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Episode 180: Brian K. Blount - Revelation for Today

The Bible For Normal People

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What's the Human Element of the Book of Revelation?

The book of revelation pushes hard on the language of martureo in the greek, which means to witness. The expectation is that the people who read this book will witness to the revelation jesus christ is born. In a context where you could pay a heavy penalty because there was an alternative power claiming lordship in that world. John himself was exiled onte patmos for witnessing to the lordship of jesus Christ. There's something of maybe a paradox, anough paradox is the right word, but a something a little bit unexpected. Because jesus is lord, you're saying, that's the revelation of the book, but the context is screaming at you,

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