255. 5 Keys to Understanding the Book of Revelation -- which tells about the last days, and the Second Coming of Christ.
This was on LDS Living on Oct. 15. 2014. It seems appropriate for the Sabbath Day tomorrow. It is so important to study the scriptures, and often the Apostles or Prophet give us ideas on how to understand some particularly hard scriptures. I love to read the writings of Elder Bruce R. McConkie. He and I share a common great great grandfather, John Lowe Butler. You can read about him in entries: # 66, on January 10, 2014, and # 206, on August 7, 2014. There are several about his wife, Caroline Farozine Skeen, also a remarkable pioneer. You can read about them by finding them in the "labels" section on the left of the blog. Keys to Understanding the Book of Revelation ERIK BRANDT - 4 HOURS AGO Elder Bruce R. McConkie answered the important question about our ability and obligation to study and understand the Revelation of John in preparation for the Second Coming of the Lord: “Certainly why else did the Lord reveal it? The common notion that it deals with