The electronic edition of Robert H. Boll's The Revelation: A Brief and Simple Exposition of the Last Book of the Bible 3rd ed. (Louisville, KY: The Word and Work, [1940]) has been produced from a copy of the book held by the Disciples of Christ Historical Society. The publication of the book was announced in Word and Work, August 1940.

      Although the title page bears the designation "THIRD EDITION," this book actually may be a second printing of the second edition, and that issued in 1947, containing a 1947 copyright notice and a "Preface to the Third Edition" dated "November, 1946" the true "Third Edition." Further bibliographic research and textual study is required.

      Pagination in the electronic version has been represented by placing the page number in brackets following the last complete word on the printed page. In the printed text, footnotes are indicated by printer's devices (asterisks and daggers); in the electronic text, they are treated as sequentially numbered endnotes. Inconsistencies in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and typography have been retained; however, corrections have been offered for misspellings and other accidental corruptions. Emendations are as follows:

            Printed Text [ Electronic Text
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Preface to the Second Edition
 p. 2:      indispensible [ indispensable

 The Revelation
 p. 4:      to obviously [ too obviously
            after John wrote. [ after John wrote."
 p. 5:      (Phil. 4:3.) [ (Phil. 4:5.)
            (Jas. 4:8.) [ (Jas. 5:8.)
            (1 Pet. 4:8.) [ (1 Pet. 4:7.)
            doors," [ door,"
 p. 6:      (Eph. 4:4, [ (Eph. 4:4),
 p. 9:      "Blessed [ 'Blessed
            written in it." [ written in it.'

 The Vision of the Son of Man
 p. 10:     and unto Laodicea.. [ and unto Laodicea."
 p. 11:     smybolism. [ symbolism.
            Steven [ Stephen
 p. 12:     prey [ prey.
            the things that are," [ "the things that are,"
 p. 14:     son of man . . . . [ son of man. . . ."

 The Messages to the Seven Churches
 p. 16:     (1 Peter 5:5.) [ (1 Peter 5:4.)
 p. 18:     (18:21) [ (19:21)
 p. 20:     Isa. 57:)-- [ Isa. 57:3)--
 p. 23:     Thyratire) [ Thyratira)
 p. 24:     2 Tim 3:1-5) [ 2 Tim. 3:1-5)

 Things Future: The Vision of Heaven

 World Judgments
 p. 32:     (Isa. 26:29.) [ (Isa. 26:9.)

 The Seven Trumpets

 The Great Parenthesis
 p. 48:     NOW IS COME [ "NOW IS COME
 p. 50:     (Vs. 9:12.) [ (Vs. 9-12.)
 p. 52:     suzeranity; [ suzerainty;
            Luke 21:34-26. [ Luke 21:34-36.

 The Seven Bowls of Wrath

 The Appearing of the King
 p. 61:     sittith [ sitteth

 The First Resurrection and the Millennium
 p. 66:     on this point [ on this point.
 p. 67:     rise first-- [ rise first"--
 p. 68:     Zech. 16:16; [ Zech. 14:16;

 All Things New
 p. 72:     2 Pet. 3:6, 7.) [ 2 Pet. 3:5-7.)
 p. 75:     for the glory of God [ "for the glory of God
            (Exod. 25:28). [ (Exod. 25:8).
 p. 76:     (4) Verse 15. [ (4) Verse 16.
            in invitation [ an invitation
            "Yea: I come quickly." [ Yea: I come quickly."

 The Survey of the Whole
 p. 79:     (chapters 6-9:10). [ (chapters 6-16).
            (chapters 19:22). [ (chapters 19-22).
 p. 82:     reign for ever and ever" [ "reign for ever and ever"

 

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

Created 22 September 2000.
Updated 19 June 2003.