Revelation

CONTENTS Editor's Preface   xi Preface   xiii Abbreviations   xviiIntroduction    I.  Literary Form   1   II.  Authorship and Date   8  III.  Background   9  IV.  Purpose   12   V.  Lines of Interpretation   14  VI.  An Outline   17 VII.  Theological Perspectives   23 General Bibliography   39Translation, Notes, Interpretation          I. PROLOGUE, ADDRESS, AND INAUGURAL VISION 1. Prologue (1:1-3)   43 2. The Address (1:4-8)   45 3. Vision of One Like a Son of Man (1:9-20)   49           II. THE MESSAGES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES 4. Message to Ephesus (2:1-7)   54 5. Message to Smyrna (2:8-11)   58 6. Message to Pergamum (2:12-17)   60 7. Message to Thyatira (2:18-29)   63 8. Message to Sardis (3:1-6)   67  9. Message to Philadelphia (3:7-13)   69 10. Message to Laodicea (3:14-22)   73           III. THE SCROLL VISION 11. The Heavenly Temple (Ch. 4)   78 12. The Lamb and the Scroll (Ch. 5)   83           IV. THE SEVEN SEALS 13. The First Four Seals (6:1-8)   89 14. The Fifth Seal (6:9-11)   92 15. The Sixth Seal (6:12-17)   95 16. The Sealing of the Faithful (7:1-8)   97 17. Song of Victory (7:9-17)   100 18. The Seventh Seal (8:1-5)   103            V. THE SEVEN TRUMPETS 19. The First Four Trumpets (8:6-13)   105 20. The Fifth Trumpet (First Woe) (9:1-12)   108 21. The Sixth Trumpet (Second Woe) (9:13-21)   111 22. The Open Scroll (Ch. 10)   114 23. The Temple Measured (11:1-2)   118 24. The Two Witnesses (11:3-14)   120 25. The Seventh Trumpet (11:15-19)   125           VI. THE WOMAN AND THE DRAGON 26. The Woman and the Dragon (12:1-6)   128 27. Victory in Heaven (12:7-12)   131 28. Dragon and Woman (12:13-18)   135           VII. THE TWO BEASTS 29. The First Beast (13:1-10)   137 30. The Second Beast (13:11-18)   142           VIII. SALVATION AND JUDGMENT 31. The Companions of the Lamb (14:1-5)   146 32. Proclamation of Judgment (14:6-13)   149 33. The Harvest (14:14-16)   153 34. The Vintage (14:17-20)   156            IX. THE LAST PLAGUES 35. Song of Moses and the Lamb (15:1-4)   158 36. The Angels of the Bowls (15:5-16:1)   160 37. The First Four Bowls (16:2-9)   162 38. The Fifth Bowl (16:10-11)   165 39. The Sixth Bowl (16:12-16)   165 40. The Seventh Bowl (16:17-21)   168           X. THE HARLOT AND THE BEAST 41. The Harlot and the Beast (Ch. 17)   170           XL THE END OF BABYLON 42. The Fall of Babylon (18:1-8)   176 43. Dirges Over Babylon (18:9-19)   179 44. The Judgment of Babylon (18:20-24)   182 45. The Vindication of God's People (19:1-10)   185           XII. THE EN D OF EVIL 46. The End of the Beasts (19:11-21)   189 47. The End of Satan (20:1-10)   195 48. The Last Judgment (20:11-15)   202           XIII. THE NE W JERUSALEM 49. The New Heaven and Earth (21:1-8)   206 50. The New Jerusalem (21:9-22:5)   212           XIV. EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSION 51. Epilogue and Conclusion (22:6-21)   220 Excursus. Positive Eschaton Only:        Revelation and "Universal Salvation'7   229 Complete Translation   237           Indexes 1. Principal Ancient Parallels   261 2. Subjects   267 3. Authors   269 Supplemental Bibliography   273