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Gorman has hermeneutical gaps in his understanding of Revelation because he does not front the typological symbols of the Old Testament in his interpretation. This doesn't make his interpretation or points of application wrong necessarily, but it does lead him to an incomplete analysis and disordered emphases.
— May 11, 2026 09:05AM
Despite very clear indications to the contrary in the book of Revelation and in keeping with what prophecy said the Messiah would do (Ps 2; 110; etc.), do not believe what your lying eyes clearly read. Gorman is insistent on this point.
"The image of Christ as divine warrior must not be allowed to stand on its own separated from Christ the Lamb and the Faithful Witness."
Although I agree in principle to the bare sentence (all of these images should mutually inform one another), Gorman allows the Lamb and Witness images to stand on their own separated from the Lion and the Warrior. He never gives any substantial hermeneutical reason for doing so. Coupled with the quote above, one can only conclude that Gorman is actively against portraying Christ as Revelation unashamedly portrays him.
Chapter 7 Questions:
These questions are all pulled from reading Revelation in a way that completely disconnects it from any concrete historical entities and events. It's like asking, "Who are the Philistines in your life?" as the primary point of the Samson story in Judges (e.g., "Where do you see Babylon-like powers at work today?" "What are ways the church can bear witness against such powers?") Which might be valid questions after we have established who these entities historically were, how they fit into redemptive history, and who you are in relationship to them in Christ. But the primary point of the text can't be how it applies today.