Revelation

This is a phrase-by-phrase commentary of Revelation.  The only book of prophecy in the New Testament, Revelation uniquely challenges both readers and commentators. Revelation 1:1 announces itself as being given in symbolic language.  Symbols make comparisons, and Revelation uses things from the physical world to illustrate spiritual truths.  As he recorded the various visions, the Apostle John has given us a book filled with signs and figurative language, concerning both people and events.  However, because symbols and figurative language are non-literal, their interpretation can be innately difficult. John’s visions cover an expansive timeline.  Over and over, John's visions take us from Jesus’ time on earth to the final judgment at the end of the age, while giving us glimpses of his own present, the near-future, the end times, and even of eternity to come.  Throughout, John interweaves a variety of perspectives:  the earthly and heavenly, of Christians living on earth and Christi