Do you believe the Book of Revelation refers to future events, or merely reiterates events in the Past?

Historians know that it's about late first century Rome. Only those who have no concept of history think it's prophecy about their own time.

ST that is a e book written for the present, regrettably, the present grew to become into to the author, being fulfilled with the aid of activities contained in the 1st century. The authorship has been totally explored right here some situations lol, yet i think of maximum right here would agree that John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, and John of Patmos talk with 3 separate persons. forget approximately the spelling adjustments, Revelation no longer purely like the Gospel grew to become into no longer written in outstanding Greek. Revelation includes grammatical errors and stylistic abnormalities which point out its author would possibly no longer have been as conscious of the Greek language via fact the Gospel's author. in accordance to early custom, the writing of this e book got here approximately close to the very end of Domitian's reign, around ninety 5 or ninety six. Others contend for an earlier date, sixty 8 or sixty 9, contained in the reign of Nero or almost immediately thereafter. it ought to certainly be between the oldests books contained in the hot testomony lol. yet even the Pope would not take those products heavily, in the time of a talk approximately Revelation on 23 August 2006, Pope Benedict XVI remarked: "The seer of Patmos, pointed out with the apostle, is granted a series of visions meant to reassure the Christians of Asia amid the persecutions and trials of the tip of the 1st century." And earlier an army of Prostestants leap down my throat, and tell me Catholics are no longer cristian rubbish - then evaluate that the father of your church - Martin Luther discovered it an offensive piece of artwork" and "John Calvin had grave doubts approximately its cost."

I have heard all sorts of speculations about who or what is the Anti-Christ and who or what is the Beast, but it is perfectly logical to infer that that refers to Nero.

At that time, there was a parlor game which involved assigning numbers to letters in the alphabet and adding up the numbers corresponding with the letters in a person's name.

The letters in Nero's name added up to 666.

The Book of Revelation documents a VISION.

Personally, I differentiate between visions and prophecy.

(Revelation 21:3-4) With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. 4 And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”

People are still crying, and people are still dying. They are still complaining, we are still in pain. the former things are not former. The past and present shows that this is a future event.

The whole book concerns things belonging to "The day of the Lord", which is yet future.

The Future

If you can, read a fiction book by Tim LaHaye called LEFT BEHIND.

It's a series of books based on the subject. It was and still is a best seller.

Give it a go !!

Cheers from DOWNUNDER

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Both . The prophecies as the parables had esoteric overtones ,The mysteries are to remain the mysteries until it happens and are brought into existance via the stewards of the mysteries .

It's a vision a man in the past had about the future sooooo it's for the future