Holy City                         231
     Twenty-two  Epilogue

  Appendix A  The Number of Baha' in the Apocalypse    261
           B  Correlation of Some Dates in the
              Book of Daniel                           263
           C  Origins of Gematriot and
              Number Symbolism                         267
           D  The Hebrew and Arabic Gematriot          271
           E  Glossary of Symbols                      273
           F  Chronological Table                      289
           G  Some Baha'i Apocalyptic Writings         295
              References                               307
           H  Late Errata and Changes                  A-1
     Indexes
             Index of biblical verses cited
             Subject index

                AN INDEX OF BIBLE VERSES
               MENTIONED IN ROBERT RIGGS'
                 _APOCALYPSE UNSEALED_

       [This index is not copyrighted and may be
       freely distributed.]

           _TANACH_ (OLD TESTAMENT)

   Genesis                 71, 309
           1:26            76n
           1:31            172n
           2               67
           2:9             260n
           2:17            121n
           3               164n
           3:1             163n
           7:2-3           18
           7:11            73n
           7:12            74n
           7:24            73n
           8:4             73n
           11:9            180
           11:13           73n
           17:20           157
           22:13-14        105n
           28:18           36n
           29              18
           37:9            26
           37:9-10         112n
           37:31-33        224
           49              26-7, 118, 127n
           49:9-10         99, 103n

   Exodus
           4:9             155n
           4:21            155n
           4:22            71
           13:21-22        36n, 96n, 144n
           14:19, 20, 21   122n
           19:4-6          164n
           23:20-21        164n
           24:4-8          100, 105n
           24:10           250n
           24:18           74n
           26, 27          39n
           32:23           74n
           33:17-21        250n

   Leviticus
           4:32-35         105n
           4:34            140n
           16:10           105n
           16:11           105n
           25:8-12         184n

   Numbers
           2               27
           6:17            105n
           13:25           74n
           14:33           74n
           14:34           73n
           21:9            163n
           24:17           112n
           25:26           122n

   Deuteronomy
           9:18-25         74n
           11:18           170n

   Joshua
           4               234

   I Samuel
           6:1             18
           17:16           74n

   II Samuel
           7:12-16         76n
           9:6-7           76n
           24:1            163n
           56:8            76n

   I Kings
           6:11-19         250n
           6:20            244n
           19:8            74n

   II Kings                69
           23:29           205n

   I Chronicles            69
           12:8            103n
           12:14           103n
           16:29-34        112n
           17:11-14        71
           21:1            163n
           22:10           71
           28:6            71

   II Chronicles           69

   Ezra                    155n
           1               263
           5:2             184n
           6:1-12          263
           6:55            76n
           7:1-28          263

   Nehemiah
           2:1-8           263

   Job
           1:6ff           163n
           38:7            71, 112n

   Psalms
           1:3             121n
           2:6-8           71
           18:2            113n
           24:9-10         84n
           29:7-8          134n
           33:11           93n
           50:2            85n
           72:5            26
           72:6            134n, 155n
           73:24           190n
           82:6-8          71
           95:10           74n
           102:16          85n
           104:3-4         121n
           114:4           112n
           114:7           112n

   Proverbs
           3:18            121n

   Ecclesiastes
           3:16            127n

   Isaiah
           1:21            179
           1:25            134n
           2:2-3           112n
           2:3-4           184n
           5:24-26         155n
           6:1-5           87
           9:6-7           76n
           10:17           134n
           11:6            95n
           11:14           76n
           12:3            127n
           13:10           112n
           13:13           112n
           14:12           112n
           14:16           112n
           14:25-6         112n
           27:1            163n
           30:27-33        134n
           33:11           134n
           34:4            112n
           35:2            85n, 205n
           40:2            105n
           40:4            112n
           40:5            85n
           40:6-7          134n
           41:2            205n
           42:9-10         106n
           42:10           184n
           43:19           184n
           44:6            47
           45:1            156n
           47              184n, 212n
           47:3-5          121n
           49:10           127n
           50:21           93n
           51:9            163n
           52:9            93n
           53:4-5          105n
           54              212n
           54:10           93n
           54:15           243n
           54:53           243n
           59:19-21        184n
           60:1-2          38n
           60:1-3          47
           60:11           242
           60:19-20        112n, 242
           61:3            224n
           62:2            74n
           65:9-10         205n
           65:17-19        243n
           65:23-5         112n
           66:15-16        134n

   Jeremiah                180
           2:13            127n
           13:9            134n
           17:13           127n
           25:11           18
           31:4            93n
           31:31-34        93n
           32:38-40        93n
           48:8            112n
           49:38           205n
           51              184n
           51:58           184n
           51:64           184n

   Ezekiel                 27, 28, 84, 97n, 126-7n,
                             133, 217n, 228, 230n,
                             234, 237
           1               27-28
           1:1             184n
           1:5-9           97n
           1:10-19         28
           1:24-28         28
           1:26            250n
           1:26-28         87
           1:28            93n, 184n
           4:6             73n, 74n
           9:4             170n
           10              27-28
           13:20           217n
           16:62           93n
           30:2-3          134n
           32:7-8          112n
           36:25           127n
           37:24           76n
           37:26           93n
           38:1-4          230n
           42:2            205n
           42:4            205n
           43              249n
           43:1-4          85n, 126-7n, 184n
           43:10-11        243n
           43:16           249n
           43:20           140n
           43:26           249n
           43:27           249n
           47:9            121n
           48:30-35        243n
           48:33-35        249n

   Daniel                  155n, 196n, 263-265, 291
           2               112n
           4:10            121n
           4:13-23         265
           7               165
           7:17            97n
           7:24            158
           8:9             3
           8:14            155n, 264
           9:24-25         263
           9:25            263
           9:26            263-4, 291
           12:1-4          164n
           12:2-3          229n
           12:4            3
           12:7            164n, 264
           12:11           264
           12:12           264
           12:13           229n
           20:22           121n

   Hosea
           2:15            205n
           11:1            71
           14:7            93n

   Joel
           2:31            112n
           3:15            112n
           3:16            112n

   Amos
           2:5             134n
           8:8             112n
           8:9             112n
           8:11-12         128n
           9:11            93n

   Obadiah
           1:4             112n

   Jonah
           3:4             74n

   Micah
           1:3-4           112n
           4:10            184n
           7:12            205n
           7:15            74n
           7:19            93n

   Zephaniah
           3:9             76n

   Haggai
           2:6-7           112n
           2:23            106n

   Zecariah                237
           2:1-5           249n
           2:10-11         184n
           3:1ff           163n
           3:9-10          106n
           4               104n
           4:3             155n, 260n
           4:9             104n
           4:10            106n
           4:11-14         155n
           6:2-3           112n
           12:11           205n
           12:14           260n
           14:8            119n

   Malachi
           2:8             251n
           2:10            71, 76n
           3:2-3           134n


             _APOCRYPHA_

   Ecclesiasticus
           17:5            37n

   Wisdom of Solomon
           9:17            74n
           17:19           84n
           18:1            84n


           _NEW TESTAMENT_

   Matthew                 169
           2:1-2           104n
           3:10            121n
           4:2             74n
           7:19            121n
           10:16           163n
           10:34           76n
           12:33           121n
           13              128n
           13:10-23        34n
           13:36-43        34n
           15:8-20         34n
           16:11-12        34n
           16:27           74n, 85n, 184n
           17:10-13        74n
           17:11-13        34n
           18:21-22        184n
           19:28           121n, 234n
           21:33-41        184n
           22:29-32        34n
           23:29-39        190n
           23:39           74n
           24:15           155n, 264n
           24:27           205n
           24:29           112n, 155n
           24:29-30        114n, 264n
           24:30           155n
           25:14-30        205n
           25:31-33        74n
           26:26-28        34n
           28:20           76n, 76n

   Mark
           4:10-12         34n
           4:30-34         123n
           4:34            34n
           7:5-8           251n
           8:38            85n
           12:1-9          184n
           13:10           155n
           13:14           155n
           13:24-27        155n
           13:28-29        95n

   Luke                    213
           1:72            93n
           3:4-5           112n
           3:38            71
           9:26            184n
           10:1            117
           13:35           74n
           17:20           218n
           17:22-25        47, 190n
           17:25           190n
           17:37           218n
           20:9-16         184n
           21:20           155n, 155n
           21:25           121n
           23:30           112n
           23:43           229n
           24:28           155n

   John                    226
           1:1             194n
           1:1-2           74n
           1:12            71
           1:18            76n
           1:29            104n, 105n
           1:36            104n, 105n
           2:21            113n
           3:7             229n
           3:14-15         163n
           3:34            74n
           4:11            127n
           4:21            184n
           5:26-27         76n
           6:27            229n
           6:33            74n
           6:33ff          74n
           6:33-37         229n
           6:48-50         229n
           6:50-51         74n
           6:52-58         229n
           6:54            229n
           10:16           76n
           10:30           98n
           10:30-36        71
           12:49           74n
           16:12-13        3
           16:12-25        190n
           21:11           190n

   Acts
           1:3             74n
           2:20            112n
           6:5             66
           7:51-53         190n
           17:23           105n

   Romans
           1:3-4           71
           8:14            71
           12:1            105n

   I Corinthians
           2:13-14         34n
           4:20            34n
           10:1-4          34n
           10:11           76n
           13:8-12         3n
           14:15-20        34n
           15:22           105n
           15:35-50        229n

   II Corinthians
           4:18            34n
           6:18            261
           12:2            20n

   Galatians
           3:20            75n
           3:23-38         71n
           4:3ff           39n, 71n
           4:21-26         34n
           4:27            243n

   Ephesians
           2:4-7           229n
           2:5-7           74n
           4:4-6           76n

   Colossians
           1:15            75n

   I Thessalonians
           4:16            74n

   II Thessalonians
           2:1-4           155n

   Hebrews                 105n
           1:3             75n
           1:4-6           71
           2:14            38n, 85n
           6:20            71
           7:1-3           71
           7:3             76n
           7:15            71
           8:8             93n
           9:12-14         105n
           10:4            105n
           10:11           105n
           10:12           105n
           12:26-27        112n
           12:29           134n
           13:8            76n

   I Peter
           1:5             76n
           1:19            105n, 105n
           1:20            76n
           1:24            134n
           2:5             105n
           4:7             76n

   II Peter
           3:10            84n

   I John
           2:18            155n
           2:22            155n, 155n
           3:2             71
           4:3             155n
           5:7             258n
           5:7-8           37

   II John
           1:7             155n

   Jude
           1:13            112n
           18              76n