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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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Understanding helps us learn past and future predictions and how to see them in light of the intended audience.
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The first century historical putting Rome as the main character or main symbol. It is giving me insight as to see how Rome was back then
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It is important to understand the first-century historical context because that is the frame of reference that it is written and is being written too. My understanding has changed in that we should read this book as understanding what they would have thought the symbolism would have meant to them other than a futuristic type of writing.
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It is important to understand the historical context of the book of Revelation so that we can easily understand what is being communicated to us and how to respond to the message in a way that is relevant to us. It is good to know the reason for the writing of the book of Revelation and its intended message for the hearers of this message as it was originally meant for.
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The book of Revelation was written to first-century people. We have to consider their language and understanding during that time to fully understand the book of Revelation. There are so many symbols used in the book that would not make sense in our modern day. However, it made sense to them back in the first century.