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The Lion and the Lamb

by Pieter J. Lalleman

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
  • 12.7 x 17.8 x 0.6 cm

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An easy to read introduction to the book of Revelation by a respected biblical scholar.; Do you find Revelation hard to understand? Help is at hand! Dr Pieter J. Lalleman, Tutor of Biblical Studies at Spurgeon's College, London, takes the reader step by step through the challenges of the Bible's last and most difficult to understand book. Details: The book of Revelation is first and foremost a letter addressed to seven churches in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey). Like any normal letter the book contains references to the situation of the readers. As later readers we look over the shoulders of the original readers into a correspondence which initially was not directed to us. Yet Revelation is also a prophetic book. John himself makes this claim in 1:3 and 22:7, 10, 18 and 19; in 10:11 his work is called prophesying. But what is prophecy in the Bible? People such as Elijah, Isaiah and Jeremiah were messengers of God who spoke his word to their contemporaries. God gave them spiritual insight into their time so that they could shine God's light on it. They knew God's precepts and applied these to the situation. Prophets warned people if they were not living as God wanted, but on the other hand they encouraged positive developments. Prophets pointed people to the consequences of their behavior and in that context they also spoke about the future. Jewish and Christian prophecy is thus not primarily a form of prediction of the future. It was first and foremost relevant for those who were being addressed; it confronted them with God's opinion of their situation, with his hopes, his promises, and sometimes also with his judgement in case they would not listen. But when they repented, God adapted his plans, as we see in the book of Jonah. We will approach Revelation in the same way in which we handle all prophecy: by asking what kind of situation is in view and what was expected of the first hearers. Subsequently we will raise the question how this might be relevant to us in the twenty-first century. Revelation is a letter and a prophecy, but it is also an apocalyptic book. The Greek word for 'revelation' in 1:1 is 'apocalypse'. We often use this word in such expressions as 'an apocalyptic event', but we must be careful that our modern language does not hinder our understanding of the Bible. Apocalyptic texts are books which claim to contain revelations about the heavenly world and/or about the future, but not necessarily about disasters. And they challenge us to check our behavior. The studies in this book discuss the more readily accessible parts of Revelation, with special attention to the connections of these passages with the Old Testament. ""A good introduction -- short, simply put. Helps to get an overview. Would need something a little more substantial if going into the book more deeply but helpful to begin with."" --Derek Rumbol on amazon.co.uk
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  • Author

    Pieter J. Lalleman

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Wipf & Stock Publishers

  • Published

    May 2019

  • Weight

    91g

  • Dimensions

    12.7 x 17.8 x 0.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781532669545

  • ISBN-10

    1532669542

  • Eden Code

    5064927

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