tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9211843797538910979.post8747283567838574211..comments2023-06-09T07:05:34.926-07:00Comments on Changing Bibles: The Book of RevelationPaul Stroblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325586400050364373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9211843797538910979.post-69182399567308517952012-07-05T05:04:21.695-07:002012-07-05T05:04:21.695-07:00Thanks for your comments! We often forget that Re...Thanks for your comments! We often forget that Revelation is a epistle, so to speak, written to those churches.Paul Stroblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325586400050364373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9211843797538910979.post-33536810528452036692012-07-01T11:03:33.024-07:002012-07-01T11:03:33.024-07:00Hi Paul,
Revelation is indeed a "heavy" ...Hi Paul,<br />Revelation is indeed a "heavy" study. It's good you haven't given up on its difficult images.<br /><br />For me, the key has been taking the more simple messages to the seven churches in Rev. 2-3 as the basis for the rest of Rev. Just as Jesus warns most (five) of the seven churches to repent, because they are wandering off after false prophets and false Messiahs, I think the "violent" imagery later in Rev. is used mainly to warn churches about their idolatry (of the rich and powerful) and immorality (sharing the greed and violence of those they adore). Most of Rev. is not about the end of the world, but about the churches' love affair with the wicked world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com