Revelation is written to shape disciples of Jesus into dissidents who can discern the dominant influence of empire (Babylon) and who have the courage to follow the way of the Lamb in a world run by the dragon. Those who utilize Revelation to speculate about the future have turned the book into a predictive timeline for people to ask who and when, while John wrote the book for disciples of Jesus who want to faithfully follow Jesus while living within Babylon. Christian nationalism is a new iteration of wannabe Christendom, led by its own versions of Constantine and Theodosius and some of the
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