Of all the books in the Bible, the book of Revelation may be the most universally intriguing. Well, our speaker for Clarus, G.K. Beale has written quite a bit on this book of the Bible, including a commentary.

When he was with us previously for Clarus in 2007, Dr. Beale delivered several helpful talks on the subject for that year’s theme, From Symbolism to Significance: The Book of Revelation.

Here are two popular talks from that year’s conference:

• What You Revere, You Resemble
• The Key to Understanding Symbolism

Justin Taylor summarized Dr. Beale’s talk on symbolism this way:

Professor Beale shows that the popular approach—interpret the verses literally unless you’re forced to interpret them symbolically—is actually backward. He argues that if you take Revelation 1:1 literally—especially in light of its OT allusion to the book of Daniel—then you’ll properly interpret the rest of the book symbolically. He goes on to show why the Prophets, Jesus, and John made use of such symbolism.

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