Things Which Must Shortly Take Place – Revelation 1:1-3

Pastor Kevin starts this study through the Book of Revelation by giving the background to this increasingly pertinent prophecy. Many believe that the events foretold in the Book of Revelation have found their fulfillment in the first century when the Romans conquered Jerusalem and destroyed “Herod’s Temple” and scattered the Jews. Pastor Kevin gives several reasons why this Preterist interpretation of Revelation cannot be accurate since God Himself said that He wanted the reader to “hear/understand” what was being written through the Apostle John: Rev 1:3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. NKJV If God did not inspire the prophecies in a way to be understood, then no one can know the meaning of this intriguing book, which concludes God’s Holy Word. Pastor Kevin teaches that there will be a literal ten nation empire, a literal Antichrist, a time where a literal mark on people’s right hand or forehead will be mandated along with worshiping the Antichrist, without which the offending person will not be able to buy or sell, etc, etc. For centuries people have rejected the consideration of a literal interpretation because it was impossible to conceive how these statements in Revelation could ever become true. However, the technological revolution has not only made them possible, but anticipated. Pastor Kevin will continue to teach from a premillennial, dispensational point of view over the ensuing weeks.
Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Revelation, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/things-which-must-shortly-take-place-revelation-11-3/
Maranatha!