Bible Question: WHO HAS WRITTEN THE BEST VERSE BY VERSE COMENTARY ON THE BOOK OF REVELATION AND WHY? |
Bible Answer: To answer your question, first I would like to point out: 1)The Bible is its own best interpreter. 2) The BEST COMMENTARY is a good translation. . . . Now to answer your question more specifically, my opinion (and you did ask a subjective question -- there could be no such thing as an objective answer to your question), my opinion is this: I don't know about the best verse by verse commentary on the book of Revelation. . . . However, the study Bible that provides the most extensive, thorough, Scripture-based, detailed commentary on every page of the Bible, including the Book of Revelation, is: The MacArthur Study Bible, by John MacArthur, author and general editor, published by Word Publishing, copyright 1997. . . . To me, this Study Bible is like a one-volume commentary that includes the text of the Bible on each page. Nothing wrong with that. It goes right along with the author's stated purpose in writing this work. . . . (MacArthur is in the process of writing single volume commentaries on books of the Bible. He may have already completed the one on Revelation.) . . . None of us would agree on every last explanatory note in any Study Bible or commentary. But bear in mind, this man, a pastor, has studied the Bible 30 hours a week for 30 years in the original languages. Check it out for yourself at your favorite Christian bookstore. If it's not for you, well, maybe another forum member will suggest one you will like. Thanks for your question. Hope you'll find my reply helpful. Hope you like this forum and will come back often. |