A Message to the Churches - Brian Knowles - April 1975

Brian Knowles

Somewhere in the latter half of the first century of the Christian era, the apostle John was given a set of warnings to be delivered to seven local church congregations of that day. That message is as timely and meaningful today as it was when originally given. The book of Revelation is one of the most incomprehensible books in the Bible - and one of the most fascinating! Scholars have long debated the meaning of the fantastic science-fiction-like visions given to the apostle John. The book itself has both historical and prophetic significance. Revelation 1:19 confirms this point: "Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter." Some things pertained to that day and age particularly, and others were concerned with the near and distant future from John's time. Some events in the prophecy were to occur "shortly" (Rev. 1:1), and other events were set in the distant future. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library