Ready For A New Revelation Book?

[Morrissey10]

Does anyone know if the Revelation book will see an updated edition? It's actually one of my favourite publications (after the Mankind's Search For God book). A deep study, sometimes difficult to get through when we used to have it in the book study.

I'm hoping the faithful slave will bring out a current edition. So much has happened in the world scene since it was published in the 1980s.

 

What do you guys think?

[Saffron]

I love this book as well, but am thinking that we may see it live before we see an updated version. 

[tekmantwo]

9 hours ago, Saffron said:

I love this book as well, but am thinking that we may see it live before we see an updated version. 

True...

 

It would be, ah, I don't know the correct word, but it would be weird if we started getting the day text with a link to a page in the book. 

 

"For today's activities, lets turn to page #...."

[Cushi]

I’ve been ready 

[Vinnie]

Now, what if the Pure Worship book is all that's left needing to be studied? 

[Luigi62]

I had 3 revelations books once, 2 hard covers and 1 soft cover. we moved from Atherton, QLD to Melbourne, VIC, and now I don't have any hard copy revelation book.

[jwhess]

I think that these are the organization's 5 versions of a textbook on Revelation (starting with 1917 Finished Mystery).  The last one was an update and a change to softcover.

 

 

[vern]

It's interesting that revelation says to show what shortly will take place.

 

I can see another easy to translate simple version before the end being produced to be helpful to anointed ones to focus on thecounsel.

 

[Brother_Bliss]

The most recent revision (the soft cover) was studied January 8, 2007, through July 28, 2008. I'm not sure how much really needs updated at this point. I think rereading it today would still be valuable and mostly accurate.

 

My hunch is that the new Ezekiel book is on deck 😉

[jwhess]

Here are two quick references as to why it would need updating.  There were several citations on each subject citing old beliefs that have been clarified.  It would take work (and all the footnote references as well).

 

Chapter 39

2. Who is Gog of Magog, and how does Jehovah maneuver him to attack His own people?

 

The Devil’s vicious assault is vividly described in Ezekiel chapter 38. There, the debased Satan is called “Gog of the land of Magog.” Jehovah puts figurative hooks in Gog’s jaws, drawing him and his numerous military force to the attack. How does he do this? By causing Gog to see His Witnesses as a defenseless people “gathered together out of the nations, one that is accumulating wealth and property, those who are dwelling in the center of the earth.” These hold the center stage on earth as the one people to have refused to worship the wild beast and its image. Their spiritual strength and prosperity enrage Gog. So Gog and his numerous military force, including the wild beast out of the sea with its ten horns, swarm in for the kill. Unlike Babylon the Great, however, God’s clean people enjoy divine protection!—Ezekiel 38:1, 4, 11, 12, 15; Revelation 13:1.

 

Chapter 22

2. What Bible book describes a plague of locusts similar to the one that John sees, and what was the effect of it on ancient Israel?

 

The Bible book of Joel, written during the ninth century B.C.E., describes a plague of insects, including locusts, that is similar to the one that John sees. (Joel 2:1-11, 25) It was to cause much discomfort for apostate Israel but would also result in individual Jews’ repenting and returning to Jehovah’s favor. (Joel 2:6, 12-14) When that time arrived, Jehovah would pour out his spirit upon “every sort of flesh,” while fearful signs and alarming portents would precede “the coming of the great and fear-inspiring day of Jehovah.”—Joel 2:11, 28-32.

[Miss Bea]

I need to get finished studying the Ezekiel book. Back to the study grindstone!

[vern]

The Ezekiel book is interesting.

 

A revelation book in the same style would be interesting.

[carlos]

I think most of the understandings in the Revelation book are current. It would surprise me a lot if we received a new Revelation book.

[jwhess]

Chapter 20 leaves open the thought that the Remnant may survive Armageddon on Earth.

 

Chapter 20

39. “The great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” (Revelation 6:17) The answer? Only a minority of mankind, including any of the sealed 144,000 who might still be remaining in the flesh and a great crowd of other sheep who will “stand,” that is, survive with them.—Jeremiah 35:19; 1 Corinthians 16:13.

 

Footnotes are referencing 40-50 year old Watchtowers and so on..."# See, for example, the Watchtower issues of September 1, 1971, page 520; June 15, 1974, page 373; June 1, 1975, page 341; February 1, 1979, page 23; June 1, 1979, page 20; May 15, 1980, page 10."

 

.  An update would practically be a re-do.  Like the Pure Worship book, maybe just a new Revelation book would be more reasonable.

 

[Jay]

Does anyone from the HQ visit here? If yes, it might give them ideas....

[Luigi62]

39 minutes ago, BrotherJay said:

Does anyone from the HQ visit here? If yes, it might give them ideas....

Probably already working on the 2020 Revelation book.

[Jay]

How do you know?

[JudyO]

3 hours ago, BrotherJay said:

How do you know?

Maybe just hopeful?