Revelation and the End of All Things, 2nd ed.

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“Revelation, however, does not offer a review of history but instead, as we will see, leads readers through overlapping cycles of visions that do not fall into a clear chronological sequence. The result is that Revelation does not disclose future events in a linear fashion, but it gives alternating messages of warning and encouragement that are designed to promote faithful endurance.” (Page 30)

“First, there was persecution, but at a local level.” (Page 32)

“Second, several congregations faced issues of assimilation” (Page 32)

“One of the most important of these questions is whether the visions in Revelation refer to future events or to timeless realities.” (Page 2)

“Together, Augustine’s use of Tyconius’s interpretation of Revelation and Jerome’s edited version of Victorinus’s commentary made a timeless and spiritualized reading of Revelation the dominant viewpoint for centuries to come.” (Page 8)