Swete: Book of Revelation:
Commentary on Revelation........................................................................................ 4
PREFACE to the Third Edition.............................................................................. 7
PREFACE to the Second Edition.......................................................................... 8
PREFACE to the First Edition............................................................................... 9
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................. 12
Chapter 1: Prophecy in the Apostolic Church....................................................... 13
End Notes....................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 2: Apocalypses, Jewish and Christian...................................................... 18
End Notes....................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 3: Contents and Plan of the Apocalypse of John...................................... 28
End Notes....................................................................................................... 37
Chapter 4: Unity of the
Revelation........................................................................ 39
End Notes....................................................................................................... 47
Chapter 5: Destination......................................................................................... 49
End Notes....................................................................................................... 57
Chapter 6: Christianity
in the Province of Asia...................................................... 62
End Notes....................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 7: Antichrist in the Province of Asia......................................................... 72
End Notes....................................................................................................... 84
Chapter 8: Purpose
of the Apocalypse................................................................. 88
End Notes....................................................................................................... 91
Chapter 9: Date................................................................................................... 92
End Notes....................................................................................................... 97
Chapter 10: Circulation
and Reception................................................................. 99
End Notes..................................................................................................... 107
Chapter 11: Vocabulary,
Grammar, and Style.................................................... 111
End Notes..................................................................................................... 118
Chapter 12: Symbolism..................................................................................... 121
End Notes..................................................................................................... 126
Chapter 13: Use of
the Old Testament and of Other Literature........................... 128
End Notes..................................................................................................... 146
Chapter 14: Doctrine......................................................................................... 147
End Notes..................................................................................................... 155
Chapter 15: Authorship..................................................................................... 160
End Notes..................................................................................................... 168
Chapter 16: Text............................................................................................... 171
End Notes..................................................................................................... 182
Chapter 17: Commentaries 1.............................................................................. 184
End Notes..................................................................................................... 193
Chapter 18: History and Methods of Interpretation............................................. 196
End Notes..................................................................................................... 204
COMMENTARY................................................................................................. 207
Chapter 1.......................................................................................................... 208
Chapter 2.......................................................................................................... 238
Chapter 3.......................................................................................................... 272
Chapter 4.......................................................................................................... 297
Chapter 5.......................................................................................................... 309
Chapter 6.......................................................................................................... 322
Chapter 7.......................................................................................................... 337
Chapter 8.......................................................................................................... 352
Chapter 9.......................................................................................................... 363
Chapter 10........................................................................................................ 379
Chapter 11........................................................................................................ 387
Chapter 12........................................................................................................ 407
Chapter 13........................................................................................................ 426
Chapter 14........................................................................................................ 447
Chapter 15........................................................................................................ 469
Chapter 16........................................................................................................ 479
Chapter 17........................................................................................................ 496
Chapter 18........................................................................................................ 514
Chapter 19........................................................................................................ 534
Chapter 20........................................................................................................ 558
Chapter 21........................................................................................................ 578
Chapter 22........................................................................................................ 609