2nd Hand - The Millennium And The Book Of Revelation By R J McKelvey

2nd hand in good condition with very slight yellowing of edges. 1999 edition

This book sets out to fill the gap in current thinking on the year 2000 by showing what the millennium means in the New Testament.

Far from being a utopia of material prosperity, the millennium in the book of Revelation is God's response to the cry of those who suffer for their faith. St John's concern for the martyrs embraces all who are unjustly treated. It springs from his attack on the ideology underpinning the Roman Empire and the alternative world order he offers. Dr McKelvey shows that Revelation is essential reading for those who are concerned about the idolatories of the modern world and today's victims of oppressive systems and regimes. There is nothing here for those who seek to set the Doomsday clock, but plenty to make us question the prevailing culture in the name of God's justice and truth and to reject the fatalism that assumes that nothing canchange. The book demonstrates that far from being an isolated reference, the millennium is integral to the whole of revelation.

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