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2 John
For authorship and date, see similar info on 1 John Written to maybe one particular congregation to warn them of false teachers on the loose, and largely reiterates the themes of 1 John like believing in the Incarnation, and continuing to love one another. One text to clarify: If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him. 11 Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work. (2 John 10-11)
Revelation
The book of Revelation (not Revelations) is the final book of the Bible.
People have lots of different reactions some people hate it, some people love it, a great many people are confused by it.
I think both George Bernard Shaw and Harold Camping have Revelation wrong. At the heart of reading of any piece of writing well is to understand its genre
Reading Shakespeare
Before you draw conclusions on Revelation do you understand what type of literature it is?
God uncovers or reveals a new perspective that you couldnt see before. You see heavens ultimate perspective, not just earths limited perspective. o Sometimes what is revealed is the future o Sometimes, it is about seeing things in the present for what they really are.
Apocalyptic talks in word-pictures because sometimes that is the best way of talking.
Revelations symbols designed to affect you not to hide things from you.
The only way you are going to get Revelations images and symbols is to read them the way the original readers would have understood them.
The message of Revelation has to make sense as much to them as it does to us.
Their situation In the time when Revelation was written, the society they lived in was worshipping the power of Rome even worshipping the emperor. Worship meant they treated Rome as the one who secured their existence who maintained world order, who you put your trust in To a Christian you just cant say this ultimately God holds life and the world in his hands only God is worthy of worship.
It might just be better to experience temporary disadvantage for the sake of eternal advantage.