When the Man Comes Around: A Commentary on the Book of Revelation

Just finished it, and though this is terribly melodramatic it is also the truth -- my jaw physically dropped at points while reading this commentary. It is so strange to be reading a commentary on the book of Revelation and not only be convicted of my sin, not only be encouraged and rejoicing in the grace and trustworthiness of Jesus, but also to be saying to myself throughout the reading, "This makes so much sense!" Imagine Revelation making sense! The abundant tying in of quotes from Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, several other of the Old Testament prophets, and also passages from the histories written by Josephus, was particularly helpful in showing how so much of the prophecies were fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple in the first century.

I teach my students that Revelation (a revealing) is truth goggles for churches going through persecution. They are encouraged by a true vision of Christ, themselves, and their enemies.I have worked hard over the last decade to gain the understanding of this book from many sources. I am excited that there is an easy-to-read commentary to walk believers through the entire book.If you grew up like I did, ignoring all the time references of Revelation (these things were happening soon), and assuming those people who think Nero was the beast must be liberals, you owe it to yourself to read this and see if it is actually a position that makes sense with the text of the book.

For the first time in my life, the book of Revelation makes sense. Haha. I very much enjoyed reading this, very much appreciated the application of big-picture biblical principles. And of course the writing itself was pretty great! I don’t usually expect to find commentaries to be exciting reading, but I love Douglas Wilson’s style.

I learned a lot of helpful historical facts that support the preterist view. I went to Josephus’s book of wars often to read about the Roman siege of Jerusalem and how things mentioned there might be fulfillment’s of prophesy.After reading this I’m leaning away from this view to an amilenial one but I learned a lot reading this and thank Doug for making it easy to learn.

This book is very concise and precise. There is no filler (as there shouldn't be in a commentary). This book has tied up some loose ends that I have had with Postmillennialism and has helped expand my hope in eschatology that is Biblical reality.

The author has done a good job of making the preterist (most of Revelation describes what happened in the past) way of teaching the Revelation understandable.There are numerous other commentators who have approached the Revelation from alternative views. (I think of George Eldon Ladd and Richard Bauckham whose books I found very insightful, though from divergent viewpoints.)In the end, every Christian is encouraged to wrestle with the Revelation, relying on the Spirit to guide them, taking in the counsel of teachers such as these writers, but leaving the final truth in God's hands, a mystery yet to be fully revealed.One can only appreciate the work of those who have taken the time to do their own wrestling and have written down their thoughts.

Well researched. Very easy to read!

This will give new clarity to the book of Revelation.

4 stars because nothings ever perfect with man.This is great commentary on revelation from a partial preterist perspective. Its definitely worth a read whether you agree with partial preterism or not. Its cheap as well so, why not read it?May the Lord bless all.

Happy with the book. Good points made.