Men's Study

Men's Study

The Book of Revelation cannot be properly interpreted without understanding the historic context in which it was written. Traditionally ascribed to the hand of the Apostle John during his exile on Patmos, it is generally accepted that the book was written during the intense persecution of the Christian Faith.
We know from elsewhere in the New Testament that the early Christians were convinced that Christ’s Second Coming was near, and undoubtedly this expectation was only further fueled during the severe persecution ordered by Emperors Nero and especially Domitian, who put Christians to death for refusing to worship him as a “god”—after he had proclaimed himself so.
Given the fact that the early Christians were enduring a horrible period of persecution, the main theme of Revelation was to provide the 1 st century persecuted Christians (and Christians today) with a sense of hope that would encourage them to remain faithful to Christ even though at any moment they could endure persecution or even be put to death for the Faith.
Hence, Revelation focuses on the ultimate triumph of the Kingdom of God and how the Christians by remaining loyal and faithful to Christ, will ultimately reap the rewards promised by Christ.
The vision of the Apostle John recorded in Revelation was a reminder from God to the faithful not to give in to their enemies, but to remain faithful, hopeful and spiritually strong and to be overcomers against all that stands opposed to and against Gods chosen people, the church.

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