Many of the older brethren, and older commentaries, took this view. Some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness. Commentary on revelation christian classics ethereal. It fittingly has the last place ending the scriptures and gods revelation to man.
We ask whether this does not give the book of revelation a very special connection with the. The revelation of this book is the revelation of jesus christ. A commentary of the book of revelation bible truth. Therefore, the material in this book is the final revelation from god addressees the things that john had seen in the past. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. The mission of the ccel is to make classic christian books available to the world. Hinds who wrote the gospel advocate commentary on revelation held this view. This blessing is for all those who will hear and do the things the book says to do james 1. It is not a revelation of events but of a person, jesus christ. It is from jesus christ but is also about jesus christ. Tf revelation is the only book in the bible that contains a vision of heaven.
The book of revelation reveals the majesty and glory of the lord jesus. 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. Studies in the book of revelation project gutenberg. This is the theme of the book and the meaning of all the events described in it. We hope this commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion. In the first verse of revelation, chapter one, we are told that the contents of the book are written for the bondservants of christ, i. The primary purpose of revelation is to reveal christ and not to satisfy curiosities about the four horsemen, the antichrist, etc. Revelation 1 1 the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. Commentary on the book of revelation or, a disclosure from jesus christ about what must shortly come to pass text by.
The vision which opens the book and the verse that organizes it. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 18 by tom stewart the. It is not, as some assume, merely a description of the end times. A critical and exegetical commentary on the revelation of st. A testimony of jesus christ volume 1 a commentary on the book of revelation preface introduction revelation 114. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 18 by tom. In revelation, as in johns gospel and first epistle, the. According to this approach, much of the book deals with the apostasy of the roman catholic church, followed by the reformation and the restoration.
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