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UNDERSTAND THE BOOK OF REVELATION Written by Dr Andrew Corbett, lecturer in Hermeneutics (Bible Interpretation) at Tabor College, Tasmania and President of ICI Theological College Australia
Once you understand that Revelation was written in the mid 60s AD, and that it contains a message entirely relevant for its original audience, it becomes a far easier book to understand. When we abandon our preconceived notions that this book is about the 21st century and accept its plain statements about when it is referring to, we can see more clearly what it was trying to say to its original audience.
To understand Revelation we need to apply the same principles of Biblical interpretation that we apply to any other book of the Bible. Firstly, we allow the (circles of) context to be the primary interpretation of a text (this includes the context of Scripture's overall message, the context of the particular covenant, the context of the original audience's language and culture, the context of the particular book and finally, the context of the particular passage). Secondly, we interpret the passage in light of how the original audience would have understood the passage based on what the original intention of the author was. Thirdly, we allow Scripture to interpret Scripture. Fourthly and finally, we do not interpret a Scripture in a way that it contradicts the overall message of Scripture.
By following these 'rules' of interpretation we can learn that the Book of Revelation was about events to occur immediately to its original audience. We see this from the recurring expressions- "now", "at hand", "this hour", "soon". It is positively ludicrous to make these terms mean exactly opposite what they plainly state by suggesting that the contents of the Book of Revelation pertains to events two millennia after it was written.
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Dr Corbett introduces the Book of Revelation by showing that despite the massive amount of speculation regarding its contents, there are some basic principles of hermeneutics (Bible interpretation) which are used for every other book of the Bible which can not be discarded when it comes to understanding Revelation.
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This, and other such issues, is dealt with more fully in my downloadable ebook on the Book of Revelation- The Most Embarrassing Book In The Bible.
I'm on a mission to counter this discrediting of Scripture. It is my mission to help reverse Biblical illiteracy rates and produce resources to help readers understand what they are reading and how to correctly interpret the Scriptures. I opened this article by saying that the issue of eschatology is secondary to how we read and interpret the Scriptures (Hermeneutics). That's why I've made my eBook- The Most Embarrassing Book In The Bible available for an immediate download. Thousands of people around the world have now read this eBook and many have written to me thanking me and others for promoting a more sound method for reading and interpretting the Bible. I encourage you to download this eBook and read for yourself an alternate view to End Times than the one presented by many of these pop-preachers. When I first released this eBook several years ago I was a bit of a lone voice. But now some big ministries are beginning to say the same things. Most notably is Hank Hanegraaff's latest book, Unlocking The Apocalypse Code, where he now makes the same assertions. I predict that in the days, weeks, months, years to come, Jesus Christ will be Lord and His Word will be found true and reliable.
Dr. Andrew Corbett, 31st1 May 2007
