The Jews and Revelation’s Date
Revelation is an important book in the New Testament, being largely given over to prophetic issues. Some believe that the vast array of judgments in Revelation contradict postmillennialism’s optimistic outlook on the future. In my current series of posts I am showing that Revelation does not contradict postmillennialism, because Revelation is actually dealing with prophecies concerning the soon-coming destruction of the Jewish temple in AD 70. Therefore, one major question that arises in interpreting Revelation is: When was it written? I believe it was written prior to AD 70 and was looking to the events of AD 70 coming in John’s near future.
The early date for the Book of Revelation may be amply demonstrated from within Revelation itself. In previous posts I have highlighted the temple’s presence and the role of the seven kings in Revelation to show that it must have been written prior to AD 70. In this post I will focus on the relationship of the Jew to Christianity in Revelation. And although there are several aspects of this evidence, I will just briefly introduce it. We may illustratively refer to two important passages and their implications:
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