I know of a “Christian” pastor who REFUSES to preach on the book of Revelation. Years ago, I attended a women’s Bible study at that church. One of the studies included Anne Graham Lotz’s book (and study) entitled “The Vision of His Glory.” It was a great study that focused on Jesus (after all, it is the Revelation of Jesus Christ!) without all of the “scary” imagery of what happens to the unsaved.
But that study was not discussed with the church congregation. Only those who chose to attend learned about it.
Why do some pastors choose to ignore biblical prophecy? I don’t really know the answer to that question. Could be many reasons why the prophetic books are ignored. Maybe there is the fear of scaring away those who attend the church? Perhaps there is the fear of “upsetting” the unsaved that might come to the church? Could it be because of ignorance on the topic so the pastor chooses to ignore it?
I didn’t stay in that church long enough to find out whether or not the pastor ever discussed any of the Old Testament prophetic books like Ezekiel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel and the Psalms.
This is a great post Joe! I’m glad that you are doing this important series!
God bless you!
In Christ,
Christine
WHY STUDY PROPHECY?
When the non-believer reads prophecy, all they usually see is a bunch of fanciful, vaguely worded stories that can be interpreted to mean nearly anything. Consequently, they dismiss prophecy as foolishness. Sadly, many believers also dismiss prophecy. To them, it simply isn’t important. I even know pastors who say they are not concerned with prophecy. Frankly, this troubles me more than non-believers who dismiss prophecy. Nearly one third of the Bible is prophecy. If the Lord thinks prophecy is important enough that one third of His Word has been revealed in the form of prophecy, then I should think that, at the very least, believers should think it is important enough to study (let alone a pastor). But more than this, the Scriptures actually tell us why we should study prophecy. Here’s what I’ve found in studying this subject.
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