Rev 1:1
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:” (Re 1:1)

The book of Revelation is the perfect example (to me) of Christ’s desire to nurture His people in the most helpful, practical way possible. As Amos puts it, “Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” Why does God do this? His real ultimate goal is to end the story of sin in the universe! In order to reach this goal He wants His people to be able to stand when Jesus comes.

Of course, we place ourselves as disciples of Christ, this is our identity. But the real and important implication is that we will use the book of Revelation to nurture others. How can we use the book of Revelation to nurture others if we ourselves do not understand it, study it and know it? My prayer is that we will study the book of Revelation as it is the nurture Christ has for us who are living in the last days of human history. Then to use it to nurture those we come in contact with.