Have studied Bible Prophecy for many years, simply through studying the Bible. So much of the Bible is prophetic - we miss many blessings if we ignore it. One thing I learned. There are far more Bible prophecies related to the "end times" and the Messiah coming as King of Kings and Lord of Lords - than there were to the Prophecies which we know have been fulfilled in Jesus' "first coming" to this earth as Savior. Also, the book of Revelation is the only book of the Bible with an direct promise of blessing to all who read it. However, Revelation is like the final train station - Grand Central if you will - into which all the threads of prophetic writings from other books in the Bible - terminate. Without knowing something about Daniel, Ezekiel, and the many other prophetic books of the Old Testament, along with Jesus' own prophetic words in the Gospels, and the Apostles' prophetic words in the NT letters - Revelation is not nearly as understandable.
I am reading one of the best books about Revelation - which is very pertinent to our post-Sept 11th time period - that I have read: By Billy Graham's Daughter, Anne Graham Lotz:
The Vision Of His Glory: Finding Hope Through the Revelation of Jesus Christ
I highly recommend it for prayerful reading and study. More comments later. Thanks for the thread.
Thanks for the rec on that book. Just put it in my Amazon cart after reading a couple of pages from it.
Many thanks to ALL who have responded and continue to respond. I'm hoping to compile a list of signs, complete with Biblical reference as a result of this thread.
MM