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Why are people drawn to the book of Revelation and confused by it? What might be the value in studying it?
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People are drawn to it because of the beautiful description of heaven and what the new heaven and new earth will be like. They are drawn to it by the promises it makes about what heaven will be like. People are confused by the symbolic language and imagery. We can see how churches can err and see those same errors in our own lives. It lets us know of some of the signs to look for in the end of days.
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People are drawn because it contains beautiful language about the glory of God. It can be confusing because there’s so much figurative language. The value in studying it could be that we are reminded of God’s authority and plans to fulfill all he has promised.
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People are drawn because it’s some of the most intense and graphic eschatological passages in the Bible; people are confused by it for the same reason. Biblical prophecy makes perfect sense only in hindsight, and many scholars and laypeople lose sight of this and try to figure it all out NOW (lust for knowledge). The value is that there are definitely certain aspects that we CAN discern ahead of time, and by doing so we can discern the times and seasons of the End spoken of by Daniel through Jesus, and thus not be deceived.
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The book of revelation is one of the coolest Books ever. It talks about the coming of Jesus and how awesome the great and terrible they will be so that gives you the chance to be excited not scared. There’s a bunch of symbols and things that you will not understand.
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This has got to be one of the most concise commentaries on Revelation I’ve ever seen, thank you! Would love to study this book with you Caleb!
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Revelation is a book on prophetic words. A lot of people I think are scared off by it because it talks about the coming of Jesus Christ and the events that might happen. There is a lot of symbolism. Most people want the comfort of God but not the judgement and justice of God.