Revelation chapter 8

Revelation is not a normal book – in fact, it’s a conundrumWe enter a mystical world of symbols without a map or compass- as I understand it, the Revelation is meant to open our eyes to a reality beyond our knowing or experiencing• there is no way for us to go straight into it with our rational minds- I’ll share something with you that helps me understand this• consider a person blinded by cataracts since birth◦ when, as an adult, the cataracts are removed, they do not immediately see clearly◦ the world appears to them as a confusion of shapes and colors◦ they cannot recognize or understand anything they see unless they also touch an object or hear a familiar voice