The sword of Revelation delivers the deadly wound to the first beast, but will the deadly wound be healed as foretold? Do Christians truly understand the nature of the kind and compassionate Father as described by Christ? Do those Christians who consider themselves to be the disciples of Christ in the world today really know how to judge what is of God’s spirit as opposed to what is evil? Not many Christians understand the lesson of calling fire from heaven, and in fact a great majority of them would still make that same error in judgment today for which Jesus rebuked his disciples over two thousand years ago. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and what greater way is there to corrupt people absolutely than to have them believe that they are on God’s side in a war against the unbelievers? Are Christians today armed with the Word of God as their defense against the deceiver warned in the book of Revelation? Or will the future deceiver instead arm himself with the Word of God to use as the very instrument of their deception? Now the time indeed has come for both Christians and Jews alike to judge for themselves what is the holy nature of the Father’s kindness and compassion, and what could only truly be adjudicated as the cunning works of evil.

The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Max Müller, often recognized as the father of the history of religions, made the prediction: "I believe the final struggle between Buddhism and Christianity, whenever that comes to pass, will be a hard one, and will end in a compromise-- there is a prophecy." This comparative study between Judaism, Christianity and Buddhism is itself the key which opens the door to the understanding and fulfillment of that prediction. The first comparative work is a surprisingly contrasting presentation of major teachings in opposition between Judaism and Christianity, whereas the second study is equally profound in its revelation of the true spiritual relationship that exists between the Buddha and the Christ which is at the very heart of Max Müller's prophecy.

In the book of Revelation, God unveils the world as it really is, identifying an unseen spiritual war and announcing a very real day of judgment. We need to be convinced that Jesus is reigning as the risen King. We need to have him speak to the situation in our churches. We need to see how God will pulverize wickedness, obliterate those who oppose him, and set up his kingdom. Revelation has exactly what we need. Useful for personal study, as well as for preaching and teaching (Hamilton even includes helpful charts and tables to highlight key themes and literary elements), the thirty-seven sermons in this volume have a clear structure: introduction, body, and conclusion. Hamilton successfully grabs the reader's attention, raises awareness of a real need, and states the main point of the sermon text. In addition to explaining the meaning of each passage, Hamilton connects the main ideas to applicable analogies and actionable points. Revelation is a prophecy of epic proportions and Hamilton invites readers to love God and his people by expositing this revelation of Jesus, and to say along with the apostle John, "Come, Lord Jesus." Part of the Preaching the Word series.