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Did you know that Revelation, the last book of the Bible, is the only yet-to-be-fulfilled book of prophecy in scripture? Did you know that Jesus’s beloved disciple John is believed to have written the book after receiving a vision when he was 91 years old and exiled to a cave on a Greek island? And did you know that this vision he received from God and His Son Jesus through an angel has everything to do with you and me today? Well it is, and it does!
Most of us have, at some point, thought about the book of Revelation, and these thoughts have led to questions. The one question most people would like to have answered is this: What does the Revelation have to do with me today, in real time, right here and right now? And the answer is…everything. How can that be, you might ask. How can I relate to a prophecy — a prediction — about the future and end of our world? How are the seal and trumpet and bowl judgments mentioned in Revelation relevant to me? And what about the elders and thrones and crowns and angels and creatures? What about the infamous four horsemen and the Battle of Armageddon and the Tribulation and the Millennium?
These questions have been hounding me for most of my life, so I recently decided to try and find some answers, to try and get a grasp on Revelation and why it’s in our Bible. When I started my journey, I had two primary questions of my own: can I find Jesus in this book of prophecy, and if so, what does Jesus want this prophecy to mean to me today? And here’s what I’ve found. The book of Revelation is many things. It’s both complicated and simple, both frightening and comforting, both challenging and rewarding. But most of all, it’s powerful. Revelation is about God’s patience and forgiveness and how He gives the people He created chance after chance to turn to Him. So, at its core, it’s about God’s love for people and His desire for us to turn to and love Him in return.
What an inviting and beautiful message this book contains on every single page. I would be truly honored if you’d join me on my journey through the Revelation, where together we’ll discover what’s going to happen, why our forevers matter, and how the return of Jesus will finally and forever complete us.
-Katy Shelton
