(2 Pet 2 - Rev 22)
Even though there is a great variety in our final week of reading, 3 of these final books - 2 & 3 John, Jude - are among the shortest writings in all the NT, so it's really hard not to focus our attention on Revelation. I find that most people tend toward one of two extremes when it comes to this polarizing book: either they become obsessed with it and give it attention that is out of proportion to the rest of the Bible, or they decide it's way too weird or obscure or whatever and ignore it entirely. Personally, I want to try to avoid both of these.
It's true that much of Revelation is weird and obscure, although I think it becomes slightly less so if we have a good handle on the OT. For me, the solution to the problem is not to get bogged down in all the details. I am a firm believer that the Lord did not give us Revelation for the purpose of trying to read the signs and predict His return. After all, He taught us that no one knows the day or the hour (Matt 24:36) to which the apostles added that when the end does come, it will be as a thief in the night (1 Thess 5:2, 2 Pet 3:10).
But, what we can do as we read Revelation is revel in the power, glory and majesty of Jesus Christ. The story of His first coming is filled with humility, misunderstanding, pain, torture, and death. But His second coming will be the exact opposite: undeniable, decisive, triumphant, and well-deserved. As we complete our read through the entire Bible on this note, let us give Him praise and worship, resounding along with John, "Maranatha! Even so, come Lord Jesus!"