The book of Revelation has long fascinated and even confused readers and students of the Bible alike. Yet, the Bible is made to be understood and Revelation is no exception. Who better to help you understand the seals, trumpets, vials, woes, and plagues than John F. Walvoord, one of evangelicalism's most prominent leaders, and Mark Hitchcock, today's leading Bible prophecy expert? In this first in a renewed series of commentaries from Dr. Walvoord, he points out that much of the book's symbolism can be interpreted literally. At key points different views and approaches to interpretation are explored. Walvoord devotes special attention to textual and doctrinal issues while avoiding technical language. Refined, updated with the English Standard Version (ESV), and streamlined, this classic text is set to help you interpret the last book of the Bible and gain a better grasp of current trends and the climax of history!

JOHN F. WALVOORD (A.B., D.D., Wheaton College; A.M., Texas Christian University; Th.B., Th.M., Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary), former president of Dallas Theological Seminary and editor of Bibliotheca Sacra, America's oldest theological quarterly, was recognized as one of the leading evangelical theologians in America and an authority on systematic theology and eschatology. His academic background and extensive travel in the Middle East made him unusually capable of preparing theological and eschatological studies. He authored numerous books on theology and biblical prophecy, including The Revelation of Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ Our Lord, and Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation.

TABLE OF CONTENTSPrefaceIntroduction 1. The Things That You Have Seen 2. The Letters to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira 3. The Letters to Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea 4. The Church in Heaven 5. The Lamb and the Seven-Sealed Book 6. The Beginning of the Great Day of God's Wrath 7. The Saints of the Great Tribulation 8. The Seventh Seal and the Beginning of the Trumpets 9. The Fifth and Sixth Trumpets: The First and Second Woes10. The Mighty Angel with the Little Book11. The Two Witnesses and the Seventh Trumpet12. The Conflict in Heaven and on Earth13. The Two Beasts 14. The Victory of the Lamb and His Followers15. The Vision of the Seven Last Plagues16. The Bowls of God's Wrath17. The Destruction of Ecclesiastical Babylon18. The Fall of Babylon19. The Second Coming of Christ20. The Reign of Christ21. The New Heaven and the New Earth22. Concluding Revelations and ExhortationsBibliographyIndex