The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Book of RevelationPenguin, 2001 M12 1 - 320 pages You’re no idiot, of course. You’re familiar with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Judgment Day—especially in the wake of the new millennium. However, the Book of Revelation has existed for almost 2,000 years and is open to countless interpretations. Don’t get confused by scholarly analysis and religious dogma! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Book of Revelation shows you how so many meanings are derived from the book’s text. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Various ways to interpret Revelation and its symbols• A detailed examination of the key elements, including the Seven Seals and the Antichrist • A look at how the Jewish Old Testament and prophecies relate to Revelation |
Contents
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Future Schlock? | 11 |
A Drear John Letter | 21 |
Seven Churches Get a Performance Review | 31 |
The Storm Clouds Gather | 49 |
Scrolled Sealed Delivered | 51 |
Sealings Nothing More Than Sealings | 61 |
All Bad Things Must Come to an End | 151 |
Imagine Theres a Heaven | 165 |
A Real Page Turner Comes to a Close | 177 |
Theology Meets Optometry | 185 |
Open to Interpretation? | 187 |
Its the End of the World and We Missed It? | 197 |
Revelation Interpretations Some Minority Viewpoints | 207 |
Back to the Future | 217 |
Horns of Plenty of Trouble | 73 |
Witness for the Persecution | 85 |
A Beauty and Some Beasts | 95 |
Where the Grapes of Wrath Are Stored | 111 |
The Bowled and the Beautiful | 123 |
The Elaborately Dressed Blood Drinking Scarlet BeastRiding Prostitute | 135 |
High Noon at the End Times Corral | 149 |
Other editions - View all
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Book of Revelation Stan Campbell,James S. Bell Limited preview - 2001 |
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Book of Revelation James S. Bell Jr.,Stan Campbell No preview available - 2001 |
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