"Peter Williamson has written a balanced, clear, informative, and insightful commentary on Revelation that is both Catholic and catholic. Attentive to the first-century context, the history of interpretation, and Christian liturgy and life, it offers us--like Revelation itself--guidance for the spiritual struggle between the first and second comings of the Lord."  
\--__Michael J. Gorman__, Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology, St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore  
  
"Dr. Williamson, drawing on the best scholarship, has done an excellent job making sense out of a book that is notoriously difficult to interpret. Academically sound, pastorally useful, spiritually inspiring. Highly recommended."  
\--__Ralph Martin, STD__, director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Archdiocese of Detroit  
  
"Peter Williamson's commentary on the book of Revelation is well balanced and judicious on issues of the book's authorship, date, composition, and structure, thus aiding readers in making well-informed decisions that draw on Williamson's familiarity with modern scholarship and the patristic discussions of Revelation. His explanations of the various images throughout Revelation, set within a clear, sensible presentation of the structure of the whole book, allow the pieces of the puzzle of this book to fall into place and enable the reader to better understand its first-century background and its vision of the final victory of God and his Church over Satan and his kingdom. Throughout the book, the author draws out the ongoing significance of Revelation for the life of the Church in every era between the time of its writing and its ultimate fulfillment. I highly commend this commentary."  
\--__Fr. Mitchell C. Pacwa, SJ__, senior fellow, St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, Steubenville, Ohio  
  
For more information on the series, visit __www.CatholicScriptureCommentary.com__

__Peter S. Williamson__ (STD, Pontifical Gregorian University) holds the Adam Cardinal Maida Chair in Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. He is the author of several books, including Ephesians in the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture.

In this addition to the well-received Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (CCSS), seasoned New Testament scholar and popular speaker Peter Williamson interprets Revelation from within the living tradition of the Church for pastoral ministers, lay readers, and students alike. The seventeen-volume CCSS series, which will cover the entire New Testament, relates Scripture to Christian life today, is faithfully Catholic, and is supplemented by features designed to help readers understand the Bible more deeply and use it more effectively in teaching, preaching, evangelization, and other forms of ministry. Drawn from the best of contemporary scholarship, series volumes are keyed to the liturgical year and include an index of pastoral subjects.

This Catholic commentary on Revelation interprets Scripture from within the living tradition of the Church for pastoral ministers, lay readers, and students.

Williamson, Peter S.

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Endorsements

Dedication

Illustrations

Editors' Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

Outline of Revelation

A Revelation from Jesus Christ

Words from Jesus to the Churches

More Messages to the Churches

The Worship of Heaven

The Lamb and the Scroll

The First Six Seals

Visions of God's People

The Beginning of the Seven Trumpets

The Woes Experienced by the Inhabitants of the Earth

The Temple of God, the Two Witnesses, and the Seventh Trumpet

The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child

The Two Beasts

The Lamb's Companions, the Eternal Gospel, and the Harvest of the Earth

Seven Angels with Seven Plagues; the Song of Moses and the Lamb

The Bowls of God’s Wrath

The Harlot and the Beast

Judgment of Babylon

Celebration in Heaven, Judgment on Earth

The Millennium, the Dragon’s Defeat, and the Final Judgment

The New Creation and the Bride of the Lamb

The River of Life and Concluding Words

Suggested Resources

Glossary

Index of Pastoral Topics

Index of Sidebars

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