The Wedding of the Lamb: A Historical Approach to the Book of Revelation

The Wedding of the Lamb does not fit into any of the traditional categories of interpretation for the book of Revelation. The author uses historical sources to combine New Testament interpretation with the history of the Roman/early Christian period to present an interpretation that is meant to approximate the way the early Christians would have understood the text. Far from a doomsday message, the message of Revelation is one of hope for a Church in the midst of persecution. The result is an interpretation which, unlike the proliferation of fictionalized accounts of the ＂end-times,＂ recognizes that most of the images in the book of Revelation are references to events in the history of the Church.

Jim Papandrea is currently Associate Professor of Church History at Garrett-Evengelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. Some of his Church History lectures and other videos can be found on his YouTube channel: https: //www.youtube.com/user/JimPapandrea. His recorded music can be found at his music ministry website: http: //www.stillquietvoice.com. To contact Dr. Papandrea or to connect via social media, visit is main page: www.JimPapandrea.co