"Reading the Book of Revelation Correctly" for true worship and testimony that rejects civil religion.
This book sets the direction of interpretation of the Book of Revelation straight and reveals what the Book of Revelation is trying to say.
It also encourages us to think about how we can practice true worship and testimony without fearing the apocalyptic end.

This book is written with those who are confused by the Book of Revelation, fearful of it, or captivated by it in mind.
My goal is to help save the book of Revelation from those who either completely misinterpret it as a book or ignore it entirely.
This book is the result of 25 years of serious reading, reflection, teaching, and traveling to places related to the Book of Revelation.

_Prelude from “Reading the Book of Revelation Correctly”

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If you have any experiences related to the Book of Revelation, please share them.
Any experience, good or bad, is fine.

_Among the “Issues to Chew and Discuss” that conclude “Prelude”
Interestingly, two of these terms most closely associated with the book of Revelation—the rapture and the antichrist—do not even appear in the book.
Conversely, the most important words in the Book of Revelation, such as witness, throne, and lamb, do not come to mind immediately.
_Chapter 1 “The Mystery, Problems, and Promises of the Book of Revelation”

Some scholars have likened the imagery in Revelation to a political cartoon, full of symbolism, exaggeration, and fantasy.
These images appear vividly in full color on a high-definition 3D screen.
The Book of Revelation “describes events beyond human capacity for expression, using science fiction and other such jargon.”
_Chapter 2 “What Are We Reading? The Form of the Book of Revelation”

The book of Revelation is better read as a response to the “everyday empire”—the many evils, injustices, and misplaced allegiances with which we wrestle every day.
The Book of Revelation is a powerful wake-up call to those who have taken for granted beliefs, convictions, and practices that should not even be considered.

_Chapter 3 “What Are We Reading? The Book of Revelation”

Where there is dissolution, reconstruction must follow.
We began this reconstruction process by summarizing the theology of the Book of Revelation.
The next step is to present an alternative set of principles for reading the Book of Revelation—that is, an interpretive strategy or hermeneutics that centers on the Lamb and follows the example of the cross.

Chapter 4: “How Should We Read the Book of Revelation? Interpreting the Book of Revelation”

But the image of a lamb that was slain and sacrificed (by itself) does not mean that this lamb is powerless.
In fact, the opposite is true.
The Lamb is in fact a lion, the Messiah, with seven eyes, signifying perfect knowledge or wisdom, and seven horns, signifying perfect power (5:6).
He shares in the kingly authority of God, as the being in Daniel 7:13-14.

--- _Chapter 6 “Vision, the center and focus of the Book of Revelation”