Revelation

A Devotional Commentary

Revelation: A Devotional Commentary is a study of the book of Revelation in the Bible which has a devotional emphasis. It applies Revelation to contemporary Christian living, rather than analyzing theology or current events. Revelation: A Devotional Commentary is for busy Christians who have pushed Revelation aside as too weird or too complicated. It suggests personal applications, builds faith, and stimulates worship.

Revelation: A Devotional Commentary is based on the conviction that any ordinary Christian can read and understand the main ideas of Revelation, and find it relevant to life today. The body of this book is comments on the scriptures in everyday language, punctuated by frequent pauses for worship. It is not an academic commentary, but notes include cultural information and definitions of key Greek words from commonly available references, such as Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible and Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words.

Revelation: A Devotional Commentary views Revelation as a panorama, a large tapestry, rather than as a predictive chronology of the second coming of Jesus. Even though Christians have many different interpretations of details about the second coming of Jesus, one thing is guaranteed, Jesus will come back to Earth again, this time with power and glory. Revelation: A Devotional Commentary focuses on these points about His second coming, which are clearly taught by other scriptures: (1) Jesus will personally return. (2) Believers will rise from the dead to eternal life. (3) Unbelievers will face eternal judgment. (4) Expect Him soon!

Features include the following.

• The full text of Revelation is included from the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB), which is a modern translation based on the latest evangelical Bible scholarship.
• Dramatic woodcut prints by Albrecht Dürer illustrate the scriptures. They were published over five hundred years ago.
• Meditations are set apart and scattered through the book for personal application, prayer, and worship.
• Personal study questions at the end of each section stimulate thinking about the main ideas of Revelation.
• Plans for discussion group study are in the appendix.
• A wealth of Bible cross references are noted.
• An index covers scripture references and topics.

The following is a list of chapter titles.

1. Introduction
2. Overcomers
3. Creation Groans
4. War
5. Victory
6. Conclusion

Edward B. Allen is also the author of A Slow Walk with James: 90 Devotional Meditations, A Slow Walk through Psalm 119: 90 Devotional Meditations, Love, Sex, Money, and Power: A Devotional Commentary, and Honest Questions: A Personal Commentary on Genesis 1 through 11. He has led discussion Bible study groups in evangelical churches for over 45 years, and has authored devotional articles for The Upper Room and The Secret Place magazines. He received a Ph.D. in Computer Science degree at Florida Atlantic University. He has had a career in software engineering and has authored or coauthored over 80 professional papers.