The vivid imagery and dramatic message of Revelation have long captivated the attention of Christendom, although most of the interest is based on a radical misunderstanding of the very nature and purpose of the book. As church historian, Philip Schaff, noted over ninety years ago, "The literature of the Apocalypse, especially in English, is immense, but mostly impository [Impository preaching is preaching that seeks to take a theme for the sermon and impose it on the text] rather than expository, and hence worthless or even mischievous, because its confounding and misleading."

02/14/10 - Pastor David B. Curtis - Berean Bible Church - http://www.bereanbiblechurch.org - Message #493

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