I've been trying to get Faithlife to do this book for years. It was my pastor Earl Palmer's favorite commentary on the book of Revelation, and he referred to it on multiple occasions; when he taught a whole course on Revelation and also when he did a sermon series on it. I've often wanted to read the commentary that influenced him so much. I finally went out and ordered the hard cover of it used some years ago. It's a gem! I would love to have this in Logos.
https://suggestbooks.uservoice.com/forums/308269-book-suggestions/suggestions/33856105-the-last-book-of-the-bible-the-meaning-of-the-rev
Did a Google search and did not find much. Can someone lead us to a detailed review?
What view does he take? e.g. Preterist, Premillennial, etc.
DAL
the comment on the letter to the church at Thyatira: "A great deal of openness to the world is only the preliminary stage in a decline of faith and morals" (P 84)
Nice quote from the book.
OP, please tell me more: pre- post- by verse or by section...........
Thanks
I would love to have this in Logos. https://suggestbooks.uservoice.com/forums/308269-book-suggestions/suggestions/33856105-the-last-book-of-the-bible-the-meaning-of-the-rev
I would love to have this in Logos.
Rosie,
My 3 votes are in.
I‘m glad Rosie is not a sales person or else she’d go broke 😜😂
Come on Rosie, sell us on why we need this commentary and I’ll give you all my 25 points available on my user’s voice account 👍😁👌
What view does he take? e.g. Preterist, Premillennial, etc. DAL
OP, please tell me more: pre- post- by verse or by section........... Thanks
I‘m glad Rosie is not a sales person or else she’d go broke 😜😂 Come on Rosie, sell us on why we need this commentary and I’ll give you all my 25 points available on my user’s voice account 👍😁👌
OK, as requested, a bit more background on why this book is important.
Hanns Lilje (1899-1977) "was German Lutheran bishop and one of the pioneers of the ecumenical movement. Lilje was general secretary of the German Student Christian Movement 1924-34. He was involved in Confessing Church struggle in Nazi Germany from 1933 onwards. After World War II he became the bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Hanover in 1947 until his retirement. He was also the presiding bishop of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany 1955-69, president of the Lutheran World Federation and World Council of Churches." (Wikipedia)
Lilje experienced persecution himself, in Nazi Germany, so he knows what he's talking about. He "was thrown into a German prison camp during WWII" (John D. Currid, A Study Commentary on Genesis, vol. 2: Genesis 25:19–50:26) He "finished his commentary [on Revelation] while imprisoned under Hitler’s Gestapo." (Edward William Fudge, The Fire That Consumes: A Biblical and Historical Study of the Doctrine of Final Punishment)
In The Last Book of the Bible, Lilje goes section by section. He doesn't fit into any of those categories -- preterist, premillennial, postmillennial. He doesn't think there's a particular timeline implied by the "thousand years". He argues that the book must be read in light of its historical setting; it speaks hope (that God will be victorious) to those undergoing persecution for their faith, and that there will likely be times of persecution ahead for many Christians reading the book. The "end" it speaks of is not metaphoric or already past. Christians who have experienced persecution/martyrdom among their faith communities (of which there are plenty in the world today) know what the Book of Revelation is about, and they don't go in for all sorts of fanciful interpretations. My pastor used to say "lean is better than luxurious" when interpreting Revelation. Anyway, this book influenced him, and that's reason enough for me to want to read it. (I confess I haven't yet read it all, except for the first three chapters; I prefer to read things on a screen these days.) As for why you would want to read it? Well, I'll include the Preface, Table of Contents and the first few introductory chapters, as well as the bit about the "thousand years" for all you who are really curious about how he deals with that, and the concluding chapter.
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BTW, on suggestbooks.uservoice.com, you have virtually unlimited (or maybe limited to 1000) votes. Just 3 allowed per book, though. I've used up 96 already, and it still says I have 1000 votes remaining.
Thanks for the additional info, Rosie. Voted +3.
I saw the 1000 votes more. I believe we used to run out of votes.
Am studying Revelation. Have 91 resources in my library with "Revelation" in the title. Voted for this one.
Thanks for the additional info, Rosie. Voted +3. I saw the 1000 votes more. I believe we used to run out of votes.
They limit the votes on the features suggestion UserVoice forum to 10. But for book suggestions they bumped it up to 1000.
Thanks for the additional info, Rosie. Voted +3. I saw the 1000 votes more. I believe we used to run out of votes. They limit the votes on the features suggestion UserVoice forum to 10. But for book suggestions they bumped it up to 1000.
I do like the 1000 on books!
