Can you explain the book of revelations?

So I thought I would start out with an easy one...

"Dear Josh

Can you describe the book of revelations?

Sincerely,

Isit Theend"

Nope! Haha.
Seriously I can't and I am not going to even try. There is a lot of confusing theological stuff that many very smart theologians disagree on. Which is why I think it is so funny that so many Christians and Pastors get all worked up about it to the point of name calling. For many, unfortunately it has become an obsesion. That's not to say you can't learn from the book, you should but obsesing about the end makes us look like lunatics to many of the people we are supposed to be loving toward Christ. Christians have been promoting the end of the world for centuries. For centuries we have been looking like fools. For centuries we have focused on the end and neglected the now. I don't think God wants us to negect the now.
So maybe I am being harsh. Some people love to study and think about Revelations. Their relationship with God grows in that way than I am all for that. For me, I think I have enough to do today so I am not going to worry about tommorrow. I need to be doing things like loving the people I am around, being a good father and husband, being a good friends and loving and trusting God more. Some day Jesus will come back and that is the jist of the book and the one thing I think will be really awesome, especially when he ends all of the suffering. I am just not going to engage in a discussion on when and how. I figure He has that stuff all worked out. If He has it figured out then I don't need to have it all figured out. I just need to trust Him.

Thanks for the question. Live in the now.

Josh