My fundamental reservation about the book has to do with beales modified idealist approach. It is intended to help you better understand some of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of revelation the new international commentary on the new testament. The author of the book of revelation identifies himself simply as john 1. The final volume deals exclusively with the book of revelation. Afterwards, you will agree with me that revelation is the easiest book in the bible to understand. 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. Tf revelation is the only book in the bible that contains a vision of heaven. It is meant to be understood by his people, with a blessing promised to those who read, hear and keep the things revealed in these prophecies. We hope this commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion. This book is available in pdf, html, kindle, and other formats. These free commentaries can be used for personal selfstudy and devotional reading, for bible studies and small groups, for classroom teaching at any level, or. An integrated digital bible study library including complete notes from the believers bible commentary and the cultural backgrounds study bible niv and nrsv is just a step. For this reason, this study guide commentary is designed to provide an introduction to each book of the bible.
The moody bible commentary is an allinone bible research useful resource that may aid you higher perceive and apply gods written revelation to all of life. Get ebooks revelation on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. The mission of the ccel is to make classic christian books available to the world. It fittingly has the last place ending the scriptures and gods revelation to man.
Doughty southside christian church august 2015 introduction. What is the futurist interpretation of the book of revelation. A critical and exegetical commentary on the revelation of st. Book of revelation matthew henrys bible commentary. The book of revelation reveals the majesty and glory of the lord jesus.
Cyril barber the ministers library volume 3 this is not a commentary on the book of revelation, but a wellinformed book that introduces readers to the intricacies of interpretation and theology of johns vision. Commentary on revelation kindle edition by bullinger, e. Mounces work covers revelation from a conservative eclectic. Study revelation using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Please use the link provided below to generate a unique link valid for 24hrs. The book of revelation is called t he revelation of jesus christ, and yet it is treated by so many as a side issue or a secondary matter. 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 letter is addressed to seven churches in asia 1. While many associate the word apocalypse with great disaster, the book of revelation begins and ends by saying that those who read, understand, and apply its message would be happy for doing so. Although prophecy is scattered all through the bible, two books focus almost entirely on symbolic representations. This is a fast and easy way to personally own some of the greatest bible study material ever written. We hope this dynamic commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. The book of revelation the new international commentary on the new testament kindle edition by mounce, robert h download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The lens is focused on the person of jesus christ, and his destiny is imminent. The book of revelation is the only book of the bible with a promise to the reader. 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. W download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book written within and without, and sealed with seven seals, revelation 5. At a time when the study of greek is curtailed in many schools of theology, we hope that the nigtc will demonstrate the continuing value of studying the greek new testament the volumes of the nigtc are for students who want something less technical than a full. Carson praises his commentary as a learned and wellwritten work that not only explains the text satisfactorily in most instances but also introduces the student to the best of the secondary literature while saying that mounces special strength is in his appropriate and balanced use of both.
This commentary has been through advanced checking. 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. Commentary on revelation christian classics ethereal. The bible is a history book, it tells the pastbut like no other history bookit tells the present and future just as clearly.
A commentary on the book of revelation pastor galen l. The book of revelation then is not a compilation of jewish apocalyptic literature, intermixed with heathen visions christianized, thus being a patchwork of jewish and heathen folklore, but it is the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. According to this approach, much of the book deals with the apostasy of the roman catholic church, followed by the reformation and the restoration. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. We hope this commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. The vision which opens the book and the verse that organizes it. Is it really something that we can agree to disagree on, as is commonly believed those who are of this persuasion are ignorant of how the new testament is indispensably completed by this revelation of jesus christ.
The first volume deals with the prophecies found in the old testament. For more on john the apostle, see the introduction in the life application bible commentary on the gospel of john. The crowned conqueror on the white horse armed with a bow, revelation 6. Beales commentary is the place to turn for insight on the many old testament allusions and echoes in the book of revelation. While helpful, this does not go a long way in identifying with absolute certainty which john wrote the book. Opening the seventh seal and sounding the first four trumpets 1 and when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. When the lord jesus christ opens the seventh seal judgment, the immediate effect is silence in heaven. 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. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. The most widelyaccepted position regarding the specific identity of this john is that he was the apostle of the same namethe son of zebedee and. This commentary is based upon my personal notes, reflections and study of the book of. This is the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text.
Therefore, the material in this book is the final revelation from god addressees the things that john had seen in the past. The holy scriptures start with a revelation on the past genesis 1 and they end with a revelation on the future. 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. A commentary on the book of the revelation edgar cayce readings 1971, 19932015 by the edgar cayce foundation 5 the book of the revelation with the edgar cayce readings as given for each chapter chapters 122, with interpretation 91 toward a better understanding of the book of the revelation, a group project. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The book of revelation new international greek testament commentary by g. A commentary on the book of revelation southside christian. Mounces treatment of revelation is now available in a revised edition dated 2008. This commentary is based upon my personal notes, reflections and study of the book of revelation. Outline for this study of the book of revelationpages 1, 2, and top of page 3. He describes himself as their brother in the family of god. Some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness.
The importance of understanding, interpreting, applying, and then. Pdf the book of revelation outline, page 6 t h e t i m e s o f t h e g e n t i l e s i. The book of revelation the new international commentary. Readers dont have to guess or research where revelation was written. Its meaning is positive, not fearful or terrifying to those who serve god. Free pdf revelation commentaries that can be downloaded in seconds are listed below. Before you consult any commentary, it is important to recognize that there arefour. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he saw. Hinds who wrote the gospel advocate commentary on revelation held this view. 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. Personally, i prefer the book of revelation by gregory beale in the new international greek testament commentary series to this commentary even though i disagree with beales perspective on a few points. We ask whether this does not give the book of revelation a. 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. However, he merely writes the words of jesus revelation 1.
Thus i soon came to learn that the book of revelation, which in earlier years i feared. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 8 opening. The revelation is a very solemn book speaking much about divine judgments but it is also a.
We ask whether this does not give the book of revelation a very special connection with the. A study outline of revelation the church of christ in. Revelation is a lens that puts the entire bible into focus. The revelation is the only prophetic book of the nt and it is the keystone of the word of god. The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. The book concludes with a versebyverse background guide to the contents of the message the risen lord sent to his church. The book ends with confirmations of authenticity by god, christ and john. So, stop reading this commentary right now and go read revelation for yourself. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading commentary on revelation. A commentary of the book of revelation bible truth. Studies in the book of revelation project gutenberg. Many of the older brethren, and older commentaries, took this view. Commentary to revelation free online downloadable pdf.
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