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Why is Revelation’s first-century historical context important to understanding the book? How has your understanding of Revelation changed after learning more about its historical context?
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It helps the reader to clarify the content better if the reasoning behind the book is explained. I understood some of the significance of the prophecy and a little of the apocalypse. But the significance of the letter really drove it home for me. I now view the book of Revelation as a love letter from God explaining that I need not worry about the state of the world because He (Jesus) has overcome the world and this is an account of the state of things at that time and even now.
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It gives me a much better understanding of the reason for the symbolic language. The first century church was under real persecution.
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Revelations first-century historical context is important because it helps you to read it from the right perspective. My understanding has changed in that ii see it as being more appropriate for the first century church and their current problems.
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The first-century historical context is important in helping us understand the book because John was written to the people of that day, even though it would also speak to us to day. But to rightly interpret the book it would be helpful to recognize that the message was given in a language familiar to the first century with signs and symbols they understood.
The Book of Revelation is a book of prophecy. Prophecy is forth telling as well as fore telling . So God spoke to them concerning their presence circumstances through fore telling and spoke to them in regard to their future through forth telling.
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Knowing history is important as human always repeat mistakes made in the past over and over again. It will be helpful to learn from the past as it would be as applicable for all churches in the current world.