Apocalyptic Sketches: Lectures on the Book of Revelation: First Series
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Overview
Featuring 26 lectures on the first half of the book of Revelation, eschatological scholar John Cumming presents a comprehensive examination of this book of the Bible in the first of a two-volume series. Holding that this book is an unveiling of the nature of Christ, he takes each chapter and topic under careful consideration, focusing on the intended meaning and context of the passages, and what they mean for today’s readers. This edition also has several prefaces by the author, a detailed table of contents, and a thorough introduction.
Apocalyptic Sketches: Lectures on the Book of Revelation: First Series is perfect for students, professors, historians, and anyone wanting a greater grasp on this divisive book of the Bible. With the Logos edition, all Scriptures are linked to the Bibles in your library, making study fast and easy.
- Examines the first half of the book of Revelation
- Includes 26 lectures
- Offers a thorough focus on the intended meaning and context of the passages
- Lecture 1: Apocalyptic Sketches (Revelation 1:1–3)
- Lecture 2: The Gospel according to the Apocalypse (Revelation 1:5, 6)
- Lecture 3: The Opening of the Seven Seals (Revelation 4)
- Lecture 4: God’s Sealed Ones (Revelation 7)
- Lecture 5: The Four First Trumpets (Revelation 8)
- Lecture 6: The Fifth Trumpet; or, the Saracenic Wo (Revelation 9:1–11)
- Lecture 7: The Sixth Trumpet; or, the Turkish Wo (Revelation 9:12–21)
- Lecture 8: The Reformation (Revelation 10:1–4)
- Lecture 9: Martin Luther (Revelation 10:5–11)
- Lecture 10: The Two Witnesses (Revelation 11:3–12)
- Lecture 11: The Two Witnesses; Their Ascension (Revelation 11:11–14)
- Lecture 12: The Church in the Wilderness (Revelation 12:1–17)
- Lecture 13: The Followers of the Lamb (Revelation 14:1–5)
- Lecture 14: The Faultless Congregation (Revelation 14:5)
- Lecture 15: The Wild Beast Rising from the Sea (Revelation 13)
- Lecture 16: The Wild Beast from the Sea (Revelation 13:6–18)
- Lecture 17: The First Vail (Revelation 11:14–19; 16:1, 2)
- Lecture 18: The Second, Third, and Fourth Vials (Revelation 16:3–9)
- Lecture 19: The Fifth Vial (Revelation 16:10, 11)
- Lecture 20: The Sixth Vial (Revelation 16:12–14)
- Lecture 21: The Three Unclean Spirits (The Sixth Vial-Continued) (Revelation 16:13–15)
- Lecture 22: The Seventh Vial (Revelation 16:17–21)
- Lecture 23: The Church during the Effusion of the Vials (Revelation 11:15; 14:6, 7; 15:2–4)
- Lecture 24: Christ’s Second Advent Pre-millennial (Revelation 19:11–21; 20:1–3)
- Lecture 25: The Signs of the Second Advent (Revelation 16:15)
- Lecture 26: Abstract of Lectures (Revelation 16:15)
- Title: Apocalyptic Sketches: Lectures on the Book of Revelation: First Series
- Author: John Cumming
- Publisher: Lindsay and Blakiston
- Publication Date: 1855
- Pages: 520
John Cumming (1807–1881) was born in Scotland. He was a Protestant clergyman and a prolific theological writer, publishing 180 books. Cumming was famous for his anti-Catholic sentiments and his studies in eschatology.