The Young Adult class recently finished a study of the Book of Revelation. Our study investigated the historical and prophetic theories from many theologians. As we studied and discussed it was apparent to all of us that the fear which surrounds the Book keeps many from seeing the main point made.
You might say that we had a revelation as we studied the book. We overlayed the dispensationalist theory with the historical theory. What we found was not two seperate views but rather a congruancy of the views. The one question that seemed to keep showing itself during our study was: Can the book be both historical (apocalyptic) for the people at that point in history and prophetic, relevant to what is happening today?
We found that while both views took a very different view of the images and symbology in Revelation, the main theme was really the same. Whether you are a dispensationalist or amillennist, you are called to REMAIN FAITHFUL TO GOD. The other interesting fact is that in both views, GOD wins!!!
Methodism subscribes to Amillennialism but that does not mean that we should discount the dispensational view. When we break both views down we encounter a heavenly Father who loves us and promises to sustain us even in the hardest of times.
