Interpretation, Scripture

PROVIDED INTERPRETATIONS

Revelation communicates symbolically, and it provides the reader with many of the most important interpretations of its images.

Passages in scripture often provide the reader with interpretive clues, and how a verse applies passages from the Hebrew Bible is beneficial for understanding an author’s theological perspective. This is especially so in the book of Revelation, which uses the Old Testament more frequently than any other New Testament book.

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Apostasy, Man of Lawlessness, Scripture

STANDING FAST

Believers prepare for the “apostasy” and the “man of lawlessness” by “standing firm” in the Apostolic traditions – 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17. 

Having presented the information on the “apostasy” and the “man of lawlessness,” Paul provides instructions on how the Thessalonians are to avoid the coming deception, and thereby, find themselves standing “blameless” before Jesus when he “arrives with all his holy ones.” Above all, they must “stand fast” in the teachings received from the Apostle.

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