Subject: Interpreting Revelation |
Bible Note: Dear Brother Steve, I couldn't agree with you more. May I steal the idea from Mr. C.S. Lewis "....questions which divide Christians from one another often involve points of high Theology or even of ecclesiastical history, which ought never to be treated except by real experts. I should have been out of my depth in such waters: more in need of help myself than able to help others. And secondly, I think we must admit that the discussion of these disputed points has no tendency at all to bring an outsider into the Christian fold. So long as we write and talk about them we are much more likely to deter him from entering any Christian communion than to draw him into our own." (preface of Mere Christianity) The things I concern most in the book of revelation are: 1/ God's sovereignty and glory. It is comforting to see that despite the severe persecution on earth towards the saints, the worships in heaven are so much grand and all believers are part-takers in it. 2/ The letter to the 7 churches provide us with warnings, promises, comforting and encouraging messages. I believe it is part of the reason why John started the book with "Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who reads aloud [in the assemblies] the word of this prophecy; and blessed (happy, to be envied) are those who hear [it read] and who keep themselves true to the things which are written in it [heeding them and laying them to heart], for the time [for them to be fulfilled] is near." (1:3) 3/ Jesus' coming to get us to his everlasting glory. There will never ever be anymore tears, temptations, evils; for Satan will be in the lake of fire and have no influence to us anymore forever. Perhaps it's a bit late, yet have a God blessed 4th July. Shalom Azure |