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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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The beauty of the book of Revelation, and the Bible in general, is that it’s addressing multiple audiences. God’s Word is as relevant to the people of today as it was when it was written. I learned that the book of Revelation is a prophecy, an apocalypse, and a letter. It’s a beautiful book with layers of truth.
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You cannot understand the imagery being referenced if you do not know what was going on historically. In hindsight, the imagery makes a lot of sense considering what was happening historically.
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Never thought of the book of Revelation as letter and of course in historical context, looking from this perspective helped me to see book of Revelation less as magic book and more like real answer to the first century believers and some answers to us too.
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You must know the history to understand the contents of the book.
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You must know the history in order to understand and interpret the Book. My understanding has changed because I focus more on the whole picture and not so much on the details. It was written to the first century Christians during the Roman empire. So the language and imagery reflect that time period.