Towards Understanding Revelation

Category: 20th Century

  • 2/17/23 REVELATION 1:1a, PART 10

    2/17/23 REVELATION 1:1a, PART 10

    We’ll be moving from the late 1950’s into the early 1960’s today. Here’s the first quote: “The title is contained in the first verse: ‘The Revelation of Jesus Christ.’ Although the communication professes to deal with ‘things’ (1:1), it is notwithstanding a disclosure of and from a person.”  [from INTERPRETING REVELATION, by Merrill C. Tenney,…

  • 2/9/23 REVELATION 1:1a, PART 9

    2/9/23 REVELATION 1:1a, PART 9

    Still in the 20th century:  “The literary title of the book is ‘the Revelation of John, the theologian.’ He was used to transcribe the book, ‘borne along by the Holy Ghost,’ but the true moral title is that given in verse 1, ‘The Revelation of Jesus Christ.’ This is a further encouragement to readers; for…