Milo Connick states the case well when he writes: “The book of Revelation has the dubious distinction of being the most misunderstood composition in the New Testament. Many readers don’t know what to think of the writing, and others make altogether too much of it.”56 Despite the very real difficulties associated with the book, however, it is “given by inspiration of God and is profitable” (2 Tim. 3:16). Thus, surely it is the case that Swete overstated the matter when he wrote: “The key to the interpretation