This little book has been long out of print. As there are few small books on Revelation available that are so clear and true to the Word, and as there is a great need for this kind of study guide, it was decided to reprint this book.

      It was this editor's privilege to study the Bible under R. H. Boll, one of the very finest Bible teachers and preachers of his generation. He was a truly devout and humble follower of Jesus Christ, one who radiated the love of Christ. A true student of the Scriptures, he spent long hours daily in study. A lifetime of such study, as he walked with the Lord, brought him many insights that were a delightful blessing to his students. As a teacher of the Word, he was without equal. He excelled in explaining any doctrine of the Bible. Yet, in the matter of Bible prophecy, he excelled most. Cutting through all the hype and sensationalism and perversion and queer ideas that men have devised, he was able to show what the Word of God says. He often exhorted his students. "Do not accept anything I have taught you just because I have said it. Accept it only if you can see it for yourself from the Word of God." (And, of course, whatever one sees in the Word of God, the child of God must accept.)

      Many thanks are due to my good wife, Joy, who helped to type this work into the computer. These lessons were originally written using the text of The American Standard Version of the Bible of 1901. That was, many believe, the very finest and most accurate English translation of the Scriptures. For this Revision of the Fourth Edition of THE REVELATION we have used the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE (Updated). It was a tremendous amount of work to change all the Scripture quotations to this newer version of the Bible. But we hope the reader will find it helpful and profitable.

      For the sake of clarity, in a few instances, the text has been slightly edited to fit the NASB and modernized by substituting more current and simple wording for a few archaic expressions. This has been a labor of love and is a work of faith, looking to the Lord to provide the means for this publication. We have also re-published LESSONS ON DANIEL by R.H. Boll, which the reader can obtain from the same source.

      Ruwa, Zimbabwe. February, 1995, Revised again October, 2000--R. L. Garrett

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