Greetings, everyone.

Below you may find information showing the difficulties with the premillennial system.

A Study of Denominations: Plymouth Brethren

I hope you find this profitable.

ELDV

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Ethan R. Longhenry / deusvitae@hotmail.com
Evangelist, church of Christ in Norwalk, Ohio
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thanks, I like the Plymouth Brethren site and that they are non denominational. It gets so confusing at times, so its nice to have a little interpreter. I put it in my faves so I can reference it.

Are any of you familiar with Homer Hailey's commentary on Revelation? I think it is one of the best commentaries on the book I have read.

I am familiar with it. It is probably the most accurate commentary I have ever read.

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"My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him." 1 John 3:18-19

The church of Christ at Granby

The introduction alone is worth the price of the book. He gives, if I remember correctly, a brief history of Imperial Rome and how it correlates with Revelation.

Five Keys to Understanding the Book of
Revelation

The book of Revelation is an important book. God wants us to know this book. We
should use this book. Many folks are afraid or confused because they do not understand
the book. It helps knowing “Five Keys to Understanding the Book of Revelation.”

1. Realize the Specific Audience. The book of Revelation was written to a specific
group of people. The book was written to the seven churches of Asia (1:4, 11;
22:16). Any interpretation that proves meaningless to the original audience must
be questioned.

2. Realize the Specific Setting. There were unique circumstances which prompted
God to write the book of Revelation. The Christians were being persecuted by
Rome. Passages such as: 2:10 13; 6:9; 13:17 identify this trouble. Statements like
“war” and “tribulation” (7:14) refer to the great trials that the Christians were
going through.

3. Realize the Specific Time Table. The book of Revelation is a prophecy about
future events (1:19). The question is “how far in the future” is the prophecy?
Passages like 1:1, 3; 22:10 identify that the time was short, rather than long. In
fact, the majority of the book has already taken place.

4. Realize the Specific Style of Writing. The book of Revelation was written in
symbols or figures (1:1 “signified”). It is a divine picture book. IT should not be
read as we read Acts or other books. Things are not to be taken literal, but are
representative of other things. Thus the use of numbers (such as “7”) or colors
(such as “white,” “red”) are used to indicate other things. Therefore, a 1,000 year
reign means something other than an actual 1,000 years. Finding 144,000 in
heaven means something more than just 144,000 actual people.

5. Realize the Specific Purpose of the book. The book of Revelation was written to
Christians who were suffering because of their faith. Some had been killed. They
were frightened and uncertain. The book is about the outcome. It shows Jesus on
the Throne. It shows the troublesome beasts destroyed. IT shows the Devil
defeated. It shows martyred Christians, alive and around the Throne. One of the
key words in Revelation is “overcome.” It is used 11 times. The book was not
written to confuse or scare brethren, but to give courage. The theme verse seems
to be: “These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them,
because He is the Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him
are the called and chosen and faithful” (Rev 17:14). The book of Revelation is
about faith. It is a book about victory. It is a great book of hope. It is a book of
strength.

By Roger Shouse (The preacher at the church of Christ I am a member of).

I like it

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"My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him." 1 John 3:18-19

The church of Christ at Granby

Very good!

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Another good commentary on Revelation that absolutely destroys the whole doctrine of premillenialism is "Worthy is the Lamb" by Ray Summers. This was written by a Baptist! MR. Summers was the head of the Bible department at Baylor University. Most baptists today hold a premillenial view - they might be surprised to hear this was not always so.

DISCLAIMER: I have read through this commentary a couple of times and the only doctrinal problem I have with it is on page 121 dealing with Rev. 3:5 "...and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life..." His comments on this verse clearly reflect his unscriptural position of once-saved, always-saved.