Rev Dr Duane Alexander Miller, an Anglican author, pastor, and professor, discusses interpreting the book of Revelation.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:Genre of Revelation and Its ImportanceOld Testament and Revelation linkHost's & Guest's Interpretation ExampleABOUT THE GUEST: Rev Dr Duane Alexander Miller was born in Montana and grew up in Colorado and Puebla (in Mexico). He completed a BA in philosophy at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and then an MA in theology at St Mary's University (also in San Antonio). Later, life took him to Jordan where he and his wife studied Arabic, to Israel where he helped found a seminary, and to Scotland for doctoral work, among other places.He is highly interested in the interactions of Islam, Christianity and secularism in modern contexts. His main areas of research for his PhD in divinity were religious conversion from Islam to Christianity, contextual theology, and the shari'a's treatment of apostates. He has also published research on global Anglicanism and the history of Anglican mission in the Ottoman Empire.He has had the pleasure of teaching in many places over the years: from Costa Rica to Turkey, and Kenya to Tunisia. Presently, he lives in Madrid where he is on the pastoral staff at the Anglican Cathedral of the Redeemer and associate professor at the Protestant Faculty of Theology at Madrid (UEBE).RELATED LINKS:Rev Dr Duane Alexander Miller's WebsiteAuthor PageTIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:00:37 - Introducing Rev Dr Duane Alexander Miller02:55 - Preaching through the Book of Revelation03:29 - Dr Javed takes a literal interpretation and dispensationalist view of Revelation04:18 - What is the type of genre of literature is Revelation?04:59 - ... Apocalyptic literature05:22 - apocalyptic = unveiling - take away something that is covering something else06:00 - Four methods : preterist, historicist, idealist, futurist06:41 - Preparing messages : informational, instructional, and inspirational07:33 - Epistle to the Seven Churches07:47 - Why did the people of Israel develop this genre of literature?08:46 - Speaking in code...09:53 - So much of Revelation is taking ideas from the Old Testament and reformulating it10:35 - Analogy with a theater production11:18 - Going back behind the scenes in a world where we have limited vision of what is going on11:41 - John is getting the behind the scenes tour and telling us in symbolic language what' s going on13:31 - Importance of Old Testament and connection to Revelation13:56 - The code is in the Old Testament15:16 - Helping students understand Revelation15:20 - Who is the audience for Revelation?15:36 - Who is writing?16:32 - America-centric interpretation of Revelation?18:35 - For example, preaching on the number / mark of the beast19:09 - Dr Javed on the mark of the beast20:32 - A little dangerous to over-analyze20:46 - Rev Dr Miller on the mark of the beast20:56 - ...Revelation 13:16-1721:55 - ...Deuteronomy 6:6-9DID YOU APPRECIATE THIS PODCAST? Checkout previous episodes, leave a review, drop us a note or support the mission here: oururbanvoices.com