Rings of Revelation: The Literary Apocalyptic Masterpiece Unveiled

by Douglas Van Dorn

Genres: Theology

229 pages, Paperback

Published May 30, 2024

Reviews

[Kyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book, well written, and very well cited/researched. Love this book and am likely to read it often, sharing it with anyone who is interested in Revelation. The author breaks down its literary beauty and hyperlinks to the entire biblical narrative. Thankfully spared from the predictions and timelines as this book focuses on the real intent within the book

[Joshua Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

A well worth returning to.
Extremely fascinating and fresh.
An intricate book (Revelation) made digestible.
A unifying book (this one) that may actually bring eschatological opponents together.
Insights worth adding to the saturated Revelation market.
Will be worth multiple reads.

[Valerie Hash · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent

[Christie · Rating 5 out of 5]

NF #2
This is a unique and super interesting way to look at the book of Revelation from a literary and historical point of view, rather than the modern Christian way of viewing it as a future-telling transcript that we have to “figure out.” I enjoyed the parallels Van Dorn drew to Star Wars and Star Trek, and I also learned something new about the Star Wars story as a chiasm. It was also eye-opening to see how Revelation ties into other books of the Bible.

[Christopher Desruisseau · Rating 4 out of 5]

very interesting book, I wish it was. longer and had more detail, but otherwise, a good read, I definitely learned quite a bit about how to read the book of Revelation, and will add it to my repertoire. note: the author is an ex-dispensationalistic premillenial turned amillenial.

[Jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read. Engaging and quick paced. Some of it is a bit speculative. Lots of food for thought and certainly some helpful nuggets. The last chapter with all the numerology was a bit too “out there” for me.

[Amanda Tranmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

🤯🤯🤯

[Alan Fuller · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author doesn't try to connect actual occurrences in church history to specific moments in Jesus' life. Instead, it is that the church will experience the same things that happened to Jesus. Indeed, there will be distinctions between the church and Christ since we are the Bride and he is the King. However, this is a frequently overlooked aspect of their oneness. Because of our faith and the Holy Spirit, we are mystically united. In order to closely examine the the gospel of John and Revelation together, we must read Revelation ideally rather than futuristically, or historically.

Through its brutal honesty of suffering and persecution for the sake of the name, its dramatic and otherworldly predictions of our own past (which, to John, was not past) and future, and its unwavering belief that no power in heaven or on earth can stop Jesus Christ, the King of kings, the Revelation aims to give you great joy and encouragement.