I'm not really sure what to make of Revelation 17. It speaks of a prostitute who apparently represents Rome. It speaks of a beast who could be any number of things (including Rome). I've seen too many eschatologies built off of dogmatic interpretations of this chapter (not all of which can be correct). I've seen the beast referred to as the Holy Roman Empire, as the Roman Catholic Church, as the European Union, as Iraq, as Iran, as Russia, and as NATO. I'm sure there are a lot more.
It is entirely possible that one of these interpretations is correct. It's also possible (or probable) that none are. Hebrew scholars who studied the Old Testament prophets played similar games to what Christians play with Revelation. The vast majority of them totally missed the true nature of Christ. I fear modern Christians are making the same mistakes and might even miss real events as they come. I just pray God gives us the wisdom to truly see what we need to see when we need to.
No comments:
Post a Comment