Revelation and the Tribulation

Today starts the Summer Top 10 series addressing topics nominated and voted on by you. We held nominations in the Winter, voted on topics during the Spring, and starting today, we will preach on the Top 10 (well, actually 12) topics chosen by you. And we start with a big one. This morning we seek to answer, How should we understand the book of Revelation and the Tribulation? The closing book of the Bible is definitely one of the most difficult to interpret and debated sections of God's Word. It is filled with symbols, images, numbers, and metaphors that have meaning for God's people. But to understand the meaning of the book, we have to know what these meant for those who initially received the book. The story begins with a mess in the world and a throne in the heavens, and ends with the close of history and the city of God. This morning we hope to give a glimpse on how we can best understand this book to give us hope in the present and for the future.