The Book of Revelation remains the most misunderstood book in the entire canon of Scripture. Its apocalyptic narrative allows for the predominant reception of the book to be one of prognostication and prediction. And such is the unfortunate legacy of Revelation as it has become largely sequestered to “prophecy conferences” and classes teaching on “End Times ethics.” There is an untold amount of convictions derived from nothing but a speculative interpretation of John’s visions. The dogmatic assumptions that often arise out of these studies on Revelation have served to divide otherwise likeminded individuals. It is tragically ironic that the dogmatism that has sprung from Revelation has divided churches when, in fact, the primary intent of John’s writing was to bring churches together, enriching and encouraging them in the certainty of Jesus’s eschatological reign.
Share this post
On John’s epistolary revelation.
Share this post
The Book of Revelation remains the most misunderstood book in the entire canon of Scripture. Its apocalyptic narrative allows for the predominant reception of the book to be one of prognostication and prediction. And such is the unfortunate legacy of Revelation as it has become largely sequestered to “prophecy conferences” and classes teaching on “End Times ethics.” There is an untold amount of convictions derived from nothing but a speculative interpretation of John’s visions. The dogmatic assumptions that often arise out of these studies on Revelation have served to divide otherwise likeminded individuals. It is tragically ironic that the dogmatism that has sprung from Revelation has divided churches when, in fact, the primary intent of John’s writing was to bring churches together, enriching and encouraging them in the certainty of Jesus’s eschatological reign.