The biblical Book of Revelation frustrates and fascinates many
people with its imagery and apocalyptic tone. Most popular
interpretations of the book rely on a perspective known as
dispensationalism, popularized by the Scofield Bible and more
recently the Left Behind series of novels. Yet there are many
problems with this popular way of reading Revelation, and until
now, few alternatives have been available that were easy to
understand. In Revelation for the Rest of Us, Scot McKnight with
Cody Matchett explore the timeless message of Revelation and how it
speaks to us today with a courageous challenge to be faithful
witnesses to Jesus while standing against the ever-present reality
of worldly authorities. The writer, John, stimulates the
imagination to see the world differently, through the eyes of God,
presenting a "divine politic" that subverts the anti-god patterns
of governments, empires, and those in power. McKnight addresses the
popular misconceptions about the book, explaining what John means
in his use of the images of dragons, lambs, and beasts, and how the
symbolism of Revelation speaks powerfully to the present
day--though not in the way most people think. Drawing from the
latest scholarship, they present an understanding of Revelation for
anyone interested in deepening their personal study of the Bible as
well as preachers looking to communicate this timeless message
today. McKnight offers in this book a discipleship manual for
discerning the immoralities of political powers and how the church
can be both an agent of resistance and transformation. John
designed his Book of Revelation to disciple readers into dissidents
of the ways of the world and empire. John describes that empire
with the term "Babylon." Babylon is a timeless image of empire,
militarism, economic exploitation, injustice, and oppression. The
Book of Revelation disciples Christians through worship and the
courageous challenge of faithful, or allegiant, witness to the
slaughtered-Lamb. John's dissident disciples can discern the
presence of "Babylon" in our world and learn to speak up, speak
out, and walk in the way of the Lamb. He disciples us by
stimulating our imaginations to see the world and "Babylon" through
the eyes of God, and in so doing John presents a "divine politic,"
a view of government and power that subverts the anti-god patterns
of "Babylon" today.
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