"In the Revelation all the books of the Bible meet and end. Here is the complement of the book of Daniel. One is a prophecy, the other a revelation. The book that was sealed is not the Revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of Daniel relating to the last days." Acts of the Apostles 585 

     This book is for children's lips to proclaim and for the common people to understand "without the use of a dictionary", and also for the clergy who are seasoned veterans standing in the pulpit year after year presenting only the message of their seminary teachers, which in some ways are absent of plain Bible instruction. 

     The desire of this book is to be obedient to the instruction that says; "The language of the Bible should be explained according to its obvious meaning, unless a symbol or figure is employed." Great Controversy 599. The book of Revelation has many symbols which the Bible always explains to the reader who lays aside preconceived ideas, trusting in the one who said "If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine". John 7:17. 

     It was necessary for John the revelator to write in symbols. First, he was just being obedient to the Holy Spirit who is the real author.   Secondly, with him being a prisoner it was absolutely necessary with the enemy reading his mail and him feeling the burden to get his message back to Gods people on the main land. He knew from reading Daniel the prophet, that the wise would understand, and none of the wicked would. See Daniel 12:10. The same thing applies down here in 1998 "...the wise shall understand." You, dear reader can be in that group, no matter who you are. 

Ed White 

"CHRIST'S MANNER OF TEACHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND ATTRACTIVE, AND IT WAS EVER CHARACTERIZED BY SIMPLICITY.  HE UNFOLDED THE MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN THROUGH THE USE OF FIGURES AND  SYMBOLS WITH WHICH HIS HEARERS WERE FAMILIAR; AND THE COMMON PEOPLE HEARD HIM GLADLY, FOR THEY COULD COMPREHEND HIS WORDS. THERE WERE NO HIGH-SOUNDING WORDS USED, TO UNDERSTAND WHICH IT WAS NECESSARY TO CONSULT A DICTIONARY."  Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, page 240.