Revelation for You: Seeing History From Heaven’s Perspective (God’s Word for You | GWFY)
Overview
Many Christians are confused by the book of Revelation. It moves from strange and disturbing images to warm and practical encouragement; from the fires of Hell to wonderful pictures of a glorious eternity. And yet the message of the final book of the Bible is both clear and simple. Despite everything that is going wrong with our world, God remains in control. And when we see history, our present, and our future from heaven’s perspective, it will encourage us to trust God and remain faithful to the end. This accessible, absorbing expository guide opens up this book for new and mature Christians alike. It is more applied than a typical commentary, making it a great resource for personal devotion, as well as useful for leading small group studies or sermon preparation.
Top Highlights
“John is writing to Christians facing the threats and seductions of life in and under the Roman Empire. We need to put ourselves in their shoes and see how Revelation inspires them to remain faithful to Christ before we apply it to ourselves.” (Page 10)
“He constantly uses symbols, numbers and imagery to convey his message. And one of his favourite symbols is the number seven. Sevens are interwoven throughout the book. Seven is a symbol of completeness or perfection. So the seven Spirits or the sevenfold Spirit is John’s way of saying the Spirit is complete or perfect. The Spirit of God is all-present and all-seeing. He is everywhere and sees everything.” (Pages 20–21)
“The pause between the sixth and seventh trumpet—for as long as it lasts, and it will not last for ever—creates space for the mission of the church.” (Page 83)
“The first beast comes out of the sea, representing the political and military power of empire (13:1)” (Page 101)
“Instead of the mighty beasts of imperial power, we have a lamb. Instead of a victorious general, we have one who has been slain. Instead of the power, glory and wisdom of empire, we have the weakness, shame and folly of the cross (1 Corinthians 1:18–2:5). But it’s the folly and weakness of the cross that has conquered. The King reigns from the cross. The Lamb has all strength (symbolised by seven horns) and all knowledge (seven eyes), and is all-present (the seven spirits or sevenfold Spirit) (Revelation 5:3). He receives the worship of heaven because by his blood he has ransomed people for God.” (Pages 57–58)
- Title: Revelation for You
- Author: Tim Chester
- Series: God’s Word for You
- Publisher: The Good Book Company
- Print Publication Date: 2019
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Revelation › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781909919983, 9781909919976, 9781909919990, 1909919985, 1909919977, 1909919993
- Resource ID: LLS:GWFY87REV
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-26T21:52:00Z
Dr. Tim Chester is a pastor at Grace Church, Boroughbridge, UK; a faculty member of Crosslands Training; and is the author of over 30 books. He has a PhD in theology and was previously Research and Policy Director for Tearfund UK. He has been an adjunct lecturer in missiology and reformed spirituality. Tim is married to Helen and has two daughters.