Atonement in the Apocalypse: An Exposé of the Defeat of Evil

Understanding the theme of atonement as articulated in Revelation requires awareness of apocalyptic and prophecy, time and space, biblical and mythological imagery. Christs victorious self-sacrifice, as Revelation reveals it, is a counterintuitive notion whereby a slain Lamb defeats the Great Red Dragon. This overthrow of evil by God is hardly by any act of violence. Gods way of expelling the Accuser is by a much more powerful means than the cruelty and harm that Satan and his emissaries have inflicted on the world and its people through deceit, lies, seductions, and distortions of the truth. Satan, instead, is responsible for his own demise. Revelation calls believers to see themselves through the unique lens of redemptive atonement and to live and model daily that they see themselves in the present moment as redeemed people. Having thus seen themselves, believers likewise are directed to see and to relate to others in this world the very way that God has seen them from eternity. Acknowledgments Contents Introduction Outline of Atonement in the Apocalypse Genre, Atonement, and the Wrath of the Lamb Revelation’s Supporting Atonement Language: Throne, Temple, and Altar Revelation’s Other Atonement Metaphors Time and Space, Satan (Devil, Ancient Serpent, Deceiver, and Accuser), and Michael The Woman Clothed with the Sun, a Great Red Dragon, and a Male Child: Revelation’s Atonement Theology as an Exposé of the Defeat of Evil Theological Conclusions: Implications for the Church and Christian Living Bibliography "An excellent study of an often overlooked, though crucial, topic in the Apocalypse. Canoy's work is the result of informed exegesis, critical dialogue with other scholars, and theological reflection on the significance of John's understanding of the redemptive work of God ..."--Back cover