Joy in Our Weakness: A Gift of Hope from the Book of Revelation

Rating:
Summary: Mildly disappointed, but she has some good insights
Review: I read this while preparing a series of Bible studies in the book of Revelation. I was looking for other viewpoints than the commonly available "prophetic" approaches to John's letter, and was handed this book as another option.

Overall I was mildly disappointed with this author's approach. While proposing to reveal, from the Revelation, a "doctrine of suffering", I felt that the reverse was what was actually done. It seemed that the author superimposed her sufferings onto her reading of this scripture.

While I have no problem with the viewpoint that God often uses suferings in our lives to both conform us into the image of His Son, and at the same time to demonstrate His saving and keeping power, I don't think the Revelation of Jesus Christ leads the way into this teaching.

There are some good highlights and insights that are valuable for the Church to remember in these days. One of which is a reminder that our prayers are compared to incense (creating an atmosphere) more than precision weapons (yielding targeted and immediate results).

Overall I would recommend this book, but without a lot of enthusiasm.