How To Understand Revelation!
"Blessed is he who reads and those
who hear the words of this prophecy,
and keep those things which are
written in it; for the time is near."
Revelation 1: 3
There’s an old story about a preacher who
showed up early
for a speaking engagement.
Looking around, he noticed a moneybox on
the wall. He made a five-dollar contribution
to it, thinking it was for
the poor.
After the service, his host walked him to the
door and took the money from the box. “This
is where our people contribute to the visiting
preacher,” said the man, “and you’ve done
better than most. Look, here’s a
five-dollar
bill.”
Later the man told the story to his family.
“Dad,” observed his son, “if you had put
more in it, you would have gotten more
out of it!”
The book of Revelation is like that.
The more we put into studying it, the more
we get out of it. At first
glance, Revelation
seems like a complicated book. Many feel
they can’t understand it.
Its broad outlines are relatively simple, and
with repeated study it becomes a blessing.
Revelation is meant to be understood,
and
it offers rich blessings to those who take
the time to mine its truths.
"It is true of all parts of the Bible
that they study it best who come
feeling that they are on holy
ground."
R. H. Boll