I have a deep respect for Gordon Fee and his work. These thoughts on Revelation, by a “classical” Pentecostal are interesting. Incredible food for thought.
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if he has gone full preterist that would be unfortunate….
I agree the book has historical elements (most of it is) but I will go with Craig Keener that Rev 19 on is (probably) entirely future.
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At his age he can be really open, can’t he?
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well, certainly. 🙂
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Great post!!! I also looked up and viewed the whole 32 min. interview. Very much worth the time. This came at a particularly great time. I’ve been researching to assist a friend of mine find some material for a class he wants to teach in Revelation…I think this new commentary will be a great assistance. Not to mention, I believe I will take a Dr. Anderson “parenthetical asside” moment this week in my my home LifeGroup…step away from our study on devotional literature to show this interview with Dr Fee…I can’t wait for the discussion to follow.
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I’ll look up the longer interview as well. I’d like to get the fuller context.
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These are good thoughts to process. I’ve seen parts of this before, but I should watch the fuller version that you posted.
I have sorta wondered why Fee is always still labeled as a “classical” pentecostal when he challenges virtually every major distinctive of classical pentecostal theology.-
I label him this way because of his roots.
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I see.
I’ve just noticed that label for Fee is appealed to in various places with the sense of “if somebody within the camp admits this, then…”, as though it adds clout to a non-pentecostal position.
By no means am I sold out to pentecostal theology, but that appeal began to seem silly to me. How long after someone has basically left a camp do we still say they are in it? And what does that prove, anyway?
I didn’t mean to challenge your use of the label, just wondered if you knew something I didn’t. 🙂-
I also use this term for him because I still see him as a classical Pentecostal. And it’s not that it adds clout to a non-Pentecostal position. For me, it helps me break through in my own thinking. While there might be others who claims Fee “left the camp,” I would not.
His thinking allows me to stretch in areas I need stretching while realizing I am still Pentecostal in my roots and I am grateful for that place.
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Ah. Great perspective…and probably a better attitude than mine!
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hmmm
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Fee makes a great point. As far as I can remember, I’ve never heard a teaching on Revelation from John’s perspective in the context of his day. I’m sure we could take away a whole new set of lessons that apply to our day if we did.
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