Special Topic The Book of Revelation MB638 Assignment 2 Essay Historical Context of the Revelation Jarrod Angove javiandjess@value.net.nz Essay: Historical Context of the Revelation Question: Describe the context in which Revelation was written and the circumstances in which John's audience finds itself. Show how the context affects the purpose of John's writing and our interpretation of this document. In his article The Competition, Everett Ferguson makes a significant and perceptive comment in purporting …showed first 75 words of 2476 total…

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