{"id":1598,"date":"2022-09-02T17:25:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2022-09-02T17:25:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:25:17","slug":"dont-mess-with-the-book-of-revelation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prophecyforum.com\/bible-prophecy\/dont-mess-with-the-book-of-revelation\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Mess With the Book of Revelation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1662156707838_125\" class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<div id=\"item-630fd0e0ac195a397e36024d\" class=\"sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12\" data-layout-label=\"Post Body\" data-type=\"item\" data-updated-on=\"1661981168041\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1662156707838_124\" class=\"row sqs-row\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1662156707838_123\" class=\"col sqs-col-12 span-12\">\n<div id=\"block-3fbca725afcb2644768b\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p class=\"\">The last book in the Bible begins with these words: \u201cThe revelation of Jesus Christ.\u201d From beginning to end, the prophetic account magnifies the person of our Lord Jesus Christ. It\u2019s all about His glory, sovereignty, and power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Revelation is all the more relevant as we watch many of its prophecies came into sharper focus. Conditions are set for the four \u201chorsemen of the apocalypse\u201d to begin their trek through the world; it\u2019s just a matter of time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Unfortunately, the numbers of those disputing the message of the book of Revelation continues to grow, even in churches that claim to believe in the inerrancy and inspiration of Scripture. Those willing to mess with its message seemingly increase by the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Many appear content to ignore the fact that no other book comes with both a promised blessing for those who read it (1:3) as well as a severe warning for those who mess with it by adding to or subtracting from its words (22:18-19).<\/p>\n<h2>The Blessing: Jesus\u2019 Exaltation Is Also Our Victory<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Revelation magnifies Christ from beginning to end. Here\u2019s a sampling of how it glorifies the Lamb upon the throne.<\/p>\n<h3><em>1. Jesus as the Head of His Church<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Chapters 1-3 display Jesus as the Head over His church. These chapters show the Lord in charge of His people just as Paul described in Ephesians 1:22-23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Revelation 3:10-11a contains a promise of the Rapture through which Jesus will take us out of the world before the wrath of the day of the Lord descends upon \u201cthose that dwell on the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Chapters 4 and 5 exalt the Lamb as the only One worthy to open the seals binding the title deed to this world. The ensuing seal judgments begin the process of the coming King wresting the kingdoms of this world out of Satan\u2019s grasp.<\/p>\n<h3><em>2. The Lord Judges the Earth in Preparation for His Kingdom<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Chapter 6-18 proclaim the Lord\u2019s supreme power and sovereignty over the kings of the earth, history, nature, and all the forces that now rebel against Him. They depict the testing that Jesus said would come upon \u201cthe whole world\u201d (Revelation 3:10).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jesus will prove the righteousness of His Name as He destroys the kingdom of the antichrist along with its lawlessness, deception, and exceedingly great wickedness. Heaven will roar with praise for Him (Revelation 19:1-5) in anticipation of His return with us to the earth and thousand-year rule over the earth seated on the throne of David.<\/p>\n<h3><em>3. Jesus Will Reign for a Thousand Years and Then Forever<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Jesus\u2019 ultimate display of glory to the earth happens at His Second Coming. He will then destroy the armies of the world gathered against Jerusalem, lock up Satan, and establish His rule upon the earth (19:11-20:6). After putting down a final rebellion, He will judge the world and forever eliminate death and sin (20:7-15).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Revelation 21-22 describes the glorious eternal state of the new earth and the New Jerusalem. Jesus last words to us, His church, are these, \u201cSurely I am coming quickly!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The exaltation of Jesus finds its fullest expression in all of the events recorded in the book of Revelation. And His victory will be ours someday.<\/p>\n<h2>The Warning: Don\u2019t Mess with the Message!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">You\u2019ve likely heard the phrase, \u201cDon\u2019t mess with Texas!\u201d The consequences of doing that might be dire, but they are nothing compared to messing with the book of Revelation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Consider the warning that occurs in its last chapter:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\"><em>I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. (Revelation 22:18-19)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">I believe these strong words occur here because Revelation . . .<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">exalts the Person of Jesus.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">describes the Lord\u2019s final victory over sin and death.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">provides immeasurable comfort to believers with its description of how God will deal with this wicked world and bring in a joyous eternal state including a New Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">promises a glorious eternity free of death, pain, tears, and suffering (21:4).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">Those who scoff at the book\u2019s message of hope do so to their own peril.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Teachers, pastors, and scholars mess with the message of Revelation in the following ways:<\/p>\n<h3><em>1. Allegory<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Many regard the book of the Revelation as allegory, or just symbolism, rather than an eyewitness account of what John actually saw and heard. This is the most popular way that the scoffers take away from its message of victory and hope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Allegory began long ago as a way to combine pagan Greek philosophy with Christianity, especially that of the pagan philosopher Plato who believed that only the spiritual realm was good. He believed the material world was inherently evil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Augustine, the one who firmly established allegory as the way to approach biblical prophecy, said the idea of a millennium \u201cwould not be objectionable\u201d if somehow \u201cthe nature of the millennial kingdom was a \u2018spiritual one\u2019 rather than a physical one.\u201d<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jonathanbrentner.com\/https\/jonathan-brentner-g8fgsquarespacecom\/config\/2022\/8\/31\/dont-mess-with-the-book-of-revelation#_edn1\">[i]<\/a> Augustine modified his beliefs regarding Jesus\u2019 future thousand-year reign on the earth in order to make them comply with the teachings of Plato.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Augustine\u2019s hatred of the Jewish people also factored into his theology of dismissing the biblical promises regarding the future restoration of Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">There are many reasons to reject the allegorical approach to the book of Revelation:<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Revelation repeatedly identifies itself as a book of prophecy (1:3; 22:7, 10, 18-19).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">The allegorical approach elevates the human wisdom of the interpreter above the inspired words of the text. Words matter very little with those who employ this method.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">John\u2019s language negates the allegorical approach to the book of Revelation. The apostle uses the word \u201csaw\u201d forty-four times by itself and twelve times with the word \u201clooked.\u201d He uses \u201cheard\u201d thirty times. The apostle was not telling us a story, but rather writing down words as he listened to the angels and the Lord speak.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Those who use symbolism to interpret the book of Revelation do not agree among themselves about what is allegorical and literal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Those who use allegory claim to have a special \u201clens\u201d by which they know the meaning of a passage that often has nothing to do with the actual words of the text.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Allegory turns Christ\u2019s triumphal victory over Satan\u2019s world system into something that fails to glorify Him or comfort us in any way.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">If Revelation is symbolical and not prophetic through chapter 20, does that not greatly reduce our confidence in the promises of chapters 21-22? I believe it would.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>2. It\u2019s Apocalyptic <\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">A pastor once told me that the book of Revelation was \u201capocalyptic\u201d thereby suggesting that this gave him license to interpret its words other than the way that the Lord inspired them. It came as no surprise to me that he had a unique view of biblical prophecy and the future of Israel, one I had never heard prior to meeting with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The word \u201capocalyptic\u201d is translated \u201crevelation\u201d in verse one of Revelation. Contrary to how we regard the English equivalent of the word, in the Greek it signifies an unveiling or revealing. In other words, this term introduces the final book of the Bible as the unveiling of Jesus and His glory, which is precisely what it does.<\/p>\n<h3><em>3. It\u2019s Past History<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">The preterists tells us that John wrote the book in AD 65 and that the Lord fulfilled all or most of the words of the book of Revelation in AD 70.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">There are many problems with this errant approach:<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Church history assigns the time of the writing of Revelation to about AD 95. Irenaeus, who grew up in the church at Smyrna in the second century AD, tells us that John wrote the book of Revelation at this time. If anyone would know when the book first arrived at the church in Smyrna, it would be someone who grew up in that church and received his training in the faith from Polycarp whom the Apostle John himself discipled.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">It\u2019s readily apparent that the prophetic events described in Revelation have not yet happened. John describes Jesus\u2019 Second Coming as a time when \u201cevery eye will see him\u201d (1:7). This was most certainly not a first century AD event.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">The problems Jesus addressed in the church at Ephesus (2:1-7) differ significantly from what Paul wrote about in 2 Timothy as he addressed his prodigy who served as the pastor of this church. The apostle wrote his final book in about AD 67-68.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Many believe that the church at Smyrna did not exist until after the martyrdom of the apostle Paul in about AD 68<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">An earthquake caused considerable damage to the city of Laodicea in about AD 65. They would not have regarded themselves as \u201crich\u201d at this time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Even if John wrote Revelation in AD 65, it\u2019s doubtful all seven churches would have received the book, read it aloud in all the house gatherings, and possibly made a copy of it by AD 70. For sure, no other church at the time would have seen its prophecies concerning the Lord\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">The preterist approach makes the book of Revelation all about the church with prophecies that would have happened long before the majority of believers living at the time would have seen the book or even known of its existence. The preterist view exalts the body of Christ above its Head.<\/p>\n<h3><em>4. It\u2019s a Secret Code for First Century Believers<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Another popular approach states that John wrote the entire book of Revelation in code for the suffering saints who lived during the first century AD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">All the arguments against the errant use of symbolism apply here. John recorded future events as he saw them and wrote down the words spoken to him by the Lord and by angels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And since Revelation was written in AD 95, the majority of believers living at the time would not have even seen the book until well into the second century AD.<\/p>\n<h2>Don\u2019t Mess with Revelation<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">I\u2019m convinced that the book of Revelation is future prophecy and as such glorifies Jesus from beginning to end. Those that discredit its message do so at their own peril. Those that regard the book for what it claims to be receive a blessing when they read it (1:3).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">There are verses in the book of Revelation that I do not fully understand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">However, other passages have come into sharper focus as the day of their fulfillment rapidly approaches. For example, the advancements in technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the past two decades now make it possible for one man, the antichrist, to control the buying and selling in all the earth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Revelation fills me with hope for what is to come. Since we see its account of future judgments rising rapidly on the horizon, how much closer must the Rapture be that happens before they hit \u201cthose who dwell on the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u00a0We truly live in biblical times!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>My book<\/strong>, <em>The Triumph of the Redeemed-An eternal Perspective that Calms Our Fears in Perilous Times<\/em>, is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Triumph-Redeemed-Eternal-Perspective-Perilous\/dp\/1948014556\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Triumph+of+the+Redeemed&amp;qid=1639749555&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon<\/a>. This book provides a great deal of biblical support regarding the restoration of a kingdom to Israel. It\u2019s the basis of our hope in Jesus\u2019 imminent appearing to take us to the place that He\u2019s preparing for us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><em>Note<\/em><\/strong><em>: Please consider signing up for my newsletter on the home page of my website at https:\/\/www.jonathanbrentner.com\/. It will greatly help me in reaching more people. Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jonathanbrentner.com\/https\/jonathan-brentner-g8fgsquarespacecom\/config\/2022\/8\/31\/dont-mess-with-the-book-of-revelation#_ednref1\">[i]<\/a> Allen, D. 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