The Revelation of John, Volume Two

by William Barclay

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. William Barclay helps the reader understand and interpret these and many other images drawn from Revelation that have so seized hold of the world's imagination. For almost fifty years and for millions of readers, the Daily Study Bible commentaries have been the ideal help for both devotional and serious Bible study. Now, with the release of the New Daily Study Bible, a new generation will appreciate the wisdom of William Barclay. With clarification of less familiar illustrations and inclusion of more contemporary language, the New Daily Study Bible will continue to help individuals and groups discover what the message of the New Testament really means for their lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611640281
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	04/01/2004
Series:	The New Daily Study Bible
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	589,652
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

William Barclay (1907-1978) is known and loved by millions worldwide as one of the greatest Christian teachers of modern times. His insights into the New Testament, combined with his vibrant writing style, have delighted and enlightened readers of all ages for over half a century. He served for most of his life as Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow, and wrote more than fifty books--most of which are still in print today. His most popular work, the Daily Study Bible, has been translated into over a dozen languages and has sold more than ten million copies around the world.

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Before we study the section in detail, we note one general point. In the first section of the visions, 6:1–8, the Authorized Version consistently follows a form of the Greek text which makes each of the four living creatures say: ‘Come and see!’ (verses 1, 3, 5, 7). In all the best Greek manuscripts, it is simply ‘Come!’ as translated in the Revised Standard Version. This is not an invitation to John to come and see; it is a summons to the four horses and their riders one by one to come forward on the stage of history.

Table of Contents

	Series Foreword	xi
	General Introduction, 1975	xiii
	General Foreword	xv
	Editor's Preface	xix
	Introduction to the Revelation of John	1
	God's Revelation (1:1-3)	25
	The Means of God's Revelation (1:1-3) (contd)	27
	Servants of God (1:1-3) (contd)	29
	Those who are Blessed (1:1-3) (contd)	30
	The Message and its Destination (1:4-6)	32
	The Blessing and its Source (1:4-6) (contd)	34
	The Sevenfold Spirit (1:4-6) (contd)	36
	The Titles of Jesus (1:4-6) (contd)	38
	What Jesus did for us (1:4-6) (contd)	39
	The Coming Glory (1:7)	41
	The God in whom we Trust (1:8)	43
	Through Tribulation to the Kingdom (1:9)	45
	The Island of Banishment (1:9) (contd)	47
	In the Spirit on the Lord's Day (1:10-11)	49
	The Divine Messenger (1:12-13)	51
	The Picture of the Risen Christ (1:14-19)	54
	The Titles of the Risen Lord (1) (1:14-19) (contd)	56
	The Titles of the Risen Lord (2) (1:14-19) (contd)	59
	The Churches and their Angels (1:20)	61
	The Letter to Ephesus (2:1-7)	64
	Ephesus: First and Greatest (2:1-7) (contd)	65
	Ephesus: Christ and his Church (2:1-7) (contd)	68
	Ephesus: When Orthodoxy Costs too Much (2:1-7) (contd)	70
	Ephesus: The Steps on the Return Journey (2:1-7) (contd)	72
	Ephesus: A Ruinous Heresy (2:1-7) (contd)	74
	Ephesus: The Great Reward (2:1-7) (contd)	77
	The Letter to Smyrna (2:8-11)	80
	Smyrna: The Crown of Asia (2:8-11) (contd)	81
	Smyrna: Under Trial (2:8-11) (contd)	87
	Smyrna: The Cause of the Trouble (2:8-11) (contd)	88
	Smyrna: Christ's Claim and Christ's Demand (2:8-11) (contd)	90
	Smyrna: The Promised Reward (2:8-11) (contd)	92
	The Letter to Pergamum (2:12-17)	95
	Pergamum: The Seat of Satan (2:12-17) (contd)	96
	Pergamum: A Very Difficult Engagement (2:12-17) (contd)	100
	Pergamum: The Doom of Error (2:12-17) (contd)	102
	Pergamum: The Bread of Heaven (2:12-17) (contd)	104
	Pergamum: The White Stone and the New Name (2:12-17) (contd)	106
	Pergamum: Renamed by God (2:12-17) (contd)	108
	The Letter to Thyatira (2:18-29)	110
	Thyatira: The Peril of Compromise (2:18-29) (contd)	111
	Thyatira: The State of the Church in Thyatira (2:18-29) (contd)	113
	Thyatira: The Source of the Error (2:18-29) (contd)	115
	Thyatira: The Teaching of Jezebel (1) (2:18-29) (contd)	117
	Thyatira: The Teaching of Jezebel (2) (2:18-29) (contd)	118
	Thyatira: Promises and Threats (2:18-29) (contd)	120
	The Letter to Sardis (3:1-6)	122
	Sardis: Past Splendour and Present Decay (3:1-6) (contd)	123
	Sardis: Death in Life (3:1-6) (contd)	127
	Sardis: A Lifeless Church (3:1-6) (contd)	128
	Sardis: Watch! (3:1-6) (contd)	129
	Sardis: The Imperatives of the Risen Lord (3:1-6) (contd)	131
	Sardis: The Faithful Few (3:1-6) (contd)	132
	Sardis: The Threefold Promise (3:1-6) (contd)	133
	The Letter to Philadelphia (3:7-13)	135
	Philadelphia: City of Praise (3:7-13) (contd)	136
	Philadelphia: Titles and Claims (3:7-13) (contd)	138
	Philadelphia: The Open Door (3:7-13) (contd)	140
	Philadelphia: Inheritors of the Promise (3:7-13) (contd)	141
	Philadelphia: Those who Keep are Kept (3:7-13) (contd)	143
	Philadelphia: Promise and Warning (3:7-13) (contd)	144
	Philadelphia: Many Promises (3:7-13) (contd)	146
	The Letter to Laodicea (3:14-22)	148
	Laodicea: The Church Condemned (3:14-22) (contd)	149
	Laodicea: The Claims of Christ (3:14-22) (contd)	152
	Laodicea: Neither One Thing nor Another (3:14-22) (contd)	154
	Laodicea: The Wealth that is Poverty (3:14-22) (contd)	155
	Laodicea: Disciplined out of Love (3:14-22) (contd)	157
	Laodicea: The Christ who Knocks (3:14-22) (contd)	159
	This Means You (3:14-22) (contd)	161
	The Opening Heavens and the Opening Door (4:1)	162
	The Throne of God (4:2-3)	164
	The Twenty-four Elders (4:4)	166
	Around the Throne (4:5-6a)	168
	The Four Living Creatures (1) (4:6b-8)	171
	The Four Living Creatures (2) (4:6b-8) (contd)	173
	The Symbolism of the Living Creatures (4:6b-8) (contd)	175
	The Song of Praise (4:6b-8) (contd)	177
	God, the Lord and Creator (4:9-11)	178
	The Roll in the Hand of God (5:1)	180
	God's Book of Destiny (5:2-4)	182
	The Lion of Judah and the Root of David (5:5)	185
	The Lamb (5:6)	187
	Music in Heaven (5:7-14)	189
	The Prayers of the Saints (5:8)	191
	The New Song (5:9)	193
	The Song of the Living Creatures and of the Elders (5:9-10)	194
	The Song of the Angels (5:11-12)	196
	The Song of All Creation (5:13-14)	198