Try www.endtime.com Irving Baxter Jr. Has a wonderful ministry on understanding the end times and a lot of publications that may help you out.
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The best book i have found other than the Bible is "Behold He Cometh." it is a 348 page verse by verse commentary by John R. Rice, D.D. Litt. D., published by Sword Of The LORD Publishers..
another good one i have is a 543 page verse by verse commentary written by Olover Greene, published by the Gospel Hour Inc.
I highly recommend either one..there is certainly a lot to learn in the book of Revelation..i taught it twice and it took me more than 6 months each time and i probablyy didn't do it justice in that short period of time..
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wayne
"There's room at the cross for you."
I don't know of a reliable one off the top of my head, but I will say this--be careful. Revelations is very deep, and very figurative. You can find umpteen different books that may all say something completely different. What you get as a guide will very likely be slanted towards what the person writing it chooses to believe.
For as long as I can remember, and probably longer than I've been around, people have been using Revelations to "proove" the end of time is here, or very close. Keep in mind that even the apostles thought that Christ would return in their lifetime, and I think they had a better understanding of the Word than any of us ever will. Christ said He would come like a theif in the night--a theif gives no warning.
Good luck in your search, and hopefully you will find a reliable study.
Chad
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"We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all."-- Theodore Roosevelt
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Ecclesiasties 10:2
The last four letters in American..........I Can
The last four letters in Republican........I Can
The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats
I agree Chad. I know of several slants on the endtimes, the rapture, etc, but all I can come up with is possibilities. There are some things that are seemingly clear to me tho that are revelations of Jesus Christ and many things that can be gleaned from revelations. But as far as saying we're pre trib, or mid trib, I have seen arguments where one was as just as viable as the other. I have several books that are equally well written that have completly different takes on revelations. So my opinion is to keep quite on the subject and to watch, listen, and be ready.
__________________ And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
hammer, the best source of information is the bible of course, but you asked for something to help you better understand what you are reading so i gave you two books that have proven to be reliable and helpful..i have always said to check everythingout with the Word as you study..if one has read and study the book of Daniel then the book of Revelation is not that deep and hard to understand..so don't let these guys throw cold water on you anddiscouage you, it ain't thatbad and it contains some great information as we head for the end times..and i never put in faith in peoples slants and opinions, i go by thus saith the Lord..
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wayne
"There's room at the cross for you."
Whoa Motor, I'm not trying to throw cold water on anybody. Simply giving my take on it. I've known many folk that are very learned that admit to not completly understanding several points of Revelation that others claim full understanding of. I myself have been struggling for some time to understand whether we're pre trib or mid trib, and I can't conclusivley come to a knowledge of it from "thus sayeth the Lord" or from any scholar or author. I was agreeing with Chads statement, which is not to say that revelations can't be "understood better" by studying the bible and reading other folks opinions on it.
__________________ And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Motor, I'm not trying to throw "cold water" on anyone, just stating a fact.
Nobody has to believe me--just go to a book store and look, or scan through the stations on late-night radio and listen to the preachers, or watch the religious channels, or even do an internet search. Ask 100 Christians what is the hardest book in the Bible to understand--my guess is at least 95 will say it's Revelations. Even you said "i taught it twice and it took me more than 6 months each time and i probablyy didn't do it justice in that short period of time.. " So now it's simple? Daniel is no walk in the park either, but that's a different subject.
I don't see where I, or Mac, tried to discourage anything, other than taking a man's word as the Gospel. I'm not familiar with the tracts you named, and I wasn't trying to put them down. Just a justified word of caution concerning them all.
You know as well as I do that people, intentionally or not, will put their own slant on the Bible, even when it's stated plainly in black and white and red--there's been several examples on this board. Take Revelations with all it's figurative speech and one can make it say a lot of different things, and all sound legitamate.
Dk, again I'll wish you luck. I wouldn't try to discourage anyone from studying any part of the Bible, just use caution with the commentaries.
Chad
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"We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all."-- Theodore Roosevelt
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Ecclesiasties 10:2
The last four letters in American..........I Can
The last four letters in Republican........I Can
The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats
Wisdom and understanding
