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  • Who is the author? There are four places in Revelation where the author identifies himself as John (1:1, 4, 9; 22:8). Justin Martyr, one of the early “church fathers” (he lived from 100-165 A.D.) promoted the idea that the author of book of Revelation was John the apostle, the son of Zebedee.


  • Conclusion and Coda

     

    Chapter 4 follows these 6 episodes and serves as the book’s conclusion. Malachi goes back to the 4th episode about the future “day of the Lord,” but develops it further. God promises a day of purifying judgment that will consume the wicked from among His people.


  • The Exchanges Between God and the People

     

    In chapter 1, God opens the first of these six episodes by making the simple statement, “I have loved you.” The people’s response is rude and disrespectful: “How have you loved us?” (v.2). In his reply, God goes back in history and holds out the example of the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah; Jacob and Esau.