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Table of Contents
Introduction ...........................................7The Lion and the Lamb: Then1. .......................11The Lion and the Lamb: Now .......................19The Lion and the Lamb: Questions ....................25The Revelation of Jesus Christ: Then2. ................. 27The Revelation of Jesus Christ: Now ...................37The Revelation of Jesus Christ: Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45The Letter to the Church in Ephesus: Then3. .............47The Letter to the Church in Ephesus: Now .............55The Letter to the Church in Ephesus: Questions .........61The Letter to the Church in Smyrna: Then4. .............63The Letter to the Church in Smyrna: Now .............71The Letter to the Church in Smyrna: Questions .........77The Letter to the Church in Pergamum: Then5. ..........79The Letter to the Church in Pergamum: Now ...........87The Letter to the Church in Pergamum: Questions .......95The Letter to the Church in Thyatira: Then6. ............97The Letter to the Church in Thyatira: Now ............105The Letter to the Church in Thyatira: Questions ........113The Letter to the Church in Sardis: Then7. .............115The Letter to the Church in Sardis: Now ..............123The Letter to the Church in Sardis: Questions .........131The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia: Then8. ........133The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia: Now .........141The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia: Questions ....147The Letter to the Church in Laodicea: Then9. .......... 149The Letter to the Church in Laodicea: Now ...........157The Letter to the Church in Laodicea: Questions .......165Postscripts: Then .....................................167Postscripts: Now ......................................173
Introduction
As a teenage Christian, I was fascinated by the book of Revelation.In fact, I had delusions of “cracking the code,” discovering the meaning behind the book that no one had ever seen before. Captivated as Iwas by the sights and sounds, symbols and images of Revelation, I
never paid much attention to the first few chapters. I wanted to read
of dragons and monsters, of celestial combat between angelic forces
and demonic hosts. I would skip over the first five chapters to get to
the good stuff. But some things happened that led me to take anotherlook at what I was missing. As a college student, I had the chance to audit a course onRevelation taught by Dr. Ian Fair, who was dean of the College of Biblical Studies at Abilene Christian University at the time. Not onlydid he teach me to appreciate the book of Revelation on its own terms,but he also opened my eyes to the beauty of the letters to the sevenchurches of Asia found in Revelation 2 and 3. He let me see the richhistory behind those letters, and the powerful messages contained inthose books.
About the same time, I was fortunate to join the more than one
I n t rod u c t io n
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