The revelation of St. John
By: by Martin Kiddle ; assisted by M.K. Ross
Contributors: Ross, M. K.
Series: The Moffatt New Testament commentary; Moffatt New Testament commentary
Publisher: Harper
Published: 1940
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 460
Subjects: Commentaries; Bible
Table of contents: title: The modern approach to revelation; title: John's outlook; title: The literary character of revelation; title: Date and historical situation; title: The abiding value of revelation; title: The origin of John's revelation: The superscription ; The prologue ; John falls into trance ; The first Vision; title: Letters to the seven churches: The letter to the church at Ephesus ; The letter to the church at Smyrna ; The letter to the church at Pergamum ; The letter to the church at Thyatira ; The letter to the church at Sardis ; The letter to the church at Philadelphia ; The letter to the church at Laodicea ; The promises to the conqueror; title: John's vision of heaven: The adoration of the creator by His creation ; the scroll ; The adoration of the Lamb; title: The Lamb opens the scroll's heaven seals: The four horseman ; The fifth seal: The souls of the slain ;; title: The sixth seal: universal terror ; The sealing of the servants of God ; The sequel ; a vision of the martyrs in heaven ; The seventh seal is open: the end; title: The seven trumpets: Four angels blow their trumpets ; The fifth woe ; the sixth woe ; Preface to the account of the great distress ; The prophet receives a New Commission ; The church is promised Protection ; The story of the martyrs ; The great distress ; The martyrs are raised from dead and ascend into heaven ; the seventh trumpeter heralds the end; title: Seven oracles concerning the last days: The first oracle ; The woman, the messiah and the dragon ; The second oracle ; Atonement ; The third oracle ; The church flees from vanity Fair, protected by God against Satan ; The fourth oracle ; The emergence and character of Antichrist ;; title: Antichrist's brief reign has divine sanction ; the servants of the beast ; Universal inquisition ; The first three angels shout their messages ; The iron flail of retribution descends on the unrighteous; title: The last plagues: The courts of heaven ; the source of the great flood of turmoil on earth ; The last plagues: civilization is punished though natural catastrophe ; the fifth and sixth bowls: Imperial Eclipse and Parthian Invasion ; The seventh bowl; title: The fall of Babylon the great: Explanatory Notes on the empire and Antichrist ; The vision in the desert explained: the significance of the beast ; The fall of the empire ; The doom-song on Babylon ; Come put of her, O my people ; lament of the kings, merchants and seafarers ; Babylon is Hurled Down: desolation and silence ; Prothalamion ; Interlude ; Lo, he is coming on the clouds, to be seen by every eye ; Harmagedon; title: The Millennium; title: The end of the world and the judgment; title: The holy city: the new heaven and the new earth ; God speaks to the churches ; the city ; Measurements of the city ; the materials of the city ; A new interpretation of ancient prophecies; title: A vision of everlasting life; title: Jesus authenticates the book.