The Revelation of Jesus Christ
by John F. Walvoord
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A verse-by-verse study of one of the most complex books in the Bible. It points out the symbolic nature of Revelation while showing it should be interpreted literally.Tags
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Standard dispensational commentary, January 1, 2009
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John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) has written what I regard as the standard dispensational commentary on Revelation. Written in 1966, it is well written and certainly better than the commentary by La Haye (1973). I strongly disagree with his position and the dispensational interpretation is clearly in a minority among scholarly commentaries now. But if I was to pick one dispensational commentary this would be it. Walvoord was president of Dallas Theological Seminary from 1952 to 1986. Walvoord is the 24th most cited commentator on Revelation among 7 recent scholarly commentaries (1997-2005).
He takes a futuristic and a literal show more approach. He regards the first seal as the Antichrist i.e. the beast out of the sea of Ch 13, the 144,000 are the godly remnant of Israel during the great tribulation, the two witnesses are two prophets, the woman of Ch 12 is the Jewish nation of Israel, Babylon is Ecclesiastical and political entity (Papal Rome), on Ch 20 he is premill. The literal approach focuses on Jews (Israel) rather than the church, which is its fatal flaw. show less
Standard dispensational commentary, January 1, 2009
By rossuk (London, UK) - See all my reviews
John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) has written what I regard as the standard dispensational commentary on Revelation. Written in 1966, it is well written and certainly better than the commentary by La Haye (1973). I strongly disagree with his position and the dispensational interpretation is clearly in a minority among scholarly commentaries now. But if I was to pick one dispensational commentary this would be it. Walvoord was president of Dallas Theological Seminary from 1952 to 1986. Walvoord is the 24th most cited commentator on Revelation among 7 recent scholarly commentaries (1997-2005).
He takes a futuristic and a literal show more approach. He regards the first seal as the Antichrist i.e. the beast out of the sea of Ch 13, the 144,000 are the godly remnant of Israel during the great tribulation, the two witnesses are two prophets, the woman of Ch 12 is the Jewish nation of Israel, Babylon is Ecclesiastical and political entity (Papal Rome), on Ch 20 he is premill. The literal approach focuses on Jews (Israel) rather than the church, which is its fatal flaw. show less
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John F. Walvoord (AB, DO, Wheaton College; AM, Texas Christian University; ThB, ThM, ThD, Dallas Theological Seminary) has long been a recognized authority on systematic theology and eschatology. Dr. Walvoord retired from the presidency of Dallas Theological Seminary in 1986 and passed away in 2002. He served as past president of the Evangelical show more Theological Society. Dr. Walvoord specialized in the field of biblical eschatology for more than thirty years. His academic background, plus extensive travel in the Middle East made him unusually capable of preparing theological and eschatological studies. Other John Walvoord Prophecy Commentaries: Daniel, 12 Thessalonians, and Matthew. show less
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