Divine Judgment in the Book of Revelation

<p>Judgment themes in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament are described and classified. Special attention is given to recurring themes of remedial judgment and annihilation. John's Revelation is analyzed for consistency of judgment themes, and John's theology of judgment is compared and contrasted with other scriptural sources. It is concluded that John described God as the. active judge in human history. John's theology of judgment includes remedial judgment where physical or natural calamities are intended to lead people to repentance, and final judgment where lost souls are annihilated. John's Revelation is seen to be devoid of forensic or courtroom judgment. Decisions about final outcomes seem to be in the hands of humans. God accepts the human decision to accept or reject the gospel of Jesus Christ, but reserves the right to set the time of final reckoning for himself. Revelation is seen to be consistent with other New Testament books in that John's theology supports the importance of moral actions, but extols faith in Jesus as the source of righteousness.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Religion

Year

1988

Author dc:creator

• Shipp, James E.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Maxwell, A. Graham
• Fagal, Harold
• Andreasen, Niels Erik

• Biblical Studies
• Religion
• Bible - Revelation - Criticism; interpretation; etc.; Judgment of God

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/455

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1452