
Episode 99: Interpreting The Book Of Revelation With Timothy Decker
Theology in Particular
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The Slinky Effect in the Book of Revelation
If we think that the book of Revelation is to be understood in a linear fashion or as if it matches the chronology of history, we're going to be really confused by some things. I like the word recapitulation because you have these reoccurring themes, there's this spiral effect, but there's also advancement with each one. If I could just go to the end of Revelation 19, if you read that text, and I won't do it right now, but if you read it, it seems to bring things to a conclusion. There seems to be something like the final judgment at the end of Revelations 19, and in chapter 20 restarts again.
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