Although prophecy is scattered all through the bible, two books focus almost entirely on symbolic representations. Four horsemen of the apocalypse death, famine, war and conquest, an 1887. The book that is most closely aligned is the book of daniel. This book by gregg, on the other hand, is a detailed, versebyverse commentary, with the text divided into paragraphs, and each paragraph followed by four parallel columns. When considering the study of the bible, we must ask, first of all, what is the proper method of interpreting the bible or a book of revelation. The book of revelation is the only book in the new testament that begins by specifically stating its source, the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave to himand signified it by his angel to his servant john rev. The letter is addressed to seven churches in asia 1. Preterist idealist classical dispensationalist futurist progressive dispensationalist the interactive counterpoints forum allows each author not only to present his view, but also to offer brief commentary on other views presented. The issues at the core of the debate between hanegraaff and lahaye are not new.
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Each view is related to the coming millennial reign of jesus christ in his earthly kingdom promised to the nation of israel. The author and date of revelation the books author was obviously john revelation 1. Some preterists extend the fulfillment to the time of the fall of the roman empire in the fifth century. Of modern responses to the book of revelation, three quickly come to mind. The patriarch job portrayed this truth as well when he penned the words of elihu, the only comforter to whom god laid no. One modern day interpertation of the events of revelation is a. Four views on the book of revelation ebook 9780310872399 by c.
We hope this commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. The four views and their proponents are 1 the preterist view, by kenneth l. Moo, and leon morris present the early christian testimony and the contem porary discu ssion con cern ing th e au thors hip of revela ti on an intr oducti on to t he new testament. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and summarize three of the four views based on the book, four views on the book of revelation, edited by c. Four views of revelation class outline ray wimsett 7. Heretofore, my discussions on the book of revelation have centered around the rapture if and when it will happen, the millennium, and who the antichrist is. Marvin pate online four views on the book of revelation either. Some thought that missions overemphasized a western perspective of world.
Scriptures marked kjv are from the king james version of the bible. Four views on the book of revelation focuses specifically on the book of revelation and the primary ways in which it is read and understood today. The first chapter of the book revelation could be divided into three parts, they are. The final volume deals exclusively with the book of revelation. Because its more of an overview, the only negative is it never went in depth on exegetical matters. If searching for a ebook four views on the book of revelation by stanley n. The 3d view has several contextual view modes that can be set for a particular. Understanding the book of revelation the big book of bible difficulties. Reviewed by alex soto when a marriage covenant has been breached by harlotry, offended spouses can pursue divorce.
The format for the main body of revelation, chapters 4 through 19, consists of four columns for the four major views. Moo, and leon morris present the early christian testimony and the contem porary discu ssion con cern ing th e au thors hip of revela ti on an intr oducti on to t he new testamentgrand rapids. Marvin pate in pdf format, then you have come on to the correct website. I have also just recently finished a work for zondervan edited by marvin pate. Revelation, four views, a parallel commentary steve. As i read the four views, the preterist view fascinated me. Commentary to revelation free online downloadable pdf. The views of the meaning of revelations prophecies fall into four categories. We furnish the full edition of this ebook in epub, doc, djvu, pdf, txt forms. That book allowed the proponents of each of four different views to present an overall summary of their approach to the book of revelation. Some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness. In fact, gary demar, ralph barker, and i produced a four part video discussion of revelation see advertisement on page 3.
Four views a parallel commentary, edited by steve gregg and published by thomas nelson and sons. Four views of revelation class outline ray wimsett interpretive approaches i. Historical this method views the book of revelation as a blueprint of history, i. Apr 01, 1998 of all the books of the bible, few are as fascinating or as bewildering as revelation. In fact, gary demar, ralph barker, and i produced a fourpart video discussion of revelation see advertisement on page 3. Background information, origins, sources, pros and cons are all provided in introductions and sidebyside analysis.
This book by gregg, on the other hand, is a detailed, versebyverse commentary. Four views on the book of revelation counterpoints logos bible. Revelation depicts the reality of god, thereality of the existence of man, and the reality of the flow of history more precisely in its use of poetic illustrations than human realism could ever achieve. When discussing interpretations of johns visions, each point should be taken as an example only, and not as a. This is the view that the prophecies of this book were fulfilled during the early church history. May commence at any moment upon termination of the period of the things which are revelation 1. The book of revelation the culmination of prophecy someone has written an exposition of the book of revelation in two parts and entitled his volumes the crown jewel of prophecy. The seals of gods book, the breaking of which call up the horsemen and. So this book is a revelation of jesus christ, not in the sense that matthew, mark, luke and john revealed him, but rather than the humiliated christ, we have. The author and date of revelation the book s author was obviously john revelation 1. The vision which opens the book and the verse that organizes it. Is the book of revelation a blueprint for the future that needs decoding if we want to understand current events. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading four views on the book of revelation counterpoints.
The first volume deals with the prophecies found in the old testament. Patrick zukeran presents a summary of four of the major approaches to interpreting the book of revelation and its meaning for the end times. Revelation, four views, by steve gregg, provides a parallel commentary on all of these four major views without any apparent bias. Read four views on the book of revelation online by zondervan. The bible is a history book, it tells the pastbut like no other history bookit tells the present and future just as clearly. The time for understanding the book of revelation is now at hand. Four views on the book of revelation are presented, critiqued, and defended. The book of revelation explainedvolume 1 1 c hapter o ne p art o ne the introductory verses revelation 1. Outstanding overview of the four different views of interpretation for the book of revelation.
Detailed outlines of each bible book may be viewed here. A study outline of revelation church of christ in zion. Marvin pate, in his four views on the book of revelation 231 correctly states, i believe, that how one approaches revelation 1. Church life the preterist archive of realized eschatology. Four views on the book of revelation explores the four main views in which revelation is understood. Pdf four views of revelation carla antoine academia. The battles in revelation are viewed as spiritual warfare manifested in the persecution of christians or wars in general that have occurred in history. Each is presented by a leading proponent in an interactive, dialogue format. The revelation of jesus christto show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. The book of the revelation pastor david legge 4 reign of righteousness.
The beast from the sea may be identified as the satanicallyinspired political opposition to the church in any age. However, he merely writes the words of jesus revelation 1. The book of revelation explained volume 1 gospel trumpeter. Four views on the book of revelation zondervan academic. This booklet is meant to provide a short introduction and then questions for each major section of the book of revelation. God revealed the entire church age in advance through the symbolic visions of the apocalypse 1. Searchable pdf of textbook southern nazarene university. A study outline of revelation the church of christ in. Interpretation there are four principal views concerning the interpretation of the book. Bible and theology kindle edition by zondervan, pate, c. If we have a proper starting point, it can be both exciting and spiritually edifying. For each, he presents the basic approach, strengths of the approach and weaknesses of the approach.
The seventh seal the first four trumpets are sounded revelation 8. To jerry and sherry roberts thank you for your faithful friendship and love for our lord and my family. This booklet is meant to provide a short introduction and then questions for each major section of. The revelation of john the divine the argument it is manifest, that the holy ghost would as it were gather into this most excellent book a sum of those prophecies, which were written before, but should be fulfilled after the coming of christ, adding also such things as should be expedient, as well to forewarn us of the dangers to come, as to. Elements of the differing views can be incorporated beneficially into our understanding of the book. The idealist view teaches that revelation describes in symbolic. This article contains presumptive interpretations of the books of daniel and. The revelation of saint john the apostle geneva bible 1599. Toggling quad view will split the 3d view into four views. It was refreshing to read a book about how to approach revelation in its entirety. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. The climactic battle between good and evilthe final book of the bible has challenged, inspired, and astonished readers for nearly 2000 years. It looks at four interpretations of revelation, and why those particular interpretations are held.
The book of revelation introduction the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servantsthings which must shortly take place. There are four main views or ways that the book of revelation is interpreted. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. You and your family are a blessing beyond description to us and so many others. Thomas, a classical dispensationalist view of revelation, in four views on the book of revelation, counterpoints, ed. Before beginning to go through the content of revelation, we recommend that you read through the, and sections to familiarize yourself with the framework concerning this incredible book of god. Of all the books of the bible, few are as fascinating or as bewildering as revelation. Read four views on the book of revelation by zondervan for free with a 30 day. Throughout church history, there have been four different views regarding the book of revelation. Purpose of the course we aim to gain an understanding and appreciation of the central message and style of revelation, so that we will be able to lead the total. If you think donald trump is the antichrist, then pray bible blender. Many people consider the book of revelation intimidating.
How one sees the opening phrases like these things, will soon take place. Clear and concise answers from genesis to revelation revelations. Preterism views the fulfillment of most of revelations visions as having occurred in the events leading up to and including the fall of jerusalem and the destruction of the temple in 70 ad. For example, the futurists are correct in pointing out that some events described in revelation have yet to be fulfilled 2nd coming of christ, final judgement. The book ends with confirmations of authenticity by god, christ and john. According to this approach, much of the book deals with the apostasy of the roman catholic church, followed by the reformation and the restoration. Essay paper on four views on the book of revelation summarize and evaluate three of the four views presented in four views on the book of revelation, edited by c. It is the first book that many new to the bible want to study, while it is often neglected by mature. Great for any believer who wishes to deepen their understanding of the book of revelation, this is a great read. The interactive counterpoints forum allows each author not only to present his view, but also to offer brief commentary on other views presented.
Four views of the book of revelation due in spring, 1998. The historicist view sees revelation as a record of the course of history from the time of the apostles to the end of the world. These four views are carefully and evenhandedly analyzed and then applied to each verse and passage in revelation. But the futurist view that revelation is predicting events yet to be fulfilled is only one of four traditional christian ways of looking at the bible s most enigmatic book.
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