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What if the Book of Revelation Isn't a Play-Book for the End-Times? What if it Isn't a Fanciful, Speculative Letter to be "Decoded"? What if the Author Actually had a true and Relevant Message for the Church? Amidst the fervor for popular apocalyptic books and unfounded "end-times" theology, New Testament scholar David A. deSilva has written a book to help readers thoughtfully and properly approach Revelation as it was intended to be read. In a masterful treatise, deSilva explores the world of first century Roman Asia, the context in which Revelation was written, explaining why John wrote such a graphic and startling message to the people of God. While many books today offer innovative "decodings" of Revelation, deSilva reminds us that John's letter is, in fact, not a historical blueprint for prophecy and prognostication but a letter about the dangers that the church faced under the rule of Rome following the resurrection of Jesus-a warning that is as apt today as it was almost two thousand years ago. The true power of the book of Revelation is not in a mystical unfolding of the future but in its confrontation with the unholy allegiances already at work in the world. It's time to pay attention without playing endgames. It's time to take Revelation seriously.