Ask Your Preacher - Archives

Ask Your Preacher - Archives

“Reading The Ending First”

Categories: NEW TESTAMENT, WORLD EVENTS
     I've always been told that there is a rapture and that Revelation is about the future... but the more I am trying to read, learn, and understand the Bible, the more I'm confused about the end!  I've heard from some of my friends in Christ that Revelation is about the past Roman Empire!!  Please help. I am so confused.

Sincerely,
Book Befuddled

Dear Book Befuddled,

Your friends are right.  The book of Revelation is about the past, and the "Rapture" isn't something you will find in the Bible.  If you want to understand the book of Revelation, we have a class series on the topic that can be found here.  The Rapture is an idea that comes from taking parts of the Bible out of context.  That class series should help you put it back in context.