Hidden In Plain Sight: A Study of the Revelation to John

Uchenna Mezue

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The Revelation to John has been with us for about 2000 years and has been the subject of diverse attempts at interpretation. The Revelation as given is a vision of the end time work of the Son of Man and the sole purpose is to prepare humanity for that mission and offer them the chance to recognise the last Envoy of God when He does come.

It is only with this understanding in view that the Revelation can be appreciated. All the promised messages for the end-time are now available to us and I believe we are in a better position to understand the message of The Revelation. Indeed, I believe that we urgently need to understand its message. The urge and pressure amongst all striving human spirits to unravel the mysteries of The Revelation represents this need.

This study is not a substitute for The Revelation, but may be regarded as a call for a deeper study and hopefully an awakening to the need to experience the times in a more alert manner. The work is offered in the recognition that the Revelation is being fulfilled in this epoch and as such is a must read for all striving human spirits

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Philosophie de la religion
• Spiritality
• Prophecy

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• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 03 octobre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781456625061
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
A Study of The Revelation To John
 
 
Uchenna Mezue

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PREFACE

 
The Revelation to John has been with us for about 2000 years and has been the subject of diverse attempts at interpretation – in spite of the admonition by the author to avoid adding or subtracting from the work. Needless to say, most of the attempts either added or subtracted, and today we have an overwhelming end time scenarios, apparently, based on the revelation.
The reasons are not difficult to identify. The Revelation as given is a vision of the end time work of the Son of Man and the sole purpose is to prepare humanity for that mission and offer them the chance to recognize the Son of Man when He does come. It was easy to recognize in the book the terrible disasters that will follow for the majority of humanity; but, it has remained difficult to identify ourselves as part of the erring humanity. It was more convenient to assume that because we believe in Jesus, we will be miraculously taken out of the world before the tribulations or that we will be protected from the worst of it. It was convenient to forget that God relates to all human beings in the same way irrespective of whether they are Christians or Jews, Moslems or Hindus or even atheists and that the revelation, although sent through the Son of God, Jesus, was sent to all human spirits who are striving to serve God and not just to Christians.
Another difficulty was to link The Revelation in a non-discriminating manner with previous prophecies in the Old Testament, even to the extent of assuming that The Revelation was copying imagery from old apocalyptic literature. Of course, Messages sent from God in the past because they are based on Truth must dovetail and correspond in details with any subsequent messages. The Revelation to John, therefore, will have a lot of similarities to messages sent to humanity in the past. Those messages were given in context with human maturity at the time and when it relates to events beyond their time, was explained to them and/or the prophets were asked to seal the message until the end.
In The Revelation, the tempo is different. The Son of God, Jesus, had brought the Truth and expanded human consciousness sufficiently to understand and had in addition, promised that at the appropriate time before the end, the Spirit of Truth will bring the final Message from God; that indeed, the end will not come until that Truth, which Christ called the ‘gospel of the Kingdom’ is given to the whole world.
The Revelation to John was given to us against this background. It starts by warning humanity in the various communities within the World of Matter, of the judgment tour of the Son of Man; describing Him as walking amongst the golden lampstand that represents the world communities (Rev. 2:1). It then quickly brings the reader up to present day, by showing a summary of the path of the human spirit in Subsequent Creation, before describing the advent and work of the Son of Man and the attempts of the darkness to undermine this work. John was shown the granting of the Message or gospel of the kingdom to the whole world by the Son of Man and His helpers, the two witnesses, as promised. Immediately after this the end-time judgment commenced, first with the binding of Lucifer, then the judgment of Babylon the great and finally, of individual human spirits and Satan.
The key to the revelation is therefore the recognition of the last Message from God and it is not surprising that it was only with the coming of the Son of Man, the Spirit of Truth, an event sometimes also regarded as a second coming of Christ, that the revelation opened itself to a fuller comprehension. This study of The Revelation assumes such a background and although the recognitions are limited by my personal understanding, I can safely say that the understanding goes well beyond previous such efforts. I will wish, however, to remind the reader that The Revelation itself admonished against interpreting the work for others and thus that people should not depend on guidance from other human spirits. We are meant to make the necessary individual effort to recognize this great gift and accordingly prepare ourselves to meet the Envoy of God. This study is therefore, not a substitute for The Revelation, but may be regarded as a call for a deeper study and hopefully an awakening to the need to experience the times in a more alert manner.
I acknowledge the help of many individuals, all of whom I cannot name. I also acknowledge recognitions from the sacred books of the three revealed religions – the Torah, the Bible and the Qur’an and from the last Message of God to humanity, ‘In the Light of Truth, the Grail Message’. Above all however, I owe this work to the Grace of the Almighty God out of whose Omniscience the inspiration flowed.
 
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OVERVIEW

 
The Revelation is one of the most important books of the Bible and the only one that admonishes against misrepresentation. In this sense, any attempt to interpret its meaning for others can only be regarded as a limitation. It is therefore justifiable to ask, even from the outset, what this book is about if we are not meant to interpret The Revelation for others.
This is purely a personal study and does not claim to have the only true meaning of The Revelation. A lot of interpretations of The Revelation are available in Christian literature and in some cases, these interpretations are used as a basis for faith and doctrine in the various sects. Unfortunately, most of these interpretations base their study on fragments of John’s vision often taken in isolation. However, the revelation in my view is a single unified revelation of the time and work of the Son of Man, the end time or the second coming of Jesus as many regard it.
Over the past two millennia, highly gifted individuals have attempted to study and understand The Revelation and have largely only succeeded in keeping it relevant for the different generations of Christians. This is not surprising because The Revelation is written for the end-times and can only be fully accessible at the end-time. Most striving Christians will agree that we are today living in the so-called end-time and that the events of The Revelation are imminent.
All the promised messages for the end-time are now available to us and I believe we are in a better position to understand the message of The Revelation. Indeed, I believe that we urgently need to understand its message and I can empathize with the urge and pressure amongst all striving human spirits to unravel the mysteries of The Revelation. It does not, however, necessarily follow that we must limit ourselves to past understanding. We must be prepared to review the Revelation in the light of any new knowledge or Message from the Light.
This work is intended for those who are interested in detailed study of the subject from a new perspective, different from the currently held views and to give a new insight based on my understanding of the new knowledge in Creation. It, in no way, claims to be the only correct reading, but I believe that the insight provided may be a basis on which others can take the work further. Hopefully also, it will open the readers to the urgent need to objectively examine the new knowledge in Creation, contained in the work In the Light of Truth by Abd-ru-shin. It is my hope and prayer that the earnest reader will be stimulated to reflection and awakened to an urge to study The Revelation for himself or herself, prayerfully and humbly.
In evaluating this book, it is also important to recognize the limitations imposed by translations. I have based my study exclusively on the English translations of the Greek manuscripts using the New International Version (NIV), unless otherwise indicated.
This work is offered in the recognition that the Revelation is being fulfilled in this epoch. The Revelation is one of the most extensively studied but least applied of the books of the Bible. The style of writing, the often-profound reactions evoked and the uncertainty of the genre lends itself to scholarly license. While it had remained difficult in practical application, it had nevertheless inspired great artists and musicians. It is easy to conclude that in spite of its name, the Revelation often conceals more than it reveals (Mitchell).
In our study of The Revelation, it is important first to establish that it is a spiritual and not a scholarly work. Spiritual events cannot be confined within the bounds of intellectual analysis. Attempts to do so immediately narrow the perceptive capabilities of the individual and produces rigid interpretations and definitions of timelines. Attempts to date or give form to the end-time must remain futile and grossly limiting.
Scholars have also sought to classify The Revelation in accordance with accepted literary styles, resulting in highly erudite works that further distance the reader from the experiencing of the impact of The Revelation. Interesting theses have appeared on whether The Revelation is apocalyptic, prophetic or episcopal. Yet, while the literary genre of the apocalyptic owes its derivation from the revelation (Greek - apocalypsis), the work cannot be brought to fit with other apocalyptic writings (Ladd, 1957). Similarly, although John refers to his revelation as a prophecy, it lacks the scope of changeability inherent in prophecies, except for the letters to the seven churches (Rev. 2-3). Prophecies are predicated on human