Abyss, 127–28, 130–31, 145, 168, 207, 234, 237–38
Agorazō, 103
Akoloutheō, 181
Alēthinos, 86
Alla, 139
Amnos, 108
Angel(s), 28, 50–51, 62, 67, 80, 91, 94, 99, 117, 122–24, 127–28, 131–32, 136–37, 152, 163, 183–88, 190, 194, 204–5, 207, 213, 218, 220–21, 223, 233–34, 245, 247, 249, 253, 256, 258, 262, 264, 266–67
Antichrist (first beast), 145–46, 167–70, 173–75, 177–78, 185, 193, 199, 209, 233–34, 239
Apo tēs gēs, 183
Apocalypticism, 12–20, 51, 53–54, 64, 74, 126, 145–46, 153, 156, 160, 184, 187, 191–92, 196, 199–200, 209, 227–28, 229–30, 231–32, 235–37, 264, 269
Apokalypsis, 51
Apoktanthēnai, 175
Apoktenei, 175
Apollymi, 131
Apollyon, 131
Apologia, 262
Apostasy, 6, 71, 167, 198, 205, 209, 266
Attridge, H., 156
Babylon, 5, 13–14, 16, 99, 114, 157, 179, 181, 186, 189, 191–92, 202, 223–24, 246; as prostitute, 159, 180, 204–11, 221, 223, 243, 249; compared to new Jerusalem, 13–14, 243, 202, 222–23, 246; destruction of, 79, 178, 184–85, 189, 202–19. See also Evil, Kingdom.
Barr, D. L., 275
Barton, J., 53
Basileuousin, 108
Basileusousin, 108
Bauckham, R. J., 275
Beasley-Murray, G. R., 1, 8, 22, 36, 68, 79, 87, 113, 121, 122, 124, 131, 141, 151, 158, 165, 167, 174, 185, 189, 195, 197, 199, 200, 204, 208, 211, 212, 216, 222, 240, 232, 239, 243, 248, 259, 260, 262, 265, 267, 269, 271, 273, 275, 281
Beker, J. C., 275
Berakah, 90
Biblios, 100
Book of life, 82, 99–100, 170, 241, 255
Boring, M. E., 1, 10, 15, 18, 33, 53, 65, 87, 92, 97, 107, 121, 150, 157, 162, 165, 182, 191, 200, 205, 210, 212, 228, 233, 235, 249, 256, 260, 272, 273, 279
Braaten, C. E., 275
Brown, R. E., 224
Brown, S., 88
Brownlee, W. H., 275
Bruce, F. F., 446, 275
Bruns, J. E., 280
Buchanan, G. W., 278
Büchsel, F., 190
Caird, G. B., 1, 16, 36, 65, 92, 99, 111, 113, 122, 124, 125, 126, 128, 136, 138, 154, 158, 162, 164, 165, 168, 175, 187, 205, 206, 218, 221, 225, 230, 231, 233, 238, 239, 242, 243, 246, 249, 252, 253, 256, 257, 266, 269, 273
Calvin, John, 28
Cambier, J., 275
Canonical criticism, 4–5, 25–32, 36–40, 53–55, 68–69, 175
Cappadocian Fathers, 27
Charles, R. H., 1, 6, 8, 64, 206, 215, 224, 252, 261, 273, 275
Charlesworth, J. H., 259, 275, 278
Chastain, K., 165
Chiastic form, 15, 69, 158, 165, 243–45
Church, 55–57, 66–68; as bride of Christ, 17, 205, 222–24, 243–47, 249–50, 267; as community of overcomers, 79, 85, 87, 146, 243, 249, 254–55, 256–57; as covenant community, 59, 73–74, 85, 104, 117, 155; as New Jerusalem, 243–60; as “true” Israel, 11, 17, 70–71, 104, 115–18, 120–21, 159, 161, 222
Churches, the seven, 5, 13, 15–16, 33, 56–57, 62, 67–8, 78–79, 93, 102, 126, 170, 238; Ephesus, 69–72; Laodicea, 85–87; Pergamum, 74–77; Philadelphia, 82–85; Sardis, 79–82; Smyrna, 72–74; Thyatira, 77–79
Clouse, R. G., 242
Collins, A. Y., 1, 11, 15, 20, 36, 217, 224, 273, 275
Collins, J. J., 13, 19, 24, 276
Constantine, 27
Court, J. M., 276
Creation. See God.
Davis, D. R., 280
Death and Hades, 63, 65, 110–11, 228, 234, 240
Dei, 270
Deutsch, C., 280
Dikaiōmata, 222
Dionysius, 8
Discipleship. See Church.
Doty, W., 270
Doxology. See Worship.
DuBrul, P., 258
Echo diction. See Old Testament.
Eller, V., 273
Emperor worship, 19, 74–75, 131, 214
Epi tēs gēs, 183
Eschatology, 8, 16, 23, 29, 64, 105–7, 151–52, 157, 235, 239. See also Apocalypticism.
Eucharisteō, 89
Eucharistoumen, 156
Eulogetos, 90
Eusebius, 27
Evil: God’s triumph over, 2, 12, 14, 16–20, 23, 30–31, 33, 39–40, 56, 59, 61–62, 68, 72, 74, 76, 79, 82, 87, 93, 95–96, 98, 100–105, 112, 117, 119, 122–27, 135, 143, 145–46, 151, 153, 154, 156, 161–62, 177–78, 187, 204, 212, 220–21, 226–28, 230, 233, 235, 237, 240, 245, 265, 270; kingdom (see also Babylon), 12, 20, 34, 40, 104, 135, 166–75, 184–85, 202–21, 224–25, 226–28, 238, 268; power(s), 16, 30, 53, 84–85, 95, 98, 104, 111, 128, 133, 145–46, 147–48, 153, 158, 207–8, 218, 233, 239, 247; Satan (Evil One), 19, 30, 73–75, 83–84, 91–92, 99, 104, 107, 114, 145–47, 157–58, 160–75, 177, 184–85, 228, 234–40, 242, 270
Ezekiel, 135–42
Farmer, W., 27
Fekkes, J., 258
Ford, J. M., 1, 100, 159, 182, 183, 197, 225, 235, 239, 253, 272, 273, 276
Gaechter, P., 280
Gaius, 27
Gamble, H., 27
Geyser, A., 276
Giblin, C. H., 280
Gnosticism, 59, 78–79, 86, 161, 216, 227, 264
God: creation, 18–19, 30, 57, 72, 89–97, 101, 105, 125–26, 133–34, 152, 154, 195, 254, 256–57, 259–60; grace, 56–57, 75, 80, 97, 106–7, 111, 113, 133, 141, 181, 185–86, 227, 245, 267–68, 269–70; salvation, 17–18, 59, 105–7, 113–14, 115, 130, 136, 140, 155, 181, 187, 235; judgment, 14, 17, 20, 31, 84, 96, 100, 109, 113, 123, 126–28, 131, 133, 151, 188–92, 195–98, 213–14, 218, 221, 226, 232, 239–94, 265, 270; reign/kingdom, 10–12, 15–16, 18–19, 20, 39–40, 56, 58, 59, 65, 72, 74, 83, 87, 94, 96, 113–17, 126, 132, 137, 139, 143, 151–52, 156–58, 160, 167, 171–72, 173–74, 176–78, 188, 203, 212–14, 217, 220–21, 223, 226, 228, 233, 235, 257, 264
Goulder, M. D., 276
Gourgues, M., 242
Gundry, R., 258
Hadorn, W., 273
Hagion, 272
Hammerton, H. J., 279
Hammerton-Kelly, R. G., 276
Hanson, A. T., 276
Harrington, D. J., 259
Hasel, G., 88
Heaven. See Paradise, new Jerusalem.
Hēmas, 108
Hennecke, E., 276
Hill, D., 150
Hippolytus, 33
Holtz, T., 276
Hooker, M. D., 276
Hopkins, M., 276
Hughes, J., 242
Hurtado, L. W., 279
Idolatry, 70–71, 77, 118, 131, 160, 171–73, 180, 185, 193, 198, 209, 213–14, 264–66
Jenkins, F., 276
Jervell, J., 88
Jeske, R. L., 278
Jesus Christ, 51–52, 57, 63, 67–68, 72, 77, 82, 83, 87, 105–7, 241, 271; death, 17, 40, 58, 83, 93, 99–101, 103, 104, 106, 107, 120, 126–27, 146, 148–49, 151–52, 154, 156, 170, 179, 190, 199–200, 220, 250–51; exaltation, 12, 16, 18, 20, 23–24, 31, 40, 51, 58, 72, 74, 76, 85, 98, 100, 103, 107, 112, 122, 124–25, 138, 141, 148, 151, 153–55, 157–58, 161–63, 177, 179, 196, 199, 220, 226, 228, 230, 237, 256, 263; imminent return of, 31, 33–34, 81, 84–85, 111, 143, 149, 189, 220, 263, 265, 268–69; Lamb, 2, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 30, 37, 39, 59, 81, 98–114, 115, 117, 119, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 133, 145, 148, 149, 152, 154, 156, 157, 160–64, 169, 170, 178, 181, 184, 186, 190, 193, 195, 198, 200, 205, 208, 209, 213, 216, 220–24, 226–33, 236, 238, 241, 244, 249, 251, 252, 255–57, 259, 263, 267, 270.; Lordship, 62, 69, 74, 77, 80, 82–83, 105–6, 226–32, 234–40, 266; parousia (second coming), 12, 16, 18, 20, 22–24, 31, 33, 52, 67–68, 81, 98, 107, 11, 127, 133, 139, 141, 147, 151–54, 157, 227–60, 263–65, 268–69; preexistence, 72; relationship with God, 58–59, 102–7, 151–56, 247–49, 255–56; resurrection, 17, 58, 73, 75, 93, 106, 147, 172; Son of God, 77, 83, 105, 246, 248; Son of Man, 53, 59, 61–62, 77, 187–88, 230; tradition, 21, 53, 81, 93, 102, 188–89, 200, 223, 250. See also Messianic.
Jewett, R., 270
Jezebel, 78–79, 172, 180, 198, 227, 266
Judaism, 11–12, 23, 32, 88, 92, 144, 163, 174, 223, 235, 264
Judgment. See God.
Kai eidon, 227
Kerkeslager, A., 88
Kiddle, M., 274
Kingdom of God. See God.
Kingsbury, J. D., 106
Kirby, J. T., 278
Klaiousin kai kopsontai, 224
Klaiousin kai penthousin, 224
Klassen, W., 276
Kline, M. G., 242
Koch, K., 276
Kraft, H., 274
Krodel, G., 1, 27, 131, 158, 176, 274
Ladd, G. E., 1, 132, 149, 165, 179, 181, 201, 229, 239, 241, 264, 274, 276
Lasch, C., 3
Lauchli, S., 35
Lemcio, E. E., 271
Literary criticism, 3–4, 7, 12–15, 21–24, 26, 30, 36, 38, 50, 53, 66, 69, 89–90, 126, 158, 178, 243, 261, 268
Liturgy. See Worship.
Living creatures, 90, 94–96, 103, 109, 114, 120, 123, 194, 221
Lohmeyer, E., 274
Longman, T., 280
Mackay, W. M., 279
MacRae, G. W., 277
Mark of the beast (666), 173–74, 175–76, 196, 198, 207, 241
Marshall, I. H., 277
Martyr, Justin, 33
Martyr(s)(dom), 10, 20, 27, 33, 72, 74–93, 102, 111–12, 138, 142, 144, 146, 154, 164, 187, 195, 196, 206, 218, 239, 257
Martys, 65
Megivern, J., 277
Messianic: mission of Jesus, 7, 11, 23, 58–59, 62, 64, 74, 77, 80, 86, 100–103, 105–7, 110, 114, 127, 138–39, 153, 159–61, 200, 230, 250; reign of Jesus, 92, 220, 229, 235, 248; woes of Jesus, 114, 127, 148. See also Jesus.
Meta panton, 272
Metanoeō, 81
Michael, 163–64
Michaels, J. R., 277
Midrash, 7, 33, 38, 65, 94, 141, 231, 236, 254, 265, 271
Minear, P. S., 35, 155, 156, 277
Misthos, 270
Morrice, W. G., 279
Morris, L., 1, 7, 8, 64, 68, 69, 88, 92, 121, 129, 130, 141, 145, 150, 163, 171, 173, 175, 195, 201, 205, 206, 210, 222, 225, 241, 245, 254, 255, 260, 274
Moses, 57, 126, 143, 145, 179, 191–94
Mott, S. C., 106
Mounce, R. H., 1, 102, 121, 151, 154, 163, 168, 178, 181, 187, 189, 192, 198, 206, 207, 220, 231, 238, 260, 262, 267, 268, 274
Mowry, L., 279
Muller, B., 281
Muller, U., 274
Muse, R., 279
Mythology, 16, 65, 94, 120, 159, 161, 170
Nero, 5, 174, 175, 206, 210–11
New Jerusalem, 13, 17, 19, 23, 30, 72, 82, 85, 94, 97, 106, 114, 116, 154, 165, 169, 195, 202, 205, 210, 228, 241, 243, 243–47, 250–59, 266
New song, 99, 105, 132, 144, 179, 184, 237–38, 242, 256
Nicolaitans, 70–71, 73–76, 78, 227
Numerical symbolism, 14–17. See also Seven, Three, Twelve, Mark of the beast.
O’Donovan, O., 277
O’Rourke, J. J., 277
Oberweis, M., 175
Old Testament, use of, 7, 12, 17, 23, 30, 37–38, 53, 58, 59, 60, 62, 71, 72, 76, 83, 88, 95, 100–102, 118, 124–25, 126, 129, 132, 137, 138, 145, 148, 155, 160, 161, 166, 168, 170–71, 180, 182, 184, 185, 188, 191, 193–98, 200–203, 207–9, 215, 217, 219, 220, 232, 235, 248, 259, 260, 262, 265, 271
Origen, 35
Osten, S. P. von., 279
Outler, A., 29
Overcome(r), 10, 31, 67, 68, 71–72, 74, 76–77, 79, 81, 85, 87, 90, 102, 146, 164, 170, 238–39, 241, 243–44, 247–49, 253–57, 265–66
Pantokrator, 97
Paradise, 30, 72, 97, 255–57, 259–60, 266
Paraclete. See Spirit.
Parker, H. M., 277
Percy, W., 3
Persecution, 10–11, 14, 18, 24, 58, 61, 73, 84, 110–12, 115, 129, 131, 142, 157, 158, 167, 178, 185, 192, 212, 216
Pesch, R., 279
Peterson, E., 277
Pikrainō, 139
Pistoi kai alēthinoi, 244
Pistos kai alēthinos, 244
Poimainein, 161
Popkes, W., 279
Power/powerlessness. See Secularism.
Prayers. See Worship.
Praise. See Worship.
Prigent, P., 280
Promise-fulfillment, 18, 23, 37–38, 52, 56, 62, 76, 87, 105–6, 124, 138–39, 142, 179, 212, 222, 245, 253, 263–65
Prophecy, 21–25, 53–54; fulfilment, 65; task of, 60; theology, 22–23
Prosōpon, 260
Prostitute of Babylon. See Babylon.
Pseudonymity, 8
Reddish, M. G., 107
Repentance, 70, 75, 81, 83, 87
Revelation (the book of): audience, 10–12; authorship, 1, 6–10, 25, 51, 52; apocalyptic and prophetic, 2, 4, 7, 12, 23–25, 53–55; as NT conclusion, 29–32; canonization, 25–29; date, 5; interpretation, 2–5, 33–36; as a letter, 13, 23–25, 30, 39, 51, 52, 89–90, 98–99, 261–62; structure, 24, 41–43; history of: composition, 4, 12–25; canonization, 4–5, 25–32; interpretation, 5, 32–39
Rife, J. M., 279
Rissi, M., 122, 167, 242, 259, 274, 277
Roberts, J. M., 277
Robinson, J. A., 277
Rome, 10, 11, 62, 65, 72, 75, 79, 126, 131–32, 172, 183, 192, 199, 202, 205, 207, 210, 211, 214, 217
Rowland, C., 279
Russell, D. S., 277
Salvation. See God.
Satan. See Evil.
Sanders, J. A., 277
Schmithals, W., 277
Schüssler Fiorenza, E., 1, 18, 36, 53, 58, 97, 136, 149, 165, 167, 168, 175, 179, 180, 181, 182, 190, 207, 210, 238, 241, 262, 274
Second death, 74, 77, 133, 238–39, 244, 249, 255
Secularism (authority, culture, power), 10–12, 14, 18–20, 40, 69, 74, 79, 84, 111, 113, 136, 160, 162, 167–77, 181, 202–3, 205, 207, 212–21, 227, 245
Seven, 14–17, 32, 53–54, 57, 68–69, 101, 122, 137, 160, 202, 207–8, 241; bowls, 192, 194–95, 199, 202, 205, 219–20; churches (see Churches); heads, 160, 168, 207; kings, 207–8; letters, 68; spirits, 57, 80, 93; stars, 62, 65, 69, 80; thunders, 137; trumpets, 107, 122, 124, 127, 134, 135, 148–49, 151–55, 191, 212, 219–21, 228
Shalom, 19, 39–40, 43, 56, 74, 92, 99, 106–7, 110, 114–15, 120, 124, 127, 143, 154, 161–62, 181, 185–86, 189, 196, 207–8, 235, 240, 243, 250–51, 253, 276
Shaw, G. B., 3
Shea, W., 280
Shepherd, M. H., 277
Skehan, P., 241
Smalley, S. S., 278
Smith, D. C., 242
Smith, D. M., 251
Sphazō, 103
Spina, F. A., 260
Spirit, Holy, 2, 4, 21–22, 57, 61, 68, 71–72, 80, 91, 93, 103, 106, 128, 157, 164, 167, 171–72, 181, 187, 206, 225, 229, 249–50, 267, 269
Staples, P., 280
Stendahl, K., 278
Strand, K. A., 278
Strenos, 214
Strobel, A., 280
Suffering, 10–12, 14, 20, 40, 58, 61, 78, 84, 115–21, 129–30, 137, 149, 153, 157–58, 162, 164, 178, 187, 189, 198, 202, 208, 216, 245–46
Summers, R., 241
Symbolism, intrepretation of, 6, 15, 32, 53, 57, 68, 101, 116, 124, 127, 202
Teleō, 145
Telos, 106
Temple, heavenly, 99, 107, 111, 122, 141, 149, 155–57, 197, 220
Tenney, M. C., 33, 242, 274, 279
Tertullian, 33
Teron, 270
Theodicy, 18, 96, 111–12, 121, 157, 197, 246
Thomas, R. L., 279
Thompson, L., 278
Three (triad), 14, 127, 134, 154, 183, 192, 266–67
Topham, M., 176
Toussaint, S., 242
Trephosin, 162
Tribulation, the great, 119–21, 238
Trites, A. A., 278
Trudinger, P., 278
Typology, 17, 56; adultery, 206, 214; Balaam, 70–71, 76; Christ, 146, 200; City of Evil, (see Babylon); City of God (see New Jerusalem); Exodus, 17, 58–59, 94, 103–4, 116, 125, 127, 166, 191–94, 197, 200; Gog and Magog, 239–40; Job 196–97; Oholah and Oholibah, 209; plague, 17, 125–31, 145, 191–92, 196–98, 200; promised land, 17, 94, 120, 124–25, 132, 142, 199–200; manna, 76; marriage, 222–23, 244–46; temple, 142–44, 154–56, 190, 195, 245, 251, 256; visions, 13, 23, 54, 53–55, 60, 63–64, 89; wilderness, 17, 76, 162–63, 166–67, 189
Unnik, W. C. van, 280
Vanhoye, A. N., 278
Visionary world, John’s, 13–16, 54, 60, 63–64, 89, 94, 157–58, 205–6. See also Apocalypticism.
Vogtle, A., 280
Wall, R. W., 88
Werner, E., 201
Wilcock, M., 134
Wilder, A. N., 278
Wolff, C., 278
Worship of God, 1, 33, 90–91, 138, 225, 272; in doxology, 58, 89, 92, 95–96, 104–5, 212, 141, 151, 171, 195, 219–23; in praise, 33, 72, 86, 90–96, 99, 105, 134, 141, 148, 151, 163, 179, 192–94, 198, 218–21, 253; as liturgy, 3, 7, 15, 35, 86, 90, 92, 122, 124, 201, 219, 261, 269; in prayer, 90, 103, 122–23, 131, 143, 195, 206, 218, 261, 269
Zahn, T., 274
Zens, J., 242
Zwingli, 28