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...... the Book of Revelation?

Here is the Publisher's Preface to the most comprehensive commentary on the book that I have ever read.

Publisher’s Preface
With his first book on eschatology, Paradise Restored, David Chilton launched an eschatological revival. “Revolution” would be too strong a word, for his viewpoint is an old one, stretching back to the early church. But overnight, Paradise Restored began to influence religious leaders and scholars who had believed that the Biblical case for cultural victory was dead — a relic of the nineteenth century. Now comes The Days of Vengeance, a verse-by-verse exposition of the toughest book in the Bible, the Book of Revelation. What was generalized in Paradise Restored is now supported with chapter and verse — indeed, lots and lots of chapters and verses. This book will become the new reference work on the Book of Revelation. Incredibly, Chilton’s style is so lively that few readers will even notice that the author has tossed a scholarly bombshell. The conservative Christian academic world will be speechless; Chilton has offered a remarkable exegetical challenge to those who hold to the traditional rival eschatologies, which I label pessimillennialism.

This is not just another boring commentary on the Book of Revelation. Even if it were only that, it would be a major event, for the publication of any conservative, Bible-believing commentary on the Book of Revelation is a major event. W. Hendrikson’s amillennial commentary, More Than Conquerors, was published in 1940, and is less than half the size of this one, and not in the same league in terms of Biblical scholarship. John Walvoord’s The Revelation of Jesus Christ is now over two decades old, and it, too, is only half the size of Chilton’s. Despite all the fascination with Biblical prophecy in the twentieth century, full-length commentaries on this most prophetic of Biblical books are rare.

They always have been rare. Few commentators have dared to explain the book. John Calvin taught through all the books of the Bible, save one: Revelation. Martin Luther wrote something in the range of a hundred volumes of material — as much or more than Calvin — but he didn’t write a commentary on Revelation. Moses Stuart wrote a great one in the mid-nineteenth century, but it is forgotten today. The Book of Revelation has resisted almost all previous attempts to unlock its secret of secrets. Now David Chilton has discovered this secret, this long-lost key that unlocks the code. This long-ignored key is the Old Testament.
 

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Have you read the book?

A publisher's job is to sell books.
Of course they are going to rave about it.
 
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Have you read the book?

A publisher's job is to sell books.
Of course they are going to rave about it.
Three times. (I fully edited it for WORD format once.... it took almost two months.) And I have just recently started reading it again.
 
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It was a little tough for me to read, as all the people involved with it are Presbyterian and Calvinistic. They see things in a more Liturgical light than I do, and I have to admit I don't track well with some of their thinking. But, none of that detracted from seeing the brilliantly clear way Chilton understood Revelation (I think he died about 30 years ago.)
 
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No thanks. Not into books whose sole purpose is to prove everyone else was stupid and wrong. And based on the Preface, that's what it's all about.
 
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No thanks. Not into books whose sole purpose is to prove everyone else was stupid and wrong. And based on the Preface, that's what it's all about.
Yeah, I don't blame you. I've found that is a tactic those Presbyterians and Calvinists use all the time. And that certainly is who these guys are.
 
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Yeah, I don't blame you. I've found that is a tactic those Presbyterians and Calvinists use all the time. And that certainly is who these guys are.
You certainly were right in saying how little you understanding you have in Presbyterianism and Calvinism. lol
 
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You certainly were right in saying how little you understanding you have in Presbyterianism and Calvinism. lol
I'm not the one who just posted that the Presbyterian publishers were obviously lying about the quality of the Presbyterian author's work. That was you. In fact, I guess you are also saying that if your own publisher lauded one of your books, they would be lying because they were just trying to unload the junk you wrote.
 
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let's see what's going on here?!?! between two special people
that we Love dearly...
 
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No thanks. Not into books whose sole purpose is to prove everyone else was stupid and wrong. And based on the Preface, that's what it's all about.
let's see what's going on here?!?! between two special people
that we Love dearly...
Well, you go read the preface I posted and see if you can see any of the stuff she accused the publisher of. I sure can't. And every single person associated with this book is a member of the very denomination Lynn is so proud of.... Besides the fact that David Chilton is a very well renowned author.
 
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Well, you go read the preface I posted and see if you can see any of the stuff she accused the publisher of. I sure can't. And every single person associated with this book is a member of the very denomination Lynn is so proud of.... Besides the fact that David Chilton is a very well renowned author.
The problem with insomnia. It gives me too much time.

Sooo, anywho, let me clarify.

Chilton wasn't the same denomination I am. Neither was Rushdooney. (And you probably won't get that reference.) Presbyterian publishers? Oh? You mean the publishing company Chilton worked for? (Which, funny enough, North also isn't the same Presbyterian Chilton was or I am.)

Do a little research on Presbyterianism. Under the heading of "Presbyterian" you can find churches that go from don't-even-need-to-believe-in-God to the far-right -- aka reconstructionalists, libertarians, and legalists. Presbyterian doesn't even guarantee Calvinist. 50/50 split on that one, but mostly for the same reason Baptists doesn't guarantee Calvinist. There are so many subdivisions now, you can't tell by the name of the denomination what the people believe.

As far as well known writers go, Hal Lindsey was one too.

Seriously, the more you write, the more you show how little you know.
 
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The problem with insomnia. It gives me too much time.

Sooo, anywho, let me clarify.

Chilton wasn't the same denomination I am. Neither was Rushdooney. (And you probably won't get that reference.) Presbyterian publishers? Oh? You mean the publishing company Chilton worked for? (Which, funny enough, North also isn't the same Presbyterian Chilton was or I am.)

Do a little research on Presbyterianism. Under the heading of "Presbyterian" you can find churches that go from don't-even-need-to-believe-in-God to the far-right -- aka reconstructionalists, libertarians, and legalists. Presbyterian doesn't even guarantee Calvinist. 50/50 split on that one, but mostly for the same reason Baptists doesn't guarantee Calvinist. There are so many subdivisions now, you can't tell by the name of the denomination what the people believe.

As far as well known writers go, Hal Lindsey was one too.

Seriously, the more you write, the more you show how little you know.
So, basically, you don't believe anyone? You, more or less, are a "church of one"? That is about what you say about me and most everyone else. I applaud you for your insight on that. Many people can't see themselves that plainly.

But, back to the book, Days of Vengeance, it is still the most comprehensive commentary on Revelation that I have ever read, and I highly recommend it to anyone...... even if, like both Lynn and me, you don't agree with the theology of the author nor the publishers. (Even a broken clock is right twice a day.)
 
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No thanks. Not into books whose sole purpose is to prove everyone else was stupid and wrong. And based on the Preface, that's what it's all about.
But...but...everyone else IS stupid and wrong...lol.
 
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So, basically, you don't believe anyone? You, more or less, are a "church of one"? That is about what you say about me and most everyone else. I applaud you for your insight on that. Many people can't see themselves that plainly.

But, back to the book, Days of Vengeance, it is still the most comprehensive commentary on Revelation that I have ever read, and I highly recommend it to anyone...... even if, like both Lynn and me, you don't agree with the theology of the author nor the publishers. (Even a broken clock is right twice a day.)
No, the first response I gave was accurate. The rest is you spinning your wheels.

Not into books whose sole purpose is to prove everyone else was stupid and wrong. You are. And somehow another it always comes back to "whatever I think, say, or recommend is to prove everyone else is stupid and wrong if they disagree with me."

Again, I'm pretty sure you don't know who Rushdooney was. I do. He was a man who taught arrogance by "proving" everyone else was wrong and gave off a heavy air of legalism. Read too much of him, and you'll end up a legalist. You'd like him. You are him. If you had any wisdom at all, at least you'd be trying to figure out why I bring him into this.

Oh, and he was Calvinist and Presbyterian. He also was the beginning of Reconstructionism, so really don't like him. Chilton did.

Considering you really are a church of one, I have no doubt you will like both of them.

What you keep missing is the gospel isn't your personal view of eschatology, and your view isn't Christian. You just found another book you can agree with, so you're preaching that for now. AND, you're proving you don't have a clue of what you're talking about.

It's no more a commentary of Revelation than Hendrickson's was. It's an interpretation that you just happen to agree with, thus making it a share-a-book-and-agree-with-Willie marketing ploy.

You didn't even understand the basics after reading the book. And considering you read it and still don't understand the basics, why would anyone -- other than those who agreed with you anyway -- want to read it? No understanding received even after reading it.
 
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No, the first response I gave was accurate. The rest is you spinning your wheels.

Not into books whose sole purpose is to prove everyone else was stupid and wrong. You are. And somehow another it always comes back to "whatever I think, say, or recommend is to prove everyone else is stupid and wrong if they disagree with me."

Again, I'm pretty sure you don't know who Rushdooney was. I do. He was a man who taught arrogance by "proving" everyone else was wrong and gave off a heavy air of legalism. Read too much of him, and you'll end up a legalist. You'd like him. You are him. If you had any wisdom at all, at least you'd be trying to figure out why I bring him into this.

Oh, and he was Calvinist and Presbyterian. He also was the beginning of Reconstructionism, so really don't like him. Chilton did.

Considering you really are a church of one, I have no doubt you will like both of them.

What you keep missing is the gospel isn't your personal view of eschatology, and your view isn't Christian. You just found another book you can agree with, so you're preaching that for now. AND, you're proving you don't have a clue of what you're talking about.

It's no more a commentary of Revelation than Hendrickson's was. It's an interpretation that you just happen to agree with, thus making it a share-a-book-and-agree-with-Willie marketing ploy.

You didn't even understand the basics after reading the book. And considering you read it and still don't understand the basics, why would anyone -- other than those who agreed with you anyway -- want to read it? No understanding received even after reading it.
I've read several of J.R's books. (By the way, you misspelled his name), and as I said before, I don't agree with their theology.

But, that changes nothing about how great this book is.
 

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This book and two others by David Chilton can be obtained FREE on the Internet by typing in the Authors name and going to the web site. There are a lot of Amazon related entries but ignore them because only expensive used and the odd new condition copy can be bought from them. There is no Kindle versions and I think it may be out of print. The Days of Vengeance was published in 1987. A PDF copy can be downloaded. The book consists of some 700 pages.

David Chilton died of a Heart Attack in his mid forties in the late 1990s
 
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This book and two others by David Chilton can be obtained FREE on the Internet by typing in the Authors name and going to the web site. There are a lot of Amazon related entries but ignore them because only expensive used and the odd new condition copy can be bought from them. There is no Kindle versions and I think it may be out of print. The Days of Vengeance was published in 1987. A PDF copy can be downloaded. The book consists of some 700 pages.

David Chilton died of a Heart Attack in his mid forties in the late 1990s
I appreciate a man who desires to first "read" what an author has to say before judging him. Too many of us have been told how we are to react, without ever seeing the actual words for ourselves. And so, we obey, and automatically hate that which we really, personally, know nothing of.

As I have repeatedly said here, I do not go along with much of their Theology. But, I have been surprised to often find many of these people we are supposed to hate, actually don't have red tails and horns growing out of their heads... AND that their beliefs really are NOT what I have been told they are.