The New Daily Study Bible: Revelation of John, Volume 2

by William Barclay

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 2004

Overview

Here the reader meets many of the picturesque images that are identified with Revelation—the four horses and their riders, the antichrist, the woman clothed with the sun, the beast with his number, Armageddon, the Millennium, the new Jerusalem. William Barclay helps the reader understand and interpret these and many other images drawn from Revelation that have so seized the world's imagination. And because so many of John's prophetic utterances relate to Rome, Barclay also devotes many pages to describing the great city as it was under the early Caesars.

Key Features

• Insightful devotionals and commentary on the New Testament
• Wisdom and biblical knowledge from well-loved theologian William Barclay

Product Details

• Title: The New Daily Study Bible: Revelation of John, Volume 2
• Author: William Barclay
• Series: The New Daily Study Bible: New Testament (DSB)
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 262

About William Barclay

William Barclay (1907-1978) was a world-renowned New Testament interpreter and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at Glasgow University in Scotland. Having written more than fifty books, he is probably best known as the author of The Daily Study Bible series.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The prayers of the saints are about to go up to God; and it may be that the idea is that everything in heaven halts so that the prayers of the saints may be heard. As R. H. Charles puts it in his commentary: ‘The needs of the saints are more to God than all the psalmody of heaven.’ Even the music of heaven and even the thunder of revelation are stilled so that God’s ear may catch the whispered prayer of the humblest of his trusting people.” (Page 45)

“It is to be noted that the crown in this passage is different from the one in Revelation 19. Here the crown is stephanos, which is the victor’s crown; in Revelation 19 it is diadēma, which is the royal crown.” (Page 4)

“Here is a dramatic truth for life: every occasion on which we choose to suffer rather than to be disloyal is the defeat of Satan.” (Page 94)

“The function of the second horse and its rider is to take peace from the earth.” (Page 6)

“Before this time of terror and devastation comes, the faithful are to be sealed with the seal of God in order that they may survive it. It is not that they are to be exempt from it but that they are to be brought safely through it.” (Page 21)

Product Details

• Title: The Revelation of John, Volume 2
• Author: William Barclay
• Series: The New Daily Study Bible
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 2004
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Revelation › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780664226800, 0664226809
• Resource ID: LLS:NDSB87REV02
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:46:32Z

About William Barclay

William Barclay (5 December 1907–24 January 1978) was an author, radio and television presenter, Church of Scotland minister, and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow.