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Loading... More than Conquerors: An Interpretation of the Book of Revelationby William Hendriksen
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. One of the most sensible interpretations of the book of Revelation I've read. Hendriksen takes the approach that the main purpose of the Apocalyse was to "comfort the militant Church in its struggle against the forces of evil." It was written for believers in the Apostle John's time (the end of the first century), but was intended for believers of all generations. Hendriksen argues that John used a series of seven parallel but progressively climactic sections to convey God's word of assurance to believers - i.e., that Jesus Christ and his church will ultimately triumph over Satan and his diabolical schemes. Hendriksen's writing style is reader friendly: erudite but not ostentatious. Although first published decades ago, it serves as a needed corrective to the dispensationalism popularized by Hal Lindsey in the '70s, and more recently by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins's "Left Behind" series, which may be interesting fiction but poor theology. Every student of the Apocalypse needs to read this book. There is an index and a substantial bibliography. no reviews | add a review
A classic interpretation on Revelation. Solid scholarship and simplicity are combined, making this commentary useful to laypersons, pastors, and teachers. No library descriptions found. |
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