How quickly we reach for instructions to operate technology or assemble Ikea purchases, but when it comes to navigating baffling books, we assume we can jump in with little or no guidance. What better way to begin our study of this profound book than with a User’s Guide.
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Tags: Literary Criticism, Historical Criticism

Revelation is a book many people would rather ignore. With its violent imagery and a sword-wielding, warrior Jesus who seems straight out of a Hollywood movie, it hardly seems to emulate the “Love thine enemies” Jesus of the gospels. So, why should we read the book of Revelation?
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Tags: Apocalyptic literature, Craig Koester, Rapture