The Most Important Book in the Bible

I'm often asked by beginning Bible students which book of the Bible should they study first? Most Christians assume they should start in a Gospel, like Luke, or in an epistle like Romans, or perhaps in Genesis, since it is the beginning of all things. All these books are excellent choices, (and for that matter, any book of the Bible can be a good place to start so long as we keep studying!), but I usually suggest taking a different approach. I recommend new Bible studients begin by taking our Revelation course.

If the 66 books of the Bible may be compared to a novel having 66 chapters, then Revelation is the final chapter in God's novel. Just as a novel must be read cover to cover if it is to be understood properly, so must Bible students have an understanding of the Bible's first 65 books if we are to truly understand its culminating "chapter" of Revelation.

I recommend studyng the VBVM Revelation study because it covers not only the 22 chapters of John's vision but also relevant sections of Daniel, Deuteronomy, Leviticus, Ruth, the Psalms, the minor prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Gospels and the Epistles. Virtually every book of the Bible is referenced during the course of this 10-month class, leading many VBVM students to joke that our Revelation course is actually an attempt to teach the entire Bible in a single class. We plead guilty!

What better way for a new Bible student to begin their study of Scripture than in a class that presents the entire arc of Scripture setting everything in its proper perspective? Admittedly, this is a lofty goal, and it's why I recommend our Revelation class to new students.

Our Revelation course includes hundreds of new charts and visual aids which have been numbered and associated to specific lessons to help you follow along.