Invitation to study Revelation | 邀你來學啟示錄

Author：Karen   Narrator：Liying

I do not know if you are ever intrigued to read Revelation. Some people avoid Revelation because they cannot handle the concept of God's judgment. The thought of such severity from a good, loving God can be troubling. It is difficult for us to reconcile the harmony within God's infinite, multifaceted nature, which operates in perfect unity---benevolent grace and just judgment. He never violates one attribute to exercise another. Revelation reveals the finality of God's just judgment on those who reject His Son alongside His immense saving grace toward His redeemed ones who embrace His Son. There is no reason to fear if you belong to the LORD.

There are difficulties when we try to understand Revelation since no one fully understands everything in Revelation. Believers who hold differing interpretations have important common ground. For example, they all look forward to the LORD Jesus' return, believers' resurrection and renewal. We should not assume that difference in interpretation makes Revelation too difficult to study. God gives us this book to assure us of hope, courage and stability. God intends to bless us if we read it.

"Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near." Revelation1:3.

 

邀你來學啟示錄

不知道你是否有興趣讀啟示錄，有些人因為不願意思考“神的審判”這個概念，就避免讀啟示錄。單是想想美善慈愛的神要嚴厲地施行審判，就夠讓人心裏不舒服的了。對我們來說，理解神在祂無限豐富的神性中，把恩典和審判完美和諧地統一起來，是有困難的，但是，神從來都不會顧此失彼。啟示錄告訴我們，神對拒絕祂兒子之人的最後審判，同時也告訴我們，祂對接受祂兒子，被救贖之人的莫大恩典。如果你是屬神的人，就沒理由心存恐懼。

當我們嚐試理解啟示錄時，是會遇到困難的，因為沒有一個人能完全理解啟示錄。信徒們會有不同的看法，但更有很多重要的共識。比如，大家都在盼望著主耶穌的再來，等待著被複活更新。請不要讓理解上的不同阻礙我們學習啟示錄，神賜給我們這本書，為要使我們有勇氣麵對末世，心存盼望和平安。神定意要祝福讀這本書的人。

“念這書上預言的和那些聽見又遵守其中所記載的，都是有福的，因為日期近了。” 啟1：3