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1 | understanding the book of revelation | Revelation | janiceh49 | 193255 | ||
good morning i just started reading the book of revelation last night over the last month or so i have read thru the wwhole new testament almost i have enjoyed the reading so much i am only thru 3 chapters in revelation and having a hard time understanding john's vision how do i understand this better is this john's interpretation of what he saw in heaven? i say a prayer before starting to read and ask God to help me not to get so confused another question what is the secound death? any help appreciated love janice |
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2 | understanding the book of revelation | Revelation | azurelaw | 193256 | ||
Dear Janice, The Book of Revelation has caused a lot of controveries in dicussing the end time events. There are some schools of thoughts developed. However, I do not fall into any of the categories. May I offer my below approach to the study. 1/ The genre of the book : letter with recipients (the 7 churches) 2/ Background of the readers, e.g. contemporary christians under tribulation. 3/ Historical background by the time John wrote the book. 4/ John's usage of symbolic concept from OT books (e.g. Exodus, Ezekiel, Daniel, Isaiah, etc) 5/ John's purpose of writing the book - comfort, strengthen and encourage the christians who were under tribulation by that time, rebuke the wrong doings of the churches (see the letter to the 7 churches), prophesying, etc. 6/ The layout of order. Contrasting the chaos on earth with the orderly worship in heaven. Message to the contemporary suffering christians : God is sovereign and in control. He will judge. We should persevere and endure to the end. First death is our physical death. Second death is for the unrighteous being put to the lake of fire on the judgement day. Just my 2 cents. Hope they are helpful for your understanding. I am still learning, too. Should you find anything wrong, I am open for correction. Shalom Azure |
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