The Lamb at the Center

A few years ago, my daily Bible reading had me in Revelation, perhaps the trickiest New Testament book to read and interpret. As I have taught this book in small groups and in sermons, I often advise people to keep their eyes on Jesus as they are reading through what feels like a stream of consciousness with its moving and fantastic visions and sounds unfolding throughout the text. The opening lines describe the purpose of the book: “The revelation of Jesus Christ” (Revelation 1:1). The book at the end of the New Testament is doing what all Scripture is intended…