Description: Revelation is a strange and puzzling book. Apart from the few who are endlessly fascinated by it, most of us are unsure what to do with it. And since it seems so different from the rest of the New Testament, perhaps the safest policy is to ignore it. But what if that meant losing something really important? What if Revelation turned out to be a powerful and gripping presentation of the same momentous news we find throughout the New Testament? If so, bypassing it will mean that our devotion and discipleship will fail to be as deep and robust as they should be. A gospel pageant? If that is what Revelation brings us, perhaps it is time to read it again!
Brief description: Allan Chapple has served as a pastor in his native Western Australia and also in England, and has been engaged in campus ministry in Australia and theological education in Malaysia. He was Director of the Perth Centre for Applied Christian Studies and founding Principal of Trinity Theological College, where he now serves as Senior Lecturer in New Testament. He and his wife Allison have three adult children and two grandchildren.