In a previous post, I gave an introduction to the book of Revelation, which included several helpful resources. The following videos feature some of my favorite biblical scholars and theologians discussing various features of John’s Revelation.
Must-Watch Videos
Peter Leithart has an excellent YouTube channel with a playlist of videos on Revelation. Peter Leithart is the president of the Theopolis Institute and a brilliant pastor-scholar who has played a pivotal role in my own love for and understanding of Scripture, particularly the book of Revelation. His two-volume commentary on Revelation, though expensive, is worth every penny, and one of the best books on Scripture I have ever read.
Gavin Ortlund, over on his “Truth Unites” YouTube channel, has put together a video giving a similar overview of Revelation. The partial-preterist view proposed in these videos see the events of Revelation (particularly chapters 6-19) as primarily, though not exclusively about the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple in AD 70.
On Reading Revelation and the Mark of the Beast
In these two videos, Dr. Alastair Roberts discusses the different approaches to interpreting Revelation as well as what the Mark of the Beast is all about. I cannot recommend Alastair’s work highly enough and would encourage you to check out his website and podcast.
For another helpful discussion of this fascinating, and almost always misunderstood subject, check out this interview with Tom Schreiner on the Mark of the Beast.
More Articles and Resources
As if all those resources weren’t enough to keep you busy diving into God’s word, here are three more:
- This academic article explaining a preterist-idealist understanding of Revelation provides an excellent overview of the “position” we take on the interpretation of the book.
- BibleProject has provided several helpful videos on Revelation that are, as always, worth checking out.
- The Gospel Coaltion has freely provided onlines courses for the book of Revelation that would be a great supplement to our own study in our Line by Line Sunday Class.
- My paper on the significance of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD contains a section where I explore some of the implications for our understanding of Revelation.
