The Message of Revelation
Inter-Varsity Press (Verlag)
978-1-78974-228-2 (ISBN)
What is the book of Revelation? Does it describe in veiled language events of its writer's own day, or is it largely a prophecy of events still to come? Is it a chart of the whole of history from Christ's first coming to his second? Or does it deal chiefly with principles which are always valid in Christian experience?
And what is a twenty-first century reader to do with living creatures, locusts like horses, seven bowls of wrath, war in heaven, various beasts and a dragon?
Michael Wilcock maintains that when God's words, declarations, arguments and reasonings had all been spoken, God gave the church 'a gorgeous picture book'. He lifts the curtain on Revelation's drama in eight scenes, helping our imaginations as well as our minds grasp the key concepts of this fascinating and enigmatic New Testament book.
Michael Wilcock was Director of Pastoral Studies at Trinity College, Bristol, and then minister of St Nicholas’ Church, Durham. He is the author of Judges, Chronicles, Psalms and Luke in The Bible Speaks Today series.
Contents
General preface ix
Author's preface xi
Chief abbreviations xiii
The structure of the drama xv
Introduction 1
The prologue (1:1-8) 7
Scene 1: The church in the world: seven letters dictated (1:9 - 3:22) 15
Scene 2: Suffering for the church: seven seals opened (4:1 - 8:1) 32
Scene 3: Warning for the world: seven trumpets sounded (8:2 - 11:18) 52
Scene 4: The drama of history: seven visions of cosmic conflict
(11:19 - 15:4) 71
Scene 5: Punishment for the world: seven bowls poured out
(15:5 - 16:21) 94
Scene 6: Babylon the whore: seven words of justice (17:1 - 19:10) 105
Scene 7: The drama behind history: seven visions of ultimate reality
(19:11 - 21:8) 124
Scene 8: Jerusalem the bride: seven final revelations (21:9 - 22:19) 145
The epilogue (22:20-21) 161
Study guide 164
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Bible Speaks Today New Testament |
| Verlagsort | Nottingham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 280 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78974-228-5 / 1789742285 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78974-228-2 / 9781789742282 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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