03246cam a22003134a 450000100100000000300060001000500170001600800410003301000130007402000150008702000180010203500370012004001320015704200080028905000250029708200200032210000300034224500620037226000550043430000570048933600260054633700280057233800270060050400680062750515990069552005560229463000380285065500440288845620640 OCoLC20241126110722.0001214s2001    miuabg   b    001 0 eng    a00069199  a0802846602  a9780802846600  a(OCoLC)45620640z(OCoLC)45767525  aDLCbengcDLCdUKMdLVBdOCLCQdNLGGCdBAKERdYDXCPdOCLCQdBTCTAdOCLCGdIG#dVA@dMNEdBDXdOCLCQdOCLCOdOCLCAdOCLCFdOCLCQ  apcc00aBS2825.53b.K64 200100a228.07221bKOE1 aKoester, Craig R.,d1953-10aRevelation and the end of all things /cCraig R. Koester.  aGrand Rapids, Mich. :bW.B. Eerdmans,c℗♭2001.  axiv, 209 pages :billustrations, map, music ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xiv) and index.00g1.tInterpreting the Mysteryg1 --tFuture Prediction or Timeless Truth?g2 --tHistory, Politics, and Reformg8 --tApocalyptic Fever, Disappointment, and Tragedyg14 --tRapture, Tribulation, and Armageddong19 --tHistorical Study of Revelationg26 --tSilence or Song?g31 --tVenturing Forwardg38 --g2.tChrist and the Churches (Revelation 1-3)g41 --tA Revelation--A Prophecy--A Letter (1:1-8)g42 --tIn the Presence of the Living One (1:9-20)g52 --tNot All Readers Are Alike (2:1-3:22)g54 --g3.tScroll Unsealed (Revelation 4-7)g71 --tSovereign God (4:1-11)g72 --tLamb Who Was Slain (5:1-14)g76 --tFirst Six Seals (6:1-17)g81 --tRedeemed: 144,000 and a Great Multitude (7:1-17)g88 --g4.tTrumpets of Terror and Hope (Revelation 8-11)g93 --tFirst Six Trumpets (8:1-9:21)g94 --tJudgment Interrupted (10:1-11)g101 --tSuffering, Witness, and Conversion (11:1-14)g104 --tKingdom of the Lord (11:15-19)g111 --g5.tBeast and the Lamb (Revelation 12-15)g115 --tWoman, Michael, and the Dragon (12:1-18)g118 --tTwo Beasts (13:1-18)g125 --tJudgment, Blessing, and Endurance (14:1-20)g135 --tLord of the Nations (15:1-4)g141 --g6.tHarlot and the Bride (Revelation 15-19)g145 --tSeven Bowls of Wrath (15:5-16:21)g146 --tGreat Harlot (17:1-18)g154 --tBabylon's Funeral (18:1-24)g162 --tHallelujah, the Lord Reigns (19:1-10)g168 --g7.tEnd (Revelation 19-22)g171 --tGreat Battle (19:11-21)g173 --tMillennial Kingdom (20:1-6)g180 --tFinal Conflict and Final Judgment (20:7-15)g187 --tNew Jersualem (21:1-22:5)g191 --tEnd Is Near (22:6-21)g201.1 a"Craig Koester provides commentary on each section of the book of Revelation, drawing on the best recent scholarship and contemporizing his discussion with references to events like the siege at Waco, the phenomenal sales of the Left Behind series, and the use of Revelation in hymnody and art. Based on two decades of teaching Revelation to seminary students, pastors, and lay groups, this discussion strikes a balance between taking the text s first-century context seriously and making Revelation relevant to twenty-first-century readers."--Jacket.00aBible.pRevelationvCommentaries. 7aCommentaries.2fast0(OCoLC)fst01423723