3.1. Recommended Books
“Reading Revelation Responsibly” – Michael Gorman
“Revelation for the rest of us” – Scot McKnight
“Reversed Thunder” – Eugene Peterson
“Discipleship on the Edge” – Darrell Johnson
3.2. BRMC EQUIP Lectures by Dr. Tan Kim Huat
In 2020, Dr Tan Kim Huat (Chen Su Lan Professor of New Testament at Trinity Theological College) conducted a four-part Equip Seminar series on the book of Revelation. Here are some specific highlights that you will find helpful:
- Equip Seminar part 1
- 7.16-13.59 Scholarly models: Preterist, Idealist, Futurist
- 14.00-35.49 Listening Well to the book of Revelation
- 1.34.00-1.40.26 Connection with OT prophecy (Daniel)
- Equip Seminar part 2
- 6.13-18.37 The 7 churches don’t represent particular periods in history.
- 1.15.56-1.18.58 The 4 Living Creatures and Connection with OT (Ezekiel)
- 1.21.05-1.32.55 The 7 Spirits of God and Connection with OT (Zechariah)
- 1.33.10-1.38.40 Worship of God
- Equip Seminar part 3
- 4.23-28.10 The structure of the sets of 7 judgments
- 28.11-35.55 The 4 Horsemen
- 56.30-1.00.51 Armageddon
- 1.05.25-1.19.57 The 144000
- 1.21.05-1.24.18 The 2 Witnesses
- 1.24.19-1.51.45 The Beast and the number 666
- 2.23.50-2.24.52 The Dragon has already been defeated
- Equip Seminar part 4
3.3. Commentaries
- Craig Keener, Revelation (NIV Application Commentary series)
- Thomas Schreiner, Revelation (Baker Exegetical Commentary)
- Ian Paul, Revelation (Tyndale NT Commentary series)
- Gordon Fee, Revelation (New Covenant Commentary series)
3.4. Scholarly views on the end-times
If you would like to dive even deeper, we recommend the following books. These are from Counterpoints series by Zondervan publishing house, in which Bible scholars and theologians present and engage with multiple viewpoints with openness and humility