Daily Devotion

The Revelation of Jesus Christ originates from Jesus and is about Jesus. He conveyed his message to an angel, who then delivered it to John while the apostle was exiled on the island of Patmos. The book is set against a historical backdrop with letters to seven existing churches in the Roman province of Asia (Rev. 2-3). 

The Revelation of Jesus Christ originates from Jesus and is about Jesus. He conveyed his message to an angel, who then delivered it to John while the apostle was exiled on the island of Patmos. The book is set against a historical backdrop with letters to seven existing churches in the Roman province of Asia (Rev. 2-3). 

When we read Revelation 8, we know that a great tribulation has already begun. The first three and a half years are a time of peace, during which the Antichrist, portrayed as a rider on a white horse, will seem to bring heaven to earth. There will be treaties and peace agreements, fostering a period of cooperation and goodwill. But then... the Antichrist will reveal his true nature. War, famine, and unprecedented destruction will engulf the earth. 

The study of Revelation is rich and enlightening. God wants us to be ready for his Son’s return, and as his followers, we know that, in the end, we will win; still, we must remain engaged in the spiritual battles we face every day. As we examine future events, let’s remember our present responsibility of ongoing obedience. Having a certain hope for the future should strengthen our spiritual confidence so we continue to honor the God we will worship and serve forever. 

When studying Revelation, four main perspectives are used to categorize how end-time prophecies are presented: historicist, preterist, idealist, and futurist. I won’t go into all the details, but understanding these different approaches is important.

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which we discussed last time, signal a period of global peace brought about by the Antichrist, followed by widespread destruction that wipes out one-fourth of the earth’s population. 

In my understanding of the end times, the Church will be raptured, meaning it will be taken to heaven before the tribulation begins. This is known as the pretribulational view, based on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:51-53. Just as God delivered Noah and his family from the flood, Lot and his family from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and Rahab and her family from the destruction of Jericho, God will deliver his family from the tribulation.