The following pages do not lay any claim to originality. The views put forth are, in the main, held by many of the Lord’s servants; and the writer has freely availed himself of the thoughts of the best instructed on this portion of God’s truth. It is hoped that the division of the book into sections, with a simple exposition and practical reflections, will be found helpful, through God’s blessing, especially to those who are beginning to see the value of this marvelous part of the Scripture.
Most believers will admit, that if we are not seeking to embrace the whole range of divine truth, there must be a serious lack both of comfort of soul and of testimony for the Lord; and if the word of God be not an object of interest to our hearts, something injurious will usurp its place, and thus the affections and desires will be turned from Him who alone is entitled to them, and who says,
These considerations are deemed sufficient reasons for calling attention to “THE REVELATION.”
Where an alteration has been made in the commonly received text, it has generally been in accordance with all the best critics.