Revelation #5 Intro: ”A Love Story”?

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie continue their introduction and overview of the book of Revelation. They discuss Rob's proposal that the book of Revelation is a love story as well as a brief look at the structure of Revelation and how that impacts our understanding of the text. 

See notes and recommended readings below

Please "follow" this podcast and give a review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your review will go a long way towards helping others find this podcast.

Then share it with others so that we can get the word of the Gospel of the Kingdom to more people!

 

Also, our goal is to keep these episodes free of charge. I do not intend to ever hide them behind a paywall. I can only do this if those of you who have been blessed by them and can afford to give ($5, $10, $25, or more/month) do so. You can give a tax-deductible contribution by following this link.

APP: If you wish to view these podcasts on your smartphone through the Determinetruth app simply download the “tithe.ly church” app on your smartphone and insert “determinetruth” as the church name you wish to follow. Once it is loaded, simply click on the “blog” icon and it will automatically load.

 

NOTES:

John has made the structure really explicit: Rev 1:9; 4:1-2; 17:1-3; 21:9-10

 

Jesus is first introduced in 1:5 with the titles

• Faithful witness
• Firstborn from the dead
• Ruler of the kings of the earth

 

5:5-6

 

Lion 6x; only 1x for Jesus

Lamb 28x; 27x for Jesus!

 

 

5:9

But it is not only who is in power but how we do power!

Is it Lion power or Lamb power?

 

Lion power

Lamb power

 

Mark 10:42-45

 

Babylon v New Jerusalem

17:6

18:24

 

Matt 6:19-34

We cannot love God and mammon

 

Resources:

Rob’s book: Follow the Lamb: a Guide to Reading, Understanding, and Applying the Book of Revelation 

Rob’s book: Understanding the New Testament and the End Times

For all Rob’s books: Amazon.com page 

Rob's blog posts

7 Seals and Revelation

3rd Seal and Covid

Revelation A Love Story

End-times Return of Jesus

Introductions to the book of Revelation

Dalrymple, Rob. Follow the Lamb: A Guide to Reading, Understanding, and Applying the book of Revelation. Eugene, Or.: Wipf and Stock, 2017.

 

Commentaries

Simple:

Poythress, Vern S. The Returning King: A Guide to the Book of Revelation. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 2000.

Basic:

Keener, Craig S. Revelation. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.

Peterson, Eugene H. Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988.

Resseguie, James. The Revelation of John: A Narrative Commentary. Grand Rapids, Baker Academic: 2009.

Rossing, Barbara. The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the book of Revelation. New York: Basic Books, 2005.

Advanced:

Barr, David. Tales of the End: A Narrative Commentary on the Book of Revelation. Salem, Or.: Polebridge Press, 2012.

 

Topical studies on Revelation

Gorman, Michael. Reading Revelation Responsibly. Eugene, Or.: Wipf and Stock, 2011.

deSilva, David, Unholy Allegiance: Heeding Revelation’s Warning. Peabody, MA.: Hendrickson, 2022

McKnight, Scot and Cody Matchett. Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2023.