How to Keep the Book of Revelation

Given how foreign the book of Revelation can feel, we’re often left asking ourselves, “What are we supposed to do with this book?” Perhaps study it, interpret it, or understand it — all good verbs in their own right.But the verb that flanks Revelation at both the beginning and end is one that might surprise you. It’s the Greek word tēréō, which means to “keep,” “hold onto,” “watch over,” or “obey.” It’s the word Jesus used in the Great Commission when he told us to teach his disciples “to observ