Revelation and the End of All Things

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Apr 2, 2001 - Religion - 209 pages
Revelation and the End of All Things is a highly readable guide to Revelation that engages the questions people most often ask about this difficult book in the Bible. Craig Koester ably takes readers through the entire book of Revelation, drawing on the best of recent scholarship while also giving attention to questions arising from events like the siege at Waco, the phenomenal sales of books in the Left Behind series, and the use of Revelation in hymnody and art.

While many of the questions that people ask about Revelation are sparked by sensationalistic interpretations of the book, these questions also point to major issues concerning our understanding of God and the future, death and life, judgment and hope. Rather than simply dismissing popular interpretations of Revelation, Koester first considers how these approaches work and why they are problematic. The rest of the book looks carefully at each section of Revelation, keeping the situations of first-century and twenty-first-century readers in mind. Koester's exceptional grasp of Revelation's history, text, and purpose allows him to present the message of Revelation in a way that is clear, engaging, and meaningful to modern readers.
 

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Contents

INTERPRETING THE MYSTERY
xiii
Future Prediction or Timeless Truth?
xiv
History Politics and Reform
6
Apocalyptic Fever Disappointment and Tragedy
12
Rapture Tribulation and Armageddon
17
Historical Study of Revelation
24
Silence or Song?
29
Venturing Forward
36
1519
111
THE BEAST AND THE LAMB
115
118
118
118
125
120
135
14
141
THE HARLOT AND THE BRIDE
145
51621
146

CHRIST AND THE CHURCHES
39
18
40
920
50
1322
52
THE SCROLL UNSEALED
69
114
74
117
79
144000 and a Great Multitude 7117
86
TRUMPETS OF TERROR AND HOPE
91
2921
92
111
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114
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118
154
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162
110
168
THE END
171
1121
173
16
180
715
187
1225
191
621
201
INDEX
207
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Craig R. Koester is the Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota. His other books include The Word of Life: A Theology of John's Gospel, and he has also written a major commentary and widely used educational materials on Revelation.

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