Revelation: Everyday Bible Commentary by Charles C. Ryrie {Book Review}

Title: Revelation

Author: Charles C. Ryrie

Series: Everday Bible Commentary

Genres: Biblical Studies, Commentary

Publication Date: June 2018

Publisher: Moody Publishers

Source: Paperback

Purchase: Paperback | Kindle | Christian Book

Synopsis:

Revelation is a wild book. It's full of strange hybrid animals with extra wings, horns, and eyes. It contains both descriptions of historical events and prophecies about the future. And it can be difficult to know which parts are figurative and which parts are literal. What we need is a guide—someone who will tell us what's historical and what's prophetic, and explain all the strange symbolism clearly and simply. This is what the best preachers do, but you don't have to wait until Sunday's sermon. Encounter the beautiful depth of Revelation through an enlightening verse-by-verse commentary from Charles Ryrie that's both straightforward and insightful. You'll gain:

Important historical background

Insights from the original language

Explanations of the prophetic symbols

And more!

You don't have to go to seminary to encounter God in exciting, new ways through His Word. Discover how much more enjoyable your personal study will be with understandable, quality Bible commentary for everyday life.

My Rating:

I'm a major fan of the Moody Publisher Everyday Bible Commentary series as I own them all in eBook form. Getting the paperback copies was something I really wanted to do and so I did. Just as when I reviewed the Isaiah commentary, my thoughts on this one is pretty much the same. This book has 208 pages which is mind-blowing considering how big the book of Revelation is and how much can be gleaned from it. I wasn't too impressed because it lacked a lot of information that would have been great to have in the book.

However, I do believe this is great for the every-day Bible reader and for those who are not looking to do an "in-depth" study of Revelation. This book contains short chapters and gives enough information to satisfy the reading experience of Revelation.

I did enjoy reading through and highlighting some points. I liked the setup of going section by section with verses and Ryrie breaking down some of the points for further understanding.

Revelation itself is a hard book so any commentary on it will run across some problems for any person. Do I recommend it? I think it's a good one to have for basic understanding of the book, but it's not great if you're looking to do some deep studying.

Blessings,

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