Introduction to study Revelation | 学习启示录前言

The whole series of Reflection on Revelation is my study notes on Revelation while studing it with Bible Study Fellowship International.

BSF is going to do the study of Revelation this year. Like the whole book of Bible, and every single book in Bible, the main character is Christ. Revelation is more about Jesus than anything else. That is why when we read this book we need to watch the Lamb, who walks in victory. We have to keep our focus on Jesus instead of being distracted by something God chose not to revel to us, like timing and places. His story is the true story that matters most. The pinnacle of Jesus' story is that every eye will see and every knee will bow in realization that Jesus Christ is God's Son and Lord of all.

God orchestrates and controls in heaven and on earth. He weaves the distant past, our present and His glorious future together into His story, all to His glory! Will we trust the uncertainty of our life to the One who knows the future? A future with the uniting of heaven and a renewed earth, a world with no death, disease or sorrow, and best of all, with God dwelling in the midst of His people forever.

Keep our eye on Jesus, expext to be comforted, challenged and changed while we engage with God in the final book of Bible, the final chaper of His story He chose to revel to us.

顾名思义，国际圣经学习团契（BSF)是一个全球同步的学习圣经的组织，2015年秋开始，用了九个月时间和姐妹们一起学习启示录，把学习心得写在了“沉思启示录”里。    

不管是整本圣经，还是圣经中的每一卷书，书中的主角都是主耶稣，启示录这卷书当然说得也是主耶稣。这就是为什么我们读这本书时，要把眼目放在得胜的羔羊身上，我们必须关注主耶稣，而不是纠结于神还没有启示给我们事情，比如事情将要发生的时间和地点。主的故事是最主要的，祂故事的高潮是众目仰望下，万膝跪拜，称祂是神的儿子，万主之主。神指挥，掌管天地万物。祂把遥远的过去，你我的现今，和祂得荣耀的将来，编织在一起成为祂的故事。我们可不可以把我们没有保障的生活，交托给唯一清楚未来的那一位？未来是天堂和更新后的大地合谐起来的世界，没有死亡，疾病和悲伤，最美好的是，神和祂的子民同住。       

当我们读圣经最后这卷书，祂启示给我们关于祂的故事的最后一章时，把目光锁在主耶稣身上，期待着在和主相交时得安慰，受挑战，被更新吧！