Episode 103
#103. Uncovering Revelation: It's in the Old Testament Code
Rev Dr Duane Alexander Miller, an Anglican author, pastor, and professor, discusses interpreting the book of Revelation.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- Genre of Revelation and Its Importance
- Old Testament and Revelation link
- Host's & Guest's Interpretation Example
ABOUT THE GUEST:
Rev Dr Duane Alexander Miller was born in Montana and grew up in Colorado and Puebla (in Mexico). He completed a BA in philosophy at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and then an MA in theology at St Mary's University (also in San Antonio). Later, life took him to Jordan where he and his wife studied Arabic, to Israel where he helped found a seminary, and to Scotland for doctoral work, among other places.
He is highly interested in the interactions of Islam, Christianity and secularism in modern contexts. His main areas of research for his PhD in divinity were religious conversion from Islam to Christianity, contextual theology, and the shari'a's treatment of apostates. He has also published research on global Anglicanism and the history of Anglican mission in the Ottoman Empire.
He has had the pleasure of teaching in many places over the years: from Costa Rica to Turkey, and Kenya to Tunisia. Presently, he lives in Madrid where he is on the pastoral staff at the Anglican Cathedral of the Redeemer and associate professor at the Protestant Faculty of Theology at Madrid (UEBE).
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TIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:
00:37 - Introducing Rev Dr Duane Alexander Miller
02:55 - Preaching through the Book of Revelation
03:29 - Dr Javed takes a literal interpretation and dispensationalist view of Revelation
04:18 - What is the type of genre of literature is Revelation?
04:59 - ... Apocalyptic literature
05:22 - apocalyptic = unveiling - take away something that is covering something else
06:00 - Four methods : preterist, historicist, idealist, futurist
06:41 - Preparing messages : informational, instructional, and inspirational
07:33 - Epistle to the Seven Churches
07:47 - Why did the people of Israel develop this genre of literature?
08:46 - Speaking in code...
09:53 - So much of Revelation is taking ideas from the Old Testament and reformulating it
10:35 - Analogy with a theater production
11:18 - Going back behind the scenes in a world where we have limited vision of what is going on
11:41 - John is getting the behind the scenes tour and telling us in symbolic language what' s going on
13:31 - Importance of Old Testament and connection to Revelation
13:56 - The code is in the Old Testament
15:16 - Helping students understand Revelation
15:20 - Who is the audience for Revelation?
15:36 - Who is writing?
16:32 - America-centric interpretation of Revelation?
18:35 - For example, preaching on the number / mark of the beast
19:09 - Dr Javed on the mark of the beast
20:32 - A little dangerous to over-analyze
20:46 - Rev Dr Miller on the mark of the beast
20:56 - ...Revelation 13:16-17
21:55 - ...Deuteronomy 6:6-9
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