Glodo is associate professor of biblical studies at reformed theological seminary in orlando, florida. And when john wrote the book of revelation, his readers needed this new perspective too. Gods revelation in christ to man of today, in the awareness that preaching. The book of revelation determining the date that a given biblical book was written is extremely difficult. He is president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at puritan reformed theological seminary, a pastor of the heritage reformed congregation in grand rapids, michigan, as well as the editor of banner of sovereign grace truth, the editorial. Pastortheologian richard phillips provides a thorough and penetrating study of each chapter while highlighting the theme of the sovereign rule of christ over history for the salvation of his church. The apostle john wrote his book with the intention of being understood by real people. I cannot point to a single commentary with which i agree entirely. Interpreting the book of revelation, phillips explores the theme of the sovereign rule of christ over history for the salvation of his church. I really struggled with all of these chapters, and indeed, the whole book.
I preached three times for the pcrt philadelphia conference of reformed theology conference today in a large empty church in byron center, michigan, due to the coronavirus. This episode concludes the seven churches with a discussion of the final four churches. You can also listen to them real audio files click here. Are the seven seals of the book of revelation unfolding today. It appears there are two schools of thought as to the date the book was written, the book of revelation, date of writing reformed theology. This book contributes to an extensive number of scholarly works produced in 2017 which commemorate the scientific revolution and paradigm shift that occurred. The 144,000 sealed from every tribe of the sons of israel rev. Revelation lectio continua commentary series beeke. But there is one question that seems to be overlooked in our search for signs of the endtimes. An exposition of the epistle to the ephesians by robert e. And so the whole of the prophecy of the book of revelation is transformed. Keys to interpreting the book of revelation, cornelius venema. What unites reformed theology is a commitment to certain confessional. Preparing a top 5 list of commentaries on the book of revelation is extremely challenging in a number of ways.
In this 14session study, you will examine the entire book of revelation, looking closely at johns apocalyptic vision and considering how it. In formal features this arrangement is similar to pauls letters. The marriage feast of the lamb revelation 19 joel beeke 7. The two witnesses of revelation 11 the reformed reader. For a general view that also is a little forward looking i would start with matthew henrys commentary on revelation and history of redemption and notes on revelations by jonathan edwards. Sproul explains the importance of properly dating the book. Along the way, readers will see the glory of christ as the exalted priest and king for his people, observe the vision of present and future history laid out in revelation, and discover the powerful pattern of. Reformed systematic theology reformed experiential. And some critics continue to make similar objections today. Discover the basics of the book of revelation with the esv study bible from crossway. They have been edited for publication on the riddleblog. On today s show, rob and bob talk about revelation, the two beasts, the number of the beast 666 and how these things relate to the christian life. In this 14session study, you will examine the entire book of revelation, looking closely at john. Secondly, he makes himself more clearly and fully known to us by his holy and divine word, that is to.
The final three chapters of the book dealt with the holy spirit in the book of revelation chap 6, what revelation reveals about the new jerusalem chap 7, and how we can read, teach, and understand the book of revelation today chap 7. The design of the series of this wonderfully helpful series is to be biblical in exposition, doctrinal in line with the westminster confession of faith, etc. Reformed theology has traditionally distinguished general revelation. Douglas kelly, professor emeritus of systematic theology at reformed theological seminary, charlotte. After mentioning general revelation, the confessions states. Germany and japan in 1950 were quite a bit different than they were in 1940. The book of revelation new international greek testament commentary by g. The apostle john wrote his book with the intention of being understood by real. Best revelation commentaries updated for 2020 best. Pcrt live schedule alliance of confessing evangelicals. Before beginning to go through the content of revelation, we recommend that you read through the introduction, overview, and hermeneutical sections to familiarize yourself with the framework concerning this incredible book of god.
The book of revelation is a riveting readbut a persistent question christians have is, what does it mean. Biblical theology beginner biblical theology intermediate biblical theology advanced. Worship, politics, and devotion in the book of revelation is good. Carefully noting how the book s symbolism works, phillips paints the pictures of revelation and explains its meaning to readers today. The book of revelation is not just about the future crossway.
Christs ultimate coming in answer to the prayer of his bride cornelis venema. The theology of revelation stands in the mainstream of firstcentury christian thought, for it presupposes, with other new testament books, the message of the crucified and risen christ 1. His redemptivehistorical commentary encourages readers to see the glory of christ as the exalted priest and king for his peopleand discover the powerful pattern of faith by which we join in the victory. Theology simply profound is a podcast of westminster presbyterian church, an orthodox presbyterian church, serving the western suburbs of chicago, where god powerfully speaks through his. The 144,000 are not an ethnic jewish remnant, and certainly not an anointed class of saints who became jehovahs witnesses before 1935. The sermons were preached at christ reformed church in 2002.
Top 10 bible studies on revelation for fall 2019 christianity today. Overview of the book of revelation reformed answers to. What does john piper believe about dispensationalism. The symbolism of the book ranges through the entire old testament. Reformed theology has traditionally distinguished general revelation from special revelation. There are three main theological camps on the issues of law, gospel, and the structuring of gods redemptive relationship with humankind. In the theology of the book o f revelation bauckham explicates how the sound interpretation of the theology of revelation must be based on the proper understanding of the imageries in its original context. Matt perman is the director of career navigation at the kings college nyc, a blogger, and an author. Ive previously written about how according to the bible, we have been living in the end times for about two thousand years, since the first coming of christ. Your hosts, rob and bob, continue to discuss the book of revelation by walking through the seven churches of revelation chapters 2 and 3. The form of premillennialism which sees revelation as a prophecy of the destiny of the church is not widely held today but it is the theology. There are only three occasions in the new testament where the actual contents of a specific postpentecost prophecy are recorded. The book of revelation is a riveting readbut a persistent question.
Conference on reformed theology, and coeditor of the reformed expository. Calvinism also called the reformed tradition, reformed christianity, reformed protestantism, or the reformed faith is a major branch of protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of christian practice set down by john calvin and other reformationera theologians calvinists broke from the roman catholic church in the 16th century. After an introduction, and letters to the seven churches revelation 1 through 3, the properly prophetic part of the book commences with a vision of heaven revelation 4. Six times in verses 17 is mentioned a period of a thousand years. Theology systematic theology reformation heritage books. A few handfuls of people had special attention to attendbut happily 1800 people livestreamed the conference.
Newell romans versebyverse pdf 6 page expanded paraphrase on colossians pdf. The apostle john wrote the book of revelation in the last part of the 1st century in a genre that would have been extremely familiar to the people of that time. I have been doing a bit of reading concerning the book of revelation. The name by which the distinctively reformed doctrine of the last things is known is amillennialism. The theology of the book of revelation by richard bauckham. The beast is both rome and the eschatological antichristthe great tribulation is primarily an eschatological event, but it includes all tribulation which the church may experience p. However, in the case of dating the book of revelation, the date of its writing is critical to our understanding of the prophecies of the end times. My own understanding of the book is set forth in a very summary manner in the last chapter of my book from age to age a chapter that is not intended to be read until all of the other chapters have been completed. According to some, and i am relieved that it has only been a few, covid19 is proof that the plagues of the book of revelation, in particular the seven seals of revelation 6. This book is a collection of essays addressing various aspects of hyperpreterism a view of eschatology that argues all biblical prophecy was fulfilled in the first century. Charles hodge commentary on romans don garlington a shorter commentary on galatians pdf peter m. Thus the dating of the book of revelation becomes crucial in properly interpreting the book. Augustine was key in forming the new theology which carried over into the reformation and today.
Article 2 of the belgic confession discusses these two means of revelation under the title. Today we look at the 144,000 in the book of revelation. Part of the frustration for us today in reading the book of revelation is in not fully understanding what kind of book it is, or its genre. Revelation, theology of bakers evangelical dictionary. Revelation reformed expository commentary reformed. In episode 43 we continue our new series on the book of revelation. This chart illustrates the concurrent events associated with the second advent of christ. At a time when the study of greek is curtailed in many schools of theology, we hope that the nigtc will demonstrate the continuing value of studying the greek new testament the volumes of the nigtc are for students who want something less technical than a full.
Beale discusses the focus of his lectures at the 20 scrbpc. The book of revelation resources covenant theological. Studying the book of revelation grace online library. Pcrt philadelphia conference of reformed theology conference. In these conversations, ive received questions about reformed or covenant theology, eschatology the study of the last days, and the book of revelation. Revelation reformed expository commentary rec logos. Nowhere is this fact more true than when considering the book of revelation. It is not a puzzle book to be used as a source of arcane calculations. Update on the 2020 philadelphia conference of reformed.
We hope this dynamic commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. Philip ryken shares why this years philadelphia conference on reformed theology should not be missed. Beeke phd, westminster theological seminary has written or coauthored one hundred books, and edited another one hundred titles. Dietsch a study by the book of revelation pdf robert haldane romans pdf william r. Revelation is a book of prophecy but also an apocalyptic literature piece. Revelation reformed expository commentary rec verbum. This name derives from the 20th chapter of revelation. In the same way, rome and jerusalem, the two main players in the book of revelation, were much different in 96 ad then they were in 66 ad. Today the alliance, in conjunction with our host first byron christian reformed church and local officials, has decided that the philadelphia conference on reformed theology in grand rapids will no longer be open to the public. Thankfully, knowing the precise date that a book was written seldom hinders our interpretation.