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No other NT book poses more serious and difficult interpretive challenges than Revelation. The book’s vivid imagery and striking symbolism have produced 4 main interpretive approaches:
The preterist approach interprets Revelation as a description of first century events in the Roman Empire. This view conflicts with the book’s own often repeated claim to be prophecy 1:3; 22:7,10,18,19. It is impossible to see all the events in Revelation as already fulfilled. The second coming of Christ, for example, obviously did not take place in the first century.
The historicist approach views Revelation as a panoramic view of church history from apostolic times to the present—seeing in the symbolism such events as the barbarian invasions of Rome, the rise of the Roman Catholic Church (as well as various individual popes), the emergence of Islam, and the French Revolution. This interpretive method robs Revelation of any meaning for those to whom it was written. It also ignores the time limitations the book itself places on the unfolding events (cf. 11:2; 12:6,14; 13:5). Historicism has produced many different—and often conflicting—interpretations of the actual historical events contained in Revelation.
The idealist approach interprets Revelation as a timeless depiction of the cosmic struggle between the forces of good and evil. In this view, the book contains neither historical allusions nor predictive prophecy. This view also ignores Revelation’s prophetic character and, if carried to its logical conclusion, severs the book from any connection with actual historical events. Revelation then becomes merely a collection of stories designed to teach spiritual truth.
The futurist approach insists that the events of chaps. 6–22 are yet future, and that those chapters literally and symbolically depict actual people and events yet to appear on the world scene. It describes the events surrounding the second coming of Jesus Christ (chaps. 6–19), the Millennium and final judgment (chap. 20), and the eternal state (chaps. 21,22). Only this view does justice to Revelation’s claim to be prophecy and interprets the book by the same grammatical-historical method as chaps. 1–3 and the rest of Scripture.
Daniel 12:4 "But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."
Mt 3:16 Ac 2:38 Ac 2:41 Ac 8:38 AC 16:31-33 Romans 11:1-2, 11-29 Zechariah 13:7-10 Ezekiel 37:11-14 Jeremiah 33:23-26
Church History shows that European wars were often fought over theology but Jesus comanded us to love one another.
1) For ALL (Americans, Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Hindus, Buddhist, Asians, Presbyterians, Europeans, Baptist, Brazilians, Mormons, Methodist, French, etc.) have sinned & fall short of the glory of God.
2) For the wages of above (see #1) are DEATH (Hell, eternal separation from God, & damnation) but the Gift (free & at no charge to you) of God (Creator, Jehovah, & Trinity) is Eternal Life (Heaven) through (in union with) Jesus Christ (God, Lord, 2nd Person of the Trinity, Messiah, Prince of Peace & Savior of the World).
3) For God so greatly loved & dearly prized the world (Americans, Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Hindus, Buddhist, Asians, Presbyterians, Europeans, Baptist, Brazilians, Mormons, Methodist, French, etc.) that He even gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, that whosoever (anyone, anywhere, anytime - while still living) believes (trust in, relies on, clings to, depends completely on) Him shall have eternal (everlasting) life (heaven).
4) Jesus said: "I am THE WAY, THE TRUTH, & THE LIFE. No one (male/female - American, Muslim, Jew, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, Asian, Presbyterian, European, Baptist, Brazilian, Mormons, Methodist, French, etc. ) comes (arrives) to the Father (with GOD in Heaven) EXCEPT BY (through) ME (no other name).
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ReplyDeleteNo other NT book poses more serious and difficult interpretive challenges
than Revelation. The book’s vivid imagery and striking symbolism have
produced 4 main interpretive approaches:
The preterist approach interprets Revelation as a description of first
century events in the Roman Empire. This view conflicts with the book’s own
often repeated claim to be prophecy 1:3; 22:7,10,18,19. It is impossible to
see all the events in Revelation as already fulfilled. The second coming of
Christ, for example, obviously did not take place in the first century.
The historicist approach views Revelation as a panoramic view of church
history from apostolic times to the present—seeing in the symbolism such
events as the barbarian invasions of Rome, the rise of the Roman Catholic
Church (as well as various individual popes), the emergence of Islam, and
the French Revolution. This interpretive method robs Revelation of any
meaning for those to whom it was written. It also ignores the time
limitations the book itself places on the unfolding events (cf. 11:2;
12:6,14; 13:5). Historicism has produced many different—and often
conflicting—interpretations of the actual historical events contained in
Revelation.
The idealist approach interprets Revelation as a timeless depiction of the
cosmic struggle between the forces of good and evil. In this view, the book
contains neither historical allusions nor predictive prophecy. This view
also ignores Revelation’s prophetic character and, if carried to its logical
conclusion, severs the book from any connection with actual historical
events. Revelation then becomes merely a collection of stories designed to
teach spiritual truth.
The futurist approach insists that the events of chaps. 6–22 are yet future,
and that those chapters literally and symbolically depict actual people and
events yet to appear on the world scene. It describes the events surrounding
the second coming of Jesus Christ (chaps. 6–19), the Millennium and final
judgment (chap. 20), and the eternal state (chaps. 21,22). Only this view
does justice to Revelation’s claim to be prophecy and interprets the book by
the same grammatical-historical method as chaps. 1–3 and the rest of
Scripture.
Daniel 12:4
"But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the
end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."
Mt 3:16 Ac 2:38 Ac 2:41 Ac 8:38 AC 16:31-33 Romans 11:1-2, 11-29 Zechariah
13:7-10 Ezekiel 37:11-14 Jeremiah 33:23-26
Church History shows that European wars were often fought over theology
but Jesus comanded us to love one another.
Amillennium, Postmillennium, Premillennium, Pan-millennium
Is 9:6&7, R.C. Sproul, John MacArthur, Al Moler
I hope educated people don't really believe this claptrap. This is not even good science fiction.
ReplyDeleteAre you willing to trust your eternal destiny to this belief???
ReplyDeleteDr. Howdy
P.S. See Ps 14:1 below:
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Bilious and bloated, they gas, "God is gone." Their words are poison gas, fouling the air; they poison Rivers and skies; thistles are their cash crop.
Only fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; no one does good!
Four Important Things To KNOW:
ReplyDelete1) For ALL (Americans, Muslims, Jews,
Catholics, Hindus, Buddhist, Asians,
Presbyterians, Europeans, Baptist,
Brazilians, Mormons, Methodist,
French, etc.) have sinned & fall
short of the glory of God.
2) For the wages of above (see #1)
are DEATH (Hell, eternal separation
from God, & damnation) but the Gift
(free & at no charge to you) of God
(Creator, Jehovah, & Trinity) is
Eternal Life (Heaven) through
(in union with) Jesus Christ
(God, Lord, 2nd Person of the
Trinity, Messiah, Prince of
Peace & Savior of the World).
3) For God so greatly loved & dearly
prized the world (Americans, Muslims,
Jews, Catholics, Hindus, Buddhist,
Asians, Presbyterians, Europeans,
Baptist, Brazilians, Mormons,
Methodist, French, etc.) that
He even gave up His only begotten
(unique) Son, that whosoever (anyone,
anywhere, anytime - while still living)
believes (trust in, relies on, clings to,
depends completely on) Him shall
have eternal (everlasting) life (heaven).
4) Jesus said: "I am THE WAY, THE TRUTH,
& THE LIFE. No one (male/female - American,
Muslim, Jew, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist,
Asian, Presbyterian, European, Baptist,
Brazilian, Mormons, Methodist, French,
etc. ) comes (arrives) to the Father (with
GOD in Heaven) EXCEPT BY (through)
ME (no other name).