Somewhat like the combination of the realized and yet future eschatology of the Gospel of John, the Book of Revelation looks back to the death of Jesus and from that event shows the ultimate victory ...
Lietaert Peerbolte, Bert Jan 2021. The Book of Revelation: Plagues as Part of the Eschatological Human Condition. Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Vol. 44, Issue. 1, p. 75.
The Book of Revelation can sometimes be... a lot to unpack. And when it is, well, it leaves a lot of questions.