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Why is Revelation in the Bible?
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<blockquote data-quote="paul1149" data-source="post: 69049856" data-attributes="member: 280608"><p>The world is a very brutal place. We in the modern West have been shielded from much of its reality, but the headlines of the past couple of years have brought it home to anyone paying attention. Man's heart has not changed, and evil is rampant and is increasing.</p><p></p><p>The church at the time of the writing of Revelation had experienced brutal persecution. Its homeland, Israel, had shed Christian blood. The Jews had been expelled from Rome, and Nero had turned Christians into human torches for his garden parties.</p><p></p><p>Evil is very real, and we are warned in the Word that the punishment for choosing it is equally real. God's judgments, we can be sure, are and will be altogether righteous. There is no iniquity in Him at all. He is pure Light without even a shadow of variation. He looks at the heart, not the outer appearance. Try to see the judgments in Revelation in that light.</p><p></p><p>The book also happens to hold perhaps the most lavishly beautiful passages in all of scripture, at least equaling the best writing of Isaiah.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately the book is given to us to strengthen and encourage. God is saying in it, "brace yourself, because it is going to be a rough ride. You are going to see and experience things you will wish you hadn't. But hold onto faith and do not give up hope, because I am Faithful and True, and I will not fail you, no matter what you go through in this life. And I bring my rewards with Me. That is my solemn promise to you."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paul1149, post: 69049856, member: 280608"] The world is a very brutal place. We in the modern West have been shielded from much of its reality, but the headlines of the past couple of years have brought it home to anyone paying attention. Man's heart has not changed, and evil is rampant and is increasing. The church at the time of the writing of Revelation had experienced brutal persecution. Its homeland, Israel, had shed Christian blood. The Jews had been expelled from Rome, and Nero had turned Christians into human torches for his garden parties. Evil is very real, and we are warned in the Word that the punishment for choosing it is equally real. God's judgments, we can be sure, are and will be altogether righteous. There is no iniquity in Him at all. He is pure Light without even a shadow of variation. He looks at the heart, not the outer appearance. Try to see the judgments in Revelation in that light. The book also happens to hold perhaps the most lavishly beautiful passages in all of scripture, at least equaling the best writing of Isaiah. Ultimately the book is given to us to strengthen and encourage. God is saying in it, "brace yourself, because it is going to be a rough ride. You are going to see and experience things you will wish you hadn't. But hold onto faith and do not give up hope, because I am Faithful and True, and I will not fail you, no matter what you go through in this life. And I bring my rewards with Me. That is my solemn promise to you." [/QUOTE]
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