the Lady and Dragon

''What is your opinion about the meaning of Bible prophecy? Is the book ofRevelation a prophecy about the future of this earth that is still yet to come-- or is it prophecy that has mostly already been fulfi lled through this passingChristian Age?Christians living in our world today are familiar with the many futuristicinterpretations of the prophetic books of the Bible that have been offered to us bythe publishing industry -- especially some of the wild and radical interpretationsof the Book of Revelation. There are rivers turning to blood, stars falling to theearth, a ''''last chance to go to heaven'''' theology, and on and on it goes. Every fewyears, as the passing history of our world takes new turns, these predictions thatare supposedly based upon Bible prophecy have to be revised again and againto make them suit the changing world scene. This means that there were somewrong interpretations somewhere along the line.But there is a better way. Before the middle of the 20th century when futurismdeveloped such an amazing acceptance into the Christian community, there wasanother method of interpretation that was very prominent called ''''historicist''''.This simply means that the Book of Revelation is really prophecy aboutevents that have been happening for about 2,000 years now, and that agree indescription and in timely order with the chapters of Revelation. The same is truewith much of the Book of Daniel. Loren Wilson, with his academic backgroundin history and his preaching experience as a pastor, has updated the writings ofthe old historicist Bible commentators by including events of the 20th and 21stcenturies into the mix. The results may change your perspective of what Danieland Revelation is all about.''