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1 | ___-trib satisfactory? | Revelation | waldo700 | 20407 | ||
I do not believe Revelation is trying to give us "chronology" of endtime events. After all, it is not a book of history -- it is prophecy. And prophecy is often told in poetic form, using repetition, allegory, symbolism and other literary devices. Even though the events described in prophecy are real historical events which will in actuality occur (or have already occurred in some cases), the events are told in a specific genre of writing -- poetic and apocolyptic. While it is always about true events, it is not always meant to be a historical accounting of how those events will be played out. This is obvious when you just take a look at double fulfillments from the Old Testament and the fact that OT prophecies are not at all given in chronological order but rather topical order. For these reasons, I would say it is like chasing one's tail to study "rapture chronology." The point of the prophecies is not to give us a historical timetable of precisely what will happen when. The point of prophecy is to declare the judgments which God will execute against people for violating His laws and also how God will bring about the coming of Christ, (both His first and second comings), in order to save people from God's judgments against them for their sins. The main point is that looking for chronologies is to entirely miss the context of prophetic passages. We need to ask, "What is the GENRE of the book which I'm reading?" With prophetic books, we are not reading historical narratives, we are reading prophetic, judgmental pronouncements told in non-chronological, but topical order, using the literary devices of apocalyptic writing and poetry. Regards, waldo garcia www.choosecalvinism.org |
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2 | ___-trib satisfactory? | Revelation | kalos | 20434 | ||
Waldo: With all respect, I, too, along with Tim, agree with your assesment that caution must be used when interpreting prophetic passages. Also, along with Tim, I disagree with the idea that there isn't any chronology in books like Revelation. A careful study will show that a *sequence* of events is definitely presented both in Matthew 24:3-31 and in the book of Revelation. "2. The Olivet Discourse "It was the Lord, Jesus Christ, who taught about the sign of His second coming on the Mount of Olives during the final week of His life on earth. What He said ought to parallel what the Scripture teaches in other places, since Christ is the author of the visions of Daniel (cf. Dan. 10:5-6; compare with Rev. 1:13-16), the instruction in the Olivet Discourse (Matt. 24:1:1ff) and the book of Revelation (cf. Rev. 1:1ff). When the *sequence* in Matthew 24:3-31 is examined, it will be found to parallel what Paul taught in I Thessalonians 4-5 and II Thessalonians, particularly chapters one and two, and what we read in Revelation. "4. The Book of Revelation "If Daniel gives us the time frame for the end times and the Olivet Discourse gives us a thumbnail sketch of the *sequence* of the end times, then Revelation gives us the details" (emphasis added) (http://www.signministries.org/faqs/faq018_wheretobegin.htm). Waldo, I do appreciate your input regarding this topic. Grace to you. |
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