The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Tom H Ratcliffe
9781872734590
290 pages
John Ritchie Ltd
Overview
We shall see that the book covers three periods of time. 1) Chapter one has to do with all that is past. 2) Chapters two and three relate to all that is current, i.e., today, being the day of God Grace to the world, which commenced on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4), and will end with the rapture of the church to heaven (1 Corinthians 15:51-53; and 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). 3) All that we read from chapter four through to the end of the book, are details of events which are still prophecy.
Unless we understand and accept the teaching about the rapture of the church to glory, referred to above; we shall not be able to comprehend the grand design of God’s majestic objective, and His divine movements toward the glorious exaltation of his Beloved Son as King of kings, and Lord of lords.
Readers will note in their studies that the greater part of the book of: The Revelation of Jesus Christ, covers the period known as the time of tribulation. At this time, God’s governmental judgments will impact upon the entire world, being the fulfilment of the 70th week of years, as prophesied by Daniel in his book, Daniel 9:27. The last half of the said week, i.e., three and a half years, will be as the Lord Jesus defined it, a time of: great tribulation (Matthew 24:21), when the nation of Israel will experience the greatest of all trials it has ever known. All the saints of God should comfort their hearts with the knowledge that when that grievous time falls upon the world, they will be in glory (Revelation 3:10), and spectators of all events happening on earth.
Author Bio
Tom’s Christian life covers a period of nearly eighty years. From the day of his conversion to Christ through repentance and faith, he has been an active pupil in the School of God. An avid reader of the Word of God; Tom remains a committed student in God’s academy of divine learning, and will continue as such until taken home to glory, either at the rapture of all the saints, or earlier, if it is God’s will. Tom loves to rehearse the precious words of the apostle Paul: For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain (Philippians 1:21).
This book is the outcome of many years of prayerful and devotional study of: The Revelation of Jesus Christ. Apart from his personal study of the Word of God; Tom, for the greater part of his Christian life, has been spiritually, richly blessed from attending conversational Bible Readings.
A few years ago, Tom and his wife Muriel, moved to West Wales, to be near to their daughters, Lois and Naomi.
