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The book of Revelation certainly generates more anxiety amongst Christians than any other book in the Bible. A 'happy hunting ground' for cults and sects, it is often the 'slough of despond' for the orthodox believer. Yet its opening words are 'Blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophesy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written therein'.
Revelation Unwrapped sets out to show how Revelation may be understood without resorting to fanciful interpretations. Instead of speculations about future world history, we see how John's vision uses familiar Old Testament imagery in a fresh way to make sense of Christian experience in every age.
And as the message of Revelation is unwrapped, so the blessing it promises becomes available to the ordinary reader equipped with nothing more exotic than the Bible itself.
Table of Contents
Preface
A book of blessing
Truth and Scholarship
Chapter 1: The Background to the Book
Date and Authorship
Revelation and History
Revelation and Scripture
The structure of Revelation
Chapter 2: Introduction
Prologue
The Letters to the Seven Churches
Chapter 3: Main Section
The Seven Seals
The Seven Trumpets
The Holy War
The Seven Plagues
The Fall of Babylon
The Conquering King
The Reigning Saints
Chapter 4: The Final Act
The New Jerusalem
Final Instructions and Exhortations
Appendices
A - More on the millennium
B - Abbreviations of Bible books
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'The understanding of the structure of Revelation is invaluable. This book makes Revelation intelligible to the average Christian.'
- Rev Dr Mark Burkhill
'Jehovah's Witnesses have a lot to say about the book of Revelation - but this book unwraps the mystery and reveals the truth about the truth.'
- Maxine, an ex-Jehovah's Witness
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A brilliant, but brief, guide to get u thinking...
Review by Tom Seidler | 02.01.2007
It essentially is just an outline of Revelation, attempting to demonstrate structure and logic, the use of symbolism. A key point was that Revelation was designed to be a blessing, not a source of confusion, to the average reader at the time. Jesus is gonna win. Bottom line, whatever it looks like at the moment.
And then he sets out the structure a bit further than that, if you like just enough info to get you thinking then this is the book for you... forget big phat commentaries! It gets 5 stars for its brevity.