Why does everyone thing Revelation was Past Events?

Question

Are they wanting it to be past events so they don't have to worry about it happening today?

Or is it both????

Well everyone tell me that already happened so on

Answer 1

The revalation is of future events.

Answer 2

In the bible, revelations talks about things that will come to pass in the last days before Christ returns to take his people to everlasting glory. Therefore, the fact that we are still here and not gone to that better place means that the REVELATIONS have not yet come to pass. What we are seeing howerev, are the signs and symptoms as the book of Revelations warned us we would see, to let us know that we are appraoching the last days. We might be sceptical and say "hey, we have been seeing these signs for a long time now and yet the last days or the second coming of Christ has not happened yet". We forget that with God, 1000 years for us is like a day to him. So when he says "last days" it could take hundreds of years yet.
I hope this helps.

Answer 3

study your history. Actually there are not many who are aware all those prophesies were already fulfilled. Develop your own theory, everybody else does, but what I suggest is you concentrate on the scripture that gives you directions regarding your behavior.

Did it occur to you maybe God keeps the end day a secret cuz He does not want you to know for a good reason. Live each day as if it is your last and leave the rest to God, that way your lamp will be filled and your time not wasted on the wind.

Answer 4

The book of Revelation, like the book of Daniel, is apocalyptic literature. It is a particular way of writing that is deeply symbolic. It's first purpose and meaning was for the time in which it was written. It is not meant to be all prophetic in the sense of telling of future events.
It only refers to the future to assure those who are being persecuted that God will triumph in the end.

Answer 5

The phrase in 1:1 and 22:6 tells of the urgency and immediacy of the events described. It is the same as used in Acts 12:7, translated "Quick!" Do you think Peter should have sat around for a few years waiting to see what would happen???

Ac 12:7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared. A light shone in the prison cell. The angel struck Peter on his side. Peter woke up. “Quick!” the angel said. “Get up!” The chains fell off Peter’s wrists. 8 Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” Peter did so. “Put on your coat,” the angel told him. “Follow me.”

This book was written to tell the church UNDER PERSECUTION that it would only be a short time until Jesus would rescue THEM from THAT persecution. Still, there are lots of preachers who view it and teach it as pointing to still future events. A large number of Biblical scholars understand the book in ITS OWN context. and thus feel that its PRIMARY focus WAS FULFILLED several centuries ago.

Every era since it was written has felt that it was directed to them in their time. There are several passages of prophecy in scripture which can be understood as having been fulfilled in multiple times and ways. The Apocalypse itself fits into that mold, but its PRIMARY FOCUS remains in THAT TIME, NOT FOR US IN OUR TIME.

It is thus an abuse of this text to teach it in a way that assumes it was intended solely for us in our time. Leave it in its context and understand that it describes 1900 years of history, not our future 1900 years after it was written.

Answer 6

Because it WAS written about past events. Everything in it is symbolic of the fall of the Roman Empire.

Answer 7

Maybe people are afraid. but if it was past events then why would we pray, "your kingdom come" in the Lord's Prayer if we didn't want the end of our story to come. I think the end is yet to come, not something that already happened. I don't think something that big could happen without us knowing about it.

Answer 8

The events haven't come to pass yet. I'm not sure who thinks they're in the past, cause I aint got a beast mark on me and I don't think anyone else has so how could they be past events....

Answer 9

Actually most theologians in Christianity believe that it is future events. But there are some very convincing arguments that John was describing the downfall of a tyrannical leader in his own time.

Answer 10

The Catholic cult has perpetuated this lie for so many centuries that it has wormed it's way into evengelical teachings also. It is the future, now close to being the present.