About this ebook
Few works on Revelation emphasize its missional element. Reading Revelation Missiologically aims to fill that gap, showing that this final book of the Bible is deeply missional—calling God’s people to witness, worship, and endure in the face of suffering. As the fourth volume in the Reading Missiologically series (following Hebrews, 1 Peter, and James), it highlights Revelation’s call to faithfulness, perseverance through suffering, and global worship of the Lamb.
Structured around the missionary motive (why), message (what), and methods (how), this volume explores Revelation’s theology of mission. Revelation is replete with the theme of God’s love for the nations, and it calls God’s people to live as a foretaste of the coming new creation. Global voices offer fresh insights for pastors, scholars, and students. Rather than a puzzle to decode, Revelation is presented as a powerful missionary declaration.
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About the author
Abeneazer G. Urga (PhD, Columbia International University) lectures at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, and is Director of Research at Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa (ACTEA), and is an adjunct professor at Columbia International University. He is a member of Equip International and SIL Ethiopia/International, and an associate member of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. He is the author of Intercession of Jesus in Hebrews and has coedited several volumes, including Reading James Missiologically, Reading Revelation Missiologically, and Reading Hebrews and 1 Peter from Majority World Perspectives.
Edward L. Smither (PhD, University of Wales-Trinity Saint David; PhD, University of Pretoria) is Dean of the School of Missions and Intercultural Ministry and Professor of History of Global Christianity at Columbia International University. Previously, he served for fourteen years in intercultural ministry in North Africa, France, and the USA. His previous books include Christian Mission: A Concise Global History and Mission as Hospitality.
Michael P. Naylor (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is Professor of New Testament at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina. He is the NT book review editor for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society and is the author of Complexity and Creativity: John’s Presentation of Jesus in the Book of Revelation. He has also served as a guest lecturer at ministry training centers in Tasmania and Albania.
