Revelation 6:1-8:5 with Dr. David deSilva
Dr. David deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary) guides us through Revelation 6:1-8:5. We discuss:
* The four bizarre creatures of Revelation 4–5 that appear again in chapter 6.
* The significance of the four horses and riders (6:1–8).
* The lament of the martyrs in the heavenly temple, their cry for justice, and the rationale for God’s delayed vengeance (6:9–11).
* The 144, 000 from the tribes of Israel (7:4–8) and how they relate to the innumerable number from every tribe and nation (7:9).
* The marks on the forehead of the 144,000 (7:3).
* The “great ordeal/tribulation” (7:14).
Works by David deSilva
* Discovering Revelation, Eerdmans: 2021.
* A Week in the Life of Ephesus, IVP Academic, 2020.
* Unholy Allegiances: Heeding Revelation's Warning, Hendrickson, 2013.
* Seeing John's Way: The Rhetoric of Revelation, WJK, 2009.
David deSilva recommends
* Craig R. Koester, Revelation. Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries. Yale University Press, 2015.
Next Episode
Next up on the Two Testaments, Dr. Mark Gignilliat (Beeson Divinity School) guides us through the Book of Micah, and Dr. Ian Boxall (St. Stephen's College, Cambridge University) guides us through Revelation 8:6–11:19.
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