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What advice would you give a new Christian who wants to read the book of Revelation?
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I would recommend some background research prior to reading so as not to lose the understanding of its real meaning.
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Anyone who wants to read Revelation should first gain a general understanding of all of Scripture. This would include some familiarity with other prophetic and apocalyptic writings in scripture.
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The advice I would give to a new Christian who wants to read the book of Revelation is to be very prayerful about it. “Veteran Christians” don’t all agree upon it’s meaning. New Christians will clearly have more confusion on the subject than Christians that have been studying the Bible for years. I would suggest they stay in the Gospels and get a better understanding of those texts before jumping into the deep end.
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I would advise to interpret literally when possible but be aware that there is symbolism present for express reasons that should be looked into from a conservative viewpoint. I recommend a pretribulation, premillenial point of view. Also keep a positive frame of mind remembering we are blessed in reading it (1:3)
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I would share they need understand scripture and the character of God (lion/lamb) before they should embark of that story.