Our God: Who is, Was, and is to Come GR 809

We're in the early part of this study. The book of Revelation is saturated with references and illusions to the Old Testament. Some commentators estimate that there are 400 or more references to Old Testament passages in the book of Revelation. That's one of the reasons that we have such difficulty understanding it. We are not as saturated with the Old Testament as we, should be. Our study today will require us to be looking at a number of passages. And at times it may seem like it gets overwhelming, but be encouraged. There is quite a bit of repetition as we move through the book, and so you'll find that your understanding is building. Because some things that come for the first time, you'll find are repeated again and again. So they'll become fixed in our minds as we move through the book. You'll find as we move through the book, it begins to fit together in your mind, and its understandable and not so difficult.