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Summary: "Makes Revelation not only easy--but actually fun to study!"
Review: ***This review would include the DANIEL work by the same author**Revelation is, without a doubt, one of my sixty-six favorite Bible books to study! I've probably studied (and taught) this book more than any other, and there are very few Revelation commentaries I haven't used. This commentary though, is unique. The author is dispensational, millennial, and pre-tribulational in his approach. Let's get that straight right now! If you're not, you might not fully 'appreciate' this work. He cites many of finest authors on Revelation, and does not consider his work alone as the final authority. But unlike other commentaries, Duck includes a broad array of contemporary 'radio' type personalities such as J. Vernon McGee, Noah Hutchings, Jack Van Impe, and even a few Pentecostal experts as well. This book is the easiest to read of any Revelation book I've ever studied, and includes very helpful references to the Old Testament. This author understands that the key to Revelation is in the Old Testament, and NOT in wild, personal speculation! Kudos, to you Dr. Duck! If there is a weakness in this series, it might be the 'handwritten' timelines in the Appendix. They seem just a tad inferior in quality to the finely formated balance of the rest of the book. One can get a wonderful and adequate grasp of Revelation using this book alone. However, the real meat of study here is in finding which of the many authors cited appeal to you most, and then checking out their full work on Revelation. This book serves up a sampling of the best in the field. Best of all, it seems to be readily available, and inexpensive 'used' on the Internet. Revelation was written to be studied, as it tells us in its opening verses. Yet, Revelation comes last in Scripture; God assumes we've grasped the fist sixty-five books FIRST! Dr. Duck's guide for the 'inept' will provide a great deal of help for those who only know Psalms, a few Proverbs, and '...the words of Jesus in red'! If you're not new to Revelation, this book is somewhat limited, but not a waste. Something always seems to pop up that you really hadn't thought of! I look forward to the rest in this series. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Summary: very easy examination of difficult-to-understand Revelation
Review: I had been afraid to study Revelation in depth because of how difficult it seemed to understand. This book gives me GREAT hope to accomplish studying the whole book of Revelation on a simple level, verse by verse. I especially appreciate the author's design of each chapter of his book and the many definitions throughout. Also included are other people's viewpoints on the controversial parts of Revelation and current events that seem related to what the Bible is telling us in the book of Revelation. This book is not for the inept because one would be WISE to chose this as a study guide for Revelation.
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Summary: Makes the Book of Revelation a lot less intimidating to read
Review: I had difficulties understanding the Book of Revelation, but knew I was to read it by Christ's own command in Rev. 1:3. After picking up the book by Daymond Duck, I can now understand and do not become intimidated by the words in Revelation. The best part of Mr. Duck's book are the cross-references that encourage you to get into your Bible and see how in fact all 66 books of the Bible connect with each other.
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Summary: Excellent adjunct
Review: I have used this book as an adjunct to a study guide for the book of Revelation to teach a Sunday School class. The material is timely, easily understood, and the excerpts from other sources lend additional insight to an often difficult study.
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Summary: An Extremely Clear & Thorough Study of a Crucial Book
Review: I've been through other Bible studies on the book of Revelation before and was able to develop a deeper understanding of the book. However upon reading REVELATION: GOD'S WORD..., I must say that it is the most thorough explanation of the book of Revelation that I have ever had. I like the way it takes you through the book verse by verse, explaining what they mean IN RELATION TO OTHER SCRIPTURES in the Bible; I like the way it relates to current event, so that we could be made aware of the signs of the time; and most of all I really appreciate the way that everything is explained so clearly and so simply for anybody to understand (with icons and timelines, etc). Daymond Duck makes it a fun read, so that those who usually shy away from Bible study can benefit from his approach -while learning the details about a very IMPORTANT book of the Bible. I've recommended it to everybody I know who were seeking to get and in-depth understanding of Revelation, and have gone on to order THE BIBLE: GOD'S WORD FOR THE BIBLICALLY-INEPT.
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Summary: An Extremely Clear & Thorough Study of a Crucial Book
Review: I've been through other Bible studies on the book of Revelation before and was able to develop a deeper understanding of the book. However upon reading REVELATION: GOD'S WORD..., I must say that it is the most thorough explanation of the book of Revelation that I have ever had. I like the way it takes you through the book verse by verse, explaining what they mean IN RELATION TO OTHER SCRIPTURES in the Bible; I like the way it relates to current event, so that we could be made aware of the signs of the time; and most of all I really appreciate the way that everything is explained so clearly and so simply for anybody to understand (with icons and timelines, etc). Daymond Duck makes it a fun read, so that those who usually shy away from Bible study can benefit from his approach -while learning the details about a very IMPORTANT book of the Bible. I've recommended it to everybody I know who were seeking to get and in-depth understanding of Revelation, and have gone on to order THE BIBLE: GOD'S WORD FOR THE BIBLICALLY-INEPT.
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Summary: Revelation for beginners and pastors
Review: Leading a Bible study requires a lot of time for preparation, especially for the book of Revelation. Each teacher must acknowledge that there will be different levels of understanding among pupils in the group, so a book that can give milk to the infant Christian and meat for the more mature Christian is necessary in selecting a textbook to compliment the Bible in a study. I have found this book to be one of the most accurate and Biblically sound commentaries on Revelation. I suggest it for the beginner because it allows them to digest as much as they can and leaves room to come back for more. The true scholar can also use this book to dig as deep as necessary to continue his or her growth in the Lord.
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Summary: Biblically Inept is by far the best study books written
Review: The Biblically Inept books are a fine complement to your bible. I am so impressed with the Revelation and Life of Christ Biblically-Inept books that I intend to collect all of the Biblically-Inept books. I was so shaken about the Revelation book in the past it was one of my most hated books in the bible. When I got the Revelation Biblically-Inept book it had really open my eyes to things and that there was nothing scary or mind boggling about Revelation. After I got through reading the Revelation Biblically Inept book. I feel even more content, joyful about gods plan, and completely understand the book of revelation where it doesn't scare the day lights out of me, instead I rejoice in gods plans. Biblically-Inept are wonderful complementary study guides to your bible.
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Summary: Good Bible Study Tool
Review: This book comes pretty close in literary style and graphic presentation to what a Revelation for Dummies might look like without the proliferation of humor. Although the authors boldly claim this work is intended to be of help to both the newcomer to the Bible and to the seasoned theologian, I submit it is much better suited as an introductory lesson. For those who find much of this Book of the New Testament nearly incomprehensible by today's standards, myself included, this treatise gave me an opportunity to "get my feet wet", so to speak. The explanations of the symbols and events are thoroughly cross-referenced where appropriate to the rest of the Bible, and the Book of Daniel figures very prominently. I liked the way the contributing authors tried to explain John's writing, but on many occasions their attempts at exegesis, relating these verses to recent events, left me shaking my head. Their commentaries sometimes had a whiff of anti-Catholic sentiment, which I am sure many readers will find rather objectionable. The chronology in Appendix B at the mid-point of the Tribulation period does not match the precise order of events in the relevant chapters. The authors repeatedly call upon the reader to seek repentance and a strengthening of his relationship with the Lord. I found the imagery of Jesus knocking on a believer's door to seek fellowship, and of Him casting a white stone in an urn, signifying his follower's innocence before Judgment as the intercessor, to be very comforting. Speaking only for myself, this sort of message hits closer to home than the plagues and catastrophies. This book may be a good "stepping stone" for newcomers and encourage them to continue investigation. Nothwithstanding the excessive zeal of the authors, I found it on the whole to be worthwhile.
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Summary: Really rates a zero
Review: This book fails to recognize that Revelation is not a prediction of our times, but intead, the Revelation of Jesus Christ was written to a specific Christian community - the Christian community of 100 A.D. in Asia Minor (Turkey). The dispensationalism of this book does a real diservice to the meaning of Revelation. The message of Revelation for all times, is not to worship anything or anybody but God/Jesus. Revelation is not about the end times. If you really want to read some good books on Revelation, read Fiorenza's Revelation: Vision of a Just World or Unveiling Empire:Revelation Then and Now. Reading Revelation for the Biblically Inept really made me sad. Not only does the author interpret Revelation incorrectly, but he doesn't respect the amazing literary style and beauty of the text. What a shame. Leave this book behind.
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