Jensen, Irving L Revelation A Self-Study Guide Payne, J Barton Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy Pentecost, J Dwight Prophecy for Today Sauer, Erich From Eternity to Eternity Smith, Wilbur M The Biblical Doctrine of Heaven Tenney, Merrill C Interpreting Revelation For a very informative discussion of the status of Judaism and Christianity in the Roman Empire when Revelation was written, consult Merrill C Tenney, Interpreting Revelation, pp 20-27 The worst persecution was yet to come for Christians, when John wrote Revelation This made the ominous message of Revelation all the more relevant 3 In the Greek, the genitive “of Jesus Christ” in 1:1 is either an objective genitive (i.e., Jesus is the one revealed) or a subjective genitive (i.e., Jesus is the one revealing) The intention of the passage is probably both, that is, revelation about Christ and revelation from Christ Wilbur M Smith, “Revelation,” in The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p 1492 Other apocalyptic books of the Bible are Daniel, Ezekiel, and Zechariah Because Revelation’s apocalyptic form made it so di erent from the other New Testament books, there was delay in this book’s being accepted as canonical by the Eastern church The Western church, however, early recognized Revelation’s divine inspiration In many ways Revelation di ers from noncanonical apocalyptic writings, such as in its overall optimism, moral urgency, and identification of authorship See Wilbur M Smith, A Treasury of Books for Bible Study, pp 235-42, for an extensive comparative study of the two scriptures The NASB identi es most of the songs by setting them in indented and blocked form (e.g., 4:11) Merrill C Tenney, Interpreting Revelation, p 33 Such an outline is arrived at in the later, more advanced stages of survey study 10 Chart 128 shows the view of a midtribulation rapture (dashed line) There is also a posttribulation view that places the rapture at the end of the Tribulation, followed immediately by Christ’s return to the earth 11 John F Walvoord, The Revelation of Jesus Christ, p 103 Walvoord’s reference to “second coming” here is to Christ’s return to the earth (19:11-21), which is a key event of Revelation ... the later, more advanced stages of survey study 10 Chart 128 shows the view of a midtribulation rapture (dashed line) There is also a posttribulation view that places the rapture at the end of. .. identification of authorship See Wilbur M Smith, A Treasury of Books for Bible Study, pp 235-42, for an extensive comparative study of the two scriptures The NASB identi es most of the songs by setting them... In the Greek, the genitive ? ?of Jesus Christ” in 1:1 is either an objective genitive (i.e., Jesus is the one revealed) or a subjective genitive (i.e., Jesus is the one revealing) The intention of