Take Speculation out of Revelation
Ottheinrich (Rev4-5) By Stephen Ng A lot of things in Revelation are not for speculation. To be true to the meaning of the metaphors and symbols used this concluding book of the New Testament, we have to take Speculation out of Revelation. The author John wrote this: “I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book” (Rev 22:18). This is a very strong word of caution against all sorts of speculations. Instead, we should be like Mary mulling over the word of God when the Angel Gabriel first revealed to her that she would have a son, whose name will be as Hebrew suggests, יְשׁוּעָ means, ‘Saviour.’ Mary did not jump into the conclusion like the zealots, who were looking for a political deliverer. When Jesus entered into Jerusalem on a colt, the people shouted, “Hosanna!” (which in Hebrew, means, ‘Deliver us, please!’). Understandably,