Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.
Revelation 1:3

As we finished our daily readings for 2021, we ended by reading the Revelation. Note the following about reading the Revelation.

There is no “s.” the book is call the Revelation, not Revelations.
There is a promised blessing to those who read the Revelation (1:3). Having a reading plan will direct us to read the Revelation—which many skip because it is not easy to understand.
The promised blessing is not only for those who read the Revelation, but on those who “keep,” [obey] what the Revelation says. Note that there are numerous thins the book calls us to do.
The Revelation is actually the “Revelation of Jesus Christ” (1:1) It not the revelation of the “end times,” or of the “Antichrist,” or of a “seven-year tribulation at the end of time.” To get the most out of the book: read it looking for Jesus!
And a word about how to read the Revelation: Read several chapters at a time and get the big picture, refraining from dissecting details based on popular “end times” books. The big picture message of the book is that:
(a) The Lord is the Lord of His Church, and over all else.
(b) The Lord’s people are to resist this world and remain faithful to Him as “overcomers.”
(c) This life is filled with “tribulations.”
(d) The Lord is coming again.
(e) When He does, He will judge all people. Some will end up in “a lake of fire” experiencing His wrath forever, and others will end up in the “New Heavens and the New Earth” blessed forevermore in His presence.