Understanding Revelation. Is It Possible? Is understanding Revelation possible? I believe so. But it all depends on what assumptions we bring to the table. The assumptions we hold when we read or listen to something have an enormous impact on what we get out of it. This is nowhere more clear than in our understanding […]
Exegetical Tools’ Free Revelation Resources
Exegetical tools is home to a lot of great material on reading and interpreting the Bible. Well, they’ve just announced that they’re developing an entire section to the book of Revelation! I haven’t had time to look at it in-depth but you can bet it will have some excellent material worth reading (even if you […]
‘Interpreting Revelation and Other Apocalyptic Literature’ by C. Marvin Pate: A Review
The Problem with Interpreting Revelation “Interpreting Revelation is just impossible. We’re not meant to understand it and it’s not practical.” “There are too many different views – and I don’t want to run anybody off if they disagree with me.” “I consider myself a panmillennialist – I don’t bother much with Revelation because it’ll pan […]