"Roloff has produced an intrepretation of the Revelation of John that can be certain to gain the special interest of theologians because of his . . . emphasis on the Christological starting-point of Revelation and the perspective that this discloses for the Christian community." -- Hans-Friedrich Weiss "In this commentary, one catches the Revelator's vision of eternity ablaze with promise and expectation of accountability in the bleakness of the present. May this book find many who are willing to dialog with the Revelator." -- Frederick Danker
Jurgen Roloff, Professor of New Testament at the University of Erlangen, Germany, is the author of several important New Testament studies.
Preface Abbreviations INTRODUCTION History of Influence Apocalyptic and Apocalypses Revelation - an Early Christian Apocalypse? The Epistolary Character of Revelation Author and Original Situation Language and Style Tradition and Interpretation Regarding and Challenge of Interpretation Structure and Organization COMMENTARY Foreword Epistolary Opening Commissioning Vision The Seven Circular Letters To the Church in Ephesus To the Church in Smyrna To the Church in Pergamum To the Church in Thyatira To the Church in Sardis To the Church in Philadelphia To the Church in Laodicea The Appearance of God The Lamb and the Sealed Book The Visions of the Seven Seals The First Four Seals The Fifth Seal The Sixth Seal The Preservation of the Church The Seventh Seal The Visions of the Seven Trumpets Preparation The First Four Trumpets The Fifth Trumpet The Sixth Trumpet The Mission of Prophecy in the Context of the End Event The Measurement of the Temple and the Two Witnesses The Seventh Trumpet Second Series of Visions: The End Event as God's Struggle with His Adversary The Woman, the Dragon, and the Child The Beast from the Sea and Its Power The Beast from the Earth The Lamb and the 144,000 on Zion View toward the Judgment The Visions of the Seven Bowls Preparation The Pouring Out of the Seven Bowls The Execution of Judgment on the Great Evil City The Harlot Babylon and the Beast The Judgment over the Great City Hymnic Finale Concluding Visions: The Consummation of God's Plan for History The Return of Jesus as Judge of the World The Thousand-Year Kingdom and the Destruction of Satan End of the World and Universal Judgment God's New World God's New Act of Creation The Perfected Salvation Community The Conclusion of the Book Select Bibliography Index of Biblical References Subject Index
