Navigating the Apocalypse
· The Prophetic Tapestry of Revelation ·
Quotes from “Navigating the Apocalypse”
‘John does not open with the future. He opens with a Person: the risen and glorified Christ, walking among His churches.’
· Ch. 7, The Unveiling of Jesus Christ ·
‘Prophecy is not given so that fear can rule us. Revelation teaches us to begin with the throne and then look at the chaos from heaven’s perspective.’
· Ch. 9, The Open Door and the Throne of Heaven ·
‘History is not unraveling at random. God’s plan moves toward a settled end.’
· Ch. 10, The Scroll and the Lamb Who Was Slain ·
‘Eden’s guarded, closed garden has become an open city. The cherubim no longer stand watch. The gates never close.’
· Ch. 27, The River of Life and Christ’s Final Call ·
Revelation is the book most believers skip, too many beasts, too many bowls, too many numbers that never seem to add up. But, the Book of Revelation was written to be understood and to be lived, not admired from a safe distance. This study opens it back up. This study pushes back on that from the very first page, because Revelation itself makes an extraordinary promise: it is the only book in the Bible that opens with a blessing pronounced simply on the one who reads it and to those who hear it.
Navigating the Apocalypse walks through Revelation a phrase at a time, explaining what the words meant to their first readers, showing how the Old Testament stands behind almost every image, and drawing out what the text asks of us today. It follows the building of a strong foundation, using this approach, it takes Revelation as genuine prophecy of what is still ahead, and grounds that approach in Daniel's visions, Jesus' words in the Olivet Discourse, and even looks at many view points of the rapture before the Revelation walkthrough even begins. This study answers the question Revelation keeps asking, from its first verse to its last, it is not "do you understand the symbols?" but "do you know who Jesus is?"