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Revelation of Jesus Christ: Commentary on the Book of Revelation is unavailable, but you can change that!

This verse-by-verse commentary offers a text-focused and Christ-centered approach to the book of Revelation. Appropriate for personal study and as a college and seminary text, this volume provides both in-depth notes and lay-oriented exposition for use by scholars, students, pastors, and laypeople. An ever-increasing interest in the prophecies of the Apocalypse has resulted in deeper...

loud trumpet blast will accompany the second coming of Jesus (1 Thess. 4:16–17). In the book of Revelation, the trumpet sound is a signal of the appearance of God in the person of Christ (1:10; 4:1). The vision of the blowing of the seven trumpets of Revelation 8–11 should be understood against these Old and New Testament backgrounds. In other words, the blowing of the seven trumpets is a series of interventions by God in response to the prayers of his people. In order to explain this, it is necessary
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