Revelation-Its Happy Climax!

A REVELATION TO JOHN - this thrilling book of the Bible brings the divine record to a happy climax.  Why do we say "happy"? Well, the Author of the Bible is described as "the happy God,"  who entrusts "glorious good news" to those who love him.  He wants us to be happy too.  Thus, at the outset Revelation assures us:  "Happy is he who reads . ..the words of this prophecy."  In its final chapter we are told: "Happy is anyone observing the words of the prophecy of this scroll." -1 Timothy 1:11; Revelation 1:3; 22:7.

How do we find happiness through the book of Revelation?  We do so by searching out the meaning of its vivid signs, or symbols, and acting in harmony therewith.  Mankind's turbulent history will soon reach a catastrophic climax, as God and Jesus Christ execute judgment on today's wicked system, replacing it with "a new heaven and a new earth," where even "death will be no more."  (Revelation 21:1, 4)  Do not all of us want to live in such a new world, in true peace and security? (I do) We can if we build up our faith through study of God's Word, including the stirring  prophecy of Revelation.

Next time: Revelation-Its Happy Climax! - Apocalypse -What Is It?

The Book of Revelation