Introduction & Greeting the Seven Churches - Revelation 1:1-8

“Don’t read that book – it will drive you crazy – it will make you lose your mind!” That was the all-too-often response that I would hear as a child when the topic of the book of Revelation was mentioned. I even once heard a conversation between two preachers where one told the other to stay away from Revelation. The other preacher responded, “And Daniel!” I did not believe that narrative then, nor do I believe it now. When I grew into adulthood and answered God’s call to teach His prophetic word, I have often reflected on those statements that many, who professed to be Christians by the way, would make in dismissing the last book of the Bible. Let’s try to rationalize their thinking for a moment. God loves us so much that He stepped out of a perfect heaven and became one of us. He did so because the only way that mankind could be redeemed from sin was through the sacrifice of a perfect man. Because no man was perfect, no man was able to fulfill the requirement. That meant every person to ever be born would be destined to the eternal lake of fire. So, God chose the only option for redemption, which was to become a man by way of a virgin, allow Himself to be wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities, and suffer an excruciating death on the cross as the only perfect sacrificial Lamb. Now if He would do all of that because of how much He loves us, why would He then turn around and say, “Now, I will conclude my redemptive plan with a book that will cause them to lose their minds.”? It does not make sense because it is a deception from the great deceiver, Satan. The truth of the matter is there is blessing for the one who reads and who hears the words of the book of Revelation prophecy. Satan does not want us to receive that blessing, so he influences people to stay away. Join us as we embark on a journey through the book of Revelation.

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