When the Man Comes Around: A Commentary on the Book of Revelation
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The book of Revelation was written to do just that: reveal. But most commentaries nowadays either engage in bizarre speculations about the future, or they keep an embarrassed distance from all the apocalyptic events that the apostle John says will “shortly take place.”
In this commentary, Douglas Wilson provides a passage-by-passage walkthrough of the entire book, showing how John’s most notorious prophecies concern the Fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Explaining symbols and characters as he goes, Wilson shows from the text that not only is this book not an elaborate code, but that Revelation is not even ultimately concerned with the end of the world as we know it. Revelation is about the triumph of the Church, which always happens when the Man comes around.
- Provides a passage-by-passage walkthrough of the entire book of Revelation
- Shows how John’s most notorious prophecies concern the Fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70
- Argues that Revelation is about the triumph of the Church, which happens when the Man comes around
- Title: When the Man Comes Around: A Commentary on the Book of Revelation
- Author: Douglas Wilson
- Publisher: Canon Press
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Pages: 284
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- ISBNs: 9781947644922, 1947644920
- Resource ID: LLS:RVLTNCMMWHMNCMS
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-03-04T18:43:12Z
Douglas Wilson (1953– ), a prolific author and speaker, has been the pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho for over 30 years. He is a senior fellow of theology, a permanent member of the Board of Trustees, and a professional in residence at New Saint Andrews College. Wilson graduated from the University of Idaho with a BA in classical studies and a BA and an MA in philosophy.
He is the editor of Credenda/Agenda magazine and has authored numerous books, including The Paideia of God: And Other Essays on Education, Standing On the Promises: A Handbook of Biblical Childrearing, Reforming Marriage, and Reformed Is Not Enough: Recovering the Objectivity of the Covenant, which can all be found in the Douglas Wilson Collection (17 vols.).