Post by Josh on Jan 29, 2007 17:58:56 GMT -8
Originally posted 11/30/06:
Well, the short answer to this is:
Read the Old Testament. Know the Old Testament. Out of, I believe, 444 verses in Revelation, something like 278 verses are direct allusions to passages all over the Old Testament.
Instead of reading some allusion or metaphor in the book of Revelation and trying to figure out what it means from thin air (or even worse from the evening news!), we need to interpret Revelation in the light of what the Old Testament says. And when we do, we find that a lot of the 'mysteries' of Revelation become much clearer.
Well, the short answer to this is:
Read the Old Testament. Know the Old Testament. Out of, I believe, 444 verses in Revelation, something like 278 verses are direct allusions to passages all over the Old Testament.
Instead of reading some allusion or metaphor in the book of Revelation and trying to figure out what it means from thin air (or even worse from the evening news!), we need to interpret Revelation in the light of what the Old Testament says. And when we do, we find that a lot of the 'mysteries' of Revelation become much clearer.