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U**E
Excellent Catholic Study on Revelation
Very good treatment on Revelations. Book professionally done by a Catholic (who has corroborated on publications with Scott Hahn before) with great understanding of all the undertones, overtones and symbolism of Revelations. The text of Revelaton is continually compared to Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel where the phrases,language and ideas are comparable. The author uses history primarily by Josephus and some others to corroborate meanings of the text.The book covers Revelations chapter by chapter, verse by verse making this book an excellent shelf reference for Revelation once the book has been read.Very illuminating ,thorough and painstakingly Catholic treatment. Nothing to fault this book on. Excellent, read and learn!I will say this book makes reading the other prophets(Isaiah, Jeremiah, Baruch, Daniel etc) and the rest of the bible so much smoother. The symbolism and phrases overlap and your comprehension of them just sails as high as the eagle in mid-heaven.666, THE ANTI-CHRIST:--------------------Of course, the name Nero adds up to '666' in Greek.But there is more[Dt 17:15-17] "He whom you set over you as king must be your kinsman....But he shall not have a great number of horses;nor shall he make his people go aback again to Egypt to acquire them, against the Lords' warning that you must never goback that way again. Neither shall he have a great number of wives, lest his heart be estranged, nor shall he accumulatea vast amount of silver and gold."So there are at least 3 major things a king must never do:1) great number of horses -------------war chariots/large army.2) great number of wives -------------worship false idols/gods3) accumulate vast amt. gold/silver----gold/silver--> greed;King Solomon was a prototype of a great King who had gone bad of which the entirety of 1 Kgs Chps 10&11 detail very nicely:[1Kgs Chps 10 &11]GREAT # HORSES: LARGE ARMY[1 Kgs 10:26] "Solomon collected chariots and drivers; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand drivers."GREAT # WIVES: WORSHIP FALSE IDOLS/GODS[1 Kgs 11:1] "King Solomon loved many foreign women besides the daughter of Pharaoh, from nations which the Lord had forbiddenthe Israelites to intermarry, "because" he said "they will turn your hearts to their gods". But Solomon fell in lovewith them. He had several hundred wives of princely rank and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart."ACCUMULATE VAST AMT. GOLD/SILVER: GREED[1 Kgs 10:14] "The gold that Solomon had received each year weighed six hundred and sixty-six gold talents." (666 and listed first within 1 Kings 10&11)666 WITHIN REVELATION-----------------[Rev 13: 17-18]"so that no one may buy or sell unless he has the mark , that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding reckon the number of the beast, for it is a human number, itsnumber is six hundred sixty-six."Look at the above quote, 'this calls for wisdom'. 'WISDOM' is a reference to Solomon(Solomon was renowned for and prayed for wisdom) in [1Kgs Chps 10 &11] whowas a prototype for a king who went bad and whom in [1 Kgs 10:14] taxed his people 666 talents of gold per year. So it would seem that the beast or Anti-Christis typically a national or even a larger world stage figure(through conquest) with large armies, vast amt. of gold/silver or greed, and who is against(anti) Christianityand/or worships false gods. This certainly applies to Nero. Moreover, this figures within the 20th century with Hitler, Stalin , Pol-Pot, and Mao.Which are all anti-christs leading up to the final anti-christ of the end times. So thus, the general and precise meaning of what John and Revelation are getting at.What John wrote about in Revelations and 666 is not really about counting up letters in a name, that is rather an insignificant part.
J**Y
Well written and informative
Very true to the teachings of the Church regarding the signs and symbols in Revelation related to the prophets and especially Daniel and Isiah. Removed a lot of mystery regarding the book of Revelation in an easy to understand way.
M**I
Makes Revelation Relatable
This is an impressive book. So easy to read and understand. I bought it for my husband then started reading it myself on the plane and couldn't put it down. For the first time in my life I better understand the writings in Revelation. I hadn't wanted to read it before because it was 1) scary and 2) confusing. This book is so well researched and articulated that I now feel the chapter is approachable. Great book.
M**Y
Makes the convoluted common sense!
If you want to learn Revelation to the best of your ability then read this book. I am not one to give a book a good review but this one certainly deserves it. Of course no one knows for certain what all the images and signs John saw when writing this book, but Coming Soon does a phenomenal job explaining the intended audience of the book and explains the cultural conditions of those times 2000 years ago of what those signs and images could mean. Remember, you need to know the intended audience and always keep it in context. Im not as hesitant now when it comes to reading Revelation after reading only half this book so far. I can't wait to finish it.
A**R
Can we make sense of the book of Revelation?
This book explains all the symbols that are foreign to us but easily recognizable to the first century Christians for which it was originally written. We learn that the 7 scrolls, 7 trumpets and 7 bowls are really the same warnings, escalating because the people in Jerusalem didn't repent. It foretells the destruction of the Temple and the city of Jerusalem in 70 AD. The author refers back to the Old Testament books of Daniel, Jeremiah and Ezekiel to show how they are related to Revelation. Finally, the author show how this book has lessons for us today.
R**R
A Preterist Review
An exposition of the book of Revelation from a Catholic and preterist perspective.Accepts the book of Revelation was written prior to AD 70. It points to the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple carried out by the Romans in AD 70. The "millennium" is the thousand year period from David to Christ. The New Heaven and New Earth, and the New Jerusalem, are present realities. Revelation does not contain prophecy of events in our future. The entire book of Revelation is fulfilled in the first century.The author of Coming Soon remains a "partial preterist" in that for him and other Catholics there is a yet future final judgment and second coming of Christ. However, these events are not depicted in the book of Revelation. So with that in mind, the interpretation of Revelation presented is "full preterist."
B**L
Clear concise explanations
Unfortunately to many are caught up in the dramatic sensationalism created by false prophets. This book demonstrates where and why the Book of Revelation was really written. Easily understandable if one opens his/her mind.
M**I
Very well written
This book explains the Book of Revelation in an easy to understand way. The author writes in a lively manner which easily captures interest. No dry theological writing but a vivid description and teaching on the meaning of this difficult book of the Bible. And its completely Catholic. What more could you want !
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