ABOUT THE AUTHOR
My name is Eric Fugett. I graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in 1987. I am an electrical engineer by trade and a student of the Bible by desire. I am happily married and now have six wonderful children having recently adopted four more. My hobbies are chess and Bible study. I also enjoy playing and watching most sports.
The book of Revelation has fascinated me since my early youth. I can remember reading the book of Revelation as a teenager and wondering what "all that stuff" really meant. My opinions on the symbolism in Revelation have changed many times throughout the years and even over the course of writing this book. I won’t spoil it for you by telling you what I now believe. You can read the book and decide for yourself.
Because I am an engineer and not a theologian, I am not trying to make the book of Revelation fit my point of view. I simply take the numbers and symbols in the Bible, and use them the way anyone trained in problem solving would. Because I am an engineer and not a fiction writer, I use the Bible, history, and logic to make practical sense of the book of Revelation. My goal in writing this book was to make it simple enough that any non-religious person could follow it, but deep enough to cause the most notable theologians to take notice.
I want you to know that I do not have a Ph.D. in religious studies, nor have I ever taken any religion classes. I do not think you need a degree in religion, or the ability to decipher Greek or Hebrew to understand most of the book of Revelation. I have used a Bible CD with several Bible translations, Bible dictionaries, and a concordance to find most of what I needed. I have also used the Internet, writings of the historians, Josephus and Tacitus, and other books that I have read to help me gain a better understanding of the book of Revelation. Truth be known, my only qualification for writing this book is what was said about Peter and John in Acts 4:13, I am an ordinary, unschooled (theologically) man who has spent time with Jesus.
If you are seeking the truth about the book of Revelation, then I know you will enjoy reading this book. My premise in writing this book is simple. If God says things are going to happen at a certain point in time, then that is the time period to look for the answers. I suppose this approach is the reason why it took me about a year, to both research and write this book.
I want you to know that I prayed for insight each time that I sat down to write this book. I am greatly encouraged by the way that God has answered those prayers. I am humbled by what I see each time that I read what has been written.
I was motivated to write this book because I am the oldest child and my mother is a widow and was in poor financial condition. God put it on my heart to do something special to help her. So, after several prayers for wisdom and direction, I believe God led me to write this book. After making that decision, I made a vow to God that I would not publish it unless it was right. I kept my vow. I thought that the book was ready for publishing at least twice before I actually published it. I did not publish it because I did not feel at peace. After continued prayer, I finally found what was missing. I am very glad that I waited for God. He gave me the key to calculating specific dates for very important events that occurred in Judeo/Christian history.
After writing this book, I now stand more in awe of God and the Bible than I ever have. I know that it was He who inspired me to write this book.
