Hope Revealed: The Message of the Book of Revelation--Then and Now

Hope Revealed sets the record straight. Revelation is not as bizarre and vindictive as many have imagined. Its message is hopeful not pessimistic world-affirming not world-denying and thoroughly congruent with the biblical emphasis on love reconciliation and forgiveness. Revelation invites us to drink deeply from its metaphors of promise and warning vision and blessing. While Revelations method and theological conceptuality are relatively different from the rest of the New Testament once they are appreciated in their own right they contribute to make this book not only one of the finest literary works in the Christian canon but also one of the greatest theological achievements of early Christianity.