“Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and keep what is written in it, for the time is near.” Revelation 1:3.
I am so thankful that this blessing does NOT say that one must also fully understand in order to be blessed! Prayerfully studying and considering how the time nearing Messiah’s return will play out reveals a heart looking to our Father for understanding. It is that focus on Him as we walk out our course through these chaotic times that we demonstrate where our true hope and consolation stands — in Messiah! This will be true whether or not we have every detail figured out!
We already know that it is one thing to read words and quite another to appreciate and comprehend them in the context in which they were written. We do declare that we believe the Word in the original manuscripts is from the Spirit of God, through men, and that it is inerrant. We also declare that there have been and will likely still be found where the translations of that Word into other languages doesn’t completely represent what was intended. No one translation seems to be able to capture every nuance equally well! I hasten to state that the most basic and important aspects have been generally well represented in most translations. It is more often things that have ...
