10 Mistakes People Make with the Book of Revelation (plus 1 bonus)

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10 Mistakes People Make with the Book of Revelation (plus 1 bonus):

1. Don’t read it for themselves. (Revelation 1:3)
2. Spell it with an “s” instead (“Revelations”).
3. Think they can’t understand it.
4. Are afraid of it.
5. Forget the various methods to interpretation (symbolic, historical, preterist, futurist).
6. Think they have all the answers.
7. Overlook keys to unlocking its meaning in other Bible books. (i.e. Daniel, Matthew)
8. Don’t get in line with its message (truths must affect lifestyle).
9. Add to it (ignore the warning in Revelation 22:18).
10. Subtract from it (ignore the warning in Revelation 22:19).

BONUS Get distracted by/become enamored with secondary characters/issues, overwhelmed with its imagery (the Person and purpose of Jesus Christ is meant to be primary). (Revelation 1:1; 19:11)

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