generation whose mental eye has been starved of imagery it is in some ways the most important book in the New Testament” (The Revelation of St. John the Divine [New York: Harper & Row, 1966], p. 13). Many people misunderstand the book because of two commonly held misconceptions. First, Revelation is not difficult to understand. Though it is highly symbolic, it is not a lock whose key has been lost. The major reason we have difficulty decoding the symbolism of this book is
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