Interpretation
{BACKGROUND AND INTERPRETATION}
[Click on the title to open an article]
[Click on the title to open an article]
- A Brief Introduction to the Book of Revelation - {PDF Copy}
- The Fourfold Division of Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (The book has four major literary divisions marked by John finding himself "in the spirit")
- Outline of the Second Division - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 4:1 - 16:21)
- The Isle of Patmos - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 1:9 - John was exiled to the Isle of Patmos for his testimony for Jesus)
- Common Errors Interpreting Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (The real-life relevance of Revelation is easily lost if we approach the book with incorrect presuppositions)
- Provided Interpretations - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation communicates symbolically and provides many important interpretations of its images)
- Recipients of Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (In its entirety, Revelation is addressed to seven very real churches located in the province of Asia in the first century)
- A Call to Action - The Seven Beatitudes - {PDF Copy} - (Through a series of seven “beatitudes,” Revelation summons believers to faithfulness despite hostility and persecution)
- Unlocking Prophecy - {PDF Copy} - (The interpretive key to understanding the book of Revelation is Jesus, the sacrificial Lamb)
- Literal and Nonliteral Language - {PDF Copy} - (Often, there is false dichotomy between "literal" and "nonliteral" interpretation in Bible interpretation)
- Linear Chronological Sequence? - {PDF Copy} - (Are Revelation’s visions presented in chronological sequence?)
{INDIVIDUAL TOPICS}
- These Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (The new era of fulfillment began with the death, resurrection, and exaltation of the Son of God, Jesus)
- Unsealing Daniel - {PDF Copy} - (Daniel was commanded to “seal the scroll,” whereas, in Revelation, John was commanded NOT to seal the scroll)
- John, A Fellow-Participant in the Kingdom - {PDF Copy} - (John functions as a surrogate for faithful believers, especially the seven churches of Asia)
- The Missing Seventy Weeks of Daniel - {PDF Copy} - (The book of Revelation never refers to the "Seventy Weeks" prophecy; a glaring omission)
![]() |
Great Ocean Road, Australia, by Alex Rhee on Unsplash |