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Revelation: A Bible Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

The book of Revelation, like no other text, offers Christians a cosmic perspective on the implications of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Its author offers readers a look into a new world where the enemies of Christ’s followers are punished, and the people of God are given their rightful place in a world of blessedness and joy. This commentary will take your study of Revelation deeper...

One should recognize this historic tendency to overstate the nature of “soon” in the revelation. The recipients (his servants) were expected to receive a blessing through this revelation. Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart (1:3) those words. As the letter made its rounds through the addressed churches, it was expected that a person would read the book to a group of hearers. The blessing should fall on both reader and hearer,
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