Ask Dr. Youssef: “Why should I study Revelation?”

QUESTION:

“Why should I study Revelation?”

ANSWER:

The book of Revelation is the capstone of the entire Bible. It reveals the ultimate fulfillment of prophecies going back to the beginning of Genesis. Through the pages of Revelation, God has opened a big picture window on the future. However, although current events seem to be leading us straight toward the events described in Revelation, we should avoid treating this book as an oracle of future events.

Revelation is not a puzzle to be solved but a message to be applied to our daily lives. Though most of Revelation deals with future events, it is not primarily about the future. It’s about the present—your life right now.

The core Truth of Revelation is that the Lord could return at any moment, and we need to be ready when He comes. So a crucial question is “What if Jesus wrote a letter to you, dealing with the issues you face right now, and telling you how to live faithfully until He returns?” The answer is He has!

As we study these letters, we are not reading someone else’s mail; these letters are addressed to us. So let’s hear what the Lord is saying to us through these letters—and may we respond before it’s too late.