What Is Revelation About?

This conversation is normally listed as the Date and Purpose of Revelation. But when someone asks what the date of Revelation is, they are not ultimately asking about a calendar entry. The date of Revelation is a conversation about what Revelation is about. In this episode, we will review five options with some of their pros and cons. (00:00) Introduction(14:30) The Early Date(20:40) 1. Soon means soon(22:27) 2. Rev. 6:9-10: Christian Persecution(34:49) 3. Rev. 11:1-2: Measuring the temple(37:19) 4. Rev. 13:16-18: 666(45:46) 5. Rev. 14:19-20: 1600 stadia(48:16) 6. Rev. 17:8-11: 7 kings(55:52) 7. Matt. 24(1:00:03) The Late Date(1:04:18) 1. The Roman Imperial Cult(1:08:29) 2. External arguments(1:13:16) 3. Internal arguments(1:20:15) The historicist perspective(1:30:35) The futurist perspective (1:33:57) The idealist perspective(1:44:03) Structure: Recapitulation(1:49:43) Critiques of the idealist perspective(1:54:47) Conclusion