Book of Revelations?

Question

Is the book of Revelation pertinent today. Was it just an inspiration for Christians of the 1st century AD in Asia Minor to deal with the Roman's prosecution; shield themselves from the cult of worshipping the Emperors? Emperor Domitian who banished John to Patmos was believed to be the reincarnation of Nero hence 666.

Answer 1

It is relevant to all believers from the time it was written till now. It gives us a view of the work of Christ seated at Gods right hand and it is He who opens the seals of judgment and He marks and cares for His people even in severe trials and persecutions which many face today. He is the one who is bringing about Gods kingdom without any failure or delay. It is a book of great hope amidst troubled times as we look forward to the time when He will make all things new, wipe away every tear, and there will be no more pain.

Answer 2

Revelations is most definitely pertinent today! It is all about what will be. It may have been an inspiration for Christians of 1st century AD and thereafter, but it has not yet been fulfilled, as it contains prophecy that correlates with much of the Old Testament prophecy including Ezekiel, Daniel and Jeremiah.

I do not believe that Emperor Domitian was the reincarnation of anyone including Nero. Nero's name may equal the 666 in the Hebrew letter/number code, but Nero was not the Anti-Christ. Anti-Christ has not yet appeared, but I believe the time is soon that Anti-Christ will appear. I think we are the generation to see the prophecy in Revelation and other prophetic books come to pass and be complete, hence - Judgment day is upon the world soon.

Answer 3

I think that the most accepted point of view is that Revelations was code for the Roman's persecution. This was the way I was taught in high school religion classes, as well as in middle school. I was interested in this and did some research awhile ago, and the same answer kept popping up.

I personally don't believe that Revelations is pertinent today. Many people claim that the world is coming to an end and it was found in Revelations; but there will always be natural disasters and wars........meaning that if there is going to be an end of the world in the Biblical sense, it could happen at anytime.

This is my belief, and some people do believe that Revelations is pertinent.

It's up to you to decide on your own =]

Answer 4

People who believe the Book of Revelations, written by John, is no longer pertinent, are living a sham.
First of all, it simply gives you a good look, at the coming hell on earth that awaits us.
How bad we make things, we can do one of two things. One, is turn it around, start to make things better, or two, keep going on the merry path to destruction, with a handbasket.
Personally, I don't think going through Tribulation could be fun, so i'm going for the Rapture, aka, the christian's escape route.
However, to put it in simple terms, if you think it's bad now, it's nowhere near what it could be.
Imagine being dragged out of your local church, dragged down main street by a horde, and threatened with hanging, unless you accept the beast's mark.
As well, neighbors could turn you in, just for reading a bible....or, you couldn't go to the hosptial, or buy food, without the mark....it's when the ultimate sacrifice, is wether you can give a loved one a short reprieve....or, sentence them to die, and give them eternal salvation.
A lot of the book deals with the 7 churches, the foundations on what a lot of churches were dealing with. In the latter part of the bible, because most of the original 12 disciples were growing old, they no longer had the strength to travel the long distances....who could walk from Jerusalem, say, to Istanbul.
Within the letter John wrote, it gives a view, where some parts of the tribulation, will literally be no picnic. a comet strike is mentioned, the sun, moon and stars dimming due to an event, possibly pollution, and flying insects to torment man for 3 and a half years, spells out the possiblity of either helicopters, or, jump jet packs for airborne infantry. Nowadays, our weapontry, we dont' even need soldiers to fight wars with....and we've seen blood as high as a horse's bridle, in Africa, on occasion...remember Rwanda?
Lastly, don't let anyone tell you, oh, this isnt' how revelations is....the Lord himself, through Paul, warned people about false prophets, that will lead people astray....and he had a pretty blunt message for anyone tinkering with Revelations....it's at the end of the book, regarding facing every one of the wraths, if a wrath is removed from this book.
There's a lot of fear ahead....and a lot of hope.

Answer 5

Only some parts of it relate to the ancient Roman Empire. Others don't seem to point to anything we have seen in history, except possibly glimpses (birth pains if you will). We can perceive of the world circling down the drain, so to speak, but the major signs have not yet popped up, and if they have, the evil one may well lie low for a long time, hiding in the "underbrush" doing evil things to deceive people, until the time has come. In any case, it is pertinent. We may well pass away before the end time, however we may not. WATCH.

Answer 6

The Book of Revelations was pertinent for the 1st century Christians. All of Jesus Christ revelations are pertinent for today as well.

So my answer is both. I believe in order to understand the Bible fully that I have to understand the message in terms of when it is written, why, and the literal words in the native tongue.

Answer 7

The PRIMARY EMPHASIS was that time. There are still things we can learn, but that is not the true meaning of the book which begins and ends with "things which must quickly come to pass."
The Greek phrase translated 'quickly' is "en tachei" and refers to a near time event, not a far time event. Generally weeks or months rather than decades or centuries. The repeated mentions of 3.5 years (or 42 months, etc.) go along with my statement of its primary focus.

DO NOT BE FOOLED by the flood of preachers who claim that recent events are exactly as prophesied in the Apocalypse (Revelation)... there have been claims like that for about 1900 years now.

Answer 8

The book of Revelations is a book of symbols.

Understanding the symbols will reveal Jesus Christ, as stated in the first lines of the book.

Therefore, to be pertinent to an individual, that individual needs to learn the symbology, and understand that the symbology points to a person, God.

Revelations isn't about events, or even predictions. It is the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Answer 9

I think it is pertinent today. It makes quite a lot of since when you look at is as, "Has this happened?" and "how might this happen?" I've heard the arguements about it being about the 1st century and I believe it is yet to come or we are enveloped in the end times currently.

Answer 10

The book of Revelation in not pertinent. It was not inspiration from Roman persecution, it was true inspiration of the Holy Spirit.