The biblical evidence, however, tells us that “reading Revelation as if it were written to our time and place is not appropriate for the study of an ancient book in which God meets writers where they are. We should not approach the biblical book as if John was familiar with Ellen White. Nor should we read Revelation as if the author had studied The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary. The message God has placed for us in the book of Revelation will be found in the language and perspective of the original situation in which God met John.
