READING THE BOOK OF REVELATION
Five Principles for Interpretation
Alexander E. Stewart
Reading the Book of Revelation: Five Principles for Interpretation
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Finding a Way through the Maze
Original Purpose: The Main Thing Is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
Focus on the original purpose of the visions
Original Context: The Book Was Not Written Directly to You
Let the original historical context guide your interpretation
Repetition: Did We Say That Already?
Symbolism: More Than Meets the Eye
Christian Scripture: The Whole Is More Than Its Parts
Read Revelation as Christian Scripture
Proclamations to Seven Churches
The Second Coming, Millennium, and Final Judgment
Finding a Way through the Maze
The book of Revelation is often treated as an outcast among the books of the Bible—the family member that everyone else is embarrassed about and wishes would just not come to the canonical reunion. It is not that John is a heretic; he is just plain weird, and that makes everyone who reads his book slightly uncomfortable. How do you convince your friends that your family is normal with such an eccentric uncle? He is always going on about his bizarre visions of a seven-headed dragon, grotesque beasts, and hybrid locust-human-scorpion demonic tormentors being unleashed upon humankind. That is just the beginning; when he really gets going, he won’t stop talking about the seven seals, trumpets, and bowls that ravage and destroy the earth and its inhabitants. If it ...
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About Reading the Book of Revelation: Five Principles for InterpretationHow to read Revelation rightly. Let’s face it: the book of Revelation is difficult to read! Many neglect it, leaving it to the experts or the obsessed. Others fixate on the details, focusing on current events but missing Christ in the process. But Revelation promises a blessing on all who read it. Why is it so hard to understand? In Reading the Book of Revelation, Alexander E. Stewart offers five simple keys that unlock this difficult book. He then illustrates their profit in explaining Revelation chapter by chapter and provides recommendations for further study. With this short and accessible guide, readers will see how Revelation is approachable, applicable to their lives, and glorifying to Christ. |
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