To say that the Book of Revelation is the most problematic canonical book in Scripture would be an understatement. The issues that arise, though, are not indicative of the problematic content within Revelation, per se. Rather, they pinpoint the glaring deficiencies with which human interpreters are able to divine the message and movements of the Godhead throughout time. The severe limitations of human comprehension are on full display throughout John’s apocalyptic epistle, in which the reader is given no shortage of visions and images that exude the eschatological certainty of King Jesus’s universal reign. And while there is certainly much more to John’s revelation than merely the correspondence of apocalyptic literature, one cannot evade the apocalyptic eschatology John intends to instill in his readers.
Brief thoughts on John’s apocalyptic eschatology.
Brief thoughts on John’s apocalyptic…
Brief thoughts on John’s apocalyptic eschatology.
To say that the Book of Revelation is the most problematic canonical book in Scripture would be an understatement. The issues that arise, though, are not indicative of the problematic content within Revelation, per se. Rather, they pinpoint the glaring deficiencies with which human interpreters are able to divine the message and movements of the Godhead throughout time. The severe limitations of human comprehension are on full display throughout John’s apocalyptic epistle, in which the reader is given no shortage of visions and images that exude the eschatological certainty of King Jesus’s universal reign. And while there is certainly much more to John’s revelation than merely the correspondence of apocalyptic literature, one cannot evade the apocalyptic eschatology John intends to instill in his readers.