It does so, not only by offering the hope of God’s future salvation, but also by showing us that God is sovereign even now. The combination of that future assurance and the present reality of God’s sovereignty means that life now should and can be lived as a life of worship and faithfulness to God and the Lamb. We may tease out this general overview by suggesting that there are seven theological themes in the book of Revelation that, taken together, constitute its message. I have chosen not to provide specific texts from Revelation at this point, since the visionary character of the book means
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