Fancy that. They put the beginning at the end of the book.
"Revelations" is the sixty-sixth book of the "Holy Bible," and it was written by John of Patmos, not to be confused with the John of the previous books. There's a lot of people named John apparently.
So, this is the famous book about how everything ends. Although the word vision is used one time in this book, John is clearly being led around and shown things by angels. He is also specifically being ordered to to write what he sees with the exception of one part where they tell him not to write something he sees.
A lot of people think he is seeing modern day things and having difficulty describing them, but I think it reads pretty clear that he is having a sort of double vision of both the corporeal world and the spiritual at exactly the same time. I believe he is speaking more literally than some people give him credit for.
If he says an angel is pouring a vial upon the world that causes plagues then I think he actually sees an angel do it. And then he sees the plagues. A lot of the beasts he sees are probably the spiritual equivalents of the things we are going to see in the form of men. But some of the creatures he speaks of are sometimes just equated to nations rather than a specific person, but it might also be the location's leader. It's not super clear, but I'm leaning closer to the former.
What is abundantly clear is that we are definitely due for some massively terrifying times, and I think more people will have to suffer through it than most think. But as bad as it gets, something really weird happens at the end of this book... aside from the good guys winning. What happens is... the beginning.
"Revelations" predicts the end of one book and the beginning of another. It's a brand new Testament, a sequel of sorts, but, in a very real way, it's really just a better written story than the original. This book is probably going to be so good, that we probably won't want to read the old one anymore. We'll just let it slip away as we collectively begin to enjoy this wonderful new story written by the King of Kings and his Elect. Sounds like fun. I hope to be there to work on the grammar a bit.
Where I do recommend this book, understand that much of it is a man trying very hard to describe some very difficult to understand things. It's much like "Ezekiel" for this reason, but there is enough context here to describe what the end and the new beginning will be like. At the very least, it will give us all some things to look forward to.
This blog was written on March 18, 2022.
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Very insightful... and enlightening. You have granted me a better understanding of this strangest of books.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it was pretty straight-forward. The confusing stuff comes from his explanation of things. He was trying really hard to get it right.
DeleteRevelations is an interesting book for sure. Some believe we are currently somewhere in the beginning right now. I'm not sure myself, I think it's one of those things that will only be clear in hindsight. All we can do is our best, humble ourselves, and serve The Lord.
ReplyDeleteI think your "Hindsight" remark is more often true than anything. We generally can't see what's happening when right in the middle of it.
DeletePeople tend to focus more on the ending than on the new beginning. The destruction of the world is something we have imagined many times. However, it is hard to envision what is to come.
ReplyDeleteIt's not that hard actually if you see the signs. The signs are everywhere, but nobody believes.
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