Where Should I Start?

Well, we’ve begun our study in John’s Apocalypse. The best place to begin in the Book of Revelation is with the Revelation itself. Sit down and read it straight through, in order to get a sense of how it flows. Try not to get too hung up on the symbols or timing, but keep a note pad handy to write down your thoughts and questions as you read right through it.

We will be going through the book in a survey fashion over the next couple of months and that should help with the purpose, major themes, symbols and literary features of the book — Adam and I will try to keep it fairly simple. Each week we will draw out one important theme or application.

Next, you may want some general tools to help you get oriented. We’ve added a fairly thorough resource page. Check it out here.

Contemporary Options in Eschatology by Millard Erickson  is a classic textbook at the undergraduate level (Bible institute or college) and and place to start if you’ve been a student of the Bible. Erickson does a good job of surveying the most popular views of the millennium out there, concluding each chapter with an evaluation highlighting their respective negative and positive aspects. This book goes in and out of print often and is now out of print. You can usually find it used for about $2-4! By the way, the author is so fair and objective, I’ll bet you can’t figure out which position he holds.