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The Book of Revelation: What the Spirit Says to the Churches in America
The Book of Revelation: What the Spirit Says to the Churches in America
The Book of Revelation: What the Spirit Says to the Churches in America
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The Book of Revelation: What the Spirit Says to the Churches in America instructs lay readers to understand the last book of the Bible as its earliest audiences would have. The book aims to stimulate and educate Christians who find Revelation to be unapproachable. It assists readers to responsibly apply Revelation's messages to their own settings once they understand what the Spirit said to the seven congregations in ancient settings. Only with the original audiences in mind, can modern American readers begin to discern what the Spirit says to them through the words of John's Apocalypse. Through an accessible description of Revelation's linguistic, literary, and historical contexts, readers can learn to approach the book as the seven churches of Asia Minor would have. Comparisons and contrasts between the Greco-Roman culture of Revelation and the United States of the twenty-first century assist readers to answer Revelation's predominant question for themselves: "Who do you worship?" Many of John's own writing techniques are utilized to treat this book as a conversation, so we can discover together "what the Spirit says to the churches in America."
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Release dateAug 4, 2021
ISBN9781666707298
The Book of Revelation: What the Spirit Says to the Churches in America
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Scott Storbakken

Scott Storbakken is a PhD candidate at Columbia Biblical Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina, where he currently resides. He has a diverse work and educational background including scholarly biblical studies, teaching, preaching, counseling, and music. These varied disciplines all come together in this book, similarly to how John’s multifaceted self-identity as a prophet, apocalyptic seer, and pastoral voice to multiple communities all unite in Revelation.

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