Exploring commentaries on Revelation down through the ages
The study started about a year ago, thinking that 100 year-old commentaries were “old”. Once we decided to share this study as a blog in January 2022, the beginning was taken back to almost 2000 years ago. We’re starting with introductory materials, but will be moving into the Book itself in the near future. As we move forward, feel free to go back to the beginning and move at your own pace. If you like the content, don’t forget to subscribe at the bottom of the page.
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3/29/23 THE DEBATE ABOUT THE DATE OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL, PART 3
Here’s the last installment. Arguments based on language and words The first argument for a 2nd century BC date for Daniel in this category is that the book is written in two different languages. The critics suggest that this creates a sense of ‘disunity.’ The beginning and the end of this book are directed towards…
3/27/23 THE DEBATE ABOUT THE DATE OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL, PART 2
Here’s the second installment. The Arguments Based on the History of Babylonian Kings Critics claim that there was never a king of Babylon named “Belshazzar;” the last king was Nabonidus. Also, Nebuchadnezzar didn’t have a son named “Belshazzar.” Four cylinders were found in the ruins of a ziggurat in 1854 at Ur which contained a…
3/25/23 THE DEBATE ABOUT THE DATE OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL, PART 1
I need to start by noting, that from my reading, there are many people, including some Christians, who are just certain that humans cannot know the future. They are sure that there isn’t a God, or that God would not or could not divulge that information, so in consequence, all prophecies must be history in…
3/4/23 REVELATION 1:1a, PART 12
The first quote starts a rabbit hole almost immediately: “John calls his book an apocalypse or revelation, and this title not only describes its content, but classifies it as a recognized type of literature. During the three hundred years between the persecution of the Jews by Antiochus Epiphanes (167 B.C.) and the destruction of the…
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