Bock interprets John's rich pictorial language, often found harsh and mysterious, and we understand that John is dealing with the universal problems of spiritual development. This is not just a detailed commentary on the Apocalypse. It is a profound and encouraging examination of human needs in today's world, and shows how we can read Revelation to understand Christ's position as leader through danger in the present and the future.
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions.
This prophetical book depicts the ultimate victory of Christ.
The Book of Revelation has inspired controversy ever since it was written in the first century.
Includes images of the seven apocalyptic seals painted by G. Rettich in 1907, following sketches by Rudolf Steiner. This volume is a translation from German of Die Apokolypse des Johannes (GA 104).
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
" This is not a book about "end times" or Armageddon and when it might come. This is a book written entirely in symbols, concealing a path for early Christians, and for the contemporary reader.
In this work by Father Sylvester Berry he explained it as it should be as the "Revelation of Jesus Christ", He is the center of the book according to the Covenant.
Austin Farrer shows how the poem arose in an inspired mind, by what processes of divination its author explored the realm of supernatural truth, how he used the images of his Old Testament faith and gave them fresh meaning in the context of ...
The Book of Revelation, often called the Apocalypse of St. John, is one of the central texts of the New Testament. Yet, despite its importance, it is frequently the most misunderstood work in the entire Bible.
Charles H. Talbert, The Apocalypse: A Reading of the Revelation of John (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1994), ... Leonard L. Thompson, “Cult and Eschatology in the Apocalypse of John,” Journal of Religion 49 (1969): 342.