The Unveiling: The Book of Sevens

by R. Jeff Collene

Overview

Seven Keys that will open the Book of Revelation to the Jesus follower of the first century and the twenty-first century with practical application and life lessons. This study cuts through the confusion and honors the library of Scripture through the ages.

Writing on the Revelation of Jesus Christ is not just a daunting challenge but a humbling experience. The Scriptures are clear that there is nothing new under the sun; and I do not think my efforts are so unique as having not been considered before now. But I do hope to reintroduce The Revelation and this reality of a fresh and possibly renewed perspective into the conversation. My motive is to bring Gods amazing disclosure back into the Christian conversation devotionally and practically. I dont want to just make a point, I want to make a difference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781512757019
Publisher:	WestBow Press
Publication date:	10/07/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	326
File size:	398 KB

About the Author

R. Jeff Collene is a husband, a father and a lifelong Bible student. He has served as a Bible teacher for over 35 years. He has also served as a full time Pastor for 30 years. This book represents these many years of prayer, study, service, searching and continued learning with a desire to provide a coherent and applicable explanation for what has been considered the most difficult book of the New Testament. It is his strong belief that the God of the Bible is self-revealing and desires to disclose Himself to His bond-servants. This book represents that disclosure with his understanding of the Book of Revelation.

Editorial Reviews

2017-02-02
Refreshingly well-read and open-minded exploration of the Book of Revelation. Debut author Collene, a pastor, presents the results of his own personal struggle with the New Testament's most mysterious book. He acknowledges that modern authors have provided many works on eschatology but defends his own work as a fresh approach, which it indeed is. Unlike other works in this genre, Collene avoids copying and restating dispensationalist theories about the End Times and instead gives weight to the sacred text itself, reading it as God's revelation to creation. Noting that, "The Revelation is a book of sevens," due to the prominence of that number in the book, he concludes through his own study that "seven keys," as he terms them, can be found to help the reader understand the book's message. These seven keys—basic facts about Revelation—are remarkable for their simplicity and serve to refocus the reader of Revelation from wild theories that pervade much of eschatological study back to the message of the prophecy. The keys include such assertions as, "Jesus is the focus of The Revelation," "God's people are His audience," "heaven, the spiritual dimension, is the perspective of The Revelation," etc. Collene spends the great bulk of his work fleshing out these seven keys and finding ways they can help the reader of Revelation understand the prophetic message within its pages. Collene's motive seems to be to refocus Christian views of Revelation. "Traditionally," he notes, "the study of eschatology has suffered from two opposite attitudes: neglect and overemphasis." As an alternative, he proposes that the church continue to focus on its main mission of spreading the Gospel. He concludes that the Revelation should be a source of hope and even an end-goal for the church as it goes about its work in the world. Original and worthy addition to the growing library on eschatology.

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