- The writings cannot be taken literally and must be interpreted symbolically. It's fairly obvious which portions are symbolic and which literal - most of the time the confusion lies in the mind of the reader.
- John did not really write it. If he didn't then who did?
- Anyone who looks for the end of the world [for whatever reason] will find in this book, through personal interpretation, whatever it is they seek because it is so full of symbolism
- It was written towards the end of the 1st century and was meant as a message of hope only for the Christians of that time
- Nero was actually the 'Anti-christ' as his name = 666 [using gematria / numerology]. They neglect to mention that using this method the names of the pope, JFK, Hitler, and a host of other famous figures also add up to 666
- They also forget [or perhaps are ignorant of] the fact that the concept of 'anti-christ' is prevalent throughout scripture, the 'Antichrist' mentioned in Revelation is merely the final personification / actual embodiment of the concept in the form of a human being possessed by satan
- Christian beliefs derived from the book are arrived at by 'convoluted' reasonings, and disjointed reading of Revelation, Daniel and other apocalyptic writings
- For some it is a message of doom, for others a message of hope - for the christian it is both a warning of evil times to come and promise of the final fulfillment of our hope in Christ
- Everyone 'from John to the Y2K'ers' was wrong about the actual timing of the end - this is absolute cr_p! John never made any predictions as to the actual time and in Revelation it states clearly,"no man knows the time, only the Father..." - Is this an example of having to take a literal passage and interpret it symbolically? The Bible gives us clues as to the general time-frame, but it's pointless trying to pin the actual year and date down.
The question we must ask ourselves is,"If Revelation is true will I be ready when that time comes?".
