Verse three of chapter one contains an often overlooked beatitude that involves people who can understand this book of prophecy. Specifically, those who read it, hears it and heeds it. This brings up several points to consider:
1. The people who read this prophecy could receive a blessing from reading it. It was not designed to cause fear but bring blessing.
2. To read or hear the prophecy brought about the possibility of the blessing of revelation.
3. It is the heeding of the prophecy that brings about the blessing.
4. There is also a final line that speaks volumes -- 'the time is near' which indicates expedience.
The fact is that Revelation had a blessing to it; if you take the time to find it. For me this is a wonderful find because I have always avoided this book other that to read it on occasion. Now there is something to strive to discover. To heed these words leads to a blessings. The real question is how to heed and understand it?
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This is the one book I haven't delved into with any seriousness, although I've read it several times. Seems there are so many varying points of view and opinions, which only adds to my fear. Fear of not being about to understand what its really about.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I have pretty much done the same thing. I think though that perhaps it is time to just discard the opinions and look at what it says for itself and draw my own conclusions.
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