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The Revelation of Jesus Christ

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If you want to cut through all the trash that has been published in the area of End-Times material, this is the book to look to. I was written by a man that has spent his entire career, carefully looking at the issues of Eschatology and what has been written about it. It is written at a serious level and work will be needed to follow his writings. But if you what the Truth and you can deal with it. This is the book to read

He tackles the book of Revelation with the same intensity as he did on the book of Daniel. This book is also seminary level. If you are serious about wanting to learn more about The Revelation of St. John the Divine, then this is a must have, must read.

This is an excellent book, and a must addition to anyone's library seriously interested in Eschatology. It is somewhat academic, but understandable to most astute lay persons. For a book also thorough but geared more to the person in the pew and practical teaching, see "The History of the Future: A Commentary on Revelation and Matthew 24" by Marvin and Timothy Blackburn (ISBN 1592440681). You must have both these books.

Dr. Walvoord does a magnificent job outlining various views of the symbology of Revelation while staying true to the Biblical context. His clear commentary to each verse helps establish the continuity of the entire Bible.

I am using this book as a help for the Bible in teaching Revelation. Our class loves the detail and the explanations.

Well-written, informative, and based on a lifetime of Biblical study, this book presents Walvoord's thoughtful opinions on the subject matter as well as the opinions and escatological positions of other reputable (and not so reputable) commentators in order to allow the reader to gather in as much light on the subject as possible. That is one mark of a great commentary and is why I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a serious understanding of escatology.

The book, while going chapter by chapter through Revelation, is able to "pull it all together" with the rest of Scripture and is in no way limited to a superficial explanation of any of the passages of Revelation, especially the difficult ones. It is evident that this was no haphazard project or afterthought that the author threw together in order to make a buck and spout an opinion which is something to be seriously considered when reading any man's viewpoint of God's word.

What's more is that he presents the information in a way that leads one to desire further self study--the mark of a great teacher and a necessary quality when seeking a proper understanding of God's word. No one has all the answers, including Walvood, but some have more answers than others! Who is right and who is wrong when it comes to viewpoints on escatology? With a Bible in one hand, Walvoord's book in the other, and a prayerful attitude to top it off, you can know that you know that you know what is true doctrine and what is wrong doctrine.

John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) has written, what I regard, as the standard dispensational commentary on Revelation. Written in 1966, it is well written and certainly better than the commentary by La Haye (1973). I strongly disagree with his position and the dispensational interpretation is clearly in a minority among scholarly commentaries now. But if I was to pick one dispensational commentary this would be it. Walvoord was president of Dallas Theological Seminary from 1952 to 1986. Walvoord is the 24th most cited commentator on Revelation among 7 recent scholarly commentaries (1997-2005).

He takes a futuristic and a literal approach. He regards the first seal as the Antichrist i.e. the beast out of the sea of Ch 13, the 144,000 are the godly remnant of Israel during the great tribulation, the two witnesses are two prophets, the woman of Ch 12 is the Jewish nation of Israel, Babylon is Ecclesiastical and political entity (Papal Rome), on Ch 20 he is premill. The literal approach focuses on the Jews (Israel) rather than the church, which is its fatal flaw.

I will be the first one to give, a hug to Walvoord in heaven.

Excellent book. Breaks down Revelations verse by verse and explains it clearly with references to the rest of the Bible. The author takes a pre-tribulation, pre-millennium, prophetic view of Revelation which I agree with completely. He addresses other views as they become relevant in the study and explains why he feels they are incorrect. This is done within the context of the study and not as a specific attempt to discredit.

He quotes from other Revelation studies to give different views on how some of the more difficult verses are being interpreted.

Revelations is a book all Christians should make a point to study. It shows us the hope we have to come and the triumphant return of Christ. It is not a mystery but a source of comfort and gladness. If you haven't done a study of Revelation yet, this is the book to use.

Very detail books which gives multiple views of Revelation. This is one of the most important books in my library

My brother in Christ, Garry, loaned me his copy to read. I know about the writings of Dr. Walvoord, so I trust what he will teach. I enjoyed reading his comments on Revelation. What I found refreshing was his willingness to fairly present other views by both non-dispensationalist and dispensationalist. This allows the reader to decide if they will agree or disagree with Dr. Walvoords views and position concerning this book. The literal interpretation using the futurist approach makes Revelation clear and accessible to average Christians.

In this book author John Walvoord does an excellent job explaining the pre-millennial view of the book of Revelation. He points out how other scholars understand the different sections of Revelation, and he explains why he does not believe those interpretations are good. As much as he can Walvoord approaches the Revelation literally. I recommend this book to anyone studying the Revelation of John.