Bruce Telfer - Unravelling Revelation - Part 4

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Revelation 1:3

After all, the bottom line is that we want the TRUTH. But not just facts. The facts have to be CONNECTED.

Suppose you ask me why I have taped garlic onto my letter box, and I reply, “Because it keeps the wild elephants out of my street.”

“But,” you point out, “There are no wild elephants in the whole country.” And I beam, “See? The garlic is working!”
You might recommend a psychiatrist.

Can you see what is the problem with my theory? After all, haven’t I given you two facts? (a) Garlic on my letterbox, and (b) no wild elephants in my street. Two true facts.

But you will point out that these two FACTS bear no relationship to each other whatsoever. These two UNRELATED FACTS do not give me the TRUTH!

I must stick to DIRECT RELATIONSHIPS. Assumptions, speculations and conjecture are OUT! For a correct understanding of Bible prophecy, we must put aside conjecture, assumption, opinion, speculation, and guessing. All these are forbidden.