Before beginning to go through the content of revelation, we recommend that you read through the introduction, overview, and hermeneutical sections to familiarize yourself with the framework concerning this incredible book of god. The book of revelation reveals the majesty and glory of the lord jesus. What is the futurist interpretation of the book of revelation. Revelation 422, reveals the future end time events that extend into the future unto eternity and establishes this as the end of gods revelation to man. Therefore, the material in this book is the final revelation from god addressees the things that john had seen in the past. Studies in the book of revelation project gutenberg.
Both testaments can be divided into history instruction prophecy revelation is the only book of prophecy in the new testament. Tf revelation is the only book in the bible that contains a vision of heaven. Very important we note this and realize we cannot study revelation in the same way we study the book. We hope this dynamic commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. Before beginning to go through the content of revelation, we recommend that you read through the, and sections to familiarize yourself with the framework concerning this incredible book of god. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show. God is showing the past, present, and the unfolding of future history. The mission of the ccel is to make classic christian books available to the world.
This commentary has been through advanced checking. Commentary on revelation christian classics ethereal. We hope this commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion. C the book of the revelation with a new york groups symbology and interpretation. In the first verse of revelation, chapter one, we are told that the contents of the book are. Before you consult any commentary, it is important to recognize that there arefour. Revelation depicts the reality of god, thereality of the existence of man, and the reality of the flow of history more precisely in its use of poetic illustrations than human realism could ever achieve. Revelation does not give us information just to tickle our fancy. This interest grew even stronger when i began to teach the book of revelation in a bible school on java and wrote a commentary on revelation in the indonesian language. It is the revelation about jesus christ as ultimate judge, which gives us a synthetic view of both daniel and the olivet discourse. The final volume deals exclusively with the book of revelation. A commentary of the book of revelation bible truth. We ought to be transformed by what we read, to become more faithful servants of christ. A commentary on the book of revelation southside christian.
It is only when we start to overallegorize it or to force its interpretation according to our preconceived ideas or doctrines about the end. It is intended to help you better understand some of the background and issues in johns book. It is most important to understand that the book of revelation does not list the scenes and events in the same order in which they will actually occur. The book of revelation bold type and underlining of scripture text have been added for emphasis your questions and comments are welcome note. For this reason, this study guide commentary is designed to provide an introduction to each book of the bible. This book is available in pdf, html, kindle, and other formats. This commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. It fittingly has the last place ending the scriptures and gods revelation to man. This commentary is based upon my personal notes, reflections and study of the book of. We hope this commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. A glossary by esther wynne has been added at the end of the volume.
Thus i soon came to learn that the book of revelation, which in earlier years i feared. The first volume deals with the prophecies found in the old testament. This commentary is based upon my personal notes, reflections and study of the book of revelation. The book of revelation is beyond doubt the most fascinating, the most difficult to interpret, and the most poetical of all the books in the bible.
In revelation, as in johns gospel and first epistle, the. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. The importance of understanding, interpreting, applying, and then communicating the contents of the book of revelation. The book of revelation the culmination of prophecy someone has written an exposition of the book of revelation in two parts and entitled his volumes the crown jewel of prophecy. Doughty southside christian church august 2015 introduction. Commentary to revelation free online downloadable pdf. A critical and exegetical commentary on the revelation of st. B the book of the revelation with appropriate readings extracts. Some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness. The importance of understanding, interpreting, applying, and then. A commentary on the book of revelation pastor galen l. The vision which opens the book and the verse that organizes it.
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