Preterist view the book of revelation relates only to the events of the day in which it was written. This commentary is based upon my personal notes, reflections and study of the book of revelation. It is intended to help you better understand some of the background and issues in johns book. The patriarch job portrayed this truth as well when he penned the words. Revelation is the only prophetical book in the new testament c. However bullinger, an untiring scholar of gods word, treats revelation not as a work to be interpreted by man, but as gods own interpretation of the future to us. The book of revelation is the revelation of jesus christ to apostle john thus to us christians. A study outline of revelation the church of christ in. Understanding the book of revelation 3 understanding the book of revelation he book of revelation is placed last in the bible for good reason.
Among evangelical autho rs who do discuss the raptures relations hip to revelation, widespread agreement prevails among many on three assumptions concerning introductory and inter pretive issues. We hope this commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. The book of revelation and work bible commentary theology. Chronological issues in the book of revelation robert l. Barrick, the testimony of jesus in the book of revelation 10. The complete teachers guide, student notes, illustrative power point, the lectures in mp3 format, and dr. 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. Book of revelation overview insight for living ministries. The crowned conqueror on the white horse armed with a bow, revelation 6. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Without a thorough understanding of the rest of scripture most of revelation will. The author and date of revelation the book s author was obviously john revelation 1. Revelation is meant to produce in you comfort, courage, hope, and praise. It is the first book that many new to the bible want to study, while it is often neglected by mature.
A simple outline for the book of revelation is found in revelation 1. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to eve rything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. Oday he contemporary christian has two avenues of access to the book of revelation. The book of revelation is the only book in the new testament that begins by specifically stating its source, the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave to himand signified it by his angel to his servant john rev. He is about to do some revealing jesus christ was revealed to man in the gospels, but here in the book of. Bonds book developing a sound eschatology, revised 2 nd edition, are available for purchase and download from. Better used as a commentary as it was meant to be rather than reading all of the way through like you would a good fiction. So this book is a revelation of jesus christ, not in the sense that matthew, mark, luke and john revealed him, but rather than the humiliated christ, we have. This monumental commentary on the book of revelation, originally published in 1999, has been highly acclaimed by scholars, pastors, students, and others seriously interested in interpreting the. John mentions his name four times in the book revelation 1. Book of revelation was written to address this need. Unlike more recent authors, larkin does not make any claims to know when or exactly how the prophecies will unfold. The real meaning of the bibles book of revelation is a popular, ongoing debate.
He describes himself as their brother in the family of god. The title of the book the revelation of jesus christ 1. The author and date of revelation the books author was obviously john revelation 1. The book is a mosaic of allusions, quotations, and images taken from the jewish scriptures, and it interprets these in terms of the person of christ. How to study the book of revelation christian truth center.
You and your family are a blessing beyond description to us and so many others. The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. Although prophecy is scattered all through the bible, two books focus almost entirely on symbolic representations. Commentary to revelation free online downloadable pdf. Some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness. The importance of understanding, interpreting, applying, and then communicating the contents of the book of revelation is becoming increasingly obvious. 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. Outline for this study of the book of revelationpages 1, 2, and top of page 3.
In the first verse of the book, the apostle john recorded christs words, the revelation of jesus christto show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. The book was written around 96 ad by apostle john when titus domitian was the emperor of the roman empire. John states that he is an actual eyewitness to the accounts of the book, which is the testimony of jesus christ himself. The revelation of saint john the apostle geneva bible 1599.
The vision which opens the book and the verse that organizes it. The primary purpose of revelation is to reveal christ and not to satisfy curiosities about the four horsemen, the antichrist, etc. In the revelation all the books of the bible meet and end. Asia in this book is part of the country that we now call turkey. 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. A commentary on the book of revelation volume 1 kindle edition by ford, desmond. This new book the book of revelation a study is available to download as a kindle ebook or pdf as the footnotes in the book bear out, most of this new book is a bringing together of various commentaries on revelation, leaning heavily on my favorite and very readable commentary, more than conquerors. The author endeavors to encourage the persecuted saints of his own day and, by application, the church throughout the ages. The book of revelation, free pdf, ebook, epub global grey. John was the youngest disciple of the twelve disciples of jesus who became an apostle of the church. The book of revelation provides some of the keenest insights in scripture concerning the big picture of work. T hose who hold t ao futurist interpretatio of revelan tion 422 have one of three views on the cycles of judgments in th tribulatione. It should be the last book of the bible that anyone seeks to become an expert on. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john.
The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. Word has an eternal function, and people can relate to it directly, and. A commentary on the book of revelation pastor galen l. A study guide to the prophecies of daniel and the revelation. This other, a less book, contained only a portion which john was now to make his own revelation 10. Yet it is a tough nut to crack, not only because of its intrinsic difficulty but because of the myriad interpretations that have grown up around the book. The purpose of revelation many people either fear the book of revelation or have an unhealthy interest in it. The book of revelation introduction the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servantsthings which must shortly take place. The first five seals described in the book of revelation are dealt with in 11 verses see revelation 6. Jul 01, 2002 this versebyverse commentary offers a textfocused and christcentered approach to the book of revelation. Everything has yet to happen o some believe everything in revelation. The revelation to john new international version the prologue 1.
The revelation is the only book in the nt mentioning john as author. Justin the martyr around 100 to 165 ac, irenaeus around 140 to 220 ac and the muratori canon end of 2 nd century confirm that the apostle john is the author. He finds this blending of johns present and future consistent with the nature of prophecy in the new testament. The book that was sealed is not the revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of daniel relating to the last days. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. It is a communication or unfolding of the details of future things by our lord jesus christ. Doughty southside christian church august 2015 introduction. Christians throughout history have given almost unanimous affirmation to the identity of the books author as john the apostle, who had been exiled to the island of patmos by the authorities for preaching the gospel in asia. They have been edited for publication on the riddleblog. The angel commanded, but thou, o daniel, shut up the words. Naturally we would like to know when they happened or when they will happen, but these questions divide the greatest specialists in biblical interpretation, so we mustnt imagine that we can resolve them. Summary of the book this is not a comprehensive outline of the book.
The author of revelation mentioned his name, john, four times throughout the book revelation 1. The book of revelation niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 66 duration. Some scholars, includin and g lindsey walvoord, believe tha alt threl e serie osf judgments seals, trum. Hahn demonstrates why this littlestudied book contains many of the keys to understanding the gospels. However, he merely writes the words of jesus revelation 1. The book of the revelation pastor david legge 4 reign of righteousness. To jerry and sherry roberts thank you for your faithful friendship and love for our lord and my family. Bigger issue s claim the attention of mo st writers on the book. Christ tells john to write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later. The sermons were preached at christ reformed church in 2002.
Commentary on the book of revelation or, a disclosure from jesus christ about what must shortly come to pass by tom stewart chapters 119 only in progress question. The new testament begins with the word book greek, biblus, of which the little book greek, biblaridion is the diminutive, the little bible, the bible in miniature. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Appropriate for personal study and as a college and seminary text, this volume provides both indepth notes and layoriented exposition for use by scholars, students, pastors, and laypeople. The background of revelation 2 for videos, study guides and other resources, visit third millennium ministries at. Outline for this study of the book of revelation pages 1, 2, and top of page 3. The book of revelation explained volume 1 gospel trumpeter. It is from jesus christ but is also about jesus christ. You can also listen to them real audio files click here. He explains that, for those students willing to examine the historical background to the new testament, the book of revelation actually summarizes the central doctrines of faith.
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. In the first chapter, the risen and exalted christ is speaking to john. Judgment chapter i opening message revelation 1 the revelation of jesus christ. The book of revelation brings to us great changes in the course of the history of the world. I used this book to preach through the entire book of revelation and to represent each of the four views considered the predominant views when interpreting revelation. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading crisis.
The book ends with confirmations of authenticity by god, christ and john. Teaching and preaching the book of revelation gail r. Mounce reads revelation as reflecting his own culture, but understands that the predictions of johnwill find their final and complete fulfillment in the last days of history 45, first ed. The book of revelation is arguably the most mysterious and controversial book of the bible, and classic commentaries and studies on revelation provides a massive amount of historical and solid analysis of this book of prophecy. This study is part of a full collegelevel course on the book of revelation taught by dr. The bible is a history book, it tells the pastbut like no other history bookit tells the present and future just as clearly. Revelation bears similar features to the book of daniel d. Without a thorough understanding of the rest of scripture most of revelation will neither make sense nor be appropriately appreciated. The seals of gods book, the breaking of which call up the horsemen and. Covering a wide range of topics and viewpoints from the nineteenth and early twentieth century, each volume seeks to clear the confusion associated. We hope this dynamic commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction 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. Yet, there are things in the book that have yet to take place.
After the rapture the events of future prophetic history as the book of revelation records will rapidly follow one after the other. That the god of our lord jesus christ, the father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. It took twentythree books to cover the new testament, and they were published in two bound volumes in 1989. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Revelation is the only book with a promise of blessing to readers 1. Larkin, who published several books about biblical studies in the 1910s and 20s, was a dispensationalist, one of the threads of modern evangelical christianity. The letter is addressed to seven churches in asia 1. Youll find four major interpretive approaches to the book of revelation that can help you read, understand, and figure out the apocalyptic letter of john. But god designed this book for a very different purpose. Revelation is one of the most difficult, widely argued book of the bible. Book of revelation enhanced ebook edition illustrated. It fittingly has the last place ending the scriptures and gods revelation to man. Classic commentaries and studies on revelation 27 vols. The book written within and without, and sealed with seven seals, revelation 5.