A Bible School Manual: Studies in the Book of Revelation / An introduction, analysis, and notes, containing a concise interpretation according to the symbolic view, numerous references to authorities, and general mention of other interpretations, with the text of the American revised version edited in paragraphs, for the use of Bible students

by Stephen Alexander Hunter

Contents

• [Foreword]
• [Master-Thoughts upon the Revelation]
• [Preface]
• [Introduction]
• [1. General Introduction.]
• [2. The Title.]
• [3. The Author.]
• [4. The Unity.]
• [5. The Date.]
• [6. The Place.]
• [7. The Canonicity.]
• [8. The Form.]
• [9. The Theme.]
• [10. The Occasion.]
• [11. The Purpose.]
• [12. The Interpretation.]
• [13. The Outline Analysis.]
• [14. The Literary Structure.]
• [15. The Literature.]
• [Scripture Text]
• [Analysis And Notes]
• [I The Prologue, Ch. 1:1-3:22]
• [1 The Superscription, Ch. 1:1-3]
• [2 The Salutation, Ch. 1:4-8]
• [3 The Introductory Vision (The Glorified Son of Man), Ch. 1:9-20]
• [(1) The Trumpet Voice, Ch. 1:9-11]
• [(2) The Triumphant Son of Man, Ch. 1:12-13a]
• [(3) The Gracious Apparel, Ch. 1:13b]
• [(4) The Glorious Appearance, Ch. 1:14-15, and 16c]
• [(5) The Seven Stars, Ch. 1:16a]
• [(6) The Two-Edged Sword, Ch. 1:16b]
• [(7) The Assuring Message, Ch. 1:17-20]
• [4 The Seven Epistles, Ch. 2:1-3:22]
• [(1) The Epistle to the Church in Ephesus, Ch. 2:1-7]
• [(2) The Epistle to the Church in Smyrna, Ch. 2:8-11]
• [(4) The Epistle to the Church in Thyatira, Ch. 2:18-29]
• [(5) The Epistle to the Church in Sardis, Ch. 3:1-6]
• [(6) The Epistle to the Church in Philadelphia, Ch. 3:7-13]
• [(7) The Epistle to the Church in Laodicea, Ch. 3:14-22]
• [II THE MAIN APOCALYPSE, Ch. 4:1-22:5]
• [I The Vision of God on the Throne (A Vision of Sovereignty). Ch. 4:1-5:14]
• [1 The Throne and the King, Ch. 4:1-3, 5a, and 6a]
• [2 The Four and Twenty Elders, Ch. 4:4, 10 and 11]
• [3 The Seven Lamps of Fire (or Torches), Ch. 4:5b]
• [4 The Four Living Creatures, Ch. 4. 6b-9]
• [5 The Sealed Book (or Scroll), Ch. 5:1-5]
• [6 The Lamb, Ch. 5:6-8a]
• [7 The Heavenly Worship, Ch. 5:8b-14]
• [II The Vision of the Seven Seals (A Vision of Trial). Ch. 6:1-17, and 8:1]
• [1 The Opening of the First Seal, Ch. 6:1, 2]
• [2 The Opening of the Second Seal, Ch. 6:3, 4]
• [3 The Opening of the Third Seal, Ch. 6:5, 6]
• [4 The Opening of the Fourth Seal, Ch. 6:7, 8]
• [5 The Opening of the Fifth Seal, Ch. 6:9-11]
• [6 The Opening of the Sixth Seal, Ch. 6:12-17]
• [7 The Opening of the Seventh Seal, Ch. 8:1]
• [IIb The Episode of the Sealed Ones (A Vision of Salvation Assured). Ch. 7:1-17]
• [A The Sealed of Israel, Ch. 7:1-8]
• [1 The Angels Holding the Winds, Ch. 7:1-3]
• [2 The Number of the Sealed, Ch. 7:4-8]
• [B The Redeemed Out of All Nations, Ch. 7:9-17]
• [1 The Innumerable Multitude, Ch. 7:9]
• [2 The Cry of the Church Triumphant, Ch. 7:10-12]
• [3 The Redeemed Before the Throne, Ch. 7:13-17]
• [III The Vision of the Seven Trumpets (A Vision of Threatening). Ch. 8:2-9:21, and 11:14-19]
• [A The Preparation for the Trumpets, Ch. 8:2-6]
• [1 An Angel Offers Incense upon the Golden Altar, Ch. 8:3-5]
• [2 The Seven Angels Prepare to Sound, Ch. 8:2, 6]
• [B The Trumpets Sounded, Ch. 8:7-9:21; and 11:14-19]
• [1 The Sounding of the First Trumpet, Ch. 8:7]
• [2 The Sounding of the Second Trumpet, Ch. 8:8-9]
• [3 The Sounding of the Third Trumpet, Ch. 8:10-11]
• [4 The Sounding of the Fourth Trumpet, Ch. 8:12]
• [(1) The Eagle and Its Message, Ch. 8:13]
• [5 The Sounding of the Fifth Trumpet, Ch. 9:1-12]
• [6 The Sounding of the Sixth Trumpet, Ch. 9:13-21, and 11:14]
• [7 The Sounding of the Seventh Trumpet, Ch. 11:15-19]
• [IIIb The Episode of the Angel with the Book; and of the Two Witnesses (A Vision of Divine Help). Ch. 10:1-11:13]
• [A The Angel with the Little Open Book, Ch. 10:1-11]
• [1 The Angel Foretells the End, Ch. 10:1-7]
• [(1) The Thunder Voices, Ch. 10:3b and 4]
• [2 The Book Delivered to John, Ch. 10:8-11]
• [B The Two Witnesses, Ch. 11:1-13]
• [1 The Measurement of the Temple, Ch. 11:1-2]
• [2 The Two Witnesses and their Martyrdom, Ch. 11:3-13]
• [IV The Vision of Conflict (A Vision of Warfare). Ch. 12:1-14:20]
• [A The Woman and the Dragon, Ch. 12:1-6, and 13-17]
• [1 The Sun-Clothed Woman, Ch. 12:1-2, 5-6, and 13f.]
• [2 The Great Red Dragon, Ch. 12:3-4, and 13f.]
• [3 The All-Ruling Man-Child, Ch. 12:5]
• [4 The Wilderness Refuge, Ch. 12:6a, and 14a]
• [5 The Persecution of the Woman and her Seed, Ch. 12:4-6, and 13-17]
• [B War in Heaven, Ch. 12:7-12]
• [C The Two Beasts, Ch. 13:1-18]
• [1 The First Beast—the Beast from the Sea, Ch. 13:1-10]
• [(1) An Admonition to Patience, Ch. 13:9-10]
• [2 The Second Beast,—the Beast from the Land, Ch. 13:11-18.]
• [(1.) An Admonition to Wisdom, Ch. 13:18]
• [D. The Lamb on Mount Zion, Ch. 14:1-20]
• [1. The Redeemed with the Lamb, Ch. 14:1-5]
• [2. The Three Angel Messages, Ch. 14:6-11]
• [(1) The Message of the Eternal Gospel, Ch. 14:6-7]
• [(2) The Message of Babylon's Fall, Ch. 14:8]
• [(3) The Message of Doom for the Beast and his Followers, Ch. 14:9-11]
• [3. The Blessedness of the Holy Dead, Ch. 14:12-13]
• [4. The Harvest of the Elect, Ch. 14:14-16]
• [5. The Vintage of Wrath, Ch. 14:17-20]
• [V. The Vision of the Seven Vials [or Bowls] (A Vision of Judgment). Ch. 15:1-16:12, and 16:17-21]
• [A. The Preparation for the Vials, Ch. 15:1-8]
• [1. The Angels with the Plagues, Ch. 15:1-2a]
• [2. The Victors by the Sea, Ch. 15:2b]
• [3. The Song of the Redeemed, Ch. 15:3-4]
• [4. The Judgment Made Ready, Ch. 15:5-8]
• [B. The Vials Poured Out, Ch. 16:1-12, and 17-21]
• [(1.) The Command to Pour Out the Vials, Ch. 16:1]
• [1 The Pouring Out of the First Vial, Ch. 16:2]
• [2 The Pouring Out of the Second Vial, Ch. 16:3]
• [3 The Pouring Out of the Third Vial, Ch. 16:4-7]
• [4 The Pouring Out of the Fourth Vial, Ch. 16:8-9]
• [5 The Pouring Out of the Fifth Vial, Ch. 16:10-11]
• [6 The Pouring Out of the Sixth Vial, Ch. 16:12]
• [7 The Pouring Out of the Seventh Vial, Ch. 16:17-21]
• [Vb The Episode of the Frog-like Spirits (A Vision of Warning). Ch. 16:13-16]
• [1 The Unclean Spirits of Evil, Ch. 16:13-14, and 16]
• [2 John's Word of Warning, Ch. 16:15]
• [VI The Vision of Victory (A Vision of Vindication). Ch. 17:1-20:15]
• [A The Mystic Babylon and Her Fall, Ch. 17:1-18:24]
• [1 The Harlot and the Interpretation, Ch. 17:1-18]
• [(1) The Judgment of the Harlot Announced, Ch. 17:1-2]
• [(2) The View of the Harlot, Ch. 17:3-6]
• [(3) The Interpretation Given, Ch. 17:7-18]
• [2 The Fall of the City Proclaimed, Ch. 18:1-24]
• [(1) The Announcement of Her Overthrow, Ch. 18:1-3]
• [(2) The Warning to God's People, Ch. 18:4-8]
• [(3) The Lament of the Kings of the Earth over Her Doom, Ch. 18:9-10]
• [(4) The Lament of the Merchants, Ch. 18:11-17a]
• [(5) The Lament of the Seamen, Ch. 18. 17b-19]
• [(6) A Call to Heaven and to the Church to Rejoice, Ch. 18:20]
• [(7) The Symbol of Her Irretrievable Ruin, Ch. 18:21-24]
• [B The Triumph of the Redeemed, Ch. 19:1-10]
• [1 The Choral Song of Hallelujahs, Ch. 19:1-8]
• [2 The Blessedness of the Marriage Supper, Ch. 19:9]
• [3 Worship Refused by the Angel, Ch. 19:10]
• [C The Last Things, Ch. 19:11-20:15]
• [1 The End of the Holy War, Ch. 19:11-21]
• [2 Satan Bound, Ch. 20:1-3a]
• [3 The First Resurrection, Ch. 20:4-6]
• [4 The Millennium, Ch. 20.: 2b, 3b, 4b, 5a, 6b and 7a]
• [5 Satan Loosed Again and Overthrown, Ch. 20:3c, and 7-10]
• [6 The Second Resurrection, Ch. 20:11-12a, and 13a]
• [7 The Last Judgment, Ch. 20:11-15]
• [VII The Vision of the New Jerusalem (A Vision of Triumph). Ch. 21:1-22:5]
• [1 The New Heaven and the New Earth, Ch. 21:1]
• [2 The Holy City, Ch. 21:2-22:5]
• [(1) The Tabernacle of God with Men, Ch. 21:3-4]
• [(2) The Bride, the Lamb's Wife, Ch. 21:2, 9-10]
• [(3) The City of New Things, Ch. 21:5-8]
• [(4) The City of Glory, Ch. 21:11-21]
• [(5) The City of Many Nations, Ch. 21:24, and 26]
• [(6) The City of Exclusions, Ch. 21:1, 4, 22, 23, 25, 27; and 22:3, 5]
• [(7) The City of Life, Ch. 22:1-2]
• [(8) The City of God, Ch. 22:3-5]
• [III THE EPILOGUE, Ch. 22:6-21]
• [A The Final Words of the Angel, with the Promise of Christ, Ch. 22:6-16]
• [1 The Message Reaffirmed, Ch. 22:6-9]
• [(1) The Witness of the Angel, Ch. 22:6-7]
• [(2) The Witness Confirmed by John, Ch. 22:8a]
• [(3) Worship from John again Refused, Ch. 22:8b-9]
• [2 The Book Not to be Sealed, Ch. 22:10-11]
• [3 The Promise of Christ to the Victors, Ch. 22:12-16]
• [B The Closing Testimony of John, Ch. 22:17-20]
• [1 A Last Universal Invitation of Grace, Ch. 22:17]
• [2 A Last Impressive Warning of Exhortation, Ch. 22:18-19]
• [3 A Last Assuring Promise of Hope, Ch. 22:20a]
• [4 A last Ecstatic Prayer of Yearning, Ch. 22:20b]
• [C The Author's Benediction, Ch. 22:21]
• [Appendix A: Some Fundamental Conceptions of the Apocalypse]
• [Appendix B: Current Questions of Divided Opinion]
• [Appendix C: Heptachords of Song and Blessing]
• [Appendix D: The Formal Series of Sevens]
• [Appendix E: The Symbolism of Numbers]
• [Appendix F: The Literary Structure of the Apocalypse]
• [Appendix G: The Apocalyptic Literature]
• [Footnotes]

Map of Proconsular Asia. Following Ramsay, in St. Paul the Traveller and Roman Citizen.

Η ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ

The Text of Revelation given in this volume is that of the American Standard Edition of the Revised Bible, copyright 1901 by Thomas Nelson & Sons, and is used by permission of the publishers.

TO
ALL MY CLASSMATES, FRIENDS,
AND
FELLOW PILGRIMS ON LIFE'S JOURNEY,

FOR WHOM THE BOOK OF REVELATION,
TINGED THOUGH IT IS WITH MYSTERY,
CONTAINS A MANIFESTATION OF THE DIVINE PURPOSE
IN CREATION AND REDEMPTION,
AND A VISION OF THE FAR GLORY IN THE WORLD BEYOND,

THIS VOLUME—

WRITTEN IN THE HOPE THAT THE INTERPRETATION OFFERED
MAY CONTRIBUTE IN SOME DEGREE TO A CLEARER APPREHENSION OF THE BOOK,
AND MAY HELP IN SOME MEASURE TO MAKE ITS MESSAGE RICH,
AND SWEET, AND ABIDING—

IS RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED

BY THE AUTHOR.

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