But the futurist view that revelation is predicting events yet to be fulfilled is only one of four traditional christian ways of looking at the bibles most enigmatic book. Thank you mr gregg for all your hard work in piecing together and laying out sidebyside the four main understandings of the revelation. It completely out classes pates book four views on the book of revelation and the broadman press book revelation. Historicist churchhistorical, preterist contemporaryhistorical, futurist prophetic. The fourcolumn format makes this an easy read for lay people, pastors, and scholars alike. Three viewpoints pates book is much more affordable and it is the book that i recommended to my class, but only due to cost. Four views, a parallel commentary all you want to know about h.
Revelation, four views, by steve gregg, provides a parallel commentary on all of these four major views without any apparent bias. A parallel commentary thomas nelson, 1997, 20, which was the 1998 final nominee, for the gold medallion book award of the ecpa. Four parallel columns present the information you need on these key views, and inform you about outstanding commentators on the book of revelation. Antichrist, armageddon, 666, tribulation, rapture, millennium, israel, second coming, mark of the beast, revelation, daniel, and much more. A parallel commentary by steve gregg 1997, hardcover, new edition at the best online prices at ebay. No other book gives such extensive coverage of how the church has understood revelation over the centuries. Steve gregg, director of the great commission school in oregon, has produced a valuable and enlightening. This is a parallel commentary wherein gregg proceeds sectionbysection through revelation, offering. Steve gregg discusses this and other topics in this lecture on revelation 4 and 5. An evenhanded summary of the four traditional views of revelation in parallel columns. Four views a parallel commentary, edited by steve gregg and published by thomas nelson and sons. How can we understand the book of revelation and its many interpretations no other book gives such extensive coverage of how the church has understood revelation over the centuries.
Get steve s book giving a fair discussion of the major views of revelation. More information about steve s books and daily radio program may be found at. Steve gregg wrote all four commentaries and, although he has his own particular favorite viewpoint, he does admirably well at hiding his personal bias. These four views are carefully and evenhandedly analyzed and then applied to each verse and passage in revelation. A parallel commentary covers the traditional views in an evenhanded fashion. Gregg the narrow path ministries is an acknowledged authority on this topic, having authored the book, revelation four views. Thomas neslon publishers, 1997 in the preterists view the great tribulation is all about and only about the destruction. This convenient presentation not only gives you the information you need on these key views, but also informs you about outstanding commentators on the book of revelation throughout much of church history. Revelation chapters 45, part 1 throne room of heaven. Four views by steve gregg ed in paperback format at koorong 9781401676216. This book by gregg, on the other hand, is a detailed, versebyverse commentary. Four views is a comprehensive, evenhanded resource that offers a clear, fair presentation of four of the most. As far as eschatalogical books go, this outshines most.
Four views is a comprehensive, evenhanded resource that offers a clear, fair presentation of four of. How can we understand the book of revelation and its many interpretations. The historicist approach sees revelation as surveying the entire church history, from christ through today and beyond. In this lecture, bibleteacher steve gregg discusses in detail four views of revelation. Steve gregg talks about the kingdom of god youtube. A parallel commentary paperback 20 edition steve gregg on. A parallel commentary revised, updated by author jun20 paperback by gregg, steve isbn. Ken gentry, before jerusalem fell an exegetical and historical argument for a prea. The things described in the revelation, says gregg, would surely be an apt description of these great calamities but prove nothing when taken in the system as a whole. In a concise way, he adequately covers all the views with good balance.
Steve gregg compares four traditional views of the rapture using a versebyverse, parallel format in revelation. Gregg the narrow path ministries is an acknowledged authority on this topic, having authored the book. A parallel commentary by steve gregg hardcover 1997 hc. Also available electronically from logos bible software a handy commentary that offers a running comparison of four basic approaches to the interpreation of revelation. This convenient presentation not only gives you the information you need on these key views, but also informs.
Steve gregg, director of the great commission school in oregon, has produced a valuable and enlightening contribution to revelation studies. Four views that is sure to become a useful tool for students of prophecy. Gregg the narrow path ministries is an acknowledged authority on this. In this parallel commentary, youll learn about four major traditional views and discover the differences in interpretations. The easytouse format is especially useful for those without a background in revelations prophecies. A parallel commentary steve gregg editor an evenhanded summary of the four traditional views of revelation in parallel columns. Gregg goes versebyverse through revelation and, with four columns sidebyside, describes how proponents of the four interpretive methods read the scripture. The author approaches this commentary using four common biblical views, historicist, preterist, futurist, and a fourth approach he refers to as spiritual. While no commentary can possibly present all four comparative views extensively without thousands of pages, gregg has done a great service in providing the parallel columns for comparison. No other book gives such extensive coverage of how the church has understood revelation over. Thank you mr gregg for all your hard work in piecing together and laying out side byside the four main understandings of the revelation.
From that confusion, four major viewpoints have arisen to try and clarify the contents of revelation. Background information, origins, sources, pros and cons are all provided in introductions and sidebyside analysis. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Revelation, four views, a parallel commentary steve gregg. This book neatly presents all four views, side by side literally, every page is four columns with the commentary from each view right next to each other as it works its way through revelation, verse by verse. The four views of interpretation are summarized in the following chart see also bibliography. Four views a parallel commentary edited by steve gregg. A parallel commentary from the worlds largest community of readers.
Steve gregg an amazing bible teacher has placed the commentary and arguments of the four interpretive schemas of revelation futurism, preterism, historicism, and symbolism side by side in columns beneath. Cyril barber in the ministers library volume 3 has some cautions on a popular book edited by steve gregg, steve, ed. Keep your minds open, be mature in your growth, and examine them all thoroughly. Revelation how can we understand the book of revelation and its many interpretations. Four parallel columns present the information you need. Gregg s 4 view parallel commentary was one of them. That book allowed the proponents of each of four different views to present an overall summary of their approach to the book of revelation.