24 | Beasts and Harlots and Virgins Oh My - Revelation Part 4

In this series, Blaine and Anthony have argued that Revelation is
the theological capstone of the Bible. Nevertheless, because its
method of doing theology draws upon the Jewish (rather than the
Greco-Roman) tradition, many of its claims go right over the head
of modern readers. In this show, Blaine and Anthony drill down on
some of the most notorious elements in Revelation: the 144,000,
the  Whore, the Beast, the Mark, and more. The actions of
Revelation are not a disturbing fever dream. They are instead a
profound picture of the world as it really is, and when we learn
read our lives in terms of Revelation, we know how to follow
Jesus as he establishes heaven on earth.



Where to ConnectMount Vigil has come to an
end but you can still connect with Anthony and Blaine at their
respective blogs:


Anthony - Sun Tongue

Blaine - The Paradise King



Mentioned in this episode:



The Seven-Part Structure of Revelation
Prologue – 1:1-8Vision of Christ and the Messages –
1:9-3:22Vision of Heaven – 4-53 cycles of 7 Judgements – 6-16Fall
of Babylon – 17:1-21:8New Jerusalem – 21:9-22:9Epilogue – 22:6-21

Sources


For a wonderful introduction, check out:
The Bible Project’s Two-Part Overview


Part One

Part Two




For a good book on the whole of revelation:


Michael Gorman Reading Revelation Responsibly

Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett Revelation for the Rest of Us




For a more scholarly take:


Richard Bauckham The Theology of the Book of Revelation

Richard Baukham The Climax of Prophecy




For a book on key elements and Old Testament
allusions:


Brandon Smith The Trinity in the Book of Revelation

Tremper Longman III Revelation Through Old Testament
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