Day 188: May 4, 2026 – Revelation 1-6

We begin the book of Revelation which is the most misunderstood book of the Bible. It was written, as we see in chapter 1, by the same John who wrote the Gospel of John. Make sure you don’t get him confused with John the baptist, who is someone altogether different. John is in exile on the island of Patmos and is given this vision by God and told to write down what God has told him. Keep in mind that this takes place probably in the latter part of the first century what is happening then is very opaque to us today. He uses terminology and metaphors that would have been known back then, but are not very clear to us today.

The primary message is do not compromise. There will be times that are difficult and where our faith will be tested, just do not compromise. That is a lasting message for us today as well.