The Book of Revelation, in chapter 20, mentions a period of one thousand years during which the devil will be incarcerated in the abyss and, during which period, Jesus will come with His resurrected Saints to reign on Earth. That period of time has been called the "Millennium". However, this era has been diversely interpreted by various Bible scholars. In this book, "Revelation Revisited Volume 5", the author humbly exposes his understanding of the subject.

"Revelation Revisited - Volume 7" is the last Volume in this series. It is based on the final two chapters of the Book of Revelation" In it, the Author looks at the New Jerusalem, its characteristics, the elemets that will be present there, those that won't be found there and the assurances the Scriptures give to believers.

The emotionally evocative power of the book of Revelation has been often noted and experienced by interpreters, but until now it has never been systematically explored. The strange visions of the book of Revelation provide some of the most difficult passages of the New Testament, yet Christians have long been fascinated by its power and provocative pronouncements. David deSilva analyzes how the book argues and persuades us to see the world through the eyes of John, and suggests that the study of ancient rhetoric is particularly valuable in understanding the book of Revelation. deSilva interprets the book of Revelation as a rhetorical and communicative strategy to persuade a particular audience for specific goals. Throughout this analysis, he pursues John's construction of his own authority, John's use of emotion and logic, and his attempt to shape the formation of the reader. Despite the complexities of Revelation, deSilva has produced a remarkably clear text sure to cause readers to rethink their view of Revelation.

Today, more than at any other time in the history of creation, people have a great hunger for and desire to understand the last book of the Bible, the book of Revelation. Reverend Behrens takes the reader through the fascinating book of Revelation, as well as, the visions of Daniel and the apocalyptic writings found in the Gospels of the New Testament. This study strives to bring to light, some very interesting facts concerning the teachings of the twenty-first century Church. This book is a companion to a DVD Bible Study, of the same name, that will greatly enrich the reader's experience. It consists of twelve video sessions, including: (1) Introduction (2) The Rapture Theory (3) The First Vision of Daniel (4) The Seventy Weeks of Daniel (5) The Olivet Discourse (6) The Revelation of Jesus Christ (7) The Invitation (8) The Victory Belongs to God (9) Seals, Trumpets and Bowls (10) Silence in Heaven (11) The Two Beasts and Babylon (12) A New Heaven and New Earth The layout of the book offers ample space for the participant to write down notes, thoughts and comments. The DVD Bible Study (not included) is facilitator ready, as each of the twelve sessions are followed up with discussion questions.

Given the popular-level conversations on phenomena like the Gospel of Thomas and Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus, as well as the current gap in evangelical scholarship on the origins of the New Testament, Michael Kruger’s Canon Revisited meets a significant need for an up-to-date work on canon by addressing recent developments in the field. He presents an academically rigorous yet accessible study of the New Testament canon that looks deeper than the traditional surveys of councils and creeds, mining the text itself for direction in understanding what the original authors and audiences believed the canon to be. Canon Revisited provides an evangelical introduction to the New Testament canon that can be used in seminary and college classrooms, and read by pastors and educated lay leaders alike. In contrast to the prior volumes on canon, this volume distinguishes itself by placing a substantial focus on the theology of canon as the context within which the historical evidence is evaluated and assessed. Rather than simply discussing the history of canon—rehashing the Patristic data yet again—Kruger develops a strong theological framework for affirming and authenticating the canon as authoritative. In effect, this work successfully unites both the theology and the historical development of the canon, ultimately serving as a practical defense for the authority of the New Testament books.

Revelation Revisited is a multi-volume series based on the Book of Revelation. In Volume I, the Author examined the Prologue and the Seven Letters the resurrected Jesus addresses to the Seven Churches in Biblical Asia. In Volume II, he now pursues the study and examines the Signs of the Times, the Rapture and the opening of the Seven Seals with the Judgments that follow. In these end-times, the Book of Revelation is the Book to read and study. All those interested in Eschatology will find this Volume - the whole series, in fact - to be a very good and instructive read.

The presentations I have seen on Revelation have bothered me for years. If I have taken the time to study Revelation, a book I have always avoided, I must have been very distressed. Let me show you a couple of the things that I have found.If you look at the seven headed beast in Revelation 13, you will find that this beast is described by three other beasts which are found in the book of Daniel, chapter 7. These beasts are the lion, the bear, and the leopard. The fourth beast in Daniel 7 is conspicuous by its absence. The terrible beast which is a representation of Rome is missing. Many people are saying that the end times will produce a one world government which is a revived Roman Empire. Hmm. Does this mean that, if the terrible beast is missing from the seven headed beast that the seven headed beast will have nothing to do with the revived Roman Empire? No matter what your conclusion, This needs to be carefully inspected.Next, in Rev 5:19, it is stated that 1/3 of mankind will be killed when the 6th trumpet is sounded. The word anthropos is used to indicate who will die. The dead will be “man faced”, or, human beings. When the four horsemen reign in the 1st four seals, Rev 6:8 says “And power was given to them over a fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, etc.”. The problem is that, so far, everyone I have heard speak on this section says that ¼ of mankind will be killed at this point. That doesn't seem to fit the text. These horsemen will have the power to kill over ¼ of the earth's soil (“ge” in the Greek). I'm sure people will die at this time, but having the power to kill is not necessarily to kill, and why kill soil?Some Revelation studies amount to little more than a rehashing of other studies. Other studies go into minute details and miss the overall picture. Not so with this book. It takes a new look at Revelation which gives an overview of Revelation and applies it to modern times. Furthermore, many people know more about what the other books of the Bible say about Revelation than they know about the book of Revelation itself. This is almost peculiar. This book will show you what Revelation says about its self.The methods used to study Revelation in this book are simple. First, look primarily at the text of Revelation. Next, stick to the more obvious meanings and skip the obscure.When I started this study, it was like I was holding a blank piece of paper in my hand and I wasn't sure what was going to fill the page when I was done. To my surprise, I have found a cohesive and straightforward understanding of Revelation which has gone far beyond my wildest dreams.Clearly identified are: The seven headed beast, The seven heads, The eighth head, The two horned lamb, The time of the ten horned rule, Many time sequences, And much more.

This is a verse by verse commentary on the last three chapters of the book of Revelation. These last three chapters are dealing with the Millennial reign of Christ on earth, the Post-millennial period including the Gog/Magog rebellion and the Great White Throne judgment, and the Eternal State, Heaven and Hell.Revelation Revisited is the product of over 10 years and thousands of hours of analysis and evaluation, and research on the subject. This admittedly involved some disillusionment with a host of interpretations and theories and scenarios. It represents an attempt to implement and adhere to certain rules of interpretation and exegesis and logic. It required an intentional attempt to put aside personal biases and doctrinal presuppositions in order to let the text speak for itself. It also is what emerges from applying two other principles which are unique to biblical exegesis and interpretation. The first is to let scripture interpret scripture. The amazing and little recognized reality is that even the very cryptic passages and somewhat bizarre symbology are actually interpreted and often explained elsewhere in scripture. For example, the various beasts featured in Revelation are actually interpreted and explained in the Old Testament prophetic book of Daniel (and vice versa). Attempts to understand and explain Revelation, or Daniel, without a familiarity with, understanding of, and reference to the rest of both Old and New Testament prophetic scripture, are doomed to fail to produce accurate interpretations - as has historically been the case. The findings and interpretations and scenarios articulated in this commentary have areas of commonality and agreement with many other mainstream works (inasmuch as they are all futurists and to varying degrees literalists). But there are also significant and consequential differences with each of them. The implicit message of many of these more famous authors and their works, is that the revelations and frightening descriptions found in the book are actually not very relevant to the Church today, because she won't even be here when they all will be occurring. Thus the most important messages of the book are mostly missed and almost negated with respect to their intended impact, that we need to live differently in light of these things, especially as we see them happening in our world today. A more accurate and realistic interpretation of the book tells us that we need to see what is happening today in light of what was predicted in scripture, and live our lives accordingly. Moreover, we need to be passing on to the next generation the truths about what to expect in our future and theirs. While we are promised deliverance from the wrath of God to be poured out on Satan and his followers, we are not promised deliverance from what God describes as a time of testing and tribulation for His church. Those who choose to believe the more palatable and comfortable teaching that Christ will come to take out His church before the Antichrist appears, may very well fail to recognize the Antichrist when he does appear, and scriptures warns many will be deceived by him. People today need to hear this truth proclaimed.

A seven headed ten horned red Dragon, with a seductive Harlot called Babylon riding on its back; stars falling from the sky with the earth being destroyed; a world ruler setting up a global economy and demanding that the whole world worship him as god; Jesus returning to the earth to destroy this world leader (the "Antichrist"), and all his followers, as well as the world as we know it; really? Really? Does it make any sense? Is it scientifically believable? And if we think it is believable, which of the hundreds of interpretations and scenarios are we supposed to believe?Revelation Revisited is the product of over 10 years and thousands of hours of analysis and evaluation, and research on the subject. This admittedly involved some disillusionment with a host of interpretations and theories and scenarios. It represents an attempt to implement and adhere to certain rules of interpretation and exegesis and logic. It required an intentional attempt to put aside personal biases and doctrinal presuppositions in order to let the text speak for itself. It also is what emerges from applying two other principles which are unique to biblical exegesis and interpretation. The first is to let scripture interpret scripture. The amazing and little recognized reality is that even the very cryptic passages and somewhat bizarre symbology are actually interpreted and often explained elsewhere in scripture. For example, the various beasts featured in Revelation are actually interpreted and explained in the Old Testament prophetic book of Daniel (and vice versa). Attempts to understand and explain Revelation, or Daniel, without a familiarity with, understanding of, and reference to the rest of both Old and New Testament prophetic scripture, are doomed to fail to produce accurate interpretations - as has historically been the case.The findings and interpretations and scenarios articulated in this commentary have areas of commonality and agreement with many other mainstream works (inasmuch as they are all futurists and to varying degrees literalists). But there are also significant and consequential differences with each of them. The implicit message of many of these more famous authors and their works, is that the revelations and frightening descriptions found in the book are actually not very relevant to the Church today, because she won't even be here when they all will be occurring. Thus the most important messages of the book are mostly missed and almost negated with respect to their intended impact, that we need to live differently in light of these things, especially as we see them happening in our world today. A more accurate and realistic interpretation of the book tells us that we need to see what is happening today in light of what was predicted in scripture, and live our lives accordingly. Moreover, we need to be passing on to the next generation the truths about what to expect in our future and theirs. While we are promised deliverance from the wrath of God to be poured out on Satan and his followers, we are not promised deliverance from what God describes as a time of testing and tribulation for His church. Those who choose to believe the more palatable and comfortable teaching that Christ will come to take out His church before the Antichrist appears, may very well fail to recognize the Antichrist when he does appear, and scriptures warns many will be deceived by him. People today need to hear this truth proclaimed. This is book 1 of 4 volumes.

A seven headed ten horned red Dragon, with a seductive Harlot called Babylon riding on its back; stars falling from the sky with the earth being destroyed; a world ruler setting up a global economy and demanding that the whole world worship him as god; Jesus returning to the earth to destroy this world leader (the "Antichrist"), and all his followers, as well as the world as we know it; really? Really? Does it make any sense? Is it scientifically believable? And if we think it is believable, which of the hundreds of interpretations and scenarios are we supposed to believe? Revelation Revisited is the product of over 10 years and thousands of hours of analysis and evaluation, and research on the subject. This admittedly involved some disillusionment with a host of interpretations and theories and scenarios. It represents an attempt to implement and adhere to certain rules of interpretation and exegesis and logic. It required an intentional attempt to put aside personal biases and doctrinal presuppositions in order to let the text speak for itself. It also is what emerges from applying two other principles which are unique to biblical exegesis and interpretation. The first is to let scripture interpret scripture. The amazing and little recognized reality is that even the very cryptic passages and somewhat bizarre symbology are actually interpreted and often explained elsewhere in scripture. For example, the various beasts featured in Revelation are actually interpreted and explained in the Old Testament prophetic book of Daniel (and vice versa). Attempts to understand and explain Revelation, or Daniel, without a familiarity with, understanding of, and reference to the rest of both Old and New Testament prophetic scripture, are doomed to fail to produce accurate interpretations - as has historically been the case. The findings and interpretations and scenarios articulated in this commentary have areas of commonality and agreement with many other mainstream works (inasmuch as they are all futurists and to varying degrees literalists). But there are also significant and consequential differences with each of them. The implicit message of many of these more famous authors and their works, is that the revelations and frightening descriptions found in the book are actually not very relevant to the Church today, because she won't even be here when they all will be occurring. Thus the most important messages of the book are mostly missed and almost negated with respect to their intended impact, that we need to live differently in light of these things, especially as we see them happening in our world today. A more accurate and realistic interpretation of the book tells us that we need to see what is happening today in light of what was predicted in scripture, and live our lives accordingly. Moreover, we need to be passing on to the next generation the truths about what to expect in our future and theirs. While we are promised deliverance from the wrath of God to be poured out on Satan and his followers, we are not promised deliverance from what God describes as a time of testing and tribulation for His church. Those who choose to believe the more palatable and comfortable teaching that Christ will come to take out His church before the Antichrist appears, may very well fail to recognize the Antichrist when he does appear, and scriptures warns many will be deceived by him. People today need to hear this truth proclaimed. This is book 3 of 4 volumes.