When you read Revelation 12 AND 13 you see there are two 3.5 year periods equaling 7 years. Note the word "continued" in Revelation 13. That is the second 3.5 years.
You are missing the boat on the continue here sister, it simply means he RULES (continues) for 42 months.
#4160 ποιέω poieo {poy-eh'-o}
apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; TDNT - 6:458,895; v
—Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1)
to make
1a)
with the names of things made, to produce, construct,
form, fashion, etc.
1b)
to be the authors of, the cause
1c) to make ready, to prepare
1d)
to produce, bear, shoot forth
1e)
to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self
1f) to make a thing out of something
1g) to (make i.e.) render one anything
1g1) to (make i.e.)
constitute or appoint one anything, to
appoint or ordain one that
1g2) to (make i.e.) declare one anything
1h)
to put one forth, to lead him out
1i) to make one do something
1i1) cause one to
1j)
to be the authors of a thing (to cause, bring about)
—
Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary;
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct):—abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do (-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship,
make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up,
X secure, shew,
X shoot out, spend,
take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare G4238.
—Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament)
This continue in verse 5 speaks of his 42 Month Rule sister.
Now, John did use AND 1200 plus times, because he was being shown The Book of Revelation, written by God and given to Jesus to "SHOW" his servant John. Jesus did this with Visions and Utterings from Angels, in a very fast sequence, thus many do not think John wrote this (he did) because he used AND, AND, AND, AND so many times. So, John was shown visions and told things to write by Angels and Jesus.
Now I can explain the exact chronology of the book of Revelation. Everything, and I do indeed mean EVERYTHING is centered around the 1260, first given unto Daniel the Prophet in Dan. 12., who was also told about the 1290 and 1335, he however did not know what any of the three meant. All three are a set number of days until Jesus' (we now know or I do) Second Coming ENDS ALL OF THESE WONDERS Daniel was shown in Dan. 11:36-45. We all know the 1260 is the Anti-Christ, we also know he rules for 1260 days, hence his end will come via Jesus' return, of course, but most go into the weeds on the 1290 and 1335 by OVERTHINKING things. They are also events that happen 1290 and 1335 days before Jesus' Second Coming, thus they come before the 1260's Anti-Christ conquering. The 1335 (Two-witnesses) Blessing comes first, followed by the False Prophet forbidding those who repented via the Two-witnesses from worshiping Jesus Christ in the Temple (he TAKES AWAY the Sacrifice which is Jesus !! I do not know why people can not see this......I didn't know for 30 years lol) and he then places the Image (AoD) of the E.U. President (soon to be Beast)up in the temple to mock those Jews who have accepted Christ Jesus. Rev. 13 tells us the 2nd Beat places the IMAGE, if we read it. So, who is the False Prophet as per his title? A Jewish High Priest just like Jason (real name Yeshua) did under Antiochus Epiphanes, he bribed Antiochus to be named the High Priest having his Pious High Priest brother Onias III killed, then he welcomed Antiochus in the temple to sacrifice a pig unto Zeus on the Altar of God !! He then MANDATED that all Jews become Hellenized (take on the Greek culture/serve their gods) and this led to the infamous Maccabean Revolt. That was an EXACT PICTURE of the coming end times, a Greek born man who rules the E.U. will name a Jewish High Priest his right hand man on all things religion.
Reread Rev. 12 how many days does the Dragon chase Israel (the Woman) ? Fir 1260 days, then Satan will be bound in the Bottomless Pit. He uses the Anti-Christ Army top chase her, of course. Now, knowing this, why would Rev. 13 not cover the exact same 42 months (1260 days) ? The Anti-Christ rules for 1260 days. In Rev. 17 the Harlot is Judged staring with God's Wrath and she is killed off by the east and his Kings who rule for how long? 1260 days or ONE HOUR (short time). In Rev. 18 we see the WHOLE WORLD (Babylon) being Judged by God for 1260 days which is how long His Wrath lasts. In verse 2 we are told Devils now inhabit Babylon, well of course that is Satan (Rev. 12) being cast down to earth and Apollyon and his demon hordes being released from the Bottomless Pit (Rev. 9) so of course Babylon (this evil world) is the inhabitation of devils. We see in Rev. 18:4 God tells his people (Israel see Rev. 7 Israel flees Judea) to come out of her (Babylon/World) lest she receive of her plagues. In verses 8 and 10 we are told her plagues will come in ONE DAY and also in ONE HOUR, that is because both add up to 42 months, the Day of the Lord lasts 42 months, and as Rev. 17:12 shows us the Kings rule ONE HOUR with the Beast who we know rules for 42 months so ONE HOUR = 42 months. It's God lingo, He wrote this book and gave it tom his son Jesus to give to John.
Basically Rev. 2 & 3 is the Church Age, Rev. 4:1 is the HEREAFTER (70th week on) but Rev. 4, 5, 6 and 7 are JUST BEFORE the 1260 Middle of the Week event. In Rev. 4 and 5 Jesus is with the Raptured Church in Heaven before he opens the Seals. In Rev. 6 he opens the Seals which are not Judgments but Prophetic Utterances of the Judgments which wil fall as soon as Seal #7 is opened OVER IN Rev. 8, so Rev. 6 also happens JUST BEFORE the 1260 middle of the week events start. The Seals are Jesus FORETELLING what God's Wrath (Seal 6) will bring AND what the Anti-Christs 42 month rule as a Tyrant will bring via Seals numbered 1-5. He will 1.) Conquer for 42 months 2.) Bring Wars for 42 months 3.) Which bring Famine for 42 months 4.) His rule will thus bring 42 months of Sickness, Death and the Grave. 5.) He will Martyr the Gentile Saints who give their lives unto Christ after the Pre Trib Rapture. He can't get at the Jews who repent however !!
Then finally you get the Rev. 7 Jews, the 144,000 (code for 5 million Jews who repent) Jews who repent JUST BEFORE the Day of the Lord like both Zech. 13:8-9, 14:1 and Malachi 4:5 says. This happens at te 1290, you see the Jews have 30 days to flee Judea since the 1290 IS NOT the Anti-Christ as most always assumed, it is the False Prophet who is being ordered from afar what to do, seeing as Israel will join the European Union, that is the Agreement (Covenant) she enters into in Dan. 9:27 with the E..U President who will become the Beast when he conquers them as he reneges on his Agreements.
Everything AFTER Rev. 7 is the 1260 Events, BUT many chapters or not in order, the cover the exact same TIMELINE, the 42 months we see that starts the 1260. Rev. 8, 9 and 16 are in order, that is the Judgments of God in a linear cycle, we should add in Rev. 15 with 16, they actually should be together, Rev. 15 is simply the Angels readying the 7 Vial, meanwhile in Rev. 8 we see the Angels readying the 7 Trumps and it is a PART of Rev. 8. So, 15 and 16 should go together in reallity, there were no chapter breaks until the KJV placed them there.
Then we get the Parenthetical Chapters.
Rev. 12, 13, 17 and 18 ALL START with the Rev. 8 Trumpets and run for 42 months. (see how the 1260 comes into play ? It was designed by God for that very reason). Rev. 11 is the oddball, the Two-witnesses show up 1335 days BEFORE Jesus' Second Coming so it starts 75 days before the 1260 middle of the week events start. Thus we know by using math, they must also DIE 75 days before the Beast DIES, and they do die BEFORE the Beast dies right? At the 2nd Woe, while the Beast will die at the 7th Vial (3rd Woe). Even though it starts 75 days before the 1260 it will end via Jesus' Victory because we are told what the 3rd Woe the Two-witnesses pray down will eventually lead to, VICTORY b y Jesus. We actually SEE that victory in Rev. 16:19 however. That is why it is a Parenthetical Chapter.
Rev. 14 and 19 both cover the full 7 Years, we see the Bride in Rev. 19 when she first comes to Heaven (BEFORE Rev. 4, 5 and 7 because they already have in White Robes in Rev. 4 and 5) before they get their White Robes. In Rev. 14 that is the Harvest Chapter, so we see the 144,000 (5 million Jews) awaiting Jesus (the Wheat) AND we see the wicked grapes Harvested into the Wine-press of God's wrath in verses 17-20 so in order to show the Church being Harvested we are shown that in a sorta FLASHBACK to the Pre Trib Rapture where Jesus from "upon a cloud" Harvests or reaps the Church. Thus my notion that Rev. 14 and 19 both covers the full 7 years of the 70th week. Rev. 20-22 is self explanatory.