Introductory material
Reading edition
Map of Proconsular Asia. Following Ramsay, in St. Paul the Traveller and Roman Citizen.
[pg 005]
Η ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ
The Text of Revelation given in this volume is that of the American Standard Edition of the Revised Bible, copyright 1901 by Thomas Nelson & Sons, and is used by permission of the publishers.
TO ALL MY CLASSMATES, FRIENDS, AND FELLOW PILGRIMS ON LIFE'S JOURNEY,
FOR WHOM THE BOOK OF REVELATION, TINGED THOUGH IT IS WITH MYSTERY, CONTAINS A MANIFESTATION OF THE DIVINE PURPOSE IN CREATION AND REDEMPTION, AND A VISION OF THE FAR GLORY IN THE WORLD BEYOND,
THIS VOLUME—
WRITTEN IN THE HOPE THAT THE INTERPRETATION OFFERED MAY CONTRIBUTE IN SOME DEGREE TO A CLEARER APPREHENSION OF THE BOOK, AND MAY HELP IN SOME MEASURE TO MAKE ITS MESSAGE RICH, AND SWEET, AND ABIDING—
IS RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
BY THE AUTHOR.
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