Chapter 1 Footnotes
[1] Matthew 24:36
[2] There is, of course, no requirement that a New Testament book should be by an apostle. Hebrews and James in particular, are generally considered neither Pauline nor apostolic.
[3] Revelation must be unique among the books of scripture in that those who oppose its legitimacy try to make it earlier than the generally accepted date.
[4] Matthew 24:36
[5] The simplest reading of the text both here and in Matthew 24 is that neither Christ nor his disciples knew when he would return but they seemed to think it would happen relatively soon. It is also, however, possible (but much less likely) that these texts mean that once the events of the Last Days begin, they will proceed rapidly.
[6] E.g. Revelation 12:7-12
[7] E.g. Luke 1:11-20
[8] Tobit 12:15
[9] E.g. Judges 2:1
[10] Hebrews 4:14-16 calls Jesus our great high priest while Luke 1:32-33 tells us that Christ’s kingdom will never end.
[11] E.g. Revelation 12:4
[12] Daniel 12:1
[13] Matthew 18:10
[2] There is, of course, no requirement that a New Testament book should be by an apostle. Hebrews and James in particular, are generally considered neither Pauline nor apostolic.
[3] Revelation must be unique among the books of scripture in that those who oppose its legitimacy try to make it earlier than the generally accepted date.
[4] Matthew 24:36
[5] The simplest reading of the text both here and in Matthew 24 is that neither Christ nor his disciples knew when he would return but they seemed to think it would happen relatively soon. It is also, however, possible (but much less likely) that these texts mean that once the events of the Last Days begin, they will proceed rapidly.
[6] E.g. Revelation 12:7-12
[7] E.g. Luke 1:11-20
[8] Tobit 12:15
[9] E.g. Judges 2:1
[10] Hebrews 4:14-16 calls Jesus our great high priest while Luke 1:32-33 tells us that Christ’s kingdom will never end.
[11] E.g. Revelation 12:4
[12] Daniel 12:1
[13] Matthew 18:10
