Quote- Why? We are judged by our works; not by how we interpret the Revelation. Well, if we interpret it in a way that gives us an advantage, that would be an evil work for which we will be judged unfavourably; the opposite if we interpret it to help others, and not ourselves. If we try to interpret it for the sake of interpreting it, that doesn’t amount to a hill of beans.
-if we go through revelation and say ‘mission accomplished’ or ‘fulfilled fully’, I see that as dangerous not because of interpretation but because it may cause people to be ‘asleep’ or one of those foolish virgins...
Trying to interpret it with a view of ‘today’ should be our focus as we are still here and all the jots and tittles aren’t done yet -
and it is the last message we’ve received..
hopefully heeding the warning not to add or subtract from it..
We may have hundreds of years to go.. we may have only days left.
The only opinion that counts on interpretation is His...He knows exactly where we are on His timekeeping and we can really only guess ..
And brother, let’s thank God for His Mercy and Grace in the face of our finite studies of our infinite Creator!
How is that any different than those who think they are going to be raptured? I have seen many complacent premillennialists and dispensationalists.
But none of that matters. We should interpret the scripture as it is written; not how we want it to be, or how we think it should be.
>>>We may have hundreds of years to go.. we may have only days left.<<<
Or, we maybe everyone will live happily ever after.
"One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever." (Ecc 1:4 KJV)
"And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." (Rev 22:1-2 KJV)
When all is said and done, there are still nations, and there are still kings (Rev 21:24.) Gloom and doom futurists do not have a lock on the interpretation of the prophecy: far from it. I, personally, am an optimist.
Philip