Too much interpretation of Revelation speculates about the antichrist or such newsy items as the rebirth of the nation of Israel. Because speculation drives interest (and sales!) such interpreters silence the magnificent images of Jesus and how those images should form our teaching and discipleship. Instead of forming a Lamb-shaped discipleship that discerns how to live amid a timeless Babylon, this speculation generates specialized knowledge about the future and encourages people to spend time looking for a cloud-rider in the skies.
