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Book of Revelation
Book of Revelation, a complete mystery to most people. Pastors rarely preached upon it today, and seems out of place in the modern world. Yet, the book tells much to us about the past, present, and future.
We must understand that the Apocalypse stands as Jewish Apocalyptic literature. The word “Apocalypse” in the Greek means “unveiling.” “Book of the Apocalypse of Jesus” was the original title of Revelation. Thus, the early church saw it not as “The Revelation of Saint John the Divine”. “The Apocalypse of Jesus,” as the Lord unveiled heavenly mysteries to John.
The recipients of the Book of Revelation were Jewish Christians. They were already familiar with apocalyptic works that described the End of the world. These writings used vivid and frightening images of heavenly and earthly battles between demons, angels. And also battles between monsters and men. Thus, the apocalypse of John did not seem strange or bizarre to them.
In stark contrast, today we live in a secular world. A world where the supernatural is not perceived as all around us. People no longer believe in seven-headed red dragons, monstrous beasts, and devils that look like locust women. Still this book’s contents are considered bizarre!
Instead of imposing a futurist, historist, preterist, dispensational, or covenantal structure on the book. The syllabus and lecture series lay aside all preconceived ideas about the Apocalypse and let it unfold itself. – By Dr. Robert Morey
