Preaching Revelation

Abstract

There is much scholarly and non-scholarly interest in the Book of Revelation. This article argues that the book must be preached, but this must be done after serious study to avoid superficiality and speculative interpretation. Even as a sermon on Revelation will apply the text to the current audiences’ situations, it must be true to the message of the Apocalypse. In this article we will (a) address some basics on preaching, (b) suggest why it is important to preach Revelation, (c)and mention prerequisites for and pitfalls of preaching Revelation. Furthermore, the article contains a proposal of what to preach, providing lists of passages and topics that may be of interest to the preacher. It also offers some examples of outlines for preaching. The article will not be dealing with rhetoric and the delivery of a sermon, but its focus is on content.