[Stingray]

“I have been trying to figure out the book of revelation for almost 45 years and when it comes right down to it I am no closer than day one.”

I was in the same boat. Every “explanation” of it I heard or read simply raised more questions, until I stopped trying to interpret it by today’s headlines and started using the gospels, history, and the old testament to interpret it.

Let me start you on your first step to really understanding it: in Matthew 24, how many “tribulations” does Jesus mention? If you only see one, as I did for years, you’re missing an important key. ;)

[ravenwolf]

Matthew 24, how many “tribulations” does Jesus mention?

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It does not seem possible that he could only be talking about the destruction of Jerusalem.

But i will not go as far as trying to set a point where he went from the destruction of Jerusalem to the end of the world.