Revelation: The Spirit Speaks to the Churches (Preaching the Word)

Name: Revelation: The Spirit Speaks to the Churches (Preaching the Word)
Price: 28.90 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
ISBN: 9781433505416

Edited By: R. Kent Hughes

By: James M. Hamilton Jr.

Product Description

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In the book of Revelation, God unveils the world as it really is, identifying an unseen spiritual war and announcing a very real day of judgment. We need to be convinced that Jesus is reigning as the risen King. We need to have him speak to the situation in our churches. We need to see how God will pulverize wickedness, obliterate those who oppose him, and set up his kingdom. Revelation has exactly what we need.

Useful for personal study, as well as for preaching and teaching (Hamilton even includes helpful charts and tables to highlight key themes and literary elements), the thirty-seven sermons in Revelation: The Spirit Speaks to the Churches have a clear structure: introduction, body, and conclusion. Hamilton successfully grabs the reader's attention, raises awareness of a real need, and states the main point of the sermon text. In addition to explaining the meaning of each passage, Hamilton connects the main ideas to applicable analogies and actionable points. Revelation is a prophecy of epic proportions and Hamilton invites readers to love God and his people by expositing this revelation of Jesus, and to say along with the apostle John, "Come, Lord Jesus."

Product Information

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Title: Revelation: The Spirit Speaks to the Churches (Preaching the Word)
By: James M. Hamilton Jr.
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 496
Vendor: Crossway
Publication Date: 2012

Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 11 ounces
ISBN: 143350541X
ISBN-13: 9781433505416
Series: Preaching the Word
Stock No: WW505416

Publisher's Description

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James Hamilton gives thirty-seven sermons on the relevance of the book of Revelation, explaining the prophecies therein and their importance for all peoples.

Author Bio

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James M. Hamilton Jr. (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of biblical theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and preaching pastor at Kenwood Baptist Church.

R. Kent Hughes (DMin, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior pastor emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, and former professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hughes is also a founder of the Charles Simeon Trust, which conducts expository preaching conferences throughout North America and worldwide. He serves as the series editor for the Preaching the Word commentary series and is the author or coauthor of many books. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Spokane, Washington, and have four children and an ever-increasing number of grandchildren.

Endorsements

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Hamilton has done his homeworkand numerous footnotes reveal his scholarshipbut he keeps the plot moving as he focuses on the pastoral duty of preaching the book. When exegeting difficult texts he presents the best case for differing viewpoints and then argues persuasively for his, all with an eye on preaching. Pastors will find here an inspiring foundation to craft their own sermons (and check their work), and laypeople will discover a pastoral guide through the minefield that is Revelation. Do you have a question about a passage in Revelation? Look here first.
-Michael Wittmer,
Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Cornerstone University

In a day when most preachers appear to be terrified by the prospects of preaching any text beyond the third chapter of the Apocalypse, I find Dr. James Hamiltons Revelation: The Spirit Speaks to the Churches to be an oasis in the wilderness. Though my own interpretation of the book is light years removed from that of Professor Hamilton, the purity of his love for Christ, for his church, and for the Word of God makes every page a delight to read regardless of his eschatological position.
-Paige Patterson,
President, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary