Stewart, Alexander

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Introduction: Finding a Way through the Maze

Part 1: Five Principles: Ignore These at Your Peril

Chapter 1: Original Purpose: The Main Thing Is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing: Principle #1: Focus on the Original Purpose of the Visions

The Historical Situation

Overcoming: A Portrait

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Original Context: The Book Was Not Written Directly to You: Principle #2: Let the Original Historical Context Guide Your Interpretation

The Beast and Pliny the Younger

Pliny the Younger

The Identity of the Beasts

Chapter 3: Repetition: Did We Say that Already?: Principle #3: Recognize Repetition

When Do We Reach the End?

How Many Final Battles Are There?

How Often Does Babylon Fall?

Is There a Seven-Year Tribulation?

Visions of Victory

Old Testament Examples of Visionary Repetition

Arguments against Repetition

Why Repetition?

Conclusion: Recognize Repetition

Chapter 4: Symbolism: More than Meets the Eye: Principle #4: Recognize Symbolism

Symbolic Visions

Symbolic Language with Explicit Interpretation

Guidelines

Why Symbols?

Chapter 5: Christian Scripture: The Whole Is More than Its Parts: Principle #5: Read Revelation as Christian Scripture

Seeing the Big Picture

Christian Theology: Jesus

The Promise to Abraham

Part 2: The Visions: Seeing Reality

Chapter 6: Establishing Authority (Revelation 1)

The Chain of Authority

The Real Authority

Chapter 7: Proclamations to Seven Churches (Revelation 2–3)

The Church

The Speaker

Jesus’s Knowledge

Encouragement or Warning

Concluding Promise

Chapter 8: The Heavenly Throne Room (Revelation 4–5)

God on His Throne

Worship

The Victorious Lion and Slain Lamb

Chapter 9: The Seven Seals (Revelation 6–8)

The Four Horsemen: Revelation 6:1–8

The Fifth Seal: Revelation 6:9–11

The Sixth Seal: Revelation 6:12–17

Revelation 7: The 144,000 from Israel and the Uncountable Multitude from Every Nation

The Seventh Seal: Revelation 8:1, 3–5

Chapter 10: The Seven Trumpets (Revelation 8–11)

The Seven Trumpets

The Seven Thunders

John’s Recommissioning

The Temple

The Two Witnesses

The Seventh Trumpet

Chapter 11: The Dragon and Beasts (Revelation 12–14)

The Woman and the Dragon (Revelation 12)

The Two Beasts (Revelation 13)

Motivational Visions (Revelation 14:1–13)

Two Harvests (Revelation 14:14–20)

Chapter 12: The Seven Bowls (Revelation 15–16)

The Song of Moses and the Lamb

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

Chapter 13: Babylon the Great (Revelation 17–18)

Babylon the Great

The Beast

The Destruction of Babylon

The Destruction of Babylon (Again)

Chapter 14: The Second Coming, Millennium, and Final Judgment (Revelation 19–20)

Rejoicing in Heaven

The Second Coming

The Millennium

The Last Last Battle

The Final Judgment

Chapter 15: New Heavens and New Earth (Revelation 21–22)

New Creation (Revelation 21:1–8)

The New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:9–22:5)

The Epilogue (Revelation 22:6–21)

Conclusion: Reading Revelation Rightly

Acknowledgements

For Further Reading

Subject Index

"In Reading the Book of Revelation, Alexander E. Stewart offers five simple keys that unlock this difficult book. He then summarizes Revelation and provides recommendations for further study. With this short and accessible guide, readers will see how Revelation is approachable, applicable to their lives, and glorifying to Christ"--

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