Revelation: Apocalypse Now and Then (Reading the Bible Today)
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Overview
No longer should readers feel intimidated by the Book of Revelation. This easy-to-read commentary helps Christians gain real and lasting insights into this most neglected New Testament book. The Reading the Bible Today series of non-technical commentaries is devoted to presenting careful scholarship in a way that everyone can understand and enjoy. It will guide Bible study leaders and provide easily accessible reference material for preachers. Study questions make it ideal for personal or group use.
- For ordinary people who have been intimidated to date by the difficulties in the Book of Revelation
- Used as a family devotion using the questions at the end of each section as discussion starters
- Designed for church use so preachers can get some help from it as it first came into existence as a series of sermons
Part I: Reading Revelation today
- Who should read this book?
- The problem
- What kind of 'book' is this?
- Four keys to Revelation
- The gospel in Revelation
- The book of Revelation is for the whole church?
- Sharing Christ's conquest
- Three problems facing John's readers
- Who was John?
- Other interpretations
Part II: Reading Revelation today
- Patmos (Revelation 1)
- The seven churches in Asia (Revelation 2-3)
- Heaven opened (Revelation 4-5)
- Tyranny (Revelation 6-7)
- Chaos (Revelation 8-11)
- Persecution (Revelation 12-14)
- Destruction (Revelation 15-16
- The end of evil (Revelation 17-20)
- New Jerusalem (Revelation 21-22)
Revelation is a complex piece of writing that has mystified many and it is no small achievement to write a simple commentary on it that dispels the fog. Dr Barnett however, has done just this. Drawing on what is now known about apocalyptic style and first century history, he makes good sense of everything and so opens up the book for fruitful lay study. Most useful - and highly recommended!
-J I Packer Regent College, Vancouver