A Layman's Understanding Of The Book Of Revelation!

By Alan Shinkfield

"The BOOK"

Even since the beginning of my Christian life, I have been drawn to the Book Of Revelation. It may be scary and shows God as a vengeful God, but surely He proved that in the old Testament. The problem exists the future is to be p

• Language: English
• Publisher: Global Summit House
• Release date: Jan 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781637954201

Alan Shinkfield

The author has for sixty-eight years been associated with the Christian Church and has held eldership and executive positions in different denominations. He has also worked as a volunteer in various faith organisations. God has led him along various pathways and has granted him the great gift of life experiences. It is his firm belief that the Christian people of the world unit, accepting God as the Creator, Jesus Christ our Saviour, and the Holy Spirit as our promised earthly leader and strength.

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A Layman’s Understanding Of The Book Of Revelation!

Place The Island Of Patmos

Alan Shinkfield

Copyright © 2021 Alan Shinkfield.

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ISBN: 978-1-63795-421-8 (Paperback Edition)

ISBN: 978-1-63795-422-5 (Hardcover Edition)

ISBN: 978-1-63795-420-1 (E-book Edition)

Scripture taken from Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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Contents

Chapter 1 – Introduction!

Chapter 2 – Letters To The Churches In Asia Minor

Chapter 3 – The Horses To Be Loosed

Chapter 4 – Two Deaths – One Resurrection!

Chapter 5 – John Was Chosen, Why?

Chapter 6 – The Trumpets

Chapter 7 – Towards End Times

Summary

Epilogue: Invitation And Warning

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction!

Revelation chapter one verse three:-

Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophesy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

Revelation chapter 22, verses 18 &19 :-

I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophesy of this book; if anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophesy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which is described in this book.

Why should a layman be more able to understand revelation than learned students and leaders in the Christian Church today? Mainly because he is not persuaded by others before him, and because of everything in the world, common sense has been replaced by learning.

What is learning? It is the study of theists handed down from one learned person to another, on the other hand wisdom is a true and wonderful gift from God. Proof! Consider Solomon who sought and gained wisdom and built magnificent gardens, orchards, could harden pure gold and was noted in the then world as all knowing.

The greatest problem with learning is that if an error is made in translating