Dragons, John, and Every Grain of Sand: Essays on the Book of Revelation
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Overview
The book of Revelation can be confusing. When you open its pages, you are surrounded by a world full of beasts, dragons, angels, demons, and even a slain lamb. So how do you make sense of these images? How do you handle this book full of difficult passages? Moreover, how do you apply a book so shrouded in mystery to the everyday lives of Christians? In this engaging book, 19 different scholars from around the world utilize their areas of expertise to explore general themes, confusing passages, and points of application in the book of Revelation.
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- Examines Revelation’s imagery and themes
- Discusses and applies themes and lessons from Revelation
- Collects essays from 19 scholars and professors
- Dragons: General Studies in the Book of Revelation
- John: Difficult Texts in the Book of Revelation
- Every Grain of Sand: Application and the Book of Revelation
Top Highlights
“Therefore, the release of Satan is the climactic moment of the alter-imperial triumph that began in Rev 19:11–21 with the appearance of the ‘son of God’ on a white horse and culminates in the procession of the ‘one on the throne’ in 21:1–8. The depiction of a single bound captive released from prison and marched to his execution would have made his readers feel right at home, but now the picture that reinforced their oppressive position under the rule of the Roman Empire is transformed into a victorious promise of their liberation at God’s triumphal procession.” (Page 191)
“What Revelation reveals is not our future but our savior.” (Page 204)
“Jesus’ robe is dipped30 in blood prior to coming to the battlefield. These stains were from a previous battle, ostensibly 12:11, ‘They have conquered him [the devil] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.’31 Jesus is not a bloody warrior but the bloodied one. While there is a lot of blood in the book, virtually all of it is Jesus’ (1:5; 5:9; 7:14) and his followers (6:10; 16:6; 17:6; 18:24; 19:2). This blood-soaked garment, far from supporting the Divine Warrior motif, subverts it. This is not merely the message of Revelation 19, this is the consistent portrait of Jesus throughout the book of Revelation.32 It is the same Jesus we encounter in the Gospels who lays down his life for his sheep.” (Pages 202–203)
“But while it’s correct to think the beast is Rome, it would be a mistake to think the beast can only ever be Rome. The beast represents both Rome and any kingdom that sets itself against the kingdom of God. There are two reasons one can reach this interpretive conclusion.” (Page 145)
- Craig L. Blomberg
- Paul Boatman
- Otniel Ioan Bunaciu
- Craig A. Evans
- Gary Hall
- Fred Hansen
- J.K. Jones
- Paul Kissling
- Brian Lowery
- Yulia Lubenetz
- I. Howard Marshall
- Mark E. Moore
- Matt Proctor
- Mark Scott
- Jeff Snell
- Carmen Trenton
- Tony Twist
- Neal Windham
- Shane J. Wood
- Title: Dragons, John, and Every Grain of Sand: Essays on the Book of Revelation
- Editor: Shane J. Wood
- Publisher: College Press
- Publication Date: 2011
- Pages: 324