Never have I seen bluer skies-with a richness of hue that betrays description. I am so glad this first one is done!Īs I write these words I am sitting at the foot of the Swiss Alps in the little fishing village of Iseltwald, just outside of Interlaken. To Janet Thoma and the whole support family at Thomas Nelson: Thanks for pushing me and giving me encouragement when I needed it the most. To the congregation of Christ Community Church: Thanks for ten years of groaning and growing with me in grace! To my circle of friends in Rapture and Rupture: Bill and Nancy Puryear, Buddy Greene, Clyde Godwin, Bruce and Debbie McCurdy, Wayne and Pat Dunn, Bob Briner, Wes and Fran King, Malcolm Greenwood, Sue Smith, Laura Pollock, Bob and Marion Allen, Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman, Charlie and Andi Ashworth, Penny Nelms, Steve and Mary Jean Green, Wes and Stephanie Coker, Charlie and Zonie Compton, Geoff and Jan Moore, and a host of other prayer warriors and encour agers.
To Anita and Walter Oglive, thanks for being new friends and conduits of God’s grace for Darlene and me at Peacock Hill Country Inn-one more little taste of the final rest and joy that awaits us. To Ron and Priscilla Davis: Thanks for extending the welcoming heart of God to me when this book was conceived at Chalet Edelweiss the last year she was yours. And a big thanks for first taking me to Switzerland. To Marvin and Phoebe Nischan: Thanks for showing me the servant heart of Jesus all the years I’ve had the joy of knowing you. You have invited me to honesty, vulnerability, passion, joy, and a deep thirst to drink in God’s grace and the fullness of life, which of course includes fly fishing. To Scott Roley: Thanks for being more than a best friend. To Rose Marie Miller: Thanks for being my mom in faith, my hero, prayer partner, and friend. You gave me a love for the Word and the work of Jesus among the nations. and Patt Williams: Thanks for discipling me in those first years in the faith. It was there I surrendered to the mercy, grace, and love of Jesus. To Steve Crotts: Thanks for dragging me to the Billy Graham movie, The Restless Ones, in March 1968. To my dad and brother, Moose: Each year I am more aware of God’s gift of you to me.
I love you more than I know how to express. To Darlene, Kristin, and Scott: Thanks for being my loving and encouraging family. Where do I begin and where do I end in mentioning and thanking those who have been a part of helping me through the conception, labor, and delivery of this book? Here are a few of God’s gifts of grace to me: Introduction: The Fulfillment of Our Great HopeĬhapter 1 - Revelation 1-A Vision of Jesus: The Foundation of All HopeĬhapter 2 - Revelation 2–3-Jesus and His Bride: Hope for the ChurchĬhapter 3 - Revelation 4-The Hope of an Occupied ThroneĬhapter 4 - Revelation 5:1–8 11–14-The Hope of the Perfected Worship of HeavenĬhapter 5 - Revelation 5:9–10-The Hope of a Completed Great CommissionĬhapter 6 - Revelation 6:1–8:1-The Hope of Purposeful SufferingĬhapter 7 - Revelation 8:2–10:11 11:15–19-The Hope of Coming JusticeĬhapter 8 - Revelation 11:1–14-The Hope of Meaningful Witness and ImpactĬhapter 9 - Revelation 12–14-The Hope of God’s PerspectiveĬhapter 10 - Revelation 15–18- The Hope of Victory Over EvilĬhapter 11 - Revelation 19-The Hope of Our Coming Wedding to the LambĬhapter 12 - Revelation 20-The Hope of the Already and Not YetĬhapter 13 - Revelation 21–22-The Hope of the New Heavens and the New EarthĮpilogue - Revelation 22:6–21-The Hope of the Gospel Jack, thanks for teaching me and showing me that heaven has already begun because of the gospel of God’s grace. Cheer up! But you’re a lot more accepted and loved than you ever dreamed possible, because the gospel is true. Cheer up! You’re a lot worse off than you think. Jack Miller who taught us to say and believe. I am a rich man indeed, to be so well loved by you.Īnd in loving memory of Dr.
To my incredible wife, Darlene Smith, with whom I groan inwardly and wait expectantly for the unveiling of the new heavens and the new earth. Scripture quotations marked KJV are from THE KING JAMES VERSION of the Holy Bible.Ĭover Design: Faceout Books, Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. The Bible version used in this publication is the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or reproduce any part of this book, except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles. Unveiled-Hope-Cover.jpg Unveiled Hope Eternal Encouragement from the Book of Revelation Scotty SmithĪll rights reserved.