A Case for an Early Date for Revelation
I was asked by a good friend to provide some reasons for the position of an early date for Revelation. He was going to give it to another friend of his who wasn’t finding any good resources for this view. I gave the following information and thought I’d pass it on to you, dear reader. There are two basic dates for the Book of Revelation: early (mid - late 60’s) and late (mid - late 90’s). In other words, before the fall of Jerusalem or after the fall of Jerusalem. I briefly addressed Revelation in my series on New Testament Eschatology (NTE), starting with “ Letters 13 .” To briefly touch on the points I made there: Jerusalem = Babylon Jesus claimed that his generation would be judged for “all the righteous blood” shed on the earth including prophets, wise men, and scribes ( Matthew 23.34-36 ). In fact, he goes so far as to say that a prophet can’t die outside of Jerusalem ( Luke 13.33 ). In Revelation 6.9-11 , we see the righteous under the altar of God asking when they’ll be...