Here is the Introduction:
There are many and varied opinions on the Book of Revelation, which is the story of the Apostle John’s revelation or prophecy he received while exiled on the Greek Isle of Patmos around 90-95 A.D. I’m not claiming to understand this prophecy 100%, yet I believe I have enough insight to give a basic understanding of what’s to come.
Rather than bickering over what we don’t (or can’t) know at this point, (for example the exact time of Jesus’ return to earth), if we instead focus on what is clear and what applies to us today, we will be blessed by John’s prophecy. After all, John began the book by saying, “Blessed is he who reads, and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it, for the time is near.” (Revelation 1:3).
This booklet, for the most part, is about chapters five through nineteen. These chapters cover the opening of the seals, the sounding of the trumpets, and the pouring out of the bowls on the earth at the end of this age. I didn’t include chapters one through four, not because I don’t think they’re important, but because they are, and deserve more attention than what I can give them here. Neither have I included chapters twenty through twenty-two for the same reason.
I’ve tried to avoid sounding either defensive or over-confident about my interpretation of the events John described. This is simply what I interpret the Holy Spirit showing me; please ask the Holy Spirit to reveal truth to you as you read.
Rose Murdock
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