The Timeline of Revelation's Visions

Course Info

In this course, Dr. Ralph Korner explores a specific approach of reading the timeline of the key visions in the Book of Revelation. His method is inspired by the structure of other Jewish writings. In short, the lecturer proposes a non-linear way of reading the cataclysmic events described in the book. He contends that if we choose to read John's visions through the repetitive structure of the shofar blast pattern a new realization will emerge. The popular linear chronology which many interpreters have been using to interpret Revelation for years will fade away and a new picture of the future will come to light. Come, put your thinking hat on, and let’s consider this novel approach in re-reading the last book of the Holy Bible.

About Author

Dr. Ralph J. Korner

Lecturer in Biblical Studies

Dr. Ralph J. Korner serves as an Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Taylor Seminary (Canada). He is an active contributor to the Society of Biblical Literature, the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies, the Evangelical Theological Society. Ralph’s dissertation addressed the origin and meaning on the term ekklēsia in the early Jesus Movement. He published works on the books of Daniel and Revelation. Previous to his academic career, Ralph pastored at two churches in Edmonton, Alberta.