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From verse one of this book we understand that this is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond servants the things which must shortly take place. Jesus then sent and communicated this Revelation by His angel to His bondservant, John.

In other words, God the Father wants us to receive this Revelation. John also wrote that whoever reads and hears and takes heed to the things written in the words of this prophecy will be blessed.

It’s called “The Revelation,” in the Greek. It is translated, the apocalypse, and it means, “The Revealing,” or “The Unveiling.” When people think of the word ‘apocalypse,’ what comes to their mind is mass destruction, chaos, and suffering, but God uses this book to reveal Jesus Christ, especially as Lord over all the earth in the latter days. Jesus is the center of this book.

The Revelation was not sent to strike fear in the church, although for those in the world who don’t know Christ there could be considerable cause for concern. But for the church, it was sent to encourage and strengthen your faith, it was written so you might know that God wrote the end before there was even a beginning. He is Lord over all the nations of the earth and he is our Champion who has defeated death and won for us our victory.

As you read through Revelation, you see many symbols. Symbols are helpful, but sometimes difficult to interpret.

Aviah and I were driving somewhere, and she wanted to practice giving directions using her tablet. At one point, she said, “Turn right on ‘Springwood Doctor.’” Springwood Doctor? It took me a minute to realize she misinterpreted Dr. for doctor. It became a running joke between us.

Symbols are helpful because they transcend time. Language changes, but signs and symbols more clearly convey the thoughts and intent of the message. They also communicate the message more powerfully: it’s one thing to say that a powerful world leader will come on the scene, it’s another to say, “The Beast is coming.” It’s one thing to say that Jesus has authority, but another to say that He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah!

Bible scholars have interpreted Revelation with distinctly different methods of interpretation. These are basically four methods:

Spiritually – this approach teaches that the book is simply a collection of spiritual lessons and does not contain prophetic words at all.

The Preterist – this approach teaches that the events described all took place in the first century; everything has already been fulfilled. There are several problems with this view. The biggest problem is that the events they say fulfill this prophecy took place about 25 years before the book was even written.

The Historicist – this view teaches that the book was written as a prediction of what we now call church history. Everything has been fulfilled, they say, but it was fulfilled throughout the entirety of church history.

The Futurist – this view, which is the one I hold, teaches that the book contains prophecies of end times events including the rapture of the church, a seven-year period when God’s wrath will be poured out on the world called the Day of the Lord or the great Tribulation; the Millennial 1,000-year reign of Christ on the earth, and the final judgment. It speaks of the Antichrist that will arise on the scene and deceive many. It includes the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem and the nations of the world coming against Israel in the battle of Armageddon.

Before we begin, we should understand the significance of Israel in latter-day events. There is a branch of Christian theology that believes that the nation of Israel is no longer spiritually significant or relevant and that all the promises given to Israel have now been given over to the church instead.


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