It is the purpose of this section of study to sift these various methods, classify them, determine the weak points and strong points of each with a view to finding the correct approach to the book. I. THE FUTURIST METHOD This often used method of interpretation regards Revelation as almost wholly eschatological, dealing with the events of the end of the world. Such a view looks upon the cryptic symbols as a means of revealing the end of the age, the coming of the Lord, the millennial reign with the
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