Despite its prominence in scripture, prophecy is not as important as doctrine and Christian living (especially overcoming).

We study prophecy to know the general outline of future events, be prepared for the next significant event, and understand God's will and His character.

We tend to organize things in groups of three, such as the proclamation of the three angels in Revelation 14:6-13. Angelos could refer to a human messenger.

The church may fear that the Lord is delaying His coming, and scoffers make the seeming delay worse. However, God is giving people opportunity for repentance.

We must not complacently think our days are prolonged, but learn to sigh and cry for the abominations, thoughtfully numbering our days.