ESV Expository Commentary: Hebrews - Revelation Vol XII

Crossway ESV Expository Commentary: Hebrews - Revelation Vol XII is authored and edited by top scholars and theologians. This commentary covers Hebrews, James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude, and Revelation. The commentary is published as a premium hardcover in black. The wording is embossed in gold leaf.

The contributors include:
Dennis E. Johnson
Robert L. Plummer
C. Samuel Storms
Ray Van Neste
Matthew S. Harmon
Thomas R. Schreiner

Here is a brief overview of Revelation.

Revelation

In-depth discussions of exposition and application are provided in the following subtopics.

Overview

Title

Date and Occasion

Genre and Literary Structure

Theology of Revelation

• The Reality of Evil

• The Suffering of the Saints

• Call to Perseverance

• The Sovereignty of God

• God Protects His People

• God's Justice in Judgment

• The Deity of Christ

• The Cross of Christ

• The Centrality of Worship

• The Wonder of the New Creation

Relationship to the Rest of the Bible and to Christ

Preaching from Revelation

Interpretive Challenges

Outline (The outline is divided into eleven main sections.)

I. Introduction (1:1-20)

II. Letters to the Seven Churches (2:1-3:22)

III. Visions in the Throne Room (4:1-5:14)

IV. The Seven Seals (6:1-8:5)

V. The Seven Trumpets (8:6-11:19)

VI. Signs in Heaven and on Earth (12:1-14:20)

VII. The Seven Bowls from the Sanctuary (15:1-16:21)

VIII. The Judgement of Babylon and the Wedding of the Bride (17:1-19:10)

IX. The Triumph of God in Christ (19:11-20:15)

X. The New Heavens and New Earth (21:1-22:5)

XI. Epilogue

REVELATION

I. Introduction (1:1-20)

A. Prologue: (1:1-8)

The ESV Bible scripture text for each section is added.

Section Overview

Section Outline

Comments - This section provides a verse-by-verse commentary.

Response

Lay readers will be able to easily understand Crossway's Expository Commentaries while still being able to get deep theological insights from them as well. Here are some examples.

"The title of the book comes from the first word in the Greek text: Revelation (Apokalupsis). The book is a revelation of Jesus Christ and from Jesus Christ."

"Apocalypse is a genre of revelatory literature with a narrative framework, in which a revelation is mediated by an otherworldly being to a human recipient, disclosing a transcendent reality which is both temporal, insofar as it envisages eschatological salvation, and spatial, insofar as it involves another supernatural world. Apocalypse was intended to interpret present earthly circumstances in light of the supernatural world and of the future, and to influence both the understanding and the behavior of the audience by means of divine authority."

As I study Revelation this summer, the Crossway ESV Expository Commentary: Hebrews - Revelation Vol XII has been an invaluable resource. It is my intention to add more of the Crossway Expository Commentary series to my library in the near future. There is no doubt in my mind that I would recommend this Commentary series. 

Disclaimer - I received this book in exchange for my honest thoughts.