Two Revelations About Revelation 2

Before getting into discussion of verses, or translations, or even the title of what's commonly called Revelation, we need to realize both acceptance and placement of it by Bible translators is apt. It's aptly canonized last of 66 books collectively known as the HOLY BIBLE containing Old & New Testaments.

As such, it not only concludes the Bible, but differently than Solomon's conclusion of the whole matter: Eccl 12. Translators not only agreed it qualified as a book of the New Testament sort, but canonized it last thereof as did councils before; Because it's like a final examination of what's already been shewn us (Eph 1:9), in allegorical fashion as a comparative teaching, written aforetime, as a "mystery" to be solved in time, "for our learning": Rom 15:4.

Much like higher university courses require courses taken first as prerequisite, the 65 books prior to Revelation are all prerequisite; For therein is information required to solve the mystery, in time, which many deceived by many fail to do. All who wade into Revelation without embracing understanding, getting understanding of prerequisite things (Eg: Mt 15:10,11) to stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free (Gal 5:1), fail the exam; Not that is is impossible, just impossible with religious blinders on. Cleverly written!

It's much like a hall of fame list of old (blind) faith heroes who "all died" and "received not the promise" in Heb 11: 13 & 29; Much like all Melchesedic type priests had a dead end in Heb 7:23; And much like all who tried failed to attain righteousness of law in Rom 9:31. The list and number of notable church leaders who've failed the 'open book' Exam is shocking. I studied many, for seven years, and found none of their theories computed. Even my own theories and timelines did not compute. I finally asked God, for "help" according to Hebrews 4:16, and for "wisdom" according to James 1.

There's much interest in this book of prophecy called Revelation and Apocalypse, nearly as much interest as in another unsolved mystery: The Great Pyramid, the seventh and only (still) standing wonder of the "old" world. Both have many theories written by many so called experts. Yet it seems a working knowledge of either is generally beyond most people.

Sadly a working knowledge of Revelation is also beyond most ministers & Bible scholars, even the twenty five year veterans in Bible teaching on National TV. Eg: when asked a reasonable question about Revelation, Kenneth Copeland said: "I don't know anything about Revelation except that I get blessed by reading it". My thot on such would be if ya get blessed by reading about brethren suffering and dying, then you're $ick. Jack of the Impe family of JVI, who already celebrated fifty years of deceiving and fleecing many North American sheep in the name of God & Son, and by saying just what JC said such like would say in Lk 21:8, is simply fear mongering and peddling also: you must have this video, oh here is another one you must have, it's never ending. In my seven year study of Revelation prophecy (only 15 pages), I found nobody understood it; Those claiming to all disagreed, and no theories computed with the Scriptures, Gospels, and Epistles ... including mine.

Perhaps our collective ignorance of Revelation is as great as the Humpty Dumpty sort, which also speaks of a "great fall"... kinda like a scrambled egg can't be unscrambled ... like the no escape sort of sudden destruction of 1Thess 5:3 for them who they say: "Peace & Safety" (Grace & Law), safety in law "worketh wrath"... Unless we all solve it and all escape destruction together. For there is no respect of persons with God, so the rapture of some only is not acceptable to God, who will have all saved and also all aware.

Your ignorance is our ignorance, since (y(ou)r) is a compound word beginning with you, and we all are one. One what(?), besides brethren all, if the majority are ignorant to the point of mass ignorance, some even willingly ignorant; such that most people get tempted, deceived, duped, suckered, bewitched, etc. Perhaps the purpose of the revelation (uncovering) is awareness, not blame.

Perhaps since your begins with you, you all begins with you, and the KofG is located within you, is why(?) JC said God said: get the beam out of your eye "first", in order for all to see the "greater" of great/greater "is here", "is come", and by such greater light rules the day, by that light of this/that lights, begin see-king. Thereby also help others, brethren all (Heb 2:11), to recover themselves ( 2Tim 2:26 ), in time ( Heb 4:16 ), lest all suffer and many perish due to mass ignorance. Eg: Titanic ... it went full steam ahead in a fog into an immovable object, due to a 'dead' line, and said unsinkable fellow ship sank instead of arriving safely at the proposed destination. All aboard thought ignorance was bliss. It was till disaster struck. All suffered, many perished.

If you don't know anything about Revelation, if you can't pass the Final Exam, the Bible clarifies your ignorance is also our ignorance, also my ignorance, since all are as one collective whole and a little leaven leavens the whole lump. We've been in a global race since 1967, brethren all (Heb 2:11), all partakers of the "heavenly calling": Come, ye blessed; not depart, ye cursed; And come now, let us "reason" together, not quarrel). Why? Because quarelling is as strife, and James 3 says where strife, there confusion and every evil thing.

Ignorance is not bliss. It's now AD, not BC nor any BC & AD mixture, since  they are accounted opposite: <=BC/AD=>, so a mixture would be an oxymoron, and the mystery of God's will is already "made known" (Eph 1:9). So if any are still failing the Final Exam, then (you)r ignorance is indeed y(our) problem. We all sink or swim together, and I say all swim by doing my part, which also includes insisting you do your part, so we all get it: understanding.

Many ass-u-me, thereby making an ass out of u and me; are often sow full of shit it's coming out the mouth, when such blessed + cursed coming out the same mouth ought not so to be. Rather the cursed part, the curse "of the law", the law, even better sort of Rom 8 law law, oughta be flushed (Jam 3).( Ph 3:8 ).

If it's crap, flush it! Even the better law of Romans 8:2 law law is notably in "Christ Jesus", the reverse of "Jesus Christ"; Perhaps thereby it's also a faulty fault-finder childish blame game. Perhaps even better sacrifices are still martyr-dumb. Perhaps we should all be looking at what's best of three things: good better best, and best for all, not just better for some only. Perhaps we should all let go of the sides war, for even winners of such are losers of peace.

A revelation of salvation (by grace ) is best understood along with a revelation of condemnation (by law ), a counterpart for comparison, to know which is witch. By comparison we gain awareness and understanding, thankfulness for grace, the glue of love holding all together as one, brethren all with a hallowed name.