Barton, art. “The Apocalypse and Recent Criticism”, in _Amer. Journ. of Theol._, Apr. 1884;
Porter, art. “Revelation”, in Hastings’ _Dictionary of the Bible_;
Bousset, art. “Apocalypse”, in the _Encyclopaedia Biblica_.
Moffatt, art. “Wellhausen and Others on the Apocalypse”, in the _Expositor_, Mar. 1909;
Charles, _Revelation of St. John (I. C. C.)_;
Vaughan, _Lectures on the Revelation of St. John_;
Milligan, _Lectures on the Apocalypse_; and _Discussions on the Apocalypse_;
Scott, “Book of Revelation”, in the _Practical Commentary_;
Stevens, _Theology of the New Testament_, Part VI;
_Introductions to the New Testament_ by Salmon, Dods, Bacon, Jülicher, and others;
_Introductions to Revelation_ in the leading _Commentaries_, and in the _Modern Reader’s Bible_, the _New Century Bible_, the _Temple Bible_, and the _Modern American Bible_; and the text of Revelation in the _New Translation of the New Testament_, by Moffatt.
The Text here given is that of the _American Standard Edition of the Revised Bible_, copyright 1901 by Thomas Nelson & Sons, which is used by permission of the publishers.
The arrangement of the text belongs to the present volume, and is offered as a contribution to the correct interpretation. This in itself is of the nature of a commentary, though no changes have been introduced into the body of the text. The paragraphs, however, have been changed, and many new paragraphs made, in order to emphasize the thought of the text.
(M1) 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave(64) him to show unto his servants(65), _even_ the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified _it_(66) by his angel unto his servant John; 2 who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, _even_ of all things that he saw.
(M2) 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.
(M3) 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come(67); and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ, _who is_ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed(68) us from our sins by(69) his blood; 6 and he made us _to be_ a kingdom, _to be_ priests unto his God and Father(70); to him _be_ the glory and the dominion for ever and ever(71). Amen.