The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Joel Beeke series on Revelation

One has to decide whether the "new" discovery of the date Revelation was written; sometime before AD 70 or whether the long-standing view that John wrote Revelation was written c. AD 90 is correct. Personally, I cannot see the validity of the former and thus my tried and true sources are my guide to understanding Revelation along, of course, with the testimony I pray of the Holy Spirit. I have lots of commentaries on the book of Revelation; Premil, Postmil and of course Amil. My favorite has always been Dr. William Hendriksen's More Than Conquerors . I have had the privilege of knowing the family and been given several unpublished manuscripts that he wrote and his godly brilliance is staggering. Another 'favorite' author of mine is Dr. John H. Gerstner and lastly a dear acquaintance was Dr. John Skilton. This does not in any way my admiration for others of the past, John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Spurgeon and a host of others. The book of Revelation has had more attention and myriad views from the obscure, to the fanciful, even heretical to sound exegesis. One can get caught up in all this and lose the obvious truth concerning the End Times; Christ is coming again. No man knows the hour nor the day. It will happen suddenly and without warning. At His coming the world will be at its worse and if it was not for Christ's appearing even the elect might be deceived and carried away. Christ was, is, and will always be victorious, the elect will be infallibly saved, the reprobate will be cast into everlasting punishment in Hell and God's beloved children will live again in their new glorious incorruptible bodies on the New Earth where righteousness dwells. Sooooo, I let all those given to speculation about the "proper" interpretation of Revelation to themselves and argue endlessly (hopefully with some semblance of kindness). But for me, I rest in the above indisputable truths and look forward to the day when I will be given my eternal spiritual body and walk with my Savior Christ Jesus.