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What new things about interpreting the book of Revelation did you learn from this lesson?
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I actually learned quite a bit about John that I did not know, and the letter of 3 John that illustrates 3 different types of Christians in the church. I also did not know the 7 churches make a cyclical area in Turkey, so the geography also helps to visualize this book. I also learned that not everything is completely now, and we must look to the Holy Spirit to help guide and interpret. What I thought was fascinating was the verse about being “lukewarm” and how the area of the church was written to was known for its waters being lukewarm.
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It was interesting to find out about the very different views (i.e. preterist, futurist, historicist, idealist; postmillennialist, amillennialist, and premillenialist) and various interpretations that are out there. It was quite an eye opener to discover which of these my own views fit into!
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I was surprised to learn that there is, apparently, significant evidence for a post-tribulation interpretation of Revelation and that this is the interpretation taken by Our Daily Bread University.
I did not know that “apocolypse” was a well-known literary form in the New Testament world. -
The “hot” and “cold” clarification was helpful to me. I appreciated the instructor’s delicate wording to consider other perspectives as opposed to being dogmatic in his approach.
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I learned about the four approaches to determining the message given in Revelation.