TY - BOOK AU - Beale,G.K. TI - The book of Revelation: a commentary on the Greek text T2 - The new international Greek Testament commentary SN - 9780802871077 AV - BS2825 .B665 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Carlisle [Cumbria] PB - The Paternoster Press KW - Bible KW - Revelation KW - Commentaries N1 - 1 (pages xxviii-lxiv) and indexes; Introduction. The date of the Apocalypse --; The situation of the churches and the purpose and them of the book --; Authorship --; Genre --; Major interpretative approaches --; Interpretation of symbolism --; The text of Revelation --; The use of the Old Testament in the Apocalypse --; The grammar of the Apocalypse --; The structure and plan of John's Apocalypse --; The disputed significance of Revelation 1:19 as n interpretive key to the book --; The theology and goal of the Apocalypse --; Commentary. 1:1-20 : prologue --; 2:1-3:22 : the letters to the seven churches : Christ encourages the churches to witness, warns them against compromise, and exhorts them to hear and to overcome compromise in order to inherit eternal life --; 4:1-5:14 : God and Christ are glorified because Christ's resurrection demonstrates that they are sovereign over creation to judge and to redeem --; 6:1-8:5 : the seven seals --; 8:6-11:19 : the seven trumpets --; 12:1-15:4 : deeper conflict --; 15:5-16:21 : the seven bowl judgments : God punishes the ungodly during the inter-advent age and consummately at the last day because of the persecution and idolatry --; 17:1-19:21 : final judgment of Babylon and the beast --; 20:1-15 : the millennium is inaugurated during the church age as God limits Satan's deceptive powers and as deceased Christians are vindicated by reigning in heaven ; the millennium is concluded by a resurgence of Satan's deceptive assault against the church and the final judgment --; 21:1-22:5 : the new creation and the church perfected in glory --; 22:6-21 : conclusion; 2; 2; https://ciu.libwizard.com/f/copyright-requests ER -