If you were to poll your Christian friends as to what they thought was the most confusing, daunting, or intimidating book of the Bible, the Revelation of Jesus Christ would likely be near (or at!) the top of the list. Maybe it’s because of the symbols and prophetic language. Perhaps it’s because they’ve heard some confusing teaching in the past. Or, there’s a chance they still haven’t recovered from watching Left Behind in Youth Group. Whatever the reason, many of God’s people stay away from the end of God’s story and this cumulative section of God’s word. That’s tragic.
Today we’re going to try and peel away a layer or two of such impediments by discussing the approachability and understandability of the book of Revelation. Rather than scary and intimidating, we will find that it’s awe-inspiring and hope-instilling. Oh, and there’s promised blessing.
This conversation is based on the September 10, 2023 sermon, “The Start of a Look at the End.”
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Josiah has served the Oakridge Bible Chapel family as one of its elders and one of its pastoral staff members since September 2018, before which he ministered as an associate pastor to a local congregation in the Canadian prairies. Josiah's desire is to be used by God to help equip the church for ministry, both while gathered (edification) and while scattered (evangelization). He is married to Patricia, and together they have five children—Jonah, Henry, Nathaniel, Josephine, and Benjamin.