What is your interpretation of Revelations??? Anything specific you'd like to share?

Question

Sorry I put it in the wrong section. Simply an accident.

Answer 1

I would suggest than everyone read, "The False Prophet" by Ellis Skofield, Fishouse Press. Changed the way I thought about post vs pre trib....Really a good book, one of the only scholars I've seen to have a realistic and researched timeline...

Answer 2

It's a story written by John of Patmos. The "Armageddon" he mentions is an actual village in modern day Israel called Megedo. It's been "visited" by various invading armies for centuries, because it's on the main invasion route between Alexandria and Beirut. Since the Bible was first codified over 400 years after the Resurrection, it is silly to assign what is written there to modern-day events. The only part of the New Testament which is contemporary to the time it was written in are the Pauline Epistles. So, I give no credence to those who have never traveled any continent, other than North America, and try to convince me that the writings of John of Patmos have any relevance in today's world.

Answer 3

Its the story of the last days, although it is written in parables it is not that complicated. What it tells you is that a series of things will happen before Jesus comes back and we enter a new age. I believe we are in those last days and the signs are showing. One thing is does say is that no man will know the day but the wise shall see the seasons and if you can't see that the devil is running the show right know you must be blind.

Answer 4

Well, it's actually "Revelation" not "Revelations" - important because it is THE Revelation of the man Jesus Christ. It shows us who He is - the Son of God, fully Man, resurrected and returning to earth again soon to set up His Kingdom. It shows the end-time judgments of God, which are His mercy - He wants all men to repent in order to be saved from Hell. His judgments are designed to wake people up from their sinful state and choose Him. The events are literal (except where it says it's symbolic).

Actually, this is in the right section. Jesus is going to shortly set up the most glorious government we've ever seen.

And yes, we are still waiting, but shortly to us is different than shortly to God. 1 Peter 2 says that in the last days scoffers will come walking according to their own lusts, mocking His promise to come and saying that He won't come, He hasn't come for a long time, and things will stay the same. Don't be one of those scoffers. Faith is very pleasing to God! :)

Answer 5

Pretty much generalities of things that might happen. Everyone in every era of time thought it applied to theirs and the end is near. Probably won't find out until it actually happens. I don't live my life thinking we are in the end times.

Answer 6

My take on revelations is this is just another collection of religious myths - probably intended to bolster social control.

Answer 7

Not in the government section.

Answer 8

My interpretation is that it doesn't belong in the Politics & Government section...

Answer 9

"1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must SHORTLY come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:" (From KJV)

If you continue reading it becomes clear that these are things that John expected to see in his own life time. It is nearly two thousand years later, and we are still waiting.

Edit;

It does belong here, because the man who currently controls the executive branch of the American government claims to base his descisions, at least partialy, on things written in the bible.

I think it is scarier than Nancy Regans' astrologer.

Answer 10

Doesn't revelations predict the end of the earth?

Elect Ron Paul or it might come true!