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PREPARING TO STUDY THE APOCALYPSE OF JOHN. By Noel Platt. NURTURE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE. Be humble Be prayerful Be patient. Nurture a love for the truth Be aware of your preconceptions Be prepared to ditch some well cherished beliefs. Be critical & examine things for yourself
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PREPARING TO STUDY THE APOCALYPSE OF JOHN By Noel Platt
NURTURE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE • Be humble • Be prayerful • Be patient. • Nurture a love for the truth • Be aware of your preconceptions • Be prepared to ditch some well cherished beliefs. • Be critical & examine things for yourself • Be prepared to STUDY.
USE THE RIGHT TOOLS • Have available: • A good Bible Concordance • Various Translations of the Bible • NIV, Amplified Greek Interlinear, Authorised Version, KJV etc. • A range of Bible commentaries • For a range of views.
EMPLOY THE RIGHT METHODS • Find out how people have understood the Apocalypse in the Past. • Are these views satisfactory? • Understand the book in it’s historical context. • What was the original historical situation? • What was the book’s original audience? • What were the problems to be addressed?
THE RIGHT PRE-READING • THE OLD TESTAMENT: • Genesis 3 –The account of the fall of man. • Exodus 7 -16 –The Plagues of Egypt and Exodus from Egypt. • Psalm 2 • Ezekiel 1-3, 9, 38-42 , 47 • Daniel 7, 12 • Zechariah 4-6 • Mal 3, 4
THE RIGHT PRE-READING • NEW TESTAMENT: • Matt 20:17 -28:20 especially Matt 24. • Mark 13 • Luke 21 • John 11-13, 18-21:5 • 2 Thes 2 • Heb 12:14-26 • 1 John • 2 John • Jude • Revelation