Revelation

Name: Revelation | Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible
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Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible

Amos Yong(Autor*in)

Westminster John Knox Press

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Erschienen am 14. September 2021

320 Seiten

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Intro
Half Title
Series page
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Publisher's Note
Series Introduction by William C. Placher and Amy Plantinga Pauw
Preface
Introduction: Why Revelation? Why Now?
Outline of the Book
Commentary
1:1-9 Apocalypse: Then and Now
1:10-20 The Revelation of Jesus Christ: Encouragement to the Churches in the Spirit
Excursus A: The Seven Churches (Chapters 2-3)
2:1-7 Ephesus: (No) Rest for the Weary? Renewing Our First Love
Further Reflections: The Call to Repentance
2:8-11 Smyrna: Pressured on Every Side? Living in the Light of Death
Further Reflections: Being Faithful unto Death
2:12-17 Pergamum: Divided Within? Disambiguating the Faith
Further Reflections: Allegiance to the Name of Jesus
2:18-29 Thyatira: Beguiled by the "Deep Things of Satan"? Discerning Faith on the (Gendered) Margins
Further Reflections: Listening to the Spirit amid Shifting Margins
3:1-6 Sardis: Can the Dead Live? Awakening by the (Seven) Spirit(s)
Further Reflections: Cultural Accommodation and Following the Spirit
3:7-13 Philadelphia: Little Power, Worldwide Witness? Enduring through the Promises
Further Reflections: Countercultural Assurances for "the End"
3:14-22 Laodicea: Prosperity and the Absence of Jesus? Paying the Price of Affluence
Further Reflections: The Cost of Wealth
4:1-11 Around the Heavenly Throne: Invitation to Worship
Further Reflections: Let Us Worship God
5:1-14 The Lamb and the Scroll: Preparing for/amid the Storm
Further Reflections: Pathways through the Tempest
Excursus B: Seven Seals-Trumpets-Bowls (Chapters 6-16)
6:1-8 The First Four Seals and the Four Horsemen: Unveiling a Broken Creation
Further Reflections: Laying Bare the Human Condition
6:9-17 Under the Heavenly Altar and among the Caves and Mountains: Can I Get a Witness?
Further Reflections: Multivocal and Messianic Testifyn'
7:1-17 144,000 and the Great Multitude: Standing (Out) in the Crowd?
Further Reflections: The Multitude on the Way to God's Reign
8:1-5 Silence in Heaven, Trumpets for Earth: How Then Should We Pray?
Further Reflections: Contemplative Prayer
8:6-13 The First Four Trumpets Blowing: What Can/Should Be Done about Global Warming?
Further Reflections: Stewards of Creation
9:1-12 The First Woe and the Torture-Stinging Locusts: Existing in the Shadow of Abaddon/Apollyon
Further Reflections: Discerning and Confronting Demonic Forces
9:13-21 The Second Woe and the Plague-Spewing Hordes: Deliverance from Encroaching Death
Further Reflections: The Generations of the World under the Demonic Spell
10:1-11 Eating the (Little) Scroll: Commissioning for a Prophetic Vocation
Further Reflections: The Prophetic Call and Its Hazards
11:1-14 Prophesying at the Ends of the Earth: Completing the Prophetic Witness
Further Reflections: The (Eternal) Implications of Our Testimony
11:15-19 Worship at the Sound of the Seventh Trumpet: Singing in the Polis as in Heaven?
Further Reflections: The Redemptive Work of Earthly Worship
Excursus C: Between the Trumpets and the Outpouring of the Bowls (Chapters 12-14)
12:1-18 The Woman, the Dragon, and Us: Wondering When and How This War Will End?
Further Reflections: Spiritual Warfare
13:1-10 The Beast out of the Sea: (Nonviolently) Resisting the Politics of Evil
Further Reflections: Faithful Citizenship
13:11-18 The Beast out of the Earth: Calculating (within) the Global Economy
Further Reflections: The Almighty Dollar?
14:1-5 The Lamb and the 144,000: Being Set Apart as the Redeemed
Further Reflections: Singing and Living the Truth
14:6-20 Seven Angelic Messages-Signs: Apocalyptic Living in the Spirit
Further Reflections: Confronting Death
15:1-8 The End, as at the Beginning: Replaying the Song of Moses
Further Reflections: Singing the Song of Moses and the Lamb
16:1-21 The Seven Bowls of Judgment: Staying Awake through the Night
Further Reflections: Being Vigilant
Excursus D: The Fall of Babylon and the Arrival of the New Jerusalem (Chapters 17:1-22:5)
17:1-18 The Mystery of Babylon Exposed: Wising Up in the Beastly Cosmopolis
Further Reflections: Reckoning with Our Own Imperial Desire
18:1-24 The Judgment of Babylon Enacted: Constructing a Counter-Imperial Economy?
Further Reflections: A Countercultural Solidarity
19:1-10 "Hallelujah!" Dressing for the Final Celebration
Further Reflections: Worship God!
19:11-21 The Armies of the White Horse and of the Beast: Cooking Up the Great Supper
Further Reflections: Weapons of the Betrothed
20:1-10 Millennial Discipleship: Forging the Lake of Fire
Further Reflections: Living in the Interim
20:11-15 The Great White Throne: Writing the Books of Judgment
Further Reflections: How to Preach Hell and Who To
21:1-8 The New Heaven and New Earth: Realizing the Divine Presence
Further Reflections: Working for the Healing of All
21:9-21 The New Jerusalem: Forming Heaven on Earth
Further Reflections: Reorganizing Margins and Centers
21:22-22:5 The Edenic City and the Nations: Being Drawn into Communion with God
Further Reflections: Redeeming Diversity
22:6-17 The Spirit and the Bride Say, "Come": Welcoming the World
Further Reflections: An Open Invitation
Final Thoughts: 22:18-21 and Beyond
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Subjects

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