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When I was still pastoring (1987-2004) I complained one time that it is impossible to cover any passage sufficiently in one Sunday morning sermon. My youth minister responded that it would make sense to cover the same passage on Wednesday night in Bible Study then on Sunday morning in a sermon. I took his advice, and went just a bit further. Every weekday morning I would get up an hour early, type notes on the next verse of the passage for Wednesday night & Sunday morning, then e-mail the notes to members and others who signed up for what turned out to be morning devotional material.
What I included in the material was a non-copyrighted translation (KJV), some commentary notes based on my reading and study for the morning, and an expanded paraphrase—the goal of the expanded paraphrase being to make the sometimes hidden implications of the passage explicit.

With my blessing, a friend, Ed Jent, recently took the initiative to approach Logos (the Bible Software company) with those notes. So here is my new page on logos.com. By the way, in response to the most common query regarding my notes: I am a futurist and, more specifically, pre-millennial and pre-tribulational, and those views are not hidden in my commentary. However, I do not believe those views are required to make sense of the interpretation provided in the work (and, having taught graduate hermeneutics for a while, I believe I am justified in making my claim).

Here’s what Logos has on that page:

In Revelation, Barry Creamer provides detailed verse-by-verse commentary on the entire book of Revelation. For each verse, Dr. Creamer gives exposition and notes, details on key words and phrases, and other important information on the text. He then provides detailed commentary which explains each section in its larger context, along with notes for application and notes on the purpose and setting of the book. Throughout the commentary, Creamer offers personal anecdotes, cross-references to other sections of Scripture, contextual information, and much more.

Creamer’s commentary on Revelation is readable and practical, yet informed by thorough scholarship and a strong commitment to Scripture as the inspired Word of God. This commentary is useful for sermon preparation, personal and small group Bible study, devotions, and for research on one of the most difficult—yet profoundly important—books of the New Testament.

With the Logos Bible Software edition, you can reap the maximum benefit from Creamer’s commentary by getting easier access to the contents of this book—helping you use Revelation more effectively for sermon preparation or personal study. Every word is indexed and catalogued to help you search for particular verses and topics.

What’s more, with Logos Bible Software, every word is essentially a link. Scripture references are linked to the Bibles in your library. For every word, you can double-click on that word, and your library will automatically search your dictionaries and lexicons for a match. That gives you unprecedented access to a wealth of Bible study tools.

Key Features Included

Exposition and commentary on the entire book of Revelation
Notes on important words and phrases
Contextual information provided
Links to cross-references
Useful for Bible study, devotions, sermon preparation

Additional Information

Title: Revelation
Author: Dr. Barry Creamer
Publisher: Logos Bible Software, 2010
About the Author

Dr. Barry Creamer received his B.A. at Baylor University, his M.Div. at Criswell College, and his Ph.D. at the University of Texas [at Arlington]. He currently teaches at Criswell College, and has taught at Texas Woman’s University and The University of Texas at Arlington. He has served as the interim pastor at Bethany Baptist in Dallas, Texas; Glen Meadows Baptist in San Angelo, Texas; Cornerstone Baptist, Corsicana, Texas; First Baptists in Madisonville, Texas; and First Baptist in Dean, Texas. He was also the pastor of Woodland West Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas for seventeen years. Creamer is the current host of Live from Criswell with Barry Creamer, a Christian worldview radio program on the Criswell Radio Network.

Benefits of the Logos Bible Software Edition

As the leading digital publisher of biblical resources, Logos Bible Software is the best choice for building a digital library that is comprehensive, yet affordable; powerful, yet easy to use. Whether you are a new Christian, seasoned pastor, or advanced scholar, Logos has thousands of high quality digital resources perfectly suited to meet your needs. All of our products can be used by themselves, but are greatly enhanced when added to one of our base packages. Logos Bible Software dramatically enhances the value of any resource by enabling you to find what you are looking for with lightning speed and incredible precision. Your investment is safe when you choose Logos. Your books and licenses are backed up on our server and are easily restorable, and your resources are updateable to be compatible with future versions of Logos.

Oh, and thanks to many of you, it appears that after only a few days online pre-publication interest is already past the threshold for the electronic book to go into full development and production.

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