Interpretation of the Bible
The interpretation of the Bible differs to some extent among churches and denominations. However, the Bible cannot be rightly understood through human knowledge alone. True understanding is granted only to those who receive wisdom and insight from the Holy Spirit. According to biblical prophecy, the one who is qualified to interpret the Bible correctly is the Root of David.
The Bible Written by the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit
Although many commentaries based on personal opinion are widely available, interpretations vary because readers approach the Bible through their own learning and perspectives, often subjectively.
No matter how intelligent a person may be, or how many times they read the Bible, human wisdom alone is insufficient to interpret them correctly or to grasp the mysteries of salvation they contain. This is because the Bible was written by God, who inspired the prophets through the Holy Spirit.[1] Therefore, only under the guidance of the Holy Spirit can the true meaning of the Scriptures be understood.[2]
Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Interpretation of the Bible and the Root of David
The Sealed Book of God
The Bible cannot be properly interpreted merely by professing belief in God. The book of Isaiah foretold that the Bible would one day become like a sealed book to the people.
The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.”
God declared that He would remove the wisdom and understanding of those who claim to believe in Him yet follow the commandments of men instead of God’s. When people forsake God’s commandments in favor of man-made rules, they lose wisdom and discernment, and the revelation of God becomes to them like the words of a sealed book. No matter how often they read the Bible, they cannot comprehend its mysteries.[3]
This prophecy was fulfilled after the apostolic age, when the church lost the truth. Jesus had preached the gospel of the new covenant—including the Passover and the Sabbath—for the salvation of humanity, and then ascended to heaven. However, history records that after the apostles, who had been directly taught by Jesus, passed away, the church gradually became secularized. As a result, the truths of the new covenant such as the Sabbath and the Passover disappeared, while commandments of men, such as Sunday worship and Christmas, became widespread. Thus, the Bible, which was given for the salvation of humanity, became a sealed book to the people.
The Root of David Unseals the Bible
Apostle John recorded that there is only one who can open the sealed Bible and interpret it correctly: the Root of David.
Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
The Root of David refers to Jesus,[4] but Revelation 5:6 further identifies Him as “the Lamb who had been slain,”[5] showing that the Root of David is not the Jesus of the first coming but the Jesus of the second coming. The phrase “the Lamb who had been slain” signifies Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, thereby pointing to His appearance after the crucifixion. When the Bible, written for the salvation of humanity, remains completely sealed, leaving no one able to attain salvation,[6] the only one qualified to reveal its true meaning is the Root of David—that is, the Second Coming Jesus. No theologian or religious leader is able to interpret the Bible correctly. The Bible also warns that those who attempt to interpret God’s word without understanding do so to their own destruction.
He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
The Prerequisite for Understanding the Bible
The teachings of the Bible revealed by the Root of David cannot be understood by just anyone. To receive this understanding, one must keep the New Covenant Passover and be cleansed by the blood of Christ.[7] When a person is purified through the blood of the Passover Lamb, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within them.[8] With the presence of the Holy Spirit, they are given the wisdom to comprehend the Bible, which contains the will and word of God.[9]
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ.
While some receive wisdom and come to understand God’s word, the Bible also speaks of the wicked—those who are unable to understand it at all.[10] According to the Bible, the wicked are those who forsake God’s commandments and instead follow the commandments of men.[11][12] Since the Bible was written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, only those who receive the true Christ and keep God’s commandments can understand it through the Holy Spirit’s guidance.