It's been a while since I've studied Revelation. To be sure, I've read portions of it here and there over the past ten years, but it's probably been since junior high when my pastor did a sermon series on the book that I read it in any thorough sort of way.
I tend to live my life in a pretty this-world focused sort of way. I strive to follow Jesus every day, but rarely do I do so with the book of Revelation in my view. It's an intimidating book, and I think even more basic than that, the subject matter is intimidating. Life can seem so permanent, and the book of Revelation is filled with different colored horses, "seals," and trumpets. It seems fantastical and removed from daily life.
I think this is exactly why I need to study this book. For so long I've avoided it. I determined a theological stance in relation to the end times and moved on with my life. It's clearly time to consider more carefully what I believe and why. Further, it's clearly time to start living with the reality of the end in mind.
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