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\n1170L  \n 2  \n# THE BOOK OF REVELATION\n\nThe late Dr.G.K.A.Bell,Bishop ofChichester,wrote:  \n\"J.B.Phillips completes his translationof the New Testamcnt with the Revelationof St.John.It is admirable.There is nolessening of the mystery,but the versionis written in so clear and vivid a style thatthe reader cannot fail to be entrancedand enthralled.And what gives him quitespccial assistance in his understandingof the book is the aptncss and frequcncyof the sub-titles with which the difierentsections or paragraphs are introduced.\"  \nReligious Books in the Fontana Series  \n100R.THE CONFESSIONS OF ST.AUGUSTINE306R.THE DAY CHRIST DIEDJim Bishop162R.CHRISTIANITY AND HISTORYHerbert Butterfield260R.SCIENCE AND CHRISTIAN BELIEFC.A.Coulson226R.THE MEANING OF PAUL FOR TO-DAYC.H.Dodd120g.A SHORT BIBLEEd.Austin Farrer171R.NAUGHT FOR YOUR COMFORTTrevor Huddleston281R.DYING WE LIVETrs.R.C.Kuhn320R.SURPRISED BY JOYC.S.Lewis146R.THE PROBLEM OF PAINC.S.Lewis125R.THE PLAIN MAN LOOKS AT THE BIBLEWilliam Neil178R.THE GOSPELS IN MODERN ENGLISHJ.B.Phillips86R.MAKING MEN WHOLEJ.B.Phillips85R.LETTERS TO YOUNG CHURCHESJ.B.Phillips221R.MORE FROM THE PRIMEVAL FORESTAlbert Schweitzer148.ON THE EDGE OF THE PRIMEVAL FORESTAlbert Schweitzer  \n308R.THE SON'S cOURSEGerald Vann,O.P.101R.THE DIVINE PITYGerald Vann,O.P.  \nFontana books make availablein attractive.readable yetinexpensive editions,the best books,both fiction and non-fiction,of famous contemporary authors.These includebooks up to 832 pages,complete and unabridged.  \nIf you would like to be kept informed of new and forth-coming titles please apply to your local bookseller orwrite to:  \nWILLIAM COLLINS SONS &CO LTD144 Cathedral Street,Glasgow,C.4  \n# The BookofRevelation\n\nA new translation of the Apocalypse  \nJ.B.PHILLIPS  \ncOLLIN8  \nFirst published 1957First issued in Fontana Books 196o  \nTo all those hopeful and encouragingpeople who for many years have urgedme to undertake this work  \nCONTENTS  \npageTranslator's Preface7Translator's notes on The Book of Revelation17Suggested Books for Further Study21The Revelation of John23On Translating the New Testament83  \n# TRANSLATOR's PREFACE\n\nThe book of Revelation,entitled in the Author-ised Version\"The Revelation of Saint John theDivine”,was probably originally entitled,\"ARevelation of John”.Books of revelation,orapocalypses,were common in Jewish literaturein times of national persecution,and this Christianapocalypse closely follows the form and style ofsuch writings.Yet the claim made at the verybeginning of the book is startling and unique—it is no less than“a revelation of Jesus Christ whichGod gave Him”,and which was disclosed to Johnthrough an angelic intermediary.Although therewas much argument and hesitation before thisbook was established within the canon of theNew Testament,the historic fact is that from aboutthe fifth century onwards the Western Churchesat least accepted this book as uniquely inspired.Ihave therefore felt justified in giving this translationof the work the title of The Book of Revelation.  \nAlthough the majority of Christians quite cheer-fully accept the inclusion of this mysterious bookwithin the New Testament canon,my strong im-pression is that very few of them have read it in anydetail.Most Christians,for example,are familiarwith the Messages to the Seven Churches containedin the first three chapters,and know something ofthe closing two chapters of the book with their  \nstrangely haunting visions of the Holy City,theNew Heaven and the new earth,and the strongpromises of God to the faithful believer.But theintervening chapters remain puzzling and baffingto many sincere Christians.The form and idiom ofapocalyptic writing is exceedingly strange tomodern minds,and while the queer visions provideevery opportunity for the diversion of cranks andfanatics,the sober Christian soon finds himself at aloss to understand,and in consequence frequentlyneglects the book completely.  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