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The book of Revelation can be intimidating to encounter and daunting to apply. Yet in his volume on Revelation, Craig S. Keener reveals the transitions, the structure, and the benefits of learning to read the Bible in context. He helps readers understand apocalyptic literature not only for its own sake, but also for the benefit of the church and for practical application in the lives of ordinary...

The language of 3:17–18 employs the technique of irony common in ancient texts: thus, for example, a blind seer tells a sighted king that he sees but will be blind, and is rich but will become poor;22 but the metaphor is especially common in the biblical prophets (Isa. 6:10; 29:9; 42:19; 43:8; 56:10; Jer. 5:21; Ezek. 12:2; cf. John 9:39–41). The Laodicean Christians, reflecting the values of their prosperous society, boast, “I am rich and wealthy,” as had Israel of old (Hos. 12:8).23 Jesus advises
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