The beast from the sea may be identified as the satanicallyinspired political opposition to. The fourcolumn format makes this an easy read for lay people, pastors, and scholars alike. Bible and theology kindle edition by zondervan, pate, c. Preterist idealist classical dispensationalist futurist progressive dispensationalist the interactive counterpoints forum allows each author not only to present his view, but also to offer brief commentary on other views presented. Heretofore, my discussions on the book of revelation have centered around the rapture if and when it will happen, the millennium, and who the antichrist is. A message for the first century many try to take the message of revelation literally and thereby develop many fanciful doctrines. How one sees the opening phrases like these things, will soon take place and. A commentary on the book of the revelation edgar cayce readings 1971, 19932015 by the edgar cayce foundation 8 by the physical attributes of that progenerated from those bringing such an action. This is a paper written for my seminary class be107 hebrews revelation. The book of revelation bold type and underlining of scripture text have been added for emphasis your questions and comments are welcome note. Despite our various views, there are some common threads upon which christians agree. Four views of the book of revelation due in spring, 1998. Very important we note this and realize we cannot study revelation in the same way we study the book of romans. It was only supposed to be 10 pages, and when i finished the first view, i was 6 pages in, so i cut it back a little bit and seriously scaled down the remaining three.
Studies in the book of revelation project gutenberg. I encourage you to bring your insights to class to share with others. Great for any believer who wishes to deepen their understanding of the book of revelation, this is a great read. So the book clearly is to all of gods people in every generation. 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. Calvinism, reformed theology, presbyterianism, eschatology in general, postmillennialism, preterism, the book of revelation, theonomy, sixday creation, presuppositionalism, predestination, lordship salvation, infant baptism, the christian worldview, christian education, the christian and alcohol, and more. Essex assistant professor of bible exposition the relevance of the book of revelation to the issue of the timing of the rapture is unquestioned.
From the earliest days of christianity, the whole church regarded the bible as a web of. The book ends with confirmations of authenticity by god, christ and john. Preterist view the book of revelation relates only to the events of the day in which it was written. Jun 20, 2009 preparing a top 5 list of commentaries on the book of revelation is extremely challenging in a number of ways. Yet it has a clear message for all who would devote themselves to its pages. Barrick, the testimony of jesus in the book of revelation 10. Some of the key issues for which we have educational materials include. Such is dangerous as the book itself sets forth many symbols with their meaning. The four column format makes this an easy read for lay people, pastors, and scholars alike. Four views on the book of revelation counterpoints. I have also just recently finished a work for zondervan edited by marvin pate. The revelation of saint john the apostle geneva bible 1599. There is perhaps no more misunderstood book of the bible than revelation.
Preterist views revelation s prophecies as reflecting actual historical events in apostle johns near future, which have been. Apr 01, 1998 of all the books of the bible, few are as fascinating or as bewildering as revelation. But the futurist view that revelation is predicting events yet to be fulfilled is only one of four traditional christian ways of looking at the bibles most enigmatic book. The book of revelation page 1 of 4 preterist idealist classical dispensationalist progressive dispensationalist ideology historic. The interactive counterpoints forum allows each author not only to present his view, but also to offer brief commentary on other views presented. The plethora of views, however, can be distilled into essentially four main categories. The book of revelation explainedvolume 1 1 c hapter o ne p art o ne the introductory verses revelation 1. For each, he presents the basic approach, strengths of the approach and weaknesses of the approach. The book of revelation introduction the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servantsthings which must shortly take place.
Wilsons charts cover a range of historical, literary, rhetorical, and interpretive issues that will guide the careful student in making more viable interpretations of. That there are differing views on the interpretation of the apocalyptic writings in the book of revelation is no secret. Overview of the book of revelation the church of jesus christ of. 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. Aug 03, 2010 four views on the book of revelation explores the four main views in which revelation is understood. Four views is an invaluable resource that will help anyone who wants to explore and understand the book of.
Four parallel columns present the information you need on these key views, and inform you about outstanding commentators on the book of revelation. I am not the only one promoting revelation studies from a nondispensational, propreterist perspective. To jerry and sherry roberts thank you for your faithful friendship and love for our lord and my family. A commentary on the book of the revelation edgar cayce readings 1971, 19932015 by the edgar cayce foundation 8 by the physical attributes of. The book of revelation is a fascinating book, and the debate regarding its interpretation will continue. You and your family are a blessing beyond description to us and so many others.
Because its more of an overview, the only negative is it never went in depth on exegetical matters. Four views of revelation class outline ray wimsett 7. The revelation to john new international version the prologue. Marvin pate, in his four views on the book of revelation 231 correctly states, i believe, that how one approaches revelation 1. Each view is related to the coming millennial reign of jesus christ in his earthly kingdom promised to the nation of israel. Four views on the book of revelation my give on things. I cannot point to a single commentary with which i agree entirely.
The book of revelation closes its awful description of the judgments which are coming upon the earth by inviting to the sinner, come to christ, and, after one reads and understand the book of revelation, he too will close the book and invite the sinner to, come, and receive, jesus christ as you savior. Preterist, which means gone by, is derived from the latin word praeteritus. 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. It was refreshing to read a book about how to approach revelation in its entirety.
A commentary of the book of revelation bible truth. The followers of the beast are sealed in their foreheads to mark their allegiance. But god is working out a supreme master plan, involving every human being. There are four main views or ways that the book of revelation is interpreted. Charts on the book of revelation kregel publications. Commentary on revelation christian classics ethereal. This book is available in pdf, html, kindle, and other formats. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and summarize three of the four views based on the book, four views on the book of revelation, edited by c. It is the first book that many new to the bible want to study, while it is often neglected by mature. The book of revelation explained volume 1 gospel trumpeter. No other book gives such extensive coverage of how the church has understood revelation over the centuries. Of all the books of the bible, few are as fascinating or as bewildering as revelation.
Assumptions common to many who participate in discussing the i ssue incl ude the authorshi p of t he book by john the ap ostle, the date. This book allows proponents of each of the four major interpretive views on revelation to present an overview from their perspective. And many religious people believe that the book of revelation offers no help anyway, because it cannot be understood. The apostolic authorship of the book has, nevertheless, been questioned ever since. The four views and their proponents are 1 the preterist view, by kenneth l. Preparing a top 5 list of commentaries on the book of revelation is extremely challenging in a number of ways. Careful, unbiased summaries of the views of over fifty commentaries and commentators put you in touch with outstanding representatives of each view from throughout much of church history. Four views is an invaluable resource that will help anyone who wants to explore and understand the book of revelation. The book of revelation explained volume 4 other publications by the author dan iel and rev at on texts exam ned depressi on did j esu d c nd i to h ll.
The battles in revelation are viewed as spiritual warfare manifested in the persecution of christians or wars in general that have occurred in history. These four views are carefully and evenhandedly analyzed and then applied to each verse and passage in revelation. Outstanding overview of the four different views of interpretation for the book of revelation. Patrick zukeran presents a summary of four of the major approaches to interpreting the book of revelation and its meaning for the end times. Both testaments can be divided into history instruction prophecy revelation is the only book of prophecy in the new testament. Four views on the book of revelation explores the four main views in which revelation is understood. Warnings of the last days from god christian short film the days of noah have come duration. Four views on the book of revelation zondervan academic. G if ts, oce and t hepera on of t new testamen church. Preterist views revelations prophecies as reflecting actual historical events in apostle johns near future, which have been. Jesus christ received this revelation from his father and passed it on to the apostle john in a dramatic vision. Four views revelation warnings about sin salvation authority doctrine.
This book by gregg, on the other hand, is a detailed, versebyverse commentary, with the text divided into paragraphs, and each paragraph followed by four parallel columns. Historicist interpretations see revelation as containing a broad view of history, whilst. Walvoord introduction authorship, occasion, and date the opening verses of the book of the revelation plainly claim the book was written by john, identified almost universally in the early church as the apostle john. As i read the four views, the preterist view fascinated me. The book of the revelation pastor david legge 4 reign of righteousness. The book of revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the. The revelation of john the divine the argument it is manifest, that the holy ghost would as it were gather into this most excellent book a sum of those prophecies, which were written before, but should be fulfilled after the coming of christ, adding also such things as should be expedient, as well to forewarn us of the dangers to come, as to. That book allowed the proponents of each of four different views to present an overall summary of their approach to the book of revelation.