See how John's vision uses familiar Old Testament imagery to make sense of Christian experience in every age.
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.
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
| Contributors | John Richardson |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9780952489429 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 147mm x 209mm x 6mm |
| Weight | 0.13 kg |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 88 |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
The understanding of the structure of Revelation is invaluable. This book makes Revelation intelligible to the average Christian.
I have numerous books on Revelation, yet always return to Richardson's "unwrapped". He backs up what he says with other scriptures. For example, chapter 20 is one of the most confusing chapters in the whole Bible and no writer clarifies the symbolism and text as clearly, and I believe accurately as Richardson does.
