Is it possible to understand the Book of Revelation better?
Yes! Every
believer can understand the book of
Revelation if we use a few basic
exegetical principles. No book of
the Bible was given to us to be a
mystery, which only a select few
Bible scholars can understand. Every
believer can understand every book
in the Bible, every passage and
every doctrine if we use the proper
methods of exegesis (Proverbs 28.5;
1 Corinthians 2.10, 16).
Here are
the basic principles of exegesis
that if followed will allow any
believer to have a full
understanding of the book of
Revelation:
The events
are sequential with a few
parenthetical passages thrown in.
All of the events in the first seal
take place before those of the
second seal and so on.
Take
everything literally unless
Scripture says it is symbolic or
unless it is impossible for it to be
or take place in a literal manner.
Using
these two basic principles will
allow all believers to understand
the book of Revelation.
