Four Views on the Book of Revelation
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pate, C. Marvin / Gundry, Stanley N., PUBLISHER: Zong>onong>dervan, Of all the books of the Bible, few are as fascinating or as bewildering as Revelationg>onong>. Its images grip the imaginationg>onong>: four grim horsemen, the Antichrist, the ten-horned beast, the ultimate battle at Armageddong>onong>, and, of course, 666, the "mark of the beast," variously interpreted ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> signify everything from Hitler and Krushchev ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> credit cards and the Internet.Is the book of Revelationg>onong> a blueprint for the future that needs decoding if we want ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> understand current events? Is it a book of powerful imagery, with warnings and promises for the church throughout the ages? Or is it essentially an imaginative depictiong>onong> of ong>hisong>ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>rical events in the first century? Four Views ong>onong> the Book of Revelationg>onong> explores the four main views in which Revelationg>onong> is undersong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>od: preterist, idealist, classical dispensationg>onong>alist futurist, and progressive dispensationg>onong>alist. The interactive Counterpoints forum allows each author not ong>onong>ly ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> present ong>hisong> view, but also ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> offer brief commentary ong>onong> other views presented. Tong>hisong> evenhanded approach is ideal for comparing and cong>onong>trasting stances in order ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> form a persong>onong>al cong>onong>clusiong>onong> about the interpretationg>onong> and meaning of Revelationg>onong>.The Counterpoints series provides a forum for comparisong>onong> and critique of different views ong>onong> issues important ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Christians. Counterpoints books address two categories: Church Life and Exploring Theology. Complete your library with other books in the Counterpoints series.