Worthy Is the Lamb [Paperback]

Ray Summers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1999

A dynamic study on the book of Revelation, Worthy is the Lamb has become a classic text for serious Bible students everywhere.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: B&H Academic (March 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805420746
• ISBN-13: 978-0805420746
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Revelation of John made easier to understand, January 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Worthy is the Lamb (Hardcover)

This is an older little known "jewel" of a book. It is very well written and composed for the average person seeking to understand all the "mystery" of the book of Revelation. With all the present day abuse and mis-use of this important book, it is soothing to finally read a book that presents, in a very logical and unbiased manner, what God intended for us to understand. Ray removes all the "end-time mystery" and the extreme views being presented today and takes us back to an understandably wonderful message. What did God intend for the first century Christians, the first recipients, to understand? If the message doesn't help them, it can't be the correct message. Revelation doesn't have to be scarey or frightening. It's message is one of love and hope.

It will take some effort to get through the book. It's not presented as a storybook. It is presented in a logical orderly study fashion that with time, the scriptures, a note pad and prayer, the simplicity of the message can be realized. This is the only book I am aware of of this caliber.

The final message, "God 1: Satan 0", Game Over!

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for for a realistic approach to Revelation, February 6, 2000

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David McCollum (North Little Rock, Arkansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Worthy Is the Lamb (Paperback)

Dr. Ray Summers was one of the most respected experts and scholars on the Biblical book of Revelation and a wonderful and challenging teacher. His book takes the strange book of Revelation and adds historical context to make understanding easier for the average reader. Much of the understanding of the book relates to the historical context the Jews faced in Roman times and the type of literature the book is. Dr. Summers examines many of the popular views on Revelation, breaks them down to the pros and cons and gives the pluses and minuses of each. The curious will find this fascinating and a whole new concept of the book opened to him. He will find it is not a scary book with strange symbols about the end of time but a book of hope that can apply to Christians everywhere in times of persecution. The apostle John is writing as a political prisoner and he's using a lot of coded language only Jews could fully understand. Dr. Summers unlocks a lot of the mystery and the code and you know what? We find things are not so mysterious after all if you can grasp the historical contest and type of literature.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive book on Revelation, August 13, 2002

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Kip Perkins (Mt Juliet, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worthy Is the Lamb (Paperback)

With the publication of Hal Lindsey's "The Late Great Planet Earth", everyone jumped on his bandwagon and spun off on the most useless fantasy and poor biblical scholarship on Revelation and have confused many. This book presents Revelation in the context as the people it was written to (the seven churches of Asia). If your understanding of Revelation would mean nothing to Christians in the first century then it is wrong. Get this book and get started with serious study of Revelation. It is simpler than you think.